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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1921
Page
4
Roswell baseball, led by manager George Foreman, split a two game set in Clovis. Clovis won the opener with Harry Norman on the mound. Roswell answered with Dad Oberlin pitching to win 8 3. Roswell had 10 hits and 1 error. Clovis 7 hits and 4 errors. A three game series is slated for Sunday through Tuesday.
Braymont Texas August 16 a forty year old negro longshoreman A M Brakefield was shot and killed after an alleged attempt by a negro to assault Mrs Frank Be faltowine. A single shot struck Brakefield in the forehead as he grabbed for a revolver she kept under the counter. Police report no charges yet against the woman.
M E Burton an agent for the Texas Electric Interurban station was found bound and gagged after the Interurban station was robbed of 800 dollars in currency. Burton reported two white men and a negro held him up, forced him to accompany them and dumped him from the automobile near Waxahachie Texas August 16. Also notes on Battery A football team with coach Robert R Brown at Institute High School and a local advertisement requested auto parts. Miss Thelma Gage visiting here from Hope for several days.
Aug 16 report from Anniston states a posse led by citizens and military searches for three Negroes who allegedly kidnapped the Birmingham wife of Gail Storm of Company K Fourth Infantry. Also update on Jack Rierdon’s return and the Dilley family health news. Rev J B Jones, presiding elder, returned from Clovis and announces a church prayer service meeting tomorrow night.
In Temple Texas Dr Caleb A Ridley spoke to about five thousand in the city park outlining the aim and organization of the Ku Klux Klan. The talk largely echoed earlier speeches. Weather notes describe a shift in regional low pressures with general showers in central mountains and plains and cooler western temperatures.
Washington Aug 16 Henry Cabot Lodge chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will be a member of the American commission in the disarmament conference announced at the White House.
Germanys commercial papers clash over allowing women to join the stock exchange though the Reichswirtschaftsrat favors it One paper asks how a woman could have a say at the bourse when now one can hear their own word and contemplates participation in the battle by women.
For Roswell and the Pecos valley generally fair weather tonight and Wednesday, slightly cooler. For New Mexico unsettled tonight and Wednesday with showers likely in the north portion. Cooler tonight in the extreme southeast.
County Superintendent C. Hill advertises for rooms to rent to teachers during the Institute from August 22 to 27. Needing callers to supply number of rooms, street number, and weekly rate. Phone 658 between 9 am and 4 pm if possible.
Down from Portales, B Smith arrived today for several days in the city to attend to business matters.
H. S. Seay came back this afternoon from Dallas and other Texas points after spending ten days away.
The Fall Term of the Standard Business School will begin on September six. Enrolment arranged after August thirtieth by calling 87 or 544. Advertisement.
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