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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1940
Page
4
Pattern 9498 by Marian Martin offers a pinafore or jumper with a playsuit or blouse and panty set in children's sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. Describes options, fabric yardage, pricing, order details, and a fashion book with charts to aid beginners.
Mrs C A Morrison and Mrs Walter Hartley hosted a birthday party for Mrs J F Snow at her home on 709 Main Street. Summer flowers brightened the house and gifts were exchanged. A guest list included Mrs Snow, several named friends and relatives. refreshments were served. A separate item notes the Duvall family reunion with E R and Jay Duvalls hosting and visiting relatives from Hot Springs and Little Rock. Also BOB WERTHEIN hosted Roswell bowlers in Carlsbad with guests from Roswell and Carlsbad. Additional items mention Mrs Josephine Chisum Howitt and daughter traveling to Los Angeles after visiting Roswell, and H M Jones and Made O Day Shoppe planning a two-week vacation in San Diego and fishing trip in Colorado.
Roswell social column records several house guests and travel plans. Fraternities and relatives from San Francisco, Columbia University ties, and a regional Girl Scout Leaders conference are noted. Also listed are trips to Oklahoma City, Denver, Santa Fe, and Los Angeles, with couples and families planning stays, moves, or attendances at events.
Community notices list events at First Baptist Church Roswell and nearby towns. Meetings led by Rev. A L Goodwin, picnics at Cahoon Park, and a regional Baptist association gathering in Roswell. Local births, travels, and vacations are noted alongside holiday menu ideas and fashion color trends.
Bold claim from a classified style ad touting Dri-Sheen stain remover. Lacks date, author, or explicit product details but emphasizes effectiveness with repeated affirmation. No accompanying context or contact information appears in the readable text.
Cloth coats return in luxe trims with fur accents, offering domestic and imported woolens. Local coats favor Harris tweeds and English twills, while the fur market remains robust. Home grown skins provide cost benefits as shoppers prepare for autumn selection.
The season favors refined fur trimmed coats with full pleated skirts and front bridged openings. Silver fox adds lavish restraint on black cloth coats while mink, Persian lamb, and Siberian squirrel trims dominate. Mink is used sparingly as a youthful accent with small round collars.
A historical look at sandwiches as versatile fare for all occasions, from casual suppers to formal teas, with tips on bread nutrition and several broiled sandwich ideas such as cheese with frankfurter, and combinations like chicken pineapple and ham with cheese. A birthday luncheon at 1 pm honors Mr. Harris and daughter Alda Mae with family and friends in Dexter and Hagerman.
A recipe outlines toasts ham sandwiches while baking tomatoes with breaded stems removed. Tomatoes are seasoned and cooked until tender, adding water if needed, then ham sandwiches heated in the oven for serving with creamed mushrooms or cheese sauce and a fruit salad beverage.
The Yucca Theatre presents a brand new hit picture in a sneak preview tomorrow night at 1:30. The studio keeps the title secret yet promises a top year’s big film. Sneak previews aim to gauge neutral audience reaction and are common in Los Angeles. Call No. 11 for details.
Mrs Otis Cumberledge, 36, and Mrs Elizabeth Pettit, 25, are charged with the attempted murder of Mrs Ada Hubb Headley, 44, near Waynesburg Pa. Dressed as men they staged a fake holdup with Mrs Pettit firing five bullets into Headleys abdomen. Headley is not expected to live. The sisters implicate husband Robert Headley as a former friend of Mrs Cumberledge.
Ambassador William Bullitt told a Philadelphia audience and the nation that Germany would strike the United States if Great Britain falls, urging conscription and aid to the British fleet. Senator Clark labeled the speech treasonous and dangerous to the republic, while lawmakers split on Bullitt's rhetoric.
LAS VEGAS New Mexico August 19. For the first time in recent years three master of arts degrees will be conferred in commencement exercises for fifty eight members of the New Mexico Normal University summer class Thursday. The candidates are Hugh W. Bish Dan D Miranda and E R Bell. Fifty five graduates will receive bachelor degrees.
Martin Mitchell of Alamogordo has accepted the post of manager for the Otero County Electric Cooperative, an organization with over 300 members. He succeeds R. W. Morrison of Las Cruces. headquarters are at Cloudcroft.
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