A Fascinatingly Beautiful Land Of Snow White Dunes
Ed Scarritt invites Roswell readers to explore White Sands National Monument. The piece describes its awe inspiring gypsum dunes 176000 acres in size, the road access from Alamogordo, a 50 cent entry fee with annual reentry, and notes on vistas at sunset. It highlights 100 cars daily and 400–500 visitors, the museum at the HQ, and the dunes as a safe playground for children and adults alike with unique white gypsum formations and legends surrounding the Pavlo Blanco ghost and moonlit scenery.
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Roswell
White Sands
Alamogordo
Las Cruces
National Park Service
Carveth Wells
Tomarles
The
Charles
Great White Sands
San Andres
Gilbert Grosvenor
Carlsbad
Grand Canyon
Pavlo Blanco
Sacramento Mountains
Sands
United States
Elizabeth Garrett
New Mexico
New Mexico Faces Higher Social Security Tax Plan
Santa Fe reports that the federal plan to raise social security taxes from 1 to 3 percent for under 3000 dollar earners will hit New Mexico. Taxpayers at 1000 dollars will pay 30 annually, those at 2000 dollars will pay 60, and benefits remain unchanged. The measure could apply to all government and state employees with no exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Robinson
Santa FE
New Mexico
Local Roswell Bank Promotes Defense Bonds Honor Roll
A Roswell Building and Loan Association feature in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Little Rock Bulletin praises the firm for 100 percent purchase of U S Defense Savings Bonds. The piece highlights eight employees pictured with bonds, ads, and individual statements including Marion Roney and details on bond surrender values through year three.
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Roswell Building and Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Little Rock
National Defense
Roswell Building & Loan Association
Roswell
New Mexico
Roswell Daily Record
U. S. Defense Savings
Viccore
Marion Roney
The
Marshall Couple Return From West Coast Trip
Dr and Mrs I J Marshall have returned home from a two weeks trip to the west coast Dr Marshall will be in his office tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IL. J. Marshall
I. J. Marshall
West Coast
Dr. Marshall
Judge Dills Discusses Early Days In Roswell History
The final Roswell history conference at the Museum drew a good crowd led by Judge Lucius Dills who recalled arriving in 1885 and living in Roswell with a Santa Fe interval. He corrected place name origins and praised M A Upson as a history oracle while noting 1873 as Roswell’s post office start.
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Roswell
Lucius Dills
Chisum
Lake Arthur
Tom Terr
Judge Dis
M. A. Upson
Ash
Mr. Dills
Ash Upson
Judge Dills
Cooley Urton
Jim Cooley
Clyde Quigley
Major Fulton
Shirley Feather
M. V. Corn
Maule
Ros
Roswell History Talks Spur Local Heritage Study
City Beautiful Mrs. E. M. Fisher and W. J. Alter discuss Missouri Plaza and the Hondo settlement turning toward Roswell and the Pecos valley. A series of conferences sparked by recollections boosts interest in local history and may form a winter study group.
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Well
Frortier
Missouri Plaza
Dills
Hondo
Berrendo
Roswell
Pecos Valley
Fun Role Sealed Fate of Heir in Cavalry Scene
Jack Budlong, heir to a $5 million fortune, died after a stunt in a Hollywood film. He played a cavalry officer and was thrown from a horse, impaled on a saber. He leaves a wife and an expectant mother.
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Jack Budlong
Budlong
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ed Scarritt
R. C. Ware
Little Tots School
E. M. Fisher
W. J. Alter
South Richardson
Morning Glory
Jack Budilong
Roswell Auto Company
Willin
Platt Drug Store
America
Roswelel
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