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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1934
Page
8
Roswell entrants in the Bathing Beauty Revue in Albuquerque did not win cash prizes but enjoyed the event. Miss Ruth Lee Jones of Clovis was chosen Miss Queen of the West for 1934.
The Roswell Giants will enter the Clovis baseball tournament and open Monday at 1 30 against Portales. The Roswell tournament plans were canceled after a committee of Roswell business men abandoned the effort. The team would travel tonight with local players plus pitchers Joe McKnight and Costello and others joining in Clovis.
A Red Cross life saving expert, Walter Hausknecht of St. Louis, will visit Roswell Aug 27 28 to train local trainers and conduct tests for Life Savers and Examiners. Examinations at Roswell Country Club Pool and Roswell Swimming Pool lead to a public life saving exhibition on Aug 28 at 7 30 pm.
Discussion in Roswell centers on using U S Reclamation Service permit to divert Hondo flood waters into a reservoir and to recharge the artesian basin south of town. Lea Rowland outlines an FERA funded plan, with government-paid labor, possible engineers present, and a feasibility report supporting re charge. A motion endorsing diverting the flood into the reservoir is approved with no objections.
No softball games are scheduled for tonight as an exhibition with a Carlsbad team was sought but the lower valley team could not attend. By the time word arrived it was too late to arrange replacements, and the regular schedule will resume Monday.
Mrs Dick Perdue was bitten by a four inch centipede while sleeping at her home on 824 North Main. She awoke about 5 30 AM and sought medical treatment though the injury was not considered serious.
The Nazarene Church hosted a two week Daily Vacation Bible School closing last night with a large audience. Eighty four children enrolled across primary junior and intermediate ages and the event was an outstanding success.
The D A V and D A V Auxiliary will hold a monthly joint meeting at Circle Drive Park next Monday evening if weather permits. If bad, the gathering moves to the D A V Hut on North Main.
Dora Holly was yesterday's winner in the news tip contest. She wins two theatre tickets for Monday and may call for them at The Record office. Yucca features Warren William in Dragon Murder Case and Princess presents Tim McCoy in Hell Bent For Love.
The ad promotes Sallee's Best Bread highlighting the Natural Wheat Flavor and the Big Loaf, urging readers to buy at their grocers. It emphasizes the product variety and availability in local stores.
Ad inserted urging readers to call for the large loaf at their grocers, promoting Sallee's bread as mould-free and trusted by customers.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Bursum Jr. of Socorro announce the birth of a son yesterday at St. Marys Hospital. Mrs. Bursum is Elizabeth Puckett of Roswell.
Junior Joe Sanders, infant son of Mr and Mrs Joe Sanders, died yesterday afternoon at 5 00. The Sanders have lived in Roswell four years after moving from Cove Arkansas. Brief funeral services were held this morning at 11 00 from Ballard Funeral Home with interment in South Park.
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