Social and civic events lead Roswell convention week
Grace Thorpe Bear reports Roswell hosts the Santa Fe Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women delegates with a packed schedule including a club reception, courtesy drive, mass, dignitary talks by Bishop Lucey and Miss Canavan, music by local performers, and visits to sites around Roswell. Other items include New Mexico Military Institute hosting events, Rotary district party, a Presbyterian girls tea, and local clubs planning sales and gatherings.
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R. M. Tigner
W. F. Hanagan
Ta. m
R. A. Gerken
Santa Fe
Robert E. Lucey
Amarillo
America
Anna Canavan
Gallup
Women In Catholic Action
Evans Smith
Elizabeth Garrett
Manuel Oracion
Lee Hendricks
Agnes Regan
Washington, D. C
National Council of Catholic Women
M. Genevieve
James R. Kelly
New Mexico Military Institute
Clifford Cate
W. F. Stallings
Waterflow
C. W. Creamer
Rowe
Norton Davis
Springer
Howard Livingston
Albuquerque
Manuel Sanchez
Elizabeth Gonzales
W. H. Miller
Farmington
Rotary
D. C. Pearson
Mary Pearson
Bear
Beautifully Appointed Seated Tea Honors Summer Visitors
Mrs. C. W. Grier hosted a four o'clock seated tea at 509 North Sea Avenue with Miss Louise Lipp of Albuquerque and Mrs. Philip Dobbs Helmig of Central City Kentucky as honorees. The event featured rose themed decor in pink and green, silver service, and rosebud confections. Attendees included a long list of local ladies and guests from the visiting families.
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Louise Lipp
Albuquerque
Philip Dobbs Helmig
Central City
Kentucky
C. W. Grier
North Sea Avenue
Silver King
Helmig
Social News Notes From Local Families and Guests
Miss Charlotte Nelson departs Wednesday for Santa Monica to join her sister and husband on a trip to the Golden Gate Exposition. She plans to enroll at Woodbury College in Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Goodwin and son Frank return from a three week motor trip visiting Grand Canyon Zion Bryce Canyon Salt Lake Yellowstone and Teton National Park, returning via Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Ed W. Harrington return from Lake Chautauqua New York after a three week visit with family. The Richardson family from Climax Colorado, after a week with Mr. Richardson's parents, depart for home. they spent Thursday in Carlsbad with the Allen K. Richardsons. Miss Thelma Compton of Roswell and Mr. James Bankhead of Amarillo wed Saturday in Amarillo. now at home in Amarillo. Miss Vera Unruh, nurse at the hospital, returns from Kansas City after summer with her two sisters. T. J. Deason returns from Fort Warren Wyoming with his son Albert and family, visiting Yellowstone. Seven o clock dinner tonight at John Tweedy home hosted by the Tweedys and Dr. William Worthington with Mrs. Worthington. zinnias from Tweedy gardens decorate.
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Charlotte Nelson
Ernest Nelson
Santa Monica
California
A. E. Beesmer
San Francisco
Miss Nelson
Woodbury College
Los Angeles
F. B. Goodwin
Frank Goodwin
Grand Canyon
Zion National Park
Bryce Canyon
Salt Lake
Yellowstone
Teton National Park
Denver
James x. Richardson
James K. Jr
Climax
Colorado
John Tweedy
William N. Worthington
Tweedys
Zinnias
Tweedy Gardens
Pecos Bridge Structural Details and Materials Report
The report describes a steel and concrete Pecos bridge with twenty 175 foot spans, concrete abutments and 19 piers, pile foundations, five 36 inch I beams per span, a two inch expansion joint, 24 foot roadway and 18 inch sidewalks. It lists material totals including 4100 cubic yards concrete and 534,000 pounds reinforcing steel, plus 1,370,000 pounds structural silicon steel and 307,000 pounds structural steel. Waterproofing and painting details are noted, with cofferdams and pumping used during piers and abutment work, and gravel surfacing totaling about 93,000 tons from three pits.
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Hagerman Canal
Pecos
Thygesen Company
C. R. Young
District Highway Department
War News from the Front and Danzig Tensions Rise
Dispatches describe Poland opposing arrests of railroad workers as an attack on Polish management of the free city railways. A wartime conference among War Commissar Voroshilov and British and French missions sparked reports of a possible peaceful Danzig solution via the Polish ambassador. Berlin papers cite NachtSausgabe dispatches from Machrische Ost.
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Free City
Poland
Albert Forster
Moscow
Marshal Vorosykloff
Berlin
Danzig
First of a Series Dinner Party Planned for Thirty Four
A sequence of dinners begins with a three course menu and tables set for thirty four guests. Cards will be issued after the dinner service marking the event as the opening in a series.
Polish insurgents said to kill seven Germans near Bielitz
Reports from Danzig quote semi official Nazi sources claiming two Polish soldiers were shot and killed near the Polish Danzig border between Ottoman and Hoch Kelpin. The Bielitz claim alleges seven Germans and one Czech national were killed by Polish insurgents across the border.
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Rau
Germany
Bielitz
Danzig
Ottoman and
Hoch Kelpin
Pound Falls Sharply as Europe Fears Spike
Europe fears push the British pound down 18 cents against the dollar while gold prices in London surge. The slide in sterling signals unsettled financial markets amid war anxiety and geopolitical tension impacting currency and bullion.
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London
Europe
United States
German embassy says no Paris evacuation plans yet
German embassy staff in Paris stated that the French are too logical to fight over Poland and that no preparations were underway to leave Paris.
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Paris
Poland
Bridge and Highway Dedication Day in Roswell
Governor Miles visit highlights along with local leaders from Roswell Chamber of Commerce and Hobbs delegation. Mayor Allison urges citizens to attend the dedication and events while former lieutenant governor H. M. Dow leads receptions. Banquet tickets sold. crowd expected from lower valley and Lea County. Cotton and wool markets report mixed activity with futures lower and spot prices for wool quoted in Boston and New York markets.
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News-Sun
Roswell
Hobbs
J. Roy Storms
Hobbs Chamber of Commerce
Lea County
H. M. Dow
Wall Street gains on hopeful peace talks and war risk shifts
Wall Street edged up as traders priced in possible European peace moves after Hitler summoned the British ambassador and held talks with France Italy and Japan. Optimists cited potential danzig dispute settlement and Roosevelt remarks easing war fears while some bought bonds and stocks. Wheat and cotton futures softened with war tension easing. Curb market shows mixed gains among industry and transport shares. Galveston and New Orleans cotton prices steadied. U S bond prices varied. Kansas City livestock reports show hogs and cattle trading uneven with weekend expectations.
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America
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Lakeshore
Lockheed
Chicago Produce Prices Steady As Market Closes
Chicago August 25 butter 1 231 682 steady prices unchanged eggs 9 932 steady fresh graded firsts local 15 1/4 cars 15 3/4 other prices unchanged poultry live 55 trucks steady geese old 11 young 13 other prices unchanged
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