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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1939
Page
6
Dexter High School home economics class studied well managed homes and aims of homemaking. They evaluated equipment quality and care, planned kitchen layouts, and safety to reduce accidents. They also discussed repairs, lighting, and efficient arrangement of home spaces before applying lessons at home.
John E Baker profiles Razpert Asplund, longtime director of the State Taxpayers Association in New Mexico, detailing his watchdog role, goals to limit taxes, ensure tax fairness, and curb waste. The piece notes the 20 mill limit on property tax and ongoing investigations into road oil sales and state employee expense practices, with funding from taxpayers and major contributions from corporations like the Santa Fe Railroad.
The capitol corridors buzz with names of Pat McCdiffey of Albuquerque and Frank Druley of Silver City as potential new state corporation commission aspirants, with fresh chatter adding to the lengthy list of reported contenders.
E. O. Moore Jr. returned home Tuesday after visiting friends in El Paso since Saturday. Mrs. Mary E. Marshall improves after an operation for appendicitis at St Marys Hospital Roswell. Dr. E. J. Hubbard leads care and friends wish her a swift recovery and return home.
J T West drives a new car this week. Rusty Fletcher and Jeanne Marie Michelet attended a Friday football game in Roswell. Visitors in Roswell on Friday included Mr and Mrs J W Wiggins C G Green Lula Keeth and Mrs John Langnegger. Mrs J T West returned from Arizona after weeks with daughter Mrs Cliff Hearn. Loy McDonald and family H C Garrison Foster Mrs Miller Mr and Mrs Henry Wales of Dexter attended the Hagerman singing event.
Friends and family note the passing of Mrs H B Bailey who died last Tuesday and was buried Wednesday at 4 PM in Artesia. Survived by husband H B Bailey, one son Henry, five daughters including Mrs Price Ackers of California and Mrs J V Keeth of Hobbs, plus siblings Mrs Dave Coleman and Jesse Collom of California.
Sunday gatherings included Mrs. Roxie Clark and Mrs. A. Lee with Mrs. J Crook. A tender Thanksgiving program was presented Tuesday by Lake Arthur primary grades directed by Miss Margaret Lane Miss Richards and Mrs. Walker. Oscar Pearson went to Michigan to buy a Buick. School closed Wednesday for holidays. John Sutton mentored Joh Howard in Bulldog Drummond film roles as Howard now coaches Sun in Charlie McCarthy Detective.
Lake Arthur residents report visits and travel for the Thanksgiving period. Mrs E L Cummins and Mrs J B Crook were in Roswell on Saturday for business. Miss Lorene Lynde was excused from school to visit her mother in Lawrence Kansas. Bunny Welsh plans to return home. Mrs Cox visited her husband in Roswell. Rev L B Craven and wife joined Rev A D Jameson’s family to travel to Fort Worth Texas for the holiday.
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