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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1940

Page

4

High School Plays For Melodrama “Bridge at Midnight”

R H S class 1940 studies melodrama and will stage Bruce Brandon's play On the Bridge at Midnight on December 12 at the Junior High auditorium. Seniors seek era costumes 1890 to 1910 and request donations of suitable dress for ladies or gentlemen with return guaranteed. Receipts aid the El Coyote yearbook expenses. Tsien? Girl Scout Leaders Club plans Christmas caroling and programming at the Woman's Club today. Mrs Arden Boellner retires as commissioner. Mrs Walter Harrison is new commissioner.

Bruce Brandon Pauline Thoma Sara Dobbs el Coyote Tsien Girl Scout Leaders Club Little House Woman’s Club Arden Boellner Walter Harrison

Bassett Hosts Bridge Club Dinner at The Poplars

Mr. and Mrs. W. Bassett entertained their dinner bridge club last evening at The Poplars at 6 30 o clock. Chrysanthemums and red holiday tapers adorned the tables and a three course menu was served. After dinner cards were played at the Bassett home 30 North Missouri Avenue. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. R A Thompson of Dallas and several doctors and officers.

J. Walden Bassett Poplars Bassett North Missouri Avenue R. A. Thompson Dallas J. P. Williams William N. Worthington Hugh M. Huff, Jr H. P. Saunders Lionel W. Johnson

Lucille Ward Weds Dr E A Metzger In Artesia Home Ceremony

Miss Lucille Ward daughter of Mr and Mrs S S Ward and Dr E A Metzger of Artesia were married yesterday morning in a quiet ceremony at 1009 West Sixth Street officiated by Dr Thomas W Brabham of the First Methodist Church. A wedding breakfast followed and the newlyweds planned a northern state honeymoon and home in Artesia.

Lucille Ward S. S. Ward E. A. Metzger Artesia Harry Blythe West Sixth Street Thomas W. Brabham First Methodist Church

Jon Fielding Coll Celebrates Birthday Party

Jon Fielding Coll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Coll, celebrated his third birthday with a party at the family home 200 South Penn. A cake, ice cream, candies, and party favors including balloons and rubber balls were shared by relatives and friends.

Jon Fielding Coll Max Coll South Penn Jon Coll Max Coll Jr Mary Ella Bills Richard Waggoner Richie Walden Bassett John S. W. Lodewick Arthur Farnsworth Sue James Charles Coll

Mrs Lambeth Hosts Berrendo Club Luncheon Meeting

Mrs Corinne Lambeth and her mother Mrs J A Emmerson hosted the Berrendo Club for an all day luncheon at the Lambeth home. Officers were elected with Mrs Harrison Williams president and Mrs M H Madigan vice president. Twenty two dolls were dressed for Lions Club Christmas distribution.

Corinne Lambeth J. A. Emmerson Lambeth Berrendo Harrison Williams M. H. Madigan Robert Glock Lions Club Guy M. Rowe Oscar Greene Eugene Brinker Mmes. E. L. Brown Martha M. Chambers John Summersgill W. F. Clardy George Perrine Louis Brown Ed Roberts

Clover Leaf Club Holds Meeting and Sewing for Red Cross

Clover Leaf Club members met at Mrs. Asa Guffey’s home at 704 West Eleventh Street yesterday at 10 30 sewing six dresses for the Red Cross. Machines from Singer Sewing Machine Company provided. A luncheon followed. Attendees included Mrs. Van Doren Berry Brennan Robertson Flood Phillips Stone Russell Morris Greiss Grime Link Long Mc Cracken Poteet and Asa Guffey. A rummage sale by Missouri Avenue School P T A is announced for Hull Building 105 N Main Street Saturday.

Clover Leaf Club Asa Guffey West Eleventh Street Red Cross Singer Sewing Machine Company Mmes. W. C. van Doren N. I. Berry Fred Brennan C. T. Robertson Ella Flood Roy Phillips F. R. Phillips F. R. Stone Buck Russell A. H. Morris W. C. Greiss J. L. Grime Mage Link Joe Long M. O. McCracken R. C. Poteet

Christmas Candies From Simple Family Recipes

A compact collection of candy making notes includes Cocoanut Creams with sugar cream cocoanut and vanilla and a Peanut Butter Fudge recipe using confectioners sugar evaporated milk marshmallow whip butter peanut butter and vanilla. The directions cover boiling to soft ball stage browning and cooling with final mixing and setting steps. Emma Lowe is named on one recipe.

Zella Thompson

Divinity Fudge Recipe and Local News Digest

Multiple short items from a Roswell area column cover recipes and community notices. A fudge method by Zella Thompson is listed, followed by arrivals, medical plans, concerts, social events, charity drives, invitations, and Ellis Island D A R materials needs, all tied to Roswell and Clovis area entities like the D A R Ellis Island committee and local clubs. References include Dr M M Goodman, Mrs George Morrison, and notable dates and addresses.

Increased sales by independents in New Mexico

Census Bureau reports October sales rose for independent New Mexico retailers with Albuquerque up 15 percent from September and state totals up six percent from October 1939. In ten months of the year sales rose one percent vs last year. Roswell down one percent. Santa Fe up three percent. Gallup down five percent. Raton down four percent.

Albuquerque N. M New Mexico Census Bureau Roswell Santa Fe Gallup Raton

Marian Martin Pattern 9445 Dress for Women’s Wardrobe

The pattern offers a shirtwaist style Marian Martin dress with a slimming front panel and darts for fit. Features include front and back shoulder yokes, optional contrasting collar pockets buttons and belt buckle. Sizes 34 through 48, fabric 4 yards for size 36, order by sending 15 cents for pattern. Book available for 15 cents, or both pattern and book for 25 cents.

Marian Martin

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Girl Scout Leaders Club Meet Mrs. W. Bassett Bridge the Social News Frances Bear Wolfe Jon Fielding Ned Revelle Frances Sue Mr. Revelle Oklahoma City Mrs. Lambeth MTR A Missouri Avenue School Hull N. Main Street Pieris Edward Today & Thur Husband Loretta Young David Niven Esquire Features W. 2Nd St. the Ball Emma Lowe M. M. Goodman West 8Th St Goodman Memphis Tennessee D. E. Pruit J. P. White Bldg George F. Morrison St. Mary’s Hospital Carolyn Ann Mmes. Woodrow Little M. Bjiffert A. S. Patterson Presbyterian Aid Society The Presbyterian Church Clovis Cooperative Concert Association Anatol Kaminsky Clovis Roswell Cooperative Concert Association Clovis Association Willie Teague Kansas City I. J. Marshall Henry Bedford Roswell Country Club D. Y. Tomlinson Ellis Island A. D. Jones South Kentucky Avenue Germantown Anderson’s Adv and Dry Cleaners Asi Clif Conley Pattern Department
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