Dogs Play Big Part in Byrd Antarctic Voyage
A 1934 booklet from Purina Mills outlines Admiral Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition and the vital role of dogs. It notes 1423 dogs sailing in October, teams of seven to eleven dogs pulling heavy loads, and huskies kept in snow tunnels during the long winter. Purina’s dog food is highlighted as the exclusive ration, with 50 tons loaded aboard before departure.
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Hw. Co
Antarctic
Little America
Harkness
Montana
Byrd
Purina
Gray Summit
Southland
Painting by Mrs Bonney on Display at Purdy Furniture
An off portrait of an Indian man by Mrs C T Bonney of Roswell is on display in the Purdy Furniture Store window for viewing by the public.
Camp Chatter at Bottomless Lakes Work Begins
Camp Chatter notes work starting on the Bottomless Lakes project with road widening from the highway. They warn workers to drink only camp water due to alkali lakes. Payroll signed on Monday suggests pay before Christmas. Visitors came to camp Sunday as Roswell residents are invited to visit.
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Mon- Gay
Roswell
Roswell Children Write Santa in 1930s Letters
A collection of brief child letters from Roswell and Dexter New Mexico asking Santa for boots trains dolls and bikes along with addresses and dates from 1933 1935. Names include Eva Lee Underwood Ev elyon Turner Clifton Rector Douglas Underwood and Howell with street addresses noted.
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Santa
East First Street
Eva Lee Underwood
Hope Ditch elects officers. town mourns Clements
Hope residents hear annual Hope Ditch election results with Will Kellar re elected mayor and new commissioners. Clements dies at 74 after kidney illness. service held at M E Church with burial at West Side Cemetery. Community notes include home moves, dances, road work, births, and local visits in Hope Oklahoma.
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Walter Harrison
Helen Neis
Roswell
I. P. Murphy
Hope Community Ditch
Will Kellar
Domo
Charles R. Barley
E. F. Harris
Dick Carson
L. P. Glasscock
C. A. Cole
Ployrd L. Cole
Hope
Jas. A
Jim Clements
Jimmie Thompson
Oklahoma
Mr. Clements
Georgia
M. E. Church
Klassen
West Side
Francis Johnson
Otis Brown
U. S. Employment Bureau
Artesia
Carlsbad
Doctor Womack
V. M- Bass
Wimington
California
Woodman Hall
Tom Butgart
Arte@tia
A. L. Christeles
H. A. Stroup
Cred
Eastern Star
W. S. Medcalf
Lawrence Clakeney
Pat Riley
Howell Gage
Bass
Elzie Swift
G. T. Watts
Library Receives Fine Donation of The Boy Mechanic Set
Donald Blackmar donated a four volume The Boy Mechanic set with custom book-ends to the Carnegie Library. Librarian Mrs Corrine Whitney said these complete instruction books will be available on regular cards. The library also receives monthly Fortune magazine donations from E A Cahoon, with a complete file.
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Donald Blackmar
Carnegie Library
Corrine Whitney
Fortune
E. A. Cahoon
Ard
Marines End West Coast Football Team Over Duty Shortages
A shortage of football playing Marines available for duty has led to the discontinuance of the west coast marine football team, department headquarters announced in San Francisco today. The note cites military obligations as the primary reason for halting the program.
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San Francisco
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BYRDS
Roswell Childrens
Roswell, N. Mex
Santa Claus
Evelyon Turner
Velyn Turner
Dexter, N. Mex
Route 1
Dexter
Clifton Rector
Douglas
Douglas Underwood
Roswell, N. M
Howell
East First St
Jimmie Alberts
Central
South Texas
Page-Way Stage Lines
New Mexico
Carrizozo Stage and Truck Lines
Carrizozo
Expres
Roswell Pho
Carrizozo Pho
Hope. News
John Rowland
Atoka
Raymond Buckner
Rowland
Cy Bunting
el Paso
John Bunting
Fred Fite
Long Beach
Rkuth
Mrs
F. E. Fite
C. P. lAtman
Willie Mae Ballard
Pete Jackson
Bessie Drennan
H. A. Hamill Ranch
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Pecos Valley Trading Co
No. Va
Alamogordo
Clovis Portales
Amarillo
Albuquerqu
Santa Fe
U.S. A
New Mexico Transportation Co
Union Bus Depot
Michelob
Crow Drug Store
Dustin's News Store
Elson & Company
C. G. Scott
Roswell Ice & Cold Storage Co
Milt McMaken
Majestic
8.C.4. and
Hazeltine
Aly Ward
S & Iver
SOF
Riverside
Pennsylvania
Price Bradford
Guar
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