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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1939
Page
8
The Record reports the D. A. V. Auxiliary will not hold a Christmas party tonight. Officials say the notice was a mistake. Stanley Anderson is home from Boulder, Colorado, for the holidays while studying at Colorado University.
Santa Claus visited about 125 Roswell Cubs at their Christmas party in the district courtroom, with about 100 parents and visitors present. The event featured stories, carols by Mrs. Sherman’s Den, violin and flute solos, a Christmas tree, and Cubs exchanging gifts alongside a joint Pack meeting where numerous advancement badges and arrows were awarded to named Cubs and Dens.
The American Legion Auxiliary hosts a Christmas tree and party for children of veterans this Saturday at 2 PM at the Ingalls Memorial Home. Also note a local ad for gift shopping and celery products from area shops.
Robinson presented the first public showing of a new Know Your New Mexico program at a VFW gathering at Ingalls Memorial Home. The 50-slide show highlights three New Mexico valleys, pictographs, and new views of White Sands and lava beds. Salem Curtis presided as commander. plans for Christmas baskets for veterans were discussed, with a committee to meet that night. A turkey dinner preceded the program. Funeral services for Ellis R. Omer, Roswell rancher, will be Friday at 2:30 pm in Camp Point, Illinois, with interment at Woodland Mausoleum. Omer, a Roswell resident thirty years, died after a long illness. He is survived by his daughter Mrs. George Foster, brother Oscar Omer of Pontiac, Michigan, and sister Mrs. F. E. Weldasin of Brook, Indiana. Ballard Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Mrs Elizabeth Weaver aged eighty two died last night at her home near Roswell after a lengthy illness. Born May 19 1857 in Springfield Missouri she came to the area from Oklahoma five years ago. Survived by daughter Mrs C A Stephens of Dunkin Oklahoma two sons James and Mack Weaver both of Roswell seven grandchildren and a sister Funeral services were held this afternoon at Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev Thomas W Brabham in charge Interment at South Park.
The Roswell Scoutmasters Association held a dinner meeting at Troop 99 hut last night to review past work and plan for the coming year. A patrol leaders training course will be conducted by Scoutmasters early next year. Arthur Sisley, association president, presided.
Roy Brint Walston eight months old son of Mr and Mrs W M Walston died today at their West Second Street home after noon He was born in Mena Arkansas April 28 1939 Survivors are the parents Funeral services will be held tomorrow at ten o clock with interment at South Park Talmage Mortuary in charge THORSON TO ATTEND SCOUT EVENTS P V Thorson area Boy Scout executive leaves to attend events at Hobbs Carlsbad Artesia He will attend district committee meetings in Hobbs and Carlsbad and the Artesia Sea Scout Ship installation ceremony Thursday night
The First Christian Church choir directed by D. N. Pope and Lee Henrichs will perform The Heavenly Message by Edward W. Norman at eight o'clock tomorrow evening. The program includes solo and choral numbers with Rev. D. B. Titus delivering the invocation and benediction. The public is invited.
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce receives a 1913 directory from Harrison, after Hudspeth Directory Company donated a Roswell directory file back to 1914. Claude Simpson notes the gift enhances historical reference and that the library holds current issues for major New Mexico, west Texas cities, and forty large U.S. cities. The collection is frequently used for names and addresses of other cities.
Roswell becomes a city of splendor at dusk as Christmas lighting reaches a new high. Homes churches and businesses illuminate in a Chamber of Commerce contest promoting a shared festive spirit. Additional decorated sites include T. H. Craig D. H. Wilmot Junior High School Col J. D. Atwood I. E. Tapp J. P. White Jr J. x Zumwalt and others on East 5th and 700 E5th.
An afternoon spree of crashes in Roswell reports several collisions. Notable injuries include Mrs. O L Baillock shaken but unharmed after a Kentucky and Tilden wreck. Other incidents involve Mrs Margaret McMillian and Norwood Shoate at Kentuck and College and multiple unnamed drivers on Main North and other streets.
Firemen answered a 4:15 call yesterday afternoon for a fire in the Owl Drug Store office upstairs among Christmas decorations but found the blaze already extinguished by chemicals before arrival. No damage reported. Record Want Ads Get Results.
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