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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1940

Page

3

Woman's Club Organ Recital Charms Roswell Audience

The Roswell Woman's Club sponsored a Christmas organ recital at the club house featuring Evelyn Dawson, Miss Patsy Patterson, Mrs Charles S Stilwell, and the Women’s Club Trio. Performances included pieces by Tchaikovsky, Rubenstein, Mendelssohn, and Schubert with an Everett organ and the club piano.

Roswell Evelyn Dawson Peter Tlyitch Tchaikovsky N. Rinsky Karsokow Patsy Patterson J. E. Patterson August Durand Gregg Kamemoi Rubenstein Charles S. Stilwell Womans Club Bruce P. Conner H. P. Saunders Jr C. W. Grier Luxembourg Garden Manning Filich-Deis Mendelssohn Compton Tipton W.L. Hill W. C. Pearson Franz Schubert Bill Britt Nevin Sarah Louise Whatley Alva Wilson Ritz Kreisler McDowell Floyd Childress L. O. Fullen Clifford Demonist Max Coll J. P. Johnston Jr Dwight McNally Ernest C. Arnold Lawrence Wolfe

Mrs Melton Herbert Honored With Shower Event

A daytime shower hosted for Mrs. Melton Herbert by Mrs. Ivan Hargett and Mrs. Morris Herbert featured a pitch game with high score won by Mrs. Gail Nellis. Gifts for the honoree were delivered after refreshments, with many attendees named among guests and hidden attendees.

Melton Herbert Ivan Hargett Morris Herbert Herbert Gail Nellis Myrna Lynn Joe Gilliland

Cadets Dine At Home For Christmas Furlough

Mr and Mrs B C Roney hosted a Christmas dinner at 809 North Pennsylvania Avenue at 6 30 pm in honor of their son Cadet Wirt Roney and guests from N M M I who depart for Christmas furloughs. A wreath and red tapers adorned the table a Spanish three course menu was served. Guests included Cadets Baird Fort Worth Masterson Corpus Christi Bird Canyon Varnado Denver Glaman Wellington and Wirt Roney.

B. C. Roney North Pennsylvania Avenue Cadet Wirt Roney Baird Fort Worth Masterson Corpus Christi Bird Canyon Varnado Denver Glaman Wellington Kansas Wirt Roney

Miss Hannigan Hosts 1940 Bridge Club Evening

Miss Lucille Hanagan entertained the 1940 Bridge Club at her home on North Missouri Avenue with Christmas decorations and a lighted tree. Santa Claus distributed toy gifts from the tree, later given to Lions Club for redistribution to town children. Refreshments were served to a long list of guests and members.

Bridge Club Lucille Hanagan North Missouri Avenue Santa Claus Lions Club Nancy Elizey Edith French Genevieve Cooney Frances Schultz Dorothy Lambeth Ladye Dee Jones Jane Lewis Marion Roney Frank Goodwin Ned Nickson Jean Amis Genevieve Yoder Edna Malone Miss Hanagan

Shirley Jean Lacey Hosts Lovely Christmas Birthday Party

Shirley Jean Lacey entertained a group of little friends with a three to five Christmas party at her home. The living room was decorated festively with decorations, games were played, and birthday cakes with ice cream were served.

Shirley Jean Lacey Norma Jean Wade Nadine Colman Jackie Williamson Shirley Mae Shuman Bertie Jean Bradford Rose Kathrine Hardcastle Elizabeth Ann Childress Janice Edwards Marlene Milner Madline Ham Wanda Sue Reed Earleen Summers Jerry Bear Billie Don Knox Roy Lee Phillips Joe Dan Post Ronald Dean Kenneth Letcher Johnnie Austin Bobbie Bradford

Service Class Holds Meeting at Mrs Trammel’s Home

The Inter mediate department of First Baptist Church held a Christmas party at 108 East Bland Street with a covered dish supper and gift exchange. Debo massaling led devotions. attendees included Mary Pat McLish Verna Fay Gary Clara Bell Davis Wynell English Gene Blakeney Mary Winifred Carter Hazel Searcy Lorene Lee Sammie Graves Mrs Trammel and guest Debbie Massingale.

First Baptist Church Roscoe Trammel East Bland Street Debbie Massingale Mary Pat McLish Verna Fay Gary Clara Bell Davis Wynell English Gene Blakeney Mary Winifred Carter Hazel Searcy Lorene Lee Sammie Graves Mrs. Trammel

Christmas News From Roswell and Surrounding Areas

Roswell and area residents plan visits for Christmas with Captain Gratton, Mrs Crile, Hodges families, and college students returning home. Notices of weddings, honors, and holiday events accompany a brief recipe for a Christmas dessert as the season unfolds across towns in New Mexico and nearby states.

Vernon Knapp New Mexico E. A. Keyes Beverly H. Comer Fort Sam Houston

Marian Martin pattern sells for a simple smart frock

Pattern 9502 offers a princess style cotton frock with optional back belt and trim, available in ladies sizes 34 to 48. Includes long or short sleeves and a decorative collar, with pockets edged in ric rac. Also promotes sub fit pattern 9306 for better sizing and a separate cookie recipe and holiday baking notes.

Marian Martin Pattern Department

Linda Darnell to star opposite Tyrone Power in Blood And Sand

Linda Darnell, known for Mark Of Zorro with Tyrone Power, will again lead opposite him in Blood And Sand. Lynn Bari at Victor Mangos shows a street length dinner suit, highlighting the fashion scene around the film.

Linda Darnell Tyrone Power Lynn Bari

Weather Forecast for Four States

New Mexico expects fair conditions tonight and Friday with cloudiness along the continental divide and southern central mountains. Colorado shows generally fair weather with colder conditions in the extreme west central area tonight. Arizona remains fair with scattered clouds and some low cloudiness over north central mountains early Friday, slightly colder in the west. West Texas will be fair with occasional light rain in the extreme southeast tonight and cooler in the northern area tonight.

New Mexico Continental Divide Central Mountain Range Colorado Arizona West Texas

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