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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1939

Page

4

Christmas in Other Lands at Missouri Avenue School

A Missouri Avenue PTA program titled Christmas in Other Lands featured a global nativity and carol presentation. Students portrayed customs from England to Lapland with a Santa Claus performance and a sixth grade powered Nativity display, followed by a social with holiday cookies.

Missouri Avenue Missouri Avenue Parent-Teachers Association Jimmie Barnett England Gilbert Elvin Scotland Barbara Fisher Italy Drucilla Savage Spain Joe Dick Roma France Maurice Willis Germany Margot Purdy Belgium Ralph Potter Poland Betty St. John Sweden Vernadene Sears Norway Bernice Brady Lapland Helen Nolan Mexico Ernestine Gonzales United States Steve Burkstaller Santa Claus Robert Dunn Holland May Groseclose Switzerland Mary Lou Hill Donald Bates Terry Shaw LaJuan Cotten Shirley Ann McLish Barry Norton Billy Leatner Bobby Frank Robinson Louise Dollahan Clear’s School Bethlehem Jingle Bells Mark Howell Helen Fountain

Christmas Programs and Parties Across Community

East Side PTA staged a lively Christmas program at Junior High with orchestra and a Nativity play. Queen Esther Girls visited a Chihuahua mission and held a social with a gift exchange. Catholic Daughters hosted a party with nativity decor and baskets for needy families. Local clubs held meetings with demonstrations, games, and holiday meals. Mary Curtis guest at a formal dinner dance with Stanford attendees. Roswell Laundry workers enjoyed their annual party with music and a picture show. Margaret Ann Mehlhop’s third birthday was celebrated with a mother daughter gathering. Mark Howell School students sang carols with a staged program and festive lighting.

Jane Russell Oberkampf Irene Swann Joe Garcia Albert Pena Jo Dick Romo Calvin Patterson Kenneth Hilliard Malcolm Lively Ellen Mullings Carlotte Caywood R. M. Watt D. A. Mullings O. M. Powers John Blea J. E. Lee Lake van Chaves Mary Marshall Dexter George Pirtle LFD Virgil Grantham J. W. Webbs Lake Arthur Miss Cowan Mmes Will Walden J. N. Hopkins Annie Hopkins Archie Fidler John Starling L. C. Brown Chet King J. W. Wiggins M. D. Menaud Mary Thompson Elmer Stevens A. H. Roberts Ernest Langenegger W. E. Jacobson W. A. Pelts Eunice McCarter R. R. Lund Art Carter J. W. Webb Kermit Southard W. C. Holland Pauline Cowan East Side East Side Parent Teachers Association Woodrow Cameron George N. Carothers George Slaughter St. John Doyle Murphy Billy Wayne Duggins Joseph J. B. Slatton Mary Mary Lena Baldwin Three Kings Leon Combs Delmar Pope Billy Lacer Three Shepherds Henry Torrez Buddy Bell Jerry Sparkman Beulah Phifer Queen Esther Trinity Methodist Church Elaine Shaw Chihuahua Shaw Kay Ellett Martha Ellett Lillian Hightower Billie Bob Hightower Eileen Rapp Audrey Dollahon Marcella Clayton Betty Jo Fales Evelyn Dawson Dorothy Bode Ruth Schaefer Myrtle Mae Hanes Mary Dollahon Gene Moore Mildred Dolllahon Audrey Fales Will Dearholt Willma Murrell Betty Bogard Catholic Daughters of America Mmes. Evans Smith M. H. Madigan John Kintz Mary Tigner Nail Catherine Kintz Margaret McCutchen Frazier Club Frazier Home Extension Club Elmer Stephens C. B. Browning W. J. Bryan W. E. Carr Pearl Googe Mer Stephens Canning Browning Bryan Mary Curtis Seminole Texas F. L. Sherman Benton Lusk Stanford Kenneth Reynolds Palo Alto California L. L. Sherman Powhatan Carter Claude Allison Roswell Laundry Roswell Laundry and Dry Cleaners Aaron O’neal Santa Will Robinson Tularosa Basin Margaret Ann Mehlhop John Mehthop L. M. Castleberry F. L. Mehlhop Margaret Ann Cecil Anderson Laura Harry McCrie Betty Mary Sue J. C. Rogers Ann Bircha Charles Teas Marilyn George B. Owens Myrtle Ruth Irvin Hubbard Glenell Thad Cox Billie Dickie Victor Wyly Lamar Louis Bowman Mildred Lou Dale Gregg Johanna Johnny Mehlhop Castleberry

Womans Club Pipe Organ Recital at First Christian Church

Roswell Womans Club held its annual pipe organ recital at First Christian Church. The program featured Dorothy Deason and Bertha Emmett students, with performances by soprano H F Saunders and tenor Jack Deason, plus violin by Hazel Powers. Also noted was the club’s upcoming election of three pioneer women for General Federation honors at the 1941 Golden Jubilee.

Roswell Womans Club First Christian Church Russell Bird Donald E. Gillespie General Federation D. C. Pearson John A. Barnett Dorothy Deason New World Symphony Dvorak Barcarolle Tales of Hoffman Love Divine Stainer H. F. Saunders Jack Deason Wooler Lee Henrichs Saint- Saens McDowell Hazel Powers Berceuse Robert P. Kirk Frances McClure Dawn Jenkins Bertha Emmett Park College Palmgren J. D. Atwood Young Womans Department Club House Luther M. Dudley Elizabeth Garrett New Mexico Miss Garrett

Purdy Furniture ad and Lloyd C. Douglas film notice

An ad discusses Frigidaire Electric ranges as timely Christmas gifts with installation to suit holiday cooking. It promotes the film Disputed Passage featuring John Howard and Dorothy Lamour at the Yucca with theatre tickets in two price points, and mentions Jay Duvall’s shirt selection as a shop for men with a welcome for ladies.

Purdy Furniture Co Lloyd C. Douglas John Howard Dorothy Lamour China Yucca Jay Duvall’s

Holidays Gatheringsand Travels Across Roswell area

A festive roundup notes Miss Marion Sanders a University of Indiana senior visiting Kappa sisters in Anderson and Terre Haute, plus relatives of the Ray family from Long Beach. Local families plan Christmas trips, school events, and alumni gatherings as Roswell hosts a brisk holiday scene amid church and school activities and a New York stock market report.

Marion Sanders University of Indiana Lyman A. Sanders Anderson Arthur T. Ratcliffe Joyce Sanders Boulder Ratcliffe Terre Haute Indiana George R. Ray Jr Ruth Swearingin Marjorie Buddy Long Beach California

Kansas City Livestock Market Report December Trade

USDA cattle and hogs totals show 1,000 hogs with firmer demand and top 5.65 for 220 lb plus. fat cattle and calves steady to strong with feeding classes scarce. sheep and lambs active 15 to 25 higher, top 8.95 for fed lambs, natives around 8.75.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City USDA

Treasury Bond Quotes and Home Ownership Loan Rates

New York December bond quotations show several 3 1/4s and 4s securities with varying bids and percentages such as 109.20 for 3 1/4s 45-43 and 114.23 for 4s 54-44. A Federal Farm Meeting note marks a rate as unquoted while Home Ownership Loan entries list 3s at 107.21, reflecting market and lending standings.

CURB New York Alum Co Am Ark Nat Gas Carrier Corp Fl Bond & Sh Fisk Rub Ford Mot Ltd Hecla Min Humble Oil Wat Rustl I & S Sv Seiberling Ss. Bonds Treasury Fed Farm Mtg

Chicago Produce Market Roundup Dec 21 Chicago

Chicago prices steady for butter at 913,734 pounds and unsettled eggs with current receipts of 17 cars. Poultry futures show live hens and heavy springs firm while geese and turkeys weaken. Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Reds noted with young toms under 18 pounds at 14 and hens at 18.

Chicago Plymouth Rock

New York Cotton Futures Close Higher on Dec 21

Cotton futures finished 18 to 26 cents higher with last prices for January at 11.05, May 10.51-53, July 19.06-07, October 9.60, December 9.50. Middling spot at 11.31, up 25. N-Nominal.

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New Orleans Spot Cotton Rises. Prices Up 22 Points

New Orleans spot cotton closed steady, up 22 points. Sales reached 1,805 bales with middling at 11.15 cents.

New Orleans

Cotton Market Report from Galveston December

Galveston December 21 spot cotton held steady at 20 points up with prices around 10.98 and sales totaling 579 units. The note highlights the effectiveness of want-ads for results in local commerce.

Galveston

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