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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
4
The American National Bank of Roswell New Mexico announces closure and instructs all note holders and creditors to present claims for payment. Dated December 10, 1szs EH P Saunders president. Advertisement dates December 13 through February 10.
Wesley Thomas Bouldin died at 7 AM at St. Mary's Hospital after a short illness. He was 17 and had worked in the city for several years. The cause of death was poison from eating vegetables. Funeral service set for Sunday at 2 PM from the Colored Baptist Church.
The Bareman club with thirty eight members met at the First Baptist church for memory night. J L Mabie spoke on remembering others and J B Savage on loyalty for 1922. The Bateman quartet performed two numbers and a live Santa distributed gifts from a tree. Next Thursday is ladies night. Thrift Stamps should be exchanged at the Post Office for 5.00 Government Savings Stamps before December 31 1921.
The local Rebeccas hosted a noon dinner at the I O O F hall for Mr. and Mrs. Pat Carmichael before their indefinite departure to Southern California. Over fifty members attended a five course meal, and Mrs. Carmichael received a patch quilt with makers’ names on each patch.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Guffey arrived this afternoon from their ranch near Kenna to spend several days in town visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Guffey has been in ill health for about ten days.
The Pecos Valley Investment Company of California announces an assessment of $5.00 per share on its capital stock, levied December 15, 1921, payable immediately to the corporation's treasurer in Room 723, Pacific Finance Building, Los Angeles. Unpaid by January 16, 1922, stocks will be delinquent and public sale advertised. unless paid, they will be sold February 1, 1922 to cover the delinquent assessment and sale costs. Preston Hotchkiss, Secretary. Room 723, 510 W Sixth St, Los Angeles.
Rotary discussion centers on a proposed five cent tax per year of life, with a cap at age fifty. A mock resolution calls for yearly dues until fifty, then voluntary offerings and milestone nickels. The plan, praised by the speaker, passes amid laughs. Local ads for services and businesses follow the notice.
The piece surveys how big-money player purchases by the Giants and Cubs fuel the National League arms race. Branch Rickey of St Louis defends keeping Hornsby, arguing fan support, financial balance, and long term pennant chances matter more than throwing cash at stars. Other leaders like Dreyfuss, Ebbets, and Veeck criticize lavish spending.
Ernest Pierce son of Mrs. Phoebe Pierce and Miss Bertha Goodall were married last night at 8 30 by Rev. Rudolph Caughey of the First Presbyterian Church at the Manse. The ceremony was simple with a few friends present. They will reside on a nearby ranch.
Roy Ammerman and Alice Ammerman arrived this afternoon from Clovis where they had been attending to business matters for several days.
The Salvation Army plans its annual Christmas celebration at the ball with a large Christmas tree and gifts for all. The event begins at 7:30 in the evening.
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