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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1934
Page
8
A column by The Ad Man uses January to urge self and community improvement for 1934. It notes the novelty of counting letters in HAPPY NEW YEAR, mentions a noon dice game at a church porch, and highlights Alf Guffey's 54 foot skid and Pop W. E. King expanding into a service station near Frown's Grocery.
Roswell city council voted to adopt a gasoline tax to fund city needs and keep the current drivers license plan, with a 5 cent state tax, 1 cent federal, and a half cent local levy totaling 6 1/2 cents per gallon. Aldermen approved permits, discussed electric rates, liquor enforcement, and new occupational taxes as part of a broad fiscal package for 1933.
Albuquerque bids for electrical equipment for the Ship Rock Navajo agency power plant will be opened tomorrow in the Indian Irrigation Service office. The equipment is estimated to cost about $10,000.
Captain LeRoy Smith of the New Mexico Military Institute spoke at the Roswell Advertising Club on analyzing and interpreting balance sheets. The five minute talk followed by B. B. Wilson on the topic Let The Horse Solve The Farm Problem.
Los Angeles dispatch notes a January flood disaster with 7 060 troops deployed to restore order and aid recovery. Officials report 36 dead 75 missing 50 seriously injured as relief efforts move through Glendale Montrose and surrounding districts. Damage caries about 5 060 000 with hundreds of homes destroyed.
The George Etz oil well northeast of Roswell is shut down for repairs with drilling expected to resume in the next day or so returning production to normal.
For sale is a five room plastered house inside and out on a paved street with natural gas city water and lights. The property sits on two acres of ground near Roswell New Mexico. Contact Roy Wilson Bland and Atkinson P O Route 2 Box 45 Roswell NM.
Trade ad notes that two large loaves priced at 15 cents are offered by Sallee's Bakery at 607 West 2nd with phone number 29. The brief ad emphasizes a distinction from ordinary bread and provides contact details.
Used car owners are urged to bring cars to O. M. Sparks for higher market price. Call 43 or visit 109 South Main St Roswell to sell.
Snuog e my Bedcovers offer warmth for baby and comfort for mother. Pink or blue options in small and large sizes. Located at 107 West 4th Street Ari Gift Shop.
An advertisement from Failey's Cleaning Works promotes services fixed by the Code authority in Washington and in effect, urging customers to choose an institution where quality matters more than price. It lists phone 890 and address 420 North Main.
Advertisement notes J R Daughtry offering a full range of insurance services. Highlights include policies for home auto life and business needs with personalized service and local coverage options.
A 30 year experienced radio lab advertises piano tuning and saxophone tuning services with a no fix no pay offer. It promotes Falcons Electrical Service and lists phone 289 and address 125 W. 2nd. with emphasis on expert radio work in the southwest.
A local public notice advises shoppers to investigate Philco radio sets before purchase. Falconi, a Roswell radio expert, invites inquiries to explain the latest developments in radio construction.
Miss Silver Kennedy wins The Record news tip contest for Tuesday with a feature on eastern New Mexico before modern conveniences. She earns two theatre tickets for Thursday. Yucca Princess management provides daily tickets for best tips, with simple phone submissions accepted.
The ordinance defines a distributor as selling 56 gallons or more per sale and states the tax is added to consumer gasoline prices. It replaces some license taxes for gasoline businesses and requires monthly reports and remittances to the city by the 10th. Introduced by Alderman C. L. Allison.
The report notes slow signs at Third and Fourth streets and Richardson were not swapped to affect Richardson traffic. Bills were authorized and paid as funds allowed. December water pumping reached 52,786,000 gallons, up 29 percent from 1932. Police fines and costs for December totaled 772.25 collected. 862 assessed. An application succeeded to move Purrows filling station to Main and McGaffey. Mrs. Mary E. Green, 35, wife of Gordon Green, died at home southeast of Roswell. She moved from Claremore, Oklahoma 13 years ago for health reasons and was active in church and Rebekah Lodge. Survived by husband, mother in Claremore, four sisters and six brothers. Funeral services Thursday at Talmage Memorial Chapel, Rev. LeRoy Thompson. Interment in Claremore, Oklahoma. Talmage Mortuary in charge.
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