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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1935
Page
8
The Fundamentalist Baptist Church of Roswell is constructing a new church in the 100 block on West 11th Street opposite the park. Work has just started with T. R. Everman as contractor and Rev. G Jensen serving as pastor.
P. Thorson, former Boy Scout executive, leaves Wednesday for Carlsbad to assist in the scouting financial drive starting Thursday. He will return to Roswell Saturday night. Campaigns run in Roswell from Jan 1, Portales on Jan 17, Artesia on Jan 28, Clovis on Jan 19, with Tucumcari plans later in January.
The plugging crew completed the fifteenth artesian well in Boswell near the Johnson Lodewick plant on North Virginia. The next well to be plugged lies between the Joyce Pruit warehouse and the Roswell Ice and Cold Storage plant and is currently covered up awaiting relocation.
Miss Ursula Sloop underwent an emergency appendicitis operation at St. Marys hospital last night and was reported to be getting along fine this morning.
Miss Maude Kemp who has led the relief office here for nearly two years will be replaced tomorrow by Miss Louise Gilfillen Kemp has been appointed to a post in the state relief office and will depart for Santa Fe tomorrow to take up her new duties.
The Woodmen of the World hold a regular meeting at 1 O. O. F. Hall on Wednesday evening at 7 50. The agenda includes installation and initiation of officers. Adv. Jit2e.
Purity Bakery at 216 West Second offers fresh cinnamon rolls doughnuts tea rolls Parkerhouse rolls and cookies every morning at eleven. Take some home for lunch. Advertising line promotes daily baked goods from Purity Bakery.
Mrs Debie Epperson of Flat Lick Kentucky says Cardui helped her during the change of life improving nervousness and sleep. She began taking Cardui on friends' advice and reports splendid results and ongoing good health. Thousands testifyCardui benefits, and if no benefit consult a physician.
Chas Townsend runs for justice of the peace in Consolidated Precincts One and Two Roswell area. He promises to run the office on merit with fair treatment and asks voters to support him at the January 14 ballot date.
An Adv notice for the Art Gift Shop at 107 West 4th St announces children’s Vanta steepers and union suits priced at 1.00. Sizes range from 0 to 4 with opening hours until 6 p.m.
A brief classified notice announces finger wave services at Artistic Beauty Shop located on West 3rd Street, offering a price point of 260. The ad identifies the shop and likely a contact or classification code 6u%s West 3rd Adv. N19126.
Beautiful modern home with two jets at the corner of 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue is for sale at a bargain. Available furnished or unfurnished. See R H McCune at Roswell Building and Loan office. Adv. JAtic fe
Classified line advertises 50 sweetpeas and carnations for sale at $1.00 per dozen with contact phone 275 for Glover's Flowers.
Kirk Johnson, who has been ill and confined to home since Christmas, was reported to be very much better today. No other details provided.
Attorney George L. Reese is back in Roswell after visits in Albuquerque where he conducted legal business over the past three days.
A large Roswell delegation attended the Chaves County Singing Convention at Lake Arthur hosted by Mayor E. C. Jackson and the Lake Arthur town. A fine dinner was served as a sizable county crowd joined the singing led by L. C. Lollar and M. M. Southworth.
Edward H Day and Billie Ethlyn Dunlap of Roswell wed Saturday night by Dr. Benjamin Litesgeorge. Jack Gaither of Lovington and Thelda Buikin of Carlsbad married Saturday afternoon by Rev. C Wei. A license issued this morning to Abel Dominguez and Mary Aguirre of Roswell. Licenses issued Saturday afternoon to Gilberto G Etorgo and Elizamar Urban of Lake Arthur and to Arthur Mayes and Dovie Sing of Roswell.
FOR SALE Good heavy horses and mules at P. V. Wagon Yard run by Jim Baker. Also sale of a Paint filly. Phone 998. Juice.
Alexander Worth Mills 79 a Roswell resident for 25 years died at 11 30 Sunday morning at the family home 407 South Richardson He worked in the sheep and ranching business and previously came from Wilson County Texas He is survived by two sons Van and Arthur and three daughters Eva Artie and Ida Funeral services are set for Tuesday at ten at Ballard Funeral Home with Rev W A Huffman officiating The church choir will provide music Pallbearers are John C Peck Abe Whiteman Monte McCracken and Judd McKnight Burial will follow at South Park with Ballard Funeral Home in charge
O D Goodsell and Son of Roswell won the paint contract with five bidders in the general remodeling project at Ft. Stanton nurses' hospital. Tom Heflin of Artesia was the successful bidder for the overall contract. Work to start soon. Veterans invited to meeting Tuesday at 7 50 p m at the Hut on North Main with refreshments.
Alfredo Mirando Jr. was the first Roswell baby of 1935, born January 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Mirando of 606 West 138th Street, per county health office reports.
The local Boy Scout finance committee was to meet at four this afternoon to plan further for the annual fundraising campaign set to begin in Roswell next Tuesday.
Frank Thomas withdrew his not guilty plea and entered a guilty plea in district court this morning to selling liquor to minors. He will be sentenced later.
December tax collections in Chaves county reached 13 751.83 with 10 126.79 from 1934 taxes and smaller amounts for 1933 1932 1951 1930 1929 1928 and 1925 taxes.
J C Nelson is qualified to fill the office and administer justice fairly and impartially. The Adv. notes his readiness to serve as Justice of the Peace, reflecting a local campaign claim.
Water with meals helps stomach juices and aids digestion. If bloating occurs, a spoonful of Alderika may help. One dose cleans out poisons and washes both upper and lower bowels. Owl Drug Store in Dexter by George Wilcox.
In December, Chaves county health office logged 49 births and 24 deaths. For the last quarter of 1954, the county had 162 births and 74 deaths, versus 124 births and 74 deaths in the same period of 1933, highlighting trends in the county’s population data.
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