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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1933
Page
8
Carl Bird will deliver the main address at the Roswell Advertising Club weekly gathering tomorrow on the topic Getting Your Advertising Read.
Deputy sheriff E. L. Dud e Peck came back to Roswell from Santa Fe. He and Sheriff J. C. Peck and chief of police Frank Young escorted four prisoners to the state penitentiary yesterday morning. Peck and Young remained in Santa Fe for business matters.
An old classified style ad notes Horton’s Transfer service advertised by Lee Sheet Metal Shop. It includes a phone contact and mentions Horton’s transfer offerings in terse, fragmented copy typical of vintage listings.
Mrs. Fred C. Rowell at 102 South Kentucky announces opening of her private dining room for lunch starting February 1. Advertises phone contact 75.
Daily at 5 p m Purity Bakery located at 102 South Main offers hot malted milk bread cinnamon rolls doughnuts and pies as advertised in the local notice with emphasis on fresh daily availability and a timely closing of the sale.
A classified ad seeks work for a young woman bookkeeper and stenographer to support her child, with care of Record Adv. 1816x. An advertisement for Mrs Day’s Ideal Baby Shoes explains two lasts for different foot shapes, noting 87 percent of schoolchildren suffer from defective feet due to improper footwear, offering sizes 0 to 8. Product is promoted at Art Gift Shop and Roswell Variety Store.
Frequent visits to our mani curing department by expert operators with years of experience. Old Mission Beauty Shoppe at 219 N Main St, phone 182. Adv 2812c Pe.
Roswell Kiwanis members heard two messages of praise and plans at the weekly meeting. Percy R Monson, Kiwanis International service manager, lauded Roswell’s December 1932 activity reports prepared by secretary Robert Fall. Merton S Hess, Kiwanis International convention manager, said he would visit Roswell informally on February 14. The program featured Salvation Army leaders including Commissioner Benjamin Orames and Major E R Gifford, with guests Mrs Orames, Brig Arthur Hopkins, Captain and Mrs Irby, Dr W T Guy, and Morris Ginsberg among others.
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth H Hunter who died at her home were held at 2 30 this afternoon at St Andrews Episcopal church with Rev L Howden Jr in charge. Burial was at South Park with Bynum Ballard in charge. Mrs Hunter had lived here nearly 27 years and was a beloved citizen.
Fire department responded to 532 North Kentucky at noon but could not locate a fire. No flames or smoke reported and units cleared without incident. No injuries or damages noted. Local dispatch logs confirm no active blaze.
William W. Phillips Jr. departs on the noon train to Lawrence to enter the University of Kansas for special education work. He is a Kansas University graduate who earlier this year completed special studies at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Dr and Mrs H H Rouse announce the birth of a son at 2 30 Monday afternoon at their home 709 North Main street The child has been named Harry Shearman Rouse II
C Mossman Jr. departed Roswell yesterday and headed to Pueblo for a week to handle business matters.
The budget committee of the chamber of commerce will meet at the chamber tomorrow morning at 9 30 and the activities committee will meet at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon. They will outline plans for 1933. Members listed include Col. D C Pearson as chairman and J P White Jr as activities committee chairman with several other named members.
Bids are invited for cleaning Roswell drainage ditches by day or contract. See J. P. White, White Ride, Sth floor for details and submission instructions.
The Roswell Kiwanis Club directors will hold an important meeting at 7:30 PM tonight at the Mabie Lowrey store.
Maternity nursing sought by experienced woman with references. Phone 234. Advertisements mention Jesse Lué Sheet Metal Shop and local service listings.
The column mentions Judge Johnson taking office and a possible free marriage ceremony like Albuquerque's. It cites freak airplane accidents from bird collisions, half price night shirts, and a free Employment Bureau ad publication for job seekers. A mug anecdote and a roadside puncture scene close the column.
Santa Fe New Mexico January 31 AP State Treasurer Clinton P Anderson said he returned to the federal comptroller a check received as part payment of New Mexico's share of mineral lease royalties on public domain The comptroller deducted 1700 from the amount due claiming the sum reimbursed the federal government for gasoline tax paid in the state Anderson said the check terms would have established exemption from the gasoline tax if accepted
Dallas reporters note Mrs Ida Hunsucker is taken to Lake Worth to identify the house where she left her son and another man after Wise county deputy Joe Brown was shot and killed at Rhome. Authorities previously believed Mrs Hunsucker involved.
Chaves county commissioners discussed lowering fire and property coverage on the court house jail and contents at a weekly informal session. Total ins urance stands at 259000 with five year premiums of 2433.06 and fire coverage broken down among the building jail records boiler and furniture. Next regular meeting is February 6.
Information places Mrs. Hunsucker in Decatur yesterday on murder charges. Complaints accuse E. C. Hawthorne of Memphis and Faye Pennington of Dallas as accessories. Pennington and Miss Hunsucker were seized near Childress after a Sunday pursuit. State ranger Leon Hannar headed to Dallas with Pennington amid ongoing theft arrests and a deputy shooting incident.
Furnished apartment available February 1st at 501 South Sea in the Bungalow Courts. Advertisement 2613x.
Administration notes continue on page one covering repeal measures the elimination of juvenile court attorney offices broader powers for the attorney general to reduce special outside fees a so called gadget law repeal county highway consolidation with the state system and 2 000 600 highway debentures plus tougher crime laws After February 1st a four room modern house with hardwood floors available furnished or unfurnished call after 5 pm 405 South Penn Adv 2616c
An old Tennessee story recounts a notorious haunted house where renters fled after hearing midnight noises. A stranger stays overnight, awakening to a fire lit by him, a black cat delivering an ad for The Banking House Grocery, and the line about “the Lowest Uniform Prices On Earth.”
418 University of New Mexico students prepared a petition to be filed in the state senate opposing the anti fraternity sorority ban. Senator Louise Coe would present it on behalf of opponents while another petition from over 60 Spanish American students favored the bill. Valuations of fraternity and sorority properties totaling 134,640 were offered to argue retention. No committee date set. Read it in The Record.
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