Today Nineteen Years Ago Roswell Birth and Travel Notices
Roswell Record file excerpts list births and farewell visits. George Allen Moberly born July seventh to Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Moberly. Ted Brough returns from California road trip. Dr. and Mrs. Pearson visit Carlsbad with Mrs. Pearson’s parents. Gladys Brice returns from Tennessee with Judge and Mrs. Brice. Venrick family visit Crete Nebraska. Wonsettler family to Cleveland Ohio. Una and Vera Blackwood visit Abilene. Betty and Maude Tannehill return from Amarillo with Judge and Mrs. William Boyce.
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Betty
Maude E. Tannehill
Amarillo
Judge
William Boyce
Adams visit brings Ruth Cottingham kin to Colorado Springs
Mr and Mrs A O Adams of Mexico Missouri arrive by motor with Ruth Adams for a visit with Mr and Mrs Grover C Cottingham nee Ruth Adams in Colorado Springs.
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A. O. Adams
Mexico
Missouri
Grover C. Cottingham
Ruth Adams
Colorado Springs
Cottingham
Tupelo Family Leaves for Southern Home
Mrs Sam S Toms and children from Tupelo Mississippi visit here with the family of Mrs Toms' mother Mrs L H Dobbs and sister Mrs Phil Helmig and then depart for their southern home.
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Sam S. Toms
Tupelo
Mississippi
Mrs. Toms
L. H. Dobbs
Phil Helmig
O'Brien couple announce birth of son Murray O'Brien
Mr and Mrs James M O'Brien nee Irene Murray of Hollywood California announce the birth of a son whom they have named Murray O'Brien.
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James M. O’brien
Irene Murray
Hollywood
California
Murray O’brien
Lowrey Family Plan Summer Stay in Cloudcroft
Mr and Mrs Herbert A Lowrey and their infant Herbert Jr with guest Miss Knox of Leavenworth Kansas drive to Cloudcroft to remain there until September.
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Herbert A. Lowrey
Herbert Jr
Miss Knox
Leavenworth, Kansas
Cloudcroft
Dolezal Says He Graduated From Bricklaying To Slaughter House
A reporter details Dolezal's statements during a 15 minute interview in which he claimed a career move from bricklaying to pig stapping in a slaughter house and later claimed he only stamped stock. He drank water continually in his cell and fiddled with a dirty handkerchief as the interview occurred.
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Dolezal
Dolezal Tolqg
Pageant at City Pool Captivates Big Crowd
A crowd of about one thousand to fifteen hundred watched the pageant How Swimming Grew Up at the city pool closing Water Safety Week led by Commodore W. E. Longfellow of the American Red Cross. The Roswell school band played as locals directed by Longfellow, who acted as Neptune. Red Cross officials praised the program and announced new safety certificates for several instructors and junior life savers.
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Commodore W. E. Longfellow
American Red Cross
Roswell
Woodrow Cameron
Commodore Longfellow
Neptune
Cha
M. G. King
C. K. Eisler
Red Cross
Tom Cass
Alvin Guss
Elizabeth Jackson
Don Smith
Playford Thorson
F. B. Howden, Jr
P. V. Thorson
H. R. Carr
Spreading Strikes Cont In Major U S Cities
The text notes an amendment to the relief act to restore prevailing pay and prevent reductions in monthly security wages as workers return to jobs in many communities while others join mass protests, strongest in New York Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland and Toledo.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Toledo
City Budget Totals Shift in Ongoing Contingent Plan
Tentative city budget details adjust line items with parks and playgrounds rising to 7 500 and W P A projects cut to 3 615. New city hall projects receive 315 000 from a general fund surplus, while outside general fund items include interest 12 910 and sinking fund 4. A note urges profits via Record Want Ads.
Youth Held In- Farmington Bank Robbery Case
A 17 year old Farmington youth A A Whitson pleaded guilty to participating in the $4,000 robbery of the Farmington National Bank. He awaited action by the federal grand jury in Albuquerque. Police continued to search for a former Californian believed to have fled with Whitson and his sister. Whitson was held on $5,000 bond after officers traced him to Durango and Silverton Colorado. He had $35 on his person when arrested in Silverton.
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Young Whitson
Silverton
Colorado
Durango
Colorado-New Mexico
Farmington
Whitson
Santa FE
N. M
A. A. Whitson
Farmington National Bank
Santa Fe City
Federal Grand Jury
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Colo
Budget Figures Show Shifts In City Revenue For 1939 40
The tentative general fund budget for 1939 40 lists increases in occupation licenses and gasoline tax receipts while sewer permits and police fines rise. Major expense items include city manager and attorney salaries, various department salaries, library and park costs, and utilities. Revenue items include occupation licenses liquor licenses special permits auto licenses and pool and dog taxes among others.
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Treas
Sta
Police
W.P. A
DS of
Awe Ook Fire Dept
Fred B. Hall to Exhibit at Playmoor Parlor Tonight
Fred B. Hall billed as the world exhibition pool champion will give a free show at the Playmoor Parlor located at 109 East 2nd Street at eight this evening. He will also face a local player in a match game during the program.
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Fred B. Hall
Playmoor
East 2Nd Street
Lost small brown purse and license reward Roswell
Small brown purse containing $12 in bills and Mrs. Bob Bear's driver license reported lost. Reward offered for return to Roswell Daily Record. Also a classified ad: for rent a NICE BEDROOM adjoining bath with private entrance. Phone 306.
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Bob Bear
Roswell Daily Record
Nazarene pastor named at Washington church
Reverend W B Atteberry is installed as the new pastor of the Nazarene church at Washington and West Eighth. He is a married man with four children.
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Nazarene
W. B. Atteberry
The
Nazarene Church
Washington and
West Eighth
Antiques Sale Offers Spinning Wheel and Chairs
Trade sale listing shows items including a spinning wheel chairs and guns. Carl Johnson is noted with a brief remark. Reads like a catalog snippet from a local sale event dated around the 7th or 8th.
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Carl Johnson
Yankee Clipper Makes First Regular Trans Atlantic Flight
Nineteen persons including executives aboard Pan Americans Yankee Clipper began the first commercial trans Atlantic flight via the northern route from Port Washington to Southampton. Stops included Shediac and Botwood with an expected 24 1/2 hour crossing. The voyage follows a prior southern route trip to Marseille.
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Port Washington
N. Y
Pan American Airways
Long Island Sound
Southampton
Shediac
New Brunswick
Botwood
Newfoundland
Foynes
Ireland
Arthur E. la Porte
Marseille
France
Azores
Lisbon
Portugal
Pan American
New York
England
Sage to Confer with Governor in Santa Fe
Col. C. G. Sage of Deming arrived in Santa Fe to confer with Governor Miles and Adjutant General R. C. Charlton on policy matters as the new commander of the New Mexico national guard filth cavalry. Adjutant General Chariton asked Ely’s son William F. Ely to reconsider resigning from the national guard.
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Santa FE
N. M
C. G. Sage of Deming
Filth Cavalry
New Mexico National Guard
Miles
R. C. Charlton
Sage
Ely
R. C. Chariton
William F. Ely
National Guard
Baseball doubleheader delivers late homer in eighth
Baseball continued from page one reports a New York win in the first game with Joe Moore hitting a homer with a man on in the eighth. Scoring shows New York 8 Brooklyn 7. Second game details: Lehrman and Danning blank Brooklyn. St. Louis at Pittsburgh postponed due to wet grounds and rain.
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Joe Moore
New York
Brooklyn
Lehrman
Danning
Mungo
Phelps
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
PWA Allocates 2 Million for Government Agencies
Washington July 8 The Public Works Administration announced President Roosevelt approved new allocations from savings totaling 2 061 350 to governmental agencies. The allotments include 56 000 for improvements to the Franklin Canal at El Paso Texas.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
PWA
el Paso
Texas
West Coast Trip For Miss Curb And Miss Harbert
Miss Aileen Curb and Miss Louise Harbert plan a two week journey to San Francisco Los Angeles and Long Beach then return via Boulder Dam Their brother from Oklahoma will join them for the trip which will cover several West Coast cities.
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West Coast
Aileen Curb
Louise Harbert
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Boulder Dam
Resignation Follows Retirement of 111th Colonel
Young Ely, personnel adjutant of the 111th cavalry, submitted his resignation after his father retired as colonel of the 111th and was promoted to brigadier general on the retired list.
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Young Ely
111Th Cavalry
111Th
Federal And State Inquiries Probe Dr Smith University
Marshall a WPA foreman on the university agricultural stadium project and employed three years. State attorney general Ellison disclosed that Viosca wired to see federal records as Baton Rouge grand jury probes examine Dr Smith and the university. Ellison says Viosca has information showing state statute violations. federal violations also exist as a three-pronged inquiry targets Dr Smith’s income tax returns WPA labor and materials diversion and a 5 percent payroll deduction for political purposes.
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Marshall
WPA
Viosca
David M. Ellison
Baton Rouge
Dr. Smith
University
U. S
Frank Murphy
Ellison
Murphy
Viasca
Wiesen
Louisiana
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Jantzen
Red Cross Swimming
Charley Lawey
Lake
Capt. Cowan
ED Williams
Harry G. Moberly
George Allen Moberly
Ted Brough
Thomas J. Pearson
Carlsbad
Mrs. Pearson
Mrs
John Merchant
Gladys Brice
C. R. Brice
Tennessee
G. N. Venrick
Alice and
Charles
Crete
Nebraska
C. H. Culdice
J. B. Wonsettler
Ohio
Captain Wonsettler
M. Mm. BM. I
Una
Vera Blackwood
A. H. Blackwood
Abilene, Texas
F.H.A. Loans and Insurance
Daughtry Insurance Agency
White Ridg
Q. M. Sparks
Budweiser
T. E. Boggs
N. Main St
C. C. Culpepper
General Fund
Equitable Building & Loan Association
Roswell, New Mexico
HOLC
Stock—Federal Home Loan
Bank of
Little Rock
State of New Mexico
County of Chaves
Federal Insurance
Esse
Hiram M. Dow
E. G. Minton
S. P. Johnson
Dan H. Wilmot
J. W. Minton
E. G. Minton, Secy
Pres
Madelaine B. Ferrin
R. “Perry” Bean
W. 4Th St
Yankee Chipper
Duke City Federal Building
Treasury and Post Office
Dempsey
D-Nm
Fifth Street
West Gold Avenue
Federal
Simpson
Gallup
John Simpson
McKinley County
Dave Carmody
John Beasley
Carmody
Col. Sage
Schumacher
Hubbell
Lynn
Coffman
Oden
Hamlin
Hutchinson
Hayworth
Central Hardware, Inc
Free Delivery
J. F. Hinkle
J. Q. Cummins
R. H. McCune
E. C. Gessert
H. D. O. Hammond
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