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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1922
Page
4
State Democratic official Mrs John William Melaven of Santa Rosa New Mexico is in Roswell to interview local Democrats and discuss past and future campaign funding efforts. She is meeting with local Democratic members to bolster the state campaign.
Notice lists Chas T. Cox offering cash on completion for plumbing and electrical work at his Lea Street address. He specializes in repairs and invites calls for personal attention. Also includes miscellaneous classified blurbs about McCullough seeking El Paso trip, cash for second-hand farming gear, and a photography ad with phone numbers.
The Chaves and Roosevelt county school boards hold a joint session this afternoon in the office of County Superintendent C. C. Hill. County officials discuss school matters and policy in a coordinated meeting.
Mrs. T J Moore of El Paso arrived yesterday for an extended visit with her sister Mrs S M King at Sunset and Sixth Street. Also an advertisement from C C Guffin at 414 N Main St urges readers to donate old shoes for refurbishing to extend their life.
An old newspaper ad fragment promotes a tire company Dodtrill Tire Co offering tire life extension services and satisfaction guarantees. It also mentions a Thursday morning special and a 4 Gow Alarm Clock Standard Made 10- Yc. Nationale to 13 Store, indicating a retail ad context.
A discussion of the U S flag's symbolism from its origins at Betsy Ross's shop in Philadelphia to Congress approvals in 1777 and 1795 and the evolving star pattern In the essay Rev William Norman Guthrie links the flag to national unity peace and divine aspiration He explains the eagle olive branch and arrows as core symbols and the flag as a living emblem of American perseverance and idealism.
In Berlin Hugo Stinnes builds a powerful staff of ex German officers and relatives for his vast business empire. The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung is led by Captain Humann with ex Major K. Osius as private secretary. Stinnes favors strong organizational talent and assembles former military leaders to direct expansion into paper, pulp, and shipping, trusting obedience and results over formal training. The mix includes nobility and wartime figures now guiding his enterprises.
Reading for Scouts invites donations of books and magazines to the Boy Scout Club House Library. The club urges community members to contribute, stating there is little limit to usable materials and to contact the Chamber of Commerce at No. 86 for pick ups. Also includes a laundry advertisement and a baby buggy for sale.
London July 18 Europe s great cholera epidemic is raging in its last stronghold the Ukraine Dr J L McElroy district physician for the American Relief Administration in the Ukraine says there are today 2000 cholera cases in Odessa and fully 500000 in the Ukraine with typhus about twice that number the cholera death rate is about 60 percent and typhus about 10 percent
For Roswell and the Pecos valley generally fair tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico unsettled tonight then fair and warmer in the east. Light showers occurred in the central Plains and extreme Southwest yesterday. elsewhere fair. Temperatures lower where rain fell, warmer in the West. Pecos valley may stay fair tonight and Wednesday. Rain probability about 7 percent. Highest yesterday 89, lowest last night 65. Cleve Hallenbeck, Meteorologist.
An assortment of local notices highlights Roswell Chamber of Commerce advertising praise by Frank Young of New York City who recently moved to the Fitzgerald place on East Second Street. Also details a barbecue fundraiser by the Parent-Teachers Association at L F D on July 20th, fifty cents per plate, plus an item about Skillman returning from Texas and a sale offer from Enterprise Rabbitry, 900 N Richardson.
A Kansas City Star poem by Thomas G. Devine evokes a World War era pledge. It recalls faith in liberty and democracy, the honor of seafaring heritage, and a commitment to a pure flag free of oppression.
London July 1. In a Commons debate Lt Commander Kenworthy explained huge Admiralty concrete towers, built near war end as anti submarine fortifications. Plans called sinking them in channels or shoals to form island forts with searlights guns and submarine detection gear.
The Church of Christ conducts open air meetings at the church building. Elder Brac keen spoke last night on The Works of the Holy Spirit, explaining it works with the Word and not independently. Tonight’s subject is The Bible Heart and its role in salvation, with services at 3 p.m.
Clardy's Hairy advertises early morning delivery service with contact via phone 796. The fragment notes an advertisement style from a local page, mentioning a delivery option and a reference to Clardy's Hairy.
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