Oil Show at Roswell Museum Opens for Petroleum Day
Frances Bear Wolfe notes Roswell Museum hosts an Oil Show for Petroleum Day with a tea led by Mrs. Phil Helmig Jr. and Mrs. Arnold Bunte of Petro Club and Malco Refining. Sim Christy Jr. originated the idea. opening July 4, viewing through August with daily hours 10–5 weekdays and 1–5 Sundays.
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Phil Helmig Jr
Arnold Bunte
Petro Club
Vickers Petroleum Co
Malco Refining Co
Roswell Museum
Sim Christy Jr
Roswell Geological Society
Engagement of Mary Patricia Powless to Aaron Webb
Mr and Mrs Raymond Clayton Powless announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Patricia to Lieutenant Aaron Webb of the U S Army. The couple will marry at 10 am Monday August 4 in the First Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clayton Powless
Mary Patricia
Aaron Webb
U. S. Army
Christain Church
Mr and Mrs Vernon Hunter Return From East Vacation
Mr and Mrs Vernon Hunter have returned from a three weeks' vacation through the East and are living at Ave de Paso Ranch on the Berrendo. Mr. Hunter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Vernon Hunter
East
Ave de Paso Ranch
Berrendo
Mr. Hunter
Visit Ends as McQuiddy Family Returns Home
Mr and Mrs Art McQuiddy and daughter Marian complete a visit with Mrs McQuiddys parents Mr and Mrs Rolla Hink le before departing Thursday for their Los Angeles home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art McQuiddy
Marian
Oldrup Family Visiting Oakland Relatives in California
Mr and Mrs Roy E Oldrup and children Larry and Jane Ann are in Oakland California visiting Mr and Mrs William Oldrup the couple's parents during a family trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Oldrup
Larry and
Jane Ann
Oakland, Calif
Mr. Oldrup
Mrs
William Oldrup
Mrs Medina Mertz and Mrs Olin Blanks Visit San Angelo
Mrs Medina Mertz and Mrs Olin Blanks of San Angelo Texas are staying at the Nickson Hotel visiting friends Mr and Mrs Sim Christy Jr and Mr and Mrs Abe Mayer. They plan to travel to Santa Fe this week for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina Mertz
Olin Blanks
San Angelo
Tex
Nickson Hotel
Sim Christy Jr
Abe Mayer
Santa Fe
Mrs Cary Butcher Leaves for Midland After Aunt’s Sudden Death
Mrs Cary Butcher and her children Preston and Clara Lou depart for Midland Texas following a sudden death in Roswell. The aunt, Luella McGaffey Brown, passed away unexpectedly, prompting the family’s trip home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary Butcher
Preston
Clara Lou
Midland
Texas
Summer Guests At The Hurd Home In San Patricio
O'Brien Nicholas of Ave de Paso Ranch in the Berrendo returns home for the summer after a year at Shipley School in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania. Carol Hurd, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Hurd of San Patricio, is a fellow Shipley School student at home with her parents this summer. Among the summer guests at the Hurd home.
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O’brien Nicholas
M. C. Nicholas
Ave de Paso Ranch
Berrendo
Shipley School
Bryn Mawr
Carol Hurd
Peter Hurd
San Patricio
Hurd
Wyeth Family Beloved Artists in Roswell Community
In San Patricio Mrs. Hurd is the mother of Mrs N C Wyeth widow of artist and illustrator Newell Convers Wyeth and mother of contemporary painter Andrew Wyeth. Andrew Wyeth’s paintings are owned by major museums in the United States and Europe as are the works of Henriette Wyeth Mrs Peter Hurd and her husband Peter Hurd. All family members are well known in Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Patricio
Delegation Heads to South Fork for Fishing Trip
Driving to South Fork Colorado for fishing today are Dr J P Williams and daughter Mary Lynn and Miss Elizabeth Ann Childress. Mr and Mrs Horace H McGee and daughter Mary Lou and son David with Miss Ruth Norton left last week. Mr and Mrs Truman Sanders and daughter Dora Lea and son Leland Fellows left Saturday. Mr Childress and family will join on return from Chicago Democratic convention where he is a delegate. Mrs J P Williams and grandson Joseph Michael will ride up with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fork
Colo
J. P. Williams
Mary Lynn
Elizabeth Ann Childress
Horace H. McGee
Mary Lou McGee
David
Ruthe Norton
Truman Sanders
Doralea
Leland Fellows
Floyd Childress
Bam
Jim
Mrs Nicholas Host Guests At Ave de Paso Ranch
Mrs M C Nicholas and daughter O Brien of Ave de Paso Ranch on the Berrendo entertain Mrs Nicholas sister Mrs A D Prescott of Houston as guests They expect Miss Ann Hartzell of Tucson Ariz to join them this week for visits with the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Nicholas
O’brien
Ave de Paso Ranch
Berrendo
Nicholas
A. D. Prescott
Houston
Ann Hartzell
Tucson
Ariz
Midland couple welcome daughter at St Marys Hospital
Mr and Mrs Bill Carrigan of Midland announce the birth of a daughter on Friday at St Marys Hospital. Mrs Carrigan formerly Miss Joanna Williams of Roswell, daughter of Dr and Mrs J P Williams. The couple also have a three year old son, Joseph Michael.
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Bill Carrigan
Midland
St. Mary’s Hospital
Carrigan
Joanna Williams
J. P. Williams
Roswell
Joseph Michael
Highway Debt Paid in Full in Minnesota
Minnesota has paid off the last of 110,996,725 dollars in bonded indebtedness from the early trunk highway system. Since 1921, total payments include 74,932,436 dollars on bonds and 36,064,289 dollars in interest. The original system had 6,850 miles and now covers 11,900 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Chess Club Formed At Youth Center
A chess club has been organized at the Youth center and will meet on Wednesday nights at 7 30 oclock. Two professionals will play in the club Eugene Fhape amateur champion of the U S and John V Ragan champion of Missouri. Signing up for membership in the club have been Glen Prager Tom mie Soare Charles Hagelin Lloyd Hamilton Don Dye John Poor baugh Bill Haute Chris Ander son Phil Williams Delbert Guss Steve Clowden and Sharon Felby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Fhape
U. S
John V. Ragan
Missouri
Glen Prager
Tommie Soare
Charles Hagelin
Lloyd Hamilton
Don Dye
John Poorbaugh
Bill Haute
Chris Anderson
Phil Williams
Delbert Guss
Steve Clowden
Sharon Felby
Roswell Social Snippets and a Dodge Deal at McDonald Motors
A collection of light local notices features a business girl sans hat, stylish visitors from Texas, a boy visiting a great grandmother for her July birthday, a farewell trip abroad, denim mother and daughter ensembles, a returning Roswell couple, an English scholar and geologist woodcarver, an oil man repurposing a walnut bed into art, a Roswell college student touring the East in a new Cadillac, a cottage undergoing redecoration, an absent minded businessgirl in a bank line, and a beautiful garden perfect for summer parties. Also listed is a 1946 to 1950 Dodge deal at McDonald Motors 209 N Richardson with phone 7-1616c.
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Texas
Arizona
Flandre
Roswell
Roswell College
East
Canada
Mother
Roswell House
Three Homes Are Included in Building Permits for Week
City Hall issued building permits totaling 20 865 for the week. New residences rented or constructed include Neal Harper at 407 South Atkinson and 1314 East Commercial, Carl McCraw at 1316 East Tilden, and A R Ramsey at 212 South Main. Alterations filed for Neal Harper 201 South Sherman Maudie Proffit 504 East Mathews Carl R McNally Jr 512 North Pennsylvania and W A Phillips 411 North Sea.
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City Hall
Neal Harper
South Atkinson
Carl McCraw
East Tilden
A. R. Ramsey
South Main
South Sherman
Maudie Proffit
East Mathews
Carl R. McNally Jr
North Pennsylvania
W. A. Phillips
North Sea
Walker Man Places In Model Contest
A/2C Ron Kambestad of the 509th Maintenance Squadron at Walker placed third in the class C/D stunt phase of the World Wide Model Airplane Championships in Amarillo. On Wednesday he won the Class A/B Stunt Event. Genvere Mueller of Marana Air Force Base set a new national speed record at 134.27 mph.
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Ron Kambestad
509Th
Walker
Amarillo
Kambestad
Genvere Mueller
Marana Air Force Base
Ariz
Social calendar notes for Roswell clubs
Monday Security Benefit club meets Kilowatt Kitchen South western Public Service Bldg 6 30 p m with covered dish supper bring table service. Roswell Business and Professional Women’s Club picnic and business meeting at Gladys Cowan 40442 South Kentucky 6 30 p m. Tuesday Roswell Woman’s Club board meets club house 9 30 a m membership committee 4 p m. Thursday Oasis Garden Club meets 8 30 a m at Mrs Glaze Sacra 57 Riverside Drive co hosts Mrs C E Burns Mrs Charlie Johnson Mrs W H McKinley. speaker on Compost.
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Security Benefit Club
Kilowatt
Southwestern Public Service
Roswell
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Gladys Cowan
South
Kentucky
Roswell Woman’s Club
Oasis Garden Club
Glaze Sacra
Riverside Drive
C. E. Burns
Charlie Johnson
W. H. McKinley
Compost
Friday Meeting of Rebekah Lodge No 2
Rebekah Lodge No 2 schedules a regular meeting at 8 p m on Friday with discussion likely on lodge matters. The article notes plants in meadows include European imports such as clovers, daisies, buttercups, and thistles, some moved by themselves over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge No
Easf Fae
Luncheon Cloth in Lintex Plaid 52 by 52 Inches
Spun rayon and cotton luncheon cloth in Lintex plaid, size 52 by 52 inches. Originally 3.39, now 2.00.
Base Receives Safety Award for May to July Period
Walker Air Force Base earned an Operation Safe wheels award from Strategic Air Command for May 30 to July 4 with no major accidents during most of the period and a weekend incident recorded after July 4. Other bases cited include Bergstrom Texas and Limestone Maine as SAC continues the campaign through Labor Day to reduce traffic accidents.
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Strategic Air Command Headquarters
Walker Air Force Base
Walker
SAC
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Texas
Limestone Air Force Base
Maine
Local Doctor Links Tuberculosis to Spinal Alignment
A chiropractor argues TB stems from a partially dislocated vertebra impinging nerve fibers that prevent vital life force from reaching the lungs. Sudden shocks may misalign the spine, sustaining illness until the nerve impingement is corrected. He promotes chiropractic care as essential for recovery and invites appointments.
Fined in Police Court for Driving While Intoxicated
William Alvin Otis, 23, paid a $150 fine in Police court after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. The incident was recorded in yesterday’s court sessions.
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William Alvin Otis
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Hunter
Roswell Carnegie Library
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Circlette
Willat
Brown Beauty Shop
Peg
Levi
McDonald Motors
N. Richardson
Drexel
Furniture
W. 2Nd. St
Walker Man
Platt Drug Co
Roswell Drug Co
Weri
Batiste
Nsuits
Permanette
Mallinson
Tae
Donald B. McLeod
D. C
J. P. White
Hinkels
Lee Ye
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