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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1933
Page
8
A Tuesday evening program features a clever stage play with southern characters and a music segment. Local talent is showcased along with a lawn supper of ice cream and cake in a pre Civil War setting. A silver offering benefits the Institute Club. Event at 8:00 p.m. at First M. E. Church North.
Captain R. R. Brown and C. M. Farnsworth are expected home tomorrow after an extended fishing trip in the Northwest.
Leland Fellows at Dustin's offers confections and fountain service with contact via phone 111 for inquiries and orders.
Mr and Mrs Morgan of Chil dress Texas escaped injury when their car collided with a hay wagon on a highway west of Roswell late night. The car was considered damaged.
For ten days starting July 21 a special permanent wave offer is advertised. The Old Mission Beauty Shoppe lists Luxor Oil as the product at a price of $2.50. Includes contact details and address 219 North Main Avenue.
Oklahoma City dealer C H Yates advertises availability to carry a load between 25th and 30th streets. Contact Red 1312 for service details.
John Vargo aged forty four died at his Roswell home on Sunday at 11 am after residing in Roswell for years, a former Fort Stanton resident. Born in Hungary he immigrated as a child and served in the Marines during World War I. He leaves one sister in Alberta, Canada. Funeral services Tuesday at 10 am from the Talbage Memorial Chapel with Rev. W. A. Huffman. interment at South Park under Talmage Mortuary.
Archie Vernon Pell two year old son of Mr and Mrs H Pell died this afternoon at one o clock at the family home after several days illness. He is survived by his parents two brothers and four sisters. Brief services are planned for tomorrow morning with burial at South Park Talmage Mortuary directing.
A girl was born today at St Marys hospital to Rev and Mrs Julian Atwood. A son was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Louis Chavez at the same hospital.
A light editorial piece urges Roswell readers to enter an educational contest about ads and notes the importance of advertising alongside news. It also mentions President Roosevelt’s 7:30 pm nationwide radio address on the Industrial Recovery program and recounts a crime tale from Oklahoma about masked gunmen abducting two oil men. The piece muses on the number thirteen in the US Seal and questions Niagara Falls' historical movement.
A fundraising solicitation starts tomorrow at nine A.M. in Roswell to aid the widow and dependent children of Det. Barney Leonard who was killed while pursuing bandit Frank Wallace on Sunday. Organized by local businessmen, the drive aims to show community gratitude and support law enforcement. contributions can be left at Owl Drug Store, The Roswell Record, or the Roswell Dispatch. R. M. Tigner chairs the campaign.
Lumber dealers in southeastern New Mexico met to organize a regional district of the Mt States Lumber Dealers Association under the National Recovery Act. C J Stilwell chaired the drafting committee with Max Houston and L L Felix, aiming to code ethics for the local unit and coordinate with Hugo S Johnson’s recovery program.
Roswell received a light shower totaling 0.04 inches bringing month to date 0.79 and year to date 2.62 inches versus a 7.27 inch normal. Heavy rain fell at Clovis Lovington Alamogordo and Hondo while Vaughn saw none. Gallup Pena Blanca flood damage reported. El Paso also had a light shower.
St Louis Cardinals president Sam Breadon announced Fran Frisch second baseman will manage the team for the rest of the season and 1924, replacing Gabby Street. Breadon cited Frisch's leadership as key to breaking the slump and restoring pennant chances. Street has earned two pennants and a world title as manager but steps down as Frisch takes over.
The Ohio iron and steel industry with outlets in Youngstown and Cleveland paid 1931 payrolls of 220.6 million and peaked near 500 million in 1929. By 1932 after 25 percent wage cuts, average daily earnings fell to 5.17, down from 2.93 in 1931 and 5.89 in 1923, as allied branches like automotive and machine tools reflected labor policy shifts and a move toward the eight hour day.
Funeral services for J M McKnight, longtime Roswell resident, were held Sunday afternoon at Talmage Memorial Chapel. The First Baptist Church choir provided music, Rev Julian Atwood led the service, and casket bearers were Bob Corn J Fr Savage Albert Pruit and Arthur Ingham. Interment followed at South Park Cemetery.
Washington July 24 AP An agreement between administrator Hush S. Johnson of the National Recovery Act and leaders of the ship-building industry on hours and minimum wages in shipyards was reached today after many days of bitter discussion.
A Madison North Dakota letter to the public works administration urges paying a bounty of one dollar for each rattlesnake killed and a smaller amount for other snakes. It suggests 10,008 people could gain work, including a proposed 73 cent price for water moccasins, as a useful public remedy.
Santa Fe July 24 AP It is too early to say the coming year's tax levy prospects, state tax Commissioner Byron O Beall said after budget hearings. The levy likely will be similar to this year as cuts in assessed values press budgets, aided by taxpayers and associations. Beall to attend hearings in Raton Friday and Saturday.
Peek says abuses exist in grain trades and that the marketing system for farmers must be corrected. He warns the government will act if the trades fail to protect farmers, arguing that farming is the only industry with no say on prices.
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