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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1933
Page
8
Captain R. R. Brown and Mrs. Brown will attend a two week coaches' school in Hot Springs Arkansas starting July 31 not Little Rock as previously printed. They intend to leave tomorrow.
Advertisement notes 25 years of experience at Falcons Electrical Service located at 123 West Second with phone contact 289. Promotes radios from 2 Radio Man.
Leland Fellows featured in a Dustin's ad promoting confections and fountain service with a contact phone number 111. The notice highlights a local business lineup and a call to visit for treats and beverages.
An advertisement for The Fixit Shop at 120 East Third highlights expertise with keys locks and scissors. The notice promotes quick service and convenient location for local repairs and misc hardware needs.
Dr. H. D. Pate from Carlsbad has located permanently in Roswell to practice in partnership with Dr. D. D. Swearingin. Their office is at 306 West Second Street. Dr. H. D. Pate is the son of Dr. L. H. Pate who has practiced in Carlsbad for twenty years.
For ten days starting July 21, Old Mission Beauty Shoppe offers an Old Mission Special and Luxor Oil permanent wave at $2.50. Choose either option. Phone 182 at 219 N. Main. Adv. J20tfe.
Old floors sanded and finished anew with estimates for any floor work. Contact L. H. Weller for details and services.
Sheriff Peck transported four prisoners to the Santa Fe state penitentiary yesterday. Charles Bales, Jose Martinez, Ed Sisk, and Reese Wahl pleaded guilty in district court to larceny charges and received sentences from Judge James B. McGhee.
Chaves county school superintendent Miss Thelma McCully reports state board approval of Elson Readers and Laidlaw for first three grades. Schools statewide may receive the books, with choice left to each district. Elson is pricier and funding may limit how many are provided.
W. S. Carter, assistant general livestock agent of the Santa Fe railway, is visiting Roswell on a routine inspection trip. His headquarters are in Amarillo.
Mrs Mabel Warmath and her son Moody Warmath Jr returned to Roswell yesterday from Arkansas where they had been visiting relatives for two months. Mrs Warmath plans to travel to Ruidoso and stay until early September before proceeding to California.
Adv. ft Residence and business transfer services listed with phone contact 136 for inquiries and records.
A column notes Big Crosby seeking bodyguards for wife and child amid kidnapping fears. A bicyclist sports a large red reflector, praised as safer than many car owners. California grasshoppers threaten winter vegetable crops, with pheasants proposed as pest control. Roger Sprecker discusses a plan to mix five percent alcohol with gasoline to use surplus corn. follow up with him for details.
R L Malone R H Carter and Gil Amis left this afternoon to attend tomorrow's state highway commission meeting in Roswell representatives will submit Chaves county road needs and carry a county commissioners resolution. They will stay at the De Vargas Hotel Willis Ford also travels to Santa Fe to join them.
Atwood urged against the American Petroleum Institute plan to tax and regulate drilling under federal rules. He argued states like New Mexico should be represented in any industry administration and that cooperation with federal authorities on gasoline taxes was essential. He cited price disparities and noted he would file a brief detailing New Mexico’s position.
An alligator, seven feet eight inches long and about 200 pounds, was captured near Roswell at Ku Klux Lake and moved to a pond in Roswell City Park near the bear pit. It was caught by Walter Thornton, M. H. Ward, John Garrett, and Reno Sapp and is the last of four in the lake, having grown about three feet in four years.
Rue Chrisman Roswell’s Fire Chief pursues cactus cultivation and transplanting turning the city cactus garden at the fire station into a tourist draw. He scoured for plants from Elephant Butte Dam, supervised planting on llth and Main, and built a native cactus collection with civic benefit.
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce will host a Tuesday evening banquet for the Roswell baseball team at the Nickson Coffee Shop at 6 30. Tickets cost 65 cents. Guests include manager Keith and players Bagwell Farmer Etz Knox Pirtle Anderson Kee Hood Packenham Roberson Brown Rodrick Richmond Harris Herring and Ridge.
Policy text outlines wage and hour standards for specific employee classes, minimums by city size, and guaranteed rates. It mandates compliance with the National Recovery Administration codes, supports signatory establishments, and allows for price and contract adjustments if costs rise due to code adoption. It also provides a process for hardship petitions and stays pending investigation.
The Chamber of Commerce received a telegram from the National Recovery Administration in Washington stating a bulletin explaining the purpose of President Roosevelt's campaign would be mailed to them. A publicity book advertising and speakers' materials will be mailed Friday.
Modern three room furnished apartment with hardwood floors available. Light water and gas bill paid. Located at 703 South Kentucky Ave or 1303 North Richardson. Call for details.
Former governor James F Hinkle and Attorney J M Hervey traveled to Santa Fe today to handle oil severance tax cases. They will meet with state officials and review legal arguments affecting revenues and policy.
J. Frazier traveled to Dexter on official business today. The trip focused on administrative duties and coordination with local authorities. No additional details were provided about the visit or its objectives.
Delegates from Charles M. de Bremond Post No 28 of the American Legion will discuss plans for the department convention to be held at Tucumcari on August 3 4 and 5. The Roswell unit voting as a bloc for Gen H A Ingalls is anticipated and many Roswell residents expect to attend. Local post delegates include Col J D Atwood Lake J Frazier F O Graham Gen H A Ingalls R J W Drysdale Ed Purdy and Jesse Dustin with alternates Charlie Townsend Jack Anderson W H McCullough B O Greenwade J V Duffin J Q Adams and Hugh Day.
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