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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1933
Page
8
A column by The Ad Man promotes lowered Princess ad rates to five and fifteen cents. Humorous vignettes poke at education and advertising, urging readers to “READ THE ADS” and note a new Artesia bank opening as business returns to normal.
Police disclosed an extortion plot in Kansas City demanding 60000 dollars under threat to the Katz brothers family. The letter arrived Monday and follows prior threats including a ransom demand tied to Michael Katz’s previous kidnapping for 100000 dollars.
A telegram to Gov. Seligman says an order transfers the field division of the general land office from Santa Fe to Albuquerque. Secretary Edgar Puryear reports efforts to reconsider. Concurrently Santa Fe sources say an effort to consolidate the land register with Las Cruces, both to be located in Albuquerque.
The Roswell Chapter Order of DeMolay received the Grand Council Trophy Chart of First Prize Rating for Group Three Division D from the Grand Council in Kansas City Missouri. A second award is anticipated as the quarter ends and a father and son banquet plus Legion of Honor degree for Past Master Councilor Jimmy Rogers is planned at the Masonic Temple on August 10. The public is invited to the degree at eight. Local Roswell tennis players Perry Bean Vance Vorhees Roy Vorhees W G Welter J C Dunlap Helen White and Herman Dodd plan to travel to El Paso for the El Paso City Tennis Tournament around August 15.
The two Thompson machine guns were tried out by the sheriff s office yesterday and proved very efficient. They have a maximum shooting capacity of 800 shots per minute and are accurate to 600 yards. They were supplied to the sheriff s office and to the police department for better defense in emergencies.
Announcement states removal of furniture upholstery and repair shop from Purdy's Furniture Store to 426 North Richardson. Includes contact phone 1512J. Adv. J2116e.
Police Judge L. L. Johnson will travel to Dallas Texas tomorrow and stay a few days. He plans to bring back two girls who have been in school there. The police court will be closed until his return, which is expected Wednesday.
R. L. Malone Gill Amis Willis Ford and R. H. Carter returned from Santa Fe after presenting the Chaves county road program to the State Highway Commission.
Reasonably priced stock advertised by Mitchell Seed and Grain Company with phone contact 65 for orders or inquiries.
The New Mexico Transportation has placed a new eleven passenger Buick on the Roswell Albuquerque and Santa Fe line. Previously seven passenger buses operated on the route but the new lower fares require larger capacity. The blue and white Buick will begin service immediately.
Mrs J E Stevens traveled from her Frost Ranch near Caprock to Roswell yesterday on business.
Postal Inspector H. Land from Clovis is in Roswell on official business today visiting local post offices and meeting with staff.
El Paso resident H. E. King visits Roswell on business, meeting local officials and discussing regional trade and development opportunities. King plans further engagements in the area to explore collaborations and potential projects.
L F Sulivan connected with Maytag Company arrives in town from Albuquerque for business purposes.
J D Herron Jr of Capitan New Mexico spent the day in Roswell for business. He was seen in downtown meetings and returned home by evening.
Friday and Saturday specials detail small fat hens at two for 65 cents dressed and drawn, roosters at 1 se per pound, plus heavy hens and fryers of all sizes. Poultry fattened and handled under strict sanitary conditions by Whatley Produce Company at 515 East 2nd Street, phone 418. Adv. J27t2x.
Local repair shop at 120 East Third invites inquiries about keys locks and scissors. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Purdy plan a weekend in Ruidoso at their cabin. They will return Monday with Mrs. Herbert Hitson and her small child who have been in Ruidoso for the past week.
Mrs. W. H. McCuUhough, Roswell post mistress, announced at three this afternoon that 29 local firms had signed the National Recovery Administration industrial agreement and filed the compliance at the post office. The Roswell committee heading the civic campaign had not yet received instructions, though expected soon.
Special two nice plump hens 65 cents, two for 70 cents, fryers 25 to 35 cents each. Two fryers two and one half pounds each 80 cents. Fancy fryers Reds and Rocks. Big fat hens 10 cents per lb. Young ducks 35 cents each. Turkeys 9 cents per lb. Squabs two for 25 cents, pigeons four for 30 cents. Brook shiers.
Captain and Mrs. Charles F. Ward with children returned yesterday from a vacation spent visiting friends and relatives in Texas and a week in Boulder Colorado.
Scientific tests reveal that common soaps fail to remove embedded perspiration from pores in hard water. Kirk's Coco Castile, a 100 percent vegetable oil soap, lathers deeply, cleans pores, removes odor at the source, rinses clean, and leaves no medicine smell. Available in large cakes at low price.
The one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Espinosa died this morning at 2 30 at their home 713 East Alameda. Funeral services are to be held this afternoon with interment at South Park. Talmage Mortuary in charge.
Classifieds showcase quick responses as readers place want ads seeking goods and services. Local buyers and sellers trade notices for jobs, rentals, and items, with brief contact details and prices in accessible marketplace notices.
Shoal Harbor reports General Italo Balbo abandoned today’s plan to depart with his air armada for Valentia Irish Free State due to bad weather. If conditions improve, he will attempt the flight early tomorrow.
A fragmented classified notice describes a want ad for a record lost in transit. The snippet implies a retrieval or resubmission process, with limited readable details about the item and the contact method. Further specifics are unreadable in the fragment.
Advertises ten day offer starting July 21 at Old Mission Beauty Shoppe for a permanent wave or Luxor Oil option at 2.50 dollars. Includes shop name Dustin's style ad and contact phone 182, location 219 North Main. Also notes Hortons Transfer with phone 136.
An advertisement touts Falcons Electrical Service at 124 West Second with 25 years of experience, inviting customers to visit or call 289 for radio purchases and service.
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