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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1933
Page
8
County superintendent Miss Thelma McCully will depart Monday for a week in the mountains above Las Vegas. Miss Eleanor Hughes will preside in her office during the absence.
Mr and Mrs William Shaffer of Glendale California will reach Ruidoso tonight for a brief stay then travel to Roswell for two weeks visiting Mr and Mrs W A Vickers and sister Mrs Bert Ballard.
For ten days starting July 21, Mission Beauty Shoppe offers an Old Mission Special and Luxor Oil permanent wave for $2.50. Phone 1782. 219 N. Main. Adv. J20tfe.
Capitolia Moffett, a negro woman who shot and wounded Horace Brown on July 21, has not yet been sentenced. She likely will receive her sentence from Judge McKee on Monday morning after pleading guilty to a charge of discharging firearms inside the city.
Rev D F Evans pastor leads Sunday school at 9 45 morning service at 11 A M A C E League at 6 45 and a special missionary service at 9 45 Everyone is welcome to attend this church gathering and activities
Advertisement notes the removal of Purdy's Furniture Store from its former location to 456 North Richardson. Includes contact number 2512J and reference code Adv. J2116e.
Funeral services for Oscar A. Trowl pioneer citizen of Roswell will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM from Talmage Memorial Chapel Rev H C Henderson of the Methodist Church South will preside Music by a male quartet Casket bearers Jesse Lee A Junor F J Ehret T R Overman Interment at South Park with Talmage Mortuary directing
Mitchell Seed and Grain Company offers fresh turnip seed at reasonable prices. Phone 65 for orders or inquiries.
A shipment of live Mexican Jumping Beans has arrived at Cobean's Stationery Shop. The ad promotes sending beans to friends who have never seen them and offers a price of 3 for Sc.
Miss Dorothy West and Miss Celina Snow of Santa Fe were overnight visitors at the Gilkeson enroute to the Girl Scout Camp in the Sacramento Mountains.
J M Bujac James W Stagner and Mr Robinson of Carlsbad were in Roswell today on legal business.
H. M. Dow, who spent time in Santa Fe on legal business, returned to Roswell last night.
J M Hervey is expected to return to Roswell on Monday after traveling to Santa Fe for business. The brief notes his absence from Roswell and indicates a return timeline.
Falecom Electrical Service advertises radio sales with 25 years of experience and a contact at 128 West Second plus a phone number 289 for customers seeking reliable service.
Leland Fellows at Dustin's. Phone 111. Adv.
A poem by Kathleen Lamb offers reflections on courage and persistence. It speaks of falling, enduring pain, and the aim to rise again, repair the soul, and achieve a worthy prize despite a rough road and grey dust that blinds the eyes.
A gun fight in Bernalillo County left Deputy Bill Meador critically wounded as Jack Lehman fled. Lehman, an ex convict sought for robbery and hijacking in Estancia, was later arrested in Clovis after the search spread across New Mexico. The posse vowed no mercy while Lehman’s mother urged surrender.
A settlement reached in the case of C. L. Allison et al versus Albert Schuler et al satisfies all parties and cancels the August 2 foreclosure sale. Schulers have paid all non contested claims, with an appeal to the state supreme court pending on contested items. The dispute stemmed from a contractor for Schuler Funeral Home absconding, and many claimants express satisfaction with the equitable resolution.
Chicago July 29 AP Mrs Aimee Semple McPherson Hutt indicated her husband David may have his divorce without a contest The evangelist said she was not inclined to fight the suit though she could sue for non support on bible grounds She expressed regret that his debut before a Hollywood audience was marred by a woman who tossed eggs at him noting Judas Iscariot had thirty pieces of silver and David Hutton has a vaudeville contract.
State editors at Raton pledge support for a fair practice code under the National Industrial Recovery Act. A special NMNA committee including J C McConvery, Orville Ricketts, and Karl Guthman to draft the code for the June convention, while Gov. Seligman offered help interpreting NRA phases.
Santa Fe July 29 AP The supreme court advisory committee on revising New Mexico court practice and procedure will reconvene in Albuquerque on August 21, the day before the state bar association meeting. Chairman Quincy D. Adams says the panel will review study findings and prepare recommendations to present to the supreme court, with the criminal code compared to the American Law Institute for possible changes. H M Dow of Roswell serves on the committee.
The recovery administration says the voluntary re employment agreement is not a mere share the work plan. Wages may not rise for all higher paid workers when hours decrease, as readjustment is needed. Johnson will set hearings on coal and auto codes, with Ford not yet signed. Steel hearings will open Monday, and wage hours for Slovak workers under steel are studied. Interpretations of the agreement were issued by Hammond and Richberg.
R M Tigner, campaign chairman for the Barney Leonard family, reports cash collected to date is 720 dollars and 80 dollars pledged to be collected. Most petitions are due tonight. a final report is planned for Monday. The fund will be turned over to Mrs Leonard for support of herself and dependent children.
Tickets for the Baseball Club Banquet at Nickson Coffee Shop Tuesday night at 6 30 are now on sale. Purchases available at the Chamber of Commerce and Kipling’s Confectionery for sixty five cents. The program will be finalized by Monday and published in The Record.
Yesterday at four o clock a collision occurred at the Fifth and Main intersection between a car driven by L Q Bradley and another driven by Mrs Lee Walker. Minor damage to Mrs Walker s car and no injuries were reported.
An El Paso newspaper article wrongly said the El Paso Five-Pointers would pay the Roswyed Giants in a doubleheader Sunday. The Record notes the error and confirms only one game Sunday and one game Monday, with full coverage on the sports page.
Advertising note for Mexican Jumping Beans offered at 3 for 5 cents from Cobean Stationery Shop with Adv. 129t7c, a brief promotional snippet typical of a small local ad.
Weapon case details show a prisoner received a prison term on July 11, 1931 and was paroled to Albuquerque two months earlier, reflecting a reforming transfer amid ongoing legal actions.
Roswell and Pecos Valley forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with light winds and dry skies. No rain is expected as high temperatures range mild to warm and overnight lows fall into comfortable ranges.
Governor Pinchot says he offered to send state police to the strike area if Sheriff Hackney would remove deputies, but Hackney refused to withdraw. The National Guard could be deployed to restore order. Thomas Moses of the B C Frick Coke Company denies importing New York gunmen in the disputed region after telegram exchanges with Sheriff Hackney.
James A. Moffett resigned as vice president of Standard Oil of New Jersey over policy disagreements with Walter Teagle and others on Roosevelt oil recovery plans. He is seen as a likely choice for petroleum administrator under the national recovery law, while Teagle pressed for his exit from the company. Moffett affirmed support for Roosevelt policies but said his views differ from the board’s.
Rev. Henry Van Valkenburg will address a Roswell Ministerial Alliance union meeting at First Baptist Church Sunday night at eight o'clock. He will discuss prohibition and follows the replacement of the usual courthouse lawn gathering with this church event. Previously he led the First Methodist Church of Roswell.
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