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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1941
Page
6
Mrs. Harold V. Milligan of New York has been named by the General Federation of Women's Clubs to head its new department of national defense. She will campaign to organize women into a single national preparedness movement.
A letter from Kitty Thornton West and Elizabeth Garrett frame the 1881 Fort Sumner shooting. The account recounts how Pat Garrett killed Billy the Kid during a wakeful midnight standoff at Pete Maxwell's Fort Sumner residence, the quick inquest, burial, and the ensuing myths.
The Roswell City Beautiful contest unveiled an extensive prize list awarding $5 in trade or cash from local businesses for a range of garden and lawn achievements. Highlights include best bed of petunias, best rose garden, best 6 gladiolas, best window boxes, and numerous bouquet categories with several prizes offering subscriptions or in kind trade. The entry list names numerous sponsors such as Yucca-Pecos Theatres, Hall-Poorbaugh Press, Mountain States Telephone Co, Pecos Valley Trading Co, and Kemp Lumber Co, with awards spanning plants, landscaping, and home beautification projects. Also noted is an ad for a 1941 Knee-action bicycle rental by Andersons Gardens, located at 203 North Ky.
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