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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1934
Page
7
Roswell Daily Record details staff roles and contact information including society editor Grace T. Srar Erw. L. Scarritt and Don Wilkins. Advertising manager and city editor listed with rates in advance. Publication notes state political alignment and copyright with Associated Press usage.
A June 1934 Roswell ordinance regulates and taxes liquor sales, bars hours, and Sunday closing while banning liquor by the drink except with meals. It requires strict enforcement and imposes penalties for violations, with specific definitions of liquor beyond 0.5 percent alcohol by volume and onpremises consumption rules. In separate probate notes, the Chaves County court sets July 7 for proving the will of Thomas Long with witnesses Edith Watt and John Mott.
The article argues high tariffs spur bootlegging as profits lure smugglers, while some propose state manufacture to curb illicit liquor. It notes smuggling persists due to preferences for imported brands and cites monthly tax receipts from December to April totaling over 43 million dollars, suggesting lower taxes drive more smuggling.
The sermon outlines self mastery as the first virtue and self deception as a vice. It emphasizes grace as considering others, art as empathy, fault as closed-mindedness, and compliments as sincerity. It notes tragedies stem from failing to master oneself.
A winter garment cleaning service advertises professional moth proofing and storage. Bailey's Cleaning Works provides De Mothed storage in a fire and moth proof vault and offers contact via phone 890.
Barbara Browne, 22, lives under a domineering father in Oxbridge as she seeks romance with Gregory Rance while facing opposition to divorce and marriage. Her struggles, trysts, and a proposed but parentally thwarted match unfold amid village propriety and mounting personal peril.
A long column reviews the upcoming state convention in Santa Fe of the P. E. O. Sisterhood since 1869, noting its broad reach across Roswell, Carlsbad, Gallup, Tucumcari, Albuquerque, Clovis, and other towns. It discusses civic figures, editorials, and political dynamics, including references to Governor prospects, and ends with regional notes on Cloudcroft tourism and national political trends.
A clipped editorial debates prohibition policy, noting jail trends, constitutional amendment arguments, and enforcement costs. It argues repeal would not curb bootleggers, cites increased enforcement and revenue, and discusses federal and local responses to liquor.
The Record announces R. P. Perry Bean as a Democratic candidate for the nomination for Sheriff of Chaves county subject to party action.
E J House Sr authorizes The Record to announce his candidacy for the sheriff of Chaves County, contingent on the Democratic party's action. The notice names House as a candidate seeking nomination to the office.
Homer Donegan is announced as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff of Chaves County, subject to the party's decision.
In Chaves county the Democratic party announces Mrs Julia Prasher as a candidate for Superintendent of Schools subject to the party decision. The move signals a formal bid within the local educational leadership race.
For County Clerk Ralph A Sheeham has authorized The Daily Records to announce him as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for County Clerk of Chaves County, subject to the will of the Democratic party.
Mrs Harold E Crosby announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Treasurer of Chaves County subject to the Democratic party decision. The notice identifies Crosby as a potential nominee and signals party process as the guiding authority for selection.
The New Mexico State College expert William M Ginn describes a paraffin lard method to store farm eggs cheaply for fall prices. Mix lard paraffin and boric acid, apply to each egg, wrap in paper, and store in a cool place such as a basement. The method reportedly preserves whites and prevents odors, with infertile eggs keeping best.
Washington report confirms Walter W. Mayes as postmaster for Clovis New Mexico succeeding J C Linkart whose commission expired last month. The confirmation comes from the appropriate federal date authorities.
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