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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1939
Page
6
Will Robinson will lecture on New Mexico at the Roswell Museum Federal Art Center on Thursday evening June 8 at 7 30 oclock. The talk will be illustrated by slides from Robinsons large New Mexico collection. The public is invited.
Ad Club members meet at Cahoon Park tonight for a picnic luncheon and softball practice replacing the Nickson Coffee Shop gathering. A large turnout is expected as finishing touches are prepared for the Ad Club Lions Club softball tilt scheduled for June 16 at De Bremond Stadium.
Mrs John Poorbaugh, wounded last Friday night by a bullet allegedly fired by her husband, is reported by the attending physician to be getting along all right. She is not in a serious condition and is at St Marys hospital.
I wish to thank friends for acts of kindness and floral offerings at the funeral of E. T. Roberts. Mrs. E. T. Roberts expresses gratitude for the support and sympathy shown.
Roswell Typewriter Co invites store owners to see an OHMER cash register in action at their shop located 215 North Main. Demonstration aims to show efficiency gains for in store operations and checkout processes.
Gail S Boss and Thomas J Lipton Tea sales representative toured Roswell on business noting Lipton sales in Roswell and the Pecos Valley up 300 percent since January 1 1939. Boss said Roswell overall looked more prosperous than any other city in his territory.
New Mexico fair tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions in south central and southeast areas. Colorado fair tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions in the west. Arizona fair tonight. West Texas partly cloudy tonight, cooler in the north, Thursday partly cloudy and cooler in the northeast.
Mr and Mrs Howard Hampton announce the birth of a daughter at St hospital on Sunday June 4. Helen Joyce Hampton joins the family as a new arrival for the year.
Corrine Whitney advertises magazines for Fathers Day at $3.00, down from $5.00, with contact at 604 South Sea and phone 980M. Offer valid through June 30.
Candy Crisp Carrots and Green Beans offered at 15 cents per pound. Local advert promotes home grown produce from Andersons Gardens with emphasis on fresh, affordable vegetables.
Ad promotes a Nome cooler for 16 square foot pad area at 42.50 with a free trial. Fal coni Electrical Service advertises contact by phone 289. 6-6t26c.
Daughtry Insurance Agency at 222-23 White Building advertises FHA loans and insurance with contact phone 301 5-1113. The notice urges motorists to check motor cooling system fan belt and hose connections to prevent roadside trouble, listing Elgin's Service at 408 East 2nd Street and phone 539 as auto service.
Classified note seeks a ride to Oklahoma City for a woman and two children. References. Clean Way Laundry. Also offers rental listings including six room unfurnished house and one room furnished apartment. Phone 998. Also one and two room apartments on first floor with free water and lights. 6-7t3c to 6-7t6c.
Santa Fe reports the bureau of revenue issued a summary of salient features for the new compensating tax. Officials anticipate steady collection with a 2 percent levy on goods for state use and outline exemptions for mining rails, certain equipment, and out of state purchases. The rules, prepared after a June 1 conference, will be printed and mailed to about 15,000 taxpayers.
Clovis News Journal sponsors an AAU sanctioned swimming and diving meet in Clovis New Mexico in July. The Rocky Mountain division approved the event with tentative dates July 13 and 14. Winners will be state champions and eligible for the regional Denver meet. Three classes planned Senior men 17 plus junior men 16 and under girls and women of all ages. Medals will be awarded to event winners and division titlists.
John Albert tops Sears fisherman's contest with a 4 lb 4 oz bass from Red Bluff Lake, securing the early lead in the competition.
A notice records the granting of licenses for two Dexter residents, Elmo Willingham and Bertie Johnson, indicating the official action and names involved in the proceedings.
A car driven by Dr M M Roland collided with Carl Rose's parked vehicle in the 200 block of East Second Street last night. Roland says another car crowded him into the parked car. Roland's 1939 Ford was heavily damaged. Rose's car was damaged but not seriously. No injuries were reported.
Mixed iris available starting Monday at 50 cents per dozen. Located at 210 South Kentucky. Sale lasting through the week.
Senate agriculture committee approved a measure by Senator Hatch directing the agriculture department to immediately issue 1938 benefit payments to farmers whose checks were delayed by a technical error. Hatch cited 12 to 18 month delays for New Mexico and other states and urged prompt payment under the agricultural adjustment and soil conservation programs.
In Juarez Chihuahua on June 7 Inds Meticado, 18, was killed during a bar quarrel at the Gato Negro. A man with her drew a pistol and shot her in the abdomen. Rafael Bustillos, intoxicated, said he did not know what occurred and was held in Juarez jail.
City council action loosens restrictions to permit fireworks from June 25 through July 5, with mayoral proclamation to authorize. Also amends liquor sale hours to 2 a.m. daily except Monday, and allows fair permits for $10 a day. Additional ordinances address train blocking, museum funding, livestock restrictions, well care, uniforms, and city services.
May police court fines totaled 1418 with 604 collected. Hen ry Eller listed 217 people charged, 60 arrested, 149 cited. Fines or jail for 52, transfers to county 13, outside 4, juvenile 2, 146 pending or released. Major arrests included drunk 22 and drunken driving 7. Fire department answered 10 calls. loss adjusted at 210. Water receipts 7564.66 versus 7145 in May 1938.
W R Gore seeks a four room house at 1209 North Main valued at 2000 dollars. J R Daughtry plans an addition to Ball Studio at 404 West 2nd for 1000 dollars. Mrs Linnie Viola McDonald adds a three room house at 1108 West 2nd costing 400 dollars. Mrs Carl F Wilcoxen adds to a house at 901 North Union for 500 dollars. Co Van Sweatt constructs a four room house at 209 South Montana for 700 dollars. George S Gosnell builds two three room houses at 206 and 208 South Ohio for 500 dollars each. Emmett Hall builds a three room house at 201 South Montana. Lee Reaves builds a three room house at 205 South Montana. D B Hart builds a three room house at 203 South Montana. Eva Hendricks builds a four room house at 207 South Montana. (Text fragment continues with additional Montana addresses.)
Berlin reports the German ministry of justice is deciding Curts William Bardwell 20 of Oakland California in Heidelberg jail charged with slandering the German reich. Consul General Raymond U. Geist urged leniency. Curts born Cincinnati was arrested May 15 in a beer hall after writing a verse deemed uncomplimentary to the Nazi regime.
Walter J. Fulbright, manager of the Safeway Store in Roswell New Mexico, has earned a spot on the Roll of Honor of Community Builders. The award from Chain Store Age honors 303 chain store managers for distinguished 1938 civic work. Fulbright’s activities include Rotary Club Merchants Association Roswell Advertising Club Chamber of Commerce Boy Scout and Masonry committees and local teachers conventions. He will receive a scroll of honor and is eligible for further selection as the national Community Builder with a bronze plaque and $100 prize forthcoming.
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