Special Program at First Methodist Church Service
The Intermediate Department of the First Methodist Church will lead the mid-week worship at 7 45 this evening with Mrs E B Johnston as general superintendent. Mrs Bert Luttrell reports on the recent Intermediate Assembly held in the Sacramento mountains. A Board of Christian Education meeting will follow the service. The local board includes Major L B Plummer chair, H D Burdette vice chair, Warren Cobean secretary, Mrs Charles Darnal, Mrs E B Johnston, Mrs Frank Marks, Erwin Marsh and Mrs W A Hoffman. Home grown cabbage candy crisp carrots and squash. Andersons Gardens Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
E. B. Johnston
Sacramento Mountains
Bert Luttrell
Board of Christian Education
L. B. Plummer
H. D. Burdette
Warren Cobean
Charles Darnal
Frank Marks
Erwin Marsh
W. A. Hoffman
Firemen Plan Tacky Dance at Station Next Saturday Night
Firemen announce a tacky dance at the fire station next Saturday night. It will be the last summer dance with Graves orchestra providing music. Prizes for the best tacky costumes and admission is 75 cents per couple. everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graves Orchestra
Alvin Guss Receives Star Scout Badge at Court of Honor
Alvin Guss of Troop 1 earned a Star Scout badge at a Boy Scout Court of Honor held in the district courtroom. Scoutmaster Clyde Burum presented the badge with merit awards to Kenneth James carpentry Elmo Orr art Don Smith carpentry L C Lollar personal health Alvin Guss personal health public health safety Thomas Carr safety William Taylor wood turning Burl Wilkerson music. Father Fidelis presented the merit badges and Pat O Neill chaired the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Guss
Boy Scout Court of Honor
Clyde Burum
Kenneth James
Elmo Orr
Don Smith
L. C. Lollar
Thomas Carr
William Taylor
Burl Wilkerson
Father Fidelis
Pat O’neill
Court of Honor
Fiesta Contests Announced for San Juan Fiesta
A list of events for the San Juan fiesta on June 24 25 covers contests for youths including greased pig pie syrup and apple eating sack and foot races plus a pony burro and dancing contest. Boxing softball and group singing or playing are also planned with prizes ranging from 25 cents to 10 dollars all entries due by June 17 and sponsors Berry's Cafe J C Penney Montgomery Ward Ted Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
J. C. Penney and Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Carlos Villescas
Lloyd Waggoner
Manuel Moseley
Villescas
Steele Porter
Harry Puryear
Waggoner
Moses Calderon
Johnnie Connell
R. C. Moon
Calderon
Charlie Swanson
The
Park Project
Connell
Tony Melendez
Andrew Purcella
Asa Guffey
Melendez
Jim Rallis
Busy Bee
Purcella
Ted Jones
Juan Melendez
Moses Romero
Willie Porter
Berry’s Cafe
Museum Photographs Exhibit At C of C Roswell
Roswell Museum photographs and scenes from the Federal Art Project are displayed in the north window of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce with a published booklet. Interiors exteriors and hand carved furniture are shown along with paintings archeological materials and art workshop activities. The free leaflet describes the museum and its functions and notes open hours are 10 to 12 mornings 2 to 5 30 afternoons 7 to 9 Tuesdays and 2 to 5:30 Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Museum
Federal Art Center
Roswell Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Art Project
Smithsonian guards tattered original flag on 162nd anniversary
The Star Spangled Banner, dated to the 162nd anniversary of adopting the flag, shows moth damage and bullet hole marks. Smithsonian Institution now safeguards the historic bunting, preserving its fragile condition for posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis Scott Key
Smithsonian Institution
Paintings By Fine Artists At Roswell Museum
A two week exhibition at Roswell Federal Art Center showcases twenty oils and watercolors by seven eastern and midwestern Federal Art Project artists. Works by Edmund Lewandowski Julian Levi Sydney Fossum Warren Wheelock Mitchell Siporin Joseph DeMartini William Sommer and Joseph Vavak highlight nationally recognized talent with pieces loaned from the Federal Art Project in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Museum
Federal Art Center
Federal Art Project
East
Middle West
Edmund Lewandowski
Wisconsin
Warsaw School of Fine Arts
Poland
Chicago Art Institute
Downtown
New York
Julian Levi
Whitney Museum of American Art
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Salon d’Automne
Paris
Sydney Fossum
University of Minnesota
Warren Wheelock
Massachusetts
National Academy of Design
Brooklyn Museum
Mitchell Siporin
Illinois
Sheldon Cheney
Ralph Pearson
Esquire Magazine
Joseph DeMartini
Whitney Museum
Roerich Museum
New York City
William Sommer
Ohio
Cleveland Museum
Joseph Vavak
Vienna
Ilinois
Chicago Society of Artists
Roswell Federal Art Center
America
Washington, D. C
Experts Pick Ad Club to Win Over the Lions
A Roswell cross section of business men and sportsmen forecast the Roswell Advertising Club to defeat the Lions Club in Friday night's softball game. Voters favor the Ad Club with comments predicting strong power and a wide margin, warning against Lions올 illegal methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AD Club
THE
LIONS
T. L. Gardner Jr
Roswell
Lions Club
John Halter
Ed Williams
Aurelius
Woodrow Rodden
Bob Ball
Edd Amonett
Joe Dekker
Fire Department
Lacy Shortridge
Silver
Cliff Cate
Fifty Boy Scouts Attend Camp We-Hin-Ah-Pay Period Two
Fifty Boy Scouts are attending the second period at Camp We-hin-ah-pay, camp of the Eastern New Mexico Area Boy Scout Council in the Sacramento mountains. M. G. King reports all the boys are well and enthusiastic about archery. Minor Huffman will inspect the camp next Sunday with P. V. Thorson and Rev. H. S. Stout. Huffman, formerly area executive, is due to arrive in Roswell Saturday. The third and final period opens Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Boy Scout Council
Sacramento Mountains
P. V. Thorson
M. G. King
Thorson
King
Minor Huffman
Dallas
H. S. Stout
Artesia
Huffman
Roswell
Lois Jenkins Pleads Guilty in Hagerman Driving Case
Lois Jenkins pleaded guilty before Justice of the Peace Pat O Neill to driving without a 1939 license. She was fined $10 and costs after a state police report by Sergeant Jack Nichols noted a Hagerman accident involving a California vehicle with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Jenkins
Pat O’neill
J. P
Jack Nichols
Hagerman
Miss Jenkins
California
Defendant pleads not guilty to concealed weapons charge
J. S. Bobo pleads not guilty before Pat O Neill J P to a charge of carrying concealed weapons. Preliminary hearing scheduled for June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Bobo
Pat O’neill
J. P
Investigating Labor Complaints in Roswell
State labor commissioner Vincent J. Jeager visited Roswell today to probe alleged violations of the hours of employment for women and the workmen's compensation law. He planned to proceed to Artesia and Carlsbad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent J. Jeager
Roswell
Artesia
Carlsbad
Hodson Improves After Electric Plant Burns
H. O. Hodson district superintendent of the Southwestern Public Service Company, who suffered electrical burns while working at the electric plant yesterday morning, is reported today to be getting along all right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Hodson
Southwestern Public Service Company
Judge McGhee Returns to Roswell from Lovington
Judge James B. McGhee came back to Roswell this morning after nearly three weeks in Lovington hearing a damage suit. He will sit for Judge Harry L. Patton at Clovis Friday and plans to return to Lovington next week to hear civil non jury cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGhee
Lovington
James B. McGhee
Roswell
Harry L. Patton
Clovis
Lawyer J M Hervey Improves at Home
Attorney James M Hervey, who fell ill during a Lovington trial, is reported to be making good progress toward recovery. He remains at his home and is under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hervey
James M. Hervey
Lovington
Roswell school band to perform at Lions Ad Club game
The Roswell school band directed by Woodrow Cameron rehearses each morning at 8 at Junior High. They will play for the Lions Ad Club charity softball game Friday night at De Bremond Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Woodrow Cameron
Lions Ad Club
de Bremond Field
County Officials Return From Meeting
Clarence Cooper the Chaves county assessor and A C Jones the deputy assessor returned from Raton where they attended the state association of county officials annual convention. Will Robinson the county treasurer and Mrs Robinson deputy county clerk Jo Schrimsher deputy county clerk Mrs Georgia Anderson deputy treasurer Harry Puryear county commissioner and Mrs Puryear are expected home from Raton tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Cooper
Chaves
A. C. Jones
Raton
State Association of County Officials
Will Robinson
City Beautiful Contest Entries Highlight Riverside Beautification
Herbert Joyce in Riverside presents the City Beautiful Contest with premises evaluation. Mrs. T. L. Gardner displays a bouquet of perennials. Miss Grace Bartlett of 505 North Richardson shows a porch screen as a featured item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Joyce
Riverside
T. L. Gardner
Grace Bartlett
North Richardson
Taos Indians Battle Forest Fire
Scores of Taos pueblo Indians recruited from the plaza area battled a blaze in Carson National Forest above the pueblo last night. Forest service officials said the fire was nearing control but the extent of damage was not yet known and the origin remained undetermined.
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Taos
N. M
Carson National Forest
Pueblo
Forest Service
Hodges services in Hurley to bury New Mexico official
The body of Fred Hodges superintendent of the Chino Copper Company mill who died Monday will be sent to Long Beach California for burial tomorrow after funeral services at Hurley New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodges
Silver City
N. M
Fred Hodges
Chino Copper Company
Long Beach
Calif
Hurley
Truth in Fabrics Bill Advances Wool Content Labeling
The truth in fabrics bill requires articles containing wool to reveal precise fiber content. Wool would be defined as virgin wool from unused sheep or lamb, reprocessed wool fiber never used, or reclaimed wool from used articles. The Senate already passed a wool labeling bill with virgin or reclaimed fiber classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House Committee
Cake Walk Aims to Raise Funds for 4-H Camp
The Berrende and Dexter 4-H clubs will host cake walks Friday night to raise funds for members to attend the Chaves-Eddy 4-H camp from June 29 to July 2. Cakes will be sold at the school buildings in Berrende and Dexter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrende
Speedline Helperse Laundrys Corner Feature
Speedline listing highlights a corner laundry service at 14th with treats and good service. Focus on early 20th century small business tone. Names, places, and offerings suggest a bustling local shop aiming to attract customers with friendly service.
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Palm Beach
Beach
First Methodist
Andersons Gardens
Roswell Lodge No
A. F
A. M
W. W. Huntly
W. M
Elmer H. Riemen
Star Scout
F.H.A. Loans and Insurance
Daughtry Insurance Agency
White
Billy Gilbert
Mgr
Across St
Roswell Auto
Harry Mitchell
Manhattan
C. of C
Central
Oio
Huff
Dad
Jason
Huff’s
Jewelry
Gardner
Boy Scouts
Falcons
Hodson
Bais
Price & Co
Railsback Furniture
Wat Ae
Conoco
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