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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
4
The Record promotes Marian Martin Pattern 9422 with junior miss sizes and a slimming back waistline. It details fabric needs for size 13, ordering instructions, and emphasizes the pattern book as a summer fashion guide with diverse styles and home sewing tips.
A large group of youths from New Mexico and Texas returned from the Sacramento mountains after attending the Methodist Church Young Peoples Assembly. Elizabeth Dickinson and other delegates traveled with sponsors Mrs. A. S. Patterson and Rev. Thomas W. Brabham. Speakers included Dr. Kenneth Pope and Rev. W. Hall. The event ran June 17 to 22 with 270 attendees and multiple courses on Christian home life, leisure time, and youth work.
News from Camp Mary White by Ann Klingsmith details the opening of the fourteenth session June 16 at Mary White Camp in Mayhill New Mexico. It lists campers staff activities and special features including a five day eighty mile pack trip and a rodeo against neighboring camp boys.
The American Legion Auxiliary held its 19th annual New Mexico department convention at Leah Harvey Junior High in Santa Fe with nearly all units represented and a department membership of 1693, surpassing quota by over 10 percent. Officers were elected including President Don Woodward and vice presidents Norvelle Thacker and Delphine Baca. A memorial service honored six deceased members and a child welfare banquet featured Martha Dixon. A reception at Ft. Marcy Park and performances by the Hill Billy Band were noted.
The Coronado Cuarto Centennial Fiesta in Lincoln began with a traditional Mexican wedding and a 3,000 strong audience for Billy the Kid Lives Again. The street was muddy but parade and horse drawn wagon procession moved through the main thoroughfare as ten scenes highlighted the 1878 Lincoln County War.
Hollywood news item notes Fox wardrobe staff volunteering for Allied Relief. Paramount eyeing Ellen Drew for Virginia with MacMurray if Madeleine Carroll cannot return by July 1. Roy Rogers left Cedars after tonsil surgery for Yosemite rest while Eddie Cantor rests at Arrowhead. 310 bicycles used as props for It Happened In Paris. Robert Taylor to star in Billy The Kid remake for MGM. Fox shipping 124 longhorn oxen to Salt Lake City for July 24 celebrations. Frankie Albertson injured by a fall on set. revived and continued filming. Gloria Jean’s mother designs outfits. Smiley Burnette named honorary mayor of Studio City. Betty Grable replaces Alice Faye in Down Argentine Way due to Faye’s operation. Paulette Goddard set to co star with Fred Astaire in Second Chorus. Lew Ayres injured after fall during Golden Fleece filming. Cent SSA: remarks on peace through generations and Latin American ties. Coronado Centennial events featured old timers and a Capitan NYA performance.
An article in this month’s issue offers tips from Best Foot Forward on choosing shoes for unusually long or wide feet. It warns against styles that elongate a narrow foot and recommends stubby cut shoes with fancy toe work, opera pumps to conceal a fleshy instep, and high ties or step ins for a strong instep. For thin legs, grain stockings are advised over heavy crepe finishes.
The Santa Fe rifle team won the sixth annual New Mexico Rifle and Pistol Association match with 1131 points, beating Duke City Rifle Club of Albuquerque 1099 and Las Cruces 1066. L. D. Wilson led individuals with 234. R. E. Cook and B. G. Robinson second and third. The association named its ten man civilian team and staff for national matches at Camp Perry in August, with Burton Smith as captain and Paul Wright as coach.
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