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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
3
Roswell Auto Co distributors warn of tire failure risk after Henry Wilson’s blowout. His wife cites poor tire choice and faulty tube as cause. Auto shop promotes affordable tire and tube replacements to save drivers money.
A whimsical verse by Edna Kingsley Wallace celebrates Mistress March and the coming of spring with imagery of blossoms and winds. The piece is followed by Bridge Club notes: Monday at the Country Club hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jaffa, with three tables of players including O H Smith, E A Cahoon, Nathan Jaffa, and others. Kansas City visitors Willingham and son Gordon arrive en route to a southern California vacation, visiting Arthur E Ingham. Willingham is president of Ingham Lumber Co.
The Woman's Club meets tomorrow at 2 30 p m in Carnegie Library with an art program led by Mrs. Ewing L Lusk. Executive board convenes at 2 00 sharp. Members are urged to attend.
Mrs Henry Johnson hosts a Saturday afternoon thimble party in compliment to her niece Miss Vera Hinkle who will marry Arthur Farnsworth at high noon on Wednesday March 10.
The Elks present a picture show and dance at the Armory tomorrow night with a 50 cent admission and ten cent dances. The Roswell dance orchestra will provide music in a social event praised for its value.
Bank clearings for February 1920 show a 52 percent rise from February 1919. The total was 1,413,682.94, compared with 924,220.83 the year prior. The increase is noted as remarkable and indicates a higher volume of business in Roswell.
Paris faces near theatre closures due to new war taxes on theatres music halls and cinema plus a Parisian vogue for dancing. Taxes total about 36 percent of gross receipts with 10 percent for the poor 10 percent to authors and 15 percent new war levy. Cinemas face 20 25 percent brackets. Only subsidized state supported venues like the National Grand Opera Comic Opera French Comedy and the Odeon may survive.
Covington report from March 2 describes John W. Menzies, clerk of the federal court for the eastern district of Kentucky, explaining that real moonshining is rarely the swashbuckling feud driven drama of movies. He notes that gun battles between revenuers and mountaineers are uncommon in current sessions.
Fragmented OCR text notes amateur whisky makers producing a allegedly poisonous brand. Mentions Orchard Park VT sale acreage Picacho Inv Co Exp Co, rising brew prices from 75 cents to 1 50, car owners paying 12 to 15 dollars for machines, and danger of frozen radiators and aging goods at Roswell Auto Co.
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