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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1923
Page
4
February in Roswell did not meet the sunny reputation with 10 clear days, 7 partly cloudy, and 11 cloudy. Total sunshine reached 175 hours while precipitation measured 1.93 inches for the month, the highest single February total being 2.62 inches in 1905.
Mrs. W. C. Yarnell aged forty four died at the family home three miles northeast of the city last night at nine o'clock. She leaves a husband and two children Glenn and Marian, plus her father F. M. McPherson, a brother John McPherson and a sister Mrs. Carrie Phelps of Garber Oklahoma. The body will be forwarded tonight by Roswell Undertaking Company to Eagle Grove Iowa for internment, with husband and two children accompanying it.
An advertisement urges customers to replace every blow out with Goodyear or Kelly tires from Hall Bros Real tire service. It mentions Tax Service and includes stray ad text and numbers. The fragment presents ad language and misprint typical of a classifieds page.
The War Department endorsed the Military Training Camps Association as a cooperating agency to promote citizen military training. Civilian Aides were appointed for the four year term, including Colonel W.S. Hendricks in the Corps Area and state aides for Oklahoma and Colorado. Additional state appointments for Texas Arizona and New Mexico are anticipated. Call 9 for Taxi Service advertisement.
The Experiment Station reports satisfactory results using smudging with the Boston type of pots burning crude oil at about 100 per acre to protect plums peaches and apples. Temperature drops three to four degrees below danger while wind complicates protection. Newly opened blossoms and fruit may tolerate 26 degrees briefly but climactic variation affects outcomes. Begin lighting before danger and monitor with two standard Weather Bureau minimum thermometers in and outside heated areas to track results.
Mayor Ford and Mayor Willisford depart for Santa Fe tonight after receiving a telegram requesting their presence Monday as local bills are expected to be taken up. Cahriel Garvin and Mrs St John arrive from Vernon Oklahoma after a year there.
James Williams, a patient at St Marys Hospital since January, spent a few hours downtown yesterday. The note also lists horticultural ads for S Ray Dearholt and Thuresson Home, with Rev T E Thuresson returning from Iowa City where his son Harry, a student at Iowa State University, is seriously ill but improving. he will fill the pulpit Sunday.
Albuquerque officials M. R. R. Gibson and Dr. A. H. West, manager and medical officer of the Albuquerque headquarters, visited Roswell for a tour at inspection of veteran affairs operations.
A brief classified style notice advertises tax service with a single line reference to a phone contact and a name Stier. The fragmentary ad suggests a service offer and contact in plain terms.
In December 1922 Canada bought repair material and tires while Uncle Sam’s exports boosted activity at the end of the month. The Western Garage crowd says Deets is vacationing and may be planning marriage, as vulcanizing work continues and a 35c repair material sale is promoted.
The Merchants Industrial Fair at Roswell Armory March 15 16 and 17 features an old time fiddlers contest. Roswell High School domestic science class competes in baking. Two former Keith vaudeville stars perform. Most manufacturers respond favorably and displays will be auctioned for Kiwanis Club funds for underprivileged children.
Harry Young, who suffered a bad double fracture of the arm in an accident on South Main a few days ago, was injured internally and underwent a serious operation yesterday. The boy is in very bad shape.
A Roswell New Mexico document details an obligation with a $100000 subscription condition. Trustees will represent subscribers until the amount is reached, then a meeting will organize a corporation, set steps for incorporation, and issue stock. Payment milestones include 10 percent at organization, 25 percent upon plans completion, and 65 percent on director call, with interest on late payments and attorney fees.
The Chronister funeral has not yet set arrangements. The body is being held at Roswell Undertaking Company with notices to be given later.
The notice invites readers to take time to check tire pressure and request distilled water for dry battery cells at The Big Red Bowser. Hall Bros. advertisement emphasizes customer readiness and care for vehicle upkeep.
The American Legion schedules a Thursday night dance on March 22 at the Armory. The event invites members and local residents to join in the community gathering with music and dancing.
Post Office Address. For A Ford. Portol Oil is not merely oil, but is a special product that runs smoother and longer. Let us fill your crank case today. Roswell Auto Company. Advertisement at2e.
Thorne and Miss Donnie Davis united in marriage this afternoon at three o clock by Judge Patton. Mr. Thorne is employed with the Shook Tire Co.
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