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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1933
Page
8
A quirky column reflecting on national politics and local concerns. The writer muses on the ship of state Hull, a neighbor named Hughie Huff who pays cash for old gold, bridge work woes, and a bridge contract quandary. Founders Day for their fraternity is noted with a toast to artesian water.
George L Reese Jr a strict attorney arrived in Roswell to present informations to the court tomorrow morning on men charged with criminal offenses He will depart for Carlsbad for a criminal arraignment in Eddy county which begins Monday
W. Fe Elder, a longtime resident of eastern New Mexico, arrived in Roswell yesterday for cataract surgery on one eye and hopes to undergo the procedure this coming Saturday.
A local beauty shoppe advertises a complete line of Theo Benn and Contoure Cosmetics. Staff invite customers to visit at 219 N. Main and ask them to call for guidance in selecting blends suited to their features.
An ad declares a banking house as the only one in the U. S. free of government restriction and asserts Roosevelt knows proper banking conduct. It promotes a grocery angle and touts "Lowest uniform prices on earth" with a playful nod to tender meals.
Advertisement describing Fanty shaped Daisy puff pillows with organdie percale and chintz. Each pillow includes a box with die cut materials to complete the pillow, foundation and back material, and a diagram. Assorted colors offered by Art Gift Shop located at 107 West 4th Street.
R L Kyle Pecos Valley field inspector reports he sent 37 seed loan applications from Eddy County totaling 9000 dollars via Carlsbad last Tuesday. Chaves County committee will review local Eddy County applications tonight, Kyle to forward approved files. He will be in Roswell on Thursdays and Fridays.
In District Court this afternoon at two o'clock the case White Branch Hat Company versus Edd Amonett began in district court. It is a suit to collect an account alleged due. Judge McGhee and court reporter Henry Puckett returned to Carlsbad after morning official court business.
Emmett Patton and William F. Hannison traveled to Santa Fe today joining Henry Bedford of Gypsy Oil Company who also proceeded to Santa Fe.
The Rotary club heard W. J. McInnes discuss the present financial situation of the nation and Miss Lillian Franzen describe federal relief work in Roswell.
At a March 1 1933 board meeting a quarterly dividend of 1.50 per share on preferred stock and 0.30 per share on common stock was declared for the quarter ending March 31 1933 and payable March 31 to stockholders of record at the close of business March 20 1933.
Advertisement for Art Gift Shop offering stamped baby dresses layettes blankets robes pillows sacques and similar items needing a small touch of handiwork to finish. Promotes ideal gifts. Located at 107 West 4th Street.
President Roosevelt meets with Congress and outlines a plan to ease the banking crisis. Dexter and Carlsbad head to Albuquerque for the state tournament, with valley teams hoping for a return with honors. Rabies in several counties prompts poison control for coyotes. Chief Jim Red Eagle article highlighted in New Mexico Magazine with Mary Jane Robinson illustrations. The thin dime debate continues as two nickels are proposed. Cars with mismatched paint spark witness disagreement.
Clovis attorney Carl A Hateh sets today in San Antonio Texas to represent W H McNutt geologist in a Pacific Borax Company injunction action seeking to block enforcement of a 23866666 dollar judgment from a Roswell New Mexico court The suit contends McNutt sold stock with misstatements and that enforcement would depress stock value The hearing will proceed tomorrow in Texas with McNutt unpaid in full for his services to the Potash Company.
Robert Fall secretary of the Roswell Kiwanis reports an annu al divisional training school for Kiwanis officers from Roswell Clovis and Tucumcari will be held in Clovis on Wednesday March 15. Officers Lake J. Frazier and J B Savage discussed inviting more Roswell Kiwanians to attend alongside club officers. Last year J E Johns led the event in Clovis with about 15 Roswell participants.
A district court jury term for Eddy county begins in Carlsbad on Monday with about twenty criminal cases lined up. District attorney George L. Reese Jr. said two are homicide cases. one involves Carl Wright charged with manslaughter after a prior murder conviction was reversed on appeal. The other case stars Barrette Gray and A J Cloud charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly running down Mr and Mrs Charles Jones while intoxicated.
Jean Cauhape, daughter of Mr and Mrs John P Cauhape, was badly burned on the foot and leg this morning after spilling sulphuric acid on herself in the chemistry laboratory at Roswell High School.
Ernest Evans and Markham Evans were in Roswell today visiting from their ranches near Tatum.
Mr and Mrs J D Shinkle and Miss Frances McClure left for Albuquerque this morning to attend the state high school basketball tournament scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday.
Snap Shots of Limelighters under the title Three Days To See has Helen Keller, per the Literary Digest, describing how she would use sight if given it. She would first observe the people who shaped her life, a baby’s face, loyal dogs, warm home colors, nature’s splendor, a sunset, art galleries, slums, and factories before returning to darkness.
Caprock rancher Carl Sams was seen in Roswell today visiting local sites near the Caprock region. The brief sighting highlights his travels from his ranch near Caprock to the Roswell area.
A called meeting of the Chaves County Relief Committee was scheduled for four o'clock this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce. The aim is to set a uniform wage for relief workers paid with federal funds via grocery orders.
A black kid glove of a lady is missing and inquiries are being directed to the Record Office under reference M913x. Local clerks urge anyone with information to come forward for identification and return.
A son of Joel Chandler Harris recalls his father as a generous man who never turned a beggar away. He helped wrens nesting in his mailbox and arranged other postal matters. He believed everyone in Georgia was his friend and wondered why people fall out under the sun.
Willard The Wizard, with a troupe of ten, offers a 3:15 Sunday matinee of rapid illusions and stunts including a girl tied in a bag and locked in a trunk, followed by a 8:15 p.m. show. The program features heavy baggage and stage gear, plus a screen pairing with Employees Entrance and The Past Of Mary Holmes on Tuesday.
A notable share of women authors list Washington DC as home. Among them are Mary Roberts Rhinehart recently widowed Frances Parkington Keys wife of Senator Henry Wilder Keys of New Hampshire Nancy Hoyt sister of the poet Elinor Wylie and Elinor Patterson editor of the Hearst Washington Herald famed for sharp put downs of Alice Longworth.
A LINE O'TYPE OR TWO notes THE FORGOTTEN MAN is finally addressed as he secures multiple positions in MR. ROOSEVELT'S cabinet, marking a shift in political balance and recognition of previously overlooked figures.
Washington reports broad powers for the President to keep open sound banks and close unsound ones under a Democratic emergency banking plan. Sound banks would borrow from the Federal Reserve, while unsound banks could be closed by executive order. The currency expansion would be controlled and backed by sound obligations and would not debase the dollar.
Carlsbad and Dexter high school basketball squads left for Albuquerque to compete in the state tournament Friday and Saturday. Carlsbad, district five winner, will be joined by players Fernandez, Stiff, Starnes, Pope, Bailey, Schnaubert and coach George White. Dexter lines up with Garrison, Burr, Ray, Stone, Kuykendall and coach George E. Lewis.
A brief AP dispatch from Santa Fe notes a tax bill nearing final passage as lawmakers push to complete action this session. The report emphasizes expected enactment and potential fiscal implications for residents and state agencies.
Boston March 9 AP quota tions on finer territory wools show increases up to 10 percent over last week. While some gains are realized in isolated cases, many offerings remain at steady to slightly higher prices. Some houses withhold offerings. Eastern fleece wool quot ations show less rise than western wools.
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