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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1941

Page

6

City Beautiful Contest Prize List Announced

The 1941 City Beautiful Contest prizes are announced by the Roswell Advertising Club with entries at the Chamber of Commerce. Committee members are B B Wilson chairman Harold Cooley and Cecil Dale. Prizes include cash and trade credits for flowers, landscaping, and homefront displays from local businesses.

Roswell Advertising Club Roswell Buisons Chamber of Commerce Advertising Club B.B. Wilson Harold Cooley Cecil Dale Yucca-Pecos Theatres Hall-Poorbaugh Press Price & Co Huff's Jewelry Store Roswell Floral Co Mountain States Telephone Co Daniel Paint & Glass Co Chaves County Building & Loan Assn Allison Floral Co Sunset Creamery Glover’s Flowers Pecos Valley Trading Co Southwestern Public Service Co McNally-Hall Motor Co Kemp Lumber Co Western Auto Supply Co Equitable Building & Loan Assa Cobean Stationery Co Purity Baking Co Merritt’s First National Bank Johnson-Lodewick, Inc Central Hardware Co Elmore Printing Co Pecos Valley Coca Cola Bottling Co Safeway Stores Purdy’s Furniture Co Firestone Auto Supply Co Gross-Miller Grocery Co Roswell Seed Company Kipling Clardy’s Dairy Montgomery Ward Co Johnston Pump

Wrestlers Seize Show in Oklahoma City Tennis Event

Professional wrestlers, trained in strength feats, pushed the national indoor tennis tournament from the Coliseum last night. The promoters had rented the site for Wednesdays before the USLTA awarded the meet to Oklahoma City, while top tennis stars watched from the sidelines.

Klahoma City United States Lawn Tennis Association Oklahoma City

Baptist Missionary Society Plans Easter Box for Orphan

Hagerman News reports the Baptist Missionary Society met with Mrs. Elton Lankford for a Wednesday business session led by president Mrs. D. L. Newsom. An all day meeting marked the week of prayer, with a covered dish lunch planned. Eleven members attended and prayers were offered by Mines, Keeth and Goodwin.

Baptist Missionary Society Elton Lankford D. L. Newsom Portales Mines Keeth Goodwin

Local Social and Church Notes Include Visits and Travel

Mrs. Willis Pardee redecorated her home and hosts praise her planning. Rev. George Elam of Albuquerque addressed the Baptist Church on Wednesday. attendance was good. Mr. Roy Lee Hearn and bride visit Mrs. Van Arsdel and friends on a honey moon trip, with plans to visit relatives in Phoenix Chandler and Weed. Mrs. Mark Boyce travels to Parkersburg for her ill mother. Nazarene Missionary Society held a meeting led by President Mrs. George Weaver, featuring a morning business session, a covered dish luncheon, and afternoon quilt blocks.

Willis Pardee George Elam Albuquerque Baptist Church Roy Lee Hearn Bride Toledo Ohio George Weaver

Counties To Grow Cotton Seed In Five NM Counties

Five New Mexico counties will produce Acala cotton seed for 1942 planting with 9500 pounds of foundation seed released and distributed by the College through the New Mexico Crop Improvement Assn. Lone pure seed zones near Arrey Virden valley and Luna plan to restrict varieties to Acala to ensure registered and certified seed. The tenth annual Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons convention gathers in Raton April 24 25 26.

Luna Hidalgo Sierra Otero Dona Ana Clayborn Wayne New Mexico Extension Service New Mexico College Pecos Valley Chaves Eddy Roosevelt Sierra County Arrey Board of Regents The New Mexico Agricultural College Virden Valley Luna County Dona Ana County Raton New Mexico Association of Physicians and Surgeons of Osteopathic Medicine

Turkish army prepared for action amid Balkan developments

Marshal Feuzi Cakmak, chief of staff of the Turkish army, leads a 1,000,000 strong force ready for action if Turkey is drawn into the European war. A potential reserve of 7,000,000 backs the modernized force as Balkan tensions rise.

Feuzi Cakmak Turkey

Commencement Address at 43rd NMIMI Graduation

Dr E L Overholser head of horticulture at Washington State College and NM College graduate will deliver the commencement address to cadet graduates at the 43rd annual graduation on June 3. Governor Miles will hand diplomas to NMIMI’s largest class with 153 members. Phone your classified to No 11.

Roswell E. L. Overholser Washington State College New Mexico Military Institute Miles

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