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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1928
Page
10
Fragmented humorous ad見 text mentions several names and quips about advertising, eggs, cars, and blondes. It attributes a satirical voice to a column writer and notes a press deadline scramble. The tone hints at a town gossip page with social soapbox humor and local references.
Hitchinson Jr arrived yesterday from Santa Fe to spend several days in this city for business matters. Fuller Brashman, Phone 655-Adv., 3125x.
Attorney Powhatan Carter arrived last night from his home in Lavington to spend several days in the city attending to business matters.
An advertisement touts Olid fashion barbecue items and meat slogans from Frank Malone. It promotes four coffee blends roasted by the Roswell Coffee Company with a guarantee and a reward for reporting missing blends, urging readers to ask their grocer for Pecos Valley and Peaberry varieties at Alameda.
Adv notices list Roswell Hardware Company and Adv Sheriff J E Zumwalt heading to Santa Fe with W T Young, sentenced to a year in the state penitentiary for operating a car while intoxicated, expected home this afternoon. Also includes car sale copy and local business ads plus ticket sale for Security Benefit at Burnett’s office open until 8 pm Thursday.
A mass meeting of Roswell Democrats is called to meet at the courthouse next Monday at 3 o clock to ratify city nominees from the recent primary and to select a chairman and secretary with a committee member from each of the five wards. Q Cammins is named chairman candidate and Howard Buchly is city central committee secretary.
A collage of small notices details church services at First Baptist with themes The Tragedy of An Unfinished Task and Seven Sins of Society, plus ads for used cars at Coppedge Sales, furniture at Economy Furniture, Roswell service station, Delicatessen Café, a hotel business visit by Harry W. Walker, and multiple local promotions for cleaners, piping, flowers, and electric refrigeration.
Advertisement for Raymond Smith's Repair Shop offering 24 hour mechanical service with car wash and evening car care. Mentions See Thre Sales Company and a phone-style reference 2213.
Four boys Edd Martin Elden Walton V V Guerin and Edgar Walton faced Judge Granville Richardson on larceny counts from the state highway department. Sentences of six months in county jail with four months suspended were imposed after partial service of 20 days. Promises of good behavior led to suspended portions.
Easter styles featuring youthful large head sizes are showcased at the Mrs BL Lynch Hat Shoppe located at 119 West Std St. Phone 829 highlights specialty headwear for all ages.
Judge Granville A Richardson returned last night from Carlsbad where he has presided at a regular term of the Eddy county district court.
Advertisements for Art Exchange Gift Shop on West Fourth Street feature stamped beds, spread sets, boudoir and living room pillows, plus Easter dresses for girls. Also mentions Roswell Service Station car tires and sparks plugs, local resident W T Milam visiting, and funeral notice for Shedric L Booher with family survivors.
G C Jones and 5 O Miller arrived yesterday from their home at Marfa Texas to spend several days here on business. The notice lists local ads for Lawn Grain Seed from Mitchell Seed & Grain Company and items from Roswell Auto Company. T H Gibbany, who accidentally shot himself yesterday, was materially improved this morning and expects to be out again within a few days.
W A Robertson and Lions Club committee presented the Lions Cup to the Institute Juniors, Roswell Junior League Basketball champions. The ceremony at the Institute included Col D C Pearson and Coach Plummer along with team members Orell Culberson Stauder Haskins Sutton and Allen. Robertson gave an effective talk.
Denver, Mar 23 AP Oliver H Shoup former Colorado governor said he favors Frank O Lowden for president but would not be surprised if Charles G Dawes won the Republican national convention. He called talk of Coolidge being drafted nonsensical.
ER. O. Ford and D. E. Wallace arrived last night from their Amarillo home to spend several days here on business matters.
Announcement this morning states the Bordages Jennie Hughes No 1 in section 29 19 38 will drill by the tools lodged in the hole due to gas pressure. Attempts to recover tools by fishing in section 9 19 38 have failed and Midwest Refining Co remains engaged in fishing for its lost tools. Jaffa Miller calls a mass Republican meeting at the courthouse on Saturday April 7 at 2 30 pm to choose delegates for the state convention in Santa Fe on April 14 and address related business.
Jaffa Miller serves as Chairman with Mrs. L. O. Fullen listed as Sedy in a local advertisement.
A stream of visitors pass through Roswell including Mr and Mrs Charles Gould of Toledo Ohio Mr and Mrs Theodore Kuhn of Chicago Mr and Mrs B H Kats of Fort Collins Colorado Mr and Mrs LeCoea of Perry Iowa Mr and Mrs James Hiler of Magdalena New Mexico Mr and Mrs Owen O Sharp of Liberty Nebraska Mr and Mrs M T Denhou Eatonton Georgia Thomas Nabers and Miss Helen Nab ers Athens Georgia who have been visiting Mr and Mrs James E Johns of this city.
Too late to classify rental listing at 611 North Richardson on ground floor front entrance. Dyer apartments upstairs with summer rates. A missing license plate and tail light from Roswell to Carlsbad area in New Mexico, No 47 467. Lost Eastern Star pin three weeks ago. Reward for return to Arline Gibbany. Wanted to buy a saddle horse. Phone 244.
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