Marathon News Hound Raspberries and Publicity Stunt
Bill Vandewart shouts slogans and places them in a display window while Marathon Endurance Motor Oil is promoted across Roswell. The piece names local figures such as Oliver Porter with a secret, Dave Wolf for Vigilance Society recruitment, and Lynn Croissant dubbed the Oklahoma Kid. It notes endorsements from motorists in Roswell and surrounding trading territory and playfully warns against salad dressing use of the oil.
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Marathon
United States
Roswell
Vox Pop
Convocation Details Include Wide Santa Fe Gatherings
Northeastern New Mexico convocation outlines plans for a woman worker to run Sunday School by correspondence and cover isolated communities. Officers and advisors are re elected or appointed, with Bishop Bartlett, Dean Matthews and many church members attending from Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Carlsbad and Roswell. Roswell delegates listed. phone classifieds to No. 11.
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New Mexico
F. W. Nichols
Las Vegas
Russell Guild
Santa Fe
Calvin
Francis Wilson
Pearce Rodey
Albuquerque
Council of Advice
du Bose Murphy
D. L. Williams
F. B. Howden
J. C. Galbraith
Ballard Coldwell
C. H. Eckford
Murphy
Harry Heard
Dean Matthews
C. J. Kinsolving
Bishop Bartlett
George Vallient
Wagner Smith
Bebout
Ralph Bell
Charles Bailey
L. B. Mitchell
William Martin
John Benson
Fort Stanton
G. W. #. McKinney
Marfa
Texas
Hunter Lewis
Mesilla Park
Bartlett
la Mesa
Benson
Colenzo
Ray Kidd
Gallup
D. J. Williams
L. E. Foster
Page Morris
Bradley Keyes
Hugh Hall
J. D. Merchant
T. J. Pearson
David Greiner
Carlsbad
J. B. Woolfolk
Pecos
Hall Pierce
H. B. Ellis
Raton
Ross Calvin
Mason Willis
Carrie Linfoot
Silver City
Two Wholesale Grocers Consult In Posturing Pause
In a moment caught between talks and speculation two leading wholesale grocers Joe Murphy and Jess Ray confer privately. Their exchange sparks questions about what policy or market shift may be influencing the trade.
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Joe Murphy
Jess Ray
Roswell WPA Softball Team Defeats Hondo 20 to 8
The Roswell W. P. A. recreational club softball team beat the Hondo team by twenty to eight yesterday at Hondo.
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Roswell
Artesia Defeats La Mexicana Bar in 20 to 0 win
Artesia baseball team routed La Mexicana Bar of Roswell 20 to 0 at Artesia Sunday. Abel Lujan named new manager of La Mexicana. In Hobbs on May 12 a 2 1/2 year old boy, Michael Willis, son of T. J. Thigpen, fell from a windmill tower and died. The body was sent to Odessa for burial after services here Saturday.
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Artesia
la Mexicana Bar
Roswell
Abel Lujan
la Mexicana
Hobbs
Michael Willis
T. J. Thigpen
Oil Center
Odessa
Tex
For Sale and Rental Classified Fragments
Too Late 10 Classify For Sale small four room house and two lots near Catholic hospital for quick sale. Will take 500 cash rented 8 per month Miss Hudson P O Box 115 Spadra California. Metal boat cheap 1300 No Richardson. For Rent Furnished duplex and garage vacant by May 16 adults only Phone 543. Five room modern unfurnished house good location 912 North Penn Phone 1363 Wanted El Capitan Theatre will receive applications for cashier and doorman Please apply to Mrs Miller after 1 pm Half price Simmons Studio Couch car radio good condition 110 West Alameda Apt B.
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Catholic Hospital
Miss Hudson
P. O
Spadra
California
North Penn
EL Capitan Theatre
Simmons Studio
West Alameda
Highway Accident North of Roswell Fines for Two Men
Two Santa Fe men Homer Seales and Sam Fradelos were charged with drunkenness after a crash one quarter mile from the Macho bridge on the Vaughn road about 19 miles north of Roswell. Mrs Seals said she drove the car which rolled over. an 8 year old boy and a 3 weeks old baby were passengers. No one was badly hurt.
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Santa Fe
Roswell
Vaughn Road
Homer Seales
Sam Fradelos
J. P. Court
Walter M Peel Dies Sunday Morning
Walter Monroe Peel aged fifty five died at his home eight miles east of Roswell on Sunday at two o'clock after years of ill health He was born in San Angelo Texas on March 4 1886 Survived by his wife four sons Gordon and Toby Peel Ira Peel Floyd Peel and three daughters Lois Barker Ora Fay Owens and Cora Mae Jarrell Funeral plans awaited relatives Talmage Mortuary in charge of arrangements
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Walter Monroe Peel
Roswell
Mr. Peel
Avondale
Arizona
San Angelo
Tex
Gordon
Toby Peel
Ira Peel
Floyd Peel
Perris
California
Lois Barker
Ora Fay Owens
Ranger
Texas
Cora Mae Jarrell
Odessa
Jarrell
Owens
Worth J. Wilhite
Peel
Battery A
Fort Bliss
Talmage Mortuary
Roswell Athlete Harold Peed Enlists in Navy Air Corps
Harold Peed, former Roswell high school basketball star, departs for Los Angeles for a month of basic training after enlisting in the Navy Air Corps. He recently completed work for a degree at New Mexico State College and arrived in Roswell yesterday.
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Harold Peed
Roswell High School
Will
Los Angeles
Navy Air Corps
New Mexico State College
Roswell
Notice of Foreign Certificate Amendment for Sullivan Machinery Co
Notice filed with New Mexico State Corporation Commission states a certificate amendment for Sullivan Machinery Company of Massachusetts authorizing a stock reduction and converting par value shares to nonpar common shares. Office address Roswell NM agent L. O. Fullen named. filed May 2, 1941.
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New Mexico
State Corporation Commission of
Sullivan Machinery Company
Massachusetts
First National Bank
Roswell
L. O. Fullen
Office
The
State Corporation Commission
Don R. Casados
New York Stocks Close May 12 1929 Wide Market Totals
Stocks close with numerous daily figures across AmCan AmC&F NatCash AmLoco NatGyp AmMet NatLead AmRoll NatPo&L AmSmet NoAmA AmStiF NorAmC AT&T Penney AmWool Phillips AmTob PSycNJ Anacon RadioCor AT&SF RepubSt Aviator ReynTo BethStl SearsRo BoeingA SkellyO BriggsM SocVac Chrysler SouCalE CityI&F SperryC Com'l&Sou StdBrds ConsEdi StdOilC ConsolO StdOilI ConBak StdONJ ConCan TexCorp ConOilD TexGulf CrucSil UntAirl CurtWrt UntAirc DougAir USGyp Fireston USIndA GenElec USPipe GnFood USRubb GnMet USSmel Goodyr USSteel GtWsSu WsAnT Greyho WsAiB KroGro WsE&M Loew'sI
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New York
AmCan
Montgw
Amc&f
NatCash
AmLoco
NatGyp
AmMet
NatLead
AmRoll
Natpo&l
AmSmet
Noama
Amstif
Noramc
At&t
Penney
AmWool
Phillips
Sperryc
Com'l&Sou
StdBrds
ConsEdi
Stdoilc
Consolo
Stdoili
ConBak
Stdonj
ConCan
TexCorp
Conoild
TexGulf
CrucSil
UntAirl
CurtWrt
UntAirc
DougAir
Usgyp
Fireston
Usinda
GenElec
Uspipe
GnFood
Usrubb
GnMet
Ussmel
Goodyr
Ussteel
GtWsSu
Wsant
Wool Market Report From Boston May 12 US Wool Prices
Medium fleeces drew inquiries from a few buyers with bids around 45 cents grease delivered from combing three eighths and quarter blood bright fleeces. some offered 46 cents. Sales remained slow as offerings quoted at 46 to 47 cents. Fine Australian and South American wools showed fair demand with steady prices versus last week.
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Boston
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report May Chicago
Chicago May 12 report lists butter receipts 910,768 with 93 score range from 35 1/4 to 35 3/4, eggs receipts 18,487 with local fresh graded tiers and car lots 22 to 23 1/2, poultry live stock and weights for various breeds, including hens over 5 lbs at 19 and broilers under 2 1/2 lbs at 19, Plymouth Rock and White Rock lines at 21-22, ducks and geese prices, and turkey pricing for old and young hens.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
New York Cotton Futures Close Lower On May 12
Cotton futures finished 10 to 13 points lower with May at 12.29, July 12.30, October 12.46 to 12.47, December 12.51 to 12.52, January 12.49, and March 12.51 to 12.52. Middling spot at 12.54, off 9. Nominal basis.
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New Orleans
New York
Jly
Galveston Cotton Steady at 11.59 Middling
In Galveston on May 12 spot cotton held steady with prices down 6 points. Middling grade traded near 11.59 cents per pound as sales reached 600 bales.
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Galveston
Wall Street Gains Lick and Promise Despite Mild Declines
On May 12 traders offered cautious support with oils utilities and aircraft holding up amid light selling. The market showed uneven losses in several leaders while Norfolk & Western hit a new year low and Consolidated Oil rose to fresh 1941 highs. Wheat corn and cotton commodities moved irregularly with declines in late trading.
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Wall Street
New York
Defense
Norfolk & Western
Consolidated Oil
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Prices May 12 Report
KC livestock market shows hogs slower with bids near steady to higher late. top hogs 8.30 to 8.75 for 170-230 lbs, sows up 10-15, stock pigs scarce. Cattle receipts about 11,100 with steady to firm bids on feeders and cutters, vealers steady, cows and bulls steady. cattle mix includes Colorado fed steers 10.75 and feeders 9.00-10.75, cows 6.25-7.25, good stockers 11.60-12.00. Sheep receipts 10,300 with native spring lambs steady and several loads around 11.50 to 11.75.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Colorado
Treasury Bond Quotes Reported From New York
Treasury notes show 3 1/4s at 107.31 and 2 1/2s at 107.16 with close figures. Federal Farm Mortgage and Home Owners Loan securities had no quotes listed in the May 12 report.
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New York
Treasury
Federal Farm
Home Owners Loan
Graduates Of County Schools Announced By Superintendent
Rodman M. Cookson county school superintendent released the list of prospective eighth grade graduates from county schools. Names from multiple rural schools and St. John's Catholic School Roswell are included, with students such as James Beard, Claude Clements, Sarah Louise Jones, Mildred Irene Brunson, and Ruby Brady among the honorees.
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Rodman M. Cookson
St. John’s Catholic School
Roswell
LFD
James’ Beard
Claude Clements
Charles Chewning
Joe Hadder
Harold Tucker
Harvey Sparkman
Darrell Pirtle
Charles Vaughn
Clinton Puckett
Eddie Stewart
Mary ‘O Grantham
Hazel Hendricks
Ira Claude Pirtle
Barbara Brown
Robert Bales
Laura Wheeler
Bobbie Joe Nall
Alma Jewel Wheeler
Leroy Hix
William Deane Nall
Frances Trapp
Davis Beall
Clifton Rector
Penasco
R. J. Duncan
Elk School
Mary Naomi Bates
Geraldyne Culbertson
Raymond Beverage
Arthur Lee Parker
Sargent
Maggie Prudencio
Mescalero
Caprock
Eugene Glenn
Crawford
Marvin Morgan
Rippee
Mary Jo Smith
George Johnson
Ted Smith
Arthur Graves
Ruby Brady
Lucy Cobas
Marina Valenzuela
Joseph Gutierrez
Frank Martinez
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Bill Vandewart
Oliver Porter
Advertising Club
Vigilance Society
Dave Wolf
Lynn Croissant
Sam Hameed
Here
Ernie Emerson
Shififrer Sportwear
Ors
Ed Williams
Central Hardware, Inc
AQACV
Richardson
Signe Hasso
RKO Radio
Sains Neira
Foster
U. S. Pat
Ramona Gold
SRSEN
Gruen-Elgin-Hamilton Watches
Huff’s
Huff's Jewelry Store
FQN
Walter M. Peel
Adv
LL N. Y
Alumno Am
Carrier Corp
Humble Oil
Ins Co
Fairbank
W. E. Destree
West 4Th Phone
Roswell Seed CO
Courtney Holston
S. Rich
Res
Pho
Graduate Art
W. 4Th St
Capitan Theatre
T. E. Boggs
N. Main St
Pins Ehdnor
Mas
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