Commencement at Hagerman High School Oversubscribed
Hagerman High School auditorium overflowed for the class of 41 commencement with Rev. Shaw opening, Miss Blanche Lane saluting, and Miss Mabel Jo Wade as valedictorian. Dr. Donald McKay framed the American way against totalitarianism as the seniors received scholarships and tributes. Community members and relatives celebrated, then neighbors attended doughnuts and coffee at Hedges Chapel. Junior Woman's Club elected officers for the coming year. several residents visited relatives and attended DeMolay events and Phi Beta Theta finals. Regular W S C S meeting noted with program on China and hospitality for guests.
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Hagerman High School
Shaw
Blanche Lane
Donald McKay
E. N. M. College
Mabel Jo Wade
G. W. Pitts
Hedges Chapel
Sanford Knoll
Jack Menoud
Bill Still
Edward Greer
Nellie Lange
Grace Wade
Raychelle Chappell
Donald Chappell
Billy Hereford
Fort Bliss
Dorothy Sue Devenport
State College
Harlan Brown
Clay Lemon
Temple
Texas
J. W. Wiggins
West
Palmer
China
Donald Strixner
Bell Flor
California
Wayne Graham
A. E. Watford
W. E. Graham
Walton
Miss Jessie George Leaves After Twelve Years at School
Miss Jessie George departs this morning for Kansas and will not teach next year. After twelve years she has endeared herself with efficiency and a pleasant personality and will be greatly missed. The Presbyterian Junior choir hosted a breakfast in her honor.
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Jessie George
Kansas
Miss George
Presbyterian
Dinner guests from Lubbo ck and Shaw family visit
Dr and Mrs Ellsworth of Lubbock will be dinner guests Sunday of Rev and Mrs Arthur Shaw and family Dr Ellsworth is from the College of Technology of Texas Miss Tempa Belle Hicks of Roswell spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Everett Lankford D D Club Meets This club met with Mr and
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Ellsworth
Lubbock
Arthur Shaw
College of Technology of Texas
Tempa Belle Hicks
Roswell
Everett Lankford
D. D. Club
Road committee seeks action on Route 70 repairs
Guy Shepard informed Representative Robert Daughtry that the Cham ber of Commerce road committee aims to push highway officials to rebuild Route 70 between Roswell and High Lonesome, citing a narrow curvy section not up to standard. Shepard, Lovington native, heads to Hobbs for a major oil show with leading executives.
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Guy Shepard
Miles
Robert Daughtry
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
Daughtry
Shepard
Chamber of Commerce Road Committee
Roswell
Clovis
High Lonesome
Here
Lovington
Hobbs
New Mexico Oil Capitol
Willis Ford
Multiple labor strikes ripple industries across nation
Showdown continues as Ohio shipyard walkout halts a $7 million navy minesweeper and tender order at Lorain American Shipbuilding. Apollo Steel in Pennsylvania sees 900 CIO workers strike over 10 cent minimum wage rise and 6 percent wage restoration. Hard coal miners reach a contract boosting daily rates 7.5 percent with a 10 percent rise in October affecting about 100000 miners. Chicago unions plan formal wage demands of 30 percent June 10. CIO welders strike at Dunkirk plant seeking 10 cent raise and union shop amid a $5 million gun carriage order. AFL trades protest defense housing project near Indianhead after CIO workers worked on a section.
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Ohio
Lorain Yards
American Shipbuilding Company
Navy
Lorain
CIO
Apollo Steel Company
Apollo
National Defense
Chicago
Dunkirk
N. Y
American Locomotive Company
AFL Building Trades
Naval Powder Factory
Indianhead
San Antonio Bridge Cost Near 200000
The Rio Grande bridge at San Antonio will cost the state between 175000 and 200000 to replace with a flood proof structure. The 1938 timber span cost 89000, and flood damages this spring are estimated at about 750000. State engineer Burton Dwyre seeks 259000 from the federal flood fund for bridge work.
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Santa FE
N. M
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Burton Dwyre
Dwyre
U. S. Public Roads Bureau
W. Smith
Rufus Carter
San Juan County
San Juan River
Prince of Savoy to be Croatia’s new king in Rome
An official Rome announcement states Croatia will become an Italian kingdom under Croatia’s new monarch, a prince of the Savoy house, Duke of Spoleto, restoring the monarchy that once existed in the region formerly part of Yugoslavia.
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Savoy
Spoleto
Croatia
Rome
Yugoslavia
Screen Newlyweds Held Without Bail In Slaid Slaying
Wealthy New York advertising man Morris Mardovich is pictured moved to a new jail cell after Maxwell was shot while in an auto with companion Mary Jane Cassidy. Hollywood marriage news notes Olympe Bradna and Douglas W. Wilhoit wed in Beverly Hills.
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Henry V. Maxwell
New York
Morris Mardovich
Maxwell
Mary Jane Cassidy
Hollywood
Olympe Bradna
Douglas W. Wilhoit
Beverly Hills
Cal
Industries Committee Meeting Called by Chamber of Commerce
The industries committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow at 3 p m for a general check up. Claude Simpson secretary notes the committee includes B V Elizey chairman C A Baker J Q Cummins W H Hortenstein and H B Smyrl.
Dexter acy club disbands after social and high score
Mrs F L Mehlhop hosted a Dexter gathering Monday with Misses George and Silliman substituting for Mr and Mrs Jack Sweatt and Mrs Belle Hurst taking Mr Losey’s place. Mehlhop won high score as sandwiches cake sherbet and iced tea were served. The acy club will disband until all.
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F. L. Mehlhop
Dexter
George and
Silliman
Jack Sweatt
Belle Hurst
Mr. Losey
Mrs. Mehlhop
Acy Club
Mrs Grady Fletcher Honors Daughter’s Fourth Birthday
Mrs Grady Fletcher honored her little daughter Ruth Ann with a party last Wednesday. Ruth Ann received many nice gifts and all had a fine time. Mrs Sam Boyce and son came from Roswell for this party.
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Grady Fletcher
Ruth Ann
Sam Boyce
Roswell
New York Stock Closing Prices May 20 Trade
New York stocks end mixed with gains for AmAir AmWool and USSteel while losses appear in AmCan AmSmel and Goodyr. Key performers include BoeingA 13 and Phillips 41 with broad activity across chemical metals steel oil and utility shares.
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New York
AmAirl
AmCan
Amc&f
AmLoco
AmMet
Amamil
AmSmel
Amstlf
At&t
AmTob
Anacon
At&sf
AviatCor
BethStl
Boeinga
Briggsm
Chrysler
Cityi&f
Ci&fpf
Coml&So
ConsOil
ConBak
ConCan
Conoild
CrucStl
CurtWrt
DougAir
GenElec
GnFood
GenMot
Goodyr
Greyhnd
GtWsSo
KroGro
Loew’ss
MontgWw
NatCash
NatGyp
NatLead
Natpo&l
Noama
Noamcc
Penney
Pdodge
Phillips
Psvcnj
RadioCor
RepubSt
ReynTo
SafeStr
SearsRo
Skelly C
SocVacc
Soucale
Sperryc
StdBrds
Stdoilc
StdoOils
Stadoinj
TexCor
TexGulf
UnitAirl
UntAirce
Usgyp
Uspipe
Usrubb
Ussmel
Ussteel Ae Wsunt
WsAib
Wse&m
Controversy Over Roswell Highway Right of Way
At a city meeting in Roswell, officials said land purchases near the proposed highway have not involved non cooperative landowners. District attorney Watts planned condemnation actions for land needed beyond Tweedy’s farm, with hearings forthcoming. Community members including farmers from East Grand Plains and businesses on East Second Street attended, while highway officials stressed neutrality and efforts to ease the Crossroads railway crossing hazard.
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Carpenter
Wilkins
Roswell
East Grand Plains
East Second Street
John Tweedy
Watts
Tweedy
Manuel Moseley
Ernest Nelson
H. B. Ass VI. T. B. White
H. J. Lorentzen
Highway Department
Lorentzen
East 2Nd
For Rent Bedroom with Private Entrance Adjoining Bath
Private entrance and adjoining bath available for rent at 120 West Walnut. Contact phone 562-5-2016 for details. Also note Graduate Art Gift Shop location at 107 West 4th Street listing 5-12 for hours.
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Bath
West Walnut
Graduate
W. 4Th St
Chicago produce prices mood flat on May 20 market
Butter receipts 1 312 793 firm market unchanged. Eggs receipts 27 658 firm fresh graded extra firsts local 23 percent 1 4, cars 23 1 2 firsts local 22 3 4 cars 23 1 4 current receipts 22 dirties 21 checks 20 4 storage packed extras 25 1 4 firsts 25 1 4. Poultry live trucks chickens firmer balance steady broilers 2 1/2 lbs and down Plymouth Rock 18 1/2 springs under 4 lbs colored 17 1/2 Plymouth Rock 18 1/2 White Rock 19 other prices.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Boston Wool Market Report May 20 Firm Prices
Moderate activity in combing three-eighths and quarter blood fleeces with firm grease prices of 46 to 47 cents. Some buyers refused above 45 cents while demand for fine territory wools remained light and prices in original bags steady at 1.00 to 1.03 dollars. South American wools sold freely at very firm levels. Also notes curb market listings and bond issues withTreasury and mortgage instruments listed.
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Boston
USDA
New York wool futures ease in quiet trading
Grease wool futures closed two to three of a cent lower with July at 95.7, October 96.0. Certificated grease wool spot at 95.5. Wool top futures unchanged to one quarter of a cent higher with July at 1286, October 1258, December 124.4. Certificated spot wool tops at 132.0. B bid and N nominal.
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New York
Jly
Cotton markets steady with varied spot closes May 20
New Orleans spot cotton closed steady eight points higher with 2400 sold, middling 12.77. New York futures ended eight to ten points higher with last bids near 12.98 to 13.29 for various months. Galveston spot cotton steady eight up with middling 12.60 and 1100 sales. Gooseberries advertised by Andersons Gardens.
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New Orleans
New York
Jay
Galveston
Tex
Wall Street gains as oils fuel market rally
In a mixed trading day on May 20 in New York, oil buys helped lead a cautious market higher while most stocks fluctuated. Major gains came from rails and utilities, with notable climbs by Standard Oil NJ and U S Steel among others. Bonds fluctuated, commodities showed uneven moves, and cotton and wheat priced variably as investors weighed war tax and labor worries.
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Wall Street
New York
Standard Oil
Skelly Oil
Socony-Vaccum
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
Cerro de Pasco
General Motors
du Pont
Norfolk & Western
J. I. Case
International Harvester
J. C. Penney
Douglas Aircraft
Union Carbide
Western Union
Climax Molybdenum
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Market Report May 20
Hogs: salable 350, prices 9.10 to 9.30 for 140 160 lb, sow 8.25 to 8.65. Cattle: calves 450, fed steers 9.00 to 10.50, yearlings up to 12.00, cows 6.25 to 8.25, heifers steady. Sheep: 7,000 head, clipped lambs 8.60 to 8.75, best native spring lambs above 11.00.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Chicago Grain Prices May 20 Market Roundup
Chicago May 20 Wheat for May at 1.01 Jly 99 5/8 Sep 1.00 5/8 Corn May 72 3/2 Jly 73 1/2 Sep 74 5/8 Oats May 37 1/8 Jly old 35 7/2 Jly new 35 3/4 Sep old Sep new 35 7/8.
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Chicago
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Ed Williams
Hagerman News
Roadmaster
Engas Butane L. E. Fairbank
Mi. So
Dexter Hiway
Road Committee
Tavan
Mem Uets
Tavannes
Duke of
Olympe Bradna, Douglas Wilhoit
Central Hardware, Inc
Montgomery Ward
Roswell Lodge No. 8
A. F
A. M
Hugh M. Huff, Jr
W. M
Elmer H. Riemen
Adv
Jholstun
Phe
Benw
W. E. Destree
West 4Th Phone
T. E. Boggs
N. Main St
Curb Market
Alum Co Am
Ark Nat Gas
Bliss
Ford Met Ltd
Humble Oil
N. Y. Bonds
Treasury
Fed Farm
Andersons Gardens
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