Speed and caution in New Mexico driving days past
A reflective column contrasts old slow travel with 1939 car speed. It recalls a man rushing home each evening, only to realize the precious seconds saved were wasted. It urges drivers to consider purpose and safety over haste, noting the era of powerful automobiles and the perils of speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Tom
Harry
Young Joe
Mary Lou
Also Mentioned on This Page
Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores
Fayette Davidson, Mgr
Automobile Supplies and Accessories
Stewart’s Safe
ARM
LAW
Fisher Body Shop
Cummins
Dodge - Plymouth
General Auto
N. Richardson
Parquay
Allison Floral Co
S. Lea
Allen’s
Magnolia
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Kentucky
Gilbert N. Amis
S. Kentucky
E. 7Th
Bert Ballard
Baxley Grocery
A. D. Baxley
el Paso
Pecos Valley
L. E. Gray
Los Angeles
Alamogordo
Tularosa
Mescalero
Ruidoso
Glencoe
Hondo
Tinnie
Picacho
Monk
Delaware
P. O
Cc. D. Swaim General Contractor
Save
Raybestos
Virginia
Tucumcari
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Denver & Northern
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Oklahoma City
East
Gene Schuck
Roy Norton
Pres
Mer
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
U. S
Roswell Truck Line Safety Service
Dexter
Texaco
E. Y. Chambers
Consignee
Sky Chief
Roswell Sand & Gravel Co
A. F. Drury
N. M
S. Kansas
Supreme Radio & Appliance Service
Jimmie Rogers
Touraide
Conoco Travel Bureau
Continental Oil Company
Cecil Naramore
Frank Summers
Safety Service
Brothers Wholesale
Harry Mulray
ST. Mary's Hospital
Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother
Main
Chisum
Western Auto Supply Co
J. E. Patterson Automobile Supplies and Accessories
H. E. Zeeveld Safety Service
Jobie McPherson
Standard Oil Products
Atlas
Hamilton’s
Justrite Cleaners Safe Cleaning Service
N. Main
Geo. Yarborough & Son
Gilliland Produce Co
A. A. Gilliland
E. P. Herring
P. V. Grocery & Market
B. M. Hall
Lembke Construction Co
General Contractors
Roswell
Roswell Mattress Co
R. O. Ward
Frank W. Hill
Kansas
New Mexico Military Institute
Col. D. C. Pearson
Supt
N. Main & College Blvd
Pecos Valley Lumber Co
Rusco
Roswell Automotive Parts Service
O. L. Winborn American
A. C
Skelly Oil Co
H. R. Bissell
Dexter Highway
Sinclair Products
Carroll Bartle
Blue Moon
Blue Moon Dexter Highway
Bogard & Youse
Armold
Meadow’s Service Station
Marco Gasoline
Hiway
Bragg Auto Company
Cadillac & Oldsmobile
General Auto Service
New Mexico Transportation Company
BIG JO Lumber CO
James A. Lee
Mgr
Buck Russell Plumbing & Heating Co
N. Lea
The
Roswell Cotton Oil Co
Zuni Court
Yellow Cab CO
Hinkle Motor CO
Curtis Corn
3Rd
Richardson
W. H. Miller
Cross Road Oil Co
Barnsdall Gasoline Oils
Cross Roads Cross Roads Highway 285
Roswell Monument
Nehi
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Royal Crown Cola
N. Virginia
Court House
Pontiac
GMC Trucks
Fruehaus Trailers
Johnson-Lodewick
Quaker State Motor Oils
Barnsdall
Pecos Valley Packing Co
Valley Brand Meats
Harold Smith Garage
Smith Motor Company
General Auto Repairing
DeSoto-Plymouth Safety Service
Dannenberg & Zumwalt Electrical Co. Electrical Contractors Electrical Supplies
Clardy
Glover’s Flowers Co
H. Glover
Prop
Shru
Continental
Jno
Pandy
Mr. and
Mrs. Will
New Mexico
Old Dobbin
Dobbin
R. D. Little
General Insurance Personal Loans
J. P. White
M. L. Norton Complete Insurance Service
Farmers Automobile Inter Ins. Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange
Norton Hotel
Mayes Lumber Company
S. Virginia
Holsum Baking CO
Cosden
Gillie Stockard
S. Atkinson
Carlsbad
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!