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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1933
Page
3
A digest of campus and community notices lists alumni luncheons, faculty receptions, church gatherings, piano recitals, and a country club picnic. Notables include Lucile Wilson hosting a swimming party and picnic at the Country Club with a large guest list of students and local families.
Rainbow Girls enjoyed an early morning swim and a campfire breakfast at Roswell Country Club. Tennis and boating followed. Official hostess Mrs. C3 Fynam, aided by Mrs. C. Re Marley and others, welcomed attendees from Albuquerque and local guests.
Mr and Mrs Horace Ho McGee host a seven o'clock garden supper at their colonial home 706 North Koowucks Ayvenue to celebrate the engagement of Miss Juandell Shook and George L White. The rock walled back garden will be lit with electric lights and furnished with rustic seating for about thirty couples. A buffet will be served to guests of the honorees and hosts.
Mr and Mrs O B Shook of Alto New Mexico announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Juandell to George Littlefeld White son of Mr and Mrs J Phelps White of Roswell.
A grand picnic supper is set for tonight on the upper Aferrendo hosted by Messrs and Mesdames Ben Ames Harold Hurd Philip Klingsmith H M Dow B de Fuller Harry Duck Col and Mrs Pearson Lt Col and Mrs Duffield Mas and Mrs B H Conner Lt Com and Mrs Donald W Hamilton Mrs W C Hamilton Major and Mrs Erwin Lt and Mrs Collier Mrs Waring and Mrs Hunter of San Angelo Texas Misses Nancy Pearson Rosemary Horgan Eleanor Bedell Josephine Bedell Captains Horgan Knapp Carter Starr present include several couples and officers from the area
Evansville couple Paul Hughes and Delta Gamma sisters in Tucson for university commencement visit Kas on and twins. Mason Texas guests Tom White joins NM. M. I. institute finals. Moberlys plan Chicago trip for Century of Progress. Womans Club barbecue promotes social gathering. Presbyterian Aid hosts chicken pie dinner. Local residents return from Sherman and Winfield trips. Multiple hosts and guests attend institute finals and family visits across the region.
A marriage license was issued to J Mile and Fern Alexader of Carsbad this morning and they were married in the courthouse by Rev. C. C. Hill.
An appreciative audience filled the church auditorium for a student recital showcasing piano and violin pieces. Notable performers included Sara Wilson, Dorman McShan, Johnnie McShan, Lucile Wilson, Marian Massey, Catherine Puckett, and Dorothy Lambeth with fine orchestra selections by Mrs. R. W. Fransen, Mrs. Ernest Wilson, John Wilson, Marian Massey, R. W. Franzen on flute, O. M. Wallace on sax, Elizabeth Summersgill on cornet, Max Littell, Yombone, and Roy Wilson on piano.
A large crowd attended last night’s cadet final hop at the Institute tennis courts. The Institute orchestra played lively music on a blue and gold canopy while cadets in uniform danced with well-dressed dates. The event was chaperoned by Colonel and Mrs. Pearson and Major and Mrs. Saunders.
Mrs. Mary Victory hosted a Charity Layette Society meeting at 411 West Sixth with members sewing for charity. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Charles W. Boone’s 411 West Tilden. Lt. Frank J. Thompson and Mrs. Thompson hosted a buffet for Institute polo team and guests, followed by the cadet final hop on the Institute tennis courts with attendees from Fort Summer and Dallas.
NAMM ALOUMANT and Ladies Lawn Party honor Colonel and Mrs D C Pearson. Will entertain Sunday night with a planned lawn party at their quarters on the N M M L campus. About two hundred guests expected for reminiscences and refreshments.
Mrs Elza White Jr to entertain at five oclock tea honoring Miss Nancy Lane of Santa Fe at 1012 North Pennsylvania Avenue. A sizable assembly includes Mrs Andrew Hervey of Los Angeles and others as discussions on tax relief measures and Senate Bills 144 and 241 address overdue 1931 taxes and payment options.
Byris Blake profiles a 21 year old woman eager to marry a man thrice married with four children by four wives. His father threatens violence if caught with him again. The girl insists she will marry him despite his record, revealing a fraught bridal pursuit and the man’s claim that she’s the only one who truly understands him.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt reviews the concept of education pour la vie by life, tracing Decroly's Belgian school and a lifelong learning approach. It contrasts youthful aspirations with marriage costs and discusses parents, schools, and the idea of teaching through life experiences rather than remote destinies.
Mrs Paul Rabincam of Denver attended a five o clock tea honoring Miss Virginia Hervey after an Institute finals visit. Ivory candlelight lit the flower decked table as dainty refreshments were served to a group including Mrs Elza White Jr and several Misses Cahoon Cummins Hennessy Horgan Bedell Mossman and others.
The Mountain View course hosts the first city golf championship and consolation matches. First Flight Championship pairings include Poorbaugh vs Mitton and Connell vs Robertson. Jones vs Amonett. Sconce vs Stewart. Second Flight features Griswold vs Brenne and Miller vs Williams. Third Flight matches list Henry vs Thomas and Link vs McCord plus Hammond vs Adams and Sims vs Beers Jr. Consolation matches follow.
Southwestern Public Service Company paid the final half of its 1932 taxes in Chaves county amounting to 10 564 26 but cannot collect about 1 500 for county services. A similar situation exists in Eddy county where the firm operates. Officials doubt counties can pay what they owe while also collecting taxes from others, calling the arrangement unfair.
Antoinette Donnelly advises women to protect eyelids from wrinkles by cleansing nightly with soap and water, applying light cream, and using astringent pads for crepey lids. Young and older readers are urged to treat the lid skin like the rest of the face and start early.
Johnnie Yonse sells a share of a service station to W. Finkhousen of Indiana who has managed the business since May 1. Finkhousen plans to expand clientele while Yonse and Etz keep morning duties with Manning and Davis remaining on staff. The Finkhousen family stays at 106 North Washington over the summer.
The offices of the court house were closed today at noon and will continue closing at noon throughout the summer months.
Justice of the Peace L. Igtry Johnson sets inquest for four this afternoon over the death of Saldar at the Talmage Mortuary. Salazar, a Rosell resident for about twenty years, was connected to Pablo Calderon, a South Main Street barber and half brother of attorney Dave Calderon.
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