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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1940

Page

4

Peggy Lee and Howard Berliner Wed at St Andrews Church

Last evening at seven o'clock in Espanola Miss Peggy Lee daughter of Dr and Mrs E C Lee and Mr Howard Berliner son of Mr and Mrs Edwin E Berliner of Larchmont New York were married at St Andrews Episcopal Church. The ceremony featured white floral decor and music by Lee Henrichs on organ.

Peggy Lee E. C. Lee Espanola Howard Berliner Edwin E. Berliner Larchmont New York St. Andrews Episcopal Church Frederick B. Howden St. Andrew's Church Lee Henrichs Bach Lohengrin Mendelssohn Martha Jane Lee Hollis Peter Santa Fe Cassell Silver Albuquerque Paul Zink Roswell F. B. Howden, Jr North Pennsylvania Howden Lee Berliner

Several Texas residents plan visits and commencements

Mrs Norman Savage and Jackie depart for a two week visit with Mrs Savage's parents in Dallas. Miss Mary Mossman heads to Kansas City for two weeks with her grandmother. Mr and Mrs Ralph Linck Jr and their baby will visit Dexter and attend Institute Finals. The McWhorters from Tucson arrive to attend New Mexico Military Institute commencement and collect their son cadet Robert McWhorter. Shreeengosts travel to Austin to visit family and see Donald Shreeengost. Edith French and Edna Malone travel to Austin for University of Texas ties and Baylor graduation while accompanying Shreeengosts to Dallas. Mrs J D Atwood plans a trip to Lubbock to meet Jane Ellen McWhorter. St Peters Altar Society cooks sell food Saturday. Sue Savage will graduate with a BS at Hardin-Simmons College in Abilene.

Mary Mossman Kansas City Ralph Eugene Linck Jr Little Son Big Spring Texas Belle Hurst Dexter Institute Austin McWhorter Tucson Arizona New Mexico Military Institute Robert McWhorter McWhorter D. J. Shreeengost Austin Donald Shreeengost Dick Bean John Henry Russell Jack B. Cooney The University of Texas Edith French Edna Malone French Malone Waco Baylor University Dallas Earl Malone Baylor Medical College J. D. Atwood Lubbock Jane Ellen McWhorter Roswell Sue Savage J. B. Savage North Michigan Ave Hardin-Simmons College Abilene

Pattern 9403 Marian Martin dress pattern ad

An advertising snippet promotes Marian Martin Pattern 9403 with two neckline versions and a slender front waist seam detail. It lists sizes 34 through 48, fabric yardages for size 36, and price 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for the book and pattern combined.

Marian Martin Record Pattern Department Roswell

Savages to attend Sue's graduation trip and meetings

Mr. and Mrs. Savage and Mr. Norman Savage with Mrs. M. F. Snow and Nelda of Clovis plan to attend Sue's graduation in Abilene, then return via Albuquerque to Amarillo and on to Baltimore for the Southern Baptist Convention beginning June 9. Mrs. Savage leads the Margaret Fund of W. M. A. and will visit New York and the Worlds Fair.

Savage Norman Savage M. F. Snow Nelda Clovis Abilene Sue

British Hold Foe Off As Dunkerque Evacuation Continues

Britain reported the BEF maintaining its main base depots while civilians fled the southeast coast in fear of German bombers. Lord Frederick Cambridge was killed fighting with the BEF as Allied forces conducted small clearing actions in northern France and Belgium. Royal and civilian refugees crossed to England amid a large westward movement, as German Air Force losses rose and preparations for a northern France offensive intensified.

England Germany French Flanders B. E F France Belgium Frederick Cambridge George VI Dunkerque Harbor Nany Channel Dieppe English United Kingdom British Isles Paris Zeeland Norway Austria London Telegraph Switzerland Lille Dunkerque St. Omer Cassel Mount Cassel Hitler Adolf Hitler Britain Netherlands Berlin

Destruction and retreat as Nazi forces push through Flanders

Berlin reported the Luftwaffe sank 16 transports and three British warships and damaged 34 vessels at channel ports. The British Eighth Army faced heavy losses while the RAF claimed 52 enemy planes shot down, as Allied forces fell back to Dunkerque and Calais. The retreat formed a 200 mile by 50 mile strip of territory abandoned to Germany, with Lille and Ypres pivotal in the shifting frontline.

Berlin Flanders Dunkerque France Ostend Belgium High Command Flanders Triangle Calais Lille Norway Narvik Trondheim Fauske Bodo Germany Paris Brussels Switzerland Vicco von Bulow-Schwante England CBS Ber Hitler Channel Dover English Channel British Air Ministry Royal Air Force English Somme Ajisne Leopold III Yser Cassel Ypres Bourbourg Dixmude Aisne Luxembourg Flanders Front Nieuport Gravelines

The Big Jo Lumber Co Has Big Business

Roswell’s Big Jo Lumber Co at North Main and Eighth Street continues a historic presence in the city. Manager James A. Lee known as Jim Lee, active in local business life, once president of the Roswell Merchants Association, remains popular. John M. Rose, ex mayor and longtime council member, also connected with the organization. The firm advertises as handling quality building materials and offering Everything to Build Anything, projecting a modern fully equipped lumber business.

Big Jo Lumber Company North Main and Eighth Street Roswell James A. Lee

Southwestern Public Service Co. serves Roswell area

The Southwestern Public Service Co. furnishes Roswell with electricity, natural gas, ice and cold storage across Pecos valley from Carlsbad to nearby towns. H. E. Samson is district manager and H. O. Hodson district superintendent. The Roswell plant is well equipped with periodic additions as demand grows, and price reductions have been made as conditions warrant. Gas comes from Artesia fields with abundant supply and Hobbs and Lea county fields may serve future demand.

Southwestern Public Service Co Roswell Pecos Valley Carlsbad H. E. Samson H. O. Hodson Artesia Hobbs Lea County

Beaty's Laundry Opens in Roswell

Will Beaty opens a new modern laundry plant on West Sixth Street Roswell to serve residents. A Roswell native, he previously ran laundries here and in Lubbock and Hobbs and is well known by locals.

Will Beaty Roswell West Sixth Main Street Mr. Beaty Lubbock Hobbs Texas

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St. Andrews Church Wyeth Doak Ed Armstrong Jane Doak Jennings Doak University of New Mexico At Albuquerque Roswell High School University At Winsor Connecticut New Mexico Boulder Colo University of Little American Legion Auxiliary Smgall Betty Bogard Helen O'Meara Mary Ella Bills Shirley Woodburn Janis Kessel Chaplin Marietta Blake Sue Cooper Marion O’meara S. E. Bryant Dearholt Loretta Marion C. M. Cooper Aletta Martha Sue Marion Cooper Hattie Carter Betty Sue Carter Nor Chums’ Society Jones Garden Chums R. D. Jones Washington Avenue Ann Cox Maudeline York Mamie Louise Destree Shirley Ann Jones W. E. Destree Vanelle Norton Carthal Mack Demetra Ann Baker Carothersville Bob Gibson Virginia Crosby Frank Blair Helen Sullivan Billy McCutcheon Jane Spencer Jimmy Stevenson Betty Herring H. B. City Frances Martin J. B. Sullivan Mary Frances Destree Tommie Hall Maxine Conley Seminole Okla Freddie Phillips Frances Lowery Don Smith Georgiana Griswold Tommie Smeed Nancy Lutz Tommie Gallivan Phyllis Young Hayden Moberly Hannah Pruit Ted Brown Billy Cooley Bobbie Hall Bill Thomas Clayton Williams Mamie Louise Jon Kessel C. C. Jenkins Anna Mae Jenkins Harry Blake Clyde Bills Mary Elia Bills R. W. Drysdale Lee Roy Walker Margaret Bragg W. H. Dearholt L. A. Moore PARDS John Powers Pards Society Ruidoso Woman’s Club Howard Bloom Paul House Charles Malone Bill McCutchen Bill Shreeengost George Slaughter Tom Gallivan Merrill Norton Ben Smith Young Peoples Department First Methodist Church Price and Co Pat Obrien Binnie Barnes Frank McHugh Mickey Rooney Hardy Family Bill Elliott Frontier Dick Tracy G-Men PECOS Jackie Ladies of Joan Gurley Caroline Suratt Pampa O. P Womans Club Ceili Poperinghe-Cassel Francers Amiens S.S.S S.5s.s. Co Big Jo Lumber Co the Southwestern Public Service Co Beaty’s Laundry
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