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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1940
Page
4
The pattern 9525 offers a sheer or canton crepe wool outfit with a slim mer skirt and full front panels. Describes a bloused bodice long sleeves and curved neck with shoulder tucks and belt. Order instructions include sizes 14 through 42, fabric needs, and prices for pattern book and pattern.
Vera Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Stevens of 1302 North Kentucky Avenue and Damon Shults of Alamogordo New Mexico were married at eight this morning at the First Methodist Church with Rev Thomas W Brabham officiating. The couple will reside in Alamogordo after a brief wedding trip.
Captain Charles F Ward spoke to the D A R at Mrs H H McGee home 706 North Kentucky Avenue on Americanism stressing military economic and moral defenses of democracy The meeting elected delegates to a state conference in Santa Fe October 11 12 and announced a naturalization court school of instruction to Trains aliens for November with Mrs Elizabeth Hayslip as chairwoman and others aiding The event closed with a social hour and floral decorations in Dahlias zinnias asters roses and cosmos Miss Elizabeth Mayslip Miss Jeanne Cauhape and other attendees were listed plus Captain and Mrs Ward and Mrs Robert L Lowrey. Meanwhile Miss Helen Ruth Glover daughter of Mrs Anne Glover and Howard Glover of Roswell will marry J B Smith of Los Angeles in San Diego California on Sunday October 6. The bride attended Roswell High School and Woodbury College in Los Angeles.
The Chums gathered at Betty Herring's North Missouri avenue residence to discuss a mid winter house party to be held in Ruidoso. Refreshments were served to Helen Sullivan Mamie Des tree Pauline Crossen Shirley Ann Jones Virginia Crosby Mary Evelyn Wyatt Billie Cooley Sarah Louise Palmer Hannah Pruit Georgiana Griswold Mary Louise Samson Frances Lowrey Nancy Lutz Jane Wolfe Phyllis Young Martha Ellett Ann Cox and Mary Frances Destree.
The Girls Athletic Association of Roswell High School elected officers for the first semester led by president Betty Jean Rutledge and vice president Jean Hunt. The group named captains Jane Villard Theda Wagner Helen Sullivan Elizabeth Jackson Madeline Young Nancy Lutz and planned a picnic and pledge initiation amid town social news and recipes from Ida Ward.
A recipe describes rolling fried sausage in rounds of rich biscuit dough, sealing ends, baking in a medium hot oven, and serving on a hot platter with brown gravy. Attributed to Ida Fern Brooks.
Rhubarb orange jam recipe outlines slicing rhubarb to seven pounds and adding grated orange rind with pulp, then five pounds sugar. Boil mixture one and a half hours, stir frequently, then spew into jelly glasses and seal. Mentions Mrs Esther Brooks and a classified phone contact in Nou. 11.
In Brenner Pass Italy Oct 4 the Rome Berlin Axis held a three hour war council with Mussolini and Hitler reviewing problems for their nations. The leaders exchanged greetings, reviewed guards, and departed separately as Berlin and Rome anticipated further Axis moves possibly involving the Balkans and the United States in long range war plans.
The Italian press warns of a drawn out conflict in Europe with Germany and Italy expanding production to defeat Britain. Reports say Brennero talks did not include Soviet Russia or Spain, while some sources hint at Axis relations with the United States. Italian officials neither confirm nor deny potential talks with Molotov after Brenner.
Governor Miles, in a 15 minute statewide radio address, outlined the October 16 military selective service registration and stressed the separation of registration from later classification and selection. He said election officials handle only the registration at polling places and that local boards carry out classification and selection.
Rene Clair to direct Marlene Dietrich in a Universal picture announced. Smiley Burnette renewed by Republic for a year and to start Gene Autry film Valley Of The Moon in mid October. Victor McLaglen feeds 100 turkeys at his Fresno ranch for Christmas gifts to friends.
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