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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1932
Page
8
Irene Aquidez pleaded not guilty to stealing from a state freight car containing several sacks of flour belonging to the Omar Leach Co. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to district court by Judge C. Winston.
The Pioneer Klan No 15 holds weekly meetings every Thursday night at 8100 oclock. Members are urged to attend and visiting Ks are welcome by order of E C Adv.
Albert H. Pruit was in Roswell yesterday afternoon coming from his home at Picacho.
Fall planting advice for early spring blooms references Roswell Flora Company advertisement. Includes item number 1213e.
Mrs. Lusk Home Roswell resident Mrs Ewing L Lusk returns from Cloudcroft where she ran the Lusk Curio Shop. Miss Lnez Co Phillips of Memphis Texas who accompanied Mrs Lusk in Cloudcroft will visit the Lusk home in Roswell during winter.
M Richards promotes his services in Roswell with a simple contact ad. Phone 1149 W listed for inquiries.
Mrs. W. A. Tucker advertises home cooked meals cost three dollars per week. Contact at 605 North Richardson, Adv. Horton's Transfer, phone 136.
An old newspaper ad warns shoppers not to be trapped by low Saturday specials at Banking House Grocery. It highlights 500 specials daily and claims "lowest uniform prices on earth" with sirloin steak as a draw, noting advertisement date around the 13th of the month.
List of beef steak pork bacon potatoes tomatoes oats and fruit priced per unit. Includes Torales sweet potatoes lemons grapefruits sour kraut and hominy with quantities and prices. Also an ad for Old Mission Beauty Shoppe with contact numbers and a note of guaranteed workmanship.
An ad invites readers to send a birthdate and dime for a trial astrology reading. It lists Eddy at Box 42 in Independence Missouri as the contact for the service.
Mr and Mrs W F Ogilvie long time Roswell residents marked their fifty third wedding anniversary yesterday. They have resided in Roswell for 22 years at the home of their daughter Mrs L S Croissant.
A local eatery invites patrons to convert the economy by trying club breakfasts and plate lunch deals. The notice touts a plate lunch with dessert and drink for 25 cents at Trussell's Sandwich Shop, 203 West éord St, phone 475-W.
Mrs Estelle Robison a Cartwright school teacher on Pine Lodge road west of Roswell and Everett Stanley Spring Mound Valley teacher attended meetings in Roswell with Miss Thelma McCully county school superintendent to discuss district education plans and student welfare.
An advertisement from Art Gift Shop at 107 West 4th Street promotes Q Tips as indispensable for babies. The copy highlights the swab as safe convenient handy and sanitary for daily use.
A little over a half mile of East Second street remains to be oiling on the state highway department project. Recent rains have caused significant delays to the schedule.
Special notice offers hats cleaned and blocked at Lynch Hat Works 106 North Main Street. Ladies hats priced at 50 cents and up with some hats at 1.20 dollars. Master Haters Sah 15tfe.
Falconi Electrical at 125 West 2nd Street offers radio repair and tuning services. The ad claims all makes of radios are cured after service, likening repairs to wooden legs that let radios walk again and providing a contact phone number 289.
The notice advertises 40 cent pints for best extra selects and 35 cent pints for mediums with fresh fish at all times. It also mentions Mrs. W. B. Robinson as Democratic Women's Chairman visiting Roswell and lists Geo. L. Allison Sign Co. with phone 272 for advertising services.
Ed Williams and Maurice Chevallier push Maurice creations a tie and a shirt as a model shop window theme. A couple married last week used a family handkerchief from 1608. The piece notes hot weather, rain worries for cotton, and Notre Dame's first string including Jaskwich Brancheau Lukats Koken Skeeketski and Meinkovich in a light local column style.
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday across Roswell Pecos Valley and New Mexico with little temperature change. Light rains remain in the Canadian Pacific and Mexican border districts, with cloudy conditions confined there. Temperatures dip slightly in the northern plains but rise elsewhere as I see a warmer trend. Cleve Hallenbeck official in charge.
The county school superintendent Miss Thelma McCully stated this morning that rural district children still require clothing. Shoes and stockings are needed for three children, ages six, six, and five. All kinds of clothing are needed for a six year old boy.
The court questions the handling of dismissals in the Lindsley and Sumer cases. It finds evidence insufficient to prove Truder’s intent to demand a release as the price of dismissal, yet condemns the reciprocal releases as discrediting justice. The ruling notes the practice was widespread among district attorneys and urges admonition to deter similar conduct.
Final services were held at The Schuler's Funeral Home for Mrs Mary A Deering mother of Mrs Dan H Wilmot. Rev F L Meadow of the First M E Church South offered comfort. Mrs Deering long active in Roswell church life and previous to moving here worked with husband Rev S Deering. She rests in South Park amid fall flowers.
Up to two o'clock this afternoon the Salvation Army drive had netted 2294.40 dollars with 551 in cash. Six solicitors crews have not filed full reports and coverage is incomplete for the White building and the First National Bank Building. Chairman W. J. McInnes urges liberal donations for what may be a winter relief need greater than last year, noting relief will go to deserving residents only. Last year’s total was 5140 dollars.
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