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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1932
Page
8
George Wells donated a large assortment of warm clothing for children in the Chaves county schools. The drive supports needy students ahead of the harsh winter with coats hats and sweaters intended for local youngsters in need.
An old advertisement from Falcon Electrical at 185 West 2nd Street promotes repairs by claiming wooden legs can be fitted to lame radios and made to walk again. Contact 239 for service.
A quirky ad from McGuffin Shoe Service located across from the courthouse on Main street. The copy teases bargain prices for hats and cheekily asks if ladies have inquired about an Ingat process.
Hats cleaned and blocked with a $1.20 gate price and 50 cents and up. Lynch Hat Works at N. Map St. Master Haters Adverts with Van Doren Home. Mrs W C Van Doren and Jeyne returned to Roswell from Hot Springs after a five day trip. They accompanied Mr. Van Doren who will remain for four weeks of mineral baths treatment.
Indispensable swab for babies sells in bulk at Art Gift Shop located 4207 West 4th Street. Safe convenient and sanitary, advertised for two hundred uses.
Baltimore newspaper ad notes best extra selects and medium pints priced 40 cents and 35 cents. Fresh fish advertised at all times. Horton's Transfer rhone 136 appears as a street or contact reference in the ad.
For ten days we offer a special on our Genuine Natural Permanent Waves and Superior waves plus other styles. Call 182 for information. Old Mission Beauty Shop 219 N Main.
An advertisement from Roswell Laundry Co promises 500 votes for every $1 paid on laundry rug or dry cleaning charges until the contest ends. The ad urges customers to send their dry cleaning with their laundry.
Yucca Beauty Service at Yucca Theatre Building offers Louise Norris lash and brow tinting using a scientific method. The service emphasizes natural appearance, safety, and lasting effect, with contact via phone 484.
A grocer comments that if Bob Cruse maintains his push, the store must expand Saturday trade at Panthing House Grocery to offer the lowest uniform prices on earth, inviting shoppers to compare value during the weekly rush.
Local notice promotes foot protection with a half sole service at McGullin Shoe Service located across from the courthouse on Main Street. The brief advertisement stresses shoe care to guard against numerous colds contracted from contact with the ground.
A column notes birthdays including a person turning 101 as the dynamo of electricity is celebrated. A house owned by C H Monk burned, spectators watching. Maurice Chevalier is described as facing grave danger due to shrapnel near his heart. Republican banner addition questioned. “Bring Em Back Alive” sign noted. Duck hunters report high-flying ducks. oranges trace origin to India and southern China.
Berlin reports Dr. Albert Einstein said Earth may be about 7 billion years older than previously thought, suggesting a possible link to the universe’s expansion. He cited a rough Earth age near 10,000,000,400 years, a figure not proven, while noting other authorities place Earth at about 3,000,000,300 years.
Jackie Cooper stars in Divorce in the Family at Yucca Theatre in a Maurice Rapf drama about children coping with divorce and remarriage. Lewis Stone plays the father, Lois Wilson the mother, with Maurine Murphy and Jean Parker also featured. Tickets available through Missouri Avenue PTA before Thursday.
A house owned by Mr and Mrs Monk and occupied by four children and Mrs Monks father John Powell burned completely after a church outing. The blaze started shortly before 9 20 pm likely from defective electrical wiring. Insurance covered both structure and contents.
Governor Roosevelt plans a Massachusetts campaign and recreation tour ending with a Boston speech on October 21 then to New York the next day. He returns to Albany after Hyde Park rest and prepares material with assistants. He declined callers and commented on Hoover's Saturday address and Senator Robinson's beer sale remark.
J. B. Thompson and his cousin Mrs Minnie Redmond of Salem Mass depart for Spring Valley Wisconsin after an extended visit with the family of I. S. Croissant.
Paris October 17 AP The leftward swing in France continues. After yesterday's senate elections Premier Edouard Herriot and his Democratic left gained seats, boosting the radical socialist group from 151 to 155 of 214 seats. The Republican radicals added two seats, the Republican Union one, while the Left Republicans, Socialists, and Conservatives each lost seats.
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday for Roswell and the Pecos Valley. For New Mexico overall, fair conditions continue with little temperature change through tonight and Tuesday.
A moderating low barometer area sits over central western states with high pressure over the northwest. Expect cloudy unsettled weather in the north and northwest with snow in Montana Wyoming and Idaho. Temperatures cooler in the north with freezing in North Dakota Montana and Wyoming. Central and southern states see above normal temps. Pecos valley fair tonight into Tuesday with a chance of unsettled weather developing Tuesday. Cieve Hallenweck official in charge.
Short notice loan offer promotes quick cash with phone contact at 45. Ad text appears informal and terse with unclear date or location.
All hosts entertaining teachers at the New Mexico State Teachers Meeting are asked to notify the Chamber of Commerce if their rooms are not listed to ensure a complete register of attendees.
President Hoover will deliver eight rear platform speeches during a Washington to Cleveland trip. He will give his second campaign address in Cleveland on Saturday, leaving Washington the morning of the same day and returning to the capital that night. A map shows the eight towns where the special train stops.
Franklin D. Roosevelt plans a second presidential run with a Midwest and Southern swing. He will deliver about six minor speeches and three major addresses in Pittsburgh St Louis and Baltimore as listed on his itinerary.
A Roswell breakfast meeting outlined a fundraising drive for the Eastern New Mexico Area Council. Leaders emphasized funds cover administration only, with camps self supporting. P W Thorson lauded the group, and many volunteers signed pledge cards as the drive began.
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