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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1933
Page
6
A local beauty shop advertises a limited time offer featuring $4.00 permanents at Daniel Beauty Studio located on 707 N in the Adv district. The notice highlights a weekly specials section with promotional pricing.
The Rio Grande Painters gallery opens October 28 in Sena Plaza Santa Fe. The contributors, distinct in technique, share residence in the Southwest and a love for painting material. First exhibition runs through November. Visitors to Santa Fe should see the livingness in the works.
An advertising claim touts Century Beer as a highly nutritional beverage with iron calcium phosphorus and vitamins A B and G. It promises longevity stating drink it and live to be a hundred.
Advert asks customers to buy fresh roasted coffee from the Roswell Coffee Company, highlighting quality and flavor.
An advertising blurb promotes Century Beer as highly nutritious containing iron calcium phosphorus and vitamins A B and G claiming that drinking it lets one live to a hundred. The slogan emphasizes health benefits without scientific backing.
A local column surveys quirks from Halloween window washing to carnival cash at Wash ington Avenue school. It cites Florida cacti in marshes and mentions bone lengthening research as an experimental field. A dinner party anecdote humorously questions a guest’s remark about meat on a fork.
Archbishop R. A. Gerken of Santa Fe will visit Roswell tomorrow to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Peter's and St. John's Churches. A very large class of adults and children is assured as this is the first visit to the diocese in four years.
Mrs. Catherine Gilles aged eighty died after months of illness. She lived in Roswell with daughter Mrs. C L Appleby for nine months, previously Hagerman. Survived by two sons Joe Gilles of Iowa and Frank Gilles of Hubbard Oregon. Body to be sent to Woodburn Oregon for services. Talmage Mortuary in charge. Catholic Church member.
Lake J. Frazier assistant district attorney traveled to El Paso today on business and is expected to return home Monday.
Miss Marteal Graham of Hageman visited Roswell with friends after returning from the World’s Fair in Chicago. She earned first prize in the Queen of the West bathing beauty revue held last August at the local event.
Edwin S Wood of 724 North Main Street was admitted to St Marys hospital this morning. He has been ill for some time and his condition is described as serious.
Advertiser urges focus on product quality over price with a catchy slogan How Cheap but How Good. Phone number cited as contact for more information.
A brief classified style notice from Ruidoso features Clayton Bennett inviting visitors to enjoy gas and oil services, lunch options, and cabin rentals, with advertisement emphasis on accessible lodging and amenities under Adv. O24tie.
Advertisement notes courteous service and stock including gas tires groceries lunches and cabins under new management at Clayton Bennett Adyv with no further details.
Everett Stanley, a teacher at Spring Mound Valley school near Dexter, is in Roswell today attending to school matters at the county school superintendent office. He plans to depart for Albuquerque next Wednesday to attend the annual meeting of the New Mexico Educational Association.
P V Thorson Eastern New Mexico Boy Scout executive Major L B Plummer area Scout commissioner and Geo P Jewett treasurer traveled to Carlsbad this afternoon on Scout business and expected to return tonight.
Arrangements are under way for merit badge classes for Boy Scouts. James L Ferguson will instruct Civics and Capt Sayer will teach Bird Study. Additional classes are being arranged. Scouts may enroll by reporting to the instructor or the Boy Scout office in the courthouse.
Frans Butt chairman of the state highway commission said he is in complete accord with Governor A W Hockenhull’s decision to conduct a thorough audit of the highway department’s financial operations. He added I’m with the Governor in this to the last ditch.
The N M M I polo team defeated the University of Oklahoma in a two game set 19 to 7 in the first game and 8 to 1 in the second. Scoring by period and by player followed the recap.
Sgt Michael A J Doty of Fort Payard New Mexico state commander of the Veterans Voters League will speak at a mass meeting at the D A V at 7 15 tonight General H A Ingalls will preside The meeting is open to veterans of all wars Set Doty will be entertained by Allied Veterans Council of Chaves County with dinner at Busy Bee Cafe at 5 45 this afternoon.
The N M M I Colts defeated Carrizozo High on the Institute field this morning by a score of 43 to 0. The Colts scored seven touchdowns and kicked one extra point. Carrizozo was light and green, offering little resistance as the cadets pressed the pace and showed marked improvement this season.
The XER cowboys of radio station Sunshine Station will appear in person at the Yucca theatre next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday with Rues Davis, chief announcer. They present a lively vaudeville program. Also listed are FOR RENT furnished house phone 282 and FOUND a child's shoe at the record office.
The Record transcribes a telegram from Senator Bronson Cutting noting that Federal Emergency Relief Administration funds can pay salaries of qualified unemployed teachers for vocational training, crural schools, illiterates, rehabilitation, adult education, and nursery schools. Funds aid education for those unable to pay while freeing state relief funds for other needs.
Manuel Gonzales a 30 year old long term prisoner from Bernalillo county was shot in the head near noon as he hurled pipe and brick at a tower guard during what authorities called an attempted escape. He was taken to the prison hospital unconscious with severe bleeding after a single buckshot struck above the left eye. Guards fired after warnings as he reached for a brick, a pellet striking him as the main charge hit a distance away.
Portales New Mexico October 28 The Portales Rams defeated Ft Sumner High 7 to 6 in a close finish. Terrel halfback caught a long pass from Taylor and ran to the 12 yard line before a line plunge for the score in the early first half.
Firefighters extinguished a rear upholstery and top blaze in a 1925 Chevrolet sedan on Cecil T. Naramore’s used car lot at 121 N. Virginia Ave near nine o’clock last night. The fire began in the rear seat upholstery and investigators suspect a transient who had used the car for lodging. Naramore reports finding men sleeping on his cars at other concessions with no alternative cause.
Mrs. Cecil Pendergrass arrived home from Lubbock Texas today after being summoned by the death of her sister Mrs A C Hall. Mrs Hall passed away Wednesday morning at the Lubbock Sanitorium.
In Hot Springs New Mexico Miners surge as the President Roosevelt gold purchase act is praised by locals The El Ore mine expands its milling plant John E Rea conducts daily assays M H Overlees shifts to doubling production at Shannon mine In Silver City observers see early claim development and anticipate future activity
At a Salvation Army advisory board meeting the group voted to set a budget for the coming 12 months aligned with pledged relief money. Sylvester P. Johnson Jr. was named treasurer replacing J E Moore, and Johnson and Harold Hurd will meet with Captain J M King next Tuesday to finalize the budget. All back bills totaling about 170 dollars were approved for payment. Present were Harold Hurd Claude Simpson Captain J M King S P Johnson Jr G H Hockenson Mrs Grace T Bear and Mrs Thomas J Hall.
Fair tonight and Sunday for Roswell and Pecos valley plus New Mexico. Little change in temperature with fair conditions continuing tonight and Sunday across the region.
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