Court House Notes and Local Tax Figures From Eddy County
In Eddy County, Jeff Liston reports many 1939 license tags remain unsold as vehicle owners delay purchases. 1940 tags go on sale December 1. The grazing meeting drew old cowmen like Came Merchant and Came Will Walden while local merchants including Bill Barnett and Strawberry Pounds were noted attendees. Nearby residents such as Silvertip Spencer and Boyd Williams Sr. were mentioned in brief homefront mentions.
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Chaves
Jeff Liston
Mr. Liston
Kinc
John Merchant
Eddy County
Superintendent Rodman Cockson Heads to Teachers Association
Came Rodman Cockson, city superintendent of schools, to have his passport visaed for the annual trip to the state teachers association. He enters a new division of the big body, chaperoned by his wife and accompanied by two attractive women in his car to add dignity to the entry into Albuquerque. The party will return Saturday.
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Rodman Cockson
State Teachers Association
Albuquerque
Dame G G Mitchell of the Hope country
Dame G G Mitchell of the Hope country values his citizenship and standing in local society. The fragment notes his prominence and community ties within a rural region, reflecting a portrait of a notable resident in historical records.
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G. G. Mitchell
The
Hope Country
Came Berry Cheseman Makes Clean Up In Scura Country
Came Berry Cheseman of the scura country reflects optimistic mood after a broad effort. He celebrates with a varied array of beverages and a sense of achievement at a successful cleanup.
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Berry Cheseman
Oklahoma City police officer injured in accident prevention squad mishap
O H Ez zell of the police accident prevention squad suffers a fractured left foot after leaning across a counter to switch on a light. A waste basket skidded as he moved and he crashed to the floor. In Seattle, the sun's early rays spark activity in Emil Skokan's apartment.
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Oklahoma City
O. H. Ezzell
Police
Hke di Vital
Fizzell
One-Minute Test Questions
The Moselle river flows into the Rhine. The most southerly city in Africa is Mombasa. The Sargasso Sea is a region in the western Atlantic defined by ocean currents and known for its calm, nutrient rich waters and floating seaweed.
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Moselle River
Africa
Sargasso Sea
Capetown
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
West Indies
Words of Wisdom: Temptation Rejected by Our Own Cunning
A reflective note quotes George Eliot on temptation, asserting that the devil is not tempted by us but we lure him with chances to act, framing moral choice as self-initiated restraint and vigilance.
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George Eliot
Birth Day Prediction About a Child's Passionate Nature
A grab bag style note predicts that the child born on this day will be passionate and fond of pleasure, framing the personality as a defining trait to expect from the newborn.
The Bride Cuts Cake And Bridal Party Shares
A wedding party notes cake cutting by the bride then the bridal party or a guest may cut the remaining portions. The horoscope warns birthdays today face mixed fortunes and careful business in the year ahead. Child born today should receive early moral instruction. Also includes a brief One Minute Test answers section.
Morning noises reveal Skokan as devoted electrical saver
The paragraph describes a routine where a clinician? politician? or keeper named Skokan is an avid, thrifty electric saver. A window closes, coffee boils, heater activates with an alarm, and a toaster starts as an electric eye lights up the morning work.
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Cian
Skokan
Local business listings and partners
Noted entities include Robert Marquez Panhandle Lumber Co Modern Food Market D A Calderon Sr Pecos Valley Drug Co and other local firms listed as part of a community directory. Relationships or roles not specified, but indicate a network of storefronts and suppliers in the Pecos Valley area.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Will Robinson
Will Walden
Lake Arthur
C. H. Culdice
Bill Barnett
Vaughn
Elida
Santa Fe
Bright
Silvertip” Spencer
Artesia
Boyd Williams Sr
Penasco
Summit
L'Fe
Seattle
Emil Skokan
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Rhine
Europe
American Red Cross
United Step
Red Cross
United States
South Kentucky Grocery
Roswell Mattress Co
Robert Marquez
the Myers Company
Archie Campbell
Mgr
Pecos Valley Lumber Co
Hinkle Motor Co
Cummins Garage
Busy Bee Cafe
Firestone Auto Supply Co
Lake J. Frazier
D. A. Calderon, Sr
Clardys Dairy
McNally Hall Motor Co
Western Auto Supply Co
Southwestern Public Service Co
Pecos Valley Drug Co
New Mexico Transportation Co
Roswell Laundry Co
Roman Nunez
Roswell Tractor and Implement Co
of the Red Cross
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