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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1933
Page
8
A September start promises better business as schools begin, cotton harvest nears, and the Eastern New Mexico State Fair approaches. The piece notes cool cucumber temperatures, a Yucca show with Tugboat Annie, and a hopeful Ad Man enjoying Chicago experiences. It cites education stats from Who's Who and mentions local social notes.
The Roswell High School library benefits from Miss Carrie Skillman leading an organized, efficient collection. Enrollment reaches 461 with eight absences due to Battery A in Gallup and extended vacations. Students prepare for Thrift Savings under Lois Burnett while humorous quips from teachers recount classroom moments and a trig class joke about logarithms.
F K Seydler and C O Torian of Dallas representing National Carbon Company will present motion pictures at the Gilkeson Hotel at 8 30 this evening on cooling systems of automobiles and on merchandising methods of Eveready Prestone. All interested are invited to attend.
Bread drops to 5 cents a loaf or six for 25 cents starting Tuesday September 12 at Perfect Bakery located at 402 North Main Street. Ad promotes value for local shoppers.
Dr. D H Galloway departed today on a month long visit to his former home in Bloomington Illinois and will also attend the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago.
Discover permanent waves that look wonderfully real and natural at Old Mission Beauty Shop. Call 182 to book your appointment and be amazed at the new hair styling possibilities.
Radio is expensive at any price. New tubes have revolutionized the modern Radio. Philco incorporates all the latest developments. Falcont Electric Co.
The two months old son of Mr and Mrs Jeff Frazier died yesterday morning at eleven o clock at the family home 313 East Highth street. No funeral services were held here as the body was sent to Milneland New Mexico for interment. Talmage Mortuary arranged the local details.
Funeral services for Lawrence A Platz age seventy six were held this morning at ten oclock from Talmage Memorial Chapel southeast of Roswell with Rev Julian Atwood of First Baptist Church directing. Music by church choir. Casket bearers were David Wood Chester Baker John Hamilton and Oscar Green. Interment at South Park under Talmage Mortuary supervision.
Nickson Beauty Shop advertises the season for beauty upgrades with Fitch massaging creams and Realistic permanents. Services include finger waves and appointments priced at $40. Call 640 for details and booking.
Lamar Strickland shoots the low 75 in the Mountainview Championship qualifying round with 34 golfers registered and more expected. The round must be completed by Saturday noon. Other scores include Wilford Pratt 81, Buddy Daniel 82, Roy Askew 88, J P Hawkins 89, Louie Link 87, and several 90s and 90s plus 106 by Bill Bailey.
Local beauty shop invites customers to visit Yucca Beauty Service and Cosmetic Shop at 111 West 3rd to bring a new hat as part of a small coiffure themed promotion. Phone listed as 484 Advy Slitic.
A local ad from Perfect Bakery at 402 North Main Street touts prices of five cents each loaf or six for twenty five cents. The brief notice emphasizes inexpensive bread and lists the shop’s street address for customers.
Mrs. L. B. Crip of Pulaski Illinois praises Black-Draught for relief from headaches constipation and biliousness saying she takes a dose every other night until relieved. The notice adds that children enjoy a new pleasant tasting syrup version.
Miss Marteal Graham of Hagerman, representing Pecos Valley, won the Queen of the West title at the Yucca Theatre last month. She stood out among contestants from New Mexico and West Texas in a large field of beauty contestants.
Miss Janice Huff announces the opening of her piano studio for the fall term. Those interested in piano study may call at 308 West Fourth or phone 603J Adv. Sitfe.
Rebekahs meeting on the second Tuesday causes the Praetorians to shift their council meetings to the third Tuesday night. Notice from Howard Glover Sublime Augustus and J. B. Savage Cashier. Adv.
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