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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1932
Page
8
The Evening Ghats reports a small kitchen fire at 309 North Kentucky in a two story apartment owned by Grant Keyes. Fire department units arrived at 7 45 am and quick work limited damage to a wall from a gas stove. Local ad notes Christmas gift items at Art Gift Shop on West 4th Street.
The Roswell Lions Club will not hold its regular weekly session tonight as last Friday’s dance event filled the evening schedule.
Mrs W W Tucker of 05 North Richardson advertises home cooked meals at three dollars per week. The notice notes a weekly plan and contact is implied through the listing.
Miss Thelma McCully Chaves County school superintendent has been ill in Temple Texas and is gradually recovering. She is expected home soon. Miss Eleanor Hughes temporarily heads the superintendent's office during McCullys absence.
W R Wilkins advertises Valencia onion seed for the 1922 crop grown from fancy select onions. Phone 626 Ady. ss
A Saturday sales push by Banking House Grocery highlights the slogan Lowest uniform prices on earth. The ad notes the event as the biggest day in two months, signaling strong customer turnout and promotional impact.
McKenzie of Fort Sumner who serves as a field inspector for a loan company was seen in Roswell on business today. The visit involved routine inquiries and financial outreach.
Fully dressed friers at 2 cents per pound and fully dressed hens at 18 cents per pound offered by Finn and Reather Starket with free delivery from 405 S. Main and phone number 83.
A group of friends left this morning for Antonito Colorado for a weeklong fishing expedition. The trip marks a reunion style excursion among longtime companions with plans to fish local streams and enjoy the countryside.
Miss Grace S Massie county clerk received a telegram from Byron O Rea chief tax commissioner for New Mexico praising the county for helping secure sizable budget reductions. The tax commission budget approved on July 20 with no changes investors relief to taxpayers noted.
The Baptist Brotherhood will hold a banquet at 6 30 tonight in the basement of the First Baptist Church, followed by the regular monthly meeting. J B Savege, president, will preside. Dinner served by the Father Circle of the Womens Missionary Society.
Advertises 50 trap nested hens with annual records of 150 to 200 eggs to be used as breeders. States need to make room for pullets and offers trade for alfalfa day. Contact Dr. Pearson at phone 124. Adv 1713x.
Des Robinson, a special officer for the Santa Fe railroad, visited Roswell today to review security measures and meet local staff. He spoke briefly about safety cooperation and the railroad’s commitment to passenger protection.
Laurie J. Vauchelet acting District Highway Engineer travels to Santa Fe for the opening of bids on three oil surfacing projects in District 2. One stretches eleven miles from Portales to Clovis while the other two cover eighteen miles from Carlshad to Carlsbad Caverns.
Advertises cleaned and blocked hats at $1.25 with ladies hats priced at 50 cents and up. Lynch Hat Works located at 1066 North Main Street. Master Haters. Adv. details in 15tf.
Frank Bradley and Elsia Collins both of Roswell wed Saturday night in a ceremony performed by Judie W. Winston. Also appears an advertisement for sale of nice canning tomatoes by H. F. Carpenter, phone 758.
Odd alarm echoes as a group posts fair calendars in shop windows while locals discuss a changing slate of candidates from the Republican and Liberty parties for fall. The Yucca Theatre offers a $2.50 screening prize for silent laughter, and Roswell Trading Co begins platform scale updates for hay and grain.
The Eastern New Mexico State Fair finance committee will hold a 7 20 breakfast at the Nickson Hotel and begin canvassing the city to raise 1600 for fair expenses. Roswell business men are urged to cooperate and investments are expected to pay cash dividends for years. Committee includes George Jewett as chairman and J How.
John Tweedy Jr two months old son of Mr and Mrs Mansfield Tweedy died at 504 North Washington Avenue Sunday at 2:00 pm after a brief illness. He leaves his parents and a twin sister. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2:00 pm from Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev N L Linebaugh presiding elder of the Methodist Church South in charge. Music by Miss Talma. Interment at Smith Park. Talmage Mortuary directing.
Amilia Frino Villescas daughter of Mr and Mrs Villescas on West 1Sth Street died at home shortly after midnight aged two months and 21 days. Services were at St Johns Church at 4 p m under Schuler's Funeral Home with burial at Serrendo Cemetery. Lost dark handbag with night clothes and toiletries four miles west on Highway. Reward offered.
A fragmentary passage lists individuals including Amason, Daniel W. Ss Hodges, George Owens, B. EB. Gins berg, C. Carle, Ed. Williams, H. B. Smurl, and Henry E. Samson, indicating a group connected to a local notice or memorial segment.
Local ad offers free ambulance radio repair and service for any kind make. Falcons Electrical Service located at 125 West Second St lists contact phone 289. Advv 24tfe.
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