Dexter News Highlights Socials and Weddings
Social notes from Dexter cover Mr and Mrs Paul Whitman hosting a seven o’clock supper with a card club, names of attendees, and trips to Clovis to see Wendell Willkie. Also reports on Miss Blanch Pollock hosting guests George and Bill Flanders, trips by the Flanders to Texas, and many Dexter residents visiting Carlsbad and Dallas. Updates include farm sale, operators moving to California, and Emma and George Miller visits plus Mrs Latimer’s recovery. Extension Club opens fall term with a luncheon and plans for Christmas boxes.
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Paul Whitman
Whitman
Carl Caruthers
Virgil Henry
Loman Wiley
Leonard Britt
Bob McNeal
Tom Bogie
Tennessee
Miss Pollock
Blanch Pollock
George Flanders
Bill
New York City
Dexter
George
Bill Flanders
Henretta Durand
Monte Goodin
Raymond Durand
Belle Hurst
Carver
Flanders
Texas
George Weaver
Charles Beck
M. Y. Monical
John Reid
Earl Corn
Harry Carver
Della Southard
J. P. Bell
Florence Bell
Rosa Caruthers
Oscar Kunkel
O. B. Berry
Jack Hubbard
Clovis
Wendell L. Willkie
Emma Miller
George Miller
Virgil Miller
Dallas
Carlsbad
Earl Latimer
San Antonio
H. R. Door
California
Laney
A. C. Stones
Mrs
Barracks Briefs Show Visits and Social Events Across Dexter
In Dexter and nearby towns the Barracks Briefs recount visiting relatives in Oklahoma and Roswell, campus social events, a faculty play setup for September 27, and ongoing club activities. Highlights include Willkie dinner attendees at Albuquerque, a card party with Mrs Whitman and Hal Bogle, and plans for a fall library administration building project.
Sew So Club Meeting Notices September 25 Change
Lest You Forget The Sew So Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. R. Stanley. The day has been changed to September 25.
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J. R. Stanley
Fight Infantile Paralysis campaign raises 1.407 million
The 1940 Fight Infantile Paralysis drive netted 1,407,245.74 dollars, surpassing all prior records. President Roosevelt was informed at the White House by Keith Morgan, national chairman of the celebration committee, as Basil O'Connor of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis listened.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Keith Morgan
White House
Basil O’connor
National Foundation For
Kittens Surpass Bomb Fear in Chicago Night Calm
Detective George Bevan and his squad traced a moonlit sidewalk responding to a bomb alert. A mysterious bulge turned out to be four frightened kittens, not a trap, easing the midnight tension with a harmless find.
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Chicago
George Bevan
Swinging mishap lands Seattle man in hospital
Howard Jensen, 24, jitter-bugged with his wife when he slipped on a rug and fell through a window. He sustained a shoulder injury and was hospitalized.
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Seattle
Howard Jensen
New Mexico Crop Improvement Association to Meet in Roswell
The 13th annual meeting will be held in Roswell on October 2 at 2 p m with luncheon and get together for members and directors. Speakers include R E Karpey on sorghum, John Carter Jr on bean improvement, and Dr G N Stroman on cotton breeding. topics cover seed tag colors, membership fees, and bag sealing duties. Prices of Ford reconditioned motors advertised by Roswell Auto Co.
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New Mexico Crop Improvement Association
Roswell
Claude Simpson
Lubbock
Texas
John Carter, Jr
Clayton
N. M
New Mexico
G. N. Stroman
State College
Peter Hurd to Judge Most Beautiful Girl at ENMC
Peter Hurd the Roswell born artist will choose the most beautiful co-eds at Eastern New Mexico College. Editors of The Silver Pack say he will be glad to select the ladies. Campus photographers are posing contestants for formal and informal pictures to be sent to San Patricio.
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Hurd
Chadd
Ford, Pa
Flashes of Life: Raiding Bootleg House in Columbia
In Columbia South Carolina police raided a bootlegger’s house but found no whiskey despite audible bottle rattle and strong liquor odor. An officer finally detected a tub of liquor by smell, leading to the discovery of alcohol concealed within.
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Associated Press
Columbia
S. C
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High School Editors Invited to ENMC Fall Convention
Portales Sept 25 High school editors and principals were invited to Eastern New Mexico College for the New Mexico High School Editors Association fall convention on Saturday Sept 28. The program includes talks by prominent newspaper men an E Bergen Charlie McCarthy Mortimer Snerd takeoff by three college students and musical numbers organized by Martha Cantrell Portales high school association officer. A noon luncheon at the college will cover all expenses. Ted Sallee Roswell High School is president Miss Cantrell is vice president Joan Collier Forrest is secretary treasure.
Household Bath Incident Ends at Headquarters
A man was caught in a bath scene described as splash ing whiskey. The occupant and tub were both taken to headquarters after the incident, indicating a disruption that required police or authorities to intervene. Two entities involved include the occupant and the tub as property involved. The event reflects a domestic disturbance resolved by relocation to a police or municipal headquarters.
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Clyde Lively
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Earleen Durand
Portales
Eastern New Mexico College
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Roy
Maude Preston
Contract Club
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John Bowen
Edmond McKinstry
Hagerman
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Albuquerque
Wendell Willkie
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Elmer Bible
Hubbard Clinic
Dee Sprewberry
R. B. Mathis
Artesia
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Clovis Clinic
Tyler Teagle
Claudia Starling
Johnann
E.S. Bowen
Shreveport
George Wilcox
Violet Smith
Mary Marshall
Louie Heick
Clem Krukenmier
F. L. Mehlhop
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Hal Bogle
Wortman’s
Rose Hubbard
New Orleans
Mary Louise Everman
J. W. Sharp
Maxine Sharp
Curtis Sharp
J. D. Roberts
Methodist Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
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O. A. Hood
W. F. Kerr
J. H. Holley
Opal West
Harriet Wier
Frank Reinecke
Kerr
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M. E. Shemeley
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Harrett Holley
Pass City
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Roswell, N. M
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Roswell Auto CO
Peter Hurd
ENMC
Dream Come True
Roswell Insurance & Surety CO
Roswell Bldg. & Lean
Fred Mac Murray
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