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Newspaper

The Evening Current

Location

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1917

Page

4

Death of Fae Lucas in Roswell Funeral in Carlsbad

Fae Lucas, daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Lucas, died at five o'clock Friday morning after typhoid fever. She had been staying with relatives in Roswell and Fort Stockton area and was interred in Roswell. The Catholic girl, devout and gentle, and her family, of Carlsbad, mourn her loss. A separate note recalls a Girl's Guild picnic and swim at the Tansill camp with chaperones Mesdames Thorne and Hemenway and several young attendees.

Fae Lucas Will Lucas Fae Carlsbad Ros John Dickson Girl's Guild Mesdames Thorne Hemenway Tansill Cam Lucile McKneely Monet Jones Margaret Robe Hemenway Jenny Linn

Driest July in Fifteen Years Hits Grant County

Grant County records the driest July in about fifteen years with only 1.18 inches of rain while normal July totals reach five to six inches. Crops need rain soon to mature and pastures risk burning, impacting cattlemen. Mentioned travelers include J G Arthur and family, John Lucas and others visiting Albuquerque, with a rumor about crossing Four Mile logs or a bridge.

Grant County Iver City Ave Iaat

Chief Auditor Named For New Mexico Camps

Santa Fe August 4 W P Musans of Los Angeles named by the war department as district auditor in charge of all accounting for the big army camps at Deming and Linda Vista Calif He will command a large force of bookkeepers and accountants at each camp with an expected fifty experts at each post

Santa Fe W. P. Musans Los Angeles War Department Deming Linda Vista Calif

Regular Methodist Church Services Announced

Sunday school at 9 45 a m with a preaching service at 11 a m Epworth League at 7 p m plus another preaching service in the evening The sacraments will be administered after the morning service All are welcome signed A Bell

Epworth Methodist Church Bell

Calendar of Church Services and Meetings

Calendar lists Baptist Church with Sunday School 9 45 to 11 and preaching 11 to 12. Sunday afternoon Sunbeam Missionary Band at 2 20 and Junior BYP preaching 8 to 9. Wednesday prayer meeting 8 to 9. Women’s Auxiliary meets Thursdays monthly at the church. Choir practice in the evening. St Edwards Church offers services on first Sunday at 7 am low mass and English sermon and high mass with English sermon later in the morning.

Sunbeam Missionary Band Jureday Women's Auxiliary ST. Edwards Church

Church Services and Local Notes at Grace and Christian Churches

Preaching at 8 p m and prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m at the Christian Church. Grace Church Episcopalian lists Holy Communion and morning services with sermon at 11 a m. Dennis Duncan guard at McMillan reports water in the lake. R C Dow visited Roswell and Itshorn praises good word and time with relatives.

Grace Church Episcopal Dennis Duncan McMillan Mr. Duncan

Diphtheria Epidemic Strikes Lordsburg New Mexico

Lordsburg New Mexico August 4 strict quarantine measures are in place to fight a diphtheria outbreak. Two deaths have occurred in ten days and eight cases remain under treatment as the county health officer and Silver City doctors work with local physicians to control the illness.

Lordsburg N. M Silver City E.W. Hoop Toca I.ot

Local Residents Return and Travel Notes

Knowles and Lon Evans, long absent, return seeking opportunities. Walter Tomlinson invests spare funds in a Oakland venture expecting profitable burn. G Chance returns from Midland Texas after a passenger run. D H Coleman visits Roswell for land office business and reports satisfaction. Prince Starks of Semi Texas visits Knowles this week.

Lon Evans Walter Tomlinson Spondulix Oakland Chance Midland Texas Satuday D. H. Coleman Roswell Prince Starks Semi Knowles

Also Mentioned on This Page

Linotype Zed Pae Lucas J. G. Arthur Loving Ralph Woodard Oklahoma John Lucas Myes Gladys Mia Patchin Jucle JSON Albuquerque David New Mexico Church News Baptist Church the Christian Church D. F. Sellards R. C. Dow Piph
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