Local News Roundup from El Paso and Nearby Areas
Jess Wheeler returns from El Paso tonight in improving health after a spell of illness. Ward and wife bring the Pope family children from the Ward ranch west to town for a visit and mountain time. W Dows and W B Artesia are in town on official business inspecting cattle for shipment. Miss Althea Harris of El Paso travels south to her home after visiting Mrs Cherchent in Carlsbad and friends in Roswell. She is popular with Carlsbad youths. The baby son of Red Smith is ill at Mrs Sifford’s near the hospital with hopes of recovery fading gently.
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Ward
Buford Pope
Ward Ranch
West
Dows
Artesia
Burneus
Althea Harris
el Paso
Tommy
Red” Smith
Roswell Residents Parade Through Palace Stopover
L. G. Hale Olive Hale and E. F. Seymour of Roswell registered at the Palace and continued south this morning. Red Stevenson returned on furlough from Mare Island and will stay in town several days with his family. Stevenson appears well in his sat ters toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Hale
Olive Hale
E. F. Seymour
Roswell
Palace
Red” Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Mare Island
Methodist Song Service With Four Piece Orchestra
A song service will be held at the Methodist Sunday school at 50, Sunday morning. Superintendent Stephenson has secured a four piece orchestra to lead the music. Everyone is welcome. Also notices of rental cottages and local travel, with residents bidding farewell for trips and visitors in town.
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Methodist Sunday School
Stephenson
Roswell Official and Piano Tuner Travel to Carlsbad
W C Davidson of Roswell, superintendent of road work, spent a day in Carlsbad on road business. F M Denton, the piano tuner, rode the train to Carlsbad this afternoon and expects to be gone about a week for professional matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Davidson
Roswell
Carlsbad
F. M. Denton
Carlabad
Leek Collins Wedding in Carlsbad at Home Ceremony
Fiona Leek and Henry C. Collins wed at the Leek home on North Canal Breeze. The couple, both well known in Carlsbad, were joined by Reverend Sellards in a modified ring ceremony with only close relatives present. Fiona was a 1910 Carlsbad High School graduate with perfect attendance. she works at the Central telephone office, while Henry clerks at Leck Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guay
North Canal Breez
Mise Fiona Leek
Mra. m. Leek
Henry C. Collins
Sellards
Carlsbad
Collins
Leck
Insurance adjuster reduces claim on Allison fire
Roswell adjuster reported satisfactory handling of the Allison fire loss. The total insurance will be reduced by about sixty dollars and the remainder paid within thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lere
Roswell
Dam Supper Social Draws Carlsbad Folk
A jolly Carlsbad crowd enjoyed supper at the dam Thursday night followed by a lively social. Attending were W. Alexander, Mrs Alexander and daughter, Mrs Me lure, Mrs Dalton and Miss Jessie Johnson. The gathering had a good time despite a small turnout.
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Carlsbad
W. &. Alexander
Mra
Alexander
Me“lure
Dalton
Mins
Jessie
Johnson
Navy Leave Honor Program For Local Boys
Attentions called to the program to be given in honor of the boys who expect to leave Monday for the Navy. Everybody turn out tomorrow debt and tell the boys now what we think of their portion.
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Navy
Overnight visitor and arrivals in Crawford area
CA. Crites visited Crawford overnight and traveling to Dallas this morning. Mia, R. C. Williams and baby arrived from Casper Wyoming yesterday afternoon and departed this morning on the mail car for Lovington.
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Crites
The
Crawford
Dallas
Mia
R. C. Williams
Baby
Caspar
Wyomins
Lovington
Rivenbere and Ohnemus Prepare Junk Fleet for Shipment
Rivenbere and Matt Ohnemus own five cars filled with varied junk including copper brass rubber and iron. They have prepared to ship but lack enough cars to complete the move.
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Rivenbere
Matt Ohnemus
Carlsbad Sends Nine Young Men for Navy Entrance Exam
Nine local youths including Art Moritz Bert Gerrells Otto Matheson Elmore Jones Everett Grantham Fred Rohmer McKinney and Hayes from Mack River left for Roswell to take the Navy preliminary examination. They may return this afternoon and those who pass will depart Monday for El Paso. An entertainment is planned at the Airdome tomorrow night and comfort packets will be given to those leaving. the town salutes their patriotism and voluntary service.
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Art Moritz
Bert Gerrells
Otto Matheson
Elmore Jones
Everett Grantham
Fred Rohmer
McKinney
Hayes
Mack River
Carlsbad
Roswell
Navy
el Paso
Airdome
Ministerial Alliance Test Day at Airdome Honors Naval Volunteers
The Ministerial Alliance schedules a short program at the Airdome on Sunday evening in honor of local boys who volunteered for the Naval branch. The event features solo by Mrs. Lillian Ares, a quartet, an address by Dr. H. W. Lowry, and a presentation by Mia Sikes. Attendees will have a chance to offer words of encouragement before the boys depart for San Francisco Monday morning.
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Airdome
Naval Branch
Army
San Francisco
Lillian Ares
H. W. Lowry
Comfort Kite
Mia Sikes
Carlabad
Diemlenal
Boy Scouts Honor Guests at North Carlsbad Lawn Feed
A Scouts fundraiser at the J F Joyce residence in North Carlsbad drew about sixty boys plus leaders and families. The event featured feasts of frijoles, sandwiches, ham, buns, pickles and desserts, with an ice cream finale. John R Joyce and Edmund Weat were feted as they prepare for school, one at a church military academy in the east and the other in San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Joyce
North Carlsbad
W H. Merchant
Claude Wright
A. N. Pratt
Mins Pratt
FW. Pratt
Lowry
Will Purdy
JD. Jackson
Howard Moore
J F Joyce
June Joyce
John R. Joyce
Edmund Weat
John Jr
Edmund
San Diego
California
Hoth
Boy Scouts
Sue
Prank Report Brings Comfort to Carlsbad Kin
Telegram from the Marine Insurance Company Houston reports Lieutenant Frank Sprong at base hospital Melay France doing nicely. Mrs BK 8 Sprong of Missouri Hotel Carlsbad New Mexico conveyed the update to anxious friends and family.
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Marine Insurance Company
Houston
Sprong
Frank Sprong
Carlsbad
Missouri
New Mexico
Base Hospital
Melay
France
Somewhere in France and Hell Poem On War Sacrifice
A wartime poem celebrates soldiers dying for justice and peace while women at home mourn loved ones lost to battle. It contrasts heroism with condemnation of tyrants and ends noting the verse was read on the front lines.
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God
Government Whel Pay Insurance on Railroad Property
In Amarillo Texas on July 20 a question arises about government fire insurance for railroad property under federal control General Order No 24 from the Director General of Railroads states the government will carry the risk The government plans to insert clauses in railroad contracts to protect property against loss by fire during control and hopes trustees will accept this in lieu of conventional fire insurance
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Amarillo
Texas
Director General of Railroads
The Little Dry Ranch Fights Drought and Loss
The poem laments cattle losses from a dry year at The Little Dry Ranch. Neighbors report cattle dying in their prime while markets ship animals to feed higher stock prices. Amid hardship the writer urges resilience and hope for a better year. Sir Victor J. Queen of Malaga, New Mestew, noted.
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D. KR. Harkey
Victor J. Queen
Malaga
New Mestew
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Mr. Wheeler
Sewumming
Efterna
Kinney Reedie
Barrow
Mr. Reed
Higgins
L. B. Pipkin
Boyd Kindel
Mins Nettie Mae Kindel
Globe
Arizona
Nettie
M. L. Davis
Kenneth
Ray Davie
Robert Gorley
Ida White
Wm. Bumback
Blue Springs Ranch
W. W. Hopeland
Pass City
R. A. Black
Denver
Carlsbad Thursay
W. F. Milvain For
Insurance
Automobile and Bonds
Colleins-Leck
Eddy County Abstract Co
Francis G. Tracey
C. H. McLenathen
Lewis E. Alexander
POR
Kong
SBR Swigart & Prater
Beatrice Goldie
Hell
Satan
No Man's Land
Little Dry Ranch
Ray V. Davis
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