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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
3
A Red Cross ball will be held Monday night at the Armory with a grand march at 8 30. Local residents invited to participate in the charity event and enjoy a formal evening for a good cause.
Ray's Photo Studio welcomes visitors from Monument and Loving on a business stop in Rocky. Notables include Tom Ball and family, Misses Jacksie and Fannie Floyd, and the Pecos couple invited to supper at the Farria home. Johnny Higgins improves in Prescott and plans to return home. J. Oliver acquires the C. A. May bungalow north of the park. May family moves to Roy Waller house for the summer. Charity Ball at Armory Monday night follows a Red Cross card party raising nearly forty dollars for surgical dressings. Mina Nell Atkins and Roberta Breeding travel to Roswell for eye treatment, return Monday.
Mrs Beckett from Artesia and Earl Hardin a Monument cattleman visit Carlsbad for business. A 430 pm Armory mass meeting to discuss Red Cross fundraising and Carlsbad quota. Family of Sam B Smith returned from ranch. Alma Gray Garrett from Tovington heads to Stanton Texas for annual college commencement. Red Cross ball Monday night Armory Grand March 8 10. Miss Ethel Smith unable to work Peoples store. Mrs Albritton assisting for the day. Mrs J C Brogan of Coffeyville Kansas visiting Carlsbad en route to Colorado.
Mrs Will Fenton is in town for a symposium at Joyce Pruit's store. Mrs TH J Stease and two brides arrive from Roswell after a two week visit there.
Ray Davis, a photographer, was set to leave for Albuquerque to photograph Company B but a telegram reading nothing doing has paused the plans. He suspects a department ban on camp photos, delaying a valuable circuit camera that measures from 6.5 inches to six feet. The setback disrupts a two year layoff, with Davis missing two vacation weeks with friends of Company B.
Readers may see Skillet Hust and Reagan Mil Dieton traveling from Monument and possibly arrive before the edition goes to press. Unclear timing leaves whether they reach town in time for the paper.
Photographer Davis plans a trip to Albuquerque this afternoon with Floyd Campbell and Everett Grantham though he cannot photograph the soldiers assembled there. Mrs Havin will run the studio in his absence. (Includes scattered notes of lost items and other travelers passing through Loving, Carlsbad, Midland, Boxwell, and Ardmore with various names.)
Invitations announce a grand baile at La Jose tonight. The affair honors two young ladies who depart Monday for El Paso.
Will Ed Carter, now a farmer in Ingenewer City, was in town today on business. Carter is known for agricultural ventures and recently relocated to Ingenewer City to expand farm operations.
Mrs Wright of Midland spent the night with Mr and Mrs Bert Rawlins and continued this morning to the Pore in Midland. Texm Mia Weight visited a daughter at Rowwell. The Apiary Grind Way met at noon. Luther Thomas and Hikiem Tom Tyler and Oasie Thom were the last named agents Malaya and will leave tonight for a few days outing nine miles west of town. They expect to spend nights at Will Ward's ranch. TF Day and Mrs Day left for Mineral Well, Mr Days' vacation visit with parents and friends on a farm there. Mrs Griffith and daughter left the Springs hotel for Lavine. The Indice reside near Dodie City, Kansas, with property in the lower valley to invest.
Wide range of small town items includes a Baptist meeting in Abilene, three converts reported, Wooten and wife visiting cattle deals, Dr. Asa Wright called for Miss Ollie Burleson and measles cases among Louise Bryant and Moginnson family. Austin Stuart and Naomi Stuart with relatives in Mainview and Tatum, Jennie J. Davis visiting Naomi Stuart, and Sam Halley noting rising illness.
A fine Jersey bull will be found in the Club Stable for patrons who require the animal service.
A furnished four room house is available for rent at fifteen dollars monthly. Vacant at the start of the month. Inquiries to Swigart and Ross.
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