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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
3
The Spring hotel and cafe offers good food and service. Notes from Vecos on business and a Red Cross benefit at Crawford Airdome raising all proceeds for charity. Local residents, guests, and visitors include Miss Dorothy McIntosh at a Roswell dance, Oldsmobile agent H G Bailey registered at the Palace, Jon Bates welcoming a newborn son, and several families traveling or visiting across Stanton, Midland, Kermit, and La Huerta.
J E Marsh and wife lectured in the city and sold books before leaving for Pecos. Prof and Mrs May departed to Owens for arrangements for a Saturday night stay with music planned. Mrs Ed S Seay visited La Huerta with her brother Merchant, planning a stop at the Merchant branch before returning home. Mrs Kerr sent forty care packages to the front via York and France for soldiers. A gathering at the Hochhauer home featured games and ice cream with a guest list including Mr and Mrs McAdoo, Mr and Mrs Farris, Mr and Mrs Rex Freeman, Frances Hake, Georgia Wallace, Perryman, and John Windham.
A wartime feature profiles leaders including Haig Petain and other commanders. The piece praises Haig's steadiness from Marne to Ypres and recalls Petain as a stern, devout organizer. It notes their endurance and impact on the Allied war effort during early World War I.
The well known Perchon stallion Jason will finish the 1917 season at the H. D. Hubbard Dairy barn west of town.
A Wednesday ceremony at Frijoli Texas joined Walter L. Beal foreman of the ranch and Flora Smith in marriage under Guadalupe’s shadow. The service was led by Houston Lowry with limited family attendance and a later dinner. Flora Smith, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs John T Smith, is described as industrious and well known, having studied in Carlabad. The town plans permanent culverts to improve infrastructure alongside existing sidewalks as a new economy measure.
Star Peroxide Cream Brownfield Texas foreman of Sawyer Cattle Co for four years at Carlsbad after eighteen months with Stubbs and Harkey Inter Wy He is praised as a capable, industry minded young man. The couple arrived this morning and have been greeted by many friends. They will reside at the Branch this evening.
A quirky report describes a college program where music aids typing speed and accuracy. Lathe latentate to the advance of jate college educational methods and si times the structure at the State College here. Visitors note the shift toward rhythmic ragtime tunes to boost students' writing output and reduce errors.
Bids on a bridge project over the Rocky Arroyo about seventeen miles northwest of Carlsbad were opened. Two firms submitted offers, but no quorum existed and no bids were accepted. County official expects work to start on force account.
A fine Jersey bull will be found at the Club Stable for cow owners needing a reliable animal. The notice targets farmers and dairy interests seeking quality sire service within the community.
A local ad promotes Tre Clark Jewel Oil Stove with the tag line MONEY AND TIME Ask Your Neighbor. It highlights 150 satisfied customers in Carlabe and offers taking old stoves as part payment.
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