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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1922
Page
8
A Tuesday afternoon hail storm and heavy rain damaged garden crops in Mills and nearby areas. Notes include resident travel, school term closings, and local social events. A Mills correspondent reflects on community pride and a past quarrel with a Mosquero correspondent, joking about a woman not getting credit for keeping up the quarrel.
Mrs A J Augur transacting business in Mills last Monday. Susan Newton traded with Wilsons store Saturday. Mrs C L Wood and son in Mills Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ray J Batcha and others flew to Springer Sunday. Caves family guests at Robertson home Sunday. Clyde MecColpin and John Hepburn in Springer. Chris Grube repairs E P S W houses Thursday. Batcha and Atkins in Springer on business Monday. Hazel Fansnaught visiting aunt Mrs McKee. J W Carter planted 75 acres of corn this spring. McColpin and Hepburn attended baseball at Roy Tuesday. Robertson couple visited friends in Cimarron Monday. McMinn Winch Parkes families stopped at Abbott quarry Tuesday. Will Bevers and children visited C L Wood Tuesday afternoon. Geebo and Apten from Tucumcari fishing. Burglary at Atkins garage last Sunday. Abbott pen is fishing. A nice rain at Abbott Tuesday. Mr and Mrs J R McKee went to Tucumcari Monday. Mina Robertson visited friends in Solano last week.
Harding County High School students present a three act comedy And. Home on Thursday June 8 at the community hall. Cast includes Marl Johnson Lucille Purcell Moe Aberhart Joyce Laumbauch Eva Cunningham Pierre Woodman Reginald Guan Edna Wade Edith Wade Conrad Evans May Woods and Virgil Plumlee. Admission is reasonable and the public is urged to attend for an evening of entertainment.
A severe hailstorm and rain swept Roy and surrounding areas last evening around 5 o clock, delivering about 2.44 inches of moisture in under an hour. Overnight brought lighter showers and another three inches during the afternoon and night, with rainfall reported across the mesa though some locales saw none. The S A building suffered roof damage from hail, flooding the office. the head printer Guthmann gave the workspace a thorough scrub the next day. News notes mention travel, local visitors, and business chatter including a well in the Badley area yielding copious clean water aided by a new wind mill setup purchased from Pete Gibson.
A neighbor reports hogs died after eating sprouted cockle burrs that lodged in their throats causing infection. Farmers with hogs in pastures infested by cockle burrs should inspect their stock to prevent further losses.
Rain on the mesa Thursday night soaked farms, stopping farming for several days. Decoration Day services drew attendees from Mills and Solano in Roy. A replevin case across Harding County NM involves Nels L Benson and Florence E Benson as plaintiffs against American State Bank of Roy and National Bank of Roy seeking possession of two Liberty Loan bonds, numbered 114159 and 114160, with a court action pending before Justice of the Peace F H Foster. A judgment will be entered if defendants fail to answer by July 1, 1922. Dated May 11, Roy Harding County NM.
A 1922 Metro Classic will screen Saturday and Sunday evenings at Roy Theatre with Harold L'syd comedy also on the program. Four shows begin at 8 o clock each night. Admission is 15 and 25 cents.
Fairview notes tagline that Taniae will make your stomach strong with a consumer health claim.
A brief sales pitch urges readers to let the Roy Tin Shop provide house guttering to ensure a supply of clean rain water. Prop by P. T. Gibson emphasizes practical water collection for homes.
Get your tin ware aluminum ware and all galvanized ware repaired at the Roy Tin Shop. Our work is guaranteed. P. T. Gibson Prep. Next door to First National Bank. Mrs J L Hayes and son Guy and family of Raton attended Memorial exercises in Roy Tuesday and visited friends and relatives in Roy for a few days this week. Guy has grown to stout we hardly knew him.
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