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Newspaper

The Spanish American

Location

Roy, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1918

Page

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Electionofs Homestead Lodge elects officers and raises secretary pay

Homestead Lodge 1 0 0 F elected Melvill Floersheim as N G and R A Pendleton Edgar Floersheim as Treasurer Wm G Johnson as Secretary A J Hern as Trustee R B Reeder as Representative to Grand Lodge R C Grunig Alternate Rep C A Peare P G The lodge with about a hundred members voted to pay the Recording and Financial Secretary five dollars monthly The meeting noted the lodge’s growth and the need for capable leadership The Red Cross and revival lectures were also highlighted with Lt Tenney Mountain Division A R C speaker and Rev Maddox delivering remarks An obituary announced the death of the baby daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Anderson in Dawconn with funeral in Roy Cemetery sympathy extended

Homestead Lodge Melvill Floersheim N.G R. A. Pendleton W. G. Edgar‘Floersheim Treas Wm.iG.Johnson _ See A. J.hern R. B. Reeder Grand Lodge R. C. Grunig C. A. Peare P Johnson Odd Fellows Lodge Tenney Denver Masonic Hall Mountain Division Red’ Cross New Baptist Church Maddox Anderson Kitchell Lee Anderson Dawcon Antite Roy Aill

Chautauqua Plans Set July Dates in Rey

The Cadmean Chautauqua will return to Rey July 2 through 6 with Rev. Hearn as Local Manager. Revival meetings at Roy Baptist Church, led by Rev. Maddox, draw large crowds and broad support across denominations. A July 4 plan is uncertain, with a suggestion to join Carriso Canyon celebrations. An advertising line will be issued to spark interest.

Rey Roy Maddox Will Carleton Heaton Kibbey Okla

New Village Marshall Named at Roy Trustees Meeting

At the Roy village trustees meeting Dick Pendleton was appointed village marshal in a move described as a very satisfactory arrangement for the community.

Roy Dick Pendleton

Jeweler Sargent Buys New Movie Machine for Roy

Mr F A Sargent, a jeweler and movie man, has purchased a modern picture machine for Roy and plans to screen three nights a week by July 1. He will enlarge his jewelry business and locate there permanently.

Royis F. A. Sargent Sargent

Donations to Second War Drive Fund Encouraged

Financial report lauds community donations to the Red Cross and thanks team captains and contributors. It notes an upcoming issue will publish donor names alphabetically. Also mentions coal stock and completing tasks "Over the Top" and signs off with J Floersheim Post Master Roy N.M. and a German alien registration notice.

Red Cross J. Floersheim Roy N. M Char Red Cross A Jane

Red Cross Auxiliary Formed Near Roy

Mrs W H Wilcox and Mrs Irvin Ogden led Red Cross workers to the Chateau School house 25 miles north where 15 residents signed to form a Roy Chapter Auxiliary. Supplies were left to start work among the women amid praise for the community’s war effort and concern over idle mesa land. Farmers’ migration to mines and factories cuts grain and corn yields, risking over 50 percent production decline.

Red Cross W. H. Wilcox Irvin Ogden Floersheim R. Lopez

Small Town News From Roy and Surroundings

Daily notes report store closures in Roy area for a Red Cross dinner on the mesa and local updates on residents. Miss Inez Cate leaves wheats fields to serve as assistant superintendent near Denver. others plan homesteads, training camps, and rains affecting crops. Community events include church meetings, reunions, and travel to Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico locales.

Red Cross Inez Cate Solano Denver Cate

Mora County updates praise road official and local hires

Road machinery updates and road boss John Mackey receive credit as Mora County officials support public works. Mrs. Ollie D. Williams takes a teaching post at the State Reform School in Springer. Ernest Anderson and Ernest Leatherman plan to enter the army with the next draft.

A. C. Trujillo Mora County Mora John Mackey Solano Trujillo Ollie D. Williams Springer and West Sunday Ernest Anderson Ernest Leatherman

Community hall disbanded and Red Cross takes over rooms

Clinton Neal visits Reading Michigan friends after a big fire as the Community hall board disbands and hands control to the Red Cross. The region notes teachers leaving for Las Vegas to teach next fall while locals welcome returning resident Mrs. Foster and celebrate her sons serving in France.

Clinton Neal Reading Michigan Elmer Red Cross Roy Las Vegas Lena Lusk Retha Sale Tillie Branch Fanny Blevins Tucumcari P. P. Branch Vegas F. H. Foster Alta Iowa Johnny Robert France

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