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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
1
The Roy School Board secured approval to issue bonds for enlarging the Schoolhouse after a Wednesday vote of 50 in favor and 19 against. Board plans proceed without delay, aiming to begin construction soon. The report also mentions local life and weather, including livestock and a lake boat at Laguna Seca Ranch, plus a general rain aiding crops.
Miss Elsie Wright travels to Oklahoma for the summer to escape hay fever and seek relief. She relinquished her contest right to a claim by her brother Charlie who has just reached 21 years. A rumor mentions a "Mere Man" in the case and suggests the hay fever reference was figurative.
The Roy base ball team defeated Mills 5 to 0 in a Sunday game. Mills was short handed and filled in with Roy players. Strong wind hindered play and spectators. Players show good form but lack practice. expectations of strong games this summer.
Ex postmaster J. L. Swaim traveled to Oklahoma Saturday with a Roan Short Horn cattle and calf road. He plans to acquire registered thoroughbred stock from a firm known for a best Dual Purpose Short Horn strain. Swaim will provide care feed and shelter for the winter months, starting with solid preparation.
A breezy call features Wolcott Russell and A Armour with Mary Hern amid a series of amusing blunders and lighthearted exchanges.
An unusual classified item seeks spouses in Squashville with names tied to local residents Jess Davenport Solomon Simple and Olin Leach Benjamin Butterfly. The notice markets a wife search and mentions a mystery effect linked to Reube and John Wyre.
A compact roster of individuals including Mr Smith Mrs Summe Mrs Smith Mrs Brown Jess Davenport Gilbert Leach Edgar Floersheim Phoebe Russel Nellie Goodman and Maggie Sue Brown appears in the community notes. The fragment hints at local names connected to households but provides no further actions or events.
Grand Secretary N E Stevens of Albuquerque will visit on June 17 in place of the Grand Master. All lodge members should attend next Wednesday evening for the official visit. Rebekahs and families will join a social and refreshments after the regular session. A committee handles arrangements.
A writer recalls mixing past and present while addressing old friends. News from Springer notes Bob Alldredge’s serious illness and Trinidad hospital visit. Les Alldredge drives to Springer, while Homer Holmes returns from Albuquerque after five months at a saw mill with injuries but now recovered to help on the claim.
Dr and Mrs E P Brown arrived Saturday from Kansas and will reside on their ranch west of town. They report Kansas weather as insufferably hot.
Miss Alma Harris, District Worker of the Baptist Ladies Aid Society, spoke to the Roy Sunday School group after traveling from Tucumcari on Wednesday. She is remembered for organizing the Philathea and Baraca classes in the Roy church long ago.
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