Roy School Board selects J C Berry & Co for new building
The Roy School Board unanimously chose J C Berry & Co Architects Amarillo Texas for design plans and specifications of a modern economical school building to cost about 50000. The board notes expansion room and praises Berry's prior work. A photo cut will be printed next week. Also reports mill supply delays and Roy Telephone rate hike to July 1 1920 with detailed monthly charges. A new city road truck is delivering grading work and local streets are being upgraded. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Joe Mitchell on Tuesday June 22.
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Roy School Board
J. C Berry & Co
Amarillo
Texas
Roy
Berry
Clayton
Clovis
Henry Garrs
Solano
New City Road
Bob Grunig
Tom Pint
Iota
Joe Mitchell
Joe
Outbreak Alert as Plague Reaches Gulf Coast
Public health warning cites BU BONIC PLAGUE cases in Mexico and on the Gulf coast. Authorities urge vigilance for travelers from infected districts showing fever, delirium, gland swelling, and other symptoms and to report suspected cases immediately.
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Mexico
Gulf Coast
United States
Advertising Now and Then and a Call to Update
A lyrical exhortation urges modernizing ad methods from old tools to contemporary pages. It argues readers ignore outdated notices and warns advertising must evolve to stay seen, urging more dynamic, timely copy and fresh formats.
Dawson Defeats Roy In Tight Sunday Ball Game
The Roy and Dawson teams played a clean, hard fought game on the Roy diamond with Dawson winning 9 to 8 in 11 innings. Roy led early, Dawson took control in the 9th and 11th, finishing with the stronger late rally and a gentlemanly performance all around.
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Roy
Dawson
N. E. New Mexico
Abrhpo AR
Hester
White
McMinimy
Barrett
Ploersheim
Carr
Branch
Woods
McCargo
Carris
Abrhpo Aeambos
Smart
Kamora
Koeling
Kerr
Shaumin
Boo
Scribner
Robertson
ToTso Willard
Rie
Chautauqua Week Ends Amid Jazz Debate
The Chautauqua concluded with varied literature and music while Roy recovers from a long week. Lecturers were strong and crowds large each night. The Ricketta Jaze band drew mixed comments for its jazz style, hailed by some and condemned by others as degenerate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
U. K
Ricketta
Sam
St. Vitus
Ranch Party Brings Dozens To La Cinta Canyon Celebration
Stone and Mrs Henry Stone host a lively ranch party in La Cinta Canyon with more than a hundred guests from Roy Solano Mosquero Sabinoso Dawson Tucumcari and local canyon communities. Guests enjoyed food dancing sunrise and rustic hospitality with Miss Hester Salazar joining Roy Trust as stenographer and Benny Branch starting a sign painting career.
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Henry Stone
la Cints Canyon
Fred Brown
Anow
Roy
Solano
Mosquero
Sabinoso
Dawson
Tucumesri
la Cinta
the Browns
Bentleys
Scotts
Krabbenschmidts
Paxtons
Bakers
Brashears
Iveys
Stricklands
Heimanns
Kilmurrays
Kennedys
Dunns
Mrs. Wyper
Helen Shelton
A. A. Phillips
W. W. Raines
Tucumcari
Phil Millers
Mouquero
Tipton
Hester Salazar
Springer
Salazar
Springer Times
The
Roy Trust and Savings Bank
Miss Salazar
Paxton and Cheater Scott Trip to Clayton
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Paxton and Cheater Scott and wife drove to Clayton Monday on business. They started at poop-o'-day and returned that night after a long ride along a fine road.
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Seth Paxton
Cheater Scott
Clayton
Poop-O'-Day
Masons Hold Special Session and Return of Master T E Mitchell
The Masons met in a special session Friday night and completed delayed degree work then had lunch at the Elite Cafe. The return of their Master, T. E. Mitchell, eases duties on Wardens and others who served in his absence as Mills members Brock Mis ner Arbogast McMinn Smith Bixby and others were present.
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T. E. Mitchell
Mills
Io Force
Brock
Mis~ner
Arbogast
McMinn
Smith
Bixby
Ten Thousand Tons of Poison Gas Supplied in 2918
A report notes 10,000 tons of poison gas provided to British field armies in 2918. Details specify scale and supply, with emphasis on the wartime procurement and deployment context.
Local notes and arrivals stir Solano town
A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meffert on a Tuesday, June 22. Mrs. A. B. Haile returned from Plumlee hospital with their newborn son as his two brothers cheer. Ray Carr revels in the baby news. A Studebaker delivery truck replaces part of F. M. Co. fleet. Political commentary critiques the Chicago convention and party financiers. Mr. and Mrs. Livingston visit Springer to meet Texas visitors. Harry Wortman returns to Colorado for wheat harvest. J. Cats buys 1400 acres near Mills and plans a modern farm as the mesa benefits.
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A. B. Haile
Solano
Plumlee Hospital
Chicago
Ax Tallyjéléric
Jackson
Penrose
Lodge
Harding
United States
San Francisco
Livingston
Springer
Bells and records of historic monumental bells
The largest bell ever cast was made in Russia in 1668 but cracked during casting. It weighed 198 tons. Early mentions of bells appear in Exodus as decorative trim for Aaron’s robe, with golden bells and pomegranates that jingled to signal movements at the altar.
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Russia
Exodus
Aaron
Abbott man reads LA during campaign
Frank Howell of Abbott plans to read the LA again during the campaign. He says he would vote right anyway but wants to know what his friends are doing while he stays busy and cannot come to town.
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Frank Howell
Abbott
Child bit by animal in prairie dog hole incident
Five year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Loftin a section foreman at Mills reached hand into a prairie dog hole after an owl and was bitten by something causing his hand to swell though he suffered no other injuries. Parents rushed him to a doctor for treatment.
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Frank Loftin
Mills
Jas Johnson Sr Returns From Texas Illness Stretch
Jas W Johnson Sr returned Tuesday from Texas after several weeks away due to illness. He shows signs of being unwell but is reported improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas, W. Johnson, Sr
Texas
Local visitors and farming notes from town
Prof R J Trumbull visits the area while recovering from a serious illness. Lerimer Dunn bought a large Rumley tractor and is plowing on Geo Cable’s land near town, with a long summer ahead to prepare it.
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Lerimer Dunn
Geo. Cable
Pendleton Family Returns from Extended Kentucky Visit
Mrs. R. A. Pendleton and her daughter Mrs. Chas Weatherill came back Tuesday from an extended stay at their old Kentucky home. They had a fine time. Dick admits his failure as a housekeeper and is normal again.
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R. A. Pendleton
Chas. Weatherill
Kentucky
Petroleum Powers Every Need From Water To Life
An essay notes that almost all human needs can be supplied by petroleum products. It claims water might be pumped by gasoline engines and that oil underpins modern life through indirect uses in many goods and services.
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Roy Telephone Exchange
ROY Telephone Company
E. Waller
Henry Farr
Halry Johnson
Cullen Price
N. M. University
Memphis
Tenn
Mesa
East
Mississippi
Paxton
John H. Moore Co
Maxwell
Osborne
Mosquers
I Roy
Waltham
Russel Company
A. Patricks
Denver
Stone’s Party
Benny Branch
Rev. Hearn
Benny
Fred Meffert
Ray Carr
George FE. T
Walsenburg
Colorato
J. G. Pritchard
F. M. Co
Studebaker
Harry Wortman
Colorado
Cats
R.J. Trumbull
ROY Trading Company
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