11 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1919
Page
1
Mosquero holds a Farmers Demonstration at the School House Saturday October 18 featuring farm produce grains vegetables livestock and domestic science exhibits. Teachers with Mrs Fobler and Mrs DeWeese plan the event with experts including Prof Trumbull and Prof Beaty to speak and a mill plan to reduce the cost of living.
The Special Issue moves to the engraver and printer after delays. It is not as detailed as hoped but will still command attention. The team notes the workload exceeds typical efforts and the new office will soon be built and equipped.
Members are voters as the executive committee election is held at Red Cross Hall Roy on September 15. Nelly E Willcox chairs, Grace V Ogden secretary oversee the process. Election details list voters and officers for a local chapter.
A speaker denounces calls to "junk" the Red Cross arguing that discarding aid would ruin soldiers families mothers and children and undermine humanitarian effort. The passage critiques neglect of veterans dependents and civilians while stressing the Red Cross role in care and mobilization.
Mrs Minnie Rhyne left Thursday for Iowa to visit friends and spend the winter. L A West of Mosquero paid his annual contribution, supporting the paper. Dr T F Self departed for Kansas City to pursue a three month post graduate surgery course with plans to study in KC or Chicago. Dr Jackson of Dawson will substitute during Selfs absence and manage the Sanitorium in Roy.
Last Sunday the T. C. Scotts, F. A. Bruces, John Shamblins and Harry Evans planned to go to the Springer orchards after apples. Rain stopped them and wet conditions persist. They plan to go next Sunday if it does not rain again and to lay in a supply of apples for the winter while fields are too wet.
J EB Wildman announces the opening of a new store ready for business with an advertisement detailing location and offerings. The notice highlights grand opening excitement and seeks local customer support.
As we go to press no new cases of Scarlet Fever have been reported and it is hoped prompt action has prevented the spread of the disease and saved the lives of many children.
Mr and Mrs A D Whitten of Dallas had to leave their hotel due to quarantine and moved to a rural house south of town where a girl baby was born that night They secured basic furniture and adjusted well Also Frances Naomi McCargo arrived with proud parents C F McCargo and others note Deer and Virgil Andersons baby stories add local color and weight details
A C Mace left Tuesday for West Virginia with the memory of weeks of wet weather to report to his eastern friends.
Mrs J Howell reports P L Gunn and family departed Tuesday for Oklahoma to visit relatives, a move hastened by fear of a Scarlet fever epidemic. The note mentions their concern and travel as part of a local social update.
E. F. Henry applies a coating to the concrete siding of Dick Pendleton's home, upgrading its exterior from adobe to a more stylish and attractive residence.
Herbert Hoover argues in Paris that the United States must not abandon the League of Nations. He warns that rejecting the League Covenant could cause the treaty to collapse and endanger democratic governance and global peace. He stresses America’s long advocacy of democracy as a bulwark against war.
A broad reflection on postwar democracy claims highlights the fall of autocracies in Germany Russia and Austria and the rise of new republics across Europe including Poland Latvia Lithuania Czechoslovakia Greece and others. It argues that strong governance requires educated populations and a world body to arbitrate disputes, praising the League of Nations while noting its deficiencies and the need for a guiding international authority.
J Av Gibson writes from Millville New Jersey about travel and a winter farm settle, then moves to tax notices for Mora county New Mexico. The piece notes quarantine for Scarlet Fever revival meetings canceled, illnesses including Flu, and updates on local residents and election costs and a new building project at Sas Vegas Normal.
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