Alamogordo Visitors and Local News Highlights
Uncle Tom Fleming and Emmett visit Alamogordo. Arthur Ward and family from El Paso visit the Williams home. Ida Merrill leaves for Hot Springs for several weeks. J A McRae returns from California. Alesa Holmes of the 1925 class visits friends in Alamogordo on route home from El Paso. Mrs. Ida Wofford returns from Brawley. Mrs. John Mims comes from Glenco to perform piano at Civic League. The Prehm family, formerly Alamogordo, back from Germany. Dekker travels to Denver for wife’s medical care. Dan Fribley in ill health at Tularosa. J H McRae back from California. Californians praised for separating visitors from cash. Leo Anderson renews old ties in Alamogordo. Lillian Johnson and mother visit from El Paso. Mrs. Harry Vorhees reports Orogrande water scarcity. Fleck ranch thriving. W W Hayward visits Deming. irrigation farms noted.
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Alesa Holmes
Alamogordo High School
Alamogordo
el Paso
Pastura
Leo Anderson
Phoenix
Ariz
Dan Fridley
Tularosa
Jas. E B. Anderson
Agriculture Outlook Shows Broad Recovery In 1925
The Department of Agriculture reports a bright 1925 agricultural outlook with recovery across livestock crops and higher prices. Hogs, cattle, lambs, potatoes, onions, cabbage, melons, peaches, corn and wheat prospects are discussed along with regional variations and drought impacts.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Two sad funerals held in Alamogordo last Saturday
Alamogordo citizens attended two funerals for Chesley H Thomason and Mrs Stanley Holden. Dr Frank H H Roberts of El Paso delivered Thomason’s eulogy at the Baptist church while Rev Taggart led Holden’s service at Geren and Hammond chapel. Masons Odd Fellows DeMolays and the American Legion attended Thomason’s rites and taps was played by the Legion. Holden’s pallbearers were her four brothers.
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Alamogordo
Chesley H. Thomason
Baptist Church
Frank H. H. Roberts
el Paso
Stanley Holden
Geren & Hammond Undertaking
Taggart
Otero County
Thomason
Masons
Odd Fellows, DeMolays
The
American Legion
Robert
Norma Seamans
Geren & Hammond
W. C. Longwell
Holden
Emma Ludi and Ed Nelson United in Alamogordo
Miss Emma Ludi of Tularosa and Mr. Ed Nelson of Tucson wed in Alamogordo on July 30 with Rev. J. I. ONeal officiating. Nelson formerly worked for the S P Ry Co in Tucson and may transfer to Alamogordo.
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Ludi
Nelson
Emma Ludi
Tularosa
Ed. Nelson
Tucson
Alamogordo
J. I. O'Neal
Tularos
S. P. Ry. Co
Arona and Ortiz Wed in Alamogordo August Ceremony
Miss Lidia Arona of Alamogordo and Mr Monarco Ortiz of La Luz were united in marriage on August 1 by Judge Stalcup.
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Arona—Ortiz
Lidia Arona
Alamogordo
Monarco Ortiz
la Luz
Stalcup
Alamogordo Couple Wed at Bride's Home
Kendall Walters Elizabeth Kendall and Ed ward Walters of Alamogordo were united in marriage last Sunday at 8:00 am at the bride's home with Rev. Duncan officiating. The couple are popular locals with many friends. another Alamogordo wedding later that week was kept confidential per the couple's request.
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Kendall— Walters
Elizabeth Kendall
Edward Walters
Alamogordo
Duncan
Hospital Notes From Fort Worth and Nearby Areas
The report lists multiple hospital patients including Herman Singleton son of Rev. Frank Singleton of Fort Worth with a fractured arm and thigh, and Elizabeth Shenfield undergoing surgery after a ruptured appendix. Other patients include a Weed child with a wrist injury, Jack Greer discharged, and several tonsillectomy cases led by Frances and Margaret West and J H McCall.
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Herman
Frank Singleton
Fort Worth
Singleton
Alamogordo
So. Methodist Church
Clyde Belcher
Elizabeth Shenfield
Edward
Mexico
Frances
Margaret West
J. H. McCall
Pinon
Luther Piersol
Board Opposes Appointment of Tax Collector in Otero County
The Otero County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at the courthouse and instructed the clerk to notify Judge Mechem that they do not approve the state tax commission's appointment of a delinquent tax collector. They offered no recommendations on a replacement, noting it is unofficially believed the state commission may reaffirm the former appointee.
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Board OF Commissioners
Otero County
Court House
Mechem
State Tax Commission
State Commission
Rotary Clubs Meet DeMolay in Sunday Baseball Showdown
Rotary baseball team debuts Sunday at 2:00 PM under manager Shorty Miller against the DeMolay boys. A sensational game is promised with an unsettled lineup and many substitutes possible. The winning side will then face the Highrollers in a follow up game.
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Rotary
Highrollers
Rotary ball game to raise funds for pavilion ceiling
The paragraph lists Rotarian players and officials including O G Cady Allen Newsom Bob Cochran Lew Leadinghous Bill Warren Revo Rodgers Luther Piersol George Wolfinger and doctors E D McKinley Fred Evans Jesse Holmes with Umpire Sheriff Denney. Proceeds go to the pavilion ceiling fund and nonattending Rotarians will be fined one dollar. Come Sunday for a seat in the grandstand and some fun at the ball park.
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O. G. Cady
Allen Newsom
Will Groom
Bob Cochran
Lew Leadinghous
Bill Warren
Revo Rodgers
Luther Piersol
George Wolfinger
E. D. McKinley
Fred Evans
Jesse Holmes
Sheriff Denney
Ball Park
Lincoln quote found in Chesley Thomason notebook
A widow preserves a clipped Lincoln quote from a notebook once carried by Chesley H. Thomason. The page, in Thomason’s handwriting, includes a note about his wartime service in France and references his engineering supply duties.
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Chesley H. Thomason
Verse Found in Thomason’s Dictionary Comforts Mrs Thomason
A quotation praises loyalty to those who do right and stand by you in wrong. It includes a verse about living for those who love and have kind hearts, noting Heaven awaiting the spirit. The passage is presented as a comforting saying associated with Mrs. Thomason.
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Mr. Thomason
Mrs. Thomason
Sterilizing Water by Chloride of Lime Endorsed
A Silver City Enterprise report explains a simple method to purify drinking water using chloride of lime. Dissolve one teaspoon in a quart of water, then add one teaspoon per two gallons of water, stir and settle for 15 minutes. The solution kills disease germs and is government approved for travelers and remote water.
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Silver City Enterprise
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Jocal
Tom Fleming
Emmett
Arthur Ward
Miles Williams
Ida Merrill
Hot Springs
J. A. McRae
Mayhill
California
H. J. Gottlieb
Ruidosa
J. H. Tinsley
Silver City
Ida Wofford
Brawley
Calif
John Mims
Glencoe
Civic League
E. O. Prehm
Otto
Carrizoto
Prehm
Germany
Mr. Dekker
Denver
Mrs. Dekker
Dan Fribley
Indiana
J. H. McRae
Lillian Johnson
Will Johnson
Harry Vorhees
Orogrande
Sacramento River
Red River Valley
Pacific Coast
Jim Atwood
J. D. Waugh
Government Quarantine Station
Carlsbad
Muleshoe
Texas
Mrs. Waugh
Jane Gifford
Carrizozo
Carrie Covington
Otero
Covington
Miss Sue Jackson
Minnie Jackson
College Addition
Miss Sue
Las Vegas
Taos
Howard Beacham
Howard
BUICK
Geeer
Buick Motor Company, T
Flint, Michigan
General Motera
Alamogordo, N. M
J. C. Watt
New York City
International Bible Students’ Association
Lane’s Grocery
Rotarians
Abraham Lincoln
Oder
Liberty Bakery
ERS
Wolfinger’s
Allen A
Julius Kayser
Erdine
New Lot
G. J. Wofinger
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