Narrow Escape For Howard Beacham Prohibition Agent
Prohibition agent Howard Beacham escaped serious injury when his Buick coupe collided with a heavily loaded logging truck near Nogal Canyon after passing a fast touring car. He sustained cuts to the head and behind the ear, was treated in Alamogordo, and recovered enough to continue toward Roswell. He had previously survived a similar crash near Bent, New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Beacham
Roswell
Alamogordo
Beachim
Tularosa
Burch
Beacham
Sheriff Beacham
Mountain
Sheriff Burch
Steve Hurst
Howard
Charlie Willis Drowned in Flagstaff Death Report
A telegram from Flagstaff Arizona states Charlie Willis a well known Alamogordo mining man about 25 is drowned there on Sunday. Willis worked for Geo Warnock for about four years and was last seen in Alamogordo three months ago. He was single and expected to return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank of
Alamogordo Hit By Severe Hailstorm
A fast moving hail and rain storm struck Alamogordo around 1 30 PM after ominous clouds to the east. The storm damaged gardens and trees, knocked out power halting newspaper presses, and caused the News to publish hours late. Weather observer Jack Beacham recorded about an inch and one tenth of precip with hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Jack Beacham
Goatmen benefit from rains as Las Cruces visitors noted
Don McKinley Irvin Menger and George Daugherty visited Las Cruces with reports of good rains across the Pinon region. Tanks fill range improves aiding goatmen. Lion's Club shifts to Tuesdays at 12 15 pm meeting at Alamogordo Hotel. Rotary district 42 meeting in Silver City drew 25 delegates with speakers Clint Anderson and Geo Guernsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McKinley
Irvin Menger
Las Cruces
George Daugherty
Pinon
Lion’s Club
Alamogordo
Watfire House
Pearl Luscher
Marshall
Mich
Gladys Luscher
Lansing
G. H. Grant
la Luz Road
Luscher
California
Grand Canyon
Carlsbag Carveras
Vel Lane
Rotary
Silver City
Sanderson
Las Vegas
Artesia
Clint Anderson
Rotary International
Geo. T. Guernsey
Independence
Kansas
Ogden
Utah
Lane
Johnson Family Visit the Caverns
Mr and Mrs Will Johnson and daughter Ruth visited the Caverns last week returning Sunday. They braved a storm on the way from Artesia to Carlsbad via the oil fields road and encountered many old neighbors. Their sons Virgil and Don had trips to Roswell Carlsbad Wink Pecos and El Paso. They later joined Bob Dixon and Floyd Gausling for camping and fishing at Brephan Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Johnson
Ruth
Artesia
Carlsbad
Oil Fields
Mrs. Johnson
Elk
Queen
Virgil
Don
Roswell
Wink
Pecos
el Paso
Bob Dixon
Floyd Gausling
Brephan: Butte
Diversion Dam at La Luz Canyon Damaged
The La Luz Canyon diversion dam suffered unprecedented flood damage last week. A bridge was wiped out with no remains found, landing somewhere between the site and White Sands Lake. Dam structure remains intact though a crack runs through a wing and soil wash occurred. restoration costs are estimated around $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Luz
White Sands
S. W. Stout Introduces New Truck Service
S. W. Stout the Alamo ice man arrived for his first regular trip Monday in a new Graham truck. He announces future trips will be quicker than ever, promising faster service for his customers in Carrizoro Outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Stout
Alamo
Ice Man
Indians See Deer in a New Light
Santa Fe reports Taos Pueblo Indians shifting to protect game as buckskin craft sales lure tourists and deer populations dwindle. State Game Warden E. L. Perry notes the change spurred by revenue from buckskin goods and calls for refuges on Taos area and other reservations to restore deer herds and aid sportsmen. The Navaho Reservation elsewhere illustrates prior overhunting reducing deer across New Mexico and Arizona.
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Santa Fe
Taos Pueblo
Taos Mountains
Taos
Navajo Reservation
New Mexico
Arizona
Ramos Ontivaros wedding in Alamogordo
Miss Bernardina Ramos and Mr. Rodrigo Ontivaros of Alamogordo were married by Probate Judge Baldonado on August 6 in a civil ceremony.
Lopez Fraustro Nuptials Filed In Probate Court
On Saturday August 11 Miss Julia Lopez and Blas Frangtro filed a marriage license in the Probate Court presided by Judge Baldonado. The ceremony is pending approval under local probate law.
Pankey Courson Tie the Knot in La Luz
Miss Kathryn Pankey and Mr Joe W Courson of La Luz wed on Saturday August 11 in a ceremony performed by Justice A L Clements.
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Pankey—Courson
Kathryn Pankey
Joe W. Courson
la Luz
Justice A. L. Clements
Davis Kelch Wedding in Mescalero United by Justice Clements
Mrs Pansy Davis and Mr Joe H Kelch both of Mescalero were united in marriage by Justice A L Clements on Saturday August 11.
Wherry and Corlett United in Alamogordo Wedding
Miss Pauline Wherry of Dallas and Mr. Chas H. Corlett of Fort Leavenworth wed at the Episcopal church in Alamogordo with Ira C. Young officiating. The bride recently served as regional director for the Girl Scouts and led the Scout Camp near Weed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wherry
Corlett
Pauline Wherry
Dallas
Texas
Chas. H. Corlett
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
Episcopal Church
Alamogordo
Ira C. Young
St. John’s Church
Girl Scouts
Weed
Farrell-Bass license to wed issued in county clerk office
License to wed was issued at the county clerk's office Wednesday August 15 to Miss Lilly Ruby Farrell and Mr. Terence J Bags both of Alamogordo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrell
Lilly Ruby Farrell
Terence J. Bags
Alamogordo
Special Sale At H. H. Stevenson Hardware
H. H. Stevenson Hardware announces a Saturday sale of Household Bargains. Details appear in an advertisement elsewhere in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Stevenson
Gee
Grandsons of Reeves Drowned Near Hurley N M
Two boys, Joe Paxton 12 and George Paxton 10, grandsons of Mr and Mrs George Reeves, drowned while swimming in a pond near the Santa Fe railroad bridge at the forks of Deming and ridge roads to Silver City. They could not swim and a local boy seeking help brought a track worker, but efforts failed. The Paxton family had moved to Hurley four years ago from Tyrone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reeves
Alamogordo
Hurley
Silver City
Paxton
Santa Fe
Joe
George
Tyrone
Phelps-Dodge Corporation
Grant County
New Mexico Marriage and Divorce Totals for 1927
The 1927 New Mexico totals show 4 748 marriages up from 4 476 in 1926 and 646 divorces up from 537. Annulments were 7, with Otero County listing 129 marriages and 31 divorces. statewide population July 1, 1927 was 392 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
New Mexico
Otero County
New Mexico urged to speed birth and death registrations
Health officials across New Mexico face a push from national agencies to join broader birth and death registration networks. The effort aims to improve vital statistics for public health, with emphasis on completing records to aid families, foreign requests, and veteran benefits while assessing causes and prevention of infant and maternal deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
American Public Health Association
U. S. Census Bureau
U. S. Children's Bureau
International Health Agency
United States
Health Department
Hoover to Speak Four Times in New Mexico
Herbert Hoover Republican candidate will travel through New Mexico from California to the east making four brief stops on Sunday August 19 at Gallup Albuquerque Las Vegas and Raton He invites Governor Dillon and Senator Bronson Cutting to accompany him for any portion of the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
New Mexico
California
Gov. Dillon
Bronson Cutting
Hoover
Gallup
Albuquerque
Las Veras
Raton
Hoover Accepts Nomination Before 75000 Citizens at Stanford
Herbert Hoover formally accepts the presidential nomination before 75 000 at Stanford Stadium with a nationwide broadcast reach. His eight thousand word address urges prohibition enforcement, farm relief, federal aid, honest budgeting, immigration reform, labor rights, waterway and power development, government reorganization, voluntary business cooperation, and a pro peace yet strong national defense. He calls for religious tolerance and a moral economy and asks women and youth to join the American democratic experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Herbert Hoover
Stanford University Stadium
Hoover
America
Coolidge
Presbyterian Church Sees Strong Attendance as Season Turns
The Calvin A. Duncan pastor notes that despite the hot season attendance remains high, especially among the young. With cooler mornings and evenings, the church expects a larger gathering of the congregation at all services.
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Calvin A. Duncan
Democratic County Convention Nominates Local Officers
Duly elected delegates from Otero County met at Alamogordo courthouse to nominate county officers, select state convention delegates, and adopt resolutions. The ticket includes sheriff Albert F P. Burch, county clerk W. A. Neve, tax assessor Carroll Woods, superintendent Mrs. A. Ek. Thomas, probate judge R. Baldonado, and district commissioners Curd Mitchell and J. H. Sowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Albuquerque
Otero County
W. D. Bryars
Albert FP. Burch
W. A. Neve
Carroll Woods
Albert Burch
5. Strickland
J. H. McNatt
J. W. Palmer
Fleck
Ed Harrington
Doc Herndon
Chas. Johnson
Roe McNatt
Chas, Bell
W. H. Marr
Josephine Dudley
Bud Nelson
J. L. Lawson
W. A. Gage
G. V. Clayton
State Central Committee
Three Rivers
Weed
Mayhill
Avis
Lulu
County Central Committee
F. R. Miller
Doe Herndon
Dempson Lewis
Nicaragua
Houston
Alfred J. Smith
Joseph T. Robinson
Congress
Sam G
Bratton
John Morrow
National Congress
New Mexico
Numan, Frenger
James 5S
Vought
United States
Robert C. Dow
Carrie Covington
Democratic County Central Committee
Democratic County
Legislative
Talk by Mayor Michel to Feature Lions Program
Mayor Michel will speak on municipal affairs at the Alamogordo Hotel luncheon at 12:15 p.m. The Lions program includes Miss Louise Dinwiddie as pianist and the first Lioness linked to the local club. Byron Shields resigns as club president. Martin Doherty becomes president. Eddie Ethell takes secretary duties after M. E. Morgan is ousted over money collections.
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Michel
Alamogordo
Louise Dinwiddie
Byron Shields
Martin Doherty
M. E. Morgan
Eddie Ethell
Young Burglar Trapped In Cloudcroft Postoffice
A young Mexican boy, Victor Torres aged 13, was found inside the Cloudcroft post office lobby after being boosted through a window by others under threat. He admitted taking $6 from postal funds and was committed to jail by the US 8S Commissioner in Alamogordo pending a post office inspector arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloudcroft
Mexico
Geological Survey aims to conserve mineral resources nationwide
Field administrators of the Interior Department oversee twenty stations across public land states. They supervise mining engineers and the development of U S lands and Indian wards to maximize resource recovery while ensuring safe, efficient operations. Annual mineral value exceeds 150 million dollars with 15 to 20 million in rental and royalty returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of the Interior
Petroleum and Survey
United States
Thatcher Everhart Tract Opens at Ruidoso
The Thatcher and Everhart Company tract at Ruidoso is opened for settlement with C. C. Chase as agent. Many have sought a site on this tract, which has not been available before. The area is described as among the finest in the Ruidoso section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thatcher& Everhart Company
Ruidoso
Setlement
C. C. Chase
Notice Restricted Hunting and Fishing at La Luz Lands
Public notice bans hunting and fishing on lands near La Luz New Mexico held for pasture by A H Hawkins describing specific parcels including lots 39 and 57, sections 31 36 and 26 in township 158 range 10 east south of La Luz Canyon Road. Offenders face legal penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Luz
New Mexico
la Luz Canyon
W. A. Hawkins
Las Cuales Propriedes
S. R
Este
Lo Largo del Sur del Camino del Canon de la Lua
Meeting Of Depositors Of Defunct 1st St Bank Of Alamogordo
Depositors gathered at the Alamogordo courthouse to form a committee investigating the sale of remaining assets under the bank receivership. J L Lawson chaired, naming W A May Neil Fribley Mrs KR H Pierce J I Petty and W D Bryars, though Bryars later declined. The panel will report at a general meeting planned for Saturday August 18.
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First State Bank of
Holt
Las Cruces
J. J. Dale
W. W. Hayward
Hayward
Tularosa
KR. H. Pierce
J. I. Petty
W. D. Bryars
Alamogordo
Bryars
District Court Chambers Session Decides Foreclosure Case
In Alamogordo Otero County Judge Numa Frenger presided a chambers session with Paul Brenger reporter and J Benson Newell DA. The First State Bank of Tularosa won an order confirming sale by a master in chancery in a foreclosure. Tremaine pled guilty to uttering a forged check and was sentenced to 90 days jail. Two youths pled guilty to larceny from a parked car and got one to two years with suspended sentence for good behavior. Fred Sands committed to the state hospital for insanity. Duel vs Duel was dismissed for contempt and alimony. Krupp v Torres awarded $117.10. Stephens v Southern Pacific set for further verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Numa C. Frenger
Paul Brenger
Mr. Bennett
J. Benson Newell
Alamogordo
District Court
Otero County
First State Bank of
Tularosa
Jefferson J. Sanders
Rob J. O. Tremaine
Myers Co
Frenger
Francis Edwards
Douglas Jackson
Howard Beacham
Mescalero
Bureh
Newell
Prenger
New Mexico
Fred Sands
Courtney
State Hospital For
Las Vegas
Lillian I. Duel
Melbourne A. Duel
J. G. Osborne
Roswell
Herman Krupp & Co
Delfina Torres
Plantiff
John ©. Stephens
The
Southern Pacific Railway Co
Taggart Elected Moderator At Glencoe Baptist Assembly
Stev W C Taggart of Alamogordo was chosen moderator of the Baptist assembly at its annual Glencoe meeting. He also serves as president of the executive board of education for the association, which includes Baptist organizations in Otero and Lincoln counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stev. W. C. Taggart
Alamogordo
Baptist Assembly
Glencoe
Otero
Lincoln Counties
Dissolution of Ethell and Gardner Partnership
The law firm of Ethell and Gardner dissolves its partnership effective today. Ed Gardner and J E Ethell will continue their local practice separately. Announcement made today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethell & Gardner
Gardner
J. E. Ethell
For Rent Pasture Near Alamogordo New Mexico
Good grass pasture and water fully fenced for cattle or horses delivered at $1 per head. Pasturage available at $1.00 per head or per month. Contact P. W. Sammons box 35 Alamogordo NM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Sammons
Alamogordo
Sott
N. M
Optical specialist to visit Alamogordo for fittings
W H Broaddus, optical specialist, will be in Alamogordo at the offices of Drs Evans and Holmes on Friday and Saturday August 16 and 18 for glaucoma and glasses fitting. An appointment is scheduled for Sunday August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Broaddus
Alamogordo
Thur
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charlie Willis
Johnson
Caverns
Carrizoro
Hurley, N.M
Bureau of Public Health
Presbyterian Church
Democratic Party
Coolidge-Mellon
Republic
Republican Party
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harding
Morrow
Geological Survey
Thatcher & Everhart
Publico Anuncio
1St St. Bank of Alamogordo
Taggart
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