Tularosa to Stage Outdoor Play The Ballad of Rhoda Lee
Tularosa presents an outdoor tragedy comedy The Ballad of Rhoda Lee set in the 1880s. Performances occur Monday and Tuesday August 24 and 25 at 8:00 p.m. near Stella Bichell Hanch east of town with local students and community members acting and providing music and costumes.
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Rhoda Lee
Stella Bichell
Tularesa
Verner Clyton
Mitchell
Furton
Leonard Friblevy
Paul Justice
Dan King
Tularosa
Business Men's Roping Featured at Cloudcroft Rodeo
Cloudcroft rodeo opens Friday for three days with a business men's calf roping feature. Buster Prather, arena director, says Carlsbad business men will join to rope calves. Fat calves and salty steers will be used for riding contests, furnished by Joe Wofford. bronc gear from Johnnie Mullins of El Paso.
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Cloudcroft
Buster Prathera
Rigdon
Carlsbad
Argus
Prather
Joe Wofford
Johnnie Mullins
el Paso
Wright Waldie nuptials linked in Silver City
Miss Anna Mae Wright daughter of Mr and Mrs Ellis Wright of Alamogordo married Mr Robert Waldie a Silver City rancher at the Baptist parsonage with Rev Earl R Keating officiating. After a brief honeymoon they will reside in Silver City.
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Anna Mae Wright
Ellis Wright
Alamogordo
Robert Waldie
Silver City
Baptist Parsonage
Earl R. Keating
Gilbert Lafferty marriage in Santa Fe at First Christian Church
Miss Katherine Gilbert daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Gilbert of Santa Fe married Mr William Lafferty son of Mrs James Lafferty of Alamogordo at the First Christian Church parsonage Santa Fe with Rev J A Burgess officiating. The couple will reside in Alamogordo where he is a registered pharmacist at the Corner Drug Store. Licenses to wed were issued to Miss Annie Bonnell and Mr Tee St Mills of Glencoe and also Miss Margaret Castrillo and Mr Vivian Portillo of Tulare.
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Katherine Gilbert
Ernest Gilbert
Santa Fe
William Lafferty
James Lafferty
Alamogordo
First Christian Church
J. A. Burgess
Annie Bonnell
Tee St. Mills
Glencoe
Margaret Castrillo
Vivian Portillo
Tularosa
For Sale Baby Crib in Excellent Condition
Classified notice lists a baby crib in excellent condition offered by Bud Alexander. No price provided. Contact details not included. The snippet resembles a small ad from a local classifieds page.
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Bud Alexander
Otero County Fair Plans Discussed at Picnic Meeting
Picnickers at James Canyon grounds in Alamogordo heard progress reports for the Otero County Fair to be held September 15 and 16. Exhibits will be shared with El Paso Harvest Festival. responsible departments presented plans. new fair grounds may operate next year with only racing and livestock shows at the site.
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James Cayon
Otero County
Alamogordo
el Paso
Jack Spence
Death of Lee Jones in Barstow California
Lee Jones former Alamogordo resident died in Barstow California last Friday morning August 11 from a heart attack during sleep. He had declined since the accidental death of his son Roy in March. Funeral services were held in Barstow and he was buried there. He moved from Alamogordo about twenty years ago and ran a market in Barstow before retiring a year ago. He is survived by his widow two daughters Tessie Newbrough and Mrs Kenneth Clark and a son Raymond all of Barstow. He was brother to Mrs Felix T Sanders and uncle to the late Earl P Sanders. Mrs Jones sister of Mrs Eva Abbott and Mrs J A Tatum of Alamogordo.
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Lee Jones
Alamogordo
Barstow
Calif
Roy
Jones
Alamogord
Eva Abbott
J. A Tatum
Tatum
Los Angeles
Felix T. Sanders
Earl P. Sanders
Robert Newbrough
Tessie
Kenneth Clark
Raymond
Davis Mountains Camp Meeting Celebrates 50th Year
Mrs. Louella Seay and her daughter Jessie returned from Wilcox Arizona to attend the 50th anniversary of the Davis Mountains Camp Meeting. The event honors Rev. Geo. W. Pruett, who attended the first gathering fifty years ago. Mrs. Seay, a charter member, helped found the association in 1889 and ranch life shaped her long association with the meetings. The non-denominational gatherings draw a few hundred visitors annually. Afterward Mrs. Seay and Jessie plan to visit before Miss Seay resumes teaching in Lovington.
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Louella Seay
Jessie Seay
Wilcox, Ariz
Jimmie Seay
Davis Mountains
Davis Camp
Geo. W. Pruett
Seay
Pharris Announces Purchase Offer For Cats
W. E. Pharris says he will buy your cat tle with milk stock excluded and provides contact at 195-R.
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W. E. Pharris
Buck to Coach Deming Wildcats From Tularosa
Rolla Buck, seven year athletic coach at Tularosa high school, chosen to coach the Deming Wildcats. His football teams won 43 and lost 13, a 77 percent record, against larger schools like Roswell Las Cruces and El Paso high. Buck plans a complete boys physical education program and arrives with his family soon to prepare for football practice.
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Deming
Rollar Buck
Tularosa
Las Cruces
Roswell
Bowie High
el Paso
Ysleta
Buck
Texas ‘Tech
Opportunity for the Delinquent Taxpayer in New Mexico
The New Mexico Taxpayers Association announces a deadline for delinquents to pay overdue taxes before October 1 without interest or penalties. Taxes delinquent for the second half of 1938 incur usual charges. Exemption applies to lands with tax sale certificates not yet deeded to the State. taxpayers may redeem by paying all delinquent taxes.
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N. M. Taxpayers’ Association
Loues Carr Continues To Improve In Recovery
Louis Carr 77, president and general manager of the Southwest Lumber Co., shows marked improvement after a major operation at Hotel Dieu last week. He received five blood transfusions and has responded satisfactorily, with ultimate recovery anticipated.
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Louis «Carr
The
Southwest Lumber Company
Silent Night origins noted by Mohr and Gruber
The verses were written by Joseph Mohr, an assistant priest at Laufen near Salzburg in 1818, with music by Franz Gruber, the schoolmaster of Arnsdorf. The carol grew from the Laufen church to widespread fame across Germany and beyond in translations.
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Joseph Mohr
Laufen
Salza
Salzburg
Austria
Franz Gruber
Arnsdorff
Germany
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Summer Meeting of the N. M. Press Assn in Carlsbad
The N. M. Press Association held its summer meeting in Carlsbad Caverns with Lloyd Rigdon elected president to fill the unexpired term of Vincent J. Jaeger. Clovis chosen for next summer's meeting and Albuquerque will host January convention.
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Carlsbad
N. M
N. M. Press Association
Carlsbad Caverns
Lloyd Rigdon
Clovis
Albuquerque
Alamogordo Merchants Offer Special Value Month Deals
Alamogordo merchants unite for Certified Value Month from August 19 to September 16 offering deep discounts on dresses, pants, shirts, and shoes. Stores like C. N. Chappell Co Hillburn's and L A Hoket Service Station present low prices on fall apparel and tires with trade-in offers from Shook Tire Co and Hendrix McKinley Motor Co.
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Almogordo
Alamogordo
Otero County
C. N. Chappell Co
Hillburn
L. A. Hoket
Goodrich Tires
Shook Tire Co
Dayton Tires
Hendrix-McKinley Motor Co
Ford Deners
Certified Value Month drives Black Friday style deals
Special ads promote Certified Value Month with prices on blankets saddles razor blades anklets and canned goods. Stores like Brunell Dry Goods Jordan & Son Sprouse-Reitz Piggly Wiggly Safeway and H H Stevenson Hardware offer marked down cotton blankets leather goods mattress and groceries for a limited week underscoring heavy discounts and value branding.
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Brunell Dry Goods Co
Jordan & Son
Sprouse-Reitz Co
Safeway
Mr. Weathersby
Il Paso
Cooper
H. H. Stevenson Hardware & Furniture
Drunken Driver Drive Spurs New Mexico Action
Governor Miles orders state agencies to compile a detailed report of every drunken driving offense in New Mexico since January 1 including offender names accident locations and court punishments. The aim is to locate hotspots assess law enforcement response and ensure penalties match offenses. An statewide anti drunk driving campaign backed by the State Safety Bureau seeks service club support.
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Santa Fe
Miles
New Mexico
State Safety Bureau
IKE WINGFIELD JR DROWNED AT ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE
Ike Wingfield Jr aged 14 son of Mr and Mrs Ike Wingfield of Ruidoso was drowned at Elephant Butte Lake. He was left at a boat while others pursued bait and disappeared on return. He could not swim and was not recovered for hours as relatives and residents gathered.
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Ike Wingfield, Jr
Ike Wingfield
Ruidoso
Elephant Butte Lake
Alamogordo
Wingfields
Japan Buys Entire Factory In Wooster Ohio
Washington reports Japan purchased an American factory in Wooster Ohio and shipped it to Tokyo as part of a munitions drive. The deal, backed by a $5,000,000 loan to Shibaura Works, involved United Engineering and Foundry of Pittsburgh and occurred despite State and Commerce Department concerns.
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Washington
Japan
China
Wooster
Tokyo
Shibaura Engineering Works
United Engineering and Foundry Co
Pittsburgh
State Department
Commerce Department
Asociate
Paris
Sheffield
Hug
State and
Commerce Departments
Department of Commerce
Far East
Funeral Services for Earl P. Sanders
Funeral services for the late Earl P. Sanders were conducted at the Baptist Church by Rev. Earl R. Keating. Sanders, 50, of Alamogordo, previously served as Otero county official and was found dead in his car from carbon monoxide poisoning. He leaves a wife and four sons, plus parents and siblings. Interment is in the local cemetery.
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Earl P. Sanders
Earl R. Keating
Baptist Church
Sanders
Earl
George Abbott
Alf Hunter
Ollie Miller
Felix Loggains
Emmet Gregg
Eugene Kimmeons
Earl Sanders
Weed
F.T. Sanders
Alamogordo
Ralph
Leslie
Ernest
Harold
Felix
A. M
Douglas
Arthur Cridebring
Joe Jones
Sacramento
California
Jones
Otero
Karl
Democratic
Soil Conservation Service
Camp 39
Tularosa
Alamogordo Schools Open Monday September 4
The Alamogordo school system announces classes begin Monday at 9:00 with enrollment and book lists through 10:30. Full sessions start Tuesday at 9:00 in all buildings except the high school which begins at 8:00, with state provision of high school texts in several subjects and anticipated overflow into the high school building.
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R. A. McLeskey
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Gilbert-Lafferty
Otero County Fair
Leslie Beaty
Davis Mts
Allipae
A. J. Gillis
Rolla Buck
Loues Carr
Mona Huss
Firemen’s
Kid Rodeo
Will Huss
Miss Huss
N. M. Press Ass
West Texas Press Ass'n
Butte
Ohio City
Civic League
Austin Reeves
Hope
Ford
Rose Murphy
Reservoir Road
Sacramento Motor Co
Melissa
Robert
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