Death of P. A. Ross in San Diego Sunday Night
Percival A. Ross 60 died in San Diego after a long tuberculosis and heart illness. He traveled for health and was with wife Mrs. Ross daughter Margaret Weinert and son Ross at death. Funeral at St. John s Episcopal Church Friday 4 30 p m with Mount Vista Cemetery rites by Knights Templar. Survived by wife Annie T. Luscombe Ross daughter Margaret brother Hal of Alamogordo. another brother predeceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Ross
San Diego
Ross
Lillian Luscombe
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Ira D. Young
el Paso
Patee
Tucumcart
Mount Vista Cemetery
Knights Templar
Percival A. Ross
Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania
Pecos
Texas
Santa Fe Railroad
San Marcial
N. M
Winslow
Ariz
Arizona
Annie T. Luscombe
Kansas City
Kans
Margaret
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
el Paso & Southwestern
Otero Motor Co
Hal
Alamogordo
Harvey offers land for five year quail refuge west of Alamo
Mr. C. M. Harvey, president of the El Paso First National Bank and owner of about one township west of town, tendered land to the state game department for a quail refuge for five years. The offer is conditioned on help from the Otero County Game Protective Association to enforce laws, and its acceptance is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Harvey
el Paso First National Bank
State Game Department
Otero County Game Protective Association
Harvey
State W C T U Convention to Be Held in Alamogordo
Preparations are underway for the Women's Christian Temperance Union convention at the Alamogordo Baptist Church on August 24 29 and 30 1982. Prominent speakers come from Las Vegas El Paso and Albuquerque. A Pearl Medal Contest features Mrs Dehlia Wingo of Raton as state president and Mrs S A Donaldson of Anthony as vice president. Reverend J R Scarbrough will deliver the sermon. Local pastors and the Tularosa Union assist with hospitality and program details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Baptist Church
Alamogordo
Las Vegas
el Paso
Albuquerque
Dehlia Wingo
Raton
Las Cruces
J. R. Scarbrough
Southwestern Baptist Seminary
Fort Worth
Texas
Tularosa
Tularosa Union
Well Known Amarillo Newspaper Man Killed in Auto Accident
Henry Ansley age 36 prominent southwestern journalist and longtime Amarillo News-Globe staff writer died from injuries after a Friday wreck near Tulsa Texas last weekend. Ansley formerly edited the El Paso Herald and wrote the "Old Sapp" column. he recently published a pamphlet titled Like The Low Mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ansley
Amarillo News-Globe
Tulsa
Texas
Ansley
el Paso Herald
City Fire Safety Notice and Enforcement Reminder
Fire Chief Bill Crosby warns that staying within 500 feet of fire apparatus, driving over fire hose, blocking fire lanes, or failing to pull to the curb when a fire truck approaches are city ordinance violations subject to prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Crosby
Open Doe Season Set for Area West of Sacramento Mountains
Forest service reports a short doe season defined by Lee holdings to the south watershed divide to the east, Alamo Refuge boundary to the north, and the desert to the west. The date follows the big game season likely in early December. doe quantities and permit method to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento Mountains
State Game Warden
Santa Fe
Lee
Alamo Refuge
Cloudcroft Rodeo Delivers Peppy Show Amid Rainy Start
The Cloudcroft rodeo on August 13 and 14 drew fair attendance despite heavy rain on day one. Promoters Ray Daniels Clarice Walker Bernard Cleve and Carl Hansen report winners in calf roping wild cow milking bronco riding and cow pony events with Tom Babers Bill Dick Browning and others top finishers. results incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloudcroft
Ray Daniels
Clarice Walker
Bernard Cleve
Carl Hansen
Juster Prather
Jerald Tully
Tom Babers
Wayne McCommis
Jack Foster
Joe Thomas
Bill Dick Browning
Buster Prather
Charlie Wofford
Earl 2Axton
Tom Pabers
Bus Runion
Claude Walker
Jack Williams
Lloyd Curtis
Artesia Potash Test Drills Southwest of Artesia
Artesia readers learn that the Artesia Potash Co. funds a test seven to eight miles southwest of Artesia. Gray Coggers and associates drill in section 8 18 27 center, targeting a 150 foot commercial potash layer. If no production by 400 feet, drilling will extend to 500 feet. A prior oil well potash formation spurred the local company’s permit drive. If commercial, it would be the state’s shallowest potash deposit with promising prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artesia
Artesia Potash Co
Gray Coggers and Associates
Black Sox Top Mescalero Indians in Sunday Ball Park Double Header
Enthusiastic crowds watched the Black Sox defeat the Mescalero Indians at Alamo ballpark 6 to 0. In the second game the Swab Lumber Company faced the winner. after seven innings the score was 5 to 5. Three more innings yielded no decision and the contest ended due to darkness, keeping the 5 to 5 tie.
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Ball Park
Black Sox
Mescalero Indians
Alamo
Chester Morris Reprises Meighan Role in The Miracle Man
Chester Morris, a leading early talking film star, will play the Meighan role in The Miracle Man at the Alamento Theatre this Sunday and Monday. Co stars include Sylvia Sidney John Wray Robert Coogan and Hobart Bosworth in the modernized talkie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Morris
Thomas Meighan
Alamento Theatre
Morria
Sylvia Sidney
John Wray
Robert Coogan
Hobart Bosworth
Examination in History and Civics Held in Otero County
The examination in history and civics will be held in the office of the County School Superintendent on Saturday August 27 at 10 am. Tests will be mainly essay type and true or false statements. Mrs A E Thomas, Superintendent Schools, Otero County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Suit challenges Alamogordo ordinance on itinerant vendors
Geo A. Shipley for Empire Products Co. sues in district court over Ordinance No. 100 alleging it targets non resident merchants and itinerant vendors. The complaint cites Williams arrested for deliveries, $25 fine, illicit restraint, and a $300 annual license as discriminatory against outside merchants. It seeks to bar local officials from enforcing the measure while asserting compliance with New Mexico law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Shipley
Empire Products Co
el Paso
Alamogordo
A. L. Williams
Barringer
Williams
New Mexico
Two youths bound over on theft charge at Tularosa
Ralph Higgins, 19, and Burton Dunnahue alias Robert Brown, 18, were bound over to the District Court by Justice Anderson after pleading guilty to stealing 24 dollars from a 6.7 Station cash register. Arrested in Roswell, they were returned by Deputy Crosby and station chief John L. Wilson. The Moon car may have been stolen. they remain jailed awaiting district court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Higgins
Burton Dunnahue
Robert Brown
District Court
Justice Anderson
Tularosa
Roswell
Fred Crosby
John L. Wilson
Washington Campaign Pulse In 1932 Gaining Momentum
Washington observes a slow start to the national campaigns with Republicans centered in Chicago and Democrats in New York. The key issue feared is government ownership of power and utilities versus private enterprise under supervision. Voter mood leans toward change driven by unemployment and prosperity expectations, aiding Hoover supporters despite early signs of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Washington
National
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
New York
Mr. Hoover
Readjusting Europe debt seen near in Washington talks
Senator Borah signals support for debt cancellation if it helps American farmers. Panelists expect a permanent readjustment of international finance with favored terms for Britain, France, and Italy. Leaders avoid explicit positions while anticipating the October International Economic Conference with U S representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borah
Europe
United States
Washington
Italy
British Empire
France
Chamber of Commerce Notes on Alamogordo Region Requests
Ira G. Vaughan and Mrs. Alma Nichols seek literature on Alamogordo and nearby areas for cactus and houseplant needs. David Austin travels to Alamogordo via a mutual friend but relocates to Tularosa. Charlie Hill requests White Sands souvenirs. material on Cloudcroft Ruidoso and Alamogordo offered. J H Jones visits seeking regional literature and a White Sands paper weight. George F. Paul seeks local stories and pictures of the Great White Sands. The monthly feature of White Sands grows in magazines and writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira G. Vaughan
Vine Street
Philadelphia
Alamogerdo
Alma Nichols
Morris
David Austin
Amarillo
Texas
Alamogordo
Locke
Tularosa
Charlie Hill
Pickwick
Las Cruces
N. M
White Sands
Cloudcroft
Ruidoso
J. H. Jones
Little Rock
Ark
Great White Sands Reel Found by Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce recovered the Great White Sands movie reel after months missing. A letter from Thomas Boles of Carlsbad Caverns notes the White Sands reel was attached to the Cavern reel and unintentionally toured, drawing public interest alongside America’s Greatest Attraction. Over 200 men registered for work on the Alamogordo-Tularosa highway to ensure Otero County men are employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Comemerce
Great White Sands
Thomas Boles
Carlsbad Caverns
White Sands
Boles
America
Chamber of Commerce
Alamogordo-Tularosa
Otero County
Labor Employment Committee
Ex Service Men Speak On Alamogordo Watershed
H N Wheeler Forest Service lecturer will speak at Alamogordo High School Monday night August 22 sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Girl Scouts. The talk aims to boost interest in Alamogordo’s watershed and surrounding National Forest with free seats for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Wheeler
Forest Service
Chamber of Commerce
Girl Scouts
Alamogordo
National Forest
Mayhill Denny bridge highway work may be delayed
Immediate construction on the Mayhill Denny bridge highway could be postponed until next year awaiting approval from the Secretary of Agriculture as a relief measure. The State Highway Commission and forest service plan to spend 95 000 on the Mayhill to Sacramento Methodist Assembly stretch, but routing surveys may delay six miles of road unless approvals align.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde
Bureau of Roads
Highway Commission
Chambers of Commerce of
Pecos Valley
Bureau
Eighteenth Anniversary Sacramento Mountain Singing Convention Held
The 18th Anniversary Sacramento Mountain Singing Convention was held at Mayhill Schoolhouse last Sunday August 14 with about 600 attendees. Founders present included Joe Miller Abilene Texas and Mr Herndon Cloudcroft, plus Mr Prichard Big Springs Texas. The next meeting will be near Cox Canyon with the Marcia class as hosts. the group renders sacred music with no competition. Classes represented included Lower Penasco Weed Mayhill Hope and Marcia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayhill
Joe Miller
Abilene
Texas
Herndon
Doe Herndon
Cloudcroft
Prichard
Big Springs
Cox Canyon
Lower Penasco
Weed
Hope
Marcia
Roswell Man Heads Communist Ticket for New Mexico Governor
Roswell resident W. F. Richard son fronts a 23 member Communist state ticket in New Mexico. The platform calls for unemployment relief social insurance farm relief wage guarantees free rents and utilities and broad public works while opposing capitalists and bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Aug
W. F. Richardson
New Mexico
Capitaliam
Russia
Mooney
Alabama
Marriages Surprise Friends In Carrizozo Pair
The marriage of Mrs Lite May of La Luz to Mr Wallace Ward of Cloudcroft occurred in Carrizozo on Monday August 9. The bride, longtime La Luz resident, and the groom, former Cloudcroft barber now in charge of Lodge Barber Shop, had previously worked in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lite May
la Luz
Wallace Ward
Cloudcroft
Carrizozo
Lodge
Texas
Orogrande Sunday School Party and Local News
The Orogrande Sunday School enjoyed a Thursday party at Mr. Bob McNew’s home with a served lunch. Attendees included Neva Well Tiny Well Zela Work Zale Work Marguerite Hancock Vivien Hamilton Albert Rolland Bill Hamilton Henry Porter Orville Work Kyle Work Jack Hancock Ad Powell Charlie Hudman Dan Voorhees Cy De Lashmutt. Mr. John Work returns from California and Cambray New Mexico after illness. El Paso visitors Harve Whitmore and Tom Bell family. Rodcoat Cloudcroft trip noted. Picnic planned at White Sands Tuesday evening. Local trips to El Paso Alamogordo and Cloudcroft Rodeo reported.
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Orogrande
Scheoal
Bob McNew
Neva
Tiny Well
Zela
Zale Work
Marguerite Hancock
Vivien Hamilton
Albert Rolland
Bill Hamilton
Henry Porter
Orville
Kyle Work
Jack Hancock
Ad Powell
Charlie Hudman
Dan Voorhees
Cy de Lashmett
John Work
California
Cambray
N. M
Harve Whitmore
el Paso
Tom Bell
Tom Vell
Tiny
Tom, Jr
Rodcoat Cloudcroft
Tom Hell
Dorothy Parrott
Neva Hell
Bud Stewart
Alamogordo
Vivian Voorhees
Pulletton
Cy de Lashmutt
al Stepp
Marfa
Texas
White Sands
T. M. Bell
Harry Voorhees
Cloudcroft
Baron Auriemma closes Otero County drive for Salvation Army funds
Baron James V. Auriemma wrapped up his annual one man drive in Otero County on Monday evening. The campaign raised about 200 dollars less than last year with Alamogordo totaling 101 donors and other towns listing smaller counts. He thanked donors via the Alamogordo News and heads to Carrizozo to begin Lincoln County fundraising, noting the loss of editor John Haley’s support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Auriamma
Salvation Army
Otero County
Alamogordo
Tularosa
Cloudcroft
High Rolls
Adzsbeistosesserevvervivnsusecseres
Auriemma
Baron
Tularess
C. F. Guillon
Ruthena Champion
J. N. Frank
Norman, Okla
Annie Clark
Guillon
Samson and Delilah
Faust
Miss Champion
Baron Auriemma
Lincoln Forest Notes and Cattle Growers Meeting Notice
S Strickland assigned to White Mountain road work and will tour Gallinas district for a pipe line project. Ruidoso Cattle and Norse Growers Association to meet at the Land Ranch on Tuesday Aug 23 with Dr. Jack conducting a cattle grading demonstration and Mr. Wallace of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in attendance. Ladies will present first aid to injured demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Strickland
White Mountain Country
Gallinas
Ruidoso Cattle and Norse Growers Association
Land Ranch
Jack
Wallace
Bureau of Agric. Economics
Waffle House Changes Hands In El Paso
The Waffle House Cafe was taken over last Monday by Louise Augustine and Minnie Stevens, both of El Paso, under lease from owners G. A. Radka and wife. The new managers are aided temporarily by Augustine, as Radka and wife plan to retire to Hot Springs for health reasons after settling remaining business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Augustine
Minnie Stevens
el Paso
G. A. Radka
Augustine
Otero County Game Protective Assn Meeting Fr iday Aug 26
An adjourned meeting of the Otero County Game Protective Association will be held in Alamogordo on Friday August 26 for electing officers for the coming year and electing delegates to attend the state association meeting in Las Vegas September 56 7. Members urged and visitors invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otero County Game Protective Association
Alamogordo
State Association
Las Vegas
Dry Ice Plant Planned in Estancia Valley
The Estancia Valley Carbon Dioxide Development Co. nears completion of a new dry ice plant using a natural gas based CO2 field opened north of Estancia. Engineers estimate the field can supply the facility for 75 years with 76 potential uses for dry ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estancia
Estancia Valley
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Meighan
Ments
A. E. Thomas
Albert T. Reid
Carlos A. Gonzales
Jose Montes
Antonio Vargas
Justice Court
Mariana Garcia
Costa
J. W. Johnson
Antonio Garcia
Gertrude Moody
Hox
Denny Bridge
Sacramento
May Ward
Otero Co
Lincoln Forest
Waffle
Otero County Game Protective Ass'n
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