Denver Post man visitor in Alamogordo reports oil lease inquiry
D F Stackelbeck attorney for the Denver Post visited Otero County to gather data for a September publication. He suggested Denver capitalists aided by the Post pursue Interior Secretary A B Fall over government oil leases near the Tea Pot home off Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Stackelbeck
Denver Post
Otero County
A. B. Fall
Denver
Staeklebeck
Alamogordo News
Washington, D. C
Post
Pioneer El Pasoan Reaches Home After 7000 Mile Auto Trip
C. M. Harvey of Cadwallader & Harvey Land and Cattle Co. returned to Alamogordo Monday en route to El Paso after a 7000 mile journey with R. M. Harvey G. P. Putnam and a cook. Their Cadillac toured northwest to Vancouver B C and back via Salt Lake City and Denver without a roof slept or car trouble. Highest altitude exceeded 12000 feet on a pass between Salt Lake City and Denver. Harvey left his car in Alamogordo and will drive it to El Paso soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Harvey
Cadwallader & Harvey Land and Cattle Co
Alamogordo
Sacramento Mountains
Mr. Harvey
el Paso
R. M. Harvey
Fort Smith, Ark
G. P. Putnam
Santa Fe Fuel Co
Harveys
Comissary
Salt Lake City
Denver
Harvey
Will open market at Kennedy grocery site
Joe W. Jackson plans a new meat market behind the Kennedy grocery near the post office around September 4. He will manage the hustle while A. C. Dahlke serves as the cutter behind the counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe W. Jacksn
Kennedy Grocery
Mr. Jackson
A. C. Dahlke
Tourists Go Through Santa Fe Signaled By Mystery Group
An automobile halted before a museum as observers struggled to identify the occupants. From 100 feet away, spectators could not determine if the group consisted of three men and three women or various other combinations of two to three men and women and a girl or boy. All looked alike, described as New Mexican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
Far West
Harding
McChord
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Daugherty
Red
CAPT SAM MILLER RETIRES AFTER FORTY YEARS INDIAN FARMING
Mescalero reservation officials led by Superintendent Morgan hosted a large reception for Capt. Sam Miller government agriculturist marking his retirement after forty years of service. Known for guiding Indians in farming and stockraising he retires on full pay and remains a prominent figure in Alamogordo.
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Mescalero Reservation
Morgan
Sam Miller
Capt. Miller
Captain Miller
Alamogordo
el Capitan
U S Department of Agriculture to Exhibit in Southwest Fairs
Albuquerque reports that G H Cook chairs the district committee on exhibits for New Mexico and Arizona. The department will display at the Northern New Mexico Fair Raton September 12 to 15, Northern Arizona Fair Prescott October 12 to 14, and Arizona State Fair Phoenix October 30 to November 4. The group includes Bliss Musgrave Flint and others, outlining a consolidated nationwide exhibit effort begun in 1921 to showcase federal agricultural work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
G. H. Cook
The
Forest Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture District Committee
New Mexico
Arizona
Raton
Prescott
Phoenix
Department
Southwest
U. S. Forest Service
C. F. Bliss
Biological Survey
N. M
H. F. Flint
Bureau of Public Roads
M. BE
Musgrave
Mr. Bliss
Mr. Musgrave
Washington
Henry Bergman Committed as Insane in Las Vegas Asylum
Judge Mechem in Alamogordo adjudged Henry Bergman a man of unsound mind after evidence. The 50 year old Tularosa resident was committed to the State Insane Asylum at Las Vegas. Sheriff Beacham transported him several days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechem
Alamogordo
Henry Bergham
Tularosa
State Insane Asylum
Las Vegas
Beacham
Day Power to Continue Through Winter
A News representative reports that day power and light service will be kept on all winter as demand rises. The Fairbanks-Morse engine and dynamo supply current and perform well while the Diesel engine undergoes final repairs and parts installation to ensure reliable future operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks-Morse
Michel
Malphus Weds J B Rountree in Columbus Quiet Nuptials
Miss Bessie Malphus of Alamogordo married Mr. J B Rountree Tuesday evening at 828 Third Avenue with Rev. W H Speer officiating in a small gathering. The bride, long a resident of Alamogordo, and the groom, a city employee, are praised by friends for a long and happy life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
Alamogordo
Bessie Malphus
J. T. Mobley
Bessie Malphys
J. B. Rountree
BOUCHER-CLARK License to Wed in Alamogordo
The county clerk issued a license on Tuesday August 23 to Miss Eugenie Boucher and Mr Paul Clark with parental consent. They plan to marry Sunday and take a short honeymoon before returning to Alamogordo to reside. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs D A Boucher. The groom has lived in Alamogordo several years and works at Groom Grocery Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenie Boucher
Paul Clark
Alamogordo
D. A. Boucher
Odd Fellows Lodge Holds Initiation and Feed
The local Odd Fellows lodge conducted an initiation last Monday night for a candidate from Tularosa. Several members from Tularosa attended and a post meeting feed followed the lodge work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ODD Fellows
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Tularosa
Coal Settlement Holds Through Fall and Winter
A partial settlement at Cleveland ends the bituminous miners strike for now, keeping wages and conditions unchanged until March 31, 1923. The agreement covers about 60,000,000 tons annual production and seeks machinery to avert further strikes, while prompting government talks on coal distribution and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Illinois
Indiana
Borah
Idaho
Federal Fuel Committee
Spencer
Hoover
Washington
Harding
Congress
President Harding vows action after railway strike talks
President Harding announced to Congress that he would use federal power to safeguard transportation and the right to work. He deemed the Esch-Cummins act inadequate and urged enforceable railway labor board decisions, criticizing strikers for brutality and law-breaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Congress
Railway Labor Board
Galveston Aims High Signings From El Paso League
Dispatches from Galveston indicate plans to improve their ball club for next year by signing El Paso New Mexico League players. They claim Andy Cohen and Frank Patterson of the American Legion team have been signed and are negotiating with Price Schuller of the Babe Ruth club. They also seek Mell from the Alamogordo club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
el Paso
New Mexico
Andy Cohen
Frank Patterson
American Legion
Price Schuller
Babe Ruth
Mell
Alamogordo
Alamogordo Schools Set September 4 Opening
Alamogordo schools announce a fall start on September 4. Officials confirm calendar details and students should prepare for the new term with updated schedules.
Senate approves tariff bill with conference plan
The senate voted on the finance committee tariff bill and accepted it by a fair majority, sending the measure to conference. Amendments include authorizing foreign trade zones in ports for duty free storage and export, and adding logs and scientific instruments to the free list. Senator Harreld failed to secure aluminum rate cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Committee On Finance
Harreld
Okla
Mississippi Democratic Senate Primary Sparks Second Round
Mississippi Democrats staged a close senatorial primary with James K. Vardaman and Hubert D. Stephens leading. Belle Kearney won about 17 000 votes, preventing a first round majority and triggering a September 5 runoff. Former President Wilson had urged against sending Vardaman to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ississippi Democrats
James K. Vardaman
Hubert D. Stephens
Belle Kearney
Vardaman
Stephens
Wilson
Washington
Poincare Returns as London Conference Breaks Up
Premier Poincare travels back to Paris after the London conference disbands over Germany’s refusal to pay. The Allied talks end without agreement, leaving unresolved wartime reparations and German settlement terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Reparations Commission
Wirth
Austria
France
German Republic
Europe
Nable
Poincare
Paris
Death of Lord Northcliffe Reverberates Worldwide
The death of Lord Northcliffe, famed British journalist and publicist, shocks readers in America and Britain. He shaped U S Britain relations and British politics. Viscount Northcliffe was buried in Westminster Abbey with full honors as dignitaries and ambassadors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Wever
Lord Northcliffe
America
Great Britain
Viscount Northcliffe
Westminster Abbey
Trish Rebels Strike North and Dundalk Fall
Insurgents push into the North after near routs in the South capturing Dundalk in a surprise attack but the garrison retook the town in days taking hundreds of prisoners. Cork to Queenstown river service resumes and Clifden Marconi station saved. Arthur Griffith dies August 12, triggering nationwide mourning in Dublin.
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Trish
Dundalk
Cork
Queenstown
Marcon
Clifden
Galway
Irish Free State
Arthur Griffith
Dail Eireann
Engl'ss
Dublin
Peace Parley Opens in Shanghai Among Chinese Leaders
In Shanghai a peace parley began among Wu Pei Fu and Chang troops, Sun Yat Sen, and representatives from Li and other factions. Sun said he has no personal ambitions and will support the parliament’s choice for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Wu Pei-Fu
Chang
Manchuria
Sun Yat-Sen
Shanghai
Sun
Canton
Hongkong
Alamo Pounds Rutherford in Fifth for 11 Runs
Alamo slugged Rutherford starting in the fifth inning and piled up 11 hits to beat Babe Ruths 11 to 3 at Alamo Legion 12 Purity 4 in El Paso. Pitcher Hill twirled a strong game with ten batters struck out and splendid defensive support. Next Sunday matches set Alamo versus Purity and Legion against Babe Ruths in El Paso.
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ALAMO
Babe
Rutherford
Baegers
Hill
Carberry
Smith
Babe Ruth
Alamo Legion
Purity
el Paso
Legion
Babe Ruths
Alamogordo
Judge Rawlin
Jack Rutherford
Short
A. Gillis
Snyder
Bunson
Hitonor
R. B. Rawlins
Courtney
Gillette
Weaver
Doyle
Babe's
Bush
Mell
Ware
Schuller
Benson
Cline
Kelly
Jackson
Norman
G. Hill
E. Gillis
L. Hill
Gillis
Penna LD
Ese
Eeeseceusosas O
Ceeererenasencen
E Gillis
Erford
Ruth
Ball Dance Crowd Gathers at Bain Pavilion Evening
A large crowd attended Tom Bells Bain Dance at his pavilion last Saturday drawn from the surrounding country. Prizes were awarded to Norma Fisher of EF Paso and Burley Morgan for the women and men respectively with three number dances and several winning pairs listed. Alamo Grayladen games and a high scoring sequence followed in the baseball action described with multiple innings and players named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bell
Bain
Norma Fisher
EF Paso
Burley Morgan
Miss Kimmons
Alamogordo
Ed Godby
Helen Zelman
Stewart Leach
Jacqueline Hotchkiss
Ward Rolland
Highrolls Pavilion
Oil Boom Dies in Cross Plains Turndown
Mrs. H. A. Pruess and children returned from Cross Plains Texas where they found oilfields flourishing but later the crude price collapsed. Wells shut down hundreds laid off and business stalled. Mr. Pruess plans to stay home until the industry revives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Pruess
Cross Plains
Texas
Pruess
Where Our Teachers Whel Teach
A list of names and places from the region noting teachers and their postings. Among them are Mr. and Mrs. Hunt of La Luz, Mrs. McCorkle of Pine Spring, and others in Highrolls Bent Cloudcroft Mescalero Three Rivers White Mountain and nearby localities.
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M. I. Hunt
la Luz
J. R. McCorkle
Pine Spring
C. ¢. Corkern
Alva Sitton
Highrolls
Andrew Boyce
Blue Water
Christoble Osborn
Lilly Dale
Bent
Ora Pruitt
Mescalero
Kate Fisher
W. E. Rose
Jewell Rose
Fredrick Weed
Kittye Crosby
Three Rivers
Francis Grant
White Mt
W. A. Morrow
Redic
Cloudcroft
P. L. Bradley
Ives Davis
Young
Mayhill
Majorie Cleve
Elk Canyon
Ezell
Valmont
Ruby McNatt
Newman
Winnie Miller
Orogrande
Ruby Ritchie
Avis
W. J. Dees
Orange
County Republican Organization Getting Busy
A county call invites precinct conventions across Otero on August 30 to pick delegates for a county convention in Alamogordo on September 2. The convention will choose 46 delegates to attend the state convention in Albuquerque in the second week of September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otero
Alamogordo
Albuquerque
Arithmetic Sunday school joke in a boy’s mag
A page from a Boy's Magazine prints a fable where a Sunday school teacher asks how many commandments exist and Willie answers ten. The teacher notes breaking one would leave nine. Willie adds a pun about nine feet, completing the joke.
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Willie
Nine Feet
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Santa FE
Capt
Henry Bergman
Malphus—Rountree
Boucher
U. 8
New York
Seattle
J. S. Plaskett
Astrophysial Observatory
Victoria
B. C
Angonne
Edward Ww. Pickard
Herrin
Lll
Republican Organization
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