Texas Wins The Boundary Dispute Over New Mexico
The U S Supreme Court backed Texas in a 12 year dispute over the Rio Grande boundary with New Mexico. The decision places about 2400 acres along the Rio Grande in Texas, affecting land titles and settlers near El Paso and extending to Anthony, New Mexico.
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Washington
New Mexico
Supreme Court
Texas
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Valley
el Paso
Spears
Anthony
N. M
Zach T. White
Mr. White
White
State of
State of Texas
George Warnock Showcases Onyx From New Mexico Quarries
George Warnock received fine onyx samples from a St Paul firm after shipping a carload from his nearby Columbus New Mexico quarries. The specimens include polished blocks ash trays a candle holder and an electric lamp stand. Warnock plans to establish a factory to manufacture the onyx himself. The quarries were discovered by George Warnock Jr and commercial potential is described as promising.
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George Warnock
St. Paul
Dress Making Shoppe Opens on West Tenth Street
Mrs. Ann Weaver announces the opening of a dress making shoppe at the former Rose Beauty Parlor address on West Tenth Street. The shop will open for business on December 15 and offers dressmaking alterations button holes and related services.
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Rose Beauty Parlor
West Tenth St
Ann Weaver
Randolph Will Press Public School Powers to Supreme Court
Miss Lois Randolph state superintendent says she will take her fight to the supreme court to determine the powers of her office and the state board of education. Attorneys held the board has supervision of the department and its expenditures. The board will meet Monday to decide further action.
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Santa Fe
Lois Randolph
C. M. Botts
Miss Randolph
Otero-Warren-Eckles Coalition
Supreme Court
Fatal Shooting at Hondo Last Friday
Alejandro Trujillo rests in Carrizoto jail charged with fatally shooting Tiburcio Dominguez in Hondo Lincoln county last Friday. District Attorney J Benson Newall examined the case in Alamogordo after investigation. Dominguez died two days after the incident and Trujillo’s preliminary hearing is set for Monday Dec 19 in Carrizozo.
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Alejandro Trujillo
Carrizoto
Tiburcio Dominguez
Hondo
Lincoln County
J. Benson Newall
Alamogordo
Trujillo
Dominguez
H. B. Hamilton
Carrizozo
Tom Charles Named U S Commissioner for Alamogordo
Federal Judge Colin Neblett appointed Tom Charles as United States Commissioner for Alamogordo to succeed W K Stalcup who resigned. Stalcup cited workload and private business and will be absent for several weeks. He recommended Charles for the post in his resignation letter.
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Tom Charles
Colin Neblett
U. S
Alamogordo
W. K. Stalcup
Stalcup
Addiiion
Neblett
Charles
Alamogordo Electric Line Traffic Halts Sunday Morning
A coach train on the Alamogordo electric loop stopped Sunday causing delays across the town. Passengers and cargo including Christmas trees and candy were stalled while theories ranged from slippery rails to vandalism. Electric wizzard Martin Michel blamed excess oil on the track, and the service soon resumed to cheers from observers.
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Alamogordo
Alamogordo Electric
Martin Michel
Miss Heard
Prospects for Improved Alamogordo Las Cruces Road
State highway engineer W. C. Davidson and district engineer B. F. Kelley visited Alamogordo on Wednesday to discuss road plans with Chas Wilhelm and county leaders. They indicated possible surfacing early in 1928 and potential routing changes to shorten the trip to the white sands, with work also likely on the La Luz to Dunken highway.
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W. C. Davidson
Santa Fe
B.f.kelley
Roswell
Alamogordo
Chas, Wilhelm
Las Cruces
White Sands
la Luz
Dunken
New Mexico
Western Fruits to Fill World’s Xmas Stockings
Pacific Coast fruits and nuts will fill stockings for about twenty million children worldwide. California oranges, apples, raisins, almonds, walnuts and Santa Clara Valley prunes head shipments with fast railroad service aiding seasonal demand.
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San Francisco
J. T. Saunders
Southern Pacific
California
Australia
The
Orient
Oregon
Santa Clara Valley
Pacific Coast
Saunders
Pacific Slope
Diphtheria Surge Reported Nationwide
Diphtheria is rising across the United States with greater virulence and more cases among younger children entering school life. New Mexico mirrors the national trend, with eight year weekly case tallies shown. toxin antitoxin use is linked to the changes in case numbers.
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New Mexico
Tularosa Baptist Church Christmas Week Schedule
Friday night events invite Mrs. Haywood and a 7 to 8 o clock social. Christmas Carol Chorus practice at 7 and a 2 45 rehearsal on Sunday. Bible School at 10 and Christmas Pageant rehearsal at 11. White Christmas exercises rehearsal at 7. More announcements before Christmas. Pastor Herbert Haywood invites all to attend.
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Herbert Haywood
Presbyterian Church Service Schedule
The Presbyterian Church U S invites all to 10 o clock morning service with sermon on Serving God With What We Have 11 o clock and 7 o clock evening services Christian Endeavor at 6 and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 Subject of evening sermon Four Wonderful Three Sixteens All attendees welcome Calvin A Duncan pastor
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U. S
Calvin A. Duncan
Catholic Church Services at Seventh and Delaware
Rev. M. Giran presides at Masses Sunday at 8 am Spanish sermon and 10 am English service. Evening service at 7 pm includes Spanish sermon and benediction. Daily Mass 6:30 am. English instruction Thursday 4 pm. Spanish Friday 4 pm. Daily prayers at 7 pm. Non Catholics welcome to their mother church.
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Delaware Ave
M. Giran
Southwest Lumber Co to shut plant for repairs
The Southwest Lumber Co. will close its plant for about 10 days starting December 24 for repairs and log pond cleaning. Persons needing wood before the mill restarts are advised to place orders now.
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Southwest Lumber Co
Alamogordo urged to tap tourist business potential
T. A. Frasier urges Alamogordo to wake up to tourism gains citing California and Las Cruces as benchmarks. He proposes a cooperative sign program along the Alamogordo Las Cruces route to attract 60 cars daily, rent ground for signs, and push highway surfacing as a viable state investment.
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Alamogordo
T. A. Frasier
Mr. Frasier
California
Las Cruces
Cruces
State Highway Board
Pacific Coast
Roswell
Hondo
Carrizoza
Deming
Lone Star Gas Warns of Missing Checks
The Lone Star Gas Co of Dallas wired the Commercial Club that about 226 checks are in unknown hands. The checks are presumed stolen and a warning has been issued to avoid payment or further handling.
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Lone Star Gas Co
Dallas
High School News Roundup Announces Practices and Debates
Basketball practice began with forty players and cuts to twenty for a first class squad. The first game is set for Friday night December 16 at Cathedral High School in El Paso. A Lake Arthur win 23 to 13 over Tularosa was reported at the local pavilion.
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Cathedral High School
el Paso
Lake Arthur
Tularosa
McLeskey
Harper Simms
Talbert McLean
J. A. McRae
Jack Gilbert
Philippines
Taggart
Mary Beasley
Maria Jhel
David Baca
Julia Douglas
Raymond Work
Maurice Sowell
Marriages Tie Hughes Purvis and Davis Ehart Couples
Thelma Jewell Hughes of Maude Oklahoma wed Raymond C Purvis of El Paso Texas in a ceremony conducted by Rev Ludlam on December 1. Anna May Davis of Cloudcroft wed Tom Ehart of Weed on December 2 in a ceremony presided by Judge Stalcup.
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Davis Ehart
Anna May Davis
Cloudcroft
Tom Ehart
Weed
Stalcup
Marriages Reported in New Mexico Listings
Freeman Freeland and Jos Harrington married in Roswell by Judge Stalcup. Alma Hatfield of Alamogordo wed Everett Brown of Tularosa in a ceremony by Rev. Calvin A. Duncan. Josephine Johnstone and K L Drury, both of Roswell, united in marriage by an officiant.
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Freeland—Harrington
Minnie Freeland
Tinnie
N. M
Jos C. Harrington
Roswell
Stalcup
Local Wedding Notices From Snowy December Here
In December ceremonies, Maude Wheaton of Tularosa wed Jack Seagraves of Atlanta Texas on December 12. Vera Benson of Tularosa married Stanley W. Brown of Pasadena Calif. on December 14. Licenses issued include Antonia Hernandez with Senoro Lucbano of Tularosa on December 7 and Celia Hernandez with George M. Torres of Alamogordo on December 14.
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Wheaton—Seagraves
Maude Wheaton
Tularosa
Jack Seagraves
Atlanta
Texas
Stalcup
Benson Brown
Vera Benson
Stanley W. Brown
Pasadena
Calif
Ludlam
Antonia Hernandez
Senoro Lucbano
Celia Hernandez
George M. Torres
Alamogordo
Lincoln Co Improves Link on North South Route
At a joint Chaves Lincoln counties meeting in Roawell last week, officials discussed upgrading the Vaughn to Corona highway, a critical segment of the north south link with Torrance county holding most of the stretch. The road connects Denver to El Paso and improvements would benefit the southwest region.
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Chaves
Lincoln Counties
Roawell
Vaughn
Corona
Lincoln
Torrance County
Denver
el Paso
Forest Service catalogs vast range plant collection in Southwest
Albuquerque reports nearly 2000 range plants collected by the Forest Service for New Mexico and Arizona. The Albuquerque herbarium holds 1981 distinct species with 1235 weeds 375 grasses and 371 shrubs and trees, all with notes on forage value growth needs and other points of interest.
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Albuquerque
Southwest
Forest Service
New Mexico
Arizona
Ite
Traps Effective Against Rats and Mice in Winter
Winter home pest tips urge checking traps and seals for storage of foods in glass and tin. Inspect cracks, fill holes, tidy cellars, store perishables off floors, and prevent crumbs to deter rodents. If mice or rats appear, set traps with cheese or use barium carbonate or red squill poison following USDA guidance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Moon Influence on Weather Debunked in Early Essay
The article argues that the moon does not reliably govern weather offering beams to Earth but weather varies across regions. It notes that modern thought doubts the moon as a forecaster while many still link changes in the moon to weather shifts, despite differing conditions across areas.
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Earth
Lincoln Forest Faces Dry Years With $30 Million Value At Stake
Forest officials report Lincoln Forest as unusually dry and at risk, with five small fires in the Ruidoso district and a 30 man fire organization under supervisor at Alamogordo. Total forest value breaks down into $6 million in merchantable timber, $10 million watershed, $3 million recreation, $3.2 million protected ranch property, and $40 000 annual range. established in 1907 to protect Pecos Valley watershed, its water influence supports the Tularosa basin and Pecos valley.
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Lincoln Forest
Forest Service
Ruidoso
Bluewater Station
Alamogordo
Pecos Valley
Tularosa Basin
Audit of Board of Education Soon
State Comptroller Gilberto Mirabal announced an immediate audit of the Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. A force of auditors will review records dating from the last audit, including suspected expenditures unlawfully claimed by the current superintendent.
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Santa Fe
Gilberto Mirabal
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dillon
Dynamite accident injures Capitan man on Sandia Mountains road
Sherman Lumpkins aged 30 of Capitan on a Sandia Mountains rim drive road crew suffered loss of both eyes and other injuries when the final blast failed to explode and exploded as he examined it. He was rushed to St Joseph's hospital via Bernalillo ambulance. his wife and baby were in Albuquerque at the time.
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Sherman Lumpkins
Capitan
Sandia Mountains Rim
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Journal
Lumpkins
Bernalillo
St. Joseph's Hospital
Woman's Club Notes Pleasant Meeting Features Local Play
The group enjoyed a cheerful Friday gathering with Mrs J W Palmer's production Food For the Goslings. Cast members included Helen Shields Rose Hall Edna Lois McNatt Marga Tatum W D Bryars John Rolland and Eber McKinley. Hostesses were Mesdames Graham Hall Herrington and Hayward with over sixty members and guests present.
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J. W. Palmer
Goslings
Helen Shields
Rotary club seeks 100 percent attendance record
The Alamogordo Rotary Club eyes a 15th 100 percent meeting as record pace, contingent on George Wolfinger attending Las Cruces Rotary luncheon to credit his weekly attendance. Mrs. A E Thomas guest speaker urged more physical education and warned truancy stems from routine sameness.
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Rotary Club
George Wolfinger
Las Cruces
Artesia Club
Alamogordo
Fred B. Evans
Allen Newsom
A. E. Thomas
Sewer Plant To Be Completed By Middle Of The Coming Week
H G Olmstead engineer for Alamogordo town inspected the sewer system on Wednesday. He said the disposal plant is completed and looks well. North town pipe work should finish by tomorrow night with minor outfall work to follow for several days. Connections may start late next week after inspection by Omstead and the town board. About 70 property owners have paid assessments in full.
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H. G. Olmstead
Alamogordo
1St Street
Omstead
1928 Auto License Plates Prompt Slow Sale in Otero County
In Otero County about 20 percent of car owners have secured 1928 plates. The special distributor will be at the Treasurer's office in the courthouse until December 31. No postponement of penalties for unlicensed operation after January 1. Five to six penalties may be applied.
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Otero County
Court House
Van Cleve Loses Four Fingers Roping Calf
Sol. Van Cleve a prosperous rancher in the Pinon area lost four fingers of his right hand last Wednesday while roping a calf. A half hitch caused the injury and he was taken to Rouseau hospital in Alaomgordo for surgical treatment. he is reported as doing as well as can be expected.
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Soli. van Cleve
Pinon
van Cleve
Rouseau Hospital
Alaomgordo
Halsey Trial Moves to Curry County at Clovis
In Clovis district court Judge Granville A Richardson granted a venue change for Mrs Katherine Halsey former wife of Fred Halsey convicted of murder. The trial will be in Curry County to reduce witness hardship with Mrs Halsey kept jailed at Roswell pending trial instead of travel from Santa Fe.
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Granville A. Richardson
Curry County
Katherine Halsey
Fred Halsey
Lincoln County
Clovis
Richardson
Death of J. M. Parker in Dallas Texas
J. M. Parker died at his sister's home in Dallas on December 10 at age 42 after two years in Alamogordo for health reasons. He left Alamogordo November 17 en route to Dallas where pneumonia developed. he had suffered tuberculosis for over five years. A former construction superintendent with a telephone company, he lived in El Paso and other Texas cities and leaves two sisters.
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J. M. Parker
Dallas
Texas
Parker
Alamogordo
el Paso
Santa Claus Origin Story Saint Nicholas Named
An article explains Saint Nicholas as the historical bishop of Myra in Lycia Asia Minor. It notes his wealth and generosity leading to his fame as the patron of gift giving and how the term Santa Claus likely arose from Saint Nicholas.
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Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas
Myra
Lycia
Asia Minor
Nicholas
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