Several Arrests Made On Liquor Violations
A liquor haul on Tuesday by Prohi Howard Beacham with Jim Allan Deputy Fred Crosby and John Ostic yielded 12 gallons of deer water and four arrests. Those arrested include Faustino Torres Tomas Quinn Sanford Thomas and Pete Melendres in transport and possession of Juarez whiskey brandy and alcohol imported from Mexico. Sanford Thomas released on recognizance after case dismissal. Torres Quinn and Melendres arraigned Wednesday before U S Commissioner Tom Charles.
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Prohi Howard Beacham
Jim Allan
Fred Crosby
John Ostic
Faustino Torres
Torres
Tomas Quinn
Sanford Thomas
Pete Melendres
Juarez
Mexico
Quinn
Melendres
U. S
Tom Charles
Death of Harrison B York at his Alamogordo home
Harrison Bookout York aged 84 died Friday morning in Alamogordo after years of illness. Funeral at Baptist Church followed by interment in Mount Vista. Born January 7 1847 in Izard County Arkansas he lived in Texas before moving to New Mexico in 1884. Survived by wife Rebecca Jane York two children W H York and Mrs H P Johnson plus relatives and many friends.
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Harrison Bookout York
Alamogordo
Baptist Church
Earl R Keating
Mount Vista
Mr. York
Izzard County
Arkansas
Hunt County
Texas
Minute Men of
Texas Rangers
Rebecca Jane Keith
The
Stephenville
Erath County
Masonic Lodge
Comanche
Blue Lodge
York
New Mexico
Rio Penasco
Heavenly West pageant to be staged at Baptist Church
The Baptist Church will present The Heavenly West pageant next Sunday night December 27. Forty six participants will portray scenes from the Annunciation to the Presentation of Jesus with no admission charge, just a free will offering.
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The
Baptist Church
Gabriel
Zacharias
Mary
Jesus
Temple
Gaddis
A Look Ahead to 1932 and Work Over Wealth
The piece reflects on 1931, urges hard work to recover from the boom years, and calls for tighter spending. It argues the 1932 year will still be tough, requiring personal, state, and national fiscal restraint and a focus on employment and prudent taxation.
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Tennyson
Plymouth
Senate to decide on United States joining World Court
The Senate faces its toughest task over measures to make the U S a member of the World Court or perhaps the League of Nations itself. The debate is expected to trigger a flood of speeches and flag waving, providing campaign material for both sides regardless of domestic relief outcomes.
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Senate
Lodge
Wilson
United States
Germany
Congress
World Court
League of Nations
Lincoln National Forest and local projects highlighted in Chamber notes
Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce secretary Mose Stevens notes readiness for a neighborhood picnic once White Sands becomes a National Monument. The El Paso Times column extols Lincoln National Forest with its vast timber, caves, ruins and visitor appeal, mentioning AP dispatches on 1932 road projects and charity Ball funding, plus a Home Orchestra from the School for the Blind.
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Mose Stevens
Las Cruces
el Paso Times
el Paso
Lincoln National Forest
Hondo
Ruidoso
Feliz
Penasco
Lincoln
Carlsbad
American
Cloudcroft
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
Mescalero
Tularosa
Mayhill
School For the Blind
Old Cottonwood Tree Replaced by Lincoln Forest Christmas Tree
Tearful townspeople recalled the famous old cottonwood in front of the Texas Louisiana Power Co, once lit at Christmas. Workers replaced it with a shapely evergreen from the Lincoln Forest atop their office building, lighting up New York Avenue and Tenth Street with festive colors for a bright Christmas in Alamogordo.
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Texas-Louisiana Power Co
Alamogordo
Lincoln Forest
New York Avenue
Tenth Street
Texas-Louisiana
Thought Sister And Brother Reunite After Decades
P. M. Nelson of Tularosa and High Ella was surprised when a sister Minnie Woods of Lubbock Texas and brother Harve Nelson of San Pedro California arrived unannounced. He had been told they were dead and had not seen them for about fifty years. Minnie was six and Harve three when last seen.
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P.M. Nelson
Tularosa
Highella
Minnie Woods
Lubbock
Texas
San Pedro
Calif
Lincoln National Forest Grazing Report Highlights Big Figures
Roger Morris reports on grazing statistics for Lincoln National Forest Albuquerque. The forest covers 1 492 361 acres with 387 067 private land within. For 1931 season 21 361 horses and cattle grazed and 17 006 sheep and goats.
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Roger Morris
Lincoln National Forest
Negional Forester
Albuquerque
Morris
Sacramento
Capitan
White Mountain
Gallinas
Guadalupe
Lincoln Forest
Forestry Bureau
Transporting Liquor Charge Granted Hearing For Salvador Porras
Salvador Porras, arrested last week, was given a Monday hearing on transporting liquor charges. He is held in jail in lieu of a $1250 bond and is to appear at the next District Court session.
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Salvador Porras
Alamogordo man pleads guilty to double robbery charges
Separate charges were brought against Jose Gonzales of Alamogordo who was arrested last week in connection with robberies of the Dolan Bros. store and the Golden Crust Bakery. Gonzales has pleaded guilty to both charges and is in jail in lieu of a $1250 bond in each case.
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Jose Gonzales
Alamogordo
Roberies
Dolan Bros
Golden Crust Bakery
Gonzales
New Mexico School for the Blind Christmas Program
The New Mexico School for the Blind will hold a Christmas program in the school auditorium at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow Christmas Day. Supt. Small and the faculty extend a cordial invitation to the public to attend the program.
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New Mexico
Alamo Teachers Leave for Christmas Vacation
Many Alamo Public Schools teachers have already departed or will leave soon for Christmas holidays at home or with relatives. Names listed include Arthur Branom and sister Dorothy to Cumby Texas, Callie Covington to Arlington Texas, Alfred to Hullabore New Mexico, Corrine Limerick to Dallas, Lillie Callahan to Wagon Mound New Mexico, Livewell Hulse to Nacogdoches Texas, Mine Bennett to Pittsburg Texas, Bernice Bradford to Toswell, Alice Norris to Lake Arthur, McMahon to Las Cruces, Lula Helle Daniel to Huchita New Mexico.
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Alamo Public Schools
Amon
Arthur Branom
Mins
Dorothy
Cumby
Texas
Callie Covington
Atlington
Alfred
Hullebore
N. M
Corrine Limerick
Dallas
Tex
Lillie Callahan
Wagon Mound
Mins Livewell Hulse
Nacogdoches Texan
Beautiful Pageant At N M School For The Blind
Pupils of the N M School for the Blind under Mrs P A Small presented a Nativity pageant in the Assembly Hall. Several hundred attended the Sunday night show, which highlighted the new hall stage and lighting. It marked the first Christmas program the school could accommodate beyond a few invited visitors.
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N. M. School For the Blind
P. A. Small
Death of Mrs Ed Martin Formerly of Alamogordo
Hertha Mable Martin 1885 193? obituary notes birth Gillespie Illinois and marriage in 1908 in St Louis. Survived by husband Edward and son Lowell Edward, brother Mack Missik and sister Amanda Littig. Funeral in El Paso led by Rev Ed LeBreton with police escort to Restlawn Cemetery.
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Ed Martin
Alamogordoe
el Paso
Eastor-Maxon
Ed LeBreton
Alamogordo
Lou Leadinghaus
C. F. Loggains
Dorothy
RE. D. McKinley
J. A. Thomas
Martin
Mack Missik
Armstrong
Restlawn
Hertha Mable Martin
Gillespie
Ilinois
Francis Joseph
Sarah Ann Missik
Edward Martin
Lowell Edward
Amanda Littig
St. Louis
Mr. Martin
Alden
Inexpensive Christmas Dinner Menus Offered by Extension
Miss Veda Strong of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts presents two affordable Christmas menus. One features a plump hen with mashed potatoes and vegetables, celery, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. The other suggests shoulder roast pork with apple stuffing or savory stuffing, baked sweet potatoes, cabbage, a jellied tomato juice salad, and suet pudding for dessert.
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Veda Strong
N. M. College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Bureau of Home Economies
Westerns Rise in Alamo Gordo Theatres
In Alamo Gordo readers note a rise in Western quality as producers shift back to action driven stories. Public prefers action over musical comedies and society pieces, with stars like Hoot Gibson delivering stronger roles in Clea ring the Range and A Holy Terror noted for unconventional endings.
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Alamogordo
George O’brien
Sally Eilers
Tale
George
Sally
Mr. Gibson
Hoothaas
Hoot
Hloot
Floot
Hollywood
Hoot Gibson
Hioot
Virle
Students return home for holidays from multiple colleges
Readable portions list students from State College, State University Albuquerque, Colorado Univ Boulder, Silver City Normal, Stanford, Peabody Nashville, and more. Names include Ward Charles, Vernon Petty, Andrew Sorenson Jr, Benjamin Billups, Dorothea Gibson, Edna McNatt, Jack Gilbert, Mary Gilbert, Floyd Myers, Catherine McKinley, Louise Cady, and others. Local hometowns Roswell, Santa Fe, Tucson, and San Michael are noted.
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State College
Ward Charles
Vernon Petty
Andrew Sorenson, Jr
Benjamin Billups
Eber McKinley
Lawrence Hadka
Morris Robertson
Robbie Cochran
Dorothea Gibson
Edna Lois McNatt
Vincent Lee
State University
Albuquerque
Jack
Heth Gilbert
Mary Gilbert
Geo. Abbott
J. C. Douglas
Wayne McC
Death of Amanda Villareal Samples Shown in Local Notice
The death of Mrs. Gerald Samples, nee Amanda Villareal, 25, occurred at her mother’s home Sunday after a three months illness. She came from Missouri three months ago. Funeral services were held Monday at Iplesia Baptista on Maryland Avenue and burial followed. Her husband, Gerald Samples, who was blinded in a Missouri dynamite blast months ago, could not attend.
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Mis
Gerald Samples
Amanda Villareal
Susana Villaresl
Missouri
Iplesia Baptista
Maryland Avenue
Alamo Boys Edge Carrizozo in Close High School Match
Last Friday at Carrizozo the Alamo boys defeated the home team by a small margin as they show early pace and potential to rise in the district. The Alamo girls struggled with two zone defenses in the first half and were outscored. Earlier Wednesday the Alamo past lettermen were edged in a tight game by the high school team. Remember the Charity Ball New Years Eve.
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Carrizozo
Leanne
Alamo
Cartizeso
Thalian Club Christmas Meeting Plans and Plays
The Thalian Club met December 21 with a Christmas quotation, a play Solitaire by members, and carol singing. Reviews of What Men Live By and The Christmas Highwaymen followed. The club meets on the first and third Mondays from seven to nine.
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Thalian Club
Mr. Webster
Jim Roberts
Mrs. Webster
Dorothy McCrary
Myrtle Ellen Strickland
Vaughn Bernard Gardner
Jerry Ermen Misik
Billy Lafferty
Eddie Tompkins
Spanish South Methodist Christmas Program Tonight
The Spanish South Methodist Bun day School presents a Christmas program at their church this evening. The program includes congregational carols and speeches with solos and other numbers. The public is invited to attend.
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Spanish South Methodist Bunday School
Shooting Affray on Main Street in Tularosa
Disturbance on Main Street Sunday night at 9 30 left Chon Duran and Pedro Fresquez with broken bones and bullet wounds while Pablo Brijalba posted bail. Officers accuse them of resisting law enforcement and Pete Fresquez of carrying concealed weapons as hearing is set for Monday December 28. Charity Ball on New Year’s Eve.
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Main Street
Chon Duran
Pedro Fresquez
Pablo Brijalba
Pete Fresquez
J. A. Henley
Officer Henley
Justice Anderson
Brijalba
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Washington
Washington, D. C
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Mr. Hoover
Harrison B. York
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Lincoln National Forrest
N. M. School For
Ed. Martin
Dick Halliday
New Vean
PROM
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Alamogordo Hotel
Court House
Sealey and Simmons
Hkooma
Koome Pree
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