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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
2
The notice lists a subscription rate of 42.00 per year and credits W. Morgan asEditor and Business Manager. It also states the paper is entered as 88 second class matter at the Alamogordo post office under the act of March 3 1879.
The public rarely sees the industrial phase of movies which has grown to colossal size in fourteen years. About 85 percent of US production comes from Hollywood. The industry employs over 15,000 directly with capital around 17 million and payroll over 25 million, spawning allied services nationwide. Women’s groups are expected to push improvements and higher standards.
A health bulletin reports a large share of pupils in Holdy county schools show defects. One third have faulty vision and many have diseased tonsils or deformities. Some schools show no underweight children while others report high deficiency rates. Health is urged as a primary curriculum goal.
The article discusses Henry Ford's effort to revive old fashioned dances near Detroit. It notes press attention to his experiment and muses on cycles of fashion returning, including hoop skirts, while questioning if traditional dances will reappear.
A Detroit dance hall experiment revived old fashioned dances attracting five thousand people aged sixteen to sixty. The crowd demanded waltz and quadrille as Ford executives watched while Ben Lovett and his wife demonstrated steps. The event ended with a vow to repeat next Tuesday as floor space proved insufficient.
Roswell Record reports the Ohio Oil Company test well on the Tarey permit in Section 34-21-26 has reached 5200 feet and will be drilled to at least 6000 feet. The log is expected to influence tests in the Carlsbad area even if no oil is found.
Fragmented OCR text discusses whey products, dried fruits, and jams with nostalgic culinary notes. Mentions flavors, desserts, and possible health claims, but lacks clear coherence or a single story.
A public notice quotes Secretary Hoover urging cooperation to reduce tire costs as rubber prices surge. Officials discuss reusing worn tires with DIY repairs, citing a potential rise to about 70 dollars per pound and annual consumption worth hundreds of dollars for motorists.
Miss Margaret O Loughlin of New Mexico A and M College extols sunlight as a natural antiseptic and health protector. Direct sun exposure aids disease prevention and treatment, while clothing, glass, and air pollution block its healing rays. Experiments with chickens support full sunlight for healthy growth. The piece praises New Mexico’s sunny climate.
The Commerce Department reports 15 528 deaths from motor vehicle accidents in 1924 within the U S death registration area, a rate of 15.7 per 100 000, up from 14.9 in 1923. Data cover 34 states with rising totals and rates, noting classifications exclude moto rcycles unless in collision and exclude vehicle collisions with trains.
The state tax commission released the minimum 1926 valuations for livestock and grazing lands. Cattle valuations align with this year while sheep values rise for common stock. detailed figures include sheep over one year and under one year, cattle calves, coming yearlings, two year steers, three year steers, cows and bulls with varying grades and prices.
Reports indicate 1 688 deaths from car train collisions with 1 532 in registration states. However the 1924 state totals should not include these as automobile fatalities since many such incidents were filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission rather than census automobile accident records.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming to relieve catarrhal inflammation with an ointment and an internal tonic. It asserts the remedy acts through the blood to restore mucous surfaces and notes druggists have sold it for over 40 years by Fr. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo.
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