05 Feb 1925
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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
1
Prospects for oil and gas development in Otero County New Mexico are reviewed with emphasis on geological formations, drilling activity, and regulatory environment. Analysts note potential reservoirs near county towns and discuss projected economic impact if fields prove productive.
A non geologist prospector records years of study and field observations in the Sacramento mountains and Otero County. He reports oil seeps at La Luz Creek Fresnal Creek and Dry Canon and outlines open structures and carbonaceous limy beds with potential for commercial oil. He notes shale and limestone intervals of Permian age and suggests future drilling could yield oil and gas.
Victor and Brunswick phonographs offered at Rye Furniture Store cited in brief notice. Sales promotions listed with prices and stock status, reflecting midcentury consumer options.
Government assessment cites 10 to 50 percent remaining productivity in native pastures across range states. Overstocking drives smaller cattle with high price cycles prompting risky restocking, while conservative handlers adjust stocking to subnormal years. A New Mexico study shows 25 to 125 acres per cow per year, illustrating wide carrying capacity.
The Colorado Springs Health Office urges residents to demand properly protected foods on display to protect against flies dust moisture and cough touch. Housewives should report unclean hands and habits of merchants staff to improve handling and reduce disease risk. They emphasize consumer demand as key to enforcement and safer food in markets.
The passage argues that meticulous cleanliness and sanitation around businesses and in the town improve returns, benefiting both merchants and the public. It urges trying the approach, claiming it will do everyone good.
Department of Commerce summary shows New Mexico 1923 total payments for state government at 5,822,923 dollars with 15.65 per capita. General department expenses 3,137,872. debt interest 230,291. permanent improvements 2,454,760. Revenue 5,642,848. payments exceeded revenue by debt proceeds. Property taxes 38.8 percent of revenue. per capita tax 5.89. Earnings of general departments 10.9 percent of revenue.
Washington report notes senate conferees Keyes McKinley Kendrick and house conferees McKenzie Morin Quin push to enact the Underwood bill before March 4. Attorney General Stone’s Supreme Court nomination stalls amid Wheeler oil land conspiracy questions and grand jury testimony offered.
President Coolidge urged Republican leaders and agricultural committee members to back a report favoring a federal cooperative marketing board. The plan calls for five members including the secretaries of agriculture and commerce, with three others appointed by the President. Salaries would be 12000 dollars annually. The aim is to let cooperatives grow with minimal government interference, aside from Capper Volstead police powers. The conference also backs Interstate Commerce Commission rate readjustment to ease farm transport costs. the Senate already approved the measure.
Glenn Young and Deputy Sheriff Ora Thomas led armed bands in a gun battle in Herrin Williamson County Illinois. Young Thomas and two others died while five others were wounded in the street confrontation. Citizens hope the deaths halt further outbreaks.
Premier Herriot in the chamber of deputies reiterates France will not repudiate debts to the United States and stresses respect for treaties. He warns that economic strain could hinder transport of goods to Britain and America, and condemns renewed German war talk while denying coercive action.
7 as DRESCHNDER arrives in Washington to assume duties as French ambassador. He meets President Coolidge on Friday and presents his credentials. M. Jusserand in the background.
The long serving diplomat leaving Washington for France argued France should receive more time to pay its debt and that reconstruction must take priority. He cited 140,000 homes needed and linked housing shortages to 100,000 tuberculosis cases and 18,000 deaths last year as consequences.
Report from Geneva states that leaders at the international opium conference agreed to create a central board to supervise narcotic traffic. Members would be appointed by the League of Nations council and the United States, signaling possible future league America relations. The move prompts talk of the United States becoming an associate member without covenant obligations or involvement in international political problems.
IFTY Russian mercenaries arrived in four improvised armored cars and routed Chi Hsieh yuan's forces in Shanghai. Lu Yung-hsiang's troops later entered to solidify control, while Chi fled toward Japan. Twenty five foreign warships guard the harbor as Sun Yat sen's fate remains unconfirmed.
Nome faces an epidemic with IPHTHERLIA as Nome physicians rely on six month old serum. Dog teams from Anchorage and Nenana race 600 miles across snow to deliver supplies of antitoxin. Most deaths occur among Eskimos as the outbreak tests old serum efficacy.
Former British prime minister Erbert H. Asquith has accepted a peerage and taken the title Earl of Oxford. He initially believed to surrender Liberal leadership to Lloyd George but says he has not resigned the post.
Young Chilean officers topple the navy backed junta set up last fall. Through efforts of former foreign minister Augustin Edwards an accord recognizes Arturo Alessandri as constitutional president, though he remains in Italy and vows to return. Dean Amunategui is tasked with forming a cabinet.
Friday shows feature Enemies of Women and a comedy. Saturday hosts Norman Kerry and Claire Windsor in The Acquital. Sunday and Monday present Potash and Perlmutter with an all star cast. Tuesday and Wednesday offer Lil Lies of the Field with Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle. Matinee Tuesday at 3 45 with lower prices. night shows 7 30 with higher prices. Thursday and Friday present Heritage of the Desert with Bebe Daniels Ernest Torrence Noah Berry and Lloyd Hughes.
New Mexico Extension workers gather at State College for their annual conference to set plans for the coming year. Committees study work phases, with minutes reviewed by the whole conference for adoption or revision. Officials include Miss Reese addressing women and home economics, and Dr. Schneider on tuberculosis eradication efforts.
The article notes range stockmen face serious losses from poisonous plants affecting cattle and sheep. USDA scientists study identifying species and protective practices as losses reach possibly 8 to 5 percent, with Colorado cattlemen losing about a million dollars annually. Key killers include death camas, larkspurs, locos, water hemlock, laurels, and more. education helps stockmen recognize danger and reduce deaths.
Extension Service warns farmers to select high grade fertilizers with at least 14 percent plant food. It explains how mixed fertilizers show three numbers like 12-2-2 and compares costs per ton and per unit of plant food, noting overheads from freight, mixing, and handling reduce the value of cheaper blends.
The death of P Delegal occurred on Thursday January 29 at 9 30 p m in the home of Mrs Grant 10th street He had lived here seven years seeking relief from tuberculosis and after a relapse last summer he failed to recover He was 29 born in White Springs Florida Funeral services were held by Rev Cooper at the Geren Leading house parlors and burial followed Delegal had a genial industrious nature and kept hope until the end
The life of Wm Sundby a respected Tularosa resident ended after a severe hemorrhage at his home. Funeral services were held with Masonic rites the town observed by closing stores and a large crowd attended. Sundby moved to Fort Stanton over 15 years ago seeking TB relief and later settled in Tularosa where he worked in real estate and helped establish the local high school building as school board member despite opposition.
President Coolidge issued a proclamation changing the boundaries of the Datil Apache and Crook National Forests. About five million acres shift from Datil to Apache and half a million acres move from Apache to Crook. The adjustment, effective March 1, aims to improve administration by aligning boundaries with topography and consolidating grazing and timber units.
The 410th Infantry Organized Reserves based in Roswell N M launches enlistment across New Mexico for physically fit ex service members with honorable discharges. preferred roles include pharmacists chauffeurs linemen electricians railroad workers and civil skilled positions. enlistments last three years with one year options for those with prior service. key men will form the unit backbone and reserve officers will conduct enlistments from Roswell Artesia Alamogordo Carlsbad Tucumcari Clovis Albuquerque Las Cruces Santa Fe Raton Las Vegas Deming Silver City Socorro and other locations.
The Missionary Society of the M. E. Church South will host a tea and bake sale at the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Evans on February 12 from 2 to 6 PM. Proceeds support church missions and local programs.
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