Dale resigns as receiver of Alamogordo bank
J J Dale resigns as receiver of the defunct First State Bank of Alamogordo. W W Hayward of Alamogordo is appointed by Judge Hatch to succeed him and wind up the bank affairs with a bond of 20000 dollars. A new 10 percent commission on asset disposition replaces the former fixed fee.
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J. J. Dale
First State Bank OF
Alamogordo
W. W. Hayward
Hatch
Mr. Dale
Silver City
Dale
First State Bank
C. A. Hatch
F. B. Evans
Mr. Hayward
State of New Mexico
County of Otero
New Mexico
J.J. Dale
Carl A. Hatch
Ninth Judicial District of
Hon
Edw. Mechem
Third Judicial District of
Losses Alleged in New Mexico State Audit Totals
Santa Fe New Mexico February 24. The state controller reports charges totaling 259000 with 46000 recovered and 7000 more expected. Over 139000 suspended against officials. A separate statement from C L Linder cites a total loss of 607932.92 in the state land office due to favoritism or maladministration.
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Santa Fe
N. M
R. H. Carter
C. L. Lin
Last Round of Alamogordo La Luz Water Suit Held
The Alamogordo La Luz water case reached another stage at the courthouse with Judge Owen presiding. Depositions from absent witnesses were read and counsel arguments heard as the dispute over La Luz’s rightful water allotment moves toward a potential permanent decree set at .89 cubic feet per second unless new authorities prompt a change.
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Alamogordo-La Luz
Court House
Judge Owen
9Th District
Mechem
Owen
Engineer Todd
W. A. Hawkins
Frank Beach
H. H. McElroy
la Luz
J. L. Lawson
Edward Wade
el Paso
Alamogordo
Flu Strikes Pupils at New Mexico Institute for the Blind
The flu outbreak affects students at the New Mexico Institute for the Blind with several weeks of intermittent illness. Only one pneumonia case has occurred, and the patient is recovering. The institute delays activity, placing ill pupils to bed and keeping them quiet per the physician’s orders, and reports rapid recoveries so far.
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New Mexico Institute For the Blind
Telephone Gangs Work In Alamogordo And Tularosa
Two construction gangs from Mountain State Tel & Tel have stringed 12 000 feet of new cable and rerouted toll lines in Alamogordo and Tularosa over two months. They complete work and depart for El Paso today, as officials including C F Stratton J A Kelly and M E Bates visited the local Telephone Exchange.
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O. C. Joy
Mountain State Tel. & Tel. Company
Alamogordo
Tularosa
el Paso
C. F. Stratton
New Mexico
J. A. Kelly
M. E. Bates
Cattlemen Predict Beef Prices Rise by Sept
Cattlemen visiting New York warn of an acute beef shortage and higher meat prices, predicting a peak around September 1. W O Mitchell, an animal eugenics expert, says breed cattle sell to market and 95 percent of Texas ranges hold cattle under one year old with calf crops at 55 to 60 percent. He warns those herds face extinction and urges avoiding eating young cattle until herds recover. A Connecticut rancher known as the Sears Roebuck of cattle supports the crisis view.
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New York
United States
W. O. Mitchell
Texas
A. C. Easterling
Stamford
Sears- Roebuck
Mitchell
Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule and Revival Day
Sunday school at 10:00. Morning preaching at 11:00 on the topic hyenn and Prayer at Jab b. Next Sabbath Churchwide humiliation and prayer for revival. No evening service. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 on The Security of God's People. Calvin A. Duncan, Pastor.
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Jabb
U. S
Calvin A. Duncan
Battleship backbone of naval defense says Navy board
A special Navy board headed by Admiral Eberle concluded that the battleship remains the fleet’s ultimate arbiter of sea power while aviation serves as a valuable but secondary factor. It warned air superiority will not materialize soon and urged a three year building program costing 80 million dollars annually to strengthen battleships, armor, and fleet defenses.
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William Mitchell
the Navy
President Coolidge
Eberle
Naval Operations
Washington
Navy
Army Aviation
Mitchell
Budget plan outlines naval modernization and shipBUILDING
The document allocates 30 million dollars for three coal burning battleships modernization and continuation of two aircraft carriers. It includes 3 million for carrier aircraft, plus 1 million from 1926 budget. It also provides for laying down two 14 000 ton cruisers and starting gunboat construction for Yangtze patrols.
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Yangtze River
Bombing Squadron 2 Tests Effectiveness From 7200 Feet
From Los Angeles the heavy bombing squadron No. 2 led by Lieutenant Commander J. Strong hit a small sea target towed at 15 mph with 20 direct hits from 7200 feet. Strong credited Brigadier General Mitchell’s view on air bombardment and noted the test drew above and beyond anti aircraft gun range despite cloud banks requiring extra maneuvering.
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Los Angeles
J. Strong
Strong
Mitchell
Coolidge to discipline Mitchell amid air service dispute
Washington dispatches report President Coolidge intends to discipline General Mitchell for discrediting his superiors and offer a choice between removal from assistant chief of the army air service with demotion or resignation. Mitchell favors demotion to continue pushing for a unified air service while other officials testify on national air defense readiness. Eleven Selfridge Field planes conduct winter maneuvers in Michigan, highlighting pilot training in cold weather.
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Ashington
Coolidge
Mitchell
War Department
Army Air Service
Army
Navy
House Committee On
Frank B. Gorin
Chemical Warfare Association
Committee On
Wilbur
Gorin
Washington
Pittsburgh
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Calls for Naval Disarmament Conference Expansion
Resident Coolidge weighs urging a new naval disarmament conference to extend Washington treaty limits to auxiliary ships. Ambassadors report encouragement from London Tokyo and Rome with France yet to declare stance. Britain may back American initiative while Japan seeks agenda talks in Tokyo. Germany presses war preparations as France repeats demand for Rhineland evacuation.
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Coolidge
Washington
London
Tokyo
Rome
France
Kellogg
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Geneva
Shidehara
Germany
Berlin
Interallied Control Commission
Marshal Foch
Versailles
Rhineland
Sand Cave Tragedy Ends as Miners Find Floyd Collins
In Kentucky the Sand Cave disaster reached its climax as rescuers digging the shaft to free Floyd Collins discovered he had died days earlier. The body could not be released due to danger, so his tomb was sealed with a rock cairn to honor the miners’ brave efforts.
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Sandcave
Kentucky
Floyd Collins
Arlington Memorial Bridge to Link Lincoln Memorial and Cemetery
Congress authorizes a long urged project at the Arlington Memorial Bridge linking the Lincoln Memorial area on the north bank of the Potomac with Arlington National Cemetery and the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee on the south side. The bridge will cost 14 750 000 dollars and will host the world’s tallest statue at completion within six years.
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Arlington Memorial Bridge
Lincoln Memorial
Potomac
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert FE. Lee
Senate Raises Salaries for Lawmakers and Cabinet
The Senate approved an amendment to the legislative appropriation bill raising salaries from 7500 to 10000 for members and from 12000 to 15000 for cabinet members. The amendment passed without a record vote amid opposition from Senator Willits of Ohio and others. It is expected to pass in conference and be accepted by the house.
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Senate
Willits
Ohio
House
Jardine Named Secretary of Agriculture After March Fourth
William M. Jardine, president of the Kansas State Agricultural College, is chosen by President Coolidge as secretary of agriculture after March 4. From about 200 candidates, Jardine was selected for his practical and theoretical farming knowledge and background in farm marketing.
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Illiam M. Jardine
Kansas State Agricultural College
Coolidge
Department of Agriculture
Doctor Jardine
Montana
Obituary notices honor multiple prominent figures
R Marion Le Roy Burton former Michigan University president died at Ann Arbor aged fifty after illness. Frederic W Upham longtime Republican treasurer died in Palm Beach Florida. M H De Young San Francisco Chronicle founder passed away after surgery. Addison G Proctor St Joseph Michigan last surviving 1860 Republican convention member.
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R. Marion LE Roy Burton
University of Michigan
Ann Arbo
Iowa
Michigan
Smith College
University of Minnesota
Calvin Coolidge
Frederic W. Upham
Republican Party
Chicago
Palm Beach
Fla
Ilinois
M. H. de Young
San Francisco Chronicle
Golden Gate City
Addison G. Proctor
St. Joseph
Mich
Abraham Lincoln
Will Johnson Buys Huffman Bros. Grocery Business
Will P. Johnson purchased the Huffman Bros. grocery on Tenth street mid last week and will restock the store. The Huffman families are moving to Texas in a few days. The central town location has long supported a strong neighborhood grocery amid a large cluster of homes.
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Will Johnson
Huffman Bros
Will P. Johnson
Tenth Street
Texas
Johnson
Hollywood man to shoot moving pictures in Alamogordo
Billy Fox claiming Hollywood credentials arrived with camera and crew for stunt work at the Alamento this week. He offers local residents screen tests for movie roles and may film the White Sands for national distribution. A deal with Alamogordo’s Commercial Club was not yet closed.
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Billy Fox
Hollywood
Mr. Fox
the Alamento
Alamogordo
Fox
The Age of Success A View on Youth and Experience
The piece discusses how senior figures dominate politics and many fields due to experience. It notes aging enhances wisdom but warns modern competition raises the successful age, arguing for tolerance of youth’s vigor and spontaneity as essential to progress.
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United States
Lee
Napoleon
Kipling
Rotarians Discuss Carl Re Creation Area Plan
Rotarians at Alamogordo luncheon discuss a proposed Carl Recreation Area plotting and sale agreement with El Paso interests. The plan would create 12 per acre lots, town funding maintenance, and promoters receiving most of the price, with sanitation under town control. The group opposed immediate town acceptance and formed committees to develop a citizen supported plan.
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el Paso
Alamogordo
Obituary: J. D. Gutierrez Dies in Tularosa
J D Gutierrez longtime resident of Tularosa died on the 19th and was buried January 1 in the Tularosa cemetery. He was among the town's older residents.
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J. D. Gutierrez
Tularosa
Alamogordo Teen Dies of Tuberculosis
Marcella Granados a Mexican girl well known in Alamogordo as a faithful domestic in many homes died February 13 at age 20 from tuberculosis.
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Marcella Granados
Alamogordo
Obituary for Alamogordo Resident Juan Aguilar
Juan Aguilar longtime Alamogordo resident died at home on February 13. He was known for driving a black horse drawn wagon and selling wood and hauling trash out of town. He served as a county charge for years and was buried at the county’s expense. He was in his sixtieth year.
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Aguilar
Juan Aguilar
Alamogordo
Juan
Unique Cafe to Open Soon in El Paso
J L Spencer announces the Unique Cafe will open soon in El Paso. The new cafe is the former Alex Cafe, operated by an experienced restaurant man who promises a timely opening.
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J. L. Spencer
el Paso
Unique Cafe
Alex
Alamento Bulletin of Week Film Lineup and Showtimes
Friday listings include Pied Piper Malone with Thomas Meighan and Lois Wilson and Fighting Blood No 14. Saturday features The Purple Highway with Madge Kennedy and Monte Blue and Trouble Fixers. Sunday Monday shows Tiger Rose with all star cast. Rex Ingram's Scarmonche with Alice Terry and Ramon Navarro runs Monday Tuesday. Matinee Tuesday at 3 45. Evening shows 7 30 with 10 25 cent and 15 35 cent prices. Thursday Friday Day of Faith stars Eleanor Boardman Ford Sterling Ray Griffith alongside The Miracle Man.
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Thomas Meighan
Lois Wilson
Booth Tarkington
Madge Kennedy
Monte Blue
Tiger Rose
Rex Ingram
Scarmonche
Rafael Sabatini
Alice Terry
Lewis Stone
Ramon Navarro
Eleanor Boardman
Ford Sterling
Ray Griffith
Miracle Man
Remarkable Battle by Alamogordo School Boy
The 15 year old son of Mrs Lafferty of Tenth Street Alamogordo fell ill with flu and developed appendicitis. He was operated on last Saturday after a ruptured appendix was found. Despite initial severity he has improved daily and shows a good chance of full recovery.
Is There a Second Moon Proposed by Astronomers
The article explains a total eclipse followed by the suggestion of a second moon. It describes how tiny gravitational perturbations could imply a small satellite about 400 feet in diameter that completes a orbit every three hours near Earth. It compares to Neptune's discovery and notes possible asteroid origin.
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Science
Adams
Leverrier
Neptune
Uranus
New York
San Francisco
Earth
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