Auto wreck near Alamogordo leaves one dead
Michael Deasy 46 a World War veteran from El Paso was killed when a Dodge touring car veered to avoid a calf 14 miles below Alamogordo. Joseph Lichtman the driver and another passenger were injured. an inquest and local charity notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Deasy
el Paso
Alamogordo
Joseph Lichtman
Otero County
H. F. McLeod
Lou Leadinghouse
Denny
Danley
J. G. Holmes
el Paso Knights of Pythias
Boston
Mass
Common sense in forest fire prevention urged in letter
A Seattle Times letter from Walla Walla urges campers and picnickers to bring long-headedness to fire zones. The writer argues sensible behavior, not tools, will protect forests and reduce the need for firefighting gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Times
Wala Wala
Wash
Union
Lincoln Forest notes on district surveys and private fire agreements
Lincoln area forest officials report weeks of field work on the Ruidoso and Sacramento regions. Arthur and Mims review administration while Salton surveys Scott Able Canyon road to aid fire protection and river connectivity. Hussey reports experiments on range capacity. Woods organizes Alamo Canyon crew with phone link for firefighting. private land agreements with Jewett McDonald Roswell and nine others including the state of New Mexico formalize fire protection and cost-sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Arthur
John Mims
Ruidoso
Robert C. Salton
Scott Able Canyon
Sacramento River
Agua Chiquita
R. W. Hussey
Albuquerque
Udyith
Olnce
Guadalupe District
W. H. Woods, Jr
Cloudcroft
Alamo Canyon
Messrs Jewett and McDonald
Roswell
Sacramento Mountains
Forest Service
State of
New Mexico
Alameno Bulletin Highlights Weekly Western Film Lineup
Friday features Tom Mix in The Deadwood Coach and Fox Circus Mystery No 10. Saturday showcases Hoot Gibson in Let Er Back with two reel Universal comedy. Sunday and Monday presents James Oliver Curwood's Ancient Highway with Jack Holt Billie Dove and Montague Love plus Paramount comedy. Tuesday and Wednesday Gloria Swanson Lawrence Gray Ford Sterling Stage Struck. Thursday and Friday Buster Keaton The Navigator. Also roofing ad for Otero Co Lumber Co V V Frye Mer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mix
Fox
Hoot Gibson
Universal
James Oliver Curwood
Jack Holt
Billie Dove
Montague Love
Paramount
Gloria Swanson
Lawrence Gray
Ford Sterling
Buster Keaton
the Navigator
Metro-Goldwyn
Las Cruces Talented Daughter Returns Home From Chicago
Miss Elizabeth Garrett, blind from infancy, returns to Las Cruces from Chicago. She plans to open a music studio in El Paso and teach vocal music at Patterson apartments. Garrett studied in New York under Witherspoon and others, composed pieces like New Mexico state song O Fair New Mexico, Senorita and My Creed, and has recorded for Orthophonic Company. Recitals planned in Las Cruces and other southwestern towns with dates to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Farmer
Elizabeth Garrett
Pat Garrett
Chicago
Patterson Apartments
el Paso
Garrett
Society For the Prevention of
New York City
Witherspoon
New Mexico
Las Cruces
New Mexco
New Rail Policy Marks Self-Government Move for Railroads
President Coolidge signs the Watson Parker bill abolishing the railroad labor board and creating conference groups adjustment boards and a five member mediation panel appointed by the president. The act preserves Interstate Commerce Commission rate powers and urges industry self government to improve service, with railroads assuming greater public responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson- Parker
Coolidge
Railroad Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
TULAROSA ITEMS FROM THE TULAROSA TRIBUNE
Watson Ritch Jr leaves for Tucson for a new position. J W Lentz builds a cabin at Ruidosa for Chas Guillon. Mescalero event July 4 5 features broncho busting roping games and Indian dances. Post office work to finish by Sept 1. Mrs Lino L Telles dies of cancer. Otto Adams visits from Enid Oklahoma. DePauw grads Gerald Champion and Clarence Hunter return from Indiana. Tularosa baseball loses two to Alamogordo and Cloudcroft. ten games played this season with three losses to Fort Stanton. El Paso Roswell road marked by Southern California automobile club. Tularosa opens a 30 by 50 foot pound pen on West H Street to fund its maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tularosa
Otto Adams
Enid
Oklo
Allen Adams
Gerald Champion
DePauw University
Indiana
Illinois
Clarence Hunter
DePauw
Alamogordo
West H Street
Editor Inherits Twenty Two Million In Santa Fe Paper
The Hon. Bronson M. Cutting editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican has inherited twenty two million dollars. Las Cruces Citizen reports the large fortune as the source mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson M. Cutting
Santa Fe New Mexican
Las Cruces
Holmes Park Gift Promises Growth For Alamogordo
Judge Samuel Holmes plans to dedicate a new park in Alamogordo with a ceremony on Monday July 5. The park will serve as a future recreation center as the town expands and may be named Holmes Park to honor the donor’s long effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Holmes
Alamogordo
Holmes” Park
Judge Holmes
DeAutremont Brothers Said to Be Arrested Several Times
U S government reports suggest the DeAutremont brothers Roy Ray and Hugh involved in the 1923 Southern Pacific train robbery near Siskiyou Oregon. They were last believed seen in Oregon and California areas including Danville and Alamagordo, Cloudcroft, and a lumber camp. Authorities pursue identification amid repeated dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeAutremont Bros
U. S
Oregon
Danville
Southern Pacific
Siskivou
Ore
Roy
Ray
Hugh
Otero
Alamogordo
Cloudcroft
Hugh Autremont
Pacific
Congress Girds For Possible Rivers and Harbors Vote
Senate leaders launch quiet bid to delay the rivers and harbors bill until after adjournment with a fixed debate limit or final vote. Even with this plan prospects for action this session appear dim though proponents still push for passage before leaving Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Potash Exploration Funds Urged by Budget Bureau
Washington, D. C. June 28. The budget bureau recommends a $100,000 appropriation for the first year to explore sources of potash in Texas and other southwestern states under the Sheppard-Hudspeth bill now approved. Senator Sheppard is pursuing an amendment to the second deficiency bill to include the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
Texas
Sheppard
Las Cruces to Deming Road West Projects Set for July 26
State highway board delays awarding contracts for the Las Cruces to Deming west road. District engineer W. R. Eccles announces the first project will be awarded July 26 with a second project about two weeks later. Local officials cite funds on deposit and the road’s importance to Alamogordo and regional travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cruces
County Board of Commissioners
State Highway Board
Cruces
Deming
W. R. Eccles
Alamogordo
Otero
Dona Ana
New Mexico Sells Lea and Chaves County Oil Leases
State land commissioner Er. B. Swope sold oil leases totaling 2600 acres in Lea county and 3200 acres in Chaves county at public auction at $100 per section. Some Lea acreage lies near the Mallamar well in the restricted zone created after the oil discovery. A gypsum lease for 1000 acres in Eddy county was bought for 10 cents an acre by Lee Deckle and associates of San Antonio. Royalty terms to be set later. first year’s rental included in price. The spudding of a well on each tract is required within one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Lea
Chaves
Er. B. Swope
State Land Office
Mallamar
Artesia
Eddy County
Lee Deckle
Insect Ravages on Sacramento Forests Likely Receding
Dr. F C Craighead of the U S forest service says insect damage on the Lincoln National Forest is winding down and will be nearly over this year. He notes cycles driven by climate grazing ground cover and harvesting, with 2500 acres of yellow pine and 2000 acres of Douglas fir affected in Capitan and Wills Canyon areas. He visited with Quincy Randels and O Fred Arthur and plans a fall return to study the White Sands region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln National Forest
F. C. Craighead
U. S. Forest Service
Quincy Randels
Albuquerque
O. Fred Arthur
Capitan District
Wills Canyon
Stacamento Mountains
Mescalero Indian Reservation
Craighead
Sacramento Mountains
White Sands
Otero County Audit Nears Completion in Las Vegas
J. R. Hanna of the state comptroller's office and auditor Mr. Gregg are in Las Vegas handling court matters. The Otero county audit is expected to wrap up in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hanna
State Comptroller’s Office
Otero County
Las Vegas
Gregg
Worae Planing Mill Burned In Spectacular Fire
A blaze gutted the McRae planing mill on Monday at 12:01 causing dense black smoke and a hot spectacular fire. Firefighters prevented spread to the Reeves home next door but the plant valued around 5000 dollars had insufficient insurance to cover the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McRae Planing Mill
Reeves
Senate approves veterans bill to bolster rehabilitation programs
The Senate passed a veterans bill late today and sent it to conference. It liberalizes reinstatement of lapsed war risk insurance policies and extends vocational rehabilitation benefits that expire Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Municipal electric plants vanish as politics and privatization take over
An editorial notes a trend away from municipally owned utilities. It cites 714 plants lost 1922 1925 and 269 more abandoned in 1925 as private power firms gain contracts. It attributes failures to political staffing versus engineering progress and modern utility practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
America
National Electric Light Association
Ruidoso Plans Big Fourth Celebration
Roswell reports the Ruidoso section plans a large July 4 celebration in the Ruidoso canyon near the Navajo Lodge. The event features a barbecue rodeo baseball game and other entertainments under the new Ruidoso chamber of commerce. Organizers expect one of the largest crowds ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Ruidoso
Navajo Lodge
Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce
Southwest
New Mexico Democrats to Meet in July
Santa Fe June 28 John B McManus Democratic state chairman announced the state central committee will meet in July to issue the call for the state convention The exact date is to be fixed The committee will decide whether the convention will be before or after the Republican meeting set for August 12 Also an ad notes clearance of summer hats at Woman's Toggery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
John B. McManus
State Central
McManus
Sample Picnic Draws 400 Southern Pacific Employees to Alamogordo
About 400 Southern Pacific workers from El Paso and beyond enjoyed a daylong picnic in Alamogordo on a special train. Residents welcomed the visitors as Stone & Webster discussed irrigation by pumping proposals with town leaders and Judge Hawkins spoke on possible electric power use and Elephant Butte dam prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Alamogordo
Tuecumeari
The
Walker
Stone & Webster
Tularosa
W. A. Hawkins
Elephant Butte
Judge Hatch rules New Mexico gasoline tax valid
In State of New Mexico versus Howell Oil Co Judge Carl A. Hatch upholds the gasoline excise tax as constitutional asserting no express prohibition exists. The decision clarifies liability for taxes from the 1919 act before the 1921 law and indicates dealers are liable for taxes during that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
N. M. News
Carl A. Hatch
State of New Mexico
Howell Oil Co
Vacation time suggestion from Denison to Alamogordo readers
A Denison Texas Commercial Club note reworks to Alamogordo urges residents to positively represent their home community during vacations. The article emphasizes courtesy in conversations about Denison Alamogordo and calls on residents to portray their towns accurately without intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison
Steam pipes to cool homes in summer says expert
Gas refrigeration experts of the American Gas Association predict steam pipes used for heating will cool homes in summer. Tests across the United States show success of absorption refrigeration apparatus and engineers foresee attachment to existing heating systems and operation with warm weather, displacing the heating element.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Gas Association
United States
Presbyterian Church Fourth of July Services
Sunday school at 10:00 a m preaching at 11:00 a m and 7 00 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday p m Rev James A Hedges of Mort Sumner N M will preach both morning and evening Sunday July 4 The Session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Hedges
Mort Sumner, N. M
Wyoming Abandons Last Street Car Line
Wyoming is one state without a street railway system. The final trolley from Sheridan has been pulled due to inadequate fares and auto competition. Cheyenne’s penultimate line was abandoned about a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Sheridan
Cheyenne
Coming CLV League Benefit Play Set For July
A Civic League Library fund benefit play is in rehearsal with a cast of well known names including Miss Freddie Lee Bradford Mrs M Cauthen Mrs W C Bryars Mrs Kathryn Shields Williams Mrs Ernest Warren and Mr F Rolland Basil Warnock Garrison Palmer and Walter Miller. Directors promise a sparkling comedy ready in July. For sale a Chevrolet sedan with $76 in extras cash price 750 W A Fulbright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Fund
Civic League
Freddie Lee Bradford
M. Cauthen
W. C. Bryars
Walton
Kathiryn Shields Williams
Ernest Warren
F. ©. Rolland
Basil i Warnock
Garrison
Robert Pallmer
Walter Miller
Federal inspection aids marketing for New Mexico hay
L. H. Hunter of the N M A M College says federal grades and inspection aid marketing. Hay inspection progress and the promise of selling alfalfa to large markets on the basis of U S grades. A federal inspector at the shipping end would guarantee acceptance nationwide and reduce losses from rejections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
L. H. Hunter
N. M. A. & M. College
New Mexico
Hay Inspection Service
United States
Sportsmen to Meet in Albuquerque This September
Santa Fe reports a state meeting of sportsmen planned for September in Santa Fe or Albuquerque with a goal of 600 members in the game protective association. Charles Proebster of the state game commission notes rapid growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Albuquerque
Game Protective Association
Charles Proebster
State Game Commission
Transportation bids sought for school routes in New Mexico
Notice calls for sealed bids for transporting school children in Districts 3 and 260 James Canyon and District 17 Cox Canyon to Cloudcroft Otero County NM with bid letting on July 24 1026 bids to be sent to the Office of County Superintendent marked Transportation Bids Carrie Covington Secretary 26-29
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Canyon
Cox Canyon
Cloudcroft
Otero County
N. M
County Board of Education
Carrie Covington
Expression of Appreciation for Civic League Rest Room Use
The Ladies' Rest Room provided by the Civic League for Southern Pacific picnickers was used all day Sunday. Cushions, rugs, chairs and flowers created an inviting space. Special thanks go to Mr Bennett for the building use and to Mr Michel for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic League
Southern Pacific
Bennett
Michel
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Alamo
United Charties
United Charities
Mose Cauthen
A. A. McNatt
Norma Seamans
Josephine Dudley
Anna Latham
Lincoln Forest
Alameneo Bulletin
Otero Co. Lumber Co
V. V. Frye
Mer
Philadelphia
Afro Service Corporation
Cises
Litle Park
W. A. Fulbright
Chaves County
Sacramento
Worae
Veterans’ Bill
CLPY
N. M. Democrats
S. P
Hatch
N. M. Gaspan
Presbyterian Church
XN. M
Methodist Church
A. FB
Menger
A. J. Newcom
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