Mescalero Church Dedicated After Twenty Years of Work
The Mescalero Apache Reservation marks a milestone as Father Albert Braun’s stone church is dedicated on July 4. More than 500 attendees, Apache dignitaries, 21 priests, and Protestant friends witness the blessing by Bishop A. J. Schuler. Braun could not attend due to his sister’s death in Los Angeles. Expatriated Mexican priests helped quarry stone and burn lime for the landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Albert Braun
Mescalero Apache Reservation
Fr. Braun
Los Angeles
Father Braun
Tularosa Canyon
Old Mexico
A. J. Schuler
el Paso
Alamogordo Bride-To-Be Weds Navy Officer in Kansas
Miss Wilma Beauchamp of Alamogordo will marry Lieut Robt Gibbons of Marysville Kansas on July 15. Gibbons, a University of Nebraska graduate, comes from Lincoln Nebraska and previously served at Fort Crook. They will reside in Marysville Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Beauchamp
Robt. Gibbons
Marysville
Kansas
Jack Beauchamp
Alamogordo
Wilma
Theodore Kossoff
Hollywood
San Francisco
Gibbons
F. B. Gibbons
Lincoln
Nebr
Fort Crook
CCC
University of Nebraska
El Paso Couple United in July Wedding
Miss Katherine Guynn and Mr John W Queen both of El Paso were married here on July 1 with Rev Ernest Roper officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Guynn
John W. Queen
el Paso
Ernest Roper
Mitcheltree Mitcheltree Duo Wed in El Paso Nup
Eva Mitcheltree and Hugh Mitcheltree of El Paso were united in marriage on July 1 with Justice D M Barringer officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Mitcheltree
Hugh Mitcheltree
el Paso
Justice D. M. Barringer
Virginian Victoria Darnall weds Elmer Drew in Norfolk
Miss Victoria Darnall of I Paso married Mr. Elmer Oria Drew of Norfolk Virginia on July 1 in a ceremony conducted by Rev Earl R Keating. The couple were joined in matrimony here with local rites and officiant details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Victoria Darnall
Paso
Elmer Oria Drew
Norfolk, Va
Earl R. Keating
El Paso Couple Weds Here on Fourth of July
Miss Nan Edmison and Mr. Douglas Hart, both of El Paso, were married here on July 4 by Rev. Ernest Roper.
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Nan Edmison
Douglas Hart
el Paso
Ernest Roper
Call for Transportation Bids in Otero County
On Monday July 24 1939 at 10 00 a m bids will be opened in the office of the County Superintendent of Schools for pupil transportation on routes from Nogal Canyon to Bent Davalos and Bond places Laborcita Canyon to Forks of road and White Sands Hay Canyon to Alamogordo with carloads 9 10 and 20 respectively. Bids must be sealed marked Transportation and include all steel equipment per State Board of Education.
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County Superintendent of Schools
Nogal Canyon
Bent
Bond Place
Davalos Place
Laborcita Canyon
Forks of Road
Blankenship Place
State Board of Education
White Sands Hay Canyon
Alamogordo
Carload
Claude Danley
Lee Briscoe
Otero County
Dress Making and Alterations Guaranteed Satisfactory
Advertisement for dress making and alterations at 914 Virginia Avenue by Nan J Stone. Claims all work guaranteed satisfactory. includes a contact name and partial address.
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Virginia Avenue
Nan J, Stone
Harvey interests buy Calentine half in Silver Fox Farm
C M Harvey, president of El Paso National Bank, said the Harveys purchased the Calentine half of the Silver Fox farm east of Cloudcroft. The partnership with E C and Davie Calentine and Paul Harvey and Charles M Harvey Jr. is dissolved and Harvey takes full ownership and plans extensive improvements. The farm houses over 250 breeding foxes and developing a platinum line. The Harveys own land in Lincoln Socorro Dona Ana counties and have long ties to Alamogordo Cloudcroft.
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C. M. Harvey
el Paso National Bank
Alamogordo
United States
Harvey Silver Fox Farm
Lincoln National Forest
Harveys
Lincoln
Socorro
Dona Ana
Cloudcroft
Death of Mrs Nina Skinner in Prescott Ariz
Mrs Nina E Skinner 34 died June 23 in a Prescott hospital after an operation that was initially deemed successful then followed by paralysis. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Green of Orogrande and survived by husband two sons parents and several siblings. Burial held June 24 in Prescott.
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Nina E. Skinner
Lee Green
Orogrande
Prescott, Ariz
Green
C. W. Trammell
Trammell
Clyde Green
Herbert Allen
Camp F-24-N
High Rolls
Allen
Chamber of Commerce Office
Predatory Animal Report for June by Ellis Wright
Ellis Wright details June trapping in Agua Chiquita and Bear Spring country. The report notes many game, turkeys with broods, hens with young, and variable water conditions between Sacramentos and San Andreas ranges. Trapping totals: one lion, 87 coyotes, 42 bobcats, 2 skunks, 37 porcupines, 5 fox, 5 badgers, 1 ringtail cat. Cooperation with game protection praised.
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Agua Chiquita
Bear Spring
Bear Springs
Sacramento Mountains
San Andreas
Ellis Wright
The Rifle Club Guests at Mountain Park Rifle Range
The Rifle Club will visit High Rolls Mountain Park members next Sunday for a basket picnic and rifle match at the new Mountain Park Rifle Range. Members should bring lunch baskets rifles and ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rifle Club
High Rolls-Mountain Park
New Mountain Park
Fryers Grantland Ranch at Old La Luz Road
A real estate listing notes Fryers and Grantland ranch on Old La Luz Road with contact phone 151. The brief item identifies a property offering sought by potential buyers in 2011.
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Fryers
Grantland Ranch
Old la Luz Road
Wheat crop insurance ties yields to thirteen years of data
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation presents an all risk program for wheat. It guarantees up to 75 percent of a grower's average yield. Key farms, county records, and AAAs data compile a nationwide yield picture. Premium rates will be advised per farm via individual cards.
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United States
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Modernized turkeys eyed for World Poultry Congress
The Department of Agriculture outlines a new compact white turkey breed aimed at 24 to 26 week maturity with strong breast meat and good egg fertility. Breeding work at Beltsville Maryland proceeds with strains from White Austrian, White Turk, White Holland, Bronze and Black, plus native wild stock, with release delayed until traits are fixed.
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Cleveland
Department of Agriculture
Scotland
Beltsville
Berley Winton
Dunn Ranch Sold to Ed Calentine in James Canyon
The 480 acre A L Dunn ranch ten miles east of Cloudcroft in James Canyon was sold to Ed Calentine. The property includes cultivated land, timber, grazing land, two springs, and water. It features 43 Rambouillet sheep, drafts, saddle horses, cattle, two residences, and modern farming gear including a tractor. Calentine, formerly with Harvey Calentine Fox Farm, will assume immediate possession and set up pens for fifty pairs of silver foxes.
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A. L. Dunn
Cloudcroft
James Canyon
Ed. Calentine
Alamogordo
James Hunter
Dunn
Calentine
C. M. Harvey
el Paso
Harvey & Calentine Fox
Harvey
Eleven Local Youths Take Flying Lessons
Eleven local young men respond to an announcement that flying instruction would be offered at the local airport by El Paso Flying Service staff. Jerome A. Martin will visit twice weekly with his cabin monoplane, lessons from seven in the morning until dark, eight hours of dual instruction required before solo flight. Spectators and students may attend on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso Flying Service
Jerome A. Martin
Sales School Ends Final Lecture Today
Byron E. Lopp the sales manager and lecturer closes a five week course under the state department of education at the high school tonight. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Education. Fifty six students enrolled including several from Tularosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron E. Lopp
State Department of Education
Bell and Wynn Recover After Recent Surgeries
Chas M Bell of High Rolls is reported recovering satisfactorily after an appendectomy performed Tuesday. Douglas Wynn Jr of Tularosa entered the hospital Saturday for an appendectomy and is reported recovering satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. M. Bell
Douglas Wynn, Jr
Tularosa
Hollywood woman seeks medical care after arrival
Mrs Reginald Bushnell of Hollywood New Mexico arrived at the hospital on Wednesday for medical treatment. Glen Duval of Las Cruces is reported recovering slowly after a concussion from a pickup truck accident over a White Sands sand dune.
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Reginald Bushnell
Hollywood, N. M
Chas. Thomas
Alamogordo
Glen Duval
Las Cruces
White Sands
Young Duval
State advances land-use planning across New Mexico counties
The New Mexico Extension Service outlines a three phase land use plan starting with a unified county in Quay for 1939 40. Plans include intensive mapping in Bernalillo Curry Dona Ana Eddy San Miguel Torrance Valencia and general work in remaining 23 counties with county committees active and early 1940 actions underway.
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State College
N. M
New Mexico
Alfred Triviz
Quay Co
Extension Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bernalillo
Curry
Dona Ana
Eddy
San Miguel
Torrance
Valencia
Alamo Verde Folder Promotes Alamogordo Tourism
The Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce released a new broadside folder for tourists. Ten thousand copies distributed, featuring an airplane view of Alamogordo at the foot of the Sacramentos and eight picture panels with 24 scenes of nearby recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Notice of Dog Canyon road closure and prosecution
Property owner W. S. Simmons announces the Dog Canyon road on his land is closed due to vandalism. Trespassers will be prosecuted under local authority. Dated 27 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dog Canyon
My Place
W. 5S. Simmons
Aviation lessons for students at the airport advertised
Aviation students offered flying lessons every Wednesday and Saturday at the airport. The ad lists contact details and mentions flyers, Grantland ranch, and Old La Luz Road with phone numbers.
Fort Stanton Rodeo Celebrated as West’s Best One Day Event
Fort Stanton hosted its 26th annual Rodeo and Barbecue on July 4 drawing 4700 attendees. Grady Eldridge led calf roping with 1st place and 18 second timing while Leet Forbis topped goat roping in 11 seconds. Judges Ollie Miller Parker and Claude Branum oversaw events with a broken leg incident marking the day.
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Fort Stanton
Ft. Stanton
LeRoy Mc Knight
Grady Eldridge
Harold Coe
F. C. Stover
W. L. Mc.Knight
Brone
Brink Randle, Jr
William Ferguson, Jr
Leet Forbis
Fletcher Hall
D. C. Harcrow
W. P. Brown
Joe Coe
John Thomas
F.C. Stover
Bob Boyce, Jr
Roland Allen
Jack Forrester
George
Julian Clements
H. Marr
KK. Marr
Ollie Miller
John Parker
Alamogordo
Claude Branum
Carrizoto
Hunt Hobbs
Capitan
J. O. Payne
Legion Meeting Set for July 12 at Sheriff's Office
Alamogordo Post No. 34 American Legion will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening July 12 at 7 30 at the Sheriff's office. Officers will be elected and other business discussed. All members urged to attend.
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Alamogordo
American Legion
Hollomons defeats Alamo Club in split doubleheader
Hollomons beat the Alamo Club two of three games to win the first half in front of a record crowd. Nance and Givens homered for Hollomons while Martinez of Alamo was ruled out after losing his shoe. Second half opens Monday July 10 with Alamo vs Federals and Hollomons vs Grocers.
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Hollomons
Alamo Cub
Parrot
Candelo
Nance
Givens
Martinez
Alamo
Hollomon
Alamo Club
Federals
Grocers
Season tickets available by contacting players
Anyone wishing a season ticket can obtain one by contacting any one of the players.
Alamogordo Softball Schedule for July to September
The schedule lists half season games among Alamo Club Federals Hollomons Grocers CYO Firemen Mt. Boys So Pacific with matchups on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from July 7 through September 11. Teams include Alamo Club Federals Grocers Hollomons Mt. Boys So CYO Firemen and Pacific in various pairings.
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Mon
Alamo Club
Federals
Hollomons
Grocers
Wed
CYO
Mt. Boys
Pacific
Keri
Cyo-So. Pacific
So. Pacific
So Pacific
CIOO
Holloraaus
Three Die in Mayhill Auto Crash In New Mexico
A Chicago family of four dies in a 3:30 p.m. crash on Highway 83 three miles east of Mayhill New Mexico. Victims are Joseph Marx 56 Eva Marx 50 and Eva Joergen. John Schmidt injured and treated at Camp F-32-N infirmary Mayhill. Schmidt says scuffling over the steering wheel caused the crash. Bodies moved to Alamogordo for shipment to Chicago.
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Chicago
Mayhill
Joseph Marx
Eva Marx
Marx
Eva Joergen
John Schmidt
W.T. Speight
Schmidt
Cloudcroft
Artesia
Alamogordo
Democracy's Penalties in Delphi Citizen Letter
A Delphi Indiana letter argues democracy breeds division and fear of economic loss. It contrasts democratic unity with Nazi rule, condemns envy of income, praises democracy despite flaws, and invites readers to prefer democracy over dictatorship.
White Sands Camera Club Exhibit Opens at City Pavilion
The White Sands Camera Club presents a public exhibit on Tuesday July 11 in the City Pavilion from % to 11 p.m. All photos are club member work with no professional help. Five groups will award prizes for best in each group. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sands
Police Court Fines Dispensing Liquor and Violations
Mrs. Minnie Waltz paid a $50 fine and court costs on July 3 for illegally disposing of intoxicating liquor. In the past week reckless driving cases included John Enjody Mescalero who pleaded guilty and was fined $25, Don Hodges Roswell $17.50, Elvis Muse tourist $15 plus costs, L. D. Hazen tourist $15 plus costs. Several inebriates pleaded guilty in Justice Court over the weekend and were released after paying varying fines.
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Minnie Waltz
John Enjody
Mescalero
Don Hodges
Roswell
Elvis Muse
L. D. Hazen
Justice Court
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Mescalero Church
Beauchamp-Gibbons
Guynn
Queen
Mitcheltree
Darnall
Drew
Edmison-Hart
Call For Transportation
Calentines
Silver Fox Farm
THE
Nina Skinner
WPA
Forest Hills
N. Y
World Poultry Congress
Turkey
Dunn Ranch
Sales School
Old la Luz
Walt
Sprouse-Reitz Co
Legion Meeting
Tim Cusick
Germany
Gestapo
Hitler
Delphi Ind
Camera Club
Melissa
Robert
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