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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
4
A long list records residents and guests passing through Alamogordo and surrounding towns. Names include Hesker, Hawkins, Gifford, Jackson, Bennett, Evans, Pratt, Funk, Cochran, Hardy, and many others from El Paso, Cloudcroft, Tularosa, Las Cruces, Orogrande, Albuquerque, and beyond. The notes mention summer visits, business trips, students, and local duties.
The officers of the local American Legion Post express gratitude to the Women's Club for hosting an entertaining benefit event last Friday night.
The State Board of Health requires residents who keep horses or cows in town to clean and haul away litter once every week. Marshal J. Y. Latham notes the rule and enforces compliance.
The High school auditorium hosted a Women’s Club program last Friday night to benefit the American Legion endowment fund. The event drew many attendees and featured two sketches, a special orchestra, and Basil Warnock’s Highland fling dance. Warnock performed twice, joked about being a true Highlander.
L O Piersol visits Santa Fe this week. Jess Brubaker arrives from Capitan. Mr and Mrs Alert Menger with son Irvin spent days at Elephant Butte dam and returned home Tuesday. Mrs T H Cole of Chicago to live with daughter in La Luz canyon. Mr and Mrs Frank Ridinger from Flint Michigan in upper La Luz canyon for health reasons. he seeks treatment in Arizona or New Mexico and has radio equipment expertise.
Santa Fe June 1. New Mexico will likely meet its 10000 quota for the American Legion Endowment fund, state adjutantMike Otero reported. About 7000 had been subscribed by noon with six hours left to raise 3000 more. eight counties Bernalillo Chaves Colfax Harding Curry Dona Ana Eddy and Santa Fe were known to have reached their quotas.
A number of college year students have returned home for the summer break from the State College. Names include Miss Luel lan Bradford Miss Ouida McNatt of Bent Sam MecNatt Vivian Layton Edward Edgington and sister Miss Lucile Kenneth Tatum Irvin Menger Don Downing from the State College list. Also Calv in A Duncan Jr from N M Militar Institute and Mur from State University Albuquerque.
Ray Morgan arrived Tuesday night. Louise Seamans is expected to reach home Sunday. Serah Evans is expected in a few days via Las Vegas.
Word says Tom Charles is driving toward Kansas at speed with fuel economy listed as 29 miles per gallon. The vehicle type is unknown, though hints point to possibly being driven by “Shorty” Miller.
In Lamy New Mexico on Saturday morning four Native American performers entertained visiting Shriners from Kansas City and St. Louis with war dances and colored war paints. The act drew cheers and a coin rain totaling over twenty dollars. Afterward the Shriners learned the dancers were Martin Gardesky Ed Thomas Eddie Brooks and Norman McGee and rewarded them with cigars and gifts aboard the train.
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