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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
2
Alamogordo News edition published weekly every Thursday edited by W. Morgan. Subscription rate set at 2.00 dollars per year with second class mail at Alamogordo post office under act of March 3 1879.
The article notes unusually high flow from the Alamo springs despite a prolonged drought. It reports towns rationing water to conserve dwindling supplies and suggests subterranean reservoirs are deep seated. Rain could temporarily reduce flow, but no immediate shortage is expected.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference political figures and media influence with mentions of observers, public publicity, and a national balance of power. The garbled text hints at campaigns, press unity, and a central figure named Cook shaping coverage and public perception.
Dr. M Atkinson, chairman of the Georgia Railway and Power Company, blasts a lax citizenry. He calls for lower laws on the books, greater respect for law and justice, and more active public involvement to restore trust in government and high office.
A newspaper piece argues that using non combustible materials like cement adobes brick or white sand blocks protects homes from fire. It cites a recent blaze where a frame house with wallpaper burned explosively while a nearby adobe with a shingle roof burned largely, suggesting salvaging 75 percent if non combustible roofing were used.
The piece argues adobe or noncombustible roofs cost more upfront but save insurance and long term costs. It predicts a future decline in lumber house construction due to scarcity, claiming lumber should be reserved for other uses.
The article discusses recurring items about runaways in daily papers, noting shifts in attitudes toward runaway girls and boys. It recalls a tale from Alamogordo where a father offered his son money to travel away from home, illustrating varied responses to youthful urge for independence.
A B Fite of New Mexico A and M College emphasizes soil and moisture for top vegetables. He advises loamy soil rich in organic matter with frequent shallow irrigations and cultivation after each watering, then tapering as roots develop.
Extension notes screw worms or gusanos plague livestock, especially sheep in moist pastures. Hurst of New Mexico A M College outlines how blue flies lay eggs, maggots invade wounds, and a chloroform pine tar treatment stops them. Prevention stresses cleaning debris and burning carcasses to deny breeding grounds.
Preliminary figures from a farm management survey in Curry and Roosevelt counties show that 200 sample farms in 1924 produced over 600 dollars in dairy and poultry products per farm. More than 400 dollars of these were sold and 200 dollars consumed on the farm, reflecting diverse farm practices in the region.
Lawrence B. Elliot, hotel proprietor and NM Producers Oil president, says the Artesia field will make the State University rich from royalties in two years and may enter production at 80. Two Artesia wells last Saturday, Malayamar No. 3 and Illinois No. 13, flowed and yielded 1000 to 1500 barrels and about 500 barrels respectively.
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