W A Hawkins dies at Albuquerque Veterans Hospital
Alamogordo reports the death of Judge W A Hawkins at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque on Wednesday night after a period of poor health. A veteran of Indian campaigns, he practiced law in Silver City and Eddy Carlsbad, served in El Paso as chief counsel for the railway, was active in politics, and retired ten years ago to develop his La Luz residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
W A Hawkins
Veterans’ Hospital
Albuquerque
M. Hawkins
Government Center
Santa Fe
Jude Hawkins
Silver City
Hawkins
Eddy Bros
Eddy
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Eddys
el Paso
E. P. & N. E. Railway
la Luz
Parrot shuts out Southern Pacific in opener
The Alamo Club blanked Southern Pacific as Parrot dominated the mound for a clean win. In the nightcap the Hollomans used a second string with a Utility pitcher to overpower Kyle and the Federals, beating the Federal team and their substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamo Club
Southern Pacific
Parrot
Holloman Boys
Federal
Hollomans
Kyle
Federals
Rangers
Mt Boys Upset Grocers In High-Scoring Win
Lane led the Mt Boys at the plate as they held the Grocers to 13 runs in a decisive win. In the second game the CYO defeated the Firemen 10 to 3 after the Firemen had previously shut out strong opposition.
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Grocers
Mt. Boys
Lane
CYO
CYO Faces Defeat as Alamo Club Pulls Ahead Overtime
The Alamo Club pulled four runs ahead in the fifth inning to beat the CYO in a tight game, while the So Pacif and Hollomons game saw Parrott of Hollomons defeat Olivareg, allowing only six hits in a 4 to 6 win.
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CYO
Alamo Club
Alamo Boys
CYO Boys
So Pacif
Hollomons
Olivareg
Parrott
City teams dominate in county and alamogordo league exhibition
In an exhibition Tuesday night the City boys defeated county rivals 10 to 5 as Mt. team beat Jim Livingston's Red Caps 10 to 5 using Beasley three innings. Hollomons then beat Ray Daniels' Cloudcroft 18 to 0 as city players showed they must play exceptionally well to match the visitors from the city.
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Alamogordo
City Boys
Mt. Boys
Jim Livingston
Tularosa
Beasley
Hollomons
Cloudcroft
Ray Daniels
Seven-Up Battling Co comes to town for two Alamogordo games
On Sunday night the Seven-up Battling Co Team from El Paso, reputed best in that city, will play two games with Alamogordo teams next Sunday at 7 30.
Senate Passes Grazing Bill Moves to House
The U S Senate last week sent to the House a grazing bill requiring each federal grazing district to elect a permanent local advisory board. The new board will be drawn from each district and replace existing boards not mandated by the Taylor Grazing act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
House
Rancher dies from bullet wounds. son charged with murder
Kermit Texas, June 20 W F Scarborough, 71, oil man and rancher, died after bullet wounds at home Monday. His son Hollis Scarborough, 41, waived trial on assault to murder and is jailed on $25,000 bond. Scarborough owned properties in Texas and New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarborough
Carborough
West Tex
Geo. Scarborough
Winkier
Loving
Andrew Counties
Texas
Lea County
New Mexico
Midland
Ruidoso
Good Willers Shuttle to Sacramento Mountains
More than 125 Artesia residents head toward the Sacramento Mountains on the annual good will trip. The caravan includes Artesia school band and softball team with plans for stops at Pinon Weed Elk Cloudcroft and a night in Cloudcroft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artesia
Sacramento
Duncan, Pinon
Weed
Coudcroft
Mayhill
Elk
FE. L. Harp
Jim Ferguson
Sacramentos
Hope
Cloudcroft
Alamogordo
Las Cruces
Willers
Duncan
Pinon
Hoppers Defeated in Battle With Poisons
Clovis New Mexico reports progress in 1939 grasshopper control with poison spreading operations ending in Quay and Guadalupe counties. H L Hildwein of the State Extension Service says results are effective with 50 to 80 percent reduction reported by ranchers and farmers. Union County remains worst infested but shrinking daily, with Harding Colfax Curry and Mora counties under control and a further ten days hoped to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
N. M
New Mexico
Quay
Guadalupe
H. L. Hildwein
State Extension Service
Union County
Hildwein
Harding
Colfax
Curry
Mora
Shook Tire Co Offers Good Used Tires Across From Ford Garage
Good used tires in most sizes priced right at Shook Tire Co on the Highway across from Ford Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shook Tire Co
Ford Garage
For Rent Rooms Apartments Houses
Mactavish Cady Agency advertises rooms apartments and houses for rent calling for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mactavish-Cady Agency
Death of Mrs Hefner in La Luz obituary notice
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Delvie Brummett Hefner were held at the Methodist church with Rev. Ernest Roper officiating. Interment followed in La Luz cemetery. Born February 24, 1892 in Texas, she died Tuesday night after months of illness. She married Mr. Hefner February 10, 1918 and resided in Lincoln County. Survived by husband eight children her mother and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Delvie (Brummett) Hefner
Methodist Church
Ernest Roper
la Luz
Hefner
Eula Brummett
Texas
Lincoln County
Presbyterian Vacation Bible School ends with picnic and children's program
The Presbyterian Vacation Bible School closes with a Friday noon picnic. Sunday at 10 30 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church a joint Children's Day program showcases songs prayers and demonstrations by pupils and Sunday school with a missionary story sword drill and Bible lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Vacation Bible School
Presbyterian Church
Vacation Bible School
Lord Jesus
Cooper
Anne Hollingsworth
Bible Story
Jean Stevenson
Wallace Rubright
Missionary Story
Tabernacle
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Meet at Camp Lee Roberson
The White Mountain I O O F Association held its annual convention at Camp Lee Roberson near Ruidoso on June 17 and 18 1939 with delegates from Ft Sumner Carrizozo Las Cruces El Paso and Alamogordo. A resolution thanked the Forest Service CCC workers and local residents for protecting the Odd Fellows Camp during recent forest fires as winds shifted the blaze left a horseshoe around the camp leaving a partial shielded area.
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White Mountain
I. O. O. F. Association
Camp Lee Roberson
Ruidoso
Ft. Sumner
Carrizozo
Las Cruces
el Paso
Alamogordo
Forest Service
CCC
Odd Fellows
New Mexico Fish Hatchery Plan Doubles Stocking
The New Mexico game and fish commission outlined a program to double fish raised for summer and next spring. Six million fish will be produced in state hatcheries next spring, up from three million this year, with improvements at several hatcheries and more fish planted in suitable streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Game and Fish Commission
N. M
Fireworks Prohibited in National Forests of Arizona New Mexico
The Southwestern Region and Forest Service declare an emergency to curb forest fire danger due to heat and winds. All lands within the National Forests of Arizona and New Mexico are closed to discharge of fireworks or firecrackers, with violations punishable by fines up to 500 dollars or up to one year in prison. Effective immediately during the emergency, dated June 7, 1939, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Dedication of Mescalero Church San Jose Apache Mission
The Mescalero Indian parish led by Father Albert Braun dedicates the new San Jose Apache Mission on July 4. The Gothic and Mission style church measures 131 by 68 by 57 feet with 8 foot thick stone walls using locally quarried limestone and handcut timber. Bishop Anthony Schuler of El Paso and regional Catholic leaders are expected at the ceremony.
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Alamogordo
Albert Braun
Mescalero
San Jose
Father Braun
6Th Infantry
Anthony Schuler
el Paso
Board of Thanks and Lost Pet Notice
OARD OF THANKS We desire to thank our friends for kindnesses sympathy and professional administrations in the illness and death of our fath er We especially desire to mention Drs Bartletts Miss Walker the nurse and Mr Leadinghaus The Baldonado Family Lost Toy screw tail bulldog female answers to Peggy white v shape spot on neck White face and breast 5.00 reward for return L W Leading haus
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Drs. Bartletts
Peggy
L. W. Leadinghaus
Alden Piano Tuner to Visit Alamo Gordo This July
H. FE. Alden of El Paso Piano Co. will visit Alamo Gordo at Camp Frye on July 4 5 6 to tune pianos for locals and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. FE. Alden
el Paso Piano Co
Alamogordo
Camp Frye
Cloudcroft Rodeo Prize Winners Named
Attendees praise the Cloudcroft Rodeo for strong management and a large crowd. Winners across two days include Padgett Berry of Carrizozo taking first with 21 3-5 seconds, Hugh Posey of Hobbs second, and other top places by Bill Breen ard Honda, Jack Wilmeth Roswell, and Buster Brown.
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Cloudcroft
Padget Berry
Carrizozo
Hugh Posey
Hobbs
Bill Breenard
Padgett Berry
Jack Wilmeth
Roswell
Buster Brown
Honda
Polk Brown
Local runners place in Pecps meet results
Frank Moritz of Pecps takes first with Cliff Helems of Dallas second and Eddie Cain of Ft. Sumner third. Helems repeats as first in another event with Cain second and Moritz third. Cain and Moritz fill remaining top spots in the medals.
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Frank Moritz
Pecps
Cliff Helems
Dallas
Eddie Cain
Ft. Sumner
Engle Roy Tucker Leads Two Day Sprint Meet
Roy Tucker of Engle wins two day sprint with 64 2-5 seconds to 91 4-5 by Jim Derrick of Carlsbad and Padgett Berry 99 2-5, earning top placements for Engle Carrizozo Elk Ft Sumner and Carlsbad competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Tucker
Engle
Padgett Berry
Lynn Smith
Elk
Jim Coffey
Sumner
Jim Derrick
Carlsbad
Local Track Results Highlight Jernigan’s Top Finish
Orvel Jernigan of Duncan claimed first place with Dude Browning of Ruidoso finishing second and Jim White of Fl Paso Gap third. Howard Kincaid of Tucumari placed first in another event with Jim Coleman of Roswell second and Jernigan third.
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Dude Browning
Ruidoso
Orvel Jernigan
Duncan
Jim White
Fl Paso Gap
Howard Kincaid
Tucumeari
Jim Coleman
Roswell
Goat roping first day results and top placers
Roy Tucker finished first overall with 1 point, followed by Leonard Cain second and Polk Brown third. Jim Derrick claimed first place in a separate event, Jim Ferrell of Carlsbad took second, and K. Duncan from Pecos earned third.
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Roy Tucker
Leonard Cain
Polk Brown
Jim Derrick
Jim Ferrell
Carlsbad
K. Duncan
Pecos
Rop er to qualify Parker Derrick and Rigdon noted
In a terse item the report mentions Parker and Derrick with Rigdon and skipper roles with a 1 2 3 sequence. The fragment implies a qualifying context for Parker Derrick and Rigdon under a team or event.
Road project bids target U.S. routes 70 and 60
Santa Fe reports a June 27 bidding day for road work including hard surfacing 22.4 miles of reconstructed road on U S 70 between Roswell and Kennat and 7.2 miles of oiling on U S 60 between Eneino and Willard.
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Santa Fe
U. S. 70
Roswell
Kennat
U. S. 60
Eneino
Willard
Police Target Unlicensed Drivers and Night Dimming Failures
State police patrols focus on drivers without licenses and a campaign targets motorists who fail to dim headlights at night when meeting oncoming cars.
Keys Made While You Walt Sprouse Reitz Alamogordo
A short note reports that keys were made during a shopping stop at Sprouse Reitz in Alamogordo, noting service for customers in the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U Walt
Sprouse-Reitz Co
Alamogordo
Labor Commissioner to Enforce New Law for Woman Workers
Santa Fe June 13 State Labor Commissioner Vincent Jaegar said he would tour Southeastern New Mexico to check compensation and ensure compliance with the new hour law limiting workers to 48 hours in a seven day week. The statute will be administered rigidly. employers first told to remedy, then complaints referred to the district attorney for prosecution.
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Santa Fe
Vincent Jaegar
New Mexico
American way can be vastly improved by citizen groups
Estes Park Colorado June 19 Rupert Asplund director of the New Mexico Taxpayers Association declared the American way can be vastly improved by a more systematic intelligent and sustained interest on the part of citizens in groups Addressing a government conference sponsored by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation and the University of Denver Asplund said the task of good citizens is an all year job not limited to campaigns preceding elections In New Mexico he said the budget season gives citizens groups a chance to press for efficient government He added too often citizens of pressure groups are focused only on expanding government services without regard for cost.
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Estes Park
Colo
Rupert Asplund
New Mexico Taxpayers’ Association
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
University of Denver
Asplund
New Mexico
Camera Club Picnic At Karr Canyon Attended By 385
The White Sands Camera Club hosted a picnic in Karr Canyon last Friday night with about 385 attendees. The regular meeting followed at the home of Francis and Margaret Blevins on Tuesday. A committee was formed to secure a building for a picture exhibit and contest scheduled for July 11.
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White Sands Camera Club
Karr Canyon
Francis
Margaret Blevins
Job Insurance Distribution in New Mexico May
May disbursements of job insurance checks totaled 90,676.01 across 9450 payments to unemployed workers in New Mexico. Executive director Roy L. Cook notes the average check was 9.60 dollars, continuing a downward trend since program inception. Total statewide disbursements reach 571,246.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Roy L. Cook
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Land Use Committees Shape State Farm Water Plans
State land use committees coordinate with county planning groups and USDA to improve water supplies in the Cherry-Sulphur Creek area of South Dakota. Farmers gain drilling for groundwater, small reservoirs, and conservation measures funded by long term loans based on repayment capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Land Plant College
United States Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
Experiment Station
Department
State Committee
South Dakota
Dept. of Agriculture
The Duck Hawk's Speed Record Report
The duck hawk can fly at an average speed of 165 miles per hour with a maximum of 180 miles per hour. The note highlights its swift flight as observed in avian speed records.
Death of C. E. Beasley in El Paso
Charles E Beasley longtime Alamogordo resident and former Otero County board chairman died after a brief illness at Southwestern General Hospital El Paso Funeral services are pending and a fuller obituary is expected next week Beasley chaired the Otero County board starting January 1 of last year.
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Charles E. Beasiley
Southwestern General Hospital
el Paso
Beasley
Geren-Leadinghaus
Texas
Alamogordo
Mountain Park
Haile Grain Co
Otero County
El Paso Rifle Club Wins Three-Corner Meet Against Las Cruces Alamogordo
El Paso Rifle Club dominates a three team match scoring 654 to 634. Miss Helen Orme Johnson tops offhand and finishes second in aggregate behind George Corning. Ed Harrington excels in the 200 yards rapid fire with a 50 x 50. Next event is the State championship at Las Vegas June 24 25 with Camp Perry tryouts.
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el Paso
George Corning
Ed. Harrington
Harrington
R. A
Lon) French
Alamogordo
Clarence Smith
Sam May
Raymond Buckner
Las Vegas
Camp Perry
Las Cruces
Helen Orme-Johnso
Jack Moore
W. J. Watterson
Harry Orme-Johnson
Lon French
Ed Harrington
M. D. Huddleston
Legion Post 34 nominates 1940 officers in Alamogordo
Alamogordo Post No. 34 of the American Legion names multiple nominees for each office to be voted on at the next regular meeting June 7. The list includes Commander Lon French and others for each role, with several candidates for vice commands and ancillary posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D D. Snyder
R. O. Ferguson
Lewis Gillis
Melvin Rush
Ernest Roper
Serge
Bill Prude
W. A. Lewis
Tony Trujillo
Carlos Wilson
G. H. Grant
Mose Cauthen
Dr Arthur King to Offer Eye Examinations at Sorenson’s
Optometrist Dr. Arthur King will visit Sorenson's Jewelry Store each Saturday for eye examinations. Services include glasses fitting and lens duplication to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur King
Sorenson's
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W. A. Hawkins
Albuq
Hosp
By Tim Cusick
FLAS
Senate
Hollis Scarborough
The
Mactavish Cady
Good Willers
Mts
Artesia Advocate
Cooperstown
N. Y
James A. Farley
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Abner Doubleday
Presbyterian Vacation Bible
Rebekaus
Frank CC. W. Pooler
Cloudcroft Rodeo
Cale
Parker
Roper
Rigdon
Camera Club
Duck Hawk
Speedy
C. E. Beasley
Melissa
Robert
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