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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
2
W Morgan editor business manager announces subscription price of two dollars per year for the Alamogordo newspaper. The note confirms second class post office filing under March 3 1879 act.
Dr W H Long of Albuquerque proposes spraying cottonwood blossoms with a 2 percent sulfuric acid solution to reduce cotton fall. He suggests replacing dense cottonwoods with faster growing elms over several years to curb the issue without drastic pruning or tree removal.
Forest Supervisor O Fred Arthur spoke at the Koltary luncheon praising constructive views and urging Alamogordo to form a local game protective association. He highlighted the Alamo watershed as a premier propagating area for deer and turkey and warned that rapid action is needed to establish a game refuge before hunting season.
A U S Treasury representative reports 13 billion in tax exempt state and municipal bonds now, rising to about 15 billion, shifting tax burdens to non exempt holders. Most financiers favor taxing all securities, though constitutional hurdles and propaganda slow relief while high rates distort economic choices for rich investors.
Advocates of a universal language discuss a possible global language, noting English already serves as a practical lingua franca. Amundsen’s relief party used Norse and English, and a German professor acknowledged no new language is needed as English spans the world. English, a utility language, combines Latin Greek French German and Anglo-Saxon roots with precise shades of meaning. American influence through radio records films accelerates foreign familiarity with English words and usage.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming to cure catarrh deafness caused by catarrh. It describes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic acting through the blood to restore mucous membranes. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
The piece argues that farm electrification and radio will reduce rural isolation, expand leisure and culture on farms, and shift cultural influence from cities to rural areas. It cites Arthur Capper David Sarnoff Owen D Young and General Electric as proponents, noting radio already cuts isolation on 300000 farms and fosters community and education.
An advertisement cites a patriotic claim about the United States, noting it represents six percent of the world’s population yet supplies large shares of coal iron steel copper petroleum cotton lumber and shoes. It contrasts national riches with public indifference and urges gratitude for America's blessings.
Alfred Cantwell of the American Red Cross will visit Alamogordo in late July to demonstrate first aid treatment and resuscitation from lightning and drowning. He may also give swimming exhibitions with tentative dates July 24 and 25. Further details will be provided in a future News issue.
Public notice warns all merchants who keep shops open on Sunday that complaints will be filed and prosecutions pursued under the Sunday law. Readers are urged to observe the law to avoid action. J BENSON NEWELL district attorney issues the warning.
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