Large GOP Banquet Brings State Leaders to Alamogordo
Leading Republicans including New Mexico state officers and over a hundred eminent figures from Dona Ana Lincoln and other counties plus El Paso will attend a banquet at the Woman’s Club House in Alamogordo at 6 30 p m Saturday March 9. Governor Ralph Carr of Colorado will be honored and speak at 7 30 p m in the district courtroom. The event, hosted by Republican Women’s Clubs of Lincoln Dona Ana and Otero, aims to foster political discussion and may name Carr as keynote at this month’s state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Dona Ana
Lincoln
New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Ralph Carr
Colorado
Woman's Club
Alamogordo
Republican Women's Clubs
Otero
Carr
Invest
Otero County
New Mexico Indoor Small Bore Rifle Standings Shaped by Week Five
At week five of the state indoor match E O Harrington led the state with rifle and fourth in pistol while Alamogordo lagged in the team standings. The Rifle Club schedules a four week indoor practice then moves outdoors to big bore 30-06 shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
C. Wilcox
Joe Sadowsky
Earl F. Fetz
J. C. Lafferty
Lee Briscoe
Ed. O. Harrington
Alamogordo
Soft Ball League Meeting and Leap Year Dance Planned
A Soft Ball League meeting is set for Wednesday March 13 at 7 30 p m in Town Hall. Last year's board members and officers are urged to attend and anyone wishing to enter a new team should report at the meeting. A Leap Year Dance at the Alamagordo Pavilion sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Club follows on March 23 with admission 1 00 and high school students 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Business and Professional Women’s Club
the Alamogordo
Pavilion March High School
Mescalero Square Dance Club Meets at Home
The Mescalero Square dance club held its third meeting Wednesday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hunter home. Gleaves Graham is caller and Mr. Hunter floor manager. The club meets weekly with two regular sets and extras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mescalero
Guy Hunter
Gleaves Graham
Hunter
Woody
Hospital Notes From Cloudcroft and Nearby Areas
Mrs Reuben Wood of Cloudcroft arrived Sunday for surgical treatment. Juan Lopez aged 8 underwent surgery Sunday. H Walker of Hot Springs Mrs J I received treatment last Wednesday. Mescalero Mrs Andrew Prude arrived Saturday for an infected hand. Miss Lettie Reeves was in hospital for treatment this week. Leap the Alamogordo year dance admission prices listed and high school pavilion event on March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Walker
Hot Springs
Mescalero
Andrew Prude
Lettie Reeves
Easter Song Service at First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church choir will present its annual Easter music on Palm Sunday March 17 at 11 o clock. The 18 voice choir directed by Roy Holbert will feature trumpeter Fd Powers and a program including Mendelssohn Doxology Les Rameaux and Christ Arose plus Sibelius O Morn of Beauty and Gaul Choirm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Roy Holbert
Fd. Powers
Mendelssohn
Pet Solo
Gaul
Sidney Lanier
Sibelius
Crockatt
J. Faure
Two Divorce Actions Filed in District Court
Mrs. Mabel Champion Billings ly of Tularosa seeks a divorce from Guthrie W. Billingsley. Avery C. Neill files for divorce from Beatrice Neill, superseding a prior suit of the same nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Champion Billingsly
Tularosa
Guthrie W. Billingsley
Avery C. Neill
Beatrice Neill
Carveth Wells Condemns Russia Defends Japan
Carveth Wells world traveler and radio lecturer spoke to more than 150 dinner guests at the school for the blind. He described his Russia visit and argued Communism failed while supporting Japan’s stance against Communism and China. He urged aid to Finland and noted potential shifts in coal trade and alliances with Norway, Sweden, Italy, and England. He answered audience questions on international affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Carveth Wells
School For Blind
Thesday
Wells
Mr. Wells
Finland
America
Fin
Norway
Sweden
Japan
Hersion
China
Ing
Soviet Russia
Italy
Germany
Mussolini
England
N M CCC Students Earn High Ranking
Las Cruces New Mexico eight of the thirty one CCC students at New Mexico A and M College kept a three point plus average in the first semester. Eugene Barrett from Alamogordo led with 3.7 GP A and George Aliberri from Reserve was second with 3.6. The CCC students followed a three days class and three days work schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cruces
N. M
CCC
New Mexico A
M. College
Eugene Barrett
Alamogordo
George Aliberri
Reserve
CCC College
Engineers Staking Line For REA Current
Engineers Rollins and Brannon worked on staking the Otero County REA line extending 76 miles with a 16 Springs Canyon extension to reach 12 signed customers. A power plant at Cloudcroft near the Southern Pacific site will supply electricity, with membership nearing 250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollins & Brannon
Otero County
REA Electric
Sacrament Mountains
16 Springs Canyon
Cloudcroft
Southern Pacific
REA
Miles
Continental Oil display bus showcases petroleum history
A giant Continental Oil Company exhibit bus arrived in Alamogordo on March 7 1940 to present a streamlined history of petroleum from discovery to consumer delivery. J O Stewart Kiel Bonnell A F Bohlen and Julius Leche accompanied the bus which will be open to the public March 9 1940 for a three day visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Oil Company
Alamogordo
Continental
J. O. Stewart
Kiel Bonnell
A. F T. Bohlen
Julius Leche
White Sands Camera Club Plans April Exhibit
Dr Harvey Robertson entertained the White Sands Camera Club at a Tuesday meeting. Plans for the second annual exhibit at the Woman's Club on April 13 were discussed. A McRae lectured on bantam kodaks and Mary Egbert was voted in as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Robertson
White Sands
Camera Club
Woman's Club
A. McRae
Mary Egbert
Revival Meeting At First Baptist Church In Raton NM
The spring revival at First Baptist Church begins next Wednesday night March 13 and runs through Easter Sunday March 24. Rev A F Wasson of Raton NM will speak twice daily at 10 am and 7 30 pm with thirty minute prayer meetings beforehand. Choir will provide special music and worshippers are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
A. F. Wasson
Raton
New Mexico
Wasson
Change Is Made In Wrestling Card
The Tennessee Hall weekly wrestling card headed by Sandy Martin features Farmer Jones vs Cue Ball Sampson and Buck Davidson vs Billy McEwin with Otto Ludwig withdrawn. Jones, Davidson and McEwin appear on the local mat for the first time. Jones, weighing 180 pounds, is billed as the strongest for his weight and cites a dogged personal motto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Hall
Sandy Martin
Farmer Jones
Cue Ball Sampson
Buck Davidson
Billy McEw
Otto Ludwig
Billy McEwin
Ludwig
el Paso Wrestlers’ Association
Jones
Davidson
McEwin
Vance Family From Las Cruces Visits Relatives
Mr and Mrs Archie Vance and their children visited relatives and friends in town on Saturday coming from Las Cruces.
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Archie Vance
Las Cruces
White Sands visitors mingle with officials and travelers
Mason Barr of the Farm Security Association and John R. Camp of the U S Forest Service visited White Sands Saturday with Sim Strickland and J A Adams of the Albuquerque Forest Office. C R Decker of Chicago and his wife also toured the Sands that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Barr
Farm Security Association
John R. Camp
Land Division
U.S. Forest Service
Washington
White Sands
Sim Strickland
J. A. Adams
Albuquerque
C. R. Decker
Chase Bag Co
Chicago
Sands
Heart of the Sands
Seek Rooms for Visiting Teachers
The Chamber of Commerce entertainment committee seeks rooms for visiting teachers attending the Southwestern N M Teachers Association convention March 15 and 16. Registration starts Friday at the High School and teachers tour local classes 1 00 to 3 30 with a general session Friday evening. A White Sands luncheon is planned 4 30 to 7 00 Friday and the program runs through Saturday afternoon. Call the Chamber of Commerce or High School with room details and price if any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Southwestern
N. M. Teachers’ Association
White Sands
Insect discoveries at White Sands intrigue researchers
Dr. Frank Blair of the University of Michigan found a new insect world in gopher runs at White Sands after trapping crickets flies bugs and beetles on his first night. He sent specimens to Dr. Hubbell in Florida for study as locals await results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Blair
University of Michigan
White Sands
the Sands
Blair
Hubbell
Florida
Alamogordo Woman's Club hosts art tea and exhibit
More than 150 attended the Alamogordo Woman's Club art tea featuring 25 works by Mrs. Aileen Shannon of Las Cruces. Visitors voted. Shannon's painting of her Las Cruces home won first, a portrait of an Indian princess placed second, and a Mexican girl sketch third. The event honored Shannon and Mrs. Frances M. Goddard, with remarks on selecting home art and Shannon's inspiration. Next meeting March 15 includes a program from the New Mexico School for the Blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aileen Shannon
Las Cruces
Woman's Club
Alamogordo
New Mexico School For the Blind
P. A. Small
Edgar Hudson
C. E. Moore
Henry Miller
A. A. McNatt
Grace Methodist Church Dedication Service
The Grace Methodist Church will be dedicated Tuesday March 12 at 7 30 p m with a full program including hymns prayers readings solos and a sermon by Bishop Ivan Lee Holt A covered dish supper follows at 3 30 in the dining room and an invitation is extended to Methodists and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
B. M. Stradley
H. J. Hebbein
Hebbein
Ernest Rope
Jesus
Alamogordo School Board Plans New Gym and Classrooms
The Alamogordo School Board discussed a proposed U shaped adobe building around the Central Building to include a large gym and 8 to 12 classrooms. A bond election is planned for 30 000 to furnish materials, with WPA labor bringing total to 90 000. the district has 51 000 outstanding bonds after expected 8 000 repayment, leaving a 37 000 margin for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Frank Donahue
WPA
Roswell
North Central Association
H. H. Stevenson
Stevenson
Treasury
Niece of Mrs Geo C Crockatt Dies Near Galesburg
Mrs Geo C Crockatt learns that a niece died Sunday near Galesburg Illinois from leukemia. The report notes the death occurred in distant territory and recalls family ties to Crockatt.
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Geo. C. Crockatt
Galesburg
Moulton to Address Alamogordo Republican Dinner
Mrs E L Moulton national Republican chairman for New Mexico returns from the east and will speak at a Republican dinner Saturday night at the Woman's Club building in Alamogordo. Governor Ralph Carr will be principal speaker with other notable guests. About 125 reservations have been made.
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E. L. Moulton
Albuquerque
New Mexico
East
Alamogordo
Woman's Club Building
Osborne C. Wood
Ralph Carr
Visit of Eleanor Benedict From Chicago Narrated
Mrs. Eleanor Benedict traveled from Chicago to visit her sister Mrs. Bryan Wofford and family including a son and daughter. She will return to Chicago with her brother and the Woffords’ daughter who plans to visit there for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Benedict
Chicago
Bryan Wofford
Jack Malone
Miss Lucille George Returns Home From Illness
Miss Lucille George, long treated in Carlsbad and El Paso hospitals for a rare blood infection, streptococcus viridans, came home last Saturday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Oren George. Her aunt Mrs Myr tle Boyce of Torrence California and Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Smith of Pinon visited this week. Mrs George is reported to have felt improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille George
Carlsbad
el Paso
Oren George
Myrtle Boyce
Torrence
Calif
Alvie Smith
Pinon
George
Dunn and Morris Robert Jr. summoned for Santa Fe grand jury
A. L. Dunn and Morris Robert Jr. were called to Santa Fe on Wednesday to serve on a federal grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Dunn
Morris Robertson
Santa Fe
Edwin Frasier Leaves for Honduras and Family Visits
Mr Edwin Frasier departed Saturday afternoon for Honduras in Central America. His wife and young son left Saturday night for Minneapolis Minnesota for a several week visit with relatives and friends before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Frasier
Honduras
Central America
Minneapolis
Minn
Mrs. Dowdle Visits Coyotes in Deming Family Link
Mrs Geo Dowdle of Deming spent Friday through Sunday visiting her parents Mr and Mrs R L Cochran in town.
Margaret Weinert and Henry Hull Wed in Roswell
Mrs. Annie Ross daughter Margaret Weinert married Henry Mason Hull son of Mr and Mrs Mason Hull at the Methodist Church in Roswell on February 28. The bride works at the Lincoln Forest office and the groom is employed with the U S P railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Weinert
Annie Ross
Henry Mason Hull
Mason Hull
Roswell
Methodist Church
Lincoln Forest
Lombard and Bennett Wedding In Alamogordo Area
Miss Mary Lombard wed Mr. J. T. Bennett last Saturday afternoon with Justice D. M. Barringer presiding. The bride, formerly a Alamogordo teacher, has worked in an El Paso department store office. the groom works with his father, Frank Bennett, on a ranch near Cienega.
Mayhill Bride and Carlsbad Groom Wed by Justice Barringer
Miss Ethel Samford of Mayhill and Mr. Dale B. Fisher of Carlsbad were married here on March 2 by Justice Barringer. The couple will reside in Carlsbad after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Samford
Mayhill
Dale
Fisher
Carlsbad
Justice Barringer
Eubanks Eubanks Marriage Reported in La Mesa Ceremony
Richard Eubanks Miss Elsie Richard of La Mesa and Ralph Eubank of La Tu na wed March 2 in a ceremony officiated by Justice Barringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Eubanks
Elsie Richard
la Mesa
Ralph Eubank
la Tuna
Justice Barringer
El Paso Pair Louise Barnum and Julian Covert Wed
Miss Louise Barnum and Mr. Julian R. Covert of El Paso were married here on March 3, marking a local wedding between the couple and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum-Covert
Louise Barnum
Julian R. Covert
el Paso
El Paso Couple wed by Justice Barringer on March 6
Miss Jean Cristy and Mr. W. H. Lemons, both of El Paso, were married here on March 6 by Justice Barringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cristy-Lemon
Jean Cristy
W. H. Lemons
el Paso
Justice Barringer
WPA Director Advises Alamogordo Paving Plan
WPA district director Frank Donahue from Roswell met the Alamogordo Town Board to outline paving district setup for several residential streets including New York, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Mayor Loggains notes many details must be solved before work can start, with property owners likely to be assessed for curb, gutter, and paving oil costs as WPA furnishes labor and town provides trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Town Board of Trustees
Frank Donahue
District Wpa 4
Roswell
Donahue
C. F. Loggains
New York Ave
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
WPA
Detroit visitors to Carrizozo couple
Mr and Mrs Bryson Dr Horton of Detroit plan to arrive Thursday for a visit with Mr and Mrs Frank Rolland. They are currently visiting Mr and Mrs Art Rolland in Carrizozo. Horton and the Rollands were former boyhood chums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryson Dr. Horton
Detroit
Frank Rolland
Art Rolland
Carrizozo
Horton
Messrs. Rolland
El Paso visitors and Oklahoma trip members noted
Mrs. Hal Patton of El Paso visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hollomon and brother Jack Hollomon. Mr. Patton and daughter joined Mrs Patton in El Paso and returned with her. Mrs A B Huddleston and sons Wendell Wayne and daughter Elora traveled to Guyman Oklahoma to visit Mr Huddleston, accompanied by Mrs Pp Irvine and sons Paul and Billy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Patton
el Paso
W. W. Hollomon
Jack Hollomon
Mr. Patton
Patton
A. B. Huddleston
Wendell
Wayne
Elora
Guyman
Okla
Mr. Huddleston
Pp. M. Irvine
Paul
Billy
Baptist Women Hold Home Missions Week at Church
The Baptist Women's Missionary Society met at the church for Home Missions Week of prayer. They began Tuesday afternoon and will continue through Friday with an all day meeting planned on Friday.
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The
Baptist Women's Missionary Society
Home Missions
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Social Meeting This Afternoon
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs. George Robertson for a social and business session. Co hostesses will be Mrs. Ralph Armstrong and Mrs. Shelah Groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
George Robertson
Ralph Armstrong
Shelah Groom
Bill Mauldin Showcases Cartoons in Arizona Highways
Bill Mauldin, son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Mauldin, attending The Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, has multiple works published in the January issue of Arizona Highways. A 1939 Phoenix Union High School graduate, he drew cartoons for the Coyote Journal at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Mauldin
Sidney Mauldin
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
Arizona Highways
Bill
Phoenix Union High School
The
Coyote Journal
Henry Carr Returns From Ashville Business Trip
Henry Carr came back Tuesday from a business trip to Ashville North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Carr
Ashville, N. C
Grazing Official Defends Taylor Act Administration
In Alamogordo News letters from F Dierking, regional grazier, defend the Taylor Grazing Act administration. He outlines range surveys, use plans, and cautious changes to avoid disrupting local stockholding and economy, emphasizing orderly, minimum disruption and broad stakeholder consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
C. F. Dierking
Taylor
Dierking
Alamogordo News
New Mexico
Morgan
Grazing Service
Co. F. Dierking
Youths named in Las Cruces audition for Stokowski symphony
Bernard Gottlieb of Las Cruces High School and Tom Holbert of Alamogordo along with Terry Williams of Lordsburg won the district audition to represent in the Leopold Stokowski All-American Youths Symphony. The district winners advance to a state audition in Albuquerque on March 16, with Prof. Carl Jacobs of St. College directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cruces
N. M
Bernard Gottlieb
Tom Holbert
Alamogordo
Terry Williams
Lordsburg
Leopold Stokowski
Albuquerque
Carl Jacobs
St. College
Rotarians Hear Lecture by Carveth Wells in Deming Visit
Geo Dowdle and other Rotarians from Deming attended a Tuesday evening lecture by Carveth Wells, continuing community engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Dowdle
Deming
Carveth Wells
Roswell Weekend Visit With Woods And Adairs
Mrs. Carroll Woods spent the weekend in Roswell with her husband, and Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Adair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Woods
Roswell
Mrs. P. R. Adair
Mrs. H. S. Beacham Visits Judge Rees Family in Roswell
Mrs. H. S. Beacham spent last weekend in Roswell visiting the Judge Rees family, sharing time with relatives and friends during a brief respite from routine duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Beacham
Roswell
Judge Rees
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Snyder
Juan Lopez
Easter Song Service
N. M. CCC
Mesdames
E. P. Simms
A. Henderson
Conocobus
White Sands Monument
J. Brown
Mr. Brown
U. S. Indian Service
Minnesota
Dr. J. Rierdon
Phoenix
M. A. Brown
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mexico
Arctic Circle
Weinert-Hull
Samford-Fisher
5. A. J. Club
Stokowski Symphony
Melissa
Robert
Dadd
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