Delegation Seeks Road Funds for New Mexico Highway
Delegates from Tucumcari to Alamogordo met in Santa Fe with the State Highway Engineer and Commission to press for projects on U S Highway 54 between Santa Rosa and Tularosa. Roy H Smith spoke for the group as they urged inclusion of two major projects this year and noted the planned El Paso to Mexico City route could boost cross border and transcontinental traffic. Attendees from Alamogordo included Jack Spence and Allan Walker.
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Tucumcari
Alamogordo
Santa Fe
State Highway Commission
Commission
Santa Rosa
Tularosa
The
Highway Commission
P. J. Vidal
New Mexico
Vaughn
Carrizozo
Roy H. Smith
U. S
Alamogordo Chamber to Meet April 14 for Lecture
The Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce board set April 14 for a general meeting to review recent work and plan new efforts. P. A. Small will lecture on nature and present a picture collection during the evening program.
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Alamogordo
P. A. Small
One-lick Method Demonstrated for Forest Firefighting
Forest officials presented the one lick felling method at the local forest office showing each axman strikes a single tree and the crew moves in a circle to create a fire path. Supervisor C. E. Moore says recent rains reduce fire danger for weeks and the practice could be adopted in the Lincoln Forest.
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C. E. Moore
Northwest
Lincoln Forest
Regional Office education film shown in CCC camps
Geo. D. Russell from the Regional Office presented an educational motion picture and equipment for CCC camps. The film demonstrates forestry practices and was followed by a lecture to high school students on the subject Wild Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D. Russell
CCC
Sutton Plans CCC Work In Guadalupes This Week
Charles Sutton is in Carlsbad this week organizing CCC labor in the Guadalupes and inspecting work already completed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Sutton
Carlsbad
CCC
Guadalupes
Wedding superstitions include rice throws and ribbons
The text notes that rice and shoes are thrown for fertility and luck though participants may not know why. It also mentions bridal bouquet ribbons and lovers' knots as part of the belief that such adornments carry special meaning and must appear in some form.
No Horsehair Snakes Found In Rain Barrels
Describes tre matodes described as wiry wrigglers that resemble horsehair. Notes their parasitic behavior toward grasshoppers and sometimes skunks. Mentions they were commonly found in rain barrels under roof spouts.
Presbyterian Choir Presents Risen Indeed Cantata
Presbyterian Senior Choir performs Lorenz cantata Risen Indeed on Sunday evening April 2 at 7 39 with soloists Margaret Davis Leah Rackabaugh Wallace Rubright and Harold Jeffers. A silver offering funds the organ. Both morning and evening services feature special anthems and Miss Davis solos.
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Presbyterian
Lorenz
Louise Rickabaugh
Margaret Davis
Letha Abell
Wallace Rubright
Harold Jeffers
Organ Fund
Miss Davis
Miss Rackabaugh
White Sands Play Day Tops Last Year Amid Smooth Festivities
The Annual Play Day drew 3406 people in 564 cars with improved scheduling and parking. Six State Police kept highways orderly while Apache dances, hoop dancer Prince, and band formations entertained attendees. No accidents marked the day, and Sunday hosted 465 people in 109 cars for the follow up event Out to the Heart of the Sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
United States
Pontiac Motor Co
Heart of the Sands
Monthly Sands visitor tally shows near equal day and night counts
Counts over 20 days record 1499 people entering the Sands during daytime hours totaling about 4497 for the month from the 20th to the 20th. Discussion continues whether daytime and evening counts differ, but traffic appears roughly equal.
Fluorescent lamp test linked to White Sands minerals
Park Service museum technicians test a mercury lamp at White Sands to study fluorescence in selenite and nearby minerals. The violet light reveals vivid violet purple blue with yellow and gold streaks in white sand, inspiring plans to place the lamp in the museum in coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Service Museum
White Sands
Notable visitors grace White Sands in the past week
Ned Burns of the Washington office, Chas Moffett from Berkeley, Calif., Chas Gould the regional geologist, Jack Diehl the regional engineer with Mrs Diehl and Raymond Scarff the attorney and wife visited White Sands in a sequence of illustrious calls during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sands
Ned Burns
Washington
Chas Moffett
Berkeley
Calif
Chas. Gould
Jack Diehl
Mrs Winters Visits From Long Island With Ties To Companies
Among Sundays visitors was Mrs Frank L Winters from Long Island wife of the Vice President of 20 Mule Team Borax Company and director of the U S Potash with relatives.
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Frank L. Winters
Long Island
U. S
Alamogordo Woman's Club to Meet Friday
The Alamogordo Woman's Club will hold its regular meeting on Friday April 1 at 2 30 p m A one act drama titled Settled Out of Court will be performed Hostesses include Mrs Mose Cauthen Mrs C N Chappell Mrs P P Breece and Miss Saran Barber The Study department meets at 1 30 p m in the Lounge Mrs C E Moore leads the program prior to the meeting
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Alamogordo Woman's Club
Mose Cauthen
C. N. Chappell
P. P. Breece
Saran Barber
C. E. Moore
Board To Consider Local Gas Franchise
The Board of Trustees will hear Uel M. Lane on Thursday night about a proposed butane gas franchise for Ala Mogordo. Another proposal from B L Shoemaker of Brownfield, Texas for a central mixing plant and citywide gas service is also under review with rates and quality data. The board may approve one of the two franchises soon, with neither seeking exclusive rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uel M. Lane
Alamogordo
Board of Trustees
Lane
Amarillo
B. L. Shoemaker
Brownfield
Texas
Shoemaker
Southern New Mexico Music Festival to Be Held in Las Cruces
March 31 and April 1 feature 185 students from 15 schools, including Bowie and El Paso high schools. Bands, orchestras, and vocal groups compete with solo and small ensembles Friday, larger groups Saturday, plus a downtown parade and marching contest.
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Las Cruces
New Mexico
Bowie
el Paso
Texas
Southern New Mexico Music Association
New Mexico State College
Carl Jacobs
Mush
State College
Glen Johnson
College of Mines
Bill Hunkel
New Mexico University
Albuquerque
A. Paradi
New Mexico State Teachers College
Silver City
Abilene
Examination to fill postmastership at Weed New Mexico
The U S Civil Service Commission will hold an examination at Algamordo New Mexico to certify for the fourth class postmaster at Weed New Mexico. The Weed postmaster received 559 dollars last fiscal year. Applications must be filed with the commission in Washington before 5 p m on April 7 193.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission
Weed
N. Mex
Alamogordo
Commission
Washington, D. C
Spraying supplies listed for Grantland Ranch area
Spraying supplies advertised for Grantland Ranch on Old La Luz Road with contact phone 151. The brief notice dated November 14 outlines available items and location details.
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Grantland Ranch
Old la Luz Road
Dr. Arthur King Eyes at Sorenson's Jewelry Saturdays
Dr. Arthur King, optometrist, will be at Sorenson's Jewelry Store every Saturday offering eye examinations glasses fittings and lens duplication with quality work and reasonable prices.
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Arthur King
Sorenson’s
State Woodmen Circle convention to be held in Gallup
Mrs Clara Walton, local delegate, will leave April 2 for Gallup to attend the State Forest Woodmen Circle at El Navajo Hotel April 4 and 5. About 200 women will attend including national officers and state officers with three uniformed drill teams and delegates. Distinguished attendees include Mrs Jeanie Willard national vice president Denison Texas Mrs Emma Walling national outer sentinel and State manager Albuquerque Mrs Marie Saul national representative Tucumcari and Mrs Maude McQuade State president Gallup. Teams from Albuquerque Clovis and Tucumcari will demonstrate floor work and fancy drills. The program includes competitive team work ritualistic demonstrations a memorial service luncheon and banquet.
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Clara Walton
Gallup
State Forest Woodmen
el Navajo
Jeanie Willard
Denison
Texas
Emma _ Walling
National Outer Sentinel
Albuquerque
Marie Saul
Tucumcari
Maude McQuade
Clovis
Importance of State Highway 83 in New Mexico
The State Highway Commission and regional forester F C W Pooler voiced support for the Alamogordo to Cloudcroft stretch of Highway 83 at Albuquerque. They noted no current funding but aim to plan a building program with federal cooperation within a year or so and resume location work between High Rolls and Highway 54 70.
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Alamogordo
Cloudecroft
State Highway Commission
F. C. W. Pooler
Albuquerque
Jack Spence
Allan Walker
Cloudcroft
High Rolls
Highway Commission
Strawberry fruit history and distant cultivation notes
The article traces strawberry origins from early American wild growth to European cultivation and global temperate climate spread. It mentions the fruit’s relatively young status of about six centuries and its travel impact on improved varieties. A separate line notes a middle aged woman seeking hourly or daily work at Bass Apts room 11.
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America
Europe
Bass Apts
Easter Coronation Ball and Camp Frye Piano Tuner
Easter Coronation Ball set for April 8. H E Alden of El Paso Piano Co. to tune at Camp Frye on Apr 3 and 4. FT. DAVIS property listing offers two 40 by 140 foot lots, water well, tower, tank and wind mill, valuing $1250, with clear title and a trade option for Alamogordo property via Mactavish Cady Agency.
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H. E. Alden
el Paso Piano Co
Camp Frye
FT. Davis
Texas
Court House
New High School
Alamogordo
Mactavish Cady Agency
Sands Athletic Meet Yields Alamogordo Victory
Results from the Sands athletic events show Alamogordo leading with top finishes across multiple races. Place winners include Aurla and Benham in the boys 100 yards dash, Harrell and Reese in girls, Mancillas in the 8S division, and Ritch taking open dash medals, with final scoring placing Alamogordo first, Tularosa second, Cloudcroft third.
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Aurla
Alamogordo
Benham
Ortega
Tularosa
Harrell
Reese
Wohlenberg
Mancillas
Cloudcroft
Wynn
Tularoga
Posey
Ritch
Sutton
Sandoval
Lee
Carillo
Swope
Morales
el Paso
Wilson
Curtis
H. S
Bronson
Scott
Miller
Pursley
Chavez
Johnson
Rice
Mayhill
Hara
Dash
Auila
Masterson
Rodriguez-Sandoval
Tulie
Lane-Jones
Bell-Masterson
Simms-Marr
Alexander-Wilson
Alamo
Rolla Buck
Chas
L. Binder
Melvin James
Rev Keating Heads to Revivals Across New Mexico and Texas
Rev Earl R Keating will depart early next week with a group for revivals during hay fever season. He attends the Sunday School convention in Albuquerque. The first revival is Portales April 5 16 followed by Springer April 17 30 and Silver City May 7 14. Local pulpit will be filled by ministers from New Mexico and Texas during his absence.
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Earl R. Keating
Albuquerque
Portales
Springer
Silver City
Miner’s Lost Level Report Granted Reward Notice
Lost a miner's level finder asks for return to Ben Longwell with a reward. The note specifies a reward for the return. It provides no other details about location or date.
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Ben Longwell
Interest in Range Pro gram growing in New Mexico
State College New Mexico March 29 A D Wooster State Conservation Committeeman reports rising interest among livestock men in the Range Conservation Program. He spoke after meetings in Las Cruces Deming Lordsburg and Magdalena with ranch operators county commissioners and county conservation office staff across Hidalgo Luna Grant Catron Socorro Dona Ana Otero and Sierra counties. The series, sponsored by the State Conservation committee and Extension Service, will continue until livestock men in every county have attended. The first meeting was in Dona Ana March 15 and the final will be in Grants Valencia county March 31.
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State College
N. M
A. D. Wooster
New Mexico
Wooster
Las Cruces
Deming
Lordsburg
Magdalena
Hidalgo
Luna
Grant
Catron
Socorro
Dona Ana
Otero
Sierra Counties
State Conservation Committee
Extension Service
Grants
Valencia County
Mch
Thespian Club Holds Regular March Meetings
The Thespian group met March 8 1939 in the high school library at 7 30 pm with 18 new members initiated and the long ceremony chosen. A second meeting on March 20 1939 featured a Thespian newsletter and sponsor Miss Welsheimer reading the National Constitution. Plans were announced for an April brain busting and acting contest to select entrants for the Silver City event with all members invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of High School
Welsheimer
Brainbusting
Ham
Silver City
Loma Tinsley
Easter Sunset Service Planned at White Sands
The White Sands Easter program announced by monument custodian Tom Charles features a 5 p m Sunset service on Sunday April 9. Acts include a solo by W G Rubright opening address by Rev Warren A Henry assembly song led by Gerard Maguire sermon by Rev Geo C Crockatt male quartet selection and benediction by Rev Ernest Roper.
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White Sands
Tom Charles
W. G. Rubright
Warren A. Henry
The
Assembly
Gerald Maguire
Geo. C. Crockatt
Ernest Roper
Legion to Sponsor Home Talent Play Coast to Coast
The Alamogordo Legion Post will sponsor the home talent play Coast to Coast to be presented May 9 and 10 at the H 3S auditorium. Miss Mae Christensen, Kansas City Home Talent Directing Co. representative, recommends the production and will supply the director. The Legion previously sponsored Corporal Egan in 1931, which drew a large audience for two nights.
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Alamogordo Legion Post
Mae Christensen
Kansas City
the Legion
Corporal Egan
Tularosa Pair Pleads Guilty To Robbery
Ysidro Montoya and Pete Martinez of Tularosa pleaded guilty to entering the Allen Second Hand Store in Tularosa Friday night. The rifles were taken but recovered. Each defendant was held on $500 bonds.
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Ysidro Montoya
Pete Martinez
Tularosa
Allen
Spraying supplies at Grantland Ranch on Old La Luz Road
Spraying equipment and supplies are listed for Grantland Ranch located along Old La Luz Road. The notice mentions contact via phone for details and orders. No further specifics are provided in the readable text.
Dog Canyon Voted Historic Site No 1 in Otero County
Otero County selects Dog Canyon as Historic Site No 1 by clear margin. Community leaders discuss marker style and timing, consider temporary trail markers on Federal Highway 54, and plan to train local business staff to tell the Dog Canyon story to tourists.
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Dog Canyon
Tourist Bureau
Friends of
Brown
Interesting and Historical Sites Near Alamogordo
A late Alamogordo News piece surveys diverse opinions on the most interesting beautiful and historic places within a reasonable distance of Alamogordo. The author frames travel experience and broad exploration.
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Alamogordo
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