Natatorium Opens To Large Weekend Crowds In Southwest
The new swimming pool opened to the public at 2 p m last Saturday drawing large crowds over the weekend. About 150 swam on opening day with 70 in the water simultaneously, while Sunday and Monday saw steady attendance despite chilly winds. Water from the ice plant runs warm at 75 to 80 degrees praised for clarity. Brooks and Stout, pool proprietors, report strong patronage and plan a dancing platform to be added soon.
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Brooks & Stout
Air Service to Move Ten Days to Rutdoso
Secretary LeBreton of the Alamogordo Commercial Club reports Walter Bender of Fort Bliss Air Service plans a ten day transfer to Rutdoso by truck train of fifteen vehicles. About 80 men and officers, four airplanes and radio gear accompany the move. They seek camping grounds and landing fields in Alamogordo for a one night stop. Captain Bender will be in Alamogordo Friday and Saturday to assess stopping feasibility.
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Ed, LeBreton
Alamogordo
County School Notes Highlight Local Programs and Moves
The Valmont and Avis schools presented brief programs Friday afternoon while Newman school held exercises Friday evening. Miss Lilly Dale, Bent teacher for two years, accepted a position at the Tularosa bank. Mrs. Christabel Osborne visits a brother in Kansas.
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Valmont
Avis
Newman School
Lilly Dale
Bent
Tularosa Bank
Christabel Osborne
Kansas
Miss Louise Jones Delights With Violin Recital
A large crowd attended Miss Louise Jones violin recital at the high school auditorium. Manuel Archuletta read and Miss Peacock accompanied on piano. The N M I B praised her as the most promising violin student and possible study at an eastern conservatory may follow with Supt Pratt planning talks with her parents in Clovis.
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H. S. Auditorium
Louise Jones
Miss Jones
Conservatory
Supt
R. R. Pratt
Clovis
Union Memorial Services Sunday at High School
The annual union memorial services are set for Sunday May 27 at the Alamogordo High School auditorium. Rev J E Fuller will preach at 11 a m with Rev Cole of the First Baptist church and Rev Calvin A Duncan, new Presbyterian pastor assisting.
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J. E. Fuller
Cole
First Baptist Church
Calvin A. Duncan
Presbyterian Church
Fuller
Community Choral Society
Alamogordo
Airdome Bulletin Friday Programme
Conway Tearle stars in Shadows of the Sea and Buffalo Bill No 14 is shown. Lila Lee Lois Wilson Roy T Barnes feature Is Matrimony a Failure alongside Leather Pushers. All star The Fatal Hour follows. Claire Windsor Helene Chadwick Mae Bush Pat Malley in Brothers Under the Skin with Charlie Chaplin in Day’s Pleasure. Hills of Missing Men and The Inside of the Cup join the week’s lineup.
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Conway Tearle
Lila Lee
Lois Wilson
Roy T. Barnes
All Star
Claire Windsor
Helene. Chadwick
Mae Bush
Pat Malley
Charlie Chaplin
Churchill
Ford Coupe For Quick Sale At Gifford
Vehicle description notes a Ford coupe barely driven, with five over size cord tires and various extras. The seller offers a sacrifice for a fast sale and directs buyers to see Gifford for details.
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Ait
Gifford
Dangerous crossing near Alamogordo pool prompts warning letter
C D Beeth superintendent of the eastern division of the E P and S W Ry writes to Mayor Jones of Alamogordo warning of children crossing railroad tracks to reach a new pool at Alamogordo Ice and Coal Co. He urges use of the street crossing between the coal chute and the depot and seeks action to prevent children crawling between or under trains.
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C. D. Beeth
Tucumcari
Jones
Alamogordo
New Mexico
N. M
Alamogordo Ice & Coal Co
Co. D. Beeth
Mountain Park Highrolls School Holds Closing Exercises
The Mountain Park Highrolls school wrapped up a successful year with closing exercises last Friday. Graduates were Oscar May, Bessie McCracken, Myrtle Daugherty, and Alton Daugherty. J. M. Walker gave the graduation address. Mrs. E. E. Cadwallader awarded attendance certificates. Prof. C. C. Cockern led the year with Mrs. Cockern and Miss Alva Sitton in charge. Sitton left for home in Cushing, while Cockern and his wife plan a summer move to pursue work in universities after leaving Mountain Park.
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Mountain Park-Highrolls
Oscar May
Bessie McCracken
Myrtle Daugherty
Alton Daugherty
J. M. Walker
E. E. Cadwallader
C. C. Cockern
Accidental Death of Alden Martin Shocks Alamogordo
The 11 year old Alden Martin died after a tree climbing accident at a La Luz canyon picnic. He fell from about 20 feet hitting a stump, fracturing his skull and breaking his neck. Funeral held at Geren Hammond chapel with Rev. Ed LeBreton officiating. The Martins planned a trip to California.
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Alden Martin
Ed. Martin
la Luz Canyon
Alden
Alamogordo
Geren & Hammond Undertaking
Ed. LeBreton
Double Wedding in Cloudcroft and Alamogordo
Miss Maude Riddle and Gordon Culbertson both of Cloudcroft wed at Rev. J. B. Fuller home with Miss Eunice Riddle of Cloudcroft and Frank Andregg of Alamogordo. The couples are well known in Alamogordo and Cloudcroft where they have lived for years.
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Maude Riddle
Gordon Culbertson
Cloudcroft
Eunice Riddle
Frank Andregg
Alamogordo
J. B. Fuller
Global Tensions and Domestic Turmoil Dominate Front Pages
News review outlines Harding renomination prospects and New York prohibition battles. It notes Roosevelt speculation, Daugherty health rumors, and labor unrest affecting building costs in New York and Chicago. Internationally, Greece Turkey tensions rise, Britain’s rail stake, and Russia Britain rapprochement efforts feature amid postwar instability.
Hughes joins opposition to League of Nations policy
Secretary of State Hughes opposes U S membership in the League of Nations and urges changes to the covenant. In a Washington speech he argues peace rests on national temperament and goodwill rather than treaties, warning that force cannot sustain peace without united major powers. Senator Moses of New Hampshire also rejects membership in the world court and the league, noting European doubt.
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Hughes
League of Nations
Harding
United States
League
National Conference of Social Work
Washington
The
Moses
New Hampshire
World Court
Europe
Presbyterians Plan Lawn Party for Church Anniversary
A church anniversary celebration will be marked with a lawn party at the home of Mrs. Chesley Thomason on Monday evening May 28. Neighbors and members are invited to join in the community event and festivities.
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Chesley Thomason
Cele
Presbyterian church marks 24th anniversary
The church and Sunday school members are urged to attend the 24th anniversary celebration. An invitation goes to friends and members of the congregation to join in the commemorative event.
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Brate
Presbyterian Church
L S Acree Visits Oscura Sunday
L S Acree traveled to Oscura as a visitor last Sunday.
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L. S. Acree
Oscura
Rufus Chase in El Paso for Surgical Treatment
Rufus Chase traveled to El Paso for a surgical procedure. The trip targeted necessary medical care and reflects a routine treatment event within a regional health context.
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Rufus Chase
el Paso
Higher freight rates could boost New Mexico wool mills
Santa Fe New Mexican reports Hugh H. Williams of the New Mexico Corporation Commission urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to keep long and short haul rate parity and argued higher freight costs on wool could spur western manufacturing. He noted New Mexico produces about 15 million pounds of wool annually and cited historical wool scouring plants, rail rate impacts, and NM carriers’ wool shipments totaling thousands of carloads.
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Santa Fe
Harding
Hugh H. Williams
Corporation Commission
Albuquerque
H. C. Faul
Interstate Commerce Commission
Williams
New Mexico
West
Rocky Mountain Region
Groom Bros Fire Loss Adjusted in Alamogordo
Messrs Teagle and Daniels of the Bureau of Insurance Adjusters arrived in Alamogordo to adjust the Groom Bros fire loss. After negotiations through Wednesday the final settlement was set at nine thousand dollars with Groom Bros keeping the damaged stock. Further disposition details will be announced soon.
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Messrs Teagle & Daniels
Bureau of Insurance Adjusters
Alamogordo
Groom Bros
Bandelier National Monument Preserves Cliff Dwellings
The Forest Service highlights Bandelier National Monument in Bandelier lies west of the Rio Grande at Buckman New Mexico with Tyuonyi cliff dwellings and Pajarito Plateau ruins. Visitors reach from Santa Fe 38 miles by road or 17 miles from Buckman by rail with prearranged transport.
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Washington, D. C
Bandelier National Monument
Santa Fe Forest
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Rio Grande
Buckman
New Mexico
Pajarito Plateau
Tyuonyi
Santa Fe
Denver and Rio Grande
Alamogordo Ice Plant invites visitors for June 2
Brooks and Stout of the Alamogordo Ice plant invite the public to tour the facility on June 2. Guides will explain the process of producing pure sanitary ice, described as a very interesting sight that rewards visitors' few moments spent at the plant.
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Messrs. Brooks & Stout
Alamogordo
Fairchild Land Sold to El Paso Loan Co
The S. W. Fairchild land and range rights at the head of Penasco canyon were sold under receivership last Monday at 10 oclock. A. A. McNatt served as receiver and the property went to El Paso Cattle Loan Co for a little over $10,000. Attorney Watley of El Paso represented the loan company.
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S. W. Fairchild
Penasco Canyon
A. A. McNatt
el Paso Cattle Loan Co
Watley
el Paso
Road Work Under Way On El Paso Roswell Segment
Work to improve a 16 mile stretch between Picacho Hill and Hondo New Mexico is underway as project engineer H A Hunter of the state highway commission notes hillside grading and rock cutting will take about a year. Estimated cost is 130000 dollars with H E Williams of El Paso holding the contract.
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el Paso
Roswell
H. A. Hunter
New Mexico
H. E. Williams
Father and three children killed on N M highway
Four people died and a fifth remained critically injured after an automobile overturned on the highway between Santa Rosa and Fort Sumner. The driver Ignacio Sena of Fort Sumner ages 38?3 was trapped with his three young children and wife, all of whom perished except the wife who was in critical condition at Fort Sumner. Ignacio Sena was named as the son of George Sena of Santa Fe.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Santa Rosa
Fort Sumner
Ignacio Sena
Sena
George Sena
Santa Fe
Wool traffic figures by rail lines in New Mexico 1921
The report details wool tonnage on state lines in 1921 with the Southern Pacific carrying 1115 car loads, 693 of which originated on its lines, while other lines hauled the remaining tonnage. It notes the Southern Pacific did not originate any wool on its line in New Mexico.
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New York
Newburgh
Harding
Congress
Smith
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
New Mexico
Santa Fe
el Paso & Southwestern
New Mexico Central
Office of the State Corpora
Tion Commission
Southern Pacific
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