Jury convicts drunken driver of automobile
In Pueblo Colorado a jury finds James A Shelley of Trinidad guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing the death of Robert H Wartenbee. Conviction carries one to fourteen years in prison. Shelley released on a 2500 appeal bond. Eight witnesses testified to his drunkenness.
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Pueblo
Colo
James A. Shelley
Trinidad
Robert H. Wartenbee
Shelley
Lucy Peterson
Wartenbee
Here
Colorado
Harvey House
Deaths and Funerals A Word of Comfort
Obituary notices list Melquiades R. de Acuna age 0 died suddenly at 624 North Broadway. Maria Contreras funeral at 2 pm at family residence with San Jose cemetery interment. Johnson R. Devers died at home with Strong Mortuary handling arrangements. Beatris Jaramillo died at North Arno Street residence with Crollett's Mortuary pending. Frances T. Miller services at French Mortuary. Doloritas Ortega age 650 died at Coyote Springs ranch with Crollett's Mortuary. Policarpio Saavedra services at family residence with Santa Barbara cemetery. Earl Lewis Stephens funeral at French Mortuary with Alonzo Bright officiating. Woodmen of the World and Carpenters Union attend.
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Acuna
Melquiades R. de ‘Acuna
North Broadway
Crollett
Jaramillo
Beatris Jaramillo
North Arno Street
Ortecga
Doloritas Ortega
Coyote Springs
Ortega
Nicolas Ortega
White Christmas Snow Reaches Rocky Mountain States
Weather bureau reports a general snowfall across Montana Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico as Mother Nature lays down a white Christmas carpet. Forecasters expect clearing conditions for the region tomorrow despite tonight's snow.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Weather Bureau
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
University student visiting Albuquerque noted in local items
Harry Uweyn of the University of Illinois spends his holiday with his parents in Albuquerque. The U S Civil Service Commission announces a chief of radio service examination with salary 2800 to 5000 per year. Applicants need at least one year in radio work and must graduate from an agricultural college. Application blanks due in Washington by January 6, 1926. Blanks available from H B Hermes at the forest service office.
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Harry Uweyn
University of Illinois
Albuquerque
United States Civil Service Commission
Agricultural College
Washington, D. C
H. B. Hermes
Forest Service Office
Red caps of Union Station guard traveling maidens
Kansas City dispatch reports Union Station ushers called red caps patrol for protection of unwary young women. They question travelers tickets show routes and destinations to deter predatory acquaintances. Station master supports vigilant behavior and ushers undertake this duty voluntarily.
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Kansas City
Red Cap
Red Caps
Scout Troop 4 Holds Regular Meeting at Coral Avenue Church
Troop 4 gathered at the Coral Avenue Methodist church for a regular meeting. Kretching and boxing were the main events of the evening. Games were played, songs sung, and refreshments served by Mrs. Scheets. Two new members attended. Billy Eddy man was voted into the troop.
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Coral Avenue Methodist Church
Kretching
Minister Takes a Wife
The marriage of Rev. Heber Reece Harper chancellor of Denver University to Miss Rachel Harris Rathbun was performed in Woonsocket Rhode Island today. The bride is the daughter of Edward Harris Rathbun and his wife of Woonsocket. All cork laborers in Barcelona Spain have been on strike.
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Woonsocket
R. I
Heber Reece Harper
Denver University
Rachel Harris Rathbun
Edward Harris Rathbun
Barcelona
Spain
Parents Oppose Smoking by Girls at Boston Univ
Boston parents of students in the Boston University School of Practical Arts and Letters express strong opposition to girls smoking. Dean Lawrence Davis circulated 675 questionnaires. 449 of 450 respondents favored keeping the ban, with expulsion as penalty for infractions. He argues college age girls should not decide this issue themselves.
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Boston
Boston University School of Practical Arts and Letters
Bryn Mawr College
Lawrence Davis
Boston University
Dean Davis
Mater
Christmas Tree Used by Santa Fe to Create Holiday Spirit
Railroad flags lanterns safety balloons and other gear decorate a pine tree in Santa Fe storeroom corner of the large office. Clerks glimpse the tree and holly twigs hang throughout the department. A B Wachter head storekeeper says decorations boost morale and holiday cheer.
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Santa FE
A. B. Wachter
New National Park Proposed in Northern New Mexico
Colonel YD. KK. B. Sellers reports in a letter from Los Angeles that a new national park is being planned in the mountains of northern New Mexico. The proposed park runs about 50 miles north from near Jemez, 20 miles wide, and features waterfalls, colored caverns, and the largest extinct volcano in the southwest. map and sketch came from the International Syndicate.
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YD. KK. B. Sellers
Los Angeles
New Mexico
International Syndicate
Robbery at Hoffman and Graubarth Store in Las Vegas
Thieves broke in through a rear window of Hoffmann and Graubarth on Bridge Street and stole about $1000 in clothing and notions. Police are asked to watch for suspects who may try to pawn or sell items locally.
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Hoffman and Graubarth
Bridge Street
Las Vegas
Christmas Mail Surges at Albuquerque Post Office
Postmaster Berthold Spitz reports Albuquerque Christmas mail volume breaking all past records with a strong ongoing rush into Christmas. He predicts tonnage will rise sharply over any previous year, signaling exceptional seasonal mail activity.
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Albuquerque
Berthold Spitz
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