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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
8
A new rink opens in town with a Special Decoration Day matinee featuring popular acts and good music drawing crowds. The event highlights a family friendly program and festive atmosphere to attract residents for the holiday.
The Morning Journal notes many communications received recently from correspondents on various matters. A postal messenger delivery service is offered if the morning paper is not received, with a call to telephone number 36 to provide name and address for special delivery.
The article stresses the policy of printing only signed letters with writer addresses, even if publication is not always required. It then provides a May report from Forecast New Mexico and Arizona with multiple brief notices of people visiting or traveling through cities like Bernalillo Artesia Las Cruces and Las Vegas along with local market news and a mention of fresh spring lamb at the San Jose Market.
Local briefs report A. Mennet Sr visiting on business, Mrs Inez Cook in town, and a parade of picnickers heading to the mountains. Other items include a dance in the Elks ballroom by the Spanish American juvenile club, a big May Day concert lineup, and a health note about Chamberlain's Stomach Tablets.
The board music committee plans three major concerts during the irrigation congress week at the armory. Efforts focus on bringing a famous military band such as the National Band of Mexico or the United States Marine Band, plus McNary’s chorus from El Paso to perform.
The May 29 sound report notes the San Francisco Evening Bulletin received a dynamite threat linked to graft cases coverage. A facsimile letter to Fremon Older demanded withdrawal of $1000 for information about Oakland dynamiters, or else the Bulletin and its editor would be destroyed.
Miss Alice Brennan won the handcome gold medal for the best informed pupil in Christian Doctrine at Immaculate Conception School and St. Vincent's Academy. Four entries, three girls and one boy, faced judges Rev. M Capuluipi Rev F P Troy and Rev Gateley. Ralph J. Keleher, Miss Jennie Walsh, Miss Mamie Wieneke were contestants. The event drew many friends as Rev A M Mandalari conducted the examination.
An advertise style notice offers coal at 6.50 per ton from W H Malin Company and promotes laundering of ladies collars shirts waists skirts and duck suits. Also mentions Imperial Laden ice cream and Walton drug store with ice cream offerings.
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