Coal Strike Ends After Five Week Tieup
The United Mine Workers general committee voted to return miners to work with a commission to settle wage disputes. Telegrams instructed 4000 locals to resume immediately, with operators predicting full mine resumption and coal shipments starting Monday. Government officials and miners hailed the settlement as leading toward a final accord. The strike halted the soft coal industry for over five weeks, affecting about 100,000,000 people nationwide.
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United i od Gis
Wilson
Deming Chamber of Commerce to elect board Tuesday
The Headlight notes the Deming Chamber of Commerce officers for the coming year will be elected next Tuesday. The issue lists the election toll. readers should study it, perform their duty, and vote for men fit to fill these positions. If residents fail to participate, they may not complain about board actions.
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Deming Chamber of Commerce
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Salvation Army to Care for Needy
Salvation Army leaders report success of the home service campaign and endorse continuing Christmas kettles as a holiday fundraiser. Capt. John W. Payne says no regular mail solicitations will occur, but calls for gifts by mail or postal notice remain possible. Citizens are asked to notify if they know of any poor not known to the Army for assistance.
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Salvation Army
Chicago
home service fund
Nordhaus Store to Close in Columbus After Stock Sale
Nordhaus store in Columbus will close soon after the current stock sale ends. Officials cite business changes and market instability as reasons, noting effort will shift to their Deming outlets.
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NORDHAUS
COLUMBUS
Nordhaus atore
Mary Pickford at Majestic in Heart O the Hills
Deming audiences are urged to see Mary Pickford in Heart O the Hills at the Majestic next Saturday and Sunday. Low seat price marks the event with ten cent children and eighty five cent adults including war tax.
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Deming
Mary Pickford
Harsh Winter Harms Regions Amid Fuel Shortage
A fragmented report notes extreme cold across Mingogel Koniga Okla and Arkanean areas with near zero temperatures. Residents in several towns including Mingogel Koniga and Fort Cook's Peak face hardships as fuel shortages persist on Wednesday and across multiple points.
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Mingogel
Koniga
Oklahome
Arkanean
Rig Ready to Start Work at Fiorda Oil Drill Site
Fiorda Oil launches operations with a wet rig held for active drilling. J S Clark, field manager, says work begins Monday morning as houses for workers are finished and casing and material arrive. Location is northwest of the city in section 14 township 24 south range 10 west. Investors are urged to finance drilling with proceeds spent on operations and materials. No paid officers. local businessmen back the venture with large acreage and profit shares if oil is found.
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Fiorda Oil company
J. 5. Clark
Clark
thin
fiest
township
Deming
Visit Fifty Sick and Strangers Class Report
The Meth dist Sunday school class met Tuesday evening at the Gibson home on West Pine street. Fifty visits to the sick and strangers since October were reported. Plans included forming a Young People’s Society and organizing an Epworth League next Sunday. A social was set for January 5 and monthly business meetings were approved. Next meeting at Miss Beasie Browning’s home will include officer elections.
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Phils thea
Methodist Sunday school
Christine
Nell Gibson
West Pine street
Gladys stump
Dorothy Somerville
Young People’s Society
Misa Beasie Browning
Gibson
Nell Gibeon
Lucile Ward
clas
Fire Chief Highly Honored By Men
The Deming volunteer fire department honored Fire Chief P. A. Hughes at a Sunday gathering at the Hast Fine street fire house. He received a gold and enamel badge of office as Tom McCarty was announced as assistant chief. Fire Captain Dan Hathaway organized the feast and coffee.
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Deming
fire department
P. A. Hughes
Bud” Hughes
Tom McCarty
Dan Hathaway
guens
Henry Raithel
A. A. Temke
Local Headlight urges reader support for merchants gifts
Readers are urged to shop at local merchants this week as Headlight highlights gift goods and grocery offerings for Chhatras dinner and year round use. Clerks appreciate patient shoppers and helpful service in this community column.
Deming Chamber Banquet Marks Sixth Annual Billing
Deming Chamber of Commerce held its sixth annual banquet at the Community Service armory. A. A. Temke presented the treasurer and secretary reports detailing 1916 to 1919 finances, with $37,990.10 receipts and $37,716.40 disbursements. The gathering approved reports, heard speeches on Deming’s welfare, and embraced plans for a prosperous year ahead.
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A. W. Pollard
chamber of commerce
Pollard
A. A. Temke
C. E. Almy
Derning Chatabter
Deming
N. M
P. M. Steed
wees
batanza
Bank of Deming
Deming National Bank
Minbres
New Mexico
A. A. TEMEE
Deming Chamber of Commerce
lee
Jeanne a
Big Sale of Surplus Army Supplies
A local store conducted a surplus army stock sale starting last Thursday and disposed of about 4000 dollars worth of canned goods beans and shoes. New stock arrived Tuesday and Wednesday and was placed on counters with the sale continuing. The present invoice lists canned tomatoes cabbage cans and army blankets. The store opened yesterday at 10 in the morning.
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lers
atore
Condition of Mrs J Cooper Improving
The report states Mrs J Cooper is much improved and out of danger. Attending physician notes her condition has stabilized though careful monitoring continues. No further complications are mentioned.
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J. Cooper
Pupils Stage Carnival for Red Cross Funds
Pupils held a carnival last Friday night at the Community Service clubrooms raising about 285 from over 300 tickets sold. The event featured many amusements and showcased the value of the clubrooms for community work and junior Red Cross support.
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community service
frontiers
Red Cross
Base Hospital Pact Expands to Deming Facility
Deming receives a base hospital pact to arm a new hospital unit able to care for up to 800 patients. About 50 patients are en route and more cooks and assistants are being arranged this week. Major Kohrn praises locally favorable conditions and business ties, while Dr. E J Butzko and Misa Trotsky join the staff, signaling a busy period ahead.
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pact ple
Hositalia
Deming
Kohrn
E. J. Butzko
Misa Trotsky
Wurses
ithin
aé furga
Science of Right Living lecture in El Paso by Hermann Hering
A Tuesday Liberty Hall talk on Christian Science by Prof Hermann Hering explores spiritual law over material law. The speaker, a member of The Mother Church lectureship board, frames Mrs. Eddy’s teaching as the infinite Mind guiding healing and moral uplift through the Christ objective.
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Hermann
God
Eddy
Tip From the Little Old Man Warns Early Shopping
A fragment notes a public service style tip from The Head light urging early shopping or risk being left out. The message emphasizes shopping promptly for toys and repeats the phrase The Head light was right as guidance.
Fire at Remount Station Damages Mess Hall at Camp Cody
A Wednesday evening blaze at Camp Cody's remount station destroyed or damaged the mess hall. Fire department units responded and extinguished the fire with hut minor damage reported.
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REMOUNT STATION
Camp Cody
Water sign alarm prompts reform bureau action
The WRB plans to ask Congress for a half million dollar tax on a pint of whisky if the wartime prohibition amendment is ruled unconstitutional. Old Town resident James Coulson, traveling in Teming, notes the potential impact as the executive committee meets Friday and Saturday.
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national reform bureau
supreme court
Jamen Coulson
WRB
Teming
Republicans to Meet in Chicago for 1920 Convention
The Republican National Committee chosen Chicago as the site for the June 8 convention to nominate the 1920 presidential candidate. Chicago led with 44 votes over St Louis which received 9. Asbury Park and Cheyenne withdrew before voting. The committee created two new party departments and approved limiting individual campaign contributions to 10000. Members named to key committees included H. G. Burne H. F. McGregor Allan B Jaynes and William Wrigley Jr with Wrigley taking charge of political information division.
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Republican national committee
Chicago
wil
St. Louis
dovaters
Asbury Park
N. J
Cheyenne
Wyo
Will H. Hayg
Bucoum
New Mexico
MacGregor
Texas
H. G. Burnm
H F. McGregor
Allen B
Arizona
Hubert Work
Colorado
J. W. Tolbert
Allan B Jaynes
William Wrigley, Jr
the nations
committee
Community Service Dance at Armory Tonight
Community Service dance at the armory kicks off weekly events with gentlemen’s admission set at $1. Good music and a pleasant evening promised. Mr and Mrs M G Boucher spent days in El Paso seeking apartments then returned to Deming where Mrs Boucher will stay indefinitely. Boucher has a job in Chicago.
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Mra
M. G. Boucher
El Pano
Good Gracious Annabelle leads at Princess theatre screening
Annabelle Leigh faces kidnapping antics in the Paramount feature Good Gracious Annabelle starring Hike Burke with Herbert Rawlinson directed by George Melford at the Princess theatre tomorrow December 18. Also reported a depot incident left Louie Hicks badly burned when a match sparked a gasoline scented woolen sweater.
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Annabelle Leigh
Annabelle
Paramount
Hike Burke
Princess theatre
Louie Hicks
Lee Moore company
Mesilla Park
El Paso
Hachita Man Buys Store At Anthony
Parker of Hachita buys Whitfield Brooks general merchandise store at Anthony and takes possession. Parker family will move from Mesilla Park to Anthony in spring while Brooks family decides on location. Brooks plans to remain in Anthony until settlement. Also report of injured man Markman after mountain incident.
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HACHITA
ANTHONY
Br. Parker
Whitfield Brooks
Mr. Parker
Mesilla Park
state college
Brooks
Mr. Brooks
Troops Withdrawn From New Mexico Mining District
Soldiers from the Eighth cavalry based at Gallop and the Twelfth cavalry with two squadrons of the Twenty-fourth infantry were withdrawn Tuesday from Colfax County New Mexico mining district. They were to return to their stations Fort Bliss and Columbus, and left in each regiment’s detachment for service.
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NEW MEXICO
Eighth cavalry
Twelfth cav alry
Twenty-fourth infantry
Colfax
staeach
Fort Biles
Columbus
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