Baker Steam Boss Builds a Modern Enterprise in Pueblo
Dr Hartley O Baker president of Baker Steam Motor Car Co in Pueblo leads a disciplined team toward a new steam car and steam boiler boom The Arizona and nationwide stockholders see his hands on approach as a guarantee of quality The board rejects outside control to protect small investors and public trust
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley O. Baker
Baker Steam Motor Car & Mf. Co
Pueblo
Colo
Baker
Dr. Baker
Lr. Baker
C. A. Orr
John J. Zielke
J. A. Phelps
W. R. Allred
Orrig
State Corporation Commission of Arizona
Ariza Commission
Carnival in Lordsburg Nets Profit Despite Rain
A rainy Lordsburg carnival, held under P T A and Woman's Club sponsorship, raised about 330 dollars for charity. Judge J R Ownbys court at the Vendome hotel featured a prosecutor M Q Hardin, adding to the entertainment. Carnival queen Miss Bessie Everett from the Post Office won a white gold wrist watch, and Miss Jewell Ownby earned a manicure set. Clown Martini provided lively entertainment throughout the dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
P. T. A and Woman's Club
J. R. Ownby
Vendome Hotel
M. Q. Hardin
Bessie Fverett
Post Office Department
Jewell Ownby
Martini
State to fund Santa Fe schools with $200000 in certificates
The state board of finance and investment board will invest over 200000 of permanent funds in certificates of indebtedness to run schools until taxes start. The certificates pay 6 percent and are bought at par, avoiding discounts. Tax commission is current, with no appeals pending. offices report little to do until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
State Board of Finance
State Investment Board
Byron O. Beall
State Tax Commission
Lag Cruces
Mrs Mary Burch Injures Palm With Needle Accident
Mrs Mary Burch injured the palm of her right hand when a rusty needle pierced it while she washed a sweater. Dr DeMoss removed the needle with pliery and she was downtown before noon to report the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Burch
Dr. DeMoss
Baker Steam Motor Car meets in Phoenix fully approved plans
At the Baker Steam Motor Car and Manufacturing Company annual meeting in Phoenix on September 11 stockholders unanimously approved proposed business plans and management strategies. The writer notes rapid stock uptake once delivery begins and two manufacturing plants will supply the trade, one in the east and one in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Steam Motor Car & Mfg. Co
Phoenix
Campbell Named On Commission
Thomas Campbell of Arizona is appointed a member of a federal fact finding commission to study government methods of reclaiming arid lands by irrigation. His duties include assessing project repayment to the government and collecting funds from federal aid projects. headquarters will be in Phoenix and he is currently on vacation in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas Campbell
Arizona
Washington
Campbell
Campell
California
Untimely death of Ralph Spann in hunting accident
Ralph Spann, prominent attorney and longtime regional developer, died in a hunting accident near Anna Illinois while on vacation with friends. He served as legal adviser in municipal affairs and was active in Pyramid Lodge No. 23 Knights of Pythias. The Lampasas Texas family and the local Knights of Pythias expressed condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph 8. Spann
Lucile Cauthen Schnabel
Lampasas
Texas
Spann
Anna
Pyramid Lodge No. 23
Knights of Pythias
Lampasag
Leahy Promoted To Motor Vehicle Customs Inspector
Edward J Leahy has been promoted from mounted inspector to minted inspector in automobiles. The change fills the vacancy left by the resignation of H D Archibald who will pursue studies at the University of Arizona under the federal board of vocational education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Edward J Leahy
Archibald
University of Arizona
Federal Board of Vocational Education
State Tax Rate Holds at Four Mills for 1923
Secretary Byron O Beall announces the state tax levy remains four mills for 1923 though valuations will fall sharply from 1922. The levy allocates three mills for general state purposes one mill for the body and one for roads with a separate federal aid road levy of four tenths of a mill. State valuation for 1923 is estimated around 300 million dollars, possibly 310 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron O Beall
State Tax Commission
Round Up Underway at Kirby's Ranch With 28 Cowboys
About 28 cowboys gathered at Kirby's ranch Tuesday evening to work up the Seneca, with activities starting yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby
Kirby's Ranch
El Paso Realtor James A. Murdock Tours Mining Properties
Prominent El Paso real estate agent James A. Murdock traveled Tuesday with County Clerk Reynolds and the editor, visiting several mining properties around the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
James A. Murdock
FE Paso
Reynolds
First Meeting Of P T Association Opens With Low Attendance
The Parent-Teacher Association held its first meeting in the HW auditorium with a small audience due to limited publicity. Mrs. J L Wells presided while Mrs. Claud Fuller reported a net of about 390 from a recent carnival to be split 50 50 with the Woman's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent- Teacher Association
HW. 8
J. L Wells
N. J. Scott
Claud Fuller
Association
Pt.a. and
Woman's Club
Julia Aven
Basil Puller
Harry Rose
W. H Vanderpool
Doyle
K. Bownby
M. P Walker
8. M Chase
Chas Johnson Purchases House and Lot in Town
Chas Johnson of the Anita Copper Co camps has bought the house and lot from J B Wood once occupied by H H Shelly and half of the north side of the lot. He plans to settle here permanently and expand his renowned poultry business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Johnson
Anita Copper Co
H O
J. B. Wood
H. Hf. Shelly
Johnson
Post Office Magnitude Cited by Assistant Postmaster General
W L Glover cites the postal service as the world’s largest business with 333000 workers and 51787 offices. He notes annual turnover of 3 billion, 600 million annual taxpayer spend, and vast output including stamps postcards envelopes and parcels across U S operations and a large postal savings system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Augustine
Dayton
Ohio
New York City
Dominion of Canada
W. L. Glover
Noted Curetons Visit Cureton Cattle Co
W E Cureton of Meridian Texas and J C Cureton of Los Angeles again guests of the Cureton Cattle Co for a few days. Chief Justice and Mrs C M Cureton, en route from California to Austin Texas, would have been here if they hadn't driven the northern route home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Cureton
Meridian
Texas
J. C. Cureton
Los Angeles
Cureton Cattle Co
C. M. Cureton
California
Austin
Roos Brings Big Men to Lordsburg Exhibition
Alford Roos hosted prominent visitors in Lordsburg on Monday at the manganese property run by New Mexico Operating Company. Guests included J. G. Robin of New York former U S High Commissioner to the Boer Republic and Hume Frost New York treasurer of NM QO Co. The host welcomed these notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alford Roos
Lordsburg
New Mexico
J. G. Robin
New York
U_ 8
Boer Republic
Hume Frost
NM. QO. Co
State Teachers College Sees Enrollment Surge in Silver City
Miss Winnie Davia Gilbert of Lordaburg is among students enrolled for fall term at State Teachers College in Silver City. The opening week brought higher total enrollment, especially in the college department, with a complete separation of high school and college work. President Bowden has expanded the faculty and curriculum, and the school plans a heavy athletic program with a football squad of about thirty under Coach Magers. An invitation basketball tournament will return after last year's success, while Lordsburg High School placed second in the boys division and Manning won the top scoring trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Davia Gilbert
Lordaburg
State Teachers’ College
Silver City
Bowden
Silver
Lordsburg
Magers
Lordsburg High School
Manning
To Have and To Hold at Star Theatre Sept 27 28
Star Theatre presents George Pitzmaurice Paramount production To Have and To Hold featuring Betty Compson and Bert Lytell. Ward of King James I and Virginia adventurer lead a story with duels Indian attacks and pirate encounters. Prices B and 5de.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Theatre
George Pitzmaurice
Paramount
Betty Compson
Bert Lytell
James I
England
Virginia
Paramount Stock Company
Old Timer Curt Rainbolt Keeps Cattle Faith
Curt Rainbolt of Lordsburg New Mexico spent a few days in El Paso last week. The deflation hit his affairs but he plans to stay in the cattle business his life’s work. He recalls his move west to Lordsburg long ago during frontier days when cattle drives faced long gaps between drinks and fewer white settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Rainbolt
Lordsburg
New Mexico
el Paso
Pecos
el Paso Livestock Journal
Baseball replaces bullfighting in Spain with modern spectacle
In Spain a shift from traditional bullfighting to baseball draws attention. The joke suggests an umpire taking the bull’s place, highlighting changing entertainment tastes and cultural adaptation.
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Spain
Local Pythian leaders depart for Grand Lodge and Temple
J Tr. Ownby Forte Kerr and Willard Holt of Pyramid Lodge No 23 along with Mrs Sylvia Kerr Grand Manager and Mrs Bethel Puller of Western Star Temple Pythian Sisters left for Deming to attend the Grand Lodge and Grand Temple. Mrs Kerr is expected to be advanced reflecting honor for Lordsburg. Mrs Ownby and Mr Trimble joined the Sisters to pursue Grand Temple degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Tr. Ownby
Forte Kerr
Willard B. Holt
Pyramid Lodge No. 23
Knights of Pythias
Mra
Sylvia Kerr
Bethel Puller
Western Star Temple
Pythian Sisters
Deming
Grand Lodge
Grand Temple
Mrs. Kerr
Lordsburg
Ft. Bownby
GW Trimble
Hidalgo County and Hidalgo’s Independence Echoed in Mexico
The piece recalls Hidalgo the priest who sparked Mexico’s independence celebration in September 1810. It notes his influence on Hidalgo County’s name and describes rites at Valedon and Lordsburg, the eve call at Dolores, and Hidalgo’s later capture and execution near Chihuahua. It also mentions his role in introducing silk and other enterprises and his sainthood in Mexican memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Hidalgo
Valedon
Lordsburg
Dolores
Chihuahua City
United States
Spain
Wade Smith Reports Dempsey Firpo Fight at Railroad Club
Wade B. Smith provides a detailed account of the Dempsey Firpo bout discussed over the Western Union line. Manager St W Aldrich oversaw the event as a big crowd cheered in the Friday night showing and the crowd reaction after Dempsey bolted a decisive second round strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Club
Wade B. Smith
Western Union
St. W. Aldrich
Dempsey
Firpo
Notice to Nurses Registration Meeting in New Mexico
The New Mexico State Board of Nurse Examiners will meet in Bante Ke on November 21 1928. A law from the last legislature requires compulsory registration of graduate nurses in the state. All nurses should apply for registration immediately to Mrs W Wilson secretary box 668 Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Lordsburg Teacher Moves to Tucson for School Year
Miss Mabel Brown, a leading Lordsburg educator, will teach in Tucson next year after completing summer training at Berkeley. She travels with her sister Mrs. Miller and her niece to visit her mother Mrs. K. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Brown
Lordsburg
Tucson
Berkeley
Star Theatre Program Announces September Screenings
The Star Theatre lists shows for September with styles: Sunday 23 McGuire of The Mounted, Monday 24 If You Believe, Tuesday 25 Anna Ascends, Wednesday 26 Be My Wife, Thursday 27 and Friday 28 To Have and To Hold, Saturday 20 In the Days of Buffalo Bill and a two reel comedy Dog Have Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire
the Mounted
Anna
Goldwyn
Buffalo Bill
Heather Attends State Funeral Directors Meeting
Jack Heather has been in Roswell this week attending the State Association of Funeral Directors and embalmers. The event marks him moving toward full proficiency in every department of the undertaking work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Heather
Roswell
State Association of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Jack
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ED Leahy
P.T. Association
Johnnie
Roos
State Teachers College
Hidalgo County
Wade Smith
Star Theatre Program
Heather
State Association OF Undertakers
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