Officers Named in Hidalgo County More Appointments
Governor Larrazolo designates Hidalgo county officers to begin Jan 1 1920. Appointments include County Clerk David Creswell Treasurer Frank R Coon School Superintendent Luella Clark Sheriff Joe Leahy County Road Superintendent J L Augustine Assessor Frank Curry District Attorney Charles W G Ward Las Vegas. Special counsel Stephen B Davis Jr and mine tax study head H Hagerman invited. New road superintendents include Leo Ido Gonzales red Miller Emiliano Castillo Herman Gerhart W S Wilhoite McKinley H W Stoneham Lea J Aragon Lewis O Turner Crestino Chaves. Stock Board secretaries Linwood secretary cattle sanitary board and Dan Pascilla sheep sanitary board Secreary.
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Hidalgo County
Larrazolo
David Creswell
Steins
Frank R. Coon
Lordsburg
Luella Clark
Valedon
Joe Leahy
J. L. Augustine
Frank Curry
Santa Fe
Charles W. G. Ward
Las Vegas
C. A. Hunker
Stephen B. Davis, Jr
la Plata
H. J. Hagerman
Larriolo
Leo Ido Gonzales
Lincoln County
Red Miller
Chaves
Emiliano Castillo
Valencia
Herman Gerhart
Ouay
GS. Wilhoite McKinley
H W. Stoneham
Lea
J. C. Aragon Guadalupe
Lewis O. Turner
Colfax
Crestino Chaves
Torrance Canto Trunlte
Rin
Arriba
Toxe M. Gonzales
Stock Board
Representative Linwood
Cattle Sanitary Board
Dan Pascilla
Albuquerane
Instlea
Sheep Sanitary
Pankey Takes Governor Duties as Larrazolo Attends Roads Meet
Governor Larrazolo leaves for Mineral Wells Texas to attend the good roads convention. He rests due to poor health, leaving Lieutenant Governor Benjamin F. Pankey as acting chief executive. Larrazolo names 188 New Mexico delegates to the roads convention prior to departure.
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Larrazote
Mineral Wells
Texas
Benjamin F. Pankey
Larrazolo
New Mexico
WEW Corporations Airline Inquiry In New Mexico
The Rocky Mountain Land and Mortgage Co formed in Santa Fe with $250000. Organizers are W A Portner Albert Clancy and George Mignardot. The Citizens State Bank of Artesia is incorporated. Northeast New Mexico Oil Co formed at Roy by E Brown with capital $500000 and $3500 paid in. Apache Aerial Transportation seeks an El Paso to Los Angeles freight and passenger service. Arizona corporation commission asks New Mexico for charter requirements to use airspace.
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Rocky Mountain Land and Mortgage Co
Santa Fe
W. A. Portner
Albert Clancy
George Mignardot
Citizens State Bank of Artesia
Northeast New Mexico Oil Company
Roy
Brown Capital
Apache Aerial Transportation Company
New Mexico
el Paso
Los Angeles
Arizona Corporation Commission
Nationwide Car Ownership Patterns by State and Region
Figures from the B F Goodrich Rubber Co show America has about one car for every seventeen people. Iowa and Nebraska lead with roughly one car per seven residents, while New York and Pennsylvania average one car per 23 and 24 people. Rural areas show higher registrations than cities, with regional variations across New England, the South, the Midwest, and Mississippi and Alabama at the lower end.
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America
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Middle Western
Iowa
Nebraska
Middle West
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Ilinois
New York
Pennsylvania
South
New England
Mid-West
Mississippi
Alabama
Ranger-Rock Island oil venture eyes five test wells
A new Ranger-Rock Island Oil and Refining company, barely a month old, plans five test wells in Ranger district, Duke pool, Town Park field and Parker county. Geologist H H Adams approves a 57 acre Parker county block, and M J Grogan joins as production superintendent. Norwood well near Ranger reports 12 000 to 13 000 barrels daily, with a gush leaving a tank knocked over by the flow.
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Ranger-Rock Island Oil & Refining Company
Ranger District
Duke Pool
Town Park
Parker County
Rock Island Railroad
Norwood Survey
Ranger
Norwood
Zink
Watkins
Tanc Acres
H. H. Adams
Weatherford
Gas and Oil
M. J. Grogan
Pierce of Corporation
Ranger-Rock Island Company
Save It
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company
Thurber
Eastland
Stephens
Fort Worth
Price Of Beef Varies Widely In Cities And Cuts
Statistics from the U S Department of Labor show sirloin prices differ across locales due to demand for the cut quality and trim, with Washington and other cities reporting higher rates for sirloin while round or chuck remain cheaper. market conditions and transport affect prices. The piece also notes federal road bids and state highway superintendents appointments as changes ripple through planning.
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Minneapolis
Boston
U. S. Department of Labor
Armour and Company
Washington, D. C
Jersey City
Hoboken
Chicago
Santa Fe Railway Death Lawsuit Seeks 5000
Pablo Gallegos files district court suit against the Santa Fe Railway claiming negligence caused his father Pablo Gallegos senior’s 1914 death near Grants while driving a wagon across tracks. He seeks 5000 in damages alleging a blocking camp near a siding hid the train. Albuquerque Journal notes the Albuquerque Business College opened its spring term with many students enrolling in business courses.
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Suse Santa Fe R. R
Pablo Gallegos
San Rafael
Santa Fe Railway
Galleros
Grants
Strge Campay Cfralahurenr
Albuquerque Business College
Roswell Areas Strained by Floods and Bridge Repairs
Roswell officials report heavy washouts across the county with the Dexter bridge approachments damaged and Eight Mile grade needing hard finish completion. Drifted sands and grading work threaten Acme bridge and nearby roads while concrete spillways require attention as Oswego County plans bridge repairs. Roswell News notes smallpox cases prompt urgent vaccination and quarantine measures. The Roswell canning factory machinery moves in, aiming to start mid July to process the valley surplus crop.
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W. C. Davidson
Theaump
Eight Mile
Acme
Roswell
FitzGerald
Fifth Liberty Lean Promotion Plans Sham Air Battle
Advertisers hint at a Liberty Lean event featuring a possible sham battle over Santa Fe and other New Mexico points. Three flying circuses may perform using American and captured German planes if schedule permits.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Tax Commission to Hear Bank Assessments Under Snow Corns Bill
Retests from banks that will be assessed on their stock under the Snow Corns bill passed by the last legislature will be heard April 7 by the State Tax Commission which to meet first Tuesday. The commission is composed of Joseph Saint, J Rafael Aguilar, and James Ascarate.
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James A French
Denver
Office of
Public Roads
New Mexico
James Harvey
Santa Fe
Albuquerque-Farmington
Harvey
Estancia
State Tax Commission
Benate
Joseph Saint
J. Rafael Aguilar
James Ascarate
Discontinued Class B Allowances for Relatives of Soldiers
The 1919 Treadway Act ends reimbursements or deductions from allotments for discontinued Class B allowances except in cases of manifest fraud or lacking proper relation to the enlisted man. Many recipients had cashed checks in good faith, and the act now shields them from repayment or allotment deductions.
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Bureau of War Pisk Insurance
Bureau
State Council urges war claim investigations by committees
The State Council for Defense through chairman Charles Springer calls legal committees and Red Cross home service societies to probe claims for soldiers' dependents. They seek cases where regular monthly allotments or war risk insurance payments may be due and unpaid, to help families receive funds.
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Home Service Societies of the Red Cross
Jathers
State Council For Defense
Charles Springer
State Council
Colfax Snow Delays Farm Work and Brings Losses
The heavy equinoctial storm, the worst in 25 years, delayed plowing and farm tasks, harmed range livestock, and caused structural damage. The Floersheim Mercantile Co plans a cream station for farmers with cash on delivery. A new meat market opens with Lark and Codlin in charge. Post office moves planned to a new building by April. A bootlegging case ends with a suspended sentence. Bickley Riker Voorhees form a law partnership in Raton.
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Springer Stockman
Floersheim Mercantile Co
Vane Lark
Diin
Maxwell
Forbe
Raton Cash
Mr. Lark
Mr. Codlin
end—Raton Range
Kelly Case Opens With Extra Witnesses and Disqualification
The Kelly case features Judge Reed Holloman’s disqualification due to ties with Kelly’s attorneys, with Judge D J Leahy likely seated. State attorneys seek to amend indictments as the trial proceeds, former officials testify about bonds and double payments dating to 1916, and witnesses including W G Kelly and Frank W Clancy are named as proceedings move toward a charged funding bond case.
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Reed Holloman
Kelly
D. J. Leahy
Fourth Judicial District
Alejandro Read
First District
Smallpox Quarantine Lifts Fort Sumner As Schools Open
Fort Sumner resumes classes after a smallpox quarantine with no new cases and recovering patients. Rain and cold weather hit stockmen hard, with many losses reported among cattle and sheep. Eight families camped in the schoolhouse as adobe homes collapsed and weeks of storm damaged properties.
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Fort Sumner
Juan S. Casaus
West Fort Sumner
Land and appropriation for soldier settlement board
Attorney General asks six questions from Edward Everett Young on using endowment income and land funds to improve and drain the Rio Grande valley. The board plans surveys and classifications, with headquarters in the capitol, aided by state funds and the Lane bill outlook.
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C. O. Askren
Edward Everett Young
Soldier Settlement Board
Rio Grande Valley
Young
Washington
New Mexico
Congress
Gillett
Capitol Building
Commission
Attorney Generals
Walter Norton makes million out of cement
The New York Herald reports Walter Norton, once a Stenographic School operator in this city, struck a vast fortune in New Zealand by supplying a superior cement used for war needs. He earned about one million dollars in royalties as Britain deployed the material for cement ships and other purposes. Norton, now aged about 60, had first reported Parliament in shorthand and has seen seventeen wars while traveling to Britain, New Zealand, and Europe with his two British Army sons.
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New York Herald
Walter Norton
Norton
New York
New Zealand
Europe
Gladstone
Great Britain
New Mexico Cattle and Horsegrowers elect leaders
Victor Cutherson elected president of the New Mexico Cattle and Horsegrowers association. Four vice presidents named: Mitchell of Albert, Hodge of Siever City, John Lusk of Carlsbad, Hood McCammett. Executive committee includes O'Donnell Bell Ranch, Foster Cliff, Nels Field Santa Fe, Sid Pitts Gallup, Frank Hubbell Albuquerque, TD Allen to remain secretary for another month. Association treasury holds $5,000. Legislature adjourned. State Department of Health established and bond-issue steps discussed to support reclamation and road funds. Vaughn News.
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Ictor Cutherson
New Mexico Cattle and Horsegrowers Association
TE. Mitchell
Albert
H. L. Hodge
Siever Cit
John Lusk
Carlsbad
Hood McCammett
Gallup
CM. O'Donnell
Bell Ranch
LE Foster
Cliff
Nels Field
Santa Fez
Sid Pitts
Frank Hubbell Mouquerque
Allen
Treasury
State Department of Health
Uncle Sam
Vaughn News
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Couny
Hidalgo
WEW Corporations
Nemat Narruz
Bmillett
C. B. Sampson
Wae Vruces
Dona Ai Luna
C. Davidson
Eddy, Lea
Lincoln
Otero
A. E. St. Morris
Los Lunas
Bernalillo
McKinley Valencia
Socorro
C. Harvey
Sandoval
San Juan
Rio Arriba
Taos
Torrance
W. R. Smythe
Raton
Union
Mora
San Miguel
Colfax Lewis O
Turner Curry Gee
McLean
Baca
A. P. Anaya
Dona Ana
Eddy CM. Richards Grant J
Augustine Guadalupe J. P. Aragon
Hidalgo JL. Augustine
Lea H. W. Stoneham
Lincoln Leopoldo Gonzales
Luna S. W Almy
McKinley G._S. Willhote
Mora Bias Sanchez
Roy H. Flamm
Tory
NEW Mexico News Review
New Mexico Cattle and Horse Growers Association
Albuquerque
Rosswell
Board of Health
L. L Taylor
Springer , Times
Brannin
A. H. Toy
Leib
Howard L. Bickley
Henry A. Riker
Abram C Voorhees
Mendelson Building
the Board OF Loan Commissioners
Catron & Catron
A. B. Renehan
Kansas City Mornay
Ander
Benj. F. Pankey
Chas, C. Closso
Jake Levy
W. G. Kelly
Authority of
Taxpayers Association
Cond
Caunons
Mac Donald
Lindsey
Lidsey
R C Reid
Tas
Tas Cuimmissoy Authority For He Stranent
Thas
Presi
Ome Re
Fond
Dow Rd
Hen P. Bomar
The
Portales
Clovis
Bomar
Clovis News
Presbyterian Church
Means Pharmacy
Clovis Journal
H.W. Honaker
Melrose Oil Co
Pioneer Oil Company
Sam
Poi
Here
A. E. James
A. F. James
Ico Taxpavers Association
Santa Fe County
Grant
Genta Fe
State Taxpayers Association
W. G Kelly
W. N. Tipton
W.G. Kelly
State Board of Loan Commissioners
Frank W. Clancy
O. No Marron
W. G. Sargent
Alfred M. Bergere
Ralph Twitchell
Tose D. Sena
Vicente Alarid
A. M Fawards
J.C. Mayo
Tenacio Maridy
R W. Lynn
G. C. Mardorf
Frank Lavan
Calfornia
Hegan
Crist
Horney
Thal
Tudee RK. C. Brice
Renehan
Catron
PF. D. Garrett
Seian
Fred Muller
Oe Zumah
Las Cruce
A.V. Lyle
Ostey & Culberson
Dick Born
W. O. Dunlap
Frank Chadder
Perfecto Casuas
Tore Martinez
H. H. Hassan
W. E. Chapman
Fort Sumner Review
Ettlement Board
State Stock Association
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