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Miss Margaret A T Waldel of Mr and Mrs Gearse and Albright of Los Angeles visited Albaquerque and Santa Fe during the week en route home from Pecos. Plwood Albright of this city also traveled with them.
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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
8
Miss Margaret A T Waldel of Mr and Mrs Gearse and Albright of Los Angeles visited Albaquerque and Santa Fe during the week en route home from Pecos. Plwood Albright of this city also traveled with them.
In Amarillo linked Beischer Agency notes, Albuquerque and Santa Fe residents, teachers, and clergy appear among ongoing social, educational, and civic stories. The piece sketches wartime service, church confirmations, public inquiries, and local business moves amid community life and fundraising, with names like Villa and Reid appearing in passing.
Local clip highlights social events and civic activities including Red Cross and Royal Highlanders meetings, the Socorro Woman’s Club donation, a Gallup convention schedule, a Southern chicken dinner in honor of Miss Marjorie Jones, a grand reception at the governor’s mansion, and community notices tied to the war effort.
In Torrance a Willard Mercantile Co effort features a carload of advertisement bags with eye catching messaging promising to make people sit up and take notice. The company official says the campaign will draw attention across the county.
Horace Morrow brings the first load of 1917 beans to Clayton bought by Four States Seed Co for a set price per pound. Beans are high quality and uniform, to be used as samples for New Mexico product heading to eastern markets. The bean crop overall looks strong across the region.
The item reports Frank Curry selling large herds of Mexican mules and sheep to buyers, noting strong demand and cheaper prices than local stock. It also mentions rumors of flirtations involving young women and soldiers at Camp Funston and a local defense council crackdown.
Cartes Starkey of Bard bought 25 Hereford heifer yearlings at Tuchmeari on Tuesday. Five registered heifers cost $100 each and twenty high grade heifers $75 each, from CH Hutson.
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