Primaries promise lively campaigns in New Mexico and Pecos Valley
The piece notes hot political stretch as campaigns heat up in New Mexico and the Pecos Valley. It highlights Republican field strength and possible internal tensions, mentions J. C. Compton seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress, and praises Dick Dillon and Albert Mitchell as strong contenders for the U.S. Senate race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Compton
Clovis
United States Senate
R. C. Dillon
Albert Mitchell
Pecos Valley
Dick Dillon
White Sands Traffic Grows As Highway 70 Nears Completion
Will Robinson notes White Sands National Monument at Alamogordo draws 2,532 visitors in two weeks in July, averaging 252 daily. Carlsbad Caverns, Cloudcroft, and other desert towns report rising commerce, with highway improvements boosting access and plans for a possible 1941 daily average over 300, while political machine dynamics in New Mexico shape upcoming Republican primaries.
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White Sands
White Sands National Monument
Alamogordo
Uncle Sam
Will Robinson
the Sands
Tom Charles
Farris
Union
United States
Cloudcroft
New Mexico South Sees Mixed Tourist and Trade Signals
In the southern portion of New Mexico officials report mixed indicators as tourist volume and trade activity show pockets of improvement alongside ongoing gripes about uneven business, suggesting a cautious but recovering economic trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
That Tourist Volume In Mexico After Election Doldrums
Mexico sees lower tourist volume than hoped after a factional risk following the kangaroo presidential election. Yet thousands of American cars still move through the republic as travelers pass inland and along byways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Republic
Pecos Chamber urges rain relief for melons
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce asked for rain to avoid damage to cantaloupe crops in Texas near Pecos. Heavy rain is welcomed north of the Red Bluff reservoir but not south of it to protect uniform melon quality and prevent losses on hundreds of acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Pecos
Texas
Curse of intolerance echoed in Luke teachings
The piece denounces intolerance as a blighting curse across generations. It argues intolerance fuels martyrdom conquest and inquisitions, causing religious persecutions and social cruelty. It urges tolerance toward those who sincerely reflect Christ's teaching.
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Jesus
Christ
Water Carnival at State College Delayed by Weather
SPEAKING OF Bottle Necks Water Carnival AT STATE COLLEGE. State College New Mexico July 26 One of the big events of the summer schedule at New Mexico State College each year is the Water Carnival staged at the college outdoor pool. The weather caused the carnival to be postponed from Wednesday until Thursday night but more than a thousand people gathered to watch aquatic contests bathing beauty revue and the dramatic high tower fire dive performed by Captain Johnnie Burns. Nine lovely misses sponsored by business houses from El Paso Anthony and Las Cruces vied for beauty honors. Miss Mary Louise Armstrong a New Mexico State College junior Home Economics student won first honors with Peggy Snell of El Paso taking second. Judges were Professor Lewis Teel Mrs Elizabeth Cameron Bent Dr Victor Kleven and Dr C B Wivel visiting instructors at State College summer school.
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State College
N. M
New Mexico State College
New Mexico
Johnnie Burns
Business Nouses
el Paso
Anthony
Las Cruces
Nine Lovely
Mary Louise Armstrong
Peggy Snell
Lewis Teel
Elizabeth Cameron Bent
Victor Kleven
Co. B. Wivel
State College Summer School
Roswell Dog Ordinance Sparks Letter to Editor
A Roswell reader denounces a proposed dog ownership ban as unfair to children and urges public protest at the August 6 city council meeting. The letter, signed by Roy C. Phillips, argues dogs matter to families and recalls circus memories as context. Also printed are a school bus insurance bid notice from the Chaves County Board of Education and details for the August 12 bid deadline in Roswell, New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
New Mexico
Roswell
Trade
Congress
Associated Press
New Mexico Newspaper Association
Merchants Credit Association
Roswell Daily Record
Roy C. Phillips
BIDS FOR COAL OPENING AT COUNTY BOARD MEETING
The Chaves County Board of Education will receive bids for coal in 10 districts as listed by the County School Superintendent's office for the ensuing year. Bids must be in by 9:00 a.m. Monday, August 12, 1940, as announced by R. M. Cookson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaves
Chaves County
State College radio programs set for July broadcasts
New Mexico State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts will present a series of July radio broadcasts on KROD El Paso featuring musical and dramatic talent plus informative talks by college officials. Programs air Monday at 10 and Friday at 4, with invites extended to all friends of the college. In Omaha, John Yeiser III and Andrew Yeiser report returning a key to a hotel clerk that 45 years earlier was carried home by their grandfather Andrew Sturm of Nehawka Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Assembly
Las Vegas
Maurice Miera
Seth Alston
Lea County
Alston
Miera
New Mexico State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
KROD
el Paso
Denver
John Oo. Yeiser III
Andrew Sturm Yeiser
Omaha
Neb
Brown Place Hotel
Andrew Sturm
Nehawka
John
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Artesia
Townsend
Willkie
Roosevelt
Ed Otero
Holm Burmsum
Austin D. Crile
Dillon
Carlsbad Caverns
Lee
Yucca Drug Store
N. Main St
Donald Duck
Moseley
Speaking
Egular
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East Second Street
Walt Disney
Moseley’s
Coronado
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