Peace Corps Placement Test Planned This June
The Peace Corps will administer a revised placement test Saturday June 8 at 813 Civil Service testing centers nationwide. The noncompetitive exam includes a 30 minute general aptitude test and a 30 minute language aptitude test with an optional hour for Spanish or French. Applicants should arrive 20 minutes early and plan up to two and a half hours, more if taking language tests.
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Peace Corps
Civil Service
United States
Taos
The
U. S
Change in SS representative location at Harwood Foundation
The Social Security representative who has visited the Harwood Foundation on Thursdays will move to the Employment Security office starting June 6. The new, Thursday schedule is from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Harwood Foundation
Employment Security Office
Lure of Names explains New Mexico town origins
Dr. T M Pearce of the University of New Mexico discusses origins of many New Mexico town names in The Lure of Names in New Mexico Quarterly. Names reflect Indian roots frontier history saints religious symbolism and place features. Includes towns like Pecos Chama Jal Gallup and San Jon with various linguistic influences.
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T. M. Pearce
New Mexico Quarterly
Chama
Wagons Mound
Walnut Creek
Bent's Fort
Fort Osage
New Mexico
Zebulon Pike
Pike's Peak
Colorado
John A. Lynch
Gameren
Gallup American Coal Company
Coyote Valley
Bible Top Hill
Union County
Harding County
San Jon
Sanjon
Lamy
Santa Fe
John B. Lamy
Trinity
Socorro
Luna
Devil's Creek
Catron
Devil's Lake
de Baca
McKinley County
University of New Mexico Press
Apartment House Civilization 1200 A.D. in Aztec Ruins
The article details a drought driven Pueblo culture in the Animas River valley of northern New Mexico from 1100 to 1300 A.D. at Aztec Ruins National Monument. Walls remain standing in a sunlit plaza where residents thrived for three centuries before dispersal around 1276. Lester Tinker’s feature appears in New Mexico Magazine’s June July Vacation issue on newsstands.
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Animas River Valley
New Mexico
Aztec Ruins
Lester Tinker
Taos Bowling Awards Banquet Ends Winter Season Climax
More than 100 attendees gathered May 25 at the Sagebrush Inn for the Taos Women and Taos County Bowling Associations annual Awards Banquet. Prizes honored champions and high scorers across multiple men’s, women’s, and mixed leagues, with special acknowledgments and new 1963 64 officers announced.
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Taos Women’s Bowling Association
Taos County Bowling Association
Sagebrush Inn
Pueblo Motors
Henry Fallas
Yucca Builders
Squaws
Vivienne Bumstead
Pond Clinic
Conoco
Floyd Nichols
Pearl David
City Association
Women's Association
Louise Iko
Judy Anderson
Margaret Vickers
Marilyn Kennon
Men's Association
Ernest Martinez
Henry Dallas
Taos
Foster's Cafe
Farrell's Conoco
Taos Lanes, Inc
Yudta Builders
Plaza Foods
Taos Drug
Jerry’s Men's Wear
Harper Motors
Taos Pueblo Continued From Page One Names of Local Families
A list of residents includes Cordova and Gomez families with Bruce and Rich ard Suazo, Archuleta, Concha, Cordova, Lujan, Romero, and Hacker kinships. Girls named include Rose Archuleta Polly Ann Concha Miriam Cordova Vickie Gomez Esther Hacker Geraldine Lujan June Lujan Marion Lujan Carmen Romero and Helen Romero.
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Page One
Thel Cordova
Bruce Gomez
Tormo
Doris Gomez
Glenn Gomez
Randy
Cordelia Gomez
Richard Allen Suazo
Alfred
Anita Suazo
Rose Archuleta
George and
Elisa Archuleta
Polly Ann Concha
Joe Paul
Rose Concha
Miriam Cordova
Onesimo
Manuelita Cordova
Vickie Gomez
Gomez Esther Hacker
Ben
Manuelita Marcus
Geraldine Lujan
Jim L
Margaret Lujan
June Lujan
Juan de Jesus Romero
Marion Lujan
Cecelia Lujan
Carmen Romero
Cruz
Carmelita Romero
Helen G. Romero
Luis and
Marina Romero
Hall Of Fame Week Proclaimed in New Mexico
Governor Jack M. Campbell proclaims June 16 to 22 as Hall Of Fame Week in New Mexico. The proclamation highlights the New Mexico Historical Society hall of fame honoring residents who contributed to the state's history heritage and prestige.
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Jack M. Campbell
New Mexico
New Mexico Historical Society
Mountaineer Fires At First Motorcycle
A mountaineer, seeing his first motorcycle on the road, raised his rifle and fired. His wife asked if he hit the target. He claimed, yes, but not fatally, noting the bike still growling as it turned away.
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N.M. Towns
Dimension Lumber
North Pueblo
Drouth
Iso
Shanrock
Bowling Awards
Las Taosenas League
Doughbelly
Washam Gas
Lena Foster
Peat David
Doughbelly's
Guys and Gals Fun League
Buko’s
Frank del Margo
Paul Morris
Buko's
Kit Carson
Lion's
Bucks
Ray Martinez
Taos Pueblo
Valley Abstract and Title Company
Milton A. Sports
Ronbed Abstractors
Holliday
Thors
Tony Curtis
Brothers
Jane Powell
Howerd
Keel
Maria Felix
Pedro Infante
Charles Heston
Eleanor Parker
Tonigh the
Harvey Caplin
George Fitzpatrick
I. Balae
SS A
Hennecott Copper Corporation
Izaak Walton
Lea County
Sangre de Cristos
Nature and
Game and Fish Department
Izaak
Kennecott
China Mines
China
Ching Mines Division
Santa Rita
Hurley, New Mesico
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