28 Nov 1973
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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1973
Page
3
The Taos News highlights the Taos Volunteer Fire Department as a high performing class 7 rated unit with dues paying members and strong community commitment. It notes lower property insurance, personal discipline, and readiness, urging support for the annual fund drive and gratitude for volunteers.
A heartfelt tribute by J.B. Martinez honoring Felix D. Valdes, longtime editor and colleague under Edward C. Cabot, describing his exemplary character, wide influence at the newspaper, and lasting memories. The piece blends Spanish and English reflections on life, friendship, and mortality, concluding with a benediction.
Taos writer Raphaelle Cardenas reflects on a historic Taos stretch along North Pueblo Road once lined with native cotton woods planted by Arthur Manby. She recalls homes and figures from Manby to Mabel Dodge Luhan, noting 1929 death rumors and long-remembered scenes of Esquipola Martinez, Bergman, Phillips, and others in a detailed, nostalgic reminiscence.
In Santa Fe the state highway agency faces a possible leadership shakeup after Procurement Officer Robert Holmberg quit amid alleged pressures related to a highway equipment contract. Ex-commissioner Harold E Leonard denies favoritism while his Albuquerque firms sold over 2 million in highway equipment. Meanwhile missing reinforcing steel on an Interstate 25 project near Albuquerque prompts concerns over contractor discretion as the department plans 10 million in year maintenance with private bids limited to 777 thousand. The department’s 1974 budget runs 116.6 million with about 2,700 employees.
A nostalgic column from November 27, 1958 laments the far east crisis, mocks diplomats and dollars, and urges self-reliance while referencing Captain Peter Townsend and a Taos visit. It blends satirical social critique with brief notes on local and national events.
Fragmentary OCR shows an item about a law fundation or Crepuacuse founded in 1832 by Father Antonio Jove Martines, published by Taos Publishing Corporation in Taos New Mexico. It lists publisher John Teehan editor Kaarin Pidsi and others with subscription rate of 47 per year.
The piece presents a traditional northern New Mexican corrido about a disobedient son who brutalizes his parents, is imprisoned, released, and finally killed at his parents door by hunting dogs. It underscores obedience to parents and moral order, noting the devil’s mark on his heart and a warning that disobedience prevents seeing God.
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