The News Piano Contest Sees Growing Interest and Big Bonuses
The second lap of The News Piano Contest boosts activity with $10 and $5 gold prizes for the top two gains before February 11. Bonus votes for subscriptions, renewals, and merchant coupons push totals to 14 200, 11 500, and 1 500 respectively, with no larger bonuses offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Becker Company
Oscar Goebel & Sons
Mandell Brothers Peoples Lumber Company
Buckland Brothers Purity Bakery and Grocery
Adolphe Didier
Fred Scholle
Gilbert & Sons
Child Dies After Ingesting Strychnine Tablets
Theo dore Radcliffe a 3 year old son of Dr and Mrs Radcliffe swallowed strychnine tablets Friday afternoon. He died shortly after and was buried Saturday in Belen cemetery. The family receives widespread sympathy from friends.
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Theodore
Radcliffe
Belen
County Superintendent Baca Reports Schools In Good Condition
County Superintendent Baca returned from an eleven day tour visiting western district schools. He found classrooms well filled with improved attendance and praised teachers and pupils. He plans summer construction of modern buildings and orderly relocations, and will conclude visits with exams at the high school before resuming the northwest county tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baca
San Mateo
Presbyterian Mission
Notice to Taxpayers Remittance Receipts Delayed
Tax letters note the rush in paying taxes before penalties and state receipts will be issued and mailed once the rush ends. Those who mailed remittances but have not received receipts should not worry. officials will send them as soon as possible. S Mirabal Treasurer and Collector. W G Logan Deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Mirabal
W. G. Logan
Will Put in Pumping Plant by Edgar Goebel
Edgar Goebel returned from a trip to Deming El Paso and the Agricultural College to study pumping options. He plans a well and plant delivering about 1000 gallons per minute. The system will render ditch water unnecessary and he can run the engine at seven cents an hour, making the setup quickly pay for itself.
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Edgar Goebel
Deming
el Paso
Agricultural College
Valencia County Assessed Value Tops County Totals
The traveling auditor reports Valencia County total valuation at 11 850 950 28 with exemptions of 221 984 10, exceeding Santa Fe and Socorro counties. Items include lumber 300 000, jewelry 1 573, musical instruments 4 675 50, household furniture 34 443 20, livestock values, mills, railroads 6 734 778, timber land 664 351 33, and vast land improvements. tax duplicates yield 567 45 county income, 53 11 state, 17 94 schools, and 1 335 17 for special state purposes.
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Valencia County
Santa Fe
Socorro
Belen Highs Plan First Outside Opponent Match
Belen public school notes show Leslie Young in 7th grade and Silvia Baca an 8th grade pupil missing for rheumatism. The 8th grade subscribes to Current Events. A boys basketball match with Tome is set for next Saturday, the first such outside-town game. A coal incident injured Miss Eunice Waters at the ninth grade room.
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Leslie Young
Silvia Baca
Belen
Tome
Miss Wilsey
Santa Fe rail cut off to link Lubbock Texico route
Announcement by Santa Fe indicates a new cut off between Lubbock Texas and Texico will open early next month improving a northward extension through Tucumcari to the Dawson line. The line will provide direct Denver to Galveston service and prompts rate applications to Mrs W T Branch. Clovis Chamber of Commerce negotiators face delays as Tucumcari readiness remains unsettled.
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Santa Fe Railway
Lubbock
Texas
Texico
Tucumcari
Dawson
Santa le
Denver
Galveston
Texas Railway Commissioners
W.T. Branch
Clovis Journal
Clovis Chamber of Commerce
Northwine
Clovis
Tucumeari
Local social notes list visits and appointments
Mrs. Clyde Hill is home shortly. Inspector Moran spent Tuesday in and near Belen. W. H. Becker spent last Friday in Socorro and Magdalena. Mrs. Albert Charles is visiting her niece from Albuquerque. John Becker attended a bankers meeting in Albuquerque on Tuesday.
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Clyde Hill
Inspector Moran
Belen
W. H. Becker
Socorro
Magdalena
Albert Charles
Albuquerque
John Becker
Bankers of the State
Town Notes and Personal Movements in Belen Area
Mrs. Oscar Goebel Jr. suffered ptomaine poisoning but is improving. Paul Becker of Springe Arizona visits relatives before heading to Oregon for the State University. The Bradens moved to the Curtis residence near the drug store. A crowd viewed the new bridge site last Sunday and the bridge will open to traffic soon. First National Bank of Belen held its annual meeting with old officers re-elected and a resolution to affiliate with the Federal Reserve Bank in this district.
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Oscar Goebel, Jr
Paul Becker
Springe
Arizona
Oregon
State University
Bank of Belen
Counjing
John Becker
L. G. Beeke
L. Vielstich
Federal Regional Reserve Bank
Birth in Sansal Family Noted in Local Column
Born Sunday January 18 an eight pound boy to Frank L Sanchez and wife of Sansal All concerned are well The mother is sister of Justice of the Peace Jose P Padilla of Les Chavex precinct Mrs John Duffy joined her husband in Santa Fe who has taken a position as a resident There are greetings from Meredith Jones timberman for Santa Fe visiting his sister Florence Kroenig Mrs Graham from Albuquerque Morning Journal Tour Department spent days in Belen aiding Rose Neale in securing sub options in a district contest Miss Neale tops the local list and Belens friends hope she remains there
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Frank L. Sanchez
Sansal
Justice of the Peace
Jose P. Padilla
Les Chavex
John Duffy
Albuquerque
The
Santa Fe
Meredith Jones
Timbeer
Belen
Louisiana
Florida
Florence Kroenig
Graham
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Rose Neale
Miss Neale
New Meat Market Offers Home Grown Beef At Low Prices
D A Ortega opens a Becker avenue meat market near the depot selling home grown beef at low prices and will set his own prices avoiding Kansas City quotations. He adds packing house products and offers phone orders for prompt delivery. Mrs W P Mallow returns from Texas after her sister's illness and death.
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D. A. Ortega
Becker Avenue
Kansas City
Zion Church Announces Series and Events
At morning service Dr Ziegler preaches for Epiphany. A series Questions for Head and Heart will run on Sunday nights. Aid Society meets Thursday January 22 with Mrs Fred Becker. Bake Sale Saturday January 31. Confirmation class Thursday at 7 pm.
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The
Aid Society
Fred Becker
Churches Invite Helen Residents to Sunday Services
A joint invitation from the Methodist and Lutheran churches in Helen asks all residents to attend Sunday services on February 1. The invitation comes from a committee of pastors Rev Clyde Keegan and Dr J A M Ziegler and lay members P P Simmons and P B Dakies. Both churches will offer morning and evening services and welcome all who accept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Clyde Keegan
J. A.M. Ziegler
P. P. Simmons
P. B. Dakies
Bridge Dedication Plans For Rio Grande Span In Belen
A county bridge across the Rio Grande near Belen will be publicly dedicated Sunday February 1 at 2 30 PM The Be len Commercial Club names a committee to organize the program The bridge opens for public use early next week and will end a period of dangerous fording by locals The event aims to boost local trade and traffic with east bank farmers and Camilo Real autos The Methodist Church will host a Get together with a de bate on making church work more effective next week.
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Rio Grande
Be'en Comercial Club
John Becker, Jr
Oscar Goebel
Leon Mandell
George Hoitmann
Humphreys
Belen
Wil
Eugene Kenpenic
Reb Seman
Board of County
Cosiines
Jesus C. Sareer
Seriools
Valencia County
M. C. Spicer
Beles
Valencia
Los Lunas
Camino Real
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Belen Public Schools
Times
Bradens
Gilbert
Curtis
Martin Gilbert
W. P. Mallow
Evangelical Lutheran
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