Fall From Wagon Kills Frank Baca
Frank Baca died after a wagon load of corn sacks toppled him onto the wagon tongue. He suffered head injuries and internal trauma, lingering about 48 hours before death. He worked for The John Becker Company as a driver and leaves a wife, seven children, and many relatives. Interment is at Catholic Cemetery tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Baca
Baca
John Becker Company
Francisco Chavez
Albuquerque
Luna
Quiet wedding at Southwestern Company farm
Miss Genevive Louise Anderson of El Paso Texas married William R Schutz brother of H H Schutz manager for the Southwestern Company The ceremony was conducted by Dr John A M Ziegler pastor of the Lutheran Church The couple will return to El Paso after a brief stay at the farm and in Albuquerque
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Company
Is City
Genevive Louise Anderson
el Paso
Texas
William R. Schutz
H. H. Schutz
John A. M., Ziegler
Lutheran Church
Albuquerque
Mr. Schutz
Hudspeth Nominated for U S Marshal for New Mexico
President Wilson sent the senate a nomination for A. H. Hudspeth as United States Marshal for the district of New Mexico. Hudspeth, a Texan by birth, moved to Lincoln County in 1895 and has long been active in the State Democratic Party and legal work with John Y. Hewitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Senate
A. H. Hudspeth
United States
District of
New Mexico
Hudspeth
Democratic Party
Lincoln County
John Y. Hewitt
Judge Acquits Billy Kennebeck in State Case
Last Thursday at Estancia Judge Meechem instructed the jury to acquit William Kennebeck after the state rested its case. The defense argued insufficient evidence and the court agreed, returning Kennebeck to his home amid cheering from friends.
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Estancia
Meechem
William Kennebeck
Billy
Union Temperance Meeting to Be Held in Belen
The Rev. J. I. Seder of the Anti Saloon League of New Mexico will preach at the Methodist Church in the morning and speak at a Union Temperance meeting in the Lutheran Church at eight in the evening. He will outline the current temperance legislation in the state. All interested residents are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Seder
Anti Saloon League of
New Mexico
Belen
Union
Union Temperance Meeting
Good Roads Meeting Planned in Albuquerque May 9
Officers of the Good Roads Association announce the annual meeting in Albuquerque on May 9. President R. E. Twitchell of Las Vegas will open the session with expert addresses from New Mexico and beyond. A county road boards gathering will precede a merged good roads jubilee aimed at making 1918 a banner year. Governor McDonald and highway officials will preside.
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The
Good Road Association
Association
Albuquerque
R. E. Twitchell
Las Vegas
New Mexico
McDonald
State Highway Commission
Commercial Club
H. B. Hening
Perfect Attendance Noted In Belen Public Schools
List of pupils across grades 1 to 9 acknowledged for perfect attendance in the month. Items include Charlie Seery Wilma Young Dorothy Servis Clarence Campbell Bennie Rutz Gertrude Becker Verona LeBrun Maria Sanchez Amelia Sanchez Mae Young Juani Lopez Cleo Lynch Edith Morgan Elma Padilla Grace Gooch Anita Chaves Bartolita Chaves Anita Gooch Braeme Stephenson Alejandro Castillo Arthur Reinken Elfego Baca Antonio Romero Lula Woodside Ida May Moffitt Edna LeBrun Cora Morgan Malinda Woodside Virgil Moffitt Manuel Castillo Jesus Castillo Earnest Bryan Helen Alderman Jessie Mallow Isabel Morgan Langdon Watson Sarah Baca.
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Belen
Charlie Seery
Wilma Young
Dorothy Servis
Clarence Campbell
Bennie Rutz
Gertrude Becker
Verona LeBrun
Maria Sanchez
Amelia Sanchez
Mae Young
Juani Lopez
Cleo Lynch
Edith Morgan
Elma Padilla
Grace Gooch
Anita Chaves
Bartolita Chaves
Anita Gooch
Braeme
Zion Church Events and Arrival of Mrs Spicer
Evangelical Lutheran church holds regular Sunday School and morning preaching with Dr Ziegler speaking on the topic if he Ascended but Present Say. Union Temperance Meeting at eight. Woman's Missionary Society to meet Thursday afternoon. Mrs M C Spicer arrives from Minneapolis to join her husband.
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Ziegler
The
Woman’s Missionary Society
Unclaimed Mail Notice at Belen Post Office
List of unclaimed letters and mail matter remaining in the Belen New Mexico office for the week ending. Addressees include John Becker and Francisco Sanchez y Chaves among others. Unclaimed items by May 15 will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
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Belen
New Mexico
John Becker
P. M
Alvillar
David F. Luick
Jule Sanchez Y Castillo
Francisco Sanchez Y Chaves
Jose Ramon Tooker
O. A. Tf
Sunday School Worker's Inspiring Institute Sessions
Rev. W. C. Merritt, field secretary of the International Sunday School Association Southwest, led a well attended institute in New Mexico. He travels county by county conducting sessions that build county organizations and boost Sunday school interest statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Merritt
International Sunday School Association For the Southwest
Climate skeptics claim no change in southwest weather
New Mexican reports Frank W. Claney, state attorney general, recalling a 1873 April blizzard in Valencia county. He cites two men killed, a man who died after returning home, and a boy sheltered three days in snow, arguing climate hasn’t altered much in forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Claney
Jose G. Chaves
Valencia County
Mr. Chaves
Southwest
Stubbs Resigns, Heads to Albuquerque Real Estate Field
C. C. Stubbs, longtime member of the John Becker sales force, resigns and moves to Albuquerque to enter the real estate business. The Stubbs family leaves behind many life long friends who regret their departure but wish them success in their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Stubbs
John Becker
Albuquerque
Stubbs
Childrens Home Society Aims to Help Homeless Children
The organization seeks to place homeless and neglected children into loving homes, reduce orphanages, and promote foster care. It maintains a Receiving Home for temporary care, records each child’s history, and aims to place them with trustworthy families while ensuring ongoing supervision.
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Childrens Home Society
Swiped Flowers From Grave of a Child
Local couple Mr. and Mrs. P. I. Dalies visited the cemetery last week and planted a geranium on their son’s grave. On Friday Mrs. Dalies found the flowers stolen, leaving only a hole, prompting calls for the culprit to be punished to the full extent of the law.
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P. I. Dalies
Reward Offered for Grave Geranium Theft
A $25 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who last week stole the geranium plant from the grave of the son in the be len cemetery.
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Belen
Childrens Home Society appeals for help to aid or place homeless children
The Childrens Home Society seeks sympathy and charitable contributions to provide equal care and opportunities for homeless or neglected children. It operates nonsectarian and is funded by donations from diverse church members and others, with Dr. Chas E. Lukens in Albuquerque as contact for placements or gifts. Pineapple sherbet served Saturdays and Sundays at Purity Bay.
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New Mexico
Childrens Home Society
Wu Society
Stat
Humanity
Friends of Children
Chas E. Lukens
Albuquerque
Mexico
Dreus
Quiek
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U. S
Billy Kennebeck
Alecoms TA
Ace
Mountainair
Hornby
Guy Cole
Montoya
N. M
Cole
Maurice B. Fuller
Evangelical Lutheran
F. W. Claney
Purity Bay
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