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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1918
Page
2
The Evening Current is listed as second class matter with an April 16 1917 filing date at Carlsbad New Mexico post office. It is published daily with Sunday exceptions by Carlsbad Printing Co under federal act of March 2 1879.
A formal credits statement appears noting The Associated Press remains exclusively entitled to republication of all news dispatches and local news published in this paper.
The Lakewood locals publish a correction for a prior misprint misattributing Miss Ruth Duncan as not teaching at Globe. The corrected notice confirms Ruth Duncan will teach at Globe, South Seven Rivers has no school due to insufficient children, and affected students transfer to Lakewood. It notes Globe Plaster & Mining Company aided school preparations and workers were misled by the error.
A Santa Fe observer, a Democrat, weighs the Democratic senatorial prospects. He says Richardson was urged to run for the United States Senate by backers in Chaves county and the Pecan Valley to remove him from the bench, but denies any formal nomination plan.
In New Mexico a power struggle unfolds as Democratic factions rate Walton against Richardson and Hanna for the U.S. Senate. Western leaders favor Hanna, while Pecos Valley factions oppose Richardson and back Walton, with Jones wielding influence. Both parties jockey for governor and other offices as conventions approach.
A convention drawing about one thousand attendees moved toward selecting a ticket by majority vote. Analysts say such a convention majority could carry similar weight to a party primary and likely unify the party.
The article notes Phelps-Dodge funds domestic science classes at Dawson coal camp to aid workers, claiming store cuts aid employee welfare. It mentions Taiban oil with water wells, Mesilla Valley fruit sales exceeding 150000 dollars, Las Vegas mayor fined after scolding police, and Governor Lindsey supervising home guards. It also covers El Feco Baca’s Republican gubernatorial bid, border tensions, Red Cross events in Chihuahua, and German-friendly General Murgula funding activity.
Resolutions adopted at the Eddy County Teachers Institute in Carlsbad New Mexico from August 26 to 30 commend County Superintendent W A Poore for institute success and urge the replacement of the old exam form with an inspirational institute plan The group also thanks the County Board of Education for the high school facilities and petitions the legislature to raise rural school expenditure limits beyond ninety dollars for efficiency.
A committee report urges transferring school funds between districts to aid consolidation, removing the 5 percent tax increase limit for schools, and endorses Santa Fe resolutions on wartime education. It calls for official recognition of war work by schools, badges for workers, and integration into United States service. The group supports Eddy County nurse, thanks speakers, notes rising living costs, and demands a 30 percent salary raise for all teachers.
Mrs Maggie Reed connects light housekeeping rooms at the Metropolitan hotel. The brief item notes a change in room configuration and staffing.
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