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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1921
Page
2
Social calendar notes upcoming meetings. The Thursday Club gathers at Mrs. F. L awrence’s home on Thursday January 6. The Past Matrons Club meets at Mrs. W R Cre gar’s on Friday January 6. The P EF O Club meets at Mrs. C B Chambers’ home on January 18.
Miss Mary Zanardi hosted a lively Saturday party with guests including Mary Balacco Annie Camillo Mabel Oliver Mary Kitchen Dela Marres Frank Balacco Pete Casna Louis Casna John Biava and more. Gertrude Kraker hosted a December 27 dinner party for friends with a five course turkey meal then a dance at J J Kirk residence. Mrs C H Gosch entertained her embroidery club with a noon gathering and lunch.
The record lists those present at a social afternoon including Mesdames A Phyne JM Carman James Watson L A King Clarke King and W B Johnson indicating a cordial, personal gathering.
A December 28 Shrine and Master Mason dance at City Club drew a large crowd with Rex Orchestra providing music. A. W. Robertson Dr. Hannett and Edward Tamony led the dance committee, contributing to a successful evening.
A festive stretch of notes and visits marks December holidays in Gallup. John Thatcher hosts a four o clock dinner with Agnes Bartlett Gertrude Kraker Vivian Evans Edith Johnson and guests Charles Heyn H Blickensderfer Carl Kline. Many residents travel to Albuquerque for concerts and family gatherings while others welcome friends and relatives for meals and parties across the week.
The article traces Florida from the search for perpetual youth in St. Augustine to early French and Spanish settlements, the 1763 treaty with England, pirate refuges, and Seminole tensions. It notes Monroe purchasing Florida in 1819, its 1845 admission to the Union, and labels it the Everglade and Peninsula State with 58,600 square miles.
Officials concluded Grey and Kelly died about 30 miles south of Shiprock on Aug 1. Alice Katonka failed to aid, then her husband helped locate the second bridge site, where bodies drifted a mile or more. Skeletons were found after gear and clothing remnants were recovered, including a gold bridge teeth and a gold stickpin. A .45 pistol was reportedly found near La Plata bridge.
Local column discusses upcoming business changes set for next week and critiques publicity practices. It notes tension between local papers and distant advertisers while conteporaries question the value of news coverage and the role of the Gallup Herald.
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