Santa Fe B. Go. To Build New Houses
The Santa Fe railroad will immediately begin construction of six residences on the north side of the Puerco near Gibson Spur. More houses are planned as Gallup faces a housing shortage. Yard and Hichborn of Los Angeles have the carpentry contract. completion aimed for late March. Gallup grows toward city prominence in New Mexico.
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Santa Fe Railroad Company
Puerco
Gibson
Gallup
Hichborn
Los Angeles
Gallup American
New Mexico
Gus Mulholland strikes oil in Ventura California
Gus Mulholland taps a 800 foot well in Ventura County producing 50 barrels a day. Union Oil Co will lease 400 acres, drill more wells, build road and pipe line, and organize a company to manage the land lease. Local business men show interest as a new oil field emerges with indications of larger production to come.
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Gus Mulcolland
Ventura County
Calif
MalkoHand
Union Oil Co
California
Union Company
Mulholland
Birthday party honors Jack Young on seventeenth birthday
Mrs. Margaret Young hosted a Wednesday night birthday party for her son Jack aged 17 with dancing and an excellent lunch by Mrs. Young and daughters. Another event Thursday featured Mrs Rollie and Mrs Barton entertaining Methodist Missionary society ladies, highlighting officer installations and a musical program.
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Margaret Young
Jack
Rollie
Barton
Methodist-Missionary Society
Yoni
Jettas IV
Gibson and Faw Company to Open Lumber Yard
The Gibson and Faw Lumber Co will establish yards and shops east of town on Santa Fe land near the Harvey house within eight weeks. The firm, already operating in Colorado New Mexico Texas and Arizona, plans a large lumber stock here and may expand as demand grows. D W Faw visited Gallup this week saying the city will see substantial building and a steady growth with lumber demand for new homes and businesses.
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Gibson and Faw Lumber Co
Santa Fe
Harvey House
Colorado
New ‘Mexico
Exas
Arizona
D. W. Faw
Gallup
Fan
Junior Red Cross Formed In Gallup Schools
The Junior Red Cross was organized in Gallup city schools with a talk on Wilson era aims. Dues are kept for a working fund, 25 cents prepaid if possible, older district schools to join later. Prafe FE Swinney chairs the unit, Mildred Hornbein is secretary-treasurer, and all schoolchildren will be enrolled.
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Red’ Cross
Woodrow Wilson
McKinley County
The
Red Cross
Prafe- FE Swinney
Junior Red Cross
Gallup
Mildred Hornbein
Boys Organize Scrap Iron Club To Aid Uncle Sam
John Thorn and Frank Maple lead two boys in forming a scrap iron club of about a dozen youths. They will collect scrap metal around town, pile it in a vacant lot, and ship it for remelting. The effort aims to support the war effort and may become a standing Junior Red Cross linked group. Also reported: McKinley County shipment of knitted goods to Denver and plans for Atty Hickey to address the Albuquerque teachers association on a twelve month school term financing and benefits. Professors Swinney have long collaborated in state school work.
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John Thorn
Frank “Maple
Sam
Scrap Iron Club
Scrab Iron’ Club
Red Cros
McKinley County
Denver
Atty. Hickey
Albuquerque School Board
Faent- Teachers Association
Atty, Hickey
Hickey
Swinneys
Record Breaking Attendance For The Auction Block
The year 1917-wide performances set attendance records across North America for Rex Beach's The Auction Block. Boston Post reports it as the biggest attraction, with long box offices lines and crowds awaiting entry. Rex and Empress screenings at 2:30 matinee priced 10 and 25 cents, amid other local promotions and sales notices.
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North America
Rex Beach
Goldwyn
Boston Post
Boston Traveler
Boston “Herald
Boston
Town Considers Purchase of Electric Light Plant
A Congregational Church talk on municipal ownership of Gallup's electric light plant clashes with critics who call the speech misleading. Local stockholders and officials favor selling the plant to the town at its actual value, as Albuquerque did for its water works, with the Light and Power Co. open to other fair valuation methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Gallup
Gallip
The
Light Company
Light ‘& Power Co
McKinley Co ALR seeks knitted goods shipment
The first vice chairman requests all ladies to finish knitting and turn in their pieces at the Page hotel so a shipment can be sent next week.
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The
McKinley Co. Alr. C
Page Hotel
Over One Hundred Members in Junior Reserve Corps Formed
The Junior Reserve Corps, recently organized by Reeve Sehuder, has over one hundred members enrolled. They meet on school grounds and drill under Recruiting Officer Culver for U S army recruiting. A horse and wagon are for sale, inquire at Ritter's Grocery.
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Junior Reserve Corps
Réeve Séhuder
Culver
U. S. Army
Sheriff settles strike at McGaffey in short order
Sheriff R L B Roberts ended a mill strike at McGaffey last Saturday after deputies met with strikers, who demanded lower store prices and safer conditions. A vote ended the march, with workers promising to return Monday. The county emphasizes timely resolution and protects local mills from disruption.
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R. L. B Roberts
Hig
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A. Sixth Regiment
Coast Artillery Corps
France
Garrett
Army
Marguitite Clark
Clara Kimball Young
Cher
Rex Theatre
Web
Gus Mulholland
Gibson and Faw Company
Joseph Krzick
George Keller
Keller
War Department
Krzick
Bohemia
B ‘Roberts
Roberts
Ron
ee _Padies Society
Ritter’s
MEW ‘and Company
W. HE
Morris
Unites States
United States
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