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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1926
Page
4
The Gallup Herald is listed as second class mail matter in Gallup New Mexico with GHAS W Davis as Receiver and A Byus serving as Editor Manager.
A reader accuses Gallup Democrats of duplicity in backing a road bond proposal while plotting against their own sheriff Lou Meyers. The letter claims leaders swore to re elect Meyers yet betrayed him and alleges the party resists the bond because it was not their idea.
The note recalls the Grant era purchase of Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars adding 631,409 square miles. It claims Alaska yielded over 500 million in cash returns, with gold prospector profits and 1925 yields of 5 million in gold and silver plus 355 million in merchandise, totaling 71 million for the year. It mentions Pribilof Islands seal profits, mining, oil prospects, and valuable fisheries, concluding the deal was a shrewd government move.
A protest piece attacks Democratic governance under Hannett, claiming inflation in Gallup taxes and water rates while praising a perceived favorable pension from the Gallup Electric Light Power Company. It accuses the administration of generous payouts to officials and highlights a $250 monthly check to a named figure from the utility, funded by residents.
A partisan forecast claims Democrats, aided by Hannett allies in town jobs, seek to carry McKinley County in fall elections after winning Chaves County. The piece alleges an influx of highway workers ready to mobilize votes and implies an air of inevitable victory for their side.
Captain Amundsen reports the undiscovered country he traversed was absolutely uninhabited and he did not see a single filling station.
The piece questions why the state politics teased about a special session for an election code. It accuses the governor of political maneuvering and claims the governor never intended a genuine extra session while noting past figures like Thoreau and Quay County. It also references the governor’s limited achievement with 199.
A fragment from the Arkangas Gazette laments the burden of installment purchases. The piece compares the burden of beginning with a down payment and small ongoing sums to a lifelong debt, noting many feel continually behind on payments.
The Senate considers the Pennsylvania primary spending in the Ware Pepper contest with Dawes guidance. Reports claim 2 to 5 million spent, dwarfing Newberry's 195000 and prompting concerns primaries finance undermines free government and Senate honor.
The Deming Headlight warns that local government costs rise annually driven by partisan politics and high taxation. It condemns excessive laws, lawyers, enforcers, and corrupt politicians, saying taxpayers bear the burden while the economy and citizen well being suffer.
A health note outlines headache causes by pain location, linking top head pain to overworked nerves, nasal headache to sinus disease, frontal pain to the eye area, and basal headaches to eye strain or systemic issues. It cautions against self treatment with tablets and advises professional evaluation, previewing next week’s topic Gall Stone Disease.
A Brooklyn judge hints at future air space rights becoming a legal battle. The piece muses on the irony of German fascists with no clear aim, schoolchildren facing Polish name spellings, and London's rise as a global center contrasting Hollywood.
The Southern Baptist Convention held a highly successful Houston session with unity and clear aims. A $9,000,000 goal was set for 1927 for missions education and benevolences, plus plans to enlist 600,000 others and reported gains in baptisms, churches, and church properties across boards and foundations.
The piece observes rising bids for council seats from Asiatic and South American nations. It notes the League of Nations credentials committees will face a busy September with competing delegations. A British publicist asserts a true autobiography requires the author to be a cad, while our view adds heroism to the profile.
Services next Sunday June 6 at 11 a m include Holy Communion with sermon titled God is Love. Church School meets at 9 45 a m. No evening service. All are invited to attend this church service.
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