McKinley County Education bids for Ramah school building
The McKinley County Board of Education invites bids for a Ramah District No 9 school building per filed plans. Bids due May 31 1920 at 2 PM with $25 bid bond refundable if not awarded the contract. The board may reject any or all bids.
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County Board of Education
McKinley
State of New Mexico
Ramah
Wald Board of Education
Gallup
Board of Education
Notice of Suit in District Court for Pure New Mexico
In McKinley County New Mexico Leslie Mohney sues for absolute divorce from defendant Grace Mohney on abandonment and desertion grounds. Plaintiff's attorney A T Hannett of Gallup NM. Respondent must appear by June 26 1920 or default will be entered. Clerk Charles W Davis recorded.
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McKinley
Pure New Mexico
Leslie Mohney
Key
Grace
Mohney
Noa
A. T. Hannett
Gallup, New Mexico
Beal
Rescue Week Highlighted by Salvation Army Efforts
Gallup Herald reports Salvation Army Rescue Week in New Mexico and western states, detailing rescue homes aiding 1088 girls last year under Col. Mary J. Stilwell. Call for $25,000 funding and new buildings to sustain rescue work and mercy missions nationwide.
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Gallup Herald
Salvation Army
United States
Mary J. Stilwell
Mercy
New Mexico
Diptheria Threat Grows Across New Mexico
New Mexico health bulletin warns diphtheria rising statewide with deaths this year. Distance to doctors delays treatment. antitoxin vital—10 000 units recommended, babies receive one dose, early treatment saves lives. Public health lab in Albuquerque supports diagnosis and prevention via testing and isolation.
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N. M. Health’ Bulletin
Theody
State Health Department
Health Department
Albuquerque
Car Shortage Delays Moving Crops and Livestock
A car shortage slows transport of crops and livestock, delaying shipments and farm operations. Farmers report reduced truck availability, longer wait times, and heightened costs as markets seek alternatives. Local agencies monitor routing to minimize disruptions.
Tommy Milton Sets New Speed Records at Daytona Beach
Tommy Milton, famed speedway ace, drives a Duesenberg with Goodyear tires to smash records from one to five miles at Daytona Beach. He clocks 23.7 seconds for one mile and 46.24 seconds for two miles, with further marks for three and four miles, praising Goodyear tires for enduring 156 mph. He notes fourteen tires used, none specially prepared, and predicts a three miles per minute possibility with Goodyear.
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Tommy Milton
Daytona
Tommy
Ralph de Palma
Duesenberg
Goodyear
Milton
London Tit-Bita Quip on Wry House Troubles
A fragmented London Tat Bit humor piece quotes a boy named Tommy remarking on crying and hardship. The dialogue riffs on weariness and sensation, ending with a humorous aside about feeling like crying when gear or limbs are worn.
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Johnny
Tommy
London
Do you know the government spent huge sums in wartime
The Kansas City Star cites a speech by Representative E. E. Denson detailing wartime and postwar government outlays. It notes 36.818 billion spent 1917 to 1920 40 billion total appropriations 1789 to 1917 and 13.099 billion in taxes with 24 billion borrowed to cover deficits. It highlights costly projects that produced little wartime value such as port terminals at Charleston and Norfolk, a shallow river terminal, nitrate plants, tanks, shells, gas, and guns with few American-made outputs reaching front lines.
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Kansas
City Star
Charleston
Norfolk
France
Virginia
Nitro- W. Va
Muscle Shoals
Alé
Congress
E. E. Denson
Illinois
Hickey Warns Against League of Nations Power Shift
Rep. Andrew D. Hickey argues that joining the league would threaten U S sovereignty by transferring war declaring and defense powers to an international assembly. He asserts America’s freedom and unilateral initiative, warning the council and assembly could control finances labor laws and force U S troops, undermining independence.
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House of Representatives
Andrew D. Hickey
Indiana
Washington
France
League of Nations
United States
Wilson
Assembly
Republic
Congress
League
Groups of Nations
Capper urges immediate recall of all U.S. troops from Europe
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas declares get out of Europe and stay out. He argues 19,000 Americans remain on duty there and warns continued presence risks entanglement in foreign quarrels. He urges recalling all American in uniform at once.
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Europe
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Senator Capper
Egyptians Used Much Color In Architecture
Egyptian architecture showcased vibrant color on monuments like Karnak and Denderah with painted capitals and decorated piers. The Greeks, more analytical, adopted color in exterior temple decorations, a notable shift from earlier relief emphasis.
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Karnak
Ramesseum
Denderah
Livestock Losses in New Mexico Reported by USDA Bureau
The USDA Bureau of Crop Estimates through State Agent R F Hare releases figures on livestock losses for the year ending May 1 in New Mexico. Data cover horses cattle sheep lambs and swine with disease and exposure as primary causes and note pasture conditions amid adverse weather.
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U.S
Republican Outlook In All States and New Mexico
Mr. W. A. Kling, regional finance chairman, reports splendid progress for Republicans in all states, with New Mexico showing particularly gratifying outlook. He notes women are contributing, urges educating new voters on party principles, and reports New Mexico women forming a united working organization aligned with the state central committee.
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New Mexico
W. A. Kling
Kling
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Legal Publications
H. W. Brose
Alfred
Ruiz
Charles W. Davis
Rescue WE Week OF
Horace
Oods
Argue
Wroe
Cloudcroft
Lincoln National Forests
NEW Speed Demon
Canadian River
Orem Te Thal
United States Department OF Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Reilly
Pat
Fitzpatrick
Gallup Tin & Hardware Co
Sneddon and Boardman Bros
Vulcanizing
Tires
Auto
Velie
Haynes Automobiles
J. H. Young
Coal Avenue
Lamb Motor CO
Seven Lakes
Duplex Motor. Transportation Co
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