Railroad Outlet Would Spur San Juan Basin Prosperity
Durango and Gallup leaders push a railroad to connect the San Juan Basin to Gallup New Mexico. They estimate vast coal, oil, and gas potential, with待 two and a half million dollars in valley land to secure stock, contracts by 1022, and a southern terminus at the Santa Fe line near Gallup.
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Midwest Refining Company
Standard Oil Company
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Aztec
Midwest Oil Company
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Durango Democrat
Durango
Inncome
San Juan County
Los Angeles
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
McKinley County
Basin
Public School Activities Highlight Jingles and Enrollment
Mrs. Boyd’s second grade enjoys original jingles while the sixth grade hosts a weiner roast chaperoned by Miss Diggs and Miss Burks. New enrollments include Charlie Roberts from Winslow and Mary Lew Miller in the first grade. attendance hovers around 98 percent. Gallup High hosts Chamber of Commerce visitors Curtiss Selvy and Blackmore planning to reorganize the local chamber.
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Charlie Roberts
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Harry Boardman
Helen Ndonda
Juanita Sanchez
Miss Brown
Hallowe'en
Jack O’lanterns
Mary Lew Miller
Elisa Gonzales
Atarque
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Wetherall
Jones
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Chambr of Commerce
Curtiss
Mr. Selvy
Mr. Blackmore
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Gallup High News Highlights School Activities and Chamber Efforts
Read about student surveys on future vocations and Gallup staying power, and the Chamber of Commerce drive to boost athletics. The Glee Club performs operatic excerpts to inspire school spirit, plus a parade, basketball squads, and a note on eighth grade spelling and recent international student Lewis Mann from Italy.
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Gallup
Chamber of Commerce
Mc‘Kinley
Glee Club
el Trovatore
Soldiers
Anvil
Gallup High
Josephine Chacon
Prof. White
Lewis Mann
Italy
New Mexico Folder Highlights Rich Resources
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway issues a folder praising New Mexico. It notes varied topography with mountains plateaus plains and river valleys, a sunny healthy climate, productive soil, and rich native grasses.
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New Mexico
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
New Mexico Colonization Folder Highlights Resources and Growth
The booklet outlines opportunities for homeseekers and investors in New Mexico, noting irrigable land, water development potential, timber reserves, road networks, and school properties. It cites 1920 census irrigation figures, timber volume, saw mill output, and a growing immigration interest in the Santa Fe southwest.
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New Mexico
Forest Service
New Mexico Moves to Start $1.5 Million Road Project
Governor Mechem asks for federal aid as New Mexico plans a $1.5 million road program to relieve joblessness. He wires Herbert Hoover after an unemployment conference suggested boosting road building and inquires how much work could begin within 80 days.
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New Mexico
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