Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-28
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EDITORIAL SECTION.
WAGON MOUND

Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Matthews left
Sunday evening for Roy ~ NJ,
where they will spend about two
weeks visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Florsheim.
Miss Bertha Paltenghe came up
from Las Vegas Friday evening
and spent Thanksgiving week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs John
Paltenghe She returned TO Las
Vegas Saturday.
Miss Margaret Reeves of Denver,
Colo, field director of the Noun
tain division, American Red Cross,
spent Tuesday in town in the in
terest of the work. She addressed
tho pupils at both school buildings
pertaining to the Junior Red Cross
organization and its activities.
Miss Lottie Wood sixth and
seventh grade teacher in the city
schools, left Thursday morning for
Ration, n. NJ, where she spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her
parents.
Mrs. Epimenio Martinez returned
Thursday evening from Ration. n.
NJ, where she had been visiting for
a few days.
Miss Lolita Wiegand who is in
the employ Of the Springer state
Bank, spent the weekend with her
parents, returning to Springer sun
day evening.
The Girls' Social club gave a box
supper at the opera house Monday
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program the boxes We're auctioned
off by Marion Fraker. The gross,
receipts totaled $31.75.
Mrs. Claude Wensell and her sis
ter, Miss Berniee Murl, who teaches
in the Springer high school, left
Sunday morning for Albuquerque
where they spent the week visiting
friends and attending the sessions
of the New Mexico Educational
association.
Among those from this place
who attended the Criger dance at
Levy, N NJ Monday were Misses
Lottie Wood, Bess Thomas, Myrtle
Howe, Marjorie Hamsher and
Messrs. Neil Bolt, Richard Bait
man, Allan Odell and Henry Wash
burn.
Prof. w Fremont Osborne re-
turned Thursday evening from
two weeks business trip to Cum
berland, Md. Washington, D. g,
and other eastern points. He re-
ports very inclement weather. and
that he saw only one sunshiny day
while he was away.
Mrs. Hearn of Dawson, n. NJ,
came in Sunday afternoon and Will
spend the winter here with her
daughter, Mrs. John Paltenghc.
She was accompanied by her small
grandson, Harold Kinney, who Will
visit here few days
The Wagon Mound city schools
dismissed Wednesday afternoon for
the Thanksgiving holidays. Sessions
will not be resumed until Monday.
A fire broke out in Wagon
Mound Thursday afternoon, Great
ing considerable excitement as well
as conservation. Althoush
strong wind was blowing from the
cast, directly toward the town, the
flames spread toward the top OF
the mound SO that at no time was
the town endangered. After burn
ing about two hours the tire WIS
put cut by the heroic efforts OF
Dave Boyd, Jack Lannigan. JohA
Paltenghe and a few others.
A number of WAGON Mound peo-
pie motored to Springer Thursday
evening to attend the dance there
Misses Bertha Paltenghe, Bess
Thomas, Myrtle Howe, Messrs, Ray
Burgess, Frank Forth, Henry
Washburn, Harry Vorenberg, Dick
Harmon. Dave Upton and Richard
Blattman were among those in at
tendance.
Mr.. II. G. Watt who has been
seriously i'll for the past week is
reported to be slightly improved:
Mr.. w. L. Phails spent several
days in town this week in the in
terest of Sunday school work tie
organized Sunday scfool in the
Escondido district and Sunday eve
ming delivered a very Interesting
address at the L. Il. church,