The following is a recap of local events for this time period throughout history.
Tibbetts Middle School Duck Stamp competition drawings are on display through March 1 at two locations in Farmington. Close to 100 colored pencil drawings depicting ducks, geese and swans are on display at the E3 Children’s Museum and Science Center. The annual contest is sponsored by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. After the showing, the drawings will be sent to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Socorro for judging. The overall winning entry will be used as a habitat duck stamp.
The Daily Times
Buyers paid $4,632 for 102 Navajo rugs sold Saturday by the Four Corners Arts and Crafts Co-op during its Shiprock auction. Co-op manager Eleanor Light said the highest bid was $350 for a rug from Hogback which started at $150 asking price. Fifty-eight of the rugs sold were woven by Four Corners weavers with the remainder coming from the Tuba City, Ariz., Co-op. The Co-op netted 15%, or $52.50, from Saturday night’s sale to cover expenses, Mrs. Light said. The remainder of the money goes directly to the weavers. The lowest priced rug, woven by a blind woman, sold for $20. Bidders passed up some fine rugs, such as a 5 x 8 foot pictorial design with a minimum asking price of $800.
The Daily Times
The Citizens Bank of Aztec has asked State Bank Examiner Woodland P. Saunders for permission to move to Farmington. The petition to Saunders specifies that the bank will establish and maintain a branch office at Aztec if it is allowed to move its main banking facilities to Farmington. Rumors to the effect that the Citizens Bank planned such a move have been circulating for about two months, but officials of the bank have released no statement as yet concerning their plans.
Aztec Independent Review
The E.J. Miley well on the Hare tract in the Bloomfield district reached the shallow producing sand Wednesday at a depth of 780 feet and is reported to be producing about five barrels per day. It is also reported that the hole will be drilled deeper. The test being made on the Nate Stein permit in the Blanco district had reached a depth of 1,400 feet at the last report.
Farmington Times-Hustler
John Salmon, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. George Salmon, of Bloomfield, passed away of appendicitis Friday. He was born June 25, 1902. A very large concourse of friends and neighbors attended the funeral Sunday. His remains were the first to be laid to rest in the new cemetery at Bloomfield. The parents have the sincere sympathy of the entire community.
Aztec Independent
There are advantages in living at Farmington and vicinity that are hard for those who have not investigated to realize. Take, for instance, our weather for the past several weeks. It has been such that during the day overcoats were superfluous and many men are seen going about in shirtsleeves. Our ground is dry and at no time in several weeks have overshoes or even rubbers been necessary for comfort. No dust storms, snowstorms, nor extremes of heat and cold have been experienced.
Farmington Times-Hustler
This Week in Local History is compiled by Debi Tracy Olsen, local journalist and volunteer at the Aztec Museum and Pioneer Village. The stories are pulled from newspaper archives and are reprinted as they appeared, errors and all.
