The past 100 years May 13

| The New Mexican

5/13/2008 - 7/13/08

From The Santa Fe New Mexican:

May 13, 1908: Mrs. Mary Seligman, who for the past year has been employed as saleslady at the store of Julius H. Gerdes, has resigned and accepted a similar position at the store of N. Salmon. She has made her home in this city for the past five years with her sister, Mrs. Frank Sturges.

G.D.D Kirkpatrick, U.S. inspector of surveys, and Frank Ivie, assistant inspector of surveys, left today for Carlsbad on official business.

May 13, 1958: Final preparations for opening a drag strip for local automobile driving enthusiasts are scheduled to be made Wednesday night at a meeting in City Hall. Joe Shaya, president of the Sportsmen, a teen-age club which has been pushing the project, said the meeting will be attended by officials of the New Mexico Timing Association from Albuquerque, by city officials and citizens interested in promoting the project. He said the club has been offered use of a location at Boyd Airport for the track and that Highway Engineer L.D. Wilson has said the highway department will put in the necessary paving.

May 13, 1983: The manager of a city movie theater is advising residents not to buy certain tickets for the Summer Vacation Movie Program because they will not be honored. Nick Sanchez, manager of Capital Theater, said 100 blue and 100 gray $5 tickets for this summer's 10-week children's movie program will not be honored because they were stolen from the car of a member of the Santa Fe Jaycees.