The past 100 years

From The Santa Fe New Mexican:

Nov. 1, 1917: While Hallowe’en was being observed by Santa Fe society in a delightful manner last night at the armory where the costume ball was held until 2:30 a.m. today, boys were having their customary Hallowe’en fun in various parts of the city.

Unlike the pranks of former years, when house doors on Palace avenue were painted red and many other depredations committed, the mischief makers contended themselves with tearing down a few signs and damaging slightly a number of fences. Most of the depredations, which were not serious, occurred in Precincts 4 and 17, it is said.

Nov. 1, 1967: The Cargo administration is nearing completion of money recommendations to the January legislative session, State Finance Director Ed Hartman said Tuesday.

Hartman added, however, that it is too early to tell exactly what steps will be necessary to head off a predicted $1.5 million deficit in the general fund next fiscal year.

“We hope to come up with something in a few weeks,” he said.

Nov. 1, 1992: The three major U.S. presidential candidates have spent millions of dollars calling attention to themselves, so it is easy to imagine that they — not the people they seek to represent — have the most to win or lose in Tuesday’s election.

In truth, thousands of Northern New Mexicans will take their own needs and problems with them when they walk into the voting booths. When they walk out moments later they will be accompanied by the hope that their votes will make a difference, not only in that day’s election, but in how the course of the country unfolds in the next four years.

… Susie Salvo-Wendt moved to Santa Fe four years ago and has begun rebuilding a life that took an unanticipated turn in the small central New Mexico town of Moriarty that she called home.

Salvo-Wendt worked six years as administrative assistant to the Moriarty superintendent of schools and gave birth to two girls. Then she got a divorce.