Big Barbecue Marks Hidalgo County CCC Anniversary
Hidalgo County hosts a joint 15th anniversary barbecue for Civilian Conservation Corps units from Arizona New Mexico and Lordsburg with a 2 PM program. Captain B A Thomas recounts the Army CCC role and C W Bennett discusses Soil Conservation Service plans as attendees travel from surrounding counties to join the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Bruss
Virden
Army
CCC
C. W. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Hidalgo County
New Mexico
Gorenlee County
Arizona
Lordsburg
Wedding Bells Signal Bernoon Union at Local Church
The ceremony joined the couple in holy matrimony at an Elks Mission Church setting with Rev. tor officiating. Attendants included Miss Carolina and Miss Solidad C as the bridesmaids, while Mr. and Mrs Trevino and Mr. and Mrs Ballesteros attended. Music by Ballesteros highlighted the event with post ceremony reception at the hotel.
Fort Worth figure improves after near-fatal shooting
From Fort Worth, Miss Fowler and Myron are mentioned in a report of a shooting incident near Fort Worth. The assailant was apprehended, and Carrie Tingley Hospital in Hot Springs is noted for treatment of Alice Johnson afflicted by paralysis, with ongoing medical care and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr Powler and Young
Fort Worth
Myron
Mr. Fowler
Weligo County
Alice
Fl Paso
Texas
Goodwin
Carrie Tingley
Hot Springs
Alice Johnson
William Irden
Ena Walter
Cubs Big League Game Visit Spotted by Dr Austin
Dr C B Austin Send drove to see the Cubs play a major league game. The encounter centers on a casual visit to the ballpark and mentions the Cubs and big leagues in a brief note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Austin
Cubs
Consecration Service Led by Mary D Hindman
A consecration service was held with Mary D Hindman acting as leader. The event included officers like Rov Jones and Anna Beth Ewing among others and opened the evening lesson Forgiving Others. All intermedi were invited at 5 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Anna Beth Ewing
Olive Ann Wright
Frances Broun
Long Brimberry
Pav
Viola Forget
Hrist
S. Brimberry
Chevrolet's 1937 Master Deluxes Emphasize Safety and Strength
Chevrolet engineers outline safety driven upgrades in the 1937 Master and Master DeLuxe models. Highlights include a new box-girder frame, hypoid rear axle, lowered center of gravity, improved suspension, a floating drag-link steering, and all-steel welded bodies with better visibility and insulation. The redesigned controls and the adjustable front seat add to driver ease and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
DeMoss Banquet Honors Sharp-Shooting Basketball Team
Dr and Mrs DeMoss hosted a lavish banquet for the basketball team and coach after a successful season. The event featured seventeen guests including school officials and team members, with a formal dinner, decorative front-room table, and stage-like awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMoss
Gammon
Fins
James Cureton
J. Cloyd Miller
Miller
Robert Pierce
Pierce
Glenn Moses
R. B. Lundgren
Lundgren
R A Crider
P M McInnis
Naomi Wood
Willard E. Holt
Dorothy McInnis
Methodist Church Service Times at Bryan Hall
Church schedule lists pastor Bryan Hall and activities including Church School 9 45 am Worship 11 am with the sermon What Is Our Greatest Need Epworth League 6 30 pm Evening service 7 30 pm Prayer Service 7 pm Choir 7 30 pm Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Sheriff Takes Pred A. Poure to Santa Fe Penitentiary
Sheriff John P. Cavin departed Wednesday for Santa Fe to deliver Pred A. Poure to the penitentiary. Poure will serve a four to five year term at the warden’s request of Judge George W. Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Cavin
Santa Fe
A. Poure
George W. Hay
Church Reporter Calls for Better Attendance Sermons
The Church of Christ urges greater auditorium attendance to improve sermons. It invites nonattenders to try a service starting next Sunday with welcomes at 11:00 am The Way to God's Love and 7:30 pm The Persistent Christ.
Letters of Condolence for Feliciano Placenta
John T. Muir notes condolences from New Mexico Arizona and California after the slaying of Feliciano Placenta who served in his employ for over thirty years. Dinner guest Nenffer of Albuquerque, state commander of the American Legion, attended with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feliciano Placenta
New Mexico
Arizona
California
John T. Muir
Claude Sanders
Mr. Nenffer
Albuquerque
The
American Legion
W M S of the Baptist Church Meet at Mrs Moore Home
The W M S of the Baptist church met with Mrs. Moore on Wednesday April 7. Ten members attended a Bible study from 2nd Kings. Refreshments followed. George and Junior Jones spent the weekend in Las Cruces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M
the Baptist Church
Moore Wenesday
2Nd King
George and
Junior Jones
Las Cruces
Palm Sends Greetings From California Breakfast Club Visit
A letter from R A Palm describes a Los Angeles Breakfast Club meeting with four New Mexicans including Judge Colin Neblett and Harold Link manager of the club. Palm notes a thousand attendees at the Ambassador Hotel event and mentions Lions Club visits in Culver City and Lordsburg Mavericks in the state tournament. He praises Lordsburg schools and mentions springlike scenery and mocking birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Forer
R. A. Palm
Lillian
L. L. McKenzie
Los Angeles
Colin Neblett
Harold Link
Harold B. Link
Silver City
Culver City
Lions Club
California
Lordsburg Lions
New Mexico
Lordsburg Mavericks
Lordsburg
Palladium
Miller
Visitors to Silver City greet Mr and Mrs Muir
Mr John T Muir a pioneer cattleman and bank president from Lordsburg and his wife Mrs Muir visited Silver City Tuesday. Mrs Muir studied at State Teachers College and Normal School in the 1890s and wrote about early local days, planning to resume such articles soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Muir
Lordsburg
Silver City
Muir
Hidalgo
Grant Counties
First National Bank
State Teachers College
Normal School
Muirs
Missionary Society of M. EB Church Holds April Meeting
The society met April 2 with Mrs. Charles Fuller presiding over business and Mrs. Bryan leading the program. Refreshments of pie, coffee, and tea were served to a list of members including Mesdames Charles Puller, J. Cloyd Miller, H. M. Chase, Bryan Hall, G. Bright, K. R. Lundgren, W. C. Mearns, G. W. Trimble, P. H. Binner, R. A. Orider, Robert Pierce, G. Ewan, A. V. Peterson, H. L. Sheo field, R. T. Bonar, A. L. Green, J. I Smith, Elbert Jones, J. Wood, H Martin, W. W. Scott, P. M. MeInnis, B. Merkley, and Mae Hannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Missionary Society of M
G. Ewan
A. V. Peterson
H.L. Sheofield
R. T. Bonar
A. L. Green
J. I Smith
Elbert Jones
J. Wood
H Martin
W. W. Scott
P. M. MeInnis
B. Merkley
Mae Hannah
Sit-Downers Don’t Get Far With Goy
Governor Tingley throws out a mob of strikers who invaded his office and ordered them off Capitol grounds. Clyde, with two years of experience, stands firm and signals a strong stance against law breakers. The piece praises Tingley as a sincere friend of labor and hints at a ahead-of-his-time approach to handling sit-down protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Tingley
Clyde
Capitol
Department of Justice
Washington
Ruth Wood Visiting Brother in Santa Fe
Miss Ruth Wood spends several days with her brother Claude E. Wood and family in Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wood
Claude E. Wood
Santa Fe
Local Visitors and Port Chiefs Tour Santa Fe
Mrs. Evelyn McKinney's sister Mrs. Davis and her husband Colora do are visiting this week. Joe Crooms and Eddie Allen, chiefs of Port of Entry, were in Santa Fe at the start of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn McKinney
Mrs. Davis
Colorado
Joe Crooms
Eddie Allen
Santa Fe
May term court opens with Collier case change of venue
Judge George W. Hay and District Attorney Joseph W Hodges convene a brief term of court with local officials from Hidalgo County. The May term will hear the Collier murder case moved from Deming, and J W Hicks faces theft charges. Antonio Trejo earns full citizenship at Hidalgo Coffee Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hay
Joseph W Hodges
Ada Woodbury
Silver City
Hidalgo County
L. P. McHalffey
John P Cavin
Eleanor F Cochran
Collier
Deming
J. W. Hicks
Lawrence Johnson
Hay
Fred A Poure
Santa Fe
Edwardo Bartillo
Springer Industrial School
Cavin
Allen Koff
Buford Martin
J. Arden Larson
Leo Cohen
Floyd A. Brown
J. Pierce
Bord Richardon
James al
AL. Lynn
Hoffman
Ogeorge
P Jeffus
Jeff Dunagan
J W. Pence
J. R. Davidson
Antonio Trejo
Hidalgo
New Mexico Plans Public Welfare Coordination Approved
The Social Security board approves New Mexico plan under the State Department of Public Welfare to coordinate public assistance for the aged blind and dependent children. Powell notes federal shares for aged and blind and for dependent children, with April reach of about 6,160 recipients and average grants $16.76 to $32.29 per family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Board
New Mexico
Oscar M. Powell
State Department of Public Welfare
New Mexico Re
Texas
Louisiana
State Department
Powell
Plana
Por
Janary
New Manager Arrives at Lordsburg Public Service
Donald Johnson, newly appointed manager of the Lordsburg branch of the Community Public Service company, has arrived and begins meeting local residents. He is brother to George Johnson, popular district manager, and has secured the former residence of the late banker S. Lewis for his home. Johnson, his wife, and their five year old son are warmly welcomed by the Deport neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Johnson
Lordsburg
Community Public Service Company
George Johnson
Deport News
Johnson
Jong
S. Lewis
Lordsourg
American Legion Meets at K P Hall Sees 33 Members
At a Wednesday meeting of the American Legion 33 members attended. Officers were installed for the year and addressed by the State Commander. Next meeting will feature the losers in the membership drive providing the cats. John I. Peterson of Graham Paper Co Pas visited Lordsburg yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
K. P Hall
John I. Peterson
Graham Paper Company
Pas
Lordsburg
Mrs. Bryan Hall Attends Missionary Society Meeting
Mrs. Bryan Hall attended a Methodist Missionary Society meeting in Las Cruces this week, reflecting ongoing church activities and community engagement in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Hall
The
Methodist Missionary Society
Las Cruces
Davis and Hoggett visit Lordsburg
Mr and Mrs W E Davis of Animas visited town this week. Marian Hoggett of Animas was a business visitor in Lordsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Davis
Animas
Marian Hoggett
Lordsburg
Mayor Brown Keeps Chair On State Barber Board
Governor Clyde Tingley reappointed Wye Mayor to chair the State Barber Board for another term. Brown has led the board since its 1991 establishment, with new law setting district price rules and a June 20 meeting to regulate minimum prices across nine districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Brown
Lordsburg
Clyde Tingley
Wye
State Barber Board
Brown
T M Baimon
Albuq
Bernabe Romero
Santa Fe
Crippled Children's Clinic Exam in Grant County
A crippled children's clinic led by Dr F C Goodwin in El Paso Texas will be held at Grant County Hospital on May 6 1997. Orthopedic examiner Dr Burgeon will evaluate all children with orthopedic disabilities including cleft palates burns scars and limb deformities free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C Goodwin
el Pano
Texas
Grant County Hospital
Ena Walter
Deartment of Public Welfare
Rose Stengele
Department of Health
Department of Public Welfare
Hidalgo County
Profit After Conservative Grazing On Kansas Ranges
A USDA examiner reports extreme drought on Kansas ranges yet notes one ranch with 37.4 acres per cow per year and forage in good condition. The German immigrant owner says when times are good neighbors prosper more, but during drought he earns a little while others break even and fall behind.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Corden Stepping Stones Easily Made of Concrete
Concrete slabs for stepping stones for gardens can be cast in place or pre cast in a frame. Slabs sized 6 by 12 inches at 4 inches thick weigh 25 pounds. Holes are dug 2 to 4 inches deeper than slab thickness and filled with sand for drainage. Sand or loam fills gaps between stones and trench edges.
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Bureau of Agriculture Engineering
Fourth Anniversary of Modern CCC Camps Open House
Red Rock CCC camp held an open house on Sunday April 4 to showcase four years of work. Visitors toured barracks mess hall recreation hall library and dam projects showing improved water storage and range conditions. Roosevelt praised CCC achievements noting opportunities for young men and the transfer to civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Rock Coc
Red Rock
Cureton
Clvilife
COC
Stullder
CCC
Franklin D Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Richard H. Atkinson, Jr
USNR
Hornstein
Edward O
M. B. Davis
J. Cloyd Miller
Mra. Miller
WC. Mears
Barbara Jeanne
RT Prugle
Cecilia Pederick
Vv. Weaver
Willard BE Holt
M. EB. Devis
Jack Russell
HOS
C. Shields
Stuart #1
Hobeson
Army
Richard HM
Jack Wussell
T J. Hayes
Edwin Cibeon
Grand Officers Pythian Sisters Tour New Mexico Temples
Mr. Luella Clark Grand Chief and Mrs Oma Olney Grand Mistress of Records and Correspondence are touring the state visiting multiple temples as part of their extended visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella & Clark
New Mexico
Pythian Sisters
Oma Olney
Alaska as Summer Tourist Mecca Urged by Lions Guest
J L Criewell of Alaska Steamship Co and J Koeh of child welfare spoke to the Lions Club after a morning lecture at the high school. Criewell urged U.S. residents to visit Alaska in summer naming June July and August as a world tourist mecca. Lions Holt and Payne were tasked with drafting resolutions urging support of our natural gas project to Senators Hatch Chavez and Representative Dempsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion's Club
J. L. Criewell
Alaska Steamship Company
J. ©. Koeh
Criawell
Lions’ Club
United States
Alaska
New Mexico
Arizona
Lions
Holt and
Payne
Lion
Miller
Eivic
Hatch
Chavez
Dempsey
State Teachers College President Visits L.H.L.S.
State Teachers College president H. W. Jamea spoke to Lordsburg High School students on Wednesday. He toured with Misses Alice Bargie Betty Jones and Ber tha Lewis who offered violin accordion and piano numbers. The visitors were warmly received and made a fine impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Jamea
State Teachers College
Lordsburg High School
Alice Bagrie
Betty Jones
Bertha Lewis
Bargie and
Jones
Miss Lewis
Destruction of Lyons Hedge at Nora Ownby Residence
Mr and Mrs Thomas Lyons of the Nora Ownby residence opposite the courthouse report a hedge uprooted and stolen. A five dollar reward is offered for reporting the guilty party or parties once apprehended and convicted in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lyons
Nora Ownby
Court House
Lyons
Valley View business visitor noted Monday
B C Woods of Valley View was recorded as a business visitor in town on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Woods of
Valley View
Phoenix Junior College Glee Club Plans Arizona Visit
Harle L. Stone director informs Hotel Hidalgo manager Gammon that on Wednesday April 14 the Phoenix Junior College Glee Club of 41 girls and two chaperones will stay overnight after a three day tour They will return and spend Saturday night April 17 with eighteen rooms reserved for the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harle L. Stone
Phoenix Junior College
Gammon
Hidalgo
Glee Club
Vera E. Gibson
Gibson
Phoenix
Governor Proclaims Safety Day for New Mexico
Governor Tingely issued a proclamation designating Friday, April 16, as a Safety Day. The day focuses on inspecting schools and public buildings for hazards and fire risks. Communities with fire departments should arrange thorough inspections, while places without departments should appoint committees or conduct inspections. Proclamation copies go to state heads and city county school superintendents to ensure cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tingely
New Mexico
Two Port of Entry Chiefs Attend Santa Fe Meeting
Two port of entry chiefs from Highway 80 and Highway 70 returned from a Santa Fe meeting where new regulations for port management were explained. They will join a follow up session after all officers receive detailed instructions and a month of training. Joseph A Bursey, New Mexico Tourist Bureau director, becomes chief of the ports of entry men to boost state tourism. John D Bingaman remains commissioner of revenue and head of the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
E. Allen
Joe Croom
Mr. Allen
Joseph A. Bursey
New Mexico
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Phoenix Junior College Women’s Glee Club
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