19 Apr 1929
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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1929
Page
1
Evangelist Sharp conducts a multi city revival starting in Indiana and extending to Arizona along with Texas and California. Attendance grows daily with plans for baptism and a Sunday sermon on focusing on charity and faith.
The passage notes a visiting speaker who traveled and lectured for six years and served as editor for ten years at a church magazine. It mentions a notable author and a plan to extend services for two more weeks aimed at parsonage growth and expanded Bible School programs. Delegations are expected from surrounding towns.
A late night fire in Deming destroyed the Piggly Wiggly grocery and the Haxaar store owned by A. W. Goldberg. Firefighters from Tem ig saved nearby properties as flames fully consumed the two buildings and their stock.
The Grant County six team league includes Lordsburg and opens at Central Stadium on June 21. Bearcats roster in progress as tryouts continue and H F Erhardt along with Ed Allen oversee organizational setup for the first game next Monday. Schedule details appear elsewhere on the page.
The Scott Motor Co unloaded another car of Fords and iicks on Tuesday and has made several deliveries including a pickup truck to L Love of the Texas Louisiana working force and two two door sedans to A M Wilson at the McGee mines and to Jose Diaz.
The Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce will provide detailed information to anyone interested in copper silver and gold properties in the Lordsburg area.
A Michigan delegation including W J A Clarke banker and writer Paul ine Halstead editor J W Knapp and spouses stayed at Hotel Hidalgo in Lordsburg this week. The group, noted for business and publishing ties, was hosted by local agriculturists and city officials during a cordial visit.
Dr. F. J. Wadford, formerly of El Paso, has located in Lordsburg with offices at the Roy Hotel. He specializes in correcting foot troubles and makes light arch supports from foot impressions. Wadford says his method corrects fallen arches and is the latest and most effective.
Large wool growers met at the Dunagan ranch in the Animas Valley to organize a wool marketing association. County Agent Gleason spoke on sheep care and wool grading with plans to pool interests and sell memberships, elect a committee, and inspect a herd of 60 registered rams for purchase.
Sterling Brown seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Kart Brown suffered a broken arm in a yard accident Monday afternoon. He was sitting on a barrel when it toppled trapping his arm. Rushed to the hospital an X-ray showed the break and the arm set. He is recovering at home.
Cavie organizations of Lordsburg plan a campaign to beautify the town by planting shrubbery shade trees and flower gardens by homes. Details to be announced weekly in the Liberal columns. Plan now to improve the area above your home and make Lordsburg a more attractive place to live.
Win. M. Townsend, manager of the Townsend Chevrolet Co, will manage the new Hiller A Walker service station opposite the post office, ready to open in a few days. He will move tire stock and accessories to the new station while continuing to operate the Chevrolet agency independently.
Mrs A L Green and Mrs Lyman W Gleason attended the ninth annual conversion of the Second District in Deming on the 12th and 13th of the month. An art exhibit featured a Santa Fe artist. Mrs John Seeker Jr of Belin was elected president. Banks Austin of Lordsburg was named treasurer and A J L Green was chairwoman. Next year the gathering will be in Albuquerque.
Eugene Montague of Scott Auto Co returned from Handeria Texas after his mother died at the family home. The community expresses sympathy for Mrs Montague, a well known and beloved figure who had visited the city with her son.
The Safford Serenaders will perform at the Star Theatre Saturday evening after the show. The troupe promises splendid music and good times for all attending the dance.
A deal was closed this week to relocate the Service Barber Shop managed by Mr Morrisie to the Johnson building now under remodeling. O D Talbot of Las Cruces will install pool hall equipment, giving the barber shop a small front space. Move to occur once the building is ready.
Deputy Sheriff H McKeel went to Santa Fe to deliver two prisoners to the Blate penitentiary. M J Flynn and Warren Bert, who robbed two roomers at the Hollow House, pled guilty before Judge Duniton and received from one to three years. After the robbery, local officers pursued Flynn and Bert into Arizona where they pleaded guilty.
The Business and Professional Ven's Luncheon Club met at noon Tuesday at the Manhattan Cafe with a strong turnout. Henry Long chaired a profitable session featuring talks by J. Sharp evangelist W. D Hadwin Chauvet of Christ pastor McGee mining engineer and J. Hugh Cooper from Silver City, all visiting the club. The group spoke of progress and bright prospects for the New Mexico region. The next gathering will be at the Apelo-Date Cafe with Lowe Jones as chairman.
O J Perren and Harry L Husemann struck a gas well near Fort Stockton Texas with a capacity about thirty million feet. They plan to pipe the gas twenty one miles to Fort Stockton and Alpine, highlighting regional oil field expansion and prospects for wealth in the southwestern United States.
Karl M. Garrett, auditor and representative of Continental Oil Co., has spent several days in the city to oversee the wholesale interests of the company.
En route from El Paso to Los Gatos California Mrs J J paused to visit with Mrs Claude Olney, the last part of the week, during the trip.
The Goodrich Silvertown fleet of fourteen care and one tenek travels west under Lt Com. Herbert Shaeffer. They stop at Pl Passe Lax Croces and Deming for refreshments before marching to Dauglan as the next destination.
The community chorus presented the cantata Habbon at the church Sunday drawing an attentive audience in the newly opened church. Mrs G Jome directed the chorus with C Poller at the piano. After the performance, a banquet followed in the recreation hall and plans were announced to perform again with the Deming choral club next year.
The quarterly conference of the Methodist Church in session on Tuesday night voted unanimously for a building program. The pastor John and Mrs. pastor were present. The conference authorized the pastor to appoint a building committee and named W. Small, GP Jeffus, and Leane Van Meter. The committee will investigate probable cost and determine how much money can be raised to support the building program.
The University of Arizona baseball team from Tucson visited the city en route to Las Cruces for a three game series with the Aggies of State College. A brief layover allowed meals in Lordsburg and Chamber of Commerce Secretary Holt photographed the players.
Mr and Mrs C Caroon of Piver City have leased the Vendome hotel and will take over management in May. They plan a complete renovation to make it a first class homelike place for travelers and the touring public. Mrs Carson is a former manager of this hotel and well known in Lordsburg hotel circles.
Last Saturday at nine in the morning the Cheskamay Camp Fire Girls and younger group departed for Cave Creek. The group included Misses Widdingtion Alexander Johnston Johnson Mawyer Fisher Gale Hothetein Landry Laurinas Wright Mor row Conner Ball Pendleton Conner Austin Vaiily Johnson Fuller Scott Nicholson Hill Hughes Johnson. After two hours of rough travel they reached camp, erected tents, and settled into camp life with cooks and dishwashers duties. They danced and told stories at Malone's pavilion and later explored Crystal Cave before a noon dinner. The entry closes with the song Dear Old Lordsburg. Florence Joanson, Scribe.
A Sunday morning service is planned at the Methodist church at 19 o clock on Sunday. Members are invited to attend and participate in the program ahead.
George Jay of Warren Arizona purchasing agent for the A and M Mining Co was a business visitor in the city late this week making a visit to the local portion of a large mining company.
List of marriage licenses with multiple couples dated April in 1930s era towns including Bisbee Tucson Valedon Clifton and Phoenix Arizona and Woodland California and Miami Arizona along with New Mexico towns Hachita and Cafford. Names include Paul Howard Ole Arnold Fern Cannon Manuel Lopez Gila Delgado Herman Cook Edith Wills Roy Marble Maud Clark Alberto Cesada Jauna Holgin L. B. Key and Margie Doyle.
Nat Gammon manager of the Hidalgo Hotel and Billy Jones of the Hollow House testified in Las Vegas early this week in cases against Mr Griffin who passed worthless postal money orders in this city and elsewhere.
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