Car Conference Roudeo Winners Earn Scholarships
Entrants from across the region competed in the Car Conference Roudeo held in City last Friday. Lordsburg High School contestants Yacamo Henry Vasquez Rockwell and David Sch Mary Yacamo and Charles Bar of Espanola won top honors earning a 250 dollar scholarship from the Motor Carriers of New Mexico. Mary topped the girls with 606 points and placed first overall.
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City
Lordsburg High School
Yacamo
Henry Vasquez
Rockwell
David Sch
Mary Yacamo
Charles Bar
Espanola
New Mexico
Baber
Mary
Speaking For Seniors contest to be held May 2 at the high school
Public invited to a high school speaking contest sponsored by Pyr Lodge No 23 Knights. Senior high speakers practice on safety highway topics. Contestants include Pe Parker Duane Kamstra Mary Yacamo and Frank Schmidt. First second and third prizes cover expenses for the state contest in Al May 7.
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Pyr- Lodge No. 23
Knights of
Elsie Singley
Pe Parker
Duane Kamstra
Mary Yacamo
Frank Schmidt
Hidalgo County Posse Meeting Held Yesterday
Notice states a Hidalgo County posse meeting occurred yesterday May 5 at 7 30 P M in the city hall with attendees and agenda not fully clear.
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Hidalgo County
Phe City
Han
Former Lordsburg Resident Injured in Car Upset
Mrs Art Bolling, formerly of Lordsburg now living in Silver City, is hospitalized after a truck rollover caused by a dust storm last Friday afternoon April 22. She was thrown from the vehicle, lay on the road about thirty minutes, then was taken to the hospital with bruises and a badly wrenched back. She is recovering and expected to be released soon.
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Art Bolling
Lordsburg
Silver City
Legion Auxiliary Convention Very Successful
The Sev enthistrict American Legion Auxiliary spring meeting convened Sunday morning April 24 at the Lords burg Woman's Club. Local president Mrs Claude Full yer opened the session at 9 30 AM with flags carried by Mrs Robert Williams and Mrs Catherine Carruthers. Music by the Malott guitar ensemble accompanied by several members. The flag pledge led by Mrs Nan Genta and the constitution preamble by Mrs Elizabeth Sparks.
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Seventhistrict American Legion Auxiliary
Lordsburg Woman's Club
Claude Fullyer
Robert Swan
Robert Williams
Catherine Carruthers
Malott
Mesdames
Edgar Malott
Harry Swafford
Robert Simpkins
T.B. Williams
Jan Louise Hill
Nan Genta
Alamargordo
Legion Auxiliary
Elizabeth Sparks
Por
Old Timers Rodeo Days Set With Hidalgo County Fair
The Old Timer Association Hidalgo County Fair Board and Sheriff Posse plan a fall celebration. Dates chosen are September 15 16 and 17 with planners from the Chamber of Commerce and county officers. Committee chair John A Johnson leads efforts to stage a gala old time event inviting community volunteers.
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Old Timer Association
Hidalgo County Fair Board
Hidalgo County
Chamber of Commerce
Midalgo County
Unis
John A. Johnson
Leo Cohen
Clem Pochely
Mary Dee Kipp
Andre Fallat
G. Lynn Hateh
Ralph Smith
Carl Lehman
Dust Storm Triggers Plane Crash Near Lordsburg
A Beechcraft Bonanza crash landed on the Sherwood Culberson ranch three miles north of Lordsburg after visibility was lost in a Friday dust storm around 4:30 PM. Occupants included George Davidson his wife and a passenger from Loma Linda California with the craft badly damaged.
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Lordsburg
George Davidson
Loma Linda
California
Sherwood Culberson
Pedestrian Struck and Killed Near Lordsburg
Authorities report a man identified as John Wass Cummings was fatally struck by a pickup driven by Edward Parna of Safford Arizona shortly after 4:00 AM Saturday about three tenths of a mile east of Lordsburg city limits. Cummings last resided at 1165 West 49th Street Los Angeles California. The coroner ruled death from a fractured skull with Parna saying he was blinded by another vehicle’s glare and could not avoid the collision.
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Lordsburg
Edward Parna
Safford
Arizona
John Wass Cummings
West 49Th Street
Los Angeles
California
Bobby Clark Soon Home From California Recovery Center
Mr and Mrs Robert Clark plan to bring Bobby home by plane around May 5 from the Rencho Los Amigos Respiratory Center in Hondo California where he has stayed four months. He has improved physically and still requires iron lung support every four hours for two to three hours. He enjoys chess checkers and stamp collecting and his sister Judith will stay with grandparents in Gila until school ends.
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Robert Clark
Bobby
Rencho Los Amigo
Hondo
California
Judith
Gila
Lordsburg Mavericks Edge In At Hurley Meet
Lordsburg Mavericks placed fifth in field events at Hurley Invitational while winning the 600 yd relay and taking second in the mile medley. Raul Diaz added points with thirds in the 100 and 220 yd dashes as the team, 19 strong, travels to Las Cruces for the 4-B district meet with seven teams, including Animas making its debut and Hatch favored to win.
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Lordsburg Mavericks
Hurley
Raul Diaz
Las Cruces
Lordsburg
Animas
Cliff
Hatch
Hot Springs Weed
Tularosa
Car Thief Leads Deming Police on Wild Chase
At 12 25 am Saturday Deming police chased a stolen 1953 Pontiac owned by Tommy Broeco as the thief headed toward Lordsburg. Night patrolman Chavez spotted the car turning south on Animas Street then west on Railroad Avenue crashing through a fence. The driver escaped, then reportedly stole another Pontiac belonging to Bob Williams as officers searched the area.
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Deming
Tommy Broeco
Lordsburg
Chavez
Animas Street
Railroad Avenue
Bob Williams
Loyalty Day Parade Planned by VFW in Lordsburg
The VFW of Lordsburg schedules a Loyalty Day Parade and ceremony for Sunday at 2:00 PM starting from the vacant lot east of the Chevrolet garage. The event, observed since 1950, emphasizes loyalty to America under the theme Loyalty Means Liberty, with context about May Day history.
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VFW of
Lordsburg
Chevrolet
VFW
America
Kremlin
Communist Party
United States
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion District Convention Opens in New Mexico
The 1955 Spring Convention of District No. 7 of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary in New Mexico opened in a joint session at the Legion Hall. About one hundred people registered as Commander Cassie Martinez presided with the Chaplin Rev. Fulton Moore giving the invocation and singers performing. Distinguished guests included Department President Mrs. H. M. Davidson and Department officials W. Peter McAttee and H. Ray Sherritt.
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American Legion and
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of New Mexico
American Legion Hall
Cassie Martinez
Fulton Moore
Chaplin
Joe Barcenas
Ava Maria
Jackie Galusha
H. M. Davidson
H. Ray Sherritt
W. Peter McAttee
Summer Round-Up by PTA at Central School
The annual Summer Round-Up sponsored by the PTA will be held Saturday April 30 from 9 00 AM to 12 noon at Central School. Parents are invited to attend with children eligible to enter school in September. Margaret Phillips, Chairman.
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PTA
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Legion Auxiliary Convention
Bobby Clark
Hondo, California
Legion District Convention
Margaret Phillips
Southern Pacific
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