March 6 1896 notes from Western Liberal
Copied items report snow in Stein's Pass and local visits by Walter Payne and Mrs Simpson. Obituary items include Henry Foster of New York, Dr M A Dunlap of Centertown, and legal notes on Stanford estate decision and Arizona Copper Company accounts. Local church events describe S K Hallam evangelistic meetings in Lordsburg and ensuing conversions.
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John T. Muir
Bob Williams
Fro Stein
Pass Monde
Walter Payne
Silver City
Clifton
P. Simpson
London
New York
Henry Foster
Astor House
New York Last Week, Mr. Foster
Thomas Foster
McPeake
Fl Paso
Stanford
Central Pacific Road
Supreme Court of the United States
Two Ladies Complete Five Thousand Mile Auto Trip
Mrs. C. H. McIntosh and Mrs. J. C. Boham, guests at the Hidalgo Hotel, returned from a San Francisco round trip of five thousand miles. Mrs. Boham drove half the distance while Mrs. McIntosh used her own car. The couples have long resided in Lordsburg, tied to Mr. McIntosh's mining interests.
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C. H. McIintosh
J.C. Boham
Hidalgo Hotel
San Francisco
McIntosh
Boham
Lordsburg
Bright Sayings of Kiddies
Mary Louise Dunagan three year old daughter follows her father milking. She finds a hungry pet lamb nursing from a young cow, and she chats about the lamb needing a mamma as she watches.
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Mary Louise Dunagan
New Mexican Sailors Get Slicked Up at Frisco Service Center
In San Francisco California the Pepsi-Cola Center for Service Men and Women offers free ironing boards and facilities to Sailors from New Mexico before they head to the Golden Gate City. Elton Homer Seifres of Raton Gerald L. Trosper of Las Vegas and W M. Carr of Hobbs are shown using the center’s services. The Pepsi-Cola Center is one of three such facilities donated by the soft drink company, with others in New York City and Washington, D. C.
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Gan Francisco
Cal
Sunshine State
Pepsi-Cola Center
San Francisco
Golden Gate City
Merchant Marine
Elton Homer Seifres
Raton
N. M
Gerald L. Trosper
Metal Smith
Las Vegas
W M. Carr
Hobbs, N. M
Soft Drink Company
New York City
Washington, D. C
Ashington
D. C
Far From Home Corp
Larry W. Clifton
Hobbs
Charles Hutchinson
Uigsiones Uni
Cola Center
Washin. C
Washington, D
San
Hidalgo County Sought for Southwest History Records
The El Paso Public Library seeks documents and letters for a Southwest history microfilm project covering West Texas Southern New Mexico and Northern Mexico. They will photograph and archive materials on topics like Salt War Lincoln County Wars mining towns and early newspapers with free public access after archival storage and owner release.
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el Paso Public Library
West Texas
New Mexico
Mexico
Southwest
Fl Paso Public Library
Lincoln County
Northern
Margaret Akeroyd
Texas University College of Mines
I. L. Waller
Rex Strickland
Leland Sonnichsen
Miss Dorothy Best Graduates From NMSTC Silver City
Dorothy M. Best, a Lordsburg High School alumna, completes a Bachelor of Science at New Mexico State Teachers College Silver City. She ranks among NMSTC’s three honor graduates for 1944 and stays in Silver City to take secretarial work at the Yarm Security.
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Dorothy M. Best
Lordsburg High School
New Mexico State Teachers College
Silver City
Miss Best
NMSTC
The
Yarm Security
Assembly of God Church Services Listed in Cruces
In Saas Cruces New Mexico Rev George Woon and Sgt Keyes rotate Sunday services at 7 46 p m in the Woman s Club building All are welcome at the Assembly of God Church 6 blocks south of Hidalgo Garage Pastor Orville W Gilbert leads Sunday School 945 a m Morning Worship 11 15 a m Service 630 p m Evening Service 730 p m Young People C A meets Tuesday 730 p m Prayer Thursday 740 p m A cordial welcome to all
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B. I. Keyes
Woman's Club
Sgt. Keyes
Assembly OF God Church
Hidalgo Garage
Orville W. Gilbert
Young People's C. A
Local church services announced for Baptist and Methodist congregations
The Baptist Church led by Pastor H. T. Ray schedules Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Training Union at 6:30 p.m. preaching at 7:30 p.m. Midweek service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The Methodist Church under Pastor Franklin R. Poage lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. Epworth League at 7:30 p.m. and a Wednesday prayer meeting.
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Epworth
St Catholic Masses and Parish Activities schedule
St Cathol ic church in Nev offers Masses at 9 o clock for English speakers and at 10 for Spanish speakers. Confessions heard Saturday evening. Cathedral study and catechism classes for first through fourth grade on specified days after school.
Church Events Announced Regular Services
The notice lists activities for two churches. Church of the Nazarene schedules morning work at 9:46 a.m. and 11 a.m. services with N.Y.P. at 8, a 6:30 p.m. prayer meeting Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Church of Christ on Fifth and Pyramid holds Bible School at 10 a.m. morning service with a sermon on Consider Your Calling, Young People meeting at 7:50, evening service at 8 p.m. with If God Is For Us, and Wednesday prayer at 4:40 p.m.
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Bible School
Lordsburg Meeting Aims for New Mexico Airlines Link
Mayor Gammon and the Aldermen invite citizens to a Chamber of Commerce meeting at Hotel Hidalgo lounge on Tuesday night August 8. Col. D. C. Pearson of the New Mexico Military Institute will discuss plans for an airline network connecting major cities. Claude Simpson of Roswell, temporary secretary, urges prompt attendance at eight o'clock.
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Gammon
Board of Aldermen
Chamber of Commmerce
Hotel Hidalgo
Col
D. C. Pearson
New Mexico Military Institute
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Birthday Party Honoring Mrs Kerr and Miss Noce
Miss Mildred Hill hosted a Wednesday night birthday party for Mrs Sybil Kerr and Miss Mary Louise Noce. Cootie prize for high score to Mrs Lucile Bishop and low to Mrs Syerr. Refreshments included a salad course. Attendees included Miss Pauline Wright Judy Klement Mary Louise Velma Hill Mildred Bishop and Mrs Dary Steen.
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Mildred Hill
Sybil Kerr
Mary Louise Noce
Lucile Bishop
Low
Mrs. Syerr
Pauline Wright
Judy Klement
Mary Louise
Velma Hill
Mildred
Dary Steen
Sgt Jones Here Visits Family In Utah
Sgt. J. A. Jones of the United States Army is spending a few days with his parents and friends in town before moving on to his assignment in Utah.
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Sgt
J. A. Jones
United States Army
Utah
Lordsburg Soldiers Wounded in Action
The War Department reports two Lordsburg soldiers Pfc. Alfredo N. Guzman and Cpl. Alton B. Poe were wounded in action in the European Theater. The injuries’ extent is not disclosed, implying they are not serious.
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Lordsburg
War Department Ha
Pfc
Alfredo N
Chito) Guzman
Cpl
Alton B. Poe
First Women Air Corps Members Ready at Pocatello Field
Pvt. Mary F. Jenkins of Lordsburg New Mexico is among the first WACs assigned to Pocatello Army Air Field Idaho to fill jobs left vacant by transferred men. She joins the sheetmetal shop after enlisting in April 1944 and basic training at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia.
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Pocatello Army Air Field
Idaho
Air Corps
Mary F. Jenkins
Lordsburg
New Mex
Jenkins
Wacs
Ft. Oglethorpe
Hieorvia
Santa Fe Railway Company
New Management for Pennington Grocery
Mr and Mrs J W Pennington of Duncan Arizona have taken over the Pennington Market. They plan a core line of fancy goods and a complete meat department. Fritz Redford of Hot Springs visited Mrs June Redford and his grandson Jimamy last week.
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J. W. Pennington
Duncan, Arizona
Pennington Gand Market
Fritz Redford
Hot Springs
June Redford
Jimamy
Lordsburg Corporal Rubio Completes 68 Bombing Missions
Corporal Guadalupe M. Rubio of Lordsburg New Mexico is lauded for completing sixty eight combat missions in a B24 Liberator squadron based in England. He joined the service March 4 1949 and trained at Port Townsend Washington. The unit under Lt Colonel Hugh C Arnold fought over Berlin Bremen and invasion coast targets contributing to the European bombing offensive.
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Biehth Air Pores
Hugh C. Arnold
Berea
Ohio
Germany
Klehth Aly Porce
France
Berlin
Bronewick
Frinc
Jacob J. Dragner
Butterfield
Minnesota
Coporal Rubio
Lordsburg High School
Rubio
Port George Wright
Washington
Hodges
Liberator
England
Europe
United States
Births and Deaths in Stroud and Lordsburg
Sarah Elizabeth Newton was born in Stroud Oklahoma on October 4 1900 and died in Lordsburg July 27 1944. She lived in Oklahoma and Arizona most of her life and is survived by her husband A J Buright a daughter Dolores Laveta of Troy New York a son John Henry in the U S Marines in the Pacific her parents and nine brothers and four sisters. Funeral at the Methodist Church in Lordsburg with Rev Franklin Poage officiating.
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Sarah Elizabeth Newton
Stroud
Oklahoma
Lordsburg
Arizona
Thi City
A. Jt. Buright
Delores Laveta
Troy
New York
John Henry
U. S
Pacific
Carnegie
Rebekah Lodge
Cushing
Fastern Star
Lordaburg
Franklin R. Poage
Sam Gass
M. Wf. Conder
Tom Mayfield
Ted Payne
Mra
C. Fuller
The
Eastern Star
Jack Heather
Brimberry to Sing Solo at Sunday Morning Service
Mrs. Vera B. Brimberry will ring a solo number at eleven o clock Sunday morning and Rev. F RB Poage will preach. The church auditorium offers a cool pleasant spot for morning worship as the greatest thing you can do for your church is to attend.
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Vera B. Brimberry
F. RB. Poage
Withheld Citizen Donates to Chamber of Commerce
A patriotic resident, remaining anonymous, sent a generous check to the Chamber of Commerce last week hoping others will follow suit. He believes a thriving city needs a Chamber of Commerce to prosper.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of
War Bond Sale Surges Over Top Margin Told
Chairman Claude Fuller reports the War Bond Sale is over the top by a nice margin thanks to the committee aided by Banker Brickley. Mrs Charles Steele and children returned last Friday from Illinois after two months visiting relatives and friends.
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Claude Fuller
Brickley
Charles Steele
Illinois
Palace Theatre to Open With Stage Coach Aug 10
Palace Theatre will reopen on Thursday August 10 at 7 o clock after a fire. The first show starts at 7 and a second performance follows. The reopening features Lordsburgs Stage Coach, a western filmed feature noted for its popularity and historic screenings in major cities.
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Palace Theatre
Allen
Lordsburg
Two Lunt Sisters Die In Duncan Home Fire
A Dun can family loses two young girls Louise five and her sister four in a Waldo Lunt home fire caused by a kerosene refrigerator. The parents escaped with the baby, both older children perished as the roof collapsed. A double funeral was held at the Duncan Mormon church with burial in Duncan Cemetery.
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Waldo Lunt
Duncan
Thiree
Duncan Cemetery
Captain James Redford Reported Wounded in Action
Mrs. June Redford learns her husband Captain James Redford, serving overseas, is recovering from injuries and hopes to rejoin Company Koon.
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Mra
June Redford
James Redford
Koon
N and T Club Social Meeting Highlights
The N and T Club met Tuesday with members Mrs W P Bi Mrs G W Trimble Mrs B Ownby Mrs H L Scofield and Mrs F Br Poage. Attendees for the afternoon included Mrs Margaret Mercer Mrs Edgar Brimberry Olivia Wells Mattie Keithly Walter Hoswell and Miss Johnson. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served.
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N. and
T. Club
Mra
New Mexico Cattle Growers Set September Meeting in Albuquerque
The third quarterly executive board gathering of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association is planned for September 26 in Albuquerque with a pre-meeting on September 24 at the Hilton. President B E Hayward, Cimarron, says about 500 ranchers from across the state will attend as membership nears 3000 and several livestock groups join in during Fair Week. Questions center on heavy cattle shipping through fall and winter feed prospects.
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New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
Albuquerque
Hilton Hotel
BE. G. Hayward
Cimarron
New Mexico
West
State Cattle Growers Association
Hayward
Evangelist B A Watin to Lead September Meeting
The Church of Christ announces an evangelistic series in September with evangelist B A Watin. The event aims to bring attendees to study from God's book and urges a positive response from the congregation.
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Church of Christ
B. A. Watin
God
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