Pat Hurley and New Mexico Senate Seat Contests
The article recalls Pat Hurley's persistent Senate challenge in New Mexico across years 1946 1952 and 1953 noting contested results doubts about Chavez versus Hurley Earl Mechem disputes and Hurley's vow to oppose me tempers in public rallies. It highlights a Denver flight with Hurley and references U S Rep Joe Montoya and a continued fight for the Senate seat.
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Santa FE
Hurley
Senate
Ed Mechem
Chavez
U.S
Joe Montoya
Open House Draws Large Crowd to Hidalgo General Hospital
About 800 people visited the Hidalgo General Hospital in Lordsburg for an open house with over 600 adults and about 200 children. Officials conducted a flag raising ceremony, ribbon cutting, and tours of the modern facility before the first patient was admitted Tuesday.
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New Hidalgo General Hospital
Lordsburg
V. F. W. Pacenee
R. B. Ownby
Harber J. Heather
Southwest Surgical Supply Co
Paul Masters
State Department of Public Health
Richard D. Smith
Local Guard Unit Completes Successful Encampment
Local Guard unit for the New Mexico Army National Guard arrived in Lordsburg after a two week training period at Fort Bliss Texas. They established camp at Hueco Range and fired RCATS 40mm guns and .50 caliber machine guns plus 30 caliber firearms. Commanders praised the unit for its effort and noted ongoing recruiting for Charlie Battery.
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Try C
AW Bn
Arry
New Mexico Army National Guard
Lordsburg
Fort Bliss
Texas
Hueco Range
Edward J. Hooten
2Nd
Raymond van Pelt
2D Bn
200Th Army
111Th Brigade
Tasi
Murder Charges Filed Against Pair in Lordsburg Shooting
First degree murder charges were filed against Arch ie L. Eaves and Mary L. Chojnicki both of Lordsburg in the shooting death of Elmer Leon Whipple 42. Whipple died from a 38 caliber gunshot wound and investigators say both suspects appeared intoxicated at the scene. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday August 16 with both held without bail. Whipple survived by his wife Dorothy Mae and five children.
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Archie L
Mike) Eaves
Mary L. Chojnicki
Lordsburg
Elmer Leon Whipple
Whipple
Eaves
South Main St
Claude Lytle
Joe Ortega
Chojnicki
Lytle
Mathuel Lopez
Lopez
Ortega
Pilo Lopez
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Brown
Leroy McCarty
FBI
Washington
McCarty
Virgil Jones
Las Cruces
Dorothy Mae
Lordsburg High School Fall Schedule and Activities
The notice lays out Lordsburg High School registration and health check times for freshmen through seniors across August 12 to 15. It also covers band practice, football practice kickoff August 19, the Football Jamboree on August 30, and staff workshops and assemblies in late August.
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Lordsburg High School
L. H
Lord Sue
Bend
Cobre
County Fair Seeks Concession Bids This August
The Hidalgo County Fair Board invites bids for food and drink concessions for the County Fair. Bids due by Thursday night August 15 with concessions set on August 16. Interested clubs organizations and church groups may send bids to Ed H Hitson Box 200 in care of the Fair Board.
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Hidalgo County Fair Board
County Fair
G. W Richins
County Fair Board
Ed H. Hitson
MPS Scofield Critically Ill in El Paso Hospital
Mrs Harold Scofield is in critical condition from a serious illness at Providence Memorial Hospital El Paso Texas where he has been a patient since Sunday.
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Scofield
EL Paso Hospital
Harold Scofield
Providence Memorial Hospital
el Paso
Texas
Governor Campbell and BPR Conclude Washington Conference
In Washington DC Gov. Jack Campbell and NM officials and Congressman met with Bureau of Public Roads leaders to press for interstate highway progress in New Mexico and to address the Lordsburg by by pass project. They agreed to continue certain interstate work and to seek cooperation for completing the system while a special engineer reviews Lordsburg options.
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Washington, D. C
New Mexico
Bureau of Public Roads
Lordsburg
Jack Campbell
Clinton Anderson
Joe Montoya
Tom Morris
PPR
Rex Whitton
John F. Sudderth
T. B. White
Harold Adkinson
BPA
Gov
Campbell
Bureau of Public Ronde
BPR
State Highway Dept
Assist at Liberal Office News Call Line
Miss Patti Warren will answer the telephone at the Liberal office and call for news next week while Mrs. McCarty is on vacation. Call Patty if you have company, are out of town, or have any news of interest locally.
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Patti Warren
Liberal
McCarty
Patty
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