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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1963
Page
5
Health piece explains back pain signals many illnesses and describes slipped disk. It gives lifting guidelines stating women should not lift more than 25 pounds and men up to half their body weight, plus advice on posture mattress and avoiding sudden stresses.
A New Mexico State University Extension agent explains how manufacturers alter packaging to shrink net contents and raise prices. The article notes bottles, cans, and boxes may be thinner taller or colored differently, affecting seller listed contents.
Funeral services for Elmer Leon Whipple were held Wednesday at 10 a m in Heather Chapel. Rev Forest Trader officiated. Whipple, born December 9 1921 in Collinsville Oklahoma, died Sunday in Lordsburg. He was a carpenter by trade and self employed the past decade. Survivors include his wife Dorothy Mae Croom Whipple, one daughter Sandra, four sons Jimmie Wayne Larry and David, his mother Flossie Mae Whipple, two sisters Gladys Pennington and Juanita Trewitt, all of Lordsburg. Burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
Crispin M. Ornelas died after a short illness at Hidalgo General Hospital. A Rosary was held Thursday in Heather Chapel and a Requiem Mass is planned Friday at St. Joseph's Church. Burial will follow in Shakespeare Cemetery. Complete obituary to be published next week.
The Lordsburg Relief Society of the LDS Church holds a bake sale Saturday morning August 10. Baked foods will be sold in front of Hotel and Saucedo's Market.
The American Legion Hall hosts an Animal Dance on August 17 sponsored by the American nimas post 29 with music by the Mesilla Valley Boys. Corona Legion urges you to compare package offers to get the best value and check periodically for design changes.
In the coming weeks teachers will move to Lordsburg to rent housing for the next school year. Those with available houses or apartments should contact Supt. Wesley Freeburg at 542-9361 or 542-3786 with pertinent details for distribution to new teachers.
A bridal shower for Mrs. Dale Turrentine, formerly Miss Mary Murray, was hosted by Mrs. James Brices and others at the Woman's Club on Tuesday night August 6. Guests and helpers, centerpieces, and gifts were noted with pink and white decor and a cake by Mrs. Linda Morales.
Mrs W W Scott returned from Tucson where she consulted a shoulder injury specialist after a fall last week. Mies Katherine Smith and Mies Louise Rankin visited relatives in Texas with travels to Lubbock Austin and Petersburg to see family.
Miss Martha Vargas and Leonel Avalos announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Vargas, a Lordsburg High School and Dona Ana Beauty College alumna, works at Stylerite Beauty Salon. Avalos, also a Lordsburg graduate, is manager of Piggy Bank Service Station in Silver City. The ceremony is set for September 7 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 11:00 AM.
Lordsburg schedules registration for the 1963 64 year. Elementary pupils register Monday at 9 am at their schools. Junior High grades six seven eight begin at 9 am in the J H auditorium. First time enrollees must show health and birth certificates. Immunization requirements include polio smallpox diphtheria and tetanus.
The text notes Carl Rankin visiting with Miss Rankin's nephew, Rex Kipp Jr. and family in El Paso on business, Tuesday Club meeting at Mrs. M Messecar's home with several ladies present, and next week Mrs. George Ewan as hostess. Also Mrs. E. Fisher Sr. visited the C B Foxworth family in Safford.
Optimists sponsor a surf music and dance night featuring Jim Boyd and The Counterpoints from Balboa Beach. The program runs Thursday August 16 from 9 p m to 1 a m at the Elks Club with a surf dance contest for teens and no liquor served. Admission is 50 cents per person.
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