Fleming Stokes Propose WPA Flood Control Labor Plan
Major Fleming and Charles Stokes visit Lordsburg to study flood control projects with the Soil Conservation Service. The plan envisions 130 hours monthly under WPA with wage parity, potentially employing up to 200 men through June 30, 1936, to reduce flood menace and create lasting value. Local officials and Chamber of Commerce assist in project evaluation and material support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton P. Fleming
Reons
United States
Department of Agriculture
Charles M. Stokes
Lordsburg
Pau W. Brown
Claude FE. Wood
J. L. Augustine
Chamber of Commece
Willard Holt
Dan
Soil Conservaton Service
Works Project Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Paul W. Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Soil Conservation Engineers
World Famous Aviatrix Visits Lordsburg Friends
Vera Dawn Walker wife of Frank J. Bushman and once companion of Amelia Earhart travels with her husband from Los Angeles to La Mesa Texas and stops to visit Governor Willard B. Host of the International Aeronautics Association. The governor recalls her earlier life while she recovered from illness and regained health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Dawn Walker
Frank J. Bushman
Los Angiles
Amelia Earhart
Ruth Rider
Gladys O'Donnell
Marble Crossen
Phoebe Omilie
Louise Thaders
Los Angeles
la Mesa
Texas
Willard EB
International Aeronautics Association
Mr. Holt
Vernon
Surprise custody and inheritance ruling in El Paso case
Flora Stephens wins custody of Charles and inherits her late husband Hardy Stephens estate including a $1600 life insurance and personal property. Attorney L P McHalffey reveals a hidden divorce decree and the court upholds the claim. Mrs Flora Le Blanc previously had marriage annulled and Charles’s grandmother Willie Rogers named legal guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Barton Stephens LeBlanc
L. P. McHalffey
el Paso
Hardy Earl Stephens
Charles E. Stephens
Flora
Hardy E. Stephens
Charles E
Hardy
Stephens
Mr. Stephens
McHalffey
Charles
Card of Thanks for Frasier Scott Loss
The Scott family thanks friends for flowers and sympathy after the death of their son and brother Frasier. W. W. Scott, Mrs. W. W. Scott, Maybelle Scott, Pearl Scott, Laverne Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frasier
W. W. Scott
Maybelle Scott
Pearl Scott
Laverne Scott
Mrs. Pay W. Brown Returns Home From Denver Vacation
Mrs. Pay W. Brown and her daughters Lucille and Keina arrived on No. 1 Tuesday noon from Denver where they spent a summer vacation with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pay W. Brown
Lucille and
Keina
No. 1
Denver
Girl Derby Flier Lands at Lordsburg Air Port
Miss Cecile Hamilton, petite flier of a midget plane, landed at Lordsburg Air Port at 9 05 A M on a Los Angeles to Cleveland flight. She refueled with nine gallons, met Governor Host of the International Aeronautics Association, and thanked Sergeant Jones and assistants for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecile Hamilton
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Lordsburg Air Port
Lordsburg Field
Willard E. Host
International Aeronautics Association
New Mexico
Sergeant Jones
Gun with Cherokee Bill initials carried by Lordsburg official
T P Love, a chief in the Lordsburg Immigration Service, owns a 45 Colt rifle once owned by his father Sheriff T D Love of Borden County Texas. The gun came from Oklahoma train robber W T Cook who received it from Cody Green known as Cherokee Bill. The ivory handle bears C G and W T initials. Love uses the gun in official duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
The
Immigration Service
T. P Love
T. D. Love
Borden County
Texas
W. T. Cook
Oklahoma
Cook
Cody Green
Bill
C. G
W. T
Mr. Love
Ed Clark Exonerated in El Paso Truck Accident
Ed Clark was driving a Fowler truck in El Paso when a child fell from a preceding vehicle and was killed. An official inquiry cleared Clark, ruling the death an unavoidable accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Ed Clark
Clark
Public stenographer Whitlock joins Chamber of Commerce office
Mrs. D. B. Whitlock wife of a Whitlock and Howard partner joins the Chamber of Commerce as Public Stenographer offering stenographic and typing work with satisfaction guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Whitlock
Whitlock and Howard
Chamber of Commerce
EHRHARDT IS CRACK SHOT INQUIRY AT NM GAME
A report claims coach EHRHARDT joined the Immigration Chief for target practice last Wednesday evening. The account notes rabbits cans and bottles as targets and suggests no danger or need for practice. The tone hints at upcoming deer and quail hunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
M. Love
Erosion And Soil Specialists Here In Region
Erosion specialist R. E B Witheriel and soils expert Dr Trussell of the Soils Conservation Service are surveying soils and erosion in the region. The SCS headquarters are at Safford. The team will map erosion conditions and classify soils for enrollee projects over six weeks, reporting weekly to Safford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. EB. Withereil
Trussell
Soils Conservation Service
Safford
Witherell
United States Department of Agriculture
Lordsburg
E. J. Carpenter
New Mexico
Arizona
Duncan
Death of Sterling City Pioneer Dr R T Martin
Mrs. Eddie Alien reports the death of her aged grandfather Dr R T Martin at his Sterling City Texas home. He was a pioneer who helped shape the Lone Star State and is remembered for his contributions to the community and region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Alien
R. T. Martin
Sterling City
Texas
Lone Star State
Merchant Prince Visits Lordsburg Store Before Train
A. M. Matson general manager of Butler Brothers Dallas and companion Mr Haines stopped at Lordsburg Variety Store for a brief visit with Mr and Mrs Young on Friday noon while awaiting the coastbound train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Matson
Butler Brothers
Dallas
Mr. Haines
Lordsburg
Mrs. Young
De Lao Garcia Wedding Surprise Unites Helen and Juan Garcia
Miss Helen De Lao and Juan C Garcia of Duncan Arizona wed on August 13 in Florence Arizona. Garcia is a Coronadian musician and Duncan High School honor graduate. De Lao trained nurse with postgraduate study. The couple receives well wishes at the bride’s North Side home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen de Lao
Florence Arizona
Juan C. Garcia
Duncan
Arizona
Juan
Duncan High School
Lordsburg High School
Lordsburg Hospital
Lordsburg Lions Club Opens New Year With Trophy Display
Lordsburg Lions meet Tuesday September 3 for their first lunch of the new year. Past Lion President Austin shows a trophy won by the club last year, on display for the first time. President G L Ross presides. J Cloyd Miller has moved to Carlsbad, so Ross becomes president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg Lions Club
Lion
Austin
Lordsburg Club
G. L. Ross
J. Cloyd Miller
Carlsbad
Lion Ross
Church of Christ announces Sunday services and sermons
Church of Christ led by A. T. Phillips lists Bible School at 9:00 a.m. Lord's Supper and preaching at 11:00 a.m. with a sermon on The Alls of The Great Commission and 7:30 p.m. evening service on Eternal Life. Mid week service every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Attendance has been up in summer. fall expected to bring more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
All's
Hidalgo County Delegates Attend State 4-H Club Meeting
Hidalgo County sent delegates to the State 4-H Club meeting in Las Cruces last week. Attending were Louise Wamel Estella Ballard of Animas Vergie Payne Barbara Payne of Virden and Gladys Dunlap of Valley View. Mrs BET Dunlap chaperoned and praised the Hidalgo work led by County Demonstrator Olive B Cruse. Governor Clyde Tingley addressed the gathering urging use of the State College as a farmer's college and to keep it out of politics. Paul Brown county agent sent Irvin Mortenson and J C Brock to Farmers and Stockmen's Week with Sam Tenney Keith Mortenson and Osborne Smith joining as 4-H delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo County
Las Cruces
Louise Wamel
Estella Ballard
Animas
Vergie
Barbara Payne
Virden
Gladys Dunlap
Valley View
Bet Dunlap
Hidalgo
Olive B. Cruse
Clyde Tingley
State College
Paul Brown
Irvin Mortenson
J. C. Brock
Sam Tenney
Keith Mortenson
Osborne Smith
PWA Deadline Extended for New Mexico Projects
Colonel Horatio B. Hackett directs Edward H. Oakley to publish that the Allotment Board set September 16 as the deadline for state applications on new funds. Communities without filings have over two weeks to apply for the liberal 45 percent grant and 55 percent loan at 4 percent through the PWA Santa Fe office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio B. Hackett
Public Works Administration
New Mexico
Edward H. Oakley
Allotment Board
PWA
Washington
Santa Fe
Range Studies Group Visits Lordsburg to Assess Range
Giles Hulette Tatum and Payne government officials from the Range Studies Department of Natural and Artificial Revegetation Work of the Boils Conservation Service spent Tuesday night in Lordsburg. They study range conditions plant growth and browse shrubs native to the area. They review fenced plots in the government domain and focus on introducing plants to revegetate the denuded range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles
Hulette, Tatum and
Payne
Range Studies
Boils Conservation Service
Lordsburg
Rainbow Girl Chief Visits Local Assembly
Dorothy Louise France Grand Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Girls visited Lordsburg Assembly with Miss Ethlyn Weise Grand Charity Mrs 8. J. Dunklin Secretary Grand Executive Committee and Mother Advisor of the Deming Assembly and Betty Mae Craig Worthy Associate Advisor Also noted M Parks returned from San Francisco Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Louise France
Rainbow Girls
Las Cruces
Ethlyn Weise
J. Dunklin
Deming Assembly
Betty Mae Craig
Lordsburg Assembly
Assistant Treasurer of U S Visits Lordsburg
Hon Herbert Gaston Assistant Treasurer of the United States and Mrs Gaston paused in Lordsburg on November 2 to greet Willard E Holt Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and share optimism about western business and transcontinental travel. Holt announced a welcoming photo and Judge Adrian Pool El Paso port collector planned a pleasant Border City reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Gaston
United States
Gaston
Washington
Willard E. Holt
Chamber of Commerce
West
Holt
Adrian Pool
el Paso
Federal WPA Projects Pushed to Completion in Hidalgo County
District and local directors race to finish many WPA schemes including Virden Diversion Dam fencing of 180 highway from Lordsburg to Arizona line roads from Animas to Cloverdale and Lordsburg to Gold Hill projects in Luna and Grant counties await State Administration approval and Washington filing by September 12 with flood control and public works such as a Lordsburg community house road networks and county records indexing among the listed items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pay Guthrie
WPA
Lordsburg
Red Rock Occ Camp
Neblett
Virden
Fine Palace September Programs Preview
Mrs. Eddie Allen announces September Palace program selections headlined by Broad way Bill with Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy plus West Point of the Air with Wallace Beery and One Night of Love from Columbia. Metro presents Forsaking All Others with Joan Crawford Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery. Strangers All stars in an RKO feature. News reels shown Fridays Saturdays Sundays and Mondays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Allen
Palace
Warner Baxter
Robert Montgomery
Metro
Mary Robson
Engbergs Entertain At Dinner For Riggs Mosley and Hall
Mr and Mrs Chas Engberg hosted a Sunday dinner for Miss Thelma Riggs niece of Mrs Engbert and Alva Lee Mosley who resides at Bonnie Mine and Secretary Hall Afterward they took a motor drive to the Virden CCC camp Virden Village and Duncan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Engberg
Thelma Riggs
Engbert
Alva Lee Mosley
Bonnie Mine
Virden
CCC
Virden Village
Duncan
Warren Fuller Enrolls at University of Texas this Term
Warren Fuller departed for Austin Texas to begin attendance at the University of Texas this coming term of school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Fuller
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Lordsburg Schools Open Next Tuesday Morning
Superintendent ER Palm says a joint Lordsburg School Faculty and County Superintendent meeting was postponed due to State Department of Education staff unavailability. Registration for pupils is set for Monday morning and faculty meet Monday, 2:00 PM. list of faculty includes Palm and multiple teachers across High School, Junior High, Central, Summit, and Wilson schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ER. A. Palm
Lordsburg
State Department of Education
Palm
Katy Hall
R. A. Palm
Schiefelbien
Lahan
M. E. Davis
W. C. Mearns
H. G. Ehrhardt
R. T Bonar
Glenn Moses
Deborah Crandall
Charles Walker
Central
Gracie Conner
Marjorie Fairly
Bess Johnston
Helen Chase
Bertha Scofield
Beatrice Garrison
Summit
Olivia Wells Wilson
Ima Fairly
Dora Kerr
Helen Johnson
Nancy Chase
Margaret Puller
Albert Posner
Animas CCC Camp Organized For Grazing Work
Lieut. R W H Carter commander and Lieut. David second in command told reporters on Tuesday that the Animas CCC camp is fast taking shape shifting to a grazing camp rather than soil conservation. It is the region’s only camp of this type with Lieut Epstein noting Michigan officers are being sent to the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W H. Carter
CCC
Animas
David
Lieut. Epstein
Michigan
Southweat
Health Department Offices Move to District Court Room
Doctor Frank W. Parker district health officer and nurse Verna Han cock now share space in the District Court jury room with Rehabilitation Agent Tom McQabe. The office operates from 9 00 am to 6 00 pm with phone 40 and secretary Min Laie cille Nichols handling calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Parker
Verna Hancock
District Court
Tom McQabe
Hidaglo County
Parker
Min Laiecille Nichols
Missionary Zone Meeting Marks Silver Jubilee
A Missionary Zone meeting opened at 10:4 0 a m led by Mrs Forrest White with readings by Mrs Means and Mrs L L Harris. Attendees from Las Cruces Deming Lordsburg Anthon y Hatch Hot Springs and other towns numbered over fifty with a 26 candle silver anniversary cake and talks on Our Heritage and Protestantism in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galillee
Deming
Bob
Prolonged Visit Noted at Virden Camp by Seguin Family
Mrs Irma Arnold of Seguin Texas arrives for a prolonged visit with her brother LA W FE Myers and Mrs Myers at Virden CO C camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Arnold
Seguin, Texas
LA. W. FE. Myers
Myers
Virden Coc Camp
Wednesday Sewing Club Meets With Miss Ima Pairly
The Wednesday sewing club gathered with hostess Miss Ima Pairly. Members present included Mesdames Lawrence Beatt Howard Deaton Arthur Shoemaker Marvin Pierce O K Leonard Glenn Moses and EB Short. Guests were Miss Winnie Laham Mrs H D Horne Mrs Mary Lee Pairly and Mrs Marvin Puller. Sandwiches and orange ice cream were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ima Pairly
Mesdames Lawrence Beatt
Howard Deaton
Arthur Shoemaker
Marvin Pierce
O. K. Leonard
Glenn Moses
EB. J. Short
Winnie Laham
H. D. Horne
Mary Lee Pairly
Marvin Puller
Bus Accident Drowns Four After Overturn Near Willcox
A Golden Eagle bus overturned in a dip near Willcox Wednesday night, drowning four passengers. The incident followed by a list of local social visits and business trips involving residents from Bilver City Lordsburg Animas and Cloverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Eagle
Willcox
Mrs. C. L. Brown and Daughters Visit Tucson Pair
Mrs. C. L. Brown and her daughters visited Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Miller of Tucson this week, sharing time together during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Brown
R. A. Miller
Tucson
Licenses Issued Across District Advisory Board Totals
The district covering Hidalgo Grant Lana and parts of Dona Ana and Sierra counties issued 618 cattle licenses across ranges from under 1 head to over 1960. Sheep licenses totaled 41 with various head ranges. goats 51 licenses. 124 applications were rejected for lack of prior range or water use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Clayin
Grant County Advisory Board
Southwestern Craving District
Deming
Hidalgo
Grant
Lana
Dona Ano
Sierra Counties
W. Cureton
Holmes Maddox
Clayton
Welter McGrath
Ocrant County
Thi
Lordsburg High Mavericks Football Schedule
Coach Ehrhardt says the team will be heavier and improved this season. Schedule lists Oct 6 at Hot Springs, Oct 12 at Tombstone, Oct 19 at Hurley, Oct 26 Willcox here, Nov 2 Tombstone here, Navy and Deming there night gate, Nov 16 Duncan here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg High Mavericks
Ehrhardt
Boyz
Morene
Tombstone
Hurley
Willcox
Navy
Deming
Night Gate
Duncan
Two Engineers Meet During Flood Control Visit
Major Burton Fleming of the Bolla Conservation Services visits flood control prospects and meets Engineer Nebeker. They discover they attended the same engineering school and share faculty friends. Both are renowned in their fields, Fleming in conservation and Nebeker in mining engineering and geology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton P. Pmleming
A. ©. Nebeker
Fleming
Bolla Conservation Services
Nebeker
Weather Forecast for Lordsburg New Mexico August 20 1936
Weather Bureau forecast for Lordsburg and vicinity shows cloudy conditions this afternoon and tonight with little temperature change and moderate west winds shifting to east tonight. Possible thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Friday partly cloudy and warmer with easterly winds and possible afternoon thunderstorms. Temperatures range from 66 to 70 degrees with a week’s highs around 94 and lows near 62. Precipitation for the past week totals 0.90 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Denver
Cole
Mrs Fairly and Eva Marshall Depart for Tucson Visit
Mrs. Mary Lee Fairly and two children together with Mrs. Eva Marshall leave this morning for Tucson to visit Mrs. Fairly's sister Mrs. A. C. Young of that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lee Fairly
Eva Marshall
Tucson
Pairly
A. C. Young
Holt Sees Photo Of Longtime Michigan Friends
Secretary Holt received a large photo showing the 2,000,000th Ford with Henry Ford at the wheel and Passel Ford on the running board, plus Jimmy Rooney who drove the milestone car through Lordsburg last month. The caption notes the Model T era contrasts with the modern vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feeretary Holt
Ford
Henry Pord
Passel
Jimmy Rooney
Lordsburg
Holt
Mr. Ford
Four Local Golfers Open Silver City Tournament
Claude B. Olney Jack Kerr G L Hodskin and J C Clear attended the Silver City golf tournament last weekend as participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude B. Olney
Jack Kerr
G. L. Hodskin
J. C. Clear
Silver City
N. and T. Club Meets at Mrs Small’s. Guests Attend
Members of the N. and T. club met with hostess Mrs. W. H. Small on Tuesday afternoon. Guests Mrs. Olivia Wells and Mrs. Retile Marshall attended. A nalad course was served. The next meeting will be at Mrs. H. L. Beofield’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. and T. Club
W. H. Small
Olivia Wells
Retile Marshall
H. L. Beofield
Lordsburg Bakery Previews Cream Puffs for School Days
Local bakery teases quick time frame for school day treats featuring cream puffs and Edaire plus other popular baked goods to start the new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg Bakery
State Bar Board Inspects Grounds with Brown Return
Co. L. Buddy Brown arrived back Sunday night after an inspection tour of the state bar board's grounds and activities.
Beans and a Miner Turned Global Curiosity
In Lordsbui g Mineral Field a visiting worker from a hometown status finds himself pressured to eat beans. On successive servings he reveals he would have eaten them all along, becoming a curious reminder of how status shifts in new frontiers. The speaker ends with a lesson on humility and community bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Also Mentioned on This Page
Major Burton P. Fleming
Chas. M. Stokes
Girl Derby
Athletics
Lewis
Fiero Chase Noche Ehelberg
Cochran Leandro
J Jeffus Nativadad Palm
H Laurants
Heather I
Moses Burke
Pwan Redden M. Conner
G Moses
Carrett
Dodgers
Giants
Yanks
Texas Pioneer
Merchant Prince
Garcia
Lions Roar
Church OF Christ
A. T. Phillips
Rainbow Girl
M. Parks
San Francisco
California
U.S
Fine Palace
County Health Dept
Court House
Forrest White
N. M
Ray Childers
Bilver City
George Turner
Alvin L. Parker
Clarence Echols
Cloverdale
Merritt Kelly
Betty Jean
Tom Gee
D. 8
Pon
District Advisory Board
Mavericks
N. and
T. Club
Lordsbuig
Nephew
Puz
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