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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1940
Page
4
Classified items include sale of a five room bungalow with porch and shade trees, a poultry starter offer from Pringle Plant in Deming, a bookkeeper seeking work, a two unit brick duplex for sale, free stomach ulcer remedy sample from Magle Drug, 600 acres for sale near Lordsburg, and a rental house on South Main Street. Many items include PO boxes and location references in New Mexico.
Mrs Harlan Black and Arleta travel to Lubbock Texas to visit her parents. Mr Black plans a vacation trip to meet them and they will tour friends and relatives in the plains. The Scofields plan to return to Lordsburg next week after a cross country trip including Los Angeles Pasadena San Francisco Lake Tahoe Salt Lake City and Denver. They are now in Denver visiting Mrs Scofield’s father. Also listed are farm training ads and rental and sale notices for local properties and items.
The wild man in his late thirties from Las Cruces stirred a calm town after an incident last Thursday week. He works on a family farm in Las Cruces and Arizona and grew up in Las Cruces. He recently suffered grief over a nephew killed by a car, which sent him into distress. He also mourned a World War II era brother. After a night in jail he appeared subdued and friendly.
Mr and Mrs H Vearle Payne and family report they returned to Lordsburg on Saturday after a two week vacation. They drove through northern New Mexico visiting El Vado Dam for fishing, then across Colorado and Utah to Salt Lake City to see relatives. The trip continued through Provo and Richfield Utah before heading home via southern Utah and Arizona.
Club members and guests gathered at the ranch home of Mrs. Elbert Jones on Tuesday. Attending were Mesdames Chase Fuller Green Trimble Nellie Holiday F H Singer P M McInnis and M Chase along with guests Mrs James LaSalle and Mrs EK M Fisher. Refreshments included upside down cake topped with whipped cream and cherries and iced tea.
Mrs. J. F. Holdridge of Lordsburg traveled to Gage New Mexico last weekend to be with her daughter Mrs. L. D. Gray Jr. for the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gray Sunday night. The infant weighs 10 pounds and both mother and baby are reported to be doing nicely.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Pence of Lordsburg depart Sunday September 1 for Clifton Avix ona to take over management of the Rascoe Market there The move ends his tenure as manager of Pennington Grocery meat department The Lordsburg community also notes the departure of Miss Mildred Swaggart Nellie Jo Swaggart Myles Cohen and Billie Kimbley who drove to Deming Monday night.
The United States has the longest coastline to defend among naval powers. Great Britain 1460 miles, Japan 1440 miles, Italy 1380 miles, France 1100 miles. The U.S. defends 3860 miles of coastline excluding possessions. Mr and Mrs Ray Hanchett of Duncan are proud parents of a baby daughter born yesterday at Lordsburg Hospital.
Mrs. Kay Peterson of the New Mexico Department of Public Welfare completed a three week eastern swing visiting the Pennsylvania School of Social Work at New Hope four days in New York and four days with her parents in Duluth Minnesota. She drove home safely and expressed relief at returning.
Friends of Travis Harold Hansen from Harlingen and L S Hamme of Edinburg traveled to Lordsburg to inspect the Banner Mine. They received courtesy from Assistant Superintendent Allen Bowman and Creighton Bowman and enjoyed a down‑in tour. Superintendent E. Bowman and Mrs Bowman along with sons Grant and Franklin are on a vacation. L C Townsend of American City Bureau now in El Paso with wife and daughter Gertrude and aunt Mrs Mary Blaikie of Nebraska visited Lordsburg. Townsend formerly led the Broadway of America Highway Association. Mr and Mrs P M Chase are on vacation visiting Carlsbad Caverns and other New Mexico points.
Lordsburg stores will close on Labor Day September 2 in keeping with years of custom. Attorney E Forrest Sanders traveled to Duncan on business. Joe Croom, of Animal, was a Lordsburg visitor Thursday. Mrs Joe Emanuel active with Methodist youth work returned to Lordsburg Sunday. George Cureton and sons James and Robert drove to Las Cruces for James to enter college for the coming year.
Navy ships often cut away but sometimes adopt the vessel as a mascot. Gulls sometimes follow from port during trans ocean trips and return with the ship in the mornings for breakfast. Mr R J and Miss Naomi, along with a party, motored to Silver City on business.
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