Old Timer Association to Host Hidalgo County Fair Parade
The Old Timer association plans a Sept 15 16 Hidalgo County fair with a 9:30 am parade starting in Animas and surrounding towns. The event will feature a Now and Then theme and a wagon dinner at 6 pm led by Deputy E N Jackson, with music by Pug Scott and her Arizona Defers from Benson Arizona.
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Animas
Cloverdale
Cat City
Rodeo
Virden
Old Timer Association
Hidalgo County Fair
E. N. Jackson
Slabs
Pug Scott
Arizona
Benson, Ariz
Indians Win Last Game of 1951 Season
The Lordsburg Indians defeated Silver City 14 to 10 in the season finale at Silver City on Sunday. They surged to a 8 to 1 lead by the third inning and extended to 11 to 1 before Silver City rallied for 9 runs in the eighth. Hoag pitched well for Lordsburg, allowing only one run through eight innings.
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Indians
Lordsburg Indians
Silver City
Hoag
Notice to Parents of First Graders in Lordsburg Schools
Principal RV Traylor announces required age for first year entrants six by January and lists documents for registration. Parents must bring birth certificate and diphtheria immunization certificate or obtain it from the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Registration hours are 9 to 11:30 a.m., with details provided by pre first teachers before the start of the school year on Tuesday morning.
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RV. Traylor
Lordsburg
Sen
Bureau of Vitalics
Department of Public
Ste
Brake and Light Stickers Due September 1
Captain John R. Bradford of State Police announces that the new Brake and Light stickers are due September 1. He urges all motor drivers to obtain their stickers promptly to comply with the law and avoid penalties.
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John R. Bradford
State Police
Western wear crackdown set for fair week
The Sheriff’s Posse announces a western attire crackdown from September 12 to 15. Anyone not wearing western clothing may be arrested and confined in the Bull Pen on the streets with a judge ruling on release or fines. Boots hats shirts and neckerchiefs count. Levi jeans do not.
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Sheriff's Posse
Levis
Business Places To Close Labor Day Observance
The Chamber of Commerce announces all business places will close on Labor Day Monday September 4th to provide a double holiday with Sunday. Merchants voted for the measure.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Safety for School Children By All Motorists
An appeal to motorists to cooperate again with School Safety Patrol members in protecting children at dangerous crossings was made today with the reopening of schools.
New Mexico Motor Club Promotes Safety Patrol Theme
Herman M. Neff of the New Mexico Motor Club says the September kit theme for AAA safety education is Obey Your Safety Patrol. The message targets school teachers and students at the start of the new school year to build patrol awareness.
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Herman M. Neff
The
New Mexico Motor Club
AAA
Arizona Queens To Play Friday Aug 3 Under Elks Banner
The Arizona Brewing Company A-1 Queens of Phoenix meet Lordsburg All-Star players Friday night August 3 in a sponsored charity game by Lordsburg Elks club. Phoenix Belles feature Dodie Nelson Charlotte Armstrong and Lois Williams, while Lordsburg stars include pitchers Bill Flippen Frank Bowman Bill Metin and others with Welter Hoag John Cook and Claude Lytle among outfielders.
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Arizona Brewing Company
A-1
Queens of Phoenix
Lordsburg
Lordsburg Elks Club
Phoenix Belles
Dodie Nelson
Charlotte Armstrong
Lois Williams
Hurley
Bill Flippen
Frank Bowman
Bill Metin
John Robertson
Victor Ritch
Henry Camacho
Carnera Chavez
Elmer Jones
Manuel Gondvales
Clementia Biasa
Welter Hoag
John Cook
Manuel Renteria
Claude Lytle
Who Will Be Rodeo Queen For 1951
Hidalgo county young women aged 16 to 19 who are single and can ride a horse are invited to enter the Rodeo Queen contest for 1951. An entry blank and rules appear elsewhere in this paper.
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Hidalgo County
Change of Library Hours Announcement
Beginning Tuesday September 4 the library will be open Monday through Friday 2 to 5 20 p m and Saturdays 9 a m to 12 noon Mrs Fate McCauley and her children Shirley Ethel and Jim of Cliff visited her father Levi Bredberry on Friday afternoon.
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Fate McCauley
Shirley
Ethel
Jim
Cliff
Levi Bredberry
Lordsburg School Registration Scheduled for August 31
Registration for all students will be held Friday August 31 at 9 a m. Actual class work begins Tuesday September 4. The senitorial staff has worked over the summer to repair and refinish buildings and equipment for the opening. Wilson School received an exterior paint job and electric lighting. Most High School rooms were painted and a modern stainless steel dishwasher was installed in the cafeteria. Continued on Page 14.
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Wilson School
Lions First Fall Meeting Opens Season in Lordsburg
The Lordsburg Lions Club launches its 1951-52 season with a Tuesday noon gathering at Hid algo Hotel on September 4. President Eugene Romney presides as Lions International urges 100 percent attendance during the Sept 9-15 week. R Roy Keaton of Chicago, director general, urges members to honor the president with perfect attendance and banner day effort at the Sept 4 and Sept 11 meetings.
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Lordsburg Lions Club
Hidalgo Hotel
Eugene Romney
Lions Interro Onel Oe
R. Roy Keaton
Chicago
Lions International
Cot ton City man shoots two and kills self at rural dance hall
Robert B. Stansberry of Cotton City shot and killed himself after wounding his wife and Don Still of Lordsburg outside a Lordsburg area dance hall 17 miles west at 1 30 Sunday morning. Owners described no prior trouble among the three.
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Robert B. Stansberry
Cotton City
Don Still
Lordsburg
John Graham
Alberta peach tree bears twin peaches in one fruit
Mrs. S. R. Dunagan displays an Alberta peach tree twin fruit at the Liberal office. One peach measures about 10 inches in circumference and the twin is stunted. She notes most fruit from the tree grows similarly.
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S. R. Dunagan
Alberta
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Marshall Fuller
Fair Board
Arizona Queens
Sre
Lordsburg League
All Stars
Lions
Rh. B. Stansberry
Southern Pacific Railroad
L Pr
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