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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1939
Page
2
Sloppy weather and muddy days dominate notes from Animas Ananias. The writer muses on German tactics, new mine gadgets, daylight saving time, and aging as Christmas nears.
Secretary of Agriculture sets December 9 as the voting date for cotton farmers on compulsory marketing quotas for 1940. If quotas are not in effect no restrictions on marketing will apply. if quotas exist, overplanting leads to a tax on surplus while planting within allotments earns benefit payments and eligibility for loans. World and U S cotton supplies remain ample as prices stabilize.
Attorney E. F. Sanders and his relatives hosted Mrs. C. L. Sanders and Miss Geraldine last Wednesday. Illness in the family caused their return to Nashville on Saturday after riding with Townsend to Dallas on business.
A reflective piece praises American freedoms from travel to voting and equality, highlighting democracy under the Stars and Stripes. It then describes a high school football game where the Mavericks beat Duncan 20 to 12, concluding with optimism for future basketball success.
A lively and informal teaser about gossip among students and staff. It mentions Dorothy A J Mary Ellen Suzie Woodrow Smitty Kathryn Wayne Cloves Nick Helen LeRoy and Jamie in various friendly interactions and questions. The tone mimics a hallway chatter column and hints at a junior play and social dynamics.
The Duncan Wildcats seek revenge tonight after losing to the Mavericks in football last week as the two teams meet in the season opener for basketball.
Flash Duncan draws crowd as students flock to Flash Saturday night. The junior play Are You Mr Butterworth is scheduled for December 11 with juniors needed to help fix the stage.
The Lordsburg Mavericks defeated the Duncan Wildcats 20 to 12 to close the season. Quarter details show a first quarter 6–0 Mavericks edge after Alfredo Guzman scored but missed the extra point, then Duncan tied 7–12 by halftime.
A quirky collection of thank you lines from students sharing thanks for talents and traits. Names such as Dorothy Me Pauline Wright Leslie Aice James Allen Clyde Been Betty Been Anna Belle Jesus Rivas Lula Johnson Jim Perry Tolivar Kerr and Charles Conner appear in playful affirmations about football, typing, poetry and looks, reflecting a school page feature.
A jumble of names and phrases appears with several personal attributions and odd phrases. The legible bits include Emma Featrada and Reymundo, Manuel Guerra, Mary Louise, Gene Noce, Gilbert Buvens, Pearl Scott, Helen Cox, Olive Ann, and Robert Bureh. The lines mix gifts, abilities, and travel mentions with no coherent event.
This friendly quiet senior, nicknamed Mac for her initials, types for the Maverick and stands 5'6" tall with blue eyes and weighs 90 pounds. She is the sole Rainbow Girl in the Senior class and holds the Orange color station. Her years have been spent in Lordsburg and she will be missed as she leaves the school.
Lorenza Rodriguez returns after illness as the school notes strong Red Cross donations from Second and Third Grade classes. Third graders endure absences for Benson moves while blues and reds report many donors and a six week streak of perfect attendance.
The fourth and fifth graders presented a well attended Thanksgiving pageant last Thursday night. The program was praised as educational and well directed with strong parental costume cooperation. Mr Masters attended Homecoming at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
E Fitch Hachita Miss M Fitch Hachita Miss Barton El Paso Mrs Ross Lordsburg and Mr Moses Lordsburg appear in regional notices listing residents and locations. The fragmentary text names several individuals tied to towns including Hachita El Paso Lordsburg and Lordsburg.
Mrs. T. M. Glass and her daughter Nan departed Lordsburg for Dallas, Texas last Saturday, continuing a move or visit noted in local society coverage.
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