Thanksgiving visitors and local travels across Douglas area
A crowded roster of guests and trips fills Douglas area life. Residents hosted relatives from Illinois Indiana and Texas while visitors from Arizona New Mexico and Missouri toured Portal and nearby scenes. Thanksgiving gatherings included Bob Willy family in Silver City and other extended visits across Las Cruces El Portal Lordsburg and Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Richards
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces
Bill Richards
Joe
Reta
Leta
Ralph Willy
Bob Willy
Silver City
John Kouchy
Illinois
William Bartell
Portal
Edward Bagwell
Willard MclLean
Bob Wood
Canutillo
Texas
Peder Jensen
Jon
Douglas
Kirby Rutherford
Odessa
I. B. Richards
River Forest
el Portal
Benford Martin
Adrian Hill
Patagonia
Arizona
Don Robison
Teresa
Vince
Trina
J. R. Robison
Abernathy
N. O. Vincent
Thanksgiving guest visit list spans several states in 1956
A lengthy 1956 item details Thanksgiving and holiday visits. Mrs M Messecar returns home from Texas Oklahoma and Arizona. Numerous families including the Wright Robertson Hunt Lehman Swift Bagwell Alba Burgess Russell Dill Robb Kirk and Isaacson are named with their locations in Clifton Lordsburg Willcox Deming Bisbee Las Cruces Phoenix Prescott Tempe Weatherford and El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie Alba
Alba
Lordsburg
Fred Burgess
Las Cruces
I. B. Richards
C. P. Russell
Willcox
Mel O'Dell
O'Dell
Ruth Narmour
Deming
David Dean
el Paso
Russell
Sam Russell
Mildred Russel
Bisbee
Robert Dill
New Mexico State University
C. D. Dill
Ted Robb
Leroy Kirk
Weatherford
Texas
John Jacobs
Bowie
Kirk
Sandra Kirk
Ingwald Isaacson
Paradise
Martin Mortenson
Eric
Tempe
Thanksgiving Guests At Mrs Ross Home
The Liberal Files lists Thanksgiving hosts Mrs Thelma Ross entertaining guests last Thursday including Mrs B Austin Mrs A L Green and Lewis Green Manuel Saucedo employed at Kennecott Hurley joined his parents Mr and Mrs H A Saucedo for the holiday Mr A F Miller has returned from a Albuquerque hospital after several days there and says he feels somewhat better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Ross
B. Austin
A. L. Green
Lewis Green
Manuel Saucedo
Kennecott
Hurley
H. A. Saucedo
A. F. Miller
Albuquerque
Navy seaman John Kipp far from home in Mediterranean duty
In a 1951 note, John Kipp serving on the light cruiser Des Moines is listed as on overseas duty in the Mediterranean Sea. A family Thanksgiving is described at E. M. Fisher residence with guests including E. M. Fisher Jr. and family, and Jack McGhee clan. Douglas and Donald Black are celebrated for their fifth birthday with a party hosted by their mother on November 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kipp
U. S. Navy
Des Moines
Mediterranean Sea
E. M. Fisher
E M. Fisher, Jr
Jack McGhee
Jackie
Jane
Janet
Douglas and
Donald Black
A. D. Black
Lions organize Christmas tree committees for holiday festivities
Thirty years ago on December 4 1936 Mr and Mrs Crawford Mearns and Barbara Jean visited Mr and Mrs Kownby in Douglas. Lion President Miller appointed Jeffus Shellberg and Payne to the Christmas tree committee and Taggart Keely and Jeffus to the finance and decoration committee. Lions and other civic groups had charge of the holiday activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Crawford Mearns
Barbara Jean
Mrs. K. Bownby
Douglas
Lion
Miller
Juans Jeffus
Shellberg and Payne
Taggart, Keely and
Jeffus
Lions
Thanksgiving Visit For Local Families In Lordsburg
Mr and Mrs Gary Fuller of Tucson spent Thanksgiving with his grandmother Mrs Claude C Fuller. Mr and Mrs Juan Lopez and children of Grants New Mexico visited relatives and friends during the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Fuller
Tucson
Claude C. Fuller
Juan Lopez
Grants
New Mexico
New Books in the Library Feature Rail Moon and Viking Grave
Library notices highlight Moon of Three Rings by Andre Norton The Curse of the Viking Grave by Farley Mowat The Search for Amelia Earhart by Fred Goerner and The Running Back by Tex Maule as fresh additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Norton
Farley Mowat
Amelia Earhart
Fred Goerner
Tex Maule
New Mysteries Dirty Pool and Who is Lewis Pinder duo
George Bagby presents Dirty Pool as a brisk mystery featuring a sharp investigator tackling a puzzling case. L P Davis offers Who is Lewis Pinder a separate detective tale centering on a missing or mysterious figure and the clues leading to truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bagby
Lewis Pinder
L. P. Davis
Community Club Schedule Listing Local Organizations
A fragmented OCR fragment lists numerous local groups and clubs with day associations. It mentions Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Rainbow Girls Lions Club Knights of Pythias Junior groups and church or civic affiliations along with named leaders and meeting days across Tuesday to Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Rainbow Girls Woman's Missionar
Lion's Club
Knights of Pythias
K. G Beaubien
Scs
Itedrock
Veterinarian Beaubien to Visit Lordsburg Tuesday
Dr. K. G. Beaubien, a veterinarian from Silver City, will be in Lordsburg next Tuesday December 8 from 2 to 5 30 p.m. He will be at the Far Tuesday event to assist local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. G. Beaubien
Ian
Silver City
Lordsburg
Social Security Representative to Attend Lordsburg Thursday
Social Security representative will be in Lordsburg at City Hall on Thursday, December 8, from 8:30 am to 11 am. The visit aims to assist residents with benefits questions and applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Lordsburg
Ila
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Lordsburg Liberal
Lordsburg Liberal Publishing Co., Inc
Richard B. Rice
Richard B. Rice, Jr
Mary Francis Rice
Hidalgo County
Rodeo News
By Nina Harris
Walter Burris
Chuck Willcox
Phoenix
Indiana
Jane Sisler
Leona Schwerlin
Southwestern Research Station
Ruby Gay Love
Lane Plumb
D. A. Mowe
Charles Hoggett
Charlene Bagwell
Tom Bagwell
Prof
Bob Wright
B. Wood
Fl Paso
Emeriend Foundation
Dragoon
Portal Mothers
Ki. Vernier
Portal School
William Bartelt
Bob Evans
Betty Dean
Mississippi
Ward
Lawton Parker
Zack Morrison
Curtis Robinson
Morrison
Gene Waite
Jimmy
Ray Edington
Ray Jr
Ray Black
Mesa
Black
Manuel Domini1uez
Pete Dominguez
Ralph Dominguez
San Manuel
Edna _ Hastings
Dick Hastings
Oscar Olney
Urbana
Missouri
Ben Payne
Richard Eiting
Ed Wright
John Robertson
Charlotte
Janis
Kenny
Clifton
Jerry Hunt
Gerald
Sandra
Carl Lehman
Lehman
Charles Gold
William Chester
Joseph Lehman, Barther
Dun
DRY Cleaners
Coin Operated
Speed Queen
Liberal
Cen
Heart Memorial Fund
Hidalgo County Heart Assn
Pauline Jeffus
Treas
Robert Swan
Board of County
Com
Sage & Sand Laddie Club
Hidalgo Rifle & Pisty Club
Jaycees
St. Joseph's Teenage Club
St Joseph's
Methodist Y A. F
Brownie
Bridge City Council Historical Society
Representative Methodist
Welfare Office Veteran's Service Officer
Lordsburg Lodge NO
George Jeffus
Alvin L. Parker W
First National Bank of
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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