Lordsburg Visitors and Regional Family Trips
Mr and Mrs Jack Hoggett of Rodeo visited Lordsburg on Monday. Mrs Minnie Hardin spends the week with her son Millard Hardin in Tucson. Mrs George P Jeffus is at Mimbr es Hot Springs under Dr Stovall care. Mr and Mrs Albert Posner Red Rock spent weekend with Mr and Mrs I Conner. Mr and Mrs Robt Wright visiting Lordsburg Tuesday. Mrs Redus of Wilcox spent last weekend with the J B Allen family.
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Jack Hoggett
Rodeo
Lordsburg
Minnie Hardin
Millard Hardin
Tucson
George P. Jeffus
Mimbres Hot Springs
Dr. Stovall
Albert Posner
Red Rock
Mrs. Robt. Wright
Redus of
Wilcox
J. B. Allen
Attire Echoes Politics of the Nineties Senate
An observation on 1890s fashion notes that U S senators favored Prince Albert frock coats as a sign of statesmanship while facial hair signified maturity and substance.
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United States
Prince Alberts
First Scottish Glass Maker Established in Cave Studio
George Hay born 1566 and died 1625 became Scotland’s earliest glass maker by building a furnace in a naturally formed cave at Wemyns on the Fife coast. He leveraged the cave’s shape to start glassworking operations.
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Scotland
George Hay
Wemyns
Fife
First Plows of Tree Branches Used by Hand
The article notes early farm implements fashioned from crooked tree branches worked by manual effort. It mentions legal blanks at the Limerai.
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The
Limerai
San Quentian Stars Pat O'Brien and Bogart Saturday Show
Saturday lineup features Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart in San Quentian with Bellamy rustic bits. Also on deck are Taking The Count segment and San Bonnet Blue plus MGM News for fans.
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San Quentian
Pat O'Brien
Humphrey Bogart
San Bonnet Blue
M. G. M. News
Virden Thanksgiving News and Local Gatherings
Virden residents visited family in Utah and El Paso for Thanksgiving. Local students from Silver City and Gila College returned home for the holidays. An M I A Thanksgiving service and a Friday dance drew community attendance. Rowena Richardson celebrated a birthday with a young attendee group including Ruth Hatch and Lucile Merrell.
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Finley Merrell
John Hatch
Cy Pl Merrell
Mesa
Rowena Richardson
Tressa Anderson
Ruth Hatch
Lucile Merrell
Raymond Greham
Fl Paso
Austin
This Is The Life In A Trailer Feature
A popular auto show feature highlights trailers with built in kitchenettes including an automatic range refrigerator and water heater fueled by bottled gas. The trailer offers a full kitchen with sink built in cupboards and drawers for storage plus hot water for sink and shower enabling extended independent travel on the road.
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Yuna
Eagles Triumph 34 to 17 in Local Game
Score shows the Eagles 34 and opponents 17 as residents note a strong win. The column urges TB prevention with Christmas Seals and recalls 150000 lives saved last year due to lower TB deaths since 1907. Mrs Wayne Seycour of Carlyle visited Lordsburg. A child exam now may save a future adult from tuberculosis. Christmas Seals offer examinations with purchase.
Jenny Lind Grave and Holiday Notes From Lordsburg
Jenny Lind buried in Malvern England. Thanksgiving visitors from Las Cruces El Paso and Silver City. J Cloyd Miller and family in Lordsburg. Christmas Seals urged for 1937 1938. Ruth Fisher returns to Albuquerque after Thanksgiving with UNM study.
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Jenny Lind
Nightingale
Malvern
England
I. O. ME
Supt
J. Cloyd Miller
Las Cruces
el Paso
Congress Moves to Aid Farmers With Permanent Crop Loan Plan
Congress considers enabling the Commodity Credit Corporation to raise funds for an $85,000,000 corn loan as the first step toward a permanent crop loan system. The plan, tied to RFC financing, envisions a revolving fund and broader farm support including cotton.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
Treasury
Jesse Jones
RFC
House Agriculture Committee
United States
Washington
Wallace
Pioneer Peter Mortensen Celebrates 66th Birthday Gathering
Vir den resident Peter Mortensen marked his 66th birthday with a large family dinner at his daughter Maybeth Brown’s home. About 61 relatives attended along with two guests, Dr. and Mrs. Johnson, as sister Maybeth baked a three story cake with 66 candles. Relief Society events drew attendees including Stake President Ethel Payne and Mrs. Foot, who enjoyed a social and homemade treats. Miss Carmel Jensen returned from Lordsburg, and the W H S Eagles opened their season with a win at Reserve on November 24.
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Virden
Peter Mortensen
Floyd Brown
Maybeth
Mr. Mortensen
Johnson
Social visits span towns and states in a Lordsburg week
Mr and Mrs John Coughlin visit son J Coughlin Jr in Hermanas. Mrs J A McLeay wintering in Tucson travels to Lordsburg to see husband Walter Dunagan of Hot Springs. Mrs Payne and layman from El Paso visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Thomas Hex Denver on way to California stop to see Mrs Louise Pearson. Mrs Doyle Cowart visits near Albuquerque before returning home.
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Mesdames
R. H. Payne
Layman
el Paso
Mrs
Thomas Hex
Denver
Californ
Louise Pearson
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Crawford Mower
Silver City
N. M
Rie Ik Iw
UNION
Lordsburg’s Department Store
Gene Autrey
Judith Allen
Hetty Furness
Ralph Hellany
Dick Powell
Doris Weston
Joe Penner
Harriet Hilliard
Jane Withers
Robert Kent
Virden News
T. V. Jones
Utah
Mrs. Jones
G. Lynn Hatch
Mrs. Hatch
Eagle
Wayne Seycour
Carlyle
Glen Moses
Darlene
Joseph W. Hodges
L. L. Brown
Deming
Mr. Brown
Southern Pacific Company
Ruth’ Fisher
Albuquerque
E. M Fisher
Miss Fisher
University of New Mex
Nucva
Lordsburg Cafe
All American Bus Lines
Whitmore and Darrald Lines
Relief Society
Stake
Ethel Payne
Carmel Jensen
W. H. S. Eagles
Reserve
J. Ble Luey
Rollins
New Mexico
É Cement
el Toro Portland
Johns Mansvilles
D. C
Hasps
W.f.ritter Lumber Co
Lordsburg, New Mexico
John Couglin
J. Coughlin, Jr
Hermanas
J. A. McLeay
Walter Dunagan
Hot Springs
Doyle Cowart
John Klein
Los Angeles
PUR
Silver
MR. Klein
Schwarz
Rkeady
Haven
Rey
Pat Penir
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