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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1936
Page
2
Governor Clyde Tingley urges New Mexico churches to observe Universal Bible Sunday on December 6 and national observance alongside it. He lauds the American Bible Society which marks 120 years of distribution in 175 languages across 40 countries.
Public health column describes a family moment where six year old Kenneth and two year old John witness beet red urine. Mother calmly identifies the dye from beets as anthocyanin and teaches children to fear not the unknown, praising parental tact.
A new home method for preserving nut meats uses a water bath canner and vacuum packed jars. The Bureau of Plant Industry expert R C Wright explains filling glass jars with nuts, loosening lids, and boiling 15 to 20 minutes before cooling in the water bath. Stored in a dark room, the nuts stay fresh in hot weather. Also notes on local residents Mrs Herbert Strange and Mrs R M Wamel.
The office received health posters on seating and posture for distribution to elementary rooms. Ruth Gibson withdrew to visit California. Agnes Dunagan spent the weekend with her mother in El Paso. Harvey Stengele missed days due to a grandmother's death in Roswell. Several students moved or were absent, with Evelyn Trendt and Hazel Patterson among those leaving L. H. S. for Ajo.
Among the L. H. 8 graduates that spent Thanksgiving in Lordsburg were Fiuthe and Louise Fisher Ken Singer Donald McGhee Tommie Garland McHalffey Frank Stengele Lucile Nichola John Augustine Mare jorie Fairly Velma Hill Pamelia Nicholson and Marshallene Goodsell. Several attended the game in Duncan, proving their ongoing interest in the school.
Lordsburg High School finished the season by defeating Duncan 20 to 18. Duncan scored early with two first quarter touchdowns but failed on conversions. Lordsburg answered with two touchdowns in the third and late in the game a Heather to Sanchez pass for the winning score as seniors Sanchez DeMoss Heather Shillite Nicholson and Jones played their final game.
High School announces students with perfect attendance for the second six weeks. Seniors listed include Joella Birchfield Blaine Burruss Hannah Mawan Mildred Hill Gladys Malone Marjorie McGhee Lillian McLeay Flora Rouse Naomi Wood. Juniors Leonard Brimberry Mary Cureton Corrine Done Lucy Gass Dora Heather Hazel Mill Bryn Killebrew Levi Saucedo. Sophomores Carol Bonar James Cureton Robert Cureton Shirley Henslee Allen Wi Ralph Jones. Freshmen Margaret Ann Codding Manuel Gonzales LeRoy Guees Grant Harper Marguerite Harris Mary Dee Hindman Joseph Holt Ernes tine Huston Mary Ellen Jenkins Sella Tucero Mary Francis Malone Farene Noche Mary Rouse Ned Wright.
The piece traces how Celts Romans Saxons Danes and Normans influenced English. It explains London’s name from Celtic dun a rock and the suffix caster or chester from Roman castrum indicating a fortified camp.
A meeting is called in Deming for coaches and referees to discuss new basketball rules and interpretations for the season. Attendees include referees and anyone interested in the regulations, with the event held tomorrow on Saturday December 5.
Frank Adams from the local high school class of 36 was called on Monday. He lives at the home ranch fifty miles south of town. His brother Robert Adams, also from class 36, is with surveyors at Carrizozo.
This week starts the final lap of the first semester. Students are urged to keep up good work and finish the term with a strong record. Emphasis on good conduct in class and in other activities.
Miss Connell the junior class sponsor announces intensive practice for the junior class play. A good show is in store for everyone and visitors are asked to wait until the performance on December 11. Cooperation is urged to ensure a successful event.
Report cards for the second six week term were handed out last Wednesday afternoon. Winston Shillito has recovered from an eye injury suffered in football practice and can now do schoolwork and attend classes regularly.
The booklet should be kept for one period only and then returned to the library at the end of the period as part of the Citizenship and American Government study.
Coach Pierce started regular basketball practice last Monday at four for freshmen and at 6 30 for upperclassmen. He aims to assemble a strong team and develop players for future squads. The first game is slated for December 12 following the Junior Play. Florence Gwartney was mentioned last week.
A collage of jokes and quotes about chemistry, sayings, and social scenes. Characters discuss nitric acid and fortune, babies and names, misheard lines, and a teacher prompting Willie about negatives. Washington and others appear in brief asides.
A fragment quoted in a pub scene features a gun captain bravado clash with a Scot retorting about ancestral rights. An Englishman boasts of noble lineage while a Highlander jokes about bare legs spanning two millennia. Lady Astor remark closes the exchange.
Leonard questions whether women possess strength of mind to refuse a crown. Kay answers affirmatively but suggests testing the idea to see how it would look.
A quip laden piece discusses a medicine claimed to keep people well and sell itself. It then shifts to a dog Rover who died suddenly and lost his appetite, followed by a factory foreman and a worker named Pat joking about wages and guilt over putting a horse out of a job.
Mrs Adams visited third grade Monday with Leo Hartford from El Paso and Clarence Hilman from Warren Ariz and Donald Lee from El Paso joining first grade. Joyce Fox moved to Duncan Ariz from first grade. Elaine Farrington and Irene Waites are sick. spelling heirs in sixth grade include Colson Skipner Ewing Williams Madero McDanie. First Central School assembly set for Friday Dec 18.
The report lists perfect attendance for the second six weeks by grade: pre primary 18, first grade 15, second grade 10, third grade 14, fourth grade 17, fifth grade 11. Honor roll shows second grade 14, third grade 14, fourth grade 3, fifth grade 3.
A stream of notes recounts a boy lost in fog near Casey's country club, a 65 to 75 person search, and a safe outcome. It mentions school breaks, soft ground after rains, ivory factory workers on vacation, and mothers doing double shifts. Also political and economic musing from F D R to gold standard shifts and Uncle Sam’s money troubles.
Fragmentary column item notes Ruth Anna Lister of Paso visited her grandparents and Mrs. 8 M. Chase last week. The rest jokes about money schemes, a cow puncher, and drinking appear in a meandering social snippet from Animas.
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