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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
2
Lordsburg Printing Company and Willard E Holt publish the paper with editor and manager in Lordsburg New Mexico. Subscription options are one year two dollars and six months one dollar. Local ads priced at thirty cents per single column inch. one line ads add five cents. Post office entry as second class mail.
The Spanish government reinforces the Moorish palace of Alhambra in Granada with steel rods to halt decay while replacing old wooden props. The preservation push is driven largely by press advocacy and public concern. The article notes the Bible’s reputation remains strong per the New York Bible Society’s general secretary.
The world sells thirty million Bibles a year implying more copies than people. United States has the greatest railway mileage. Switzerland the fewest notable among major nations. Christianity far exceeds other faiths while Confucianism Taoism and Mohammedanism rank next. The Isle of Pines near Cuba is Cuban governed yet largely owned by Americans with plantations noted. Egypt’s Valley of the Kings finds are valued near fifteen million dollars in King Tutankhamen tomb area.
A letter from bond holders led by Ralph W. Smith explains they will retire from Hidalgo County Treasurer Patrick M. Ewing’s bond due to a Public Moneys Act interpretation by the Attorney General. The notices cite financial risk and legislative intent, stressing no personal fault and offering reaffirmation for future bonds. Also included are church notices and a local bulletin mention of L. J. Brink’s honorable mention for work on the Tucson division.
Important coal notice says coal stored in weather proof bins to prevent deterioration and available from 100 pounds to a car load. Various kinds and grades offered with prices: Gallup stove size $14.50, Gallup Lump $16.00, Cerrillos $15.50.
Lordsburg Lodge No. 50 holds meetings on the first Monday evening each month. Officer J. R. Guartney is N. G. with JH. McLeod serving as secretary.
Department of the Interior announces that Thomas Allen Kerr of Lordsburg NM filed intent to make final three year proof on land described as Section 22 Township 24S Range 20W NM P Meridian. Hearing set before Commissioner Willard E. Holt in Lordsburg NM on December 28 1923 with witnesses N A Gammon Rudolph Schlessinger J D Everett and G A Potter.
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