Driver Dies in Truck Crash Near Lordsburg Mine
A truck owned by Floyd Co. plunged from a road into a mine shaft about three miles from Lordsburg last Friday. J. W. Moore, the driver, died from injuries at the scene. State Police and a coroner jury blamed brake failure for the loss of control. The body was sent to Hartsell Alabama for funeral services held Thursday. Survivors include wife Susi Moore and three sisters, one brother and two sisters from Tennessee.
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Lordsburg
J. W. Moore
Floyd Co
Hartsell
Ala
Ivors
Susi Moore
Tennessee
Bea
Vericks Face Colts Tonight In Canyon City Showdown
Lordsburg High School meets a highly regarded JT Silver City quintet. Western Colts lead with guard pair Johnny Arredondo and Steve Vasquez and forwards Oscar and Jimmy Williams. Mavericks travel to Animas and host Cliff teams with games Friday and Saturday at Cobra gym.
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Lordsburg High School
Silver City
Wand
Mavericks
Johnny Arredondo
Steve Vasquez
Oscar
Jimmy Redford
Nick
Jimmy Williams
Animas
Cobra
Swan Unit Holds Christmas Party at Fort Bayard
Swan Unit No. 39 an Legion met for a brief Christmas gathering hosted by Mrs C C Fuller and co hosts Ms Mitchell and Mrs Ray Sal. Members discussed membership care and rehabilitation and planned a Gift Shop event at the veterans hospital Ft Bayard on December 16 featuring coffee and cake.
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Swan Unit No. 39
Legion
C. C. Fuller
Ms Mitchell
Ray Sal
Veterans’ Hospital
Ft. Bayard
Swan
Ft. Baythe
Tieth Wedding Anniversary Observed by Rockwells
Mrs Orval Rockwell celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on December 4. They wed in England Arkansas in 1937. The couple has five children and resides with plans to make Lords their permanent home.
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Orval Rockwell
England
Ark
VFW Honors Cent Officers at Lordsburg Post Meeting
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3099 Lordsburg honored Department commander Peter Gallagher of Albuquerque and other officials at El Charro. Gallagher summarized the Miami Beach national convention and the veterans tax exemption plan. The post outlined a four point anti Soviet diplomacy and noted a visit by a district commander. a representative will assist veterans with tax exemption certificates on December 14 at El Charro.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lordsburg
Peter Gallagher
Albuquerque
el Charro
Rudolph Fero
Espanola
Thomas P. Foy
Bayara
John Klotzback
Domenia C. de Palma
Manuel P. Garcia
Santa Rita
Gallagher
Miami Beach
Fla
Fecenay
VFW
Russia
Soviet Russia
Eaton Rapids
Mich
el Charro Cafe
1958 License Plates Go On Sale December 16th
License plates for 1958 go on sale Dec. 16. Your form to register your vehicle will be mailed from Santa Fe New Mexico on Dec. 5. It will be necessary to have this form to secure your 1958 license.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Machine Trouble Delays Liberal Press Run
The Liberal reports a typesetting machine problem slowed today’s edition. Overflow copy was saved and will be used next week, so readers will see the material then.
Highway Workers Fight Grass Fire On Cox Ranch
On a Wednesday afternoon a lighted match dropped near the Tom Cox pastures south of Lordsburg started a grass fire. Brown Construction Company led by Don Houston and State Highway Department crews fought the blaze for four hours, burning about 900 acres across the Cox and Muir ranches.
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Brown Construction Company
Tom Cox
Lordsburg
Don Houston
Cox Ranch
Muir Ranch
Lordsburg High Band heads to Southwestern Clinic
Fifty two Lordsburg High School band members travel to Las Cruces for the Southwestern School District Band Clinic at New Mexico A&M College. Dr. Frank Simon and Abrams Parotti lead the ensemble with auditions planned for All-State selection by New Mexico judges.
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Lordsburg
Las Cruces
New Mexico A&m College
Frank Simon
John Phillip Sousa
Abrams Parotti
New Mexico Western College
New Mexico Eastern College
Lucy Sanchez
Tom Shoon
Jackie Galusha
Jim Culberson
Willa Lunt
Sam Bishop
Pauline Sanchez
Sharon Bowman
Keith Morris
Broda McAlister
Roger Brandt
Panel Discussion On Cheating Set For P T A Meeting
The P T A at the high school plans a Monday night 7:30 panel discussion titled The Moral Implication of Cheating. Roger Brandt will narrate with a minister, a parent, two teachers and two students on the panel. Home Ec girls will baby sit to help mothers attend. PTA president Mrs. June Hill urges all parents to attend.
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P-Ta
Roger Brandt
Nurse Miss Lurline joins Wahtown General obstetrics crew
A Phoenix nurse bound for Wahtown General Hospital obstetrical duty is identified as 23 year old Don na Louise Smith a St. Joseph Hospital graduate and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Smith of Lordsburg. She travels with Joanne Ryan of Phoenix who also joins the Wahtowa hospital staff.
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Phoenix
Wahtown General Hospital
Lurline
Donna Louise Smith
St. Joseph Hospital
Russell Smith
Lordsburg
Joanne Ryan
Wahiowa Hospital
Former Lordsburg Resident Isidore Martinez Dies in Las Vegas
Isidore Martinez formerly of Lordsburg passed away in Las Vegas in November. Funeral services were held at St. Josephs Catholic Church with Rosary, his body shipped to Heather Mortuary. Survived by wife Connie two sons Isi dore Jr and Johnnie three daughters Gloria Annie and Cathy two brothers Baldomiro Garcia Raul Vasquez three sisters and mother Maria Garcia. Burial followed at Shakespeare Cemetery.
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Isidore Martinez
Las Vegas
St. Joseph's
Martinez
Desert Inn
Tie
Valedon
N. M
Lordsburg
Heather Mortuary
Rosary
Connie Martinez
Isidore, Jr
Johnnie
Gloria
Annie
Cathy
Baldomiro Garcia
Salt Lake City
Raul Vasquez
Pete Grijalva
Stockton
Calif
Ramon Granada
Juan Lopez
Maria Garcia
Shakespeare Cemetery
Christmas Party Planned at N and T Club Meeting
The N and T Club met at Mrs. Maude Green’s home. A Christmas party was planned for December 17 at Elsie Lee’s. Members present included Mrs. S. M. Chase Mrs. Charles Fuller Mrs. Carrie Finley Mrs. W. P. Hill Mrs. C. C. Martin Mrs. M. Messecar Mrs. Emma Culp and Mrs. George Trimble.
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N and T
Maude Green
Elsie Lee
S. M. Chase
Charles Fuller
Carrie Finley
W. P. Hill
C. C. Martin
M. Messecar
Emma Culp
George Trimble
Rainbow Girls To Sell Hamburgers Saturday
The Rainbow Girls will sell hamburgers at the Masonic Hall on Saturday December 7. The sale runs 11 am to 1 pm and 6 pm to 7 pm. Mrs Ruby Warren, mother advisor, asks public patronage.
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Rainbow Girls
Masonic Hall
Ruby Warren
Automobile Fatalities May Drop in 1957
Motorists are driving safer this year says the National Safety Council. The 1956 toll stood at 40,000 deaths and the 1957 estimate projects about 39,000 fatalities.
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National Safety Council
Lordsbury Girl Killed in Accident
Trene Guzman, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs Nat Arvizo, died instantly in a Thanksgiving night automobile crash on the Banner Mine road near town. The northbound car, driven by Elias Valdez of Jack Adams Construction Co, failed to negotiate the curve and rolled, striking a service pole. Valdez is charged with involuntary manslaughter. passengers Ray Rodriguez and Christine Munoz sustained minor injuries and were treated at the hospital.
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Trene Guzman
Nat Arvizo
Banner Mine
Elias Valdez
Jack Adams Construction Co
Ray Rodriguez
Christine Munoz
Lordsburg GOC Observers Hold Constructive Meeting
The Lordsburg Ground Observer Corps met at City Hall for a constructive session attended by Supervisor C R Simpkins Major Floyd W Lynch state coordinator Joseph Francis M Sgt John Pope and guests from Tucson Filter Center. Local observers receiving wings included Homer Brooks and several named ladies. The next meeting is set for January 31 1956.
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Lordsburg Ground Observer Corps
City Hall
Yoy
C. R. Simpkins
Albert Carter
Tucson
Floyd W. Lynch
Arizona
Apt. Joseph Francis
John Pope
GOC
Lordsburg
Fred Prevost
White Signal Goc
White
White Signal
Clem Donaldson
Martin Driscoll
Hachita
Homer Brooks
Troy Jones
Florence Stengle
Grace Wright
Florence Baker
John Robertson
Record tax take soars beyond earlier peaks
Commissioner Harrington announced a new high in federal tax receipts. The nation paid 80.172 billion dollars in 1957, surpassing total internal revenue from 1789 to 1933 and 5 billion above 1956. Major increases came from individual income and employment taxes.
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Interior
Harrington
Temperature Readings by Southern Pacific Railroad Station
The following temperature readings were recorded by the Southern Pacific Railroad here. This notice lists measured temperatures for the day, reflecting local weather data captured at the station.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
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