Special Postal Rate for REC Publications Sparks Debate
The Editor and Publisher notes that Rural Electrification Cooperatives gain a reduced second class mail rate in the Postal Service Bill, allowing political advocacy against investor owned power. Critics from the American Newspaper Publishers Association call it unjust. REC reach 3 million copies across 30 states.
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Electro
Congress
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
REA
Sanford Smith
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Smith
REC
Senate
House
Tate
National Rural Electrification Cooperative Association
Clyde Taylor Ellis
Arkansas
NRECA
Cotton allotment referendum set for December 11 1962 Hidalgo County
ASC officials announce mailed farm acreage allotments for the 1963 upland cotton crop to Hidalgo County farmers. The December 11 referendum will determine quotas and price support levels, with polling at Paymaster Gin in Cotton City and Charles Clause in Virden from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Hidalgo County
Karl Hudgens
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASC
Oder
Paymaster Gin
Cotton City
Charles Clause
Virden
Lions Club Broom Sale Weekend in Lordsburg
The Lordsburg Lions Club sells brooms and related items this Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Proceeds go to civic projects including eye care for children. Brooms are made at the State School for the Blind in Alamogordo and support local conservation efforts.
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Lordsburg Lions Club
State School For the Blind
Alamogordo
Lions Club
Oil Survey Party Establishes HQ in Lordsburg
A Texaco geophysical crew from Midland Texas under J B Edmondson has set up in Lordsburg for about a year and a half. The seven man team with five with families will conduct a county gravity survey to assess oil potential and evaluate existing leases. no drilling is planned.
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Texaco, Inc
l@idland
Texas
Lordsburg
J. B. Edmondson
Temperature Readings Recorded by Southern Pacific Railroad
Temperature readings were recorded at this location by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The report lists several measurements with times and values, noting the instruments used and the station designation.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Mavericks Start 1962-63 With Two Conference Wins
Lordsburg High School Mavericks win two conference games to open the 1962-63 season. Jody Castillo scores 12 in a 64-37 victory over the Re serve Mountaineers on their home court. Freshman loss to Silver City Colts 32-20. A squad beats Cliff Cowboys 57-43 at Cliff. B team edges Howard Harkey 4- win over Cliff B. Next games schedule includes Hatch Bears visit tonight and Silver City non conference game Saturday.
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Lordsburg High School Mavericks
Jody Castillo
Mountaineers
Maverick
Maerick Mountaineer
Chales Esquivel
Silver City High School
Colt
Danny Saucedo
James Altuna
Dewey Reay
Maverick A
Cliff Cowboys
Cliff
Ramon Corrals
Howard Harkey
Mavericks
Hatch Bears
Lordsburg
Silver City
Bove
Jim Rusk
Rusk
Las Cruces Production Credit Association to Hold Annual Stockholders Meeting
The 29th annual stockholders meeting is set for Friday December 14 at 10:00 a.m. in Milton Hall at New Mexico State University. J. S. Culberson announces a 1.3 percent cash patronage refund and a 4 percent Class A stock dividend, with a 5.2 percent cost of money to borrowers. A short business session will be followed by a steak dinner.
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Las Cruces Production Credit Association
Milton Hall
New Mexico State University
J. S. Culberson
Ninth District Farm Credit Board
Wichita
Kansas
Las Cruces Production Credit Assn
Culberson
Four County Winners In Wool Dress Contest
Hidalgo County residents swept a Make It Yourself With Wool contest held at the Student Memorial Center on the New Mexico Western College Campus in Silver City. Senior division winner Katharine Jones of Lordsburg earned a trip to the State Contest set for January 12 1963 at NMWC Silver City. Sherrill Hatch of Virden placed second in senior division, Miss Carol Robnett of Animas took third, and Jeanette Hitson of Lordsburg won Sub-Del division.
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Hidalgo County
New Mexico Western College
Silver City
Jeanette Hitson
Lordsburg
Sherrill Hatch
Virden
Katharine Jones
NMWC
Carol Robnett
Anomas
Mis
Bethleen Jones
Kerrill Mortenson
Vircen
Eubeded
Frank Bowman
Bill Kim Lley
Ollie Rebnett
Ed Hitson
Richard Butters
Pearl’s Jewelry
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Bitter Lumber
Lordsburg Lumber
Fashion Cleaners
First National Bank
Fagle Drug
Speed Queen Laundry
Heather Mortuary
Lehmans, Amins
Jones’ Flower Shop
Bishop Lumber and Banner Mining Company
Animas Panthers Win Both Games Last Week
Animas Panthers defeated Cliff 54 to 42 and Reserve 39 to 13 at home and on the road. Jim Richards led Animas with 22 points in the Cliff game while Bud Crumbley topped Cliff with 11. against Reserve Charles Richardson scored 11 for Animas and Fuentes led Reserve with six.
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Animas Panthers
Ft Grant
Aziz
Animas
Panthers
Cliff
Reserve
Jim Richards
Bud Crumbley
Chales Richardson
Fuentes
Arnell Returns To Face Incest Charge In Lordsburg
Marvin Parnell a local garage operator was returned to Lordsburg to face an incest charge. He had been held in Montague Texas since Thanksgiving after extradition was waived and pleaded not guilty. Remanded to county jail on a 5000 dollar bond. preliminary hearing date not set. He previously pleaded not guilty to indecent exposure and left the state on a 500 dollar bond.
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Marvin Parnell
Lordsburg
Montague
Texas
Justice of the Peace
C. L. Brown
Parnell
No Christmas Lights Delayed by Vapor Light Installation
The Chamber of Commerce reports multiple inquiries about missing Christmas lights on Railroad Avenue. No facilities exist to install electric lights while new vapor lamps are installed. The Chamber and City of Lordsburg are collaborating to enable electric decorations for Christmas.
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Chamber of Commerce
Railroad Avenue
Lordsburg
New Mexico School Finance Debate Highlights P T A Meeting
The Lordsburg Parent Teachers Association held a December meeting on school finance with James Green of the New Mexico Education Association outlining proposed legislation. Members discussed six items including extending Public Law 874 and funding standards, with Item 5 debated before approval.
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New Mexico
Lordsburg Parent-Teachers’ Association
James Green
New Mexico Education Association
Howard Abbess
W. C. Stickland
First Methodist Church
State Board of Education
Lordsburg Association
Green
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Hudgens
Animas Weather Data
U. S
Eee L 'i
Elmer Jeanes
Arnell
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