Milk survey finishes in twenty one states
Howard R. Estes of the American Child Health Association reported that the milk survey is nearly completed in 21 states at a high school auditorium gathering. He noted New Mexico is nearly done and urged immaculate milk supply for growing children. Lordsburg is praised for its milk quality and a local milk ordinance may soon be adopted after council discussions.
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Howard R. Estes
New York
American Child Health Association
Fetes
State Health Department
New Mexico
Lordsburg
Supt. Smith
Miss Garner
Bennie Cross
Nancy
Hubert Jeffus
Rachel Wood
Mrs Holmstrand Returns Home From Southern Trip
Mrs EF A Holmstrand came back Tuesday after a month visiting relatives in Tennessee Kansas City New Orleans and other southern points She says she saw the sun exactly three days during the month and declares she is glad to be back in Lordsburg New Mexico preferring its sunshine to any of the places visited.
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EF. A. Holmstrand
Tennessee
Kansas City
New Orleans
South
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Air transport pilot George Faw visits from Santa Monica
George Faw, a licensed air transport pilot, is in the region for a few days at the airport. He offers people a ride in his turquoise New Mexico sky, with Tom Green of Deming assisting as his aide who has caught the flying fever.
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George Faw
Santa Monica
New Mexico
Tom Green
Deming
Christ Delt Church Service Schedule
Bible School 9:45 a m Lord's Supper and morning sermon 11 o clock Subject The Christ Method of Winning Men C EB meeting 6 30 p m Evening Sermon Almost Persuaded Almost But Lost 7 30 Mid week Prayer and Bible Study Wed 7 30 Take time to be holy Worship with us and we will strive to do thee good
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Bible School
Eighth Grade Blues by Florence Johnson
A short poem in which Florence Johnson imagines teachers facing a heavenly test by St. Peter. The speaker expresses gratitude and a wish to die peacefully if such a test is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
St. Peter
Methodist Bazaar Saturday Draws Community at Sale
The W. M. S. hosts its annual bazaar and a cooked food sale at the Muir-Birchfield building on Saturday December 10 inviting the whole community to attend.
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Muir-Birchfield
The Scout Oath and Morale Note for Thos A Lister
The article quotes the Scout Oath and mentions the improved condition of Thos A Lister after illness at Lordsburg hospital. It records a community note praising his recovery and reflects the period's scouting values.
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Thos. A. Lister
Lordsburg Hospital
Ford Debut At Scott Auto Tonight
The Scott Auto Company reports a new Ford will arrive this evening from noon to midnight. Crowds viewed the handsome Ford pictures and learned model details at the opening Friday.
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Scott Auto Company
Ford
Annual Chamber of Commerce Meeting at Hollen Hotel
The regular annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Hollen Hotel at eight o'clock tonight Thursday Dec 8. It is your duty to be there to help elect new officers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hollen Hotel
Methodist Church Services Invite Local Attendance
The article extols warmth of the Methodist Church amid winter while inviting John S. Rick and the public to attend Sunday services and Sunday school. It asserts church attendance as a barometer of good citizenship and urges welcome for all.
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Methodist Church Services
John S. Rick
Methodist
Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Church
Oil Strike Reported in Arizona by Whitlock Company
The Arizona Republic will report a guarded oil discovery in Arizona by Whitlock Oil Co owners of the property. The Whitlock No 1 well 17 miles north of Bowie in section 36, township 10 south range 28 east, may yield 1 000 to 7 600 barrels daily, with cement work pending to control a fast flow.
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Phoenix
Arizona Republican
Arizona
Whitlock Oil Company
Republican
T. F. Penrod
Whitlock Company
Whitlock
Bowie
The Times and Herald Booze Crowd Scandal Railings
The Times and Herald reports on a shift of influence toward the alcohol crowd with sharp critique of standing power and status. The piece laments the erosion of moral authority and notes public disapproval without exact names or dates.
Lordsburg Talent Captivates Rodeo
Seven cars of Lordsburg leading citizens traveled to Rodeo last Tuesday night at Mrs. Dora Kerr’s suggestion for a musical and entertainment program that charmed the south village. The event featured piano duets, readings, vocal solos, and a lively tea, with homespun hospitality fueling a generous luncheon and a near forty dollar contribution to the sewing clubs school fund.
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Lordsburg
Rodeo
Dora Kerr
Black
Rachel
Ruth Wood
S. B. Allen
G. L. Ross
Claude C. Puller
America
New Mexico’s Idea Is Best in the Country
The Fort Worth Star Telegram notes New Mexico’s highway system impresses visitors with well engineered, maintained roads and clear road maps. Tourists become settlers as the state collects a gasoline tax for road building, sustains highway improvements, and invites visitor feedback via postcards.
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New Mexico
Texas
State Highway Commission
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Training Course Banquet At High School For Scout Leaders
Friday night December 9 a banquet for men interested in training Boy Scouts will be held at the high school. Scout Executive Baker will attend and the meal will be served at seven.
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Boy Scouts
Baker
Bowie Man Heads Mohair Growers
J. L. Knape of Bowie Arizona elected president of the Southwestern Mohair Growers association at a meeting in Lordsburg New Mexico. W A Gage of Pinyon New Mexico named vice president and W W Shreadgill of El Paso Texas secretary. Forty stockholders from Texas New Mexico and Arizona attended with officials including L W Gleason and Dr W H Kent assisting.
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J. €. Knape
Bowie, Ariz
Southwestern Mohair Growers’ Association
W. A. Gage
Pinyon
N. M
Bee
W. W. Shreadgill
el Paso
Chamber of Commerce
L. W. Gleason
Lordsburg
Mohair Association
E. BR. Flemming
N. Mo
P.M. Ewing
Animas
J.T. Jones
Dalarosa
Hollinger
State College
WH. L. Kent
el Paso Times
Lordsburg Featured in Gibson's Life Magazine
Lordsburg gains prominence as Charles Dana Gibson's Life magazine highlights a clever stunt of featuring a popular plate play, The Covered Wagon, by banners across a transcontinental southern highway from Palm Beach to the coast, passing through Savannah Dallas El Paso Lordsburg Tucson.
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Lordsburg
Charles Dana Gibson
Life
Tourtel
Palm Beach
Morida
Savannah
Georgia
Dallas
BA Paso
Tucson
Hidalgo County Builds First Real Library in New Mexico
Hidalgo County leads with the new county library hailed as New Mexico's first real county library. The Women’s Club raised books, the County provided courthouse space, and the City funded current expenses. Club women organize the library on a new basis. no trained librarian yet, a custodian is appointed and supervision rests with the County Superintendent, New Mexico Library Association.
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Hidalgo County Library
Claude ©. Fuller
Lordeburg
New Mexico
Womans Club
County Behoads New Mexico Library Association
Wright McGehee wedding ties two families in Douglas
George Wright wed Lucille McGehee of Douglas last Friday. Rev. W W Wilkerson performed the ceremony at the groom’s mother Mary F Wright’s home. The couple will live on the Wright ranch south of town and are receiving congratulations.
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George Wright
Cupid
Lucille McGehee
Douglas
W. W. Wilkerson
Mary F. Wright
Wright Ranch
Sympathy for Miss Mildred Lowry’s Father Funeral
The Granger Indiana funeral of Miss Mildred Lowry's father drew faculty and friends who sent a floral offering. The note apologizes for a previously unpublished article. A fine bank director's meeting last Tuesday is mentioned with a casual tone.
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Mildred Lowry
Granger
Indiana
Distinguished Guests At Luncheon Tuesday
John and Rice hosted a luncheon program featuring George D. Robinson secretary of the Lieming Chamber of Commerce Dr J G Moir vice president J L Cooper post office inspector A J Notering and Messrs Gleason Cross and Smith Dr Moir urged paving Railroad Avenue and other streets as time goes on Rev Wilkerson named chairman for next meeting historical note on local civic leaders and civic improvement plans.
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Hey
John & Rice
George Db
Robinson
Lieming Chamber of Commerce
J. G. Moir
Dr. Moir
A. J. Notering
Taylor
Broadway of America
Southwest Review
Gleason
Cross
Moir
Railroad Avenue
Jeffus
Rev
Wilkerson
Radio Contest Attracts Votes In Lordsburg
The Lordsburg Mercantile Company hosts a radio contest drawing wide attention as contestants hustle daily for votes. Entrants include Eleanor Ruler, Bisey Hughes, Hazel Wallace, J W Ponce, Hazel Hindman, Iby Moore, Mia, T A Kerr, Ina Pairiy, Flora Barton Cordelia Augustine, Mrs EL Jones, Marie Wright. Sale closes December 17.
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Lordsburg Mercantile Company
Eleanor Ruller
Bisey Hughes
Hazel Wallace
J. W. Ponce
Hazel Hindman
Iby Moore
Mia
T. A. Kerr
Ina Pairiy
Flora Barton Cordelia Augustine
Mrs. EL. Jones
Marie Wright
Dee
Spanish Dinner Honors 1927 Football Team at Valedon
On a Thursday evening the 1927 football team traveled to Valedon as guests of captain Harold Scofield to mark the season's end. Mrs. Harry Scofield hosted a Spanish dinner with Dorothy Stengele Lertha Scofield Harvey Blom and Allan Koff among honor guests.
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Valedon
Harold Scofield
Harry Scofield
Dorothy Stengele
Lertha Scofield
Harvey Blom
Allan Koff
Roy
J. T. Austin
Archie Causland
Phil Caveland
David Wright
Jackson Croes
Hume Jones
Delbert Wilkinson
Harry Gale
Daniel Dunnagan
Chander Wit
Gerald Fuller
Hubert Jeffs
Annual Christmas Seal Sale Aims Public Accountability
Albuquerque on November 28 1927 the Wonans Club promotes tuberculosis Christmas seals in thirty New Mexico towns. Ninety five percent of funds stay in the state for anti tuberculosis work including school health programs milk for undernourished children and educational materials. A visiting nurse is deployed to find hidden TB cases as part of the campaign. Mrs B Austin is Hidalgo County drive chairman.
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Albuquerque
Liberal
Wonans
New Mexico
Albquerque
New Stunt at the Bakery Unveiled by Mrs Wacker
Next week at the Bakery Mrs Wacker hosts a mystery stunt with games featuring well known women. Participants cut out names and bring them to the bakery to receive fifty cents worth of baked goods. Mrs Wacker does not know who will appear.
New Mexico Stone Dedicated in Washington Monument Ceremony
The New Mexico Memorial Stone was dedicated December 2 at the Washington Monument in Washington DC with the U S president delivering the principal address. The red bronze tablet measures 2 by 4 feet 6 inches and bears the state symbol Crease Kunde inscription.
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Washington Monument
Washington, D. C
New Mexico
United States
Union
New Hampshire
Vermont
Michigan
Arivora
John Morrow
James Hinkle
A. T. Hannett
FW. Welix
New Mexico School of Mines
Wealey Teadfield
Mehod of American Research
Kanly Fe
Cartas Veros
TH. C. Dillon
Willian WH. Pope
Rengent
A. A. Jones
U. 8 Marine Band
Whett Goode
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
William H. Pope
Jh. C. Dillon
Daughters of the American Revolution of
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McGehee
Miss. C. C. Meacham
Ecretary
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Hidalgo County Drive
Mise Beoma Lee Bratton
U. S
Marine Wand
Arthur Brosseau
Daughters of American Revolution
Sam G. Bratton
Marine Band
President Coolige
Pull
President College
Sunshine State
Washington
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