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Lordsburg Liberal

Location

Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1949

Page

8

Scout Leaders Plan December Course At Camp Thunderbird

Hidalgo district scouts report gains across all three branches in 1949. Plans were made for a Scout leaders course December 17 and 18 at Camp Thunderbird and for a troop sponsorship at a Methodist church board meeting.

Arney Gardner Camp Thunderbird Hidalgo K. C. Holleman Don Mathers Alton Powell Melugin Methodist Church Board Dick Traylor

Lions Club Event Highlights Roger Welles This Week

Roger Welles entertained Lions Club members during a Zone meeting held Monday evening. A district meeting and banquet is tentatively set for January 11 at Silver City. Patrolman Funk of Deming visited John Bradford. Members lacking Sun Bowl football funds are urged to contribute promptly to support the high school team’s trip to the Sun Bowl.

Silver City Patrolman Funk of Deming John Bradford

Cpl Grafe Killed In Highway Collision

Cpl T F Grafe died instantly when the car he rode in collided with a passing vehicle on the highway. Cpl William Ball, his riding companion, was injured. The crash occurred as a Studebaker was struck by a car passing from the opposite direction.

Cpl T. F. Grafe Lueras Studebaker Cpl. Grafe William Ball

Soldier dies in Grant County crash with escort from Texas

Uninjured Lueras and companion Abelio Gonzales of Deming were en route to Wichita Falls Texas after a collision in Grant County. Sheriff Oscar Allen led the inquest and Lueras was held for further investigation with trial set in Silver City. Cpl Grafe’s body moved to Heather Mortuary and then Pierce Brothers in Los Angeles with escort Cpl George Bruce from Biggs Field Texas.

Lueras Abelicio Gonzales Deming Wichita Falls Texas Gonzales Lordsburg Oscar Allen William McKinney Silver City Grant County Cpl. Grafe Heather Pierce Brothers Mortuary Los Angeles George Bruce Biggs Air Force Field

Local Briefs From Lordsburg and Hidalgo County

A Beta Sigma Phi dinner meeting occurred last Thursday at the Hotel Hidalgo. The Business and Professional Women's club will host a Christmas party December 15 at the American Legion hall. Lawrence Petty, 20, of San Diego, injured in the December 1 auto crash that killed Ralph Borgan of Boron, remains a patient at Hidalgo County Hospital. For photographs, phone 35.

Beta Sigma Phi Hotel Hidalgo Business and American Legion Hall Lawrence Petty San Diego Ralph Borgan Boron Calif Hidalgo County Hospital Mr. Petty Ing Nicely A. O. Blanscott B &B Motor Co Dougal R. S. Bubb San Frisco Rev. Bubb Assembly of God Church W. A. Simpson Lordsburg el Paso Ralph Sherrick Los Angeles George Earle Kerr Claude E. Fuller Gayle Fuller Phoenix Ariz Eugene Nave Lyons Kans Merdith Davis Claudia Prescott R. C. Fuller Minneapolis P. M. Chase Ben Cochran J. Cloyd Miller Demings C. B. Austin Earle Kerry H. S. Grimes Banner Mining Company Oklahoma City E. S. Bowman Myles Cohen E. M. Fisher, Jr A. A. Richards Leo Cohen Woman's Club S. E. Allen San Angelo Texas Doak Hachita Jack Brandon Cleveland Ohio Bailey Metler School Brandon Itasca American Legion Legion Hall Elbert Jones Lowell Arlington S. M. Chase Clara Kimbley Charlie Fuller Duncan

Lordsburg Snap: Community Gathers Amid Recoveries and Travels

Local notes recount family visits, travel to Phoenix, El Paso, and Dallas, and recoveries after an accident. Residents such as E J Woods and Beatrice Mitchell return home for holidays while others plan trips to Los Angeles and San Angelo. Community events include a bridge luncheon and an American Legion meeting.

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Robert Barrett Henry Stilwell Freeburg Roy Melugin Julian Allen Paul Probert Gardner Roger Welles Lions Club E. J. Woods Max DeVilbiss Valley View Fount DeVilbiss Kirk Scott F. Dudley Jones Roswell W. J. Burrus East 8Th Street Yuma Afiiz Gossett Beatrice Mitchell Marshall Fuller Elizabeth C. Musgrove Aubrey Stubbs Sherry C. E. Richardson Douglas, Ariz Herman Leistikow Thompson International Plymouth Iet Fee C. E. Embrey Jewelry & Appliances
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