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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1940
Page
2
The Virden Cactus lauds a widow whose husband died after pneumonia leaving seven children and a paid farm. Despite successive family illnesses, deaths, hospital stays, and caretaking, she endures with unshaken patience and resolve. Her bravery strengthens her family and inspires the community.
The sixth annual Southwestern Sun Carnival in El Paso will showcase Arizona State of Tempe and Western Reserve University before a Sun Bowl New Year’s Day clash with former Alabama star Dixie Howell. More than thirty bands are registered for the parade “A Pageant Of Music” as the city promotes the winter spectacle.
The Mavericks announce their student staff writers and editors led by Dorothy Mc Innis and Gilbert Buvens. They urge readers to attend basketball games, buy pop and candy from the Juniors, and gain deeper understanding and respect through participation.
Freedland's Native Hawaiians performed at Central School gymnasium on December 6 entertaining with native costumes and culture. The program featured island facts and music, part of a novelty series from National Assemblies, inviting the audience to imagine Hawaii’s colorful setting.
NEWSETTES praises The Royal Hawaiians as among the year’s finest entertainment and hopes for a return. Mavericks Friday night featured Lordsburg leading Duncan early, then losing the lead in the third quarter as Duncan surged back. Lordsburg 27 Duncan 24. The Junior play promises exciting, funny moments and is not propaganda.
A playful segment lists several garbled car names followed by a prompt to identify them in the next week. Viewers are urged to rest up and return with full answers, as the host signs off for now.
Members of the Press Club drew names for a December 16 party in room 16. The event centers on a Christmas tree and gift exchange with refreshments and games afterward. A humorous letter to Santa about dictionary woes is included.
A brief club meeting reports unanimous selection of We Three as the week’s top song. A student letter asks Santa for dresses, a red white and blue outfit, a doll, a dream boy, and a pop gun. the writer notes being a junior in high school and too old for dolls.
A local note invites readers to attend the Morenci game scheduled for Wednesday. The item emphasizes community turnout and supports the event with a brief call to join fans at the venue.
The page asks who first received a ring and questions the seniors about banquets, dishes, and friendships. It ponders Friday night victory and the We Wonders group ending their curiosity while guessing who might be drafted and how many sons Yuhudi has.
A column blending playful riffs on weather, politics, and daily life. References to a comet sighting west at dusk, WPA projects finishing by Christmas, and a string of humorous political quips. Social notes mention E. T. Dunlap family moving to Lordsburg, and visits by the Smith and Moon families.
Navy recruiter Lt Cmdr Shade explains enlistment flow from the San Diego Naval Training Station to trade schools and on board ship. Recruits receive six weeks of basic training learning self care swimming and military drill, then are assigned to trades or further study. After four months service all men are promoted and receive a $15 monthly raise with advancement possible through effort and training.
Plans for a new Navy service school at Henry Ford’s River Rouge plant are ready. Four barracks are under construction and about 240 men who finished six weeks' recruit training will report mid January 1941. The school will offer technical and mechanical courses including electrical, sheet metal, diesel engine operation and machinist mate work. Henry Ford says the Navy is vital to national defense and the facility expands trade training to speed shipbuilding.
The Navy aims to increase skilled craftsmen by expanding training facilities while lowering standards to graduate more in less time. Enlistment is open to single men aged 17 to 35, with trade training opportunities for interested applicants. Early X ray screening for tuberculosis aids recovery and Christmas Seal funds support detection.
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