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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1933
Page
3
A new kitchen tool marketed to ease housework claims to produce smooth stiff mayonnaise in minutes. The Wesson Mayonnaise Maker pours from one hand and whips with the other, preventing rapid flow and “go back.” Sold with a pint can of Wesson Oil in grocery stores.
The Federal Surplus Relief Corporation bought 5,000,000 pounds of beans for relief efforts. Purchases included 2,300,000 pounds navy beans, 1,600,000 pounds Great Northern, and 1,100,000 pounds pinto beans. Prices ranged from 3.55 cents to 435 cents per pound, reflecting a tight 1933 crop and rising pinto values. The move aims to reduce surpluses and cut shipping costs by distributing beans to regions most in need.
The text explains hot air holds more moisture than cold air and heated indoor air dries nasal passages, increasing susceptibility to cold and flu. It advises keeping moisture up by boiling water to evaporate several gallons daily and suggests furnace pans as a moisture source.
G A Quesenberry of New Mexico State College warns that large imports of alfalfa seed arrive in the state with variable quality. He notes some seed is high price and some very low quality, urging farmers to seek satisfactory clean seed and to verify certification that indicates presence of foreign seeds.
State officials warn that uncertified foreign seed can carry noxious weeds and Bermuda grass, reducing hay value by 2 to 3 dollars per ton. The price gap with certified seed is small, but the risk to irrigated acres may total seven to eight dollars per acre. Harry Peruvi an alfalfa seed variety is entering markets, offering higher yield but likely similar or lower hay value due to weed contamination.
The New Mexico Tuberculosis Association reports rapid Christmas Seal re-orders in the first sale week. Seals are sent to Las Vegas Tucumcari Alamogordo Belen Los Lunas Grant Hot Springs Roy Estancia Bernalillo Clayton Clovis Artesia. County groups boost survey funding and rural Guadalupe schools run a per capita seal sale contest with a banner prize.
Unanimously approved at the 5th Annual Convention in San Francisco in 1933 the committee urges camps to cooperate with publicity, collect data on uprisings and campaigns, preserve service records, battles, camp life, and old clippings, and forward copies to the Publicity Department for national files and historian use.
Walter Nilsson, famed single wheel rider, halted in Lordsburg after selecting a southern route to San Francisco. He demonstrated high wheel tricks for crowds, toured with booklets of countries visited, and showcased an autographed photo at the Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce as the total trip neared 95 days out of New York.
The New Mexico Armies begin practice with three lettermen Jim Jair Caylor and Seeley as guards and forward Seeley plus five returnees from last year's freshmen Mc Gurn Gilchrist Crownover Ester brook and Kull. Early schedule includes Tempe State Teachers January 12 13 and games with Texas Tech Matadors January 16 17 Texas Miners January 19 20 New Mexico Miners January 26 27 Flagstaff Teachers February 5 6 and New Mexico Military Institute February 9 10.
February 16 and 17 mark activities at Mexico University while Arizona University hosts events on February 27. Mr and Mrs R K Clark return from Deming. Mrs Hebert S Hunter of Phoenix visited several Lordstarg friends Monday.
Mr and Mrs Harry Bassett of Silver City visited Lordsburg on Sunday. Mitchell Everett of El Paso was a weekend guest at J K Vinson’s home. Sammy Laurinas returned home from El Paso for the weekend.
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