The Covered Bridge Haunting and Local Kittens News
A nostalgic Ozarks poem recalls a night near a long covered bridge with moonlit graves and a lurking figure. The piece also notes Hector and Hercules catching kittens at farmer Townsend’s, and updates on Matilda the cat and Thomas managing the Mimbres North branch ranch.
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Matilda
Tom
Mimbres
Thomas
Rainbow Girls to Hold School of Instructions Saturday
The Order of Rainbow for Girls hosts a district School of Instruction at the Masonic hall on Saturday December 16 starting 10 30 A M Miss Mary Schadel deputy instructor from Silver City will lead the session Members of Rainbow Girls Eastern Star and Masonic lodge are invited A luncheon will be served at noon under the direction of Mrs Harry S Chase and Mrs Rex Kipp Representatives will be present
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Order of Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Mary Schadel
Silver City
Rainbow Girls
Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Harry S. Chase
Rex Kipp
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Hosts Christmas Party
The Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority held a Christmas party at the home of Mrs. James Kinkema with husbands as guests. Hostesses were Mrs. James Kinkema Mrs. Joe Springer and Mrs. William Veck of Animas. A buffet luncheon was served.
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
James Kinkema
Joe Springer
Wiliam Veck
Animas
Jay Large
Aubrey Stubbs
Alan Koff
William Veck
Madeline Crosby
Harold Scofield
Robert Miller
Neil Burke
Lawrence Gay
Local Hospital and Birth Notices December Update
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Galindo on December 9 weighing seven pounds. Mrs. Hoggett formerly Miss Louise Rouse, welcomed a baby on December 12 weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces. Mrs. Vernon Dye, after major surgery on December 2, has returned home. Donna Lee Bryant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bryant, had a tonsillectomy on December 7 and returned December 8. Mrs. Marie Ramarez was a medical patient December 7 to 9. J. A. McLoughlin, Southern Pacific conductor, broke his jaw in an accident December 8, received Pelment at Hidalgo County Hospital, later moved to a Tucson hospital. Paul Fierro underwent surgery on December 7 and returned home December 8. William Caruso of Morenci, Arizona, is receiving medical attention. Effie Martin entered the hospital December 11 for medical treatment. Mrs. M. H. Land and Mrs. Vera Braidfoot remain patients.
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George Galindo
Charles Hoggett
Marie Ramarez
Dee
J. A. Mcloughlin
Southern Pacific Railroad
Hidalgo County
Tucson
Ariz
Paul Fierro
William Caruso
Morenci
Effie Martin
M. H. Land
Vera Braidfoot
Engagement of Miss Juarez Announced
Engagement of Miss Alice Juarez to Enrique Alvarez of Lordsburg announced. Close friends received tiny white parachutes with gold card bearing the names Enrique and Alice. Alvarez serves with the 82nd Airport Division at Fort Benning Georgia.
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Alice Juarez
Enrique Alvarez
Lordsburg
Miss Juarez
Enrique and
Alice
Mr. Alvarez
82Nd Airport Division
Fort Benning, Ga
Generosity and the Gift of Advice
A reflection on generosity as offering guidance rather than material aid. The idea emphasizes thoughtful, voluntary help to others, shaping how generosity is valued in everyday interactions.
Burning of Crop Residues Wastes Nitrogen and Soil Health
County agent Ed Hitson warns that burning straw corn stalks and other crop residues wastes nitrogen equivalent to 20 bushels of corn per ton of stalks and nearly a 100 pound bag of ammonium sulfate. Plowing under residues improves soil organic matter and reduces erosion risks while speeding decay and destroying hibernating insects.
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Ed Hitson
Hidalgo County
Western film star Jack Ingram hosts private ranch town set
Jack Ingram, famed movie actor, appeared at the Coronado Theatre in Lordsburg after the screening of The Texan Meets Calamity Jane. Portions of the film were shot on Ingram’s 160 acre Topanga Canyon ranch in Woodland Hills California, which features a 36 building frontier town set along a privately owned street.
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Jack Ingram
Beadman
Coronado Theatre
Lordsburg
Mr. Ingram
Topanga Canyon Boulevard
Woodland Hills
California
Marion H. Mattison
Los Angeles
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Hercules
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Ned Merrill
Virden
Eastern Arizona Junior College
Thatcher
Arizona
Merrill
Northwest Mounted
Santa Monica Mountains
San Fernando Valley
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