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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
2
Subscriptions are payable strictly in advance and discontinued promptly at expiration. Entered at the post office at Lordsburg New Mexico as second class mail matter. Local advertising accepted at thirty cents per single column inch. five cents extra for one time ads. Local notices ten cents a line per insertion. Legal ads at legal rates.
Crawford of Western Newspaper Union toured Lordsburg and praised local booster efforts. He described publishing Mary Dee Muirs christening story in 260 papers, noting the city gains wide publicity and readers reach into the millions. The Liberal plans to continue featuring Lordsburg in future stories.
Evangelist G. L. Organ cites ten charges against modern dance in a sermon lecture. He argues the dance harms health Bible study church interest prayer ministry soul-saving homes morals and leads many astray.
Senator Thomas Sterling of South Dakota to introduce a bill creating an immigration board with power over admission levels and related questions. He suggests including the Secretaries of State Interior Agriculture Commerce and Labor on the board and will weigh labor markets and the economy in setting immigration limits after visiting the New York immigration station at Wills Island.
Lordsburg Arizona December 12 1920 letter from Dell M Potter president Southern National Highways Association confirms that eight national highways pass through Lordsburg New Mexico including the Southern National Highway Bankhead Highway Robert E Lee Transcontinental Dixie National Spanish Trails Jefferson Davis Gulf and Inter Oceanic and Indian Trails highways. Some will be redesignated but currently all traverse the city.
The Southern Pacific Company presents a seven thousand foot film “Liquid Gold” detailing the oil industry from production to consumption. It warns that fuel oil demand exceeds supply by 80,000 barrels daily and California stocks deplete by one million barrels monthly.
J A Rountree, Bankhead National Highway director general, returns from a three week tour across North Carolina to Arkansas gathering data for a War Department report. He notes support from Col Franklin and convoy officers for federal takeover as a military road and plans to file two reports in Birmingham before the January 3 board meeting.
The Liberal highlights its Christmas number as a creditable issue produced despite high lithographed cover costs. Local businessmen funded the presentation for readers while the editor notes readers’ strong appreciation for a live local paper after thirty years in journalism.
The discourse splits livestock issues into three phases: breeding, feeding, and marketing. Emphasis lies on raising market values through superior sires, improving stock quality, and avoiding low grades to boost profits.
The Ishpeming Tron Ore argues modern dances lack the grace of historic forms and describe unsafe, indecent scenes. It condemns catch‑as‑catch‑can dances as harsh, unrestrained, and ruinous to decency, urging an immediate reform.
In Douglas the local press recalls familiar faces and memories as readers imagine the old village. The Kansas Industrialist notes seventy five thousand dollars invested in new church buildings and plans for church and school expansions, highlighting communal support in the coming year.
Copper Fray notes Douglas and Bisbee alarmed as Lordsburg wavers over traffic routes via Stein's Pass, San Simon, Pewdie, Willcox or to Tucson. Editorial says Lordsburg must choose a single road plan, avoiding a drifting weathervane stance and future road policy chaos.
Washington lawmakers consolidate several bills to relieve mining claim owners from 1920 assessment work. The bill would grant six months extension instead of total elimination and would apply to Alaska as well as continental United States.
Help wanted for weekly pay of 30.00 or more with home work, no experience required and all materials furnished. Send self addressed stamped envelope for free details to Bon-Bon Candy Makers Co Desk B Broad St Philadelphia Pa December 16 tf.
LO O F Lordsburg Lodge No 50 meets on the first and third Mondays each month led by S K Gass N G with J H Clark serving as Secretary.
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