Hearken to Dana Johnson Death and Local Booster Spirit
Column honors Dana Johnson as a valued New Mexico journalist and ally of good government. It questions wartime stance toward Japan, praises Hot Springs as health capital, and urges Lordsburg to market its assets and publicize regional strengths alongside ongoing Railroad Club renovations.
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Dana Johnson
State of
New Mexico
Southwest
Lordsburg
Chamber of Commerce
Son of City Councilman Returns From Nashville School
S Harber Heather, son of City Councilman S Jack Heather, returned Saturday from Nashville where he attends Jones Mortuary school. He will spend Christmas with his father before resuming studies at the start of the new year.
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S. Harber Heather
S. Jack Heather
Nashville
Tennessee
Jones Mortuary School
Seventh and Sixth Grade Basketball Games Reported
The 7th and 6th graders played Friday afternoon with two teams from each grade in A and B squads. The 7th graders lost both games while the 6th graders also faced defeats in the two contests.
Mavericks to Meet Cathedral High Irish Next Wednesday
The Mavericks travel to face Cathedral High School Irish of El Paso next Wednesday evening in the second local appearance for the team. Cathedral coached by Bob Carson, a longtime district official, returns to Lordsburg. Guzman and Thompson likely start at forwards with Cureton at center and Watrada and Guitteres at guard.
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Mavericks
Cathedral High School
el Paso
Bob Carson
Carson
Trish
Lordsburg
Cathedral
Guzman
Thompson
Cureton
Watrada
Guitteres
Local PTA Postpones Meeting to January
The local PTA has postponed its holiday season gathering and will hold the meeting in January. The change affects members planning for year end activities and confirms a new date yet to be announced.
Lordaburg Students Get One and a Half Weeks Christmas Vacation
The Christmas holidays begin Thursday December twenty third and school resumes January third 1938. With Christmas week added, students in Lordaburg schools enjoy a week and half of vacation.
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Lordaburg
Central Christmas Plan for Central School
Central School will dismiss on December 22 and resume January 4. Christmas parties are held by each room with kindergarten and 1st grade party on Wednesday morning, 8th grade party Wednesday night, all at usual times.
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Central School
Voice of the School Maverick seeks student input
The Maverick staff invites criticism and ideas to improve the school paper. Readers are urged to use the back study hall box for news gossip and suggestions, aiming for a better student weekly as 1938 approaches. Kathryn Connell oversees.
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Kathryn Connell
First Grade Blue Class Prepares Christmas Program
The Blue class of the first grade spends two weeks preparing a Christmas program for Wednesday December 22. They made invitations for mothers, crafted decorations, and learned songs. A tree and gifts will accompany the show.
Seven party names drawn for exchange event
The 7 Y room held an exchange party with a program next Wednesday. Leading roles include Mary Helen McDaniel June Clegg Ans Bergen Cal Hill Jesus Rivas Mary Ruth Jones Anabeth Ewing and Alice Saucedo. Jesus Rivas will play the son of Santa and dispense the presents from the Christmas tree.
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Mary Helen McDaniel
June Clegg
Ans Bergen
Cal Hill
Jesus Rivas
Mary Ruth Jones
Anabeth Ewing
Alice Saucedo
Santa
Duncan Triumphs Over Lordsburg In Season Opener
Duncan defeated Lordsburg 31 to 17 in the first game of the season after a close start. Duncan built a lead in the second quarter and held on for the win. The Mavericks face Duncan again tomorrow night on Duncan's home court.
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Lordsburg
Duncan
Mavericks
What We Want For Xmas
A student body list of wishes from LHS students and staff including items for personal needs and humor. Names such as Dora Heather June Connell and Mary Cureton appear with requests from coal to a week in the country. The fragment captures a holiday wish sheet tone with many individuals and light desires.
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LHS
Dora Heather
June Connell
Leo
The
Lions Club and Health Dept Eye Glass Program Aids Students
The Lions Club with the Department of Public Health is fitting glasses for school children whose families cannot afford them. Hr. H. Conder examines about fifteen children. Glasses improve interest in school and grades immediately.
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Lions Club
Department of Public Health
Hr. H. Conder
Home Ec club plans toy drive for 38 members
The Home Ec club will split its 38 members into six groups each handling a family’s Christmas toys. Plans are underway to buy fruit and toys for the children after families and group assignments are chosen.
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Saint Nick
Lordsburg Schools Aid Birth Certificate Census
The Lordsburg schools cooperate with the Public Health Department to obtain birth certificate information for students. It is important that all children of school age or under residing in Hidalgo county are properly registered.
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Lordsburg
Public Health Department
Hidalgo County
Central school notes on students and birth registration
Daniel Salgado returns to school after a long absence. Dorothy Nash was sick Friday but attended Monday. Fifth graders work on geography booklets. Jeanette Williams will return to Lordsburg next week. Miss Johnston was briefly absent and Mrs. Robertson filled in. County nurse Miss O Meara has started a birth registration drive visiting Central on Monday. She explained the registration need and handed home cards for children to take and return.
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Daniel Salgado
Dorothy Nash
Jeanette Williams
Lordsburg
Miss Johnston
Good Gracious Grandma Junior Play Cast
Allen Hill describes the junior play Good Gracious Grandma with Roy in the lead and Hill behind. George Roger is the hat cha cha, Betsy Robinson shines, Ralph Jones adds humor, and William Herbert Martin with his P P P plus Mabel Bradberry and Ruth Bradberry provoke laughs and song amid a lively set of performances.
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Coach Pierce
Mary Dee
Alfredo Guzman
Harvey Stengele
Micky Mouse
Billy Beach
Ralph Jones
Sinclair
Allen Hill
Mobiloil
Betty Been
Carol Bonar
Buster Kunze
New York Times
William Martin
Bethene Fuller
Concha Peralta
Roy Jones
Hollywood
Helen Brim
James Cureton
Ruth Bradberry
Dixie
Betsy Robinson
Santa Claus
Greeks Brown
Robert Cureton
Leroy Guess
Margaret Reed
Corine Dong
Margarita Flores
Gladys Nash
Barbara Croom
Mary Ellen Jenkins
Brother Brim
Jack Nash
Douglas Nash
Grandma
Roy
Hill
Roger George
Ralph
Jones
William Herbert Martin
Mabel Bradberry
Ode to Saint Nick by Margy Linderfelt
A school poem in which LHS students request a simple A from Santa and urge teachers to be kind. The piece playfully blends childlike wishes with a plea for kindness and a good report from teachers.
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Ode TO Saint Nick
Margy Linderfelt
Santa
LHS
Live Saucedo Aims for CPA Career and Bookkeeping Roles
Live Saucedo aspires to become a CPA and currently aids Mr. Scott, keeping high heel floors polished and budgets neat in typing work. Described as dependable, short and stocky with an expressive face, he rarely smiles and is seen as a future helper who could pull wires at the Railroad Club to secure a books job.
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Live Saucedo
CPA
Mr. Scott
Live
Andy
Diverse Readings of Named Figures in A Playful Portrait
A humorous collage lists notable individuals with varied traits and talents. It blends international names, sports skills, and personal attributes to craft a vivid, if whimsical, character tableau across multiple domains.
Prosh Boy Ideal Emerges From Local Hobbies and Personalities
A lighthearted composite piece highlights Altuna Angus Gruwell and Robert Burch as popular figures while weaving in Fred's airplanes Clyde Been riding Harvey Craig's jollopy and Leon Bruce's dairy interest. The excerpt envisions these traits stirred together then baked with the Prosh girl for a year to form the Ideal Prosh Boy.
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Altuna
Angus Gruwell
Robert Burch
Fred
Clyde Been
Harvey Craig
Leon Bruce
Vic to Delay? Band Recruiter Demands Payment
Buster arrives late to a rehearsal and protests to Mr. Lundgren. The exchange centers on payment and control of the band, with Buster insisting he knows the "Victory Match" and Lundgren implying the right to quit in when they perform in Hachita.
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Buster
Dearest Santa Letter From Chicken To Banta
A Christmas note from Chicken to Banta asks for one gift a rubber garage to avoid bending car fenders. The quirky request plays on holiday wishes and reindeer, ending with a personal sign off.
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Santa
Chicken
Band parade after game on Railroad Avenue ends with Chavez gift
Friday night the band marched along Railroad Avenue near the Chavez store. Mr. Chavez presented the band with a large sack of oranges and balloons after the game.
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Railroad Avenue
Chavez
Toyland program at Wilson School a holiday show
Laura Rubio from Mogollon and Leonor Marquez return to school in 4th grade. Arthur Talavera back in Arizona joins the 4th grade. Monday night December 20 at 8pm in the Central gym the Toy land program features songs, parades, Brownies, stockings, dolls, bells, candles and a Christmas carol by the group. Formal invitation extended to attend.
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Laura Rubio
Mogollon
Leonor Marquez
Arthur Talavera
Arizona
Toyland
Wilson School
Kerrs of Valley View Visit Lordsburg on Way to Clifton
Mr and Mrs Gee Kerr of Valley View visited Lordsburg on Monday and Tuesday while en route to Clifton where they will live briefly.
Civil Service Examinations Revealed for Various Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for posts in several agencies. Salaries range from 2 600 to 5 600 dollars yearly, including naval architect at 3 800 and physiologists poultry positions at 2 600 to 4 600. Full information is from the secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners at the local post office. Miss Joanna Bounds, daughter of Mr and Mrs Young Bounds, Separ, has taken employment with the Montague Townsend Motor Company.
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The
United States Civil Service Commission
U. S. Maritime Commission
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau of Animal Industry
Agid
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Joanna Bounds
Young Bounds
Separ
Montague-Townsend Motor Company
Lordsburg Visit Noted For Mr and Mrs W L Adam
Mr and Mrs W L Adam of Rodeo were Lordsburg visitors on Monday. The trip was noted in local society circles.
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W. L. Adam
Rodeo
Lordsburg
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