Douglas Givers Hobos the Bush Act Editorial
Douglas peace officers applaud an editorial in the Lordsburg Liberal urging residents to stop aiding traveling beggars. The piece labels beggars as professional freeloaders. A 24-hour beggar reward is offered in Douglas while police say chasing beggars from town reduced robberies and petty theft and improved safety. Beggars flee toward Rodeo Lordsburg N M Bisbee Benson and Tucson to seek food.
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Douglas
Lordsburg
George Speer
Leslie Gatliff
Gordon Newman
Rodeo
N. M
Bisbee
Benson
Tucson
Judge Endorses Ban on Hobos in Transcontinental Highways
Judge Carl P. Duniton of Silver City praises the Liberal stance on transients or hobos on main highways. He notes cases in Lordsburg and Deming involve fraud and robbery charges, warning that worse crimes may occur and urging Lordsburg be removed from easy targets.
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Carl P. Duniton
Silver City
Sixth Judicial District
Judge Duniton
Lordsburg
Early telephone line in Washington inaugurated in 1877
The first telephone line in Washington connected two offices under the Chief Signal Officer of the U S Army. The ordinary desk phone has 201 parts. Cleaning tips advise boiling tin and enamelware with washing soda but not aluminum. Use steel wood or fine scour ing powder for aluminum.
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Washington, D. C C
U.S. Army
Farm Woman Is U S Canning Champion
Great interest arose in Chicago as prize winners were announced in the National Canning Contest. Hidalgo county entrants included Mrs D B Collins and Mrs J A Beabbin of Hodeo N Me. Grand champion was Mrs Mary House of Kennan Wis for a quart of green peas winning 1250 dollars. Other top prizes went to Mrs Sivass, Mrs Dudley Brooks, and Miss Margery Drew. The article notes a shift to steam pressure canning among winners and lists esteemed judges from USDA and allied institutions.
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Chicago
Hidalgo County
D. B. Collins
J. A. Beabbin
Hodeo
N. Me
Mary House
Kennan
Wis
Sivass
Dudley Brooks
Roba Hed
Ala
Margery Drew
Athol
Mass
United States
Hvass
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hvases
Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Louise Stanley
Bureau of Home Economics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Margaret, Justin
American Home Economics Association
George Farrell
Josephine Arnquist Bakke
Towa
Advertising by Utilities Serves Public, Says National Expert
J. G. Barnes of the Public Utilities Advertising Association argues advertising by public utilities benefits customers by boosting production, lowering unit costs, and spreading knowledge of advances. He cites growth of St. Louis telephones from 6,200 to over 200,000 as an example of the industry’s expanding reach.
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J. G. Barnes
The
Public Utilities Advertising Association
Mr. Barnes
Oil Powers Modern Industry and Conservation
An economist asserts petroleum is essential to all industry from railroads and ships to autos and factories, powering and lubricating machinery. The article notes oil’s broad role from power production to drugs and cosmetics and highlights efforts toward conservation and efficient use of gas and oil.
Ritter's Rippings Christmas Edition in Lordsburg
A 1929 Lordsburg publication from W. F. Hitter Lumber Company mixes community notices with humorous vignettes and local ads. Items include Christmas greetings, home and stove pitches, contractors building additions, a Heatrola sales tease, and miscellaneous society snippets featuring residents like A. T. Cox and L. W. Gleason alongside playful lines about goats and a family in a rattling car.
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New Mexico
Leslie Blacksum
Frank Shatzel
Willard BE. Holt
MHS
Frank J. Stengele
Heparter Ee
Advaner
Hobos
Douglas Dispatch
Golden Wheel
Kodak Films
H. H. Conder
Hollen Hotel
Lordsburg, New Mexico
Virgin Diamonds
U. S
Hidalgo County Housewives
Santa
Rglexa Louis!an “Power Company
Cee Mene
le Ecomon
Cal Quality Merchant
Ritter
W. F. Hitter
Geo. P. Jerfus
TCA Hadiolas
Hlevator
A. T. Cox
Crocker Addition
Heather
Mim
L. W. Gleason
Butias
Montgomery Wang
W.f.ritter
Crawford
Masonic Bldg
FL Paso
National Aeronautical Association
Sme Ih
Etty Waing
Hanuny L. Hussmann
Hussmann
EL Paso
Texas
Ray L. Wright
Prop
First National Bank
Ethyl
Standard Oil Company OF California
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