Junior Fire Marshals Take Part In Fire Safety Program
Elementary students in Lordsburg join a campaign to promote Christmas fire safety. Qualifying Juniors will visit stores and nurseries to attach fire safety rule tags to trees and lights. Harold E. Scofield notes many fires traced to Christmas trees. program supported by Hartford Fire Insurance and schools with lessons and classroom materials.
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Lordsburg
Sven
Harold E. Scofield
Scofeld Agency
Scofield
The
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Junior Fire Marshal Magazine
Elec
Proram
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Mechem to Be Inaugurated in New Mexico Fourth Term
Governor-elect Edwin L Mechem to be sworn in for a fourth term in Santa Fe with outdoor ceremony on January 2 at noon. Inaugural reception at St Francis Auditorium 3 p m to 5 p m and ball at La Fonda Hotel at 9 p m. tickets and ball price set. Tom Bodie will be sworn in at the same time as Mechem.
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Edwin L. Memnis
New Mexico
Santa
William F. Colwes
St. Francis Auditorium
la Fonda Hotel
Tom Bothe
Mechem
City Council Sets Meetings For Thursdays
Lordsburg Aldermen set 1961 meetings on the first Thursday after the first Monday each month. A new police car bid from Miller Chevrolet was opened and accepted. Regular dates are January 5 February 9 March 9 April 6 May 4 June 8 July 6 August 10 September 7 October 5 November 9 December 7.
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Th Cite of Lordsburg
Miller Chevrolet
Judge Payne to swear in Hidalgo County officials
Hidalgo County officials and deputies will be sworn into office Sunday morning January 1 at 9 a m in the district courtroom of the courthouse. District Judge H. Vearle Payne will administer the oaths of office.
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H. Vearle Payne
Hidalgo County
Court House
Moctezuma Club Christmas Party Set for December 25
The Moctezuma Club hosts its annual Christmas party at Moctezuma Hall on Christmas Day December 25 at 1 00 p m giving each child a present and goodies from Santa Claus.
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Moctezuma Club
Moctezuma
Santa Claus
First National Bank Sets Holiday Saturday Hours
Mr N M Morrison announced the First National Bank will stay open Saturday December 24 and December 31 until 12 00 noon. The bank will be closed for Christmas holiday December 26 and New Years January 2.
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N. M. Morrison
First National Bank
Cable TV to Broadcast 24 Hour Music Channel
The Great States Electronics, operators of the local cable service, report reception troubles and say a Denver electronics engineer arrived Wednesday to fix them. After the new year, receiving antennas will be relocated for better reception, and channel five will air a 24 hour continuous music broadcast with a later daily local news segment.
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Great States Electronics
Denver
Number Five
Ralph E Morris credited with electric Christmas tree lights
Howard Ross of Mountain States Telephone recounts how Ralph E Morris of New England Telephone invented the first electric Christmas tree lights after a candle caused near disaster. Morris soldered wires to a dozen switchboard lamps and wrapped them in colored paper, creating a safer festive display.
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Howard Ross
Mountain States Telephone Company
Ross
Ralph E. Morris
The
New England Telephone Company
Bell System
Businesses Closed Monday After Christmas
All business establishments will be closed Monday December 26 in observance of the holiday. The note advises customers to plan accordingly and highlights potential service interruptions.
Charges Against Isaacs Dismissed
L F Isaacs faced charges of discharging a firearm and threatening Ivan R Richardson. A preliminary hearing led to dismissal urged by District Attorney Norman Hodges. Richardson sought no fines or jail, claiming defense of intruder fears at the Isaacs residence about five miles east of town. Isaacs and his wife testified they defended themselves. they said Richardson, delivering a milk order, knocked at the wrong trailer house. Attorney J Wayne Woodbury represented the defendant.
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L. F. Isaacs
Ivan R. Richardson
Justice of the Peace
C. L. Brown
Norman Hodges
Richardson
Isaacs
Local National Guard Unit Holds Annual Christmas Party
Battery C 2nd Gun Battalion officers and men held their annual Christmas party on December 16 with cocktails, a turkey dinner for 130, and a decorated armory. Letters of commendation were presented to many members for summer camp performance. Prizes were awarded from a party fundraiser and thanks extended to the American Legion and CYO for support.
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C” 2Nd Gun Bn
Benjamin Frias
Martin Arambula
Salvador A. Diaz
Isabel Bejarano
Robert R. de la Riva
Jose A. Lopez
Raymundo CC. Saucedo
Javier Villasenor
Hilario E. Talavera
Arturo V. Talavera
Elias R. Ruiz
Thomas Fuentes
Primo Arvizo
Manuel J. Garcia
Benny V. Talavera
Raul Diaz
Arthur Altuna
Angel V. Talavera
Juan P. Morales
Angela Martinez
Benny Talavera
National Guard
American Legion
CYO
One Killed in One Car Crash Near Lordsburg
Mrs Hurl Mullins sixty nine of Huntington West Virginia was killed in a one car crash about twenty five miles east of Lordsburg. Mark Lee Garner one died later at William Beaumont Hospital El Paso after being airlifted for skull fracture. The driver Mrs Barbara A Garner and Randy Allen were hospitalized. State Police Officer Joe Rutland investigated.
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Hurl Mullins
Huntington
W. Va
Mark Lee Garner
Lordsburg
Barbara A. Garner
Luke Air Force Base
Arizona
Randy Allen
Garner
William Beaumont Hospital
el Paso
Joe Rutland
Alien Address Report Program to Require Annual Filings
Richard Haberstroh of the Immigration and Naturalization Service announced a new Alien Address Report program. Aliens in the United States on January 1 must report their addresses by month end, with diplomats, international organization ac credits, and temporary agricultural workers exempt. Forms available at post offices and immigration offices in January. penalties for noncompliance are severe.
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Richard ©. Haberstroh
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Post Office
Immigration Office
1961 Auto License Plates Now On Sale
The 1961 motor vehicle plates are now on sale at the County Treasurer's office at the Court. Bring your potential forms received from Santa Fe or your 1960 registration slip to secure new plates.
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Court House
Santa Fe
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Harold Scofield
Bobby Williams
Steven Reay
Hal Scofield
Victor Reay
City Council
Emery A .Nnual
U. S. Department OF Justice
Haberstroh
Southern Pacific Railroad
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