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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
4
The December traffic safety program from the New Mexico State Police urges safer driving to reduce Christmas Eve and Christmas Day deaths. Chief H. W. Beasley stresses the request is urgent as accident fatalities spike two to three times the normal daily average during the holiday period.
The National Safety Council warns December 1947 had the highest traffic death toll of the year with pedestrians up over 58 percent above average. Chief Beasley cites one in four adult pedestrian deaths linked to alcohol and offers winter driving tips to reduce risk. He urges lower speeds, greater following distance, gentle braking, tire chains, and clear windshields. The December program emphasizes holiday traffic safety.
Sergeant Colquitt Oliver, son of Mrs. Walter Oliver of Lordsburg New Mexico and husband of Mrs Bernice Oliver, has reported to the separation center at Olmstead Air Force Base Middletown Pennsylvania for discharge. He entered service in March 1942 and served overseas in the Caribbean Area while with the Airways and Air Communications Service at Olmstead. He worked as a clerk in charge of publications at headquarters. Mrs. Oliver and their children Harold and Kathryn reside in St Joseph.
A letter from Melissa A. Castle asks The Liberal to locate information on Richard Henry Jones, owner and publisher in Lordsburg Hillsborough and Ysleta in the 1880s. He reportedly died rescuing his three children from a Rio Grande cave collapse around 1888 or 1889. the Masonic order sent a large funeral delegation.
The continuing program coordinated by the New Mexico State Police and sponsored nationally by the National Safety Council promotes road safety and accident prevention through coordinated lessons and campaigns.
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