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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1935
Page
4
A long vintage advertisement lists seat covers gloves driv ery and cushions glare shields mirrors clocks and lights plus camping gear stoves chairs cots lunch kits vacuum bottles and luggage carriers Tires and car parts including Tillotson carburetors batteries oils paints radios and anti freeze also a for sale or rent notice for a modern five room brick house inquired by J L Augustine.
Virden school closes Friday for holidays and resumes January 6. Students enjoy a grade school Christmas party and operetta When Christmas Comes with Santa delivering candy. Sunday school presents a Christmas program and primary children receive party treats. Several residents travel to Thatcher and Tucson for holidays, while others return from Phoenix and Las Cruces.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports rising cashew use in the 1920s to 1930s, reaching 13 percent by 1934 35, second only to walnuts and pecans. Cashews are imported mainly from India with a 2 cent a pound duty, and modern processing improves quality and oil content.
USDA tobacco specialists report that ragweed as a preceding crop in two year rotations in South Carolina raises leaf value and yield, with tobacco after ragweed averaging 1 873 pounds per acre and total value of 410.37 dollars per acre compared to other weed fallows. The piece also includes a public health column on the right to live and the historical note on 1776 truths.
A column contrasts Jefferson’s equality with the cost of lives in war and infant mortality across states. It questions whether the Declaration of Independence or state infant death rates are the true measure of justice, suggesting public policy as the source of the problem. It also notes holiday travel by the Wogstads and Holt families visiting relatives during Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bordges and Mrs. Edward Conner of Salinas arrive for the holidays at the home of their mother, Mrs. George W. Bailey. Mrs. A. A. Hamby of Oakland also joins the family gathering.
Miss Juélin and Steven Birch spent Christmas in El Paso visiting Mr. and Mrs. Walter Birch. The gathering centered on family time during the holiday season.
An homage to tomatoes describes their versatility from Italian sauces to French salads and American dishes. It provides a garden tip to grow twenty plants for sixty to seventy tomatoes and offers a recipe for Tomato Timbales with Cheese Sauce using canned tomatoes, onion, spices, and bread crumbs baked in timbale cups with a rich cheese finish.
Local items report Mrs. C D Elkins injured in a car accident when the door opened as the vehicle backed. Several Lordsburg visitors and shoppers are listed with names including the Conners Cureton Garments and Ball. A lost pair of gold rimmed glasses is offered for reward. Mary Cureton and Dorothy Singer are mentioned with college ties and holiday visits.
Carrol Brown of Albuquerque traveled through Lordsburg yesterday en route to Rodeo to commence preliminary construction on a new overpass.
H. H. Conder was a visitor in El Paso yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Clark were Paso visitors yesterday. Mrs. Leo Bates of Steins was a Lordsburg shopper Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Homer Brooksay and Mrs Dew visited Duncan Arizona for Christmas with relatives. They traveled with two guests including June Clegg. The group stayed through Christmas night before returning to Lordsburg.
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