Mining Industry Power and National Strength
A discussion by Paul Tyler of United States Mines on how mineral resources undergird daily life and national wealth. It notes the mining sector's broad economic impact, from steel and aluminum to construction, manufacturing, and long term national savings, with Utah as a case study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Tyler
United States of Mines
Tyler
United States
Salt Lake
Simi
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Fay
John W. Finch
Christmas Pageant Dazzles Meth Mlt Church Parish
A Christmas pageant at the Meth Mlt church Sunday night featured Miss Dorothy Mellin as Mary and Merritt as Joseph. Six angels and a group of young men as peas and shepherds joined the pageant with Mrs. Claude C. ef as pianist and Mrs. Thelma director of the choir. The program included carols and explanatory songs. Children presented sacks of candy fruit and nuts. Before the pageant Mrs. La ’s Sunday School class produced several readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meth Mlt
Claude C.ef
Thelma
Dorothy Mellin
Mary
Merritt
Joseph
Angels
Peas
Three Wise
The
Shepherds
Assembly of God Church Daily Services Advised
Rev. H. P. Hines presides over services including Sunday School at 9 45 a m morning worship 11 a m evening service 7 p m Tuesday prayer meeting 7 p m Friday service 7 p m A cordial welcome extended. Mr and Mrs Ralph M and son Edward of Santa Rita visit Mrs Clark's parents and Mrs A L Green during holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
Ralph M. Ou
Edward
Santa Rita
Clark
A. L. Green
Walter Boswell
Mildred Boswell
Albuquerque
Mrs. Boswell
George W. Trimble
Malcolm Boswell
Mighty Pretty Sight at Banner Mine Christmas Turkey Gift
About 135 Banner Mine employees walked from Pigsty Wiggly with a large turkey provided by the mining company for their Christmas dinner. The writer praises the gesture as abundant compared to war torn nations, highlighting appreciation for loyal employers in a free country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner
Methodist Church Announces Weekly Schedule
Rev. Joe Emanuel serves as pastor with services at 11:00 a m morning worship and 7:00 p m evening worship. Church school starts at 9:45 a m Epworth League meets and choir practice is Wednesday at 7:30 p m. A warm welcome is extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Church of the Nazarene Service Schedule
Pastor H Paul Simpson leads Sunday worship at 9 45 a m with N Y P S at 6 30 p m Evangelistic Service at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting every Wednesday at 7 50 p m Everyone welcome to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF the Nazarene
H. Paul Simpson
Church of Christ Service and Bible School Times
Percy E. Krewson minister conducts Bible School at 10:60 a m and Church Services at 11:00 a m Evening Service follows at 7:30 p m with Senior Endeavor at 6:30 p m Corner Fifth and Pyramid Streets in the parish notice style of a small town paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
Percy E. Krewson
Fifth and Pyramid Sts
Bible School
Pioneer recollections from New Mexico frontier life
A memoir recounts 1870s mail riding across the Silver City to Shakespeare route. The narrator describesIndian attacks, dead riders, and rescues, including Ward's murder, stageline dangers, and a family feud with bands of raiders.
Sharp Music Club Holds December Meeting An Entertaining Program
The club gathered at Mrs. C. C. Fuller’s home on Friday December 20 with readings on December born musicians and a History of Music paper by Dorothy Melnnis. Lucinda Payne and others accompanied a varied program of classic piano numbers and vocal pieces while Naomi Wood and Nadine Farrar rejoined as former members. Light refreshments followed and the next meeting is set for January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Fuller
Reta Payne
Dorothy Melnnis
Lucinda Payne
Joanella Brown
Lora Payne
Pearl Scott
Milton Malone
Bach
Faye Nally
Bourree
Reta
Luppi
Emma Estrada
Hazel Ewing
Anna Beth
Chopin
Joe Emanuel
Gauthier
le Secret
Lois
Jim
Jack Ewing
Lowell Mason
Betty Reynolds
Jean Maddox
Barbara Waltz
Lora
Naomi Wood
Necro Dannee
Cyril Scott
Mra
Nadine Farrar
Victor Herbert
Mra. Farrar
Mrs Simpson Spreads Christmas Cheer in Neighborhood
Mrs Sarah Simpson gathered 30 children in her neighborhood and handed each a bag of candy nuts apples and oranges. She called it a nice way of giving a little Christmas to the kiddies as she distributed the gifts and noted each smiling face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Simpson
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Set for January 1
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting on January 1 with Mrs Grace Wright and Mrs Ridley Scott as hostesses. Towels will be given as prizes announced by Mrs H Howard during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Grace Wright
Ridley Scott
Mre
H. Howard
Remains of Thomas Banks Clark to be buried in Mountain View
Mr and Mrs John 8 Clark bring home the remains of their little son Thomas Banks Clark from Honolulu after his tragic death. The burial at Mountain View cemetery is set for January 2. Mrs Mary Clark Jones and her family will travel from Peoria Illinois to attend the funeral of their nephew and cousin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8. Clark
Thomas Banks Clark
Honolulu
Mountain View
Mary Clark Jones
Peoria
Illinois
Rainbow Initiation in Lordsburg Girls Club
The Lordsburg Rainbow girls initiated Lily Opal Lacy on a Tuesday night, December 17. Attendees included girls from Silver City, their Mother Advisor Mrs. Fox, and a Mason. Mr and Mrs Willis Lacy gave each girl a Rainbow emblem folder as a keepsake after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
Lily Opal Lacy
Silver City
Fox
Willis Lacy
First Baptist Gauach Serves Community Faithfully
Paul H. Elmore is pastor. Sunday School at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Training Union at 6:39 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Prayer service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Von Jones and F W Corbell visited Felix Jones in Morenci and Clifton while he works in Morenci and Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Gauach
Paul H. Elmore
Training Union
von Jones
F. W. Corbell
Clifton
Morenci
Felix Jones
F. Corbell
Witness Account of Indian Attack Survivor
Anthony B. Conner recalls moving a body into a wagon and releasing his dogs after an Indian attack. He notes many slain men never saw their killer and asserts no man personally witnessed the attacker who killed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Silver City
Clifton
Ft. Bayard
White Signal
Anthony B. Conner
World War Veteran and Self Trained Dog Smokey Lead Blind Man Cross Country
R. Kit Carson, a 52 year old World War II veteran blinded by a January 1950 Los Angeles accident, hikes from Los Angeles to New York on foot led by his self taught German Shepherd Smokey. They travel with D. T. Exell in a trailer, arriving at Lordsburg on December 24, after starting October 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. “Kit” Carson
Smokey
Los Angeles
New York
States
Methodist Young People Enjoy Gift Night at Emanuel Home
Members of the Methodist Young People's class gathered at Rev. and Mrs. Joe Emanuel's home for games. Melvin Downing acted as Santa Claus and distributed gifts, followed by refreshment. The event was enjoyed by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Young People's
Joe Emanuel
Melvin Downing
Santa Claus
Christmas Dinner at the Bart Ranch Hosts Rex Kipp
Mr and Mrs Rex Kipp entertained with Christmas dinner for guests including Mr and Mrs John T Muir Mrs Elaie Kipp of El Paso Mrs Margaret Mercer of Marion Illinois Mrs Olivia M Wella and James T Wells of Cananea Mexico The house displayed Christmas decorations and a large living room tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Kipp
Mra
John T. Muir
Elaie Kipp
el Paso
Margaret Mercer
Marion
Ilindia
Olivia M. Wella
James T. Wells
Cananea
Mexico
Christmas Oddities At Liberal Office And Smoke Incident
A hitchhiking woman asked Liberal publisher Mellania for a bus ticket to El Paso thinking the sign Lordsburg Liberal offered transport. She was referred to Red Cross Chairman H Vearle Payne. A Ben Franklin Stores customer smelled smoke from a cigarette butt burnt into his trousers but revealed a cork leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal
Mellania
el Paso
Lordsburg Liberal
H. Vearle Payne
The
Red Cross
Ben Franklin
Christmas Open Houses Warm Guest Greetings
Prominent Christmas festivities included an open house in the Hotel Hidalgo lounge hosted by Mr and Mrs Nat Gammon. Early in the day Mrs Faye Clayton held a ranch open house with many attendees including her son Frank Goad Clayton a Peacock Military School student in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Hidalgo
Nat Gammon
Faye Clayton
Porterfields Head West for Arizona Holiday Jaunt
Col and Mrs W C Porterfield leave Lordsburg for Arizona for a relaxing holiday trip. Their son Melvin Porterfield and his wife visited from Silver City to join the family and enjoy the Lordsburg sunshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
W. C. Porterfield
Arizona
Melvin Porterfield
Silver City
Mrs. Elsie Kipp Visits Lordsburg Relatives Over Christmas
Mrs. Elsie Kipp of El Paso traveled to Lordsburg to visit relatives during the Christmas holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Kipp
el Paso
Lordsburg
Lordsburg Readies for State Bankers Convention
Citizens of Lordsburg prepare for the April State Bankers Convention with host hotels booked and reservations by executives from First National Bank Deming Mimbras Valley Bank Deming and others. The Liberal pledges ongoing updates to ensure comfort and hospitality for financial leaders arriving from nationwide institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
E. M. Brickley
First National Bank
Albuquerque
Brickley
Chamber of Commerce
State Association
Lordeburg
Mimbres Valley Bank of Deming
American National Bank of
Silver City
Hidalgo Hotel
Glenn L. Emsmona
Gallup
Emmons
Margaret M. Barnes
Harold H. Aull
Santa Rosa
David T. Beals
Inter-State National Bank of Kansas
Logical College of
Lubbock
George H. Hamilton
Federal Reserve Kansas City
D. W. Wooley
D. Lidia
Amarillo
Texan
Louis H. Moore
Security Firational Bank of
Los Angeles
State National Bank of
J. C. Williams
Commerce Trust Company
Kansan City
J. R. McEvoy
First National Bank of
Rodeo de Coronado at Clifton Draws Big Weekend
An advertisement promotes a two day rodeo in Clifton Arizona on Saturday and Sunday December 24 and 20 featuring calf roping dronc riding team tying bulldogging and Brahma bull riding with "Pinky" Gist as clown Helen Kirkendall, Chet and Jamita Howell as riders, Elmer Stevens arena director and Floyd Gelwin announcer. This event targets Hidalgo County residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Arizona
Helen Kirkendall
Chet
Jamita Howell
Elmer Stevens
Floyd Gelwin
Hidalgo County
Christmas Homecomings Highlight New Mexico Families
Frank and Grant Bowman of the University of Utah return home to celebrate Christmas with their parents and siblings. Erwin and Hannah Mae Ewin visit from Flagstaff to spend the holidays with relatives. Others arrive from Santa Fe Alamogordo Albuquerque and Ft. Bliss to join extended family gatherings for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Grant Bowman
University of Utah
Bowman
Erwin
Hannah MaeEwin
Flagstaff
George Ewan
Mra
Earl Kerr
Earl T. Brown
Santa Fe
Marshallene Goodsell
Alamogordo
Local public service honors awarded to company managers
The Communicator notes William Johnson led wattage sales with 42,7560 watts and Pete Ruiz of Lordsburg placed third in sales with a 199.75 bonus. Johnson received 266.53 cash bonus plus a 250.00 trophy reward. H. G. Roundtree earned 151.84. George Johnson won the president's trophy. photos were by the Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Public Service Company
Donald Johnson
Pete Ruiz
Lordsburg Force
L. EB
Johnson
H. G. Roundtree
New Mexico
George Johnson
Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce
Junior American Legion Auxiliary Christmas Party
The Juniors of the American Legion Auxiliary were entertained by Mrs. Claude Sanders at her home on December 11. Games and prize drawings followed an exchange of gifts, with 100 Christmas cards prepared for uncompensated veterans at Ft. Bayard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Claude Sanders
Opal Wright
Grace Wright
Alma Carson
Ft. Bayard
New Year's Eve Square Dance At K P Hall
Robert Cureton sponsors an old-time square dance at the K P Hall on December 31 with Bradberry providing the music as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cureton
K. P. Hall
Bradberry
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Ssembly OF God Church
Rev
H. P. Hines
McCulloch County
Texas
Plains
Knights
Morall
Shakespeare
Knight's Ranch
Knights Ranch
Steins Pass
Ward
Apache Pass
Ft. Bowie
Globe
Tyrone
Sharp Music Club
Mrs. Simpson
Rainbow
Methodist
Bart Ranch
Porterfields
Rodeo de Coronado
Junior American Legion Auxiliary Party
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