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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
2
A reflective piece urges readers to notice nature’s beauty and people’s good traits. It contrasts missed sunlit scenes with everyday glories and calls for gratitude and kinder perception toward others. The author cites classroom limits and shared observations to inspire attentiveness.
The essay comments on a tumultuous 1940 full of lies and cussing among nations, noting wartime propaganda and the looming 1941 political scene. It critiques inflation fears, defense prep, labor disputes, and banker taxes while lamenting exaggerated claims and flawed public discourse.
Rural rehabilitation supervisor Weldon H. Bas on of Hidalgo county says farming couples using Farm Security Administration funds should keep business like records and follow a farm and home management plan. The plan aims for vegetables milk eggs meat for the family plus two cash crops and forage crops for livestock.
A reflective note about ideas being scratched from the mind and people busy with saving others. The speaker admits no good jokes lately and wishes the reader a Happy New Year.
B Y Whipple left for El Paso for Christmas holidays. School closed Friday for holidays after a party and dance with the orchestra. Supt Field treated every student to a red apple. A community tree and program were held by the school and Be Aeee The grade school staged The Christmas Light directed by Miss Janet Anderson. Santa passed out bags of goodies. M I A hosted a Christmas party with a carol service and a short play and a tree with presents. Sunday School presented a Christmas program. The high school Juniors performed a play Leon. Mr and Mrs Paul Riddle and Miss Irene Tenney went to El Paso. Carl and Janet Anderson to Phoenix.
A small U S Marines patrol and native guardsmen trek through jungle in a May 1928 pursuit of guerrilla bandits. Captain Robert Hunter is mortally wounded while leading a machine gun advance. two others wounded and a marine aviator later locates the group to deliver aid.
Captain Hunter died five days after being carried to a village by his men during a marine skirmish in a remote country. The Navy Cross was posthumously awarded to his courageous leader. June Clegg visited Lordsburg friends during the holiday season as a guest of Mrs. Wilkerson and Mrs. Dew.
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