Lights and New Year cheer sweep New Mexico towns
The column praises statewide holiday lighting from Lordsburg to Madrid and Albuquerque. It jokes about New Year resolutions and hopes readers will find happiness prosperity and lesser boredom in 1938 while noting political names and a wishful Santa Claus for wishes.
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Albuquerque
Madrid
Mammouth
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Tingley
Messrs. Chavez
Demperey
John Lewis
Mr. Ford
Farm Furnishings United by Family Living Values
The study shows farm furnished food and fuel as key in kind contributions to family living. White operator families reported yearly food value from 95 to 515 dollars during 1935 36, with housing values highest in the East North Central region and lowest in the Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Home Economics
Appalachia Highlands
East North Central
Valley View business visitor in Lordsburg
Barney Woods of Valley View traveled to Lordsburg on Monday for business. He met with local contacts to discuss possible commercial opportunities and regional trade.
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Barney Woods
Valley View
Lordsburg
Frost Erosion Adds to Soil Loss on Steep Slopes
The Soil Conservation Service notes frost lifts surface soil on bare ground in freezing weather causing downhill movement on steep slopes. Saturated clay subsoil can slide and expose subsoil or bedrock. Dry heat dries banks causing crumble and return to base. Roots from trees shrubs and grasses reduce erosion. Johnny Jones Jimmy Cueto Harber Heather spent the first of the week in El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Upper
Ohio Valley
Johnny Jones
Jimmy Cueto
Harber
Heather
el Paso
Scientist finding new uses for honey
The Bureau of Chemistry and Soils reports honey’s moisture absorbing qualities boost its industrial value beyond food. Hy groscopicity enables wider use of various honey grades in baking, candy making, curing tobacco, and in brewing, wine, and vinegar production. Buckwheat honey shows especially good results though technical problems remain.
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Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Bureau
Hidalgo County Child Welfare Advisory Committee Meeting
The Hidalgo County Child Welfare Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Monday January 3 at 3 PM. The session covers welfare matters and announced agenda items.
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Hidalgo County Child Welfare Advisory Committee
Fuller Family Holiday Visit At Pearl Ranch
Mr and Mrs Clay Fuller of Pearl Illinois arrived Wednesday to spend Christmas with Mrs Fuller and Clay’s parents Mr and Mrs Chas Fuller at their ranch Mrs Fuller will remain indefinitely while Clay is on the road for a machinery house.
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Mrs. Clay Fuller
Pearl, Ilinois
Clay
Mrs
Chas. Fuller
Mrs. Fuller
California Edge Over Alabama in Rose Bowl Pick
Rose Bowl preview favors California Bears led by Leonard Allison and Vie Ottari with a fast backfield and strong line. Alabama, with Joe Kilgrow and Charley Holm, counters with power and pass capability. Analysts stress speed and versatility for California amid a balanced Tide defense and stout Crimson line.
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California
Alabama
Pasadena
Calif
Golden Slope
Leonard
Stub) Allison
Crimson Tide
Red Elephants
Frank Thomas
Lids
Berkeley
Pitt
Bears
Dave Anderson
Perry Schwartz
Bill Stoll
Bob Herwig
Ward Stockton
Tide
Joe Kilgrow
Dixie
Golden Bears
Vic Bottori
Aabama
Perron Shoemaker
Walt Merrill
Deputy Sheriff John C. O Leary Sees Lordsly to Phoenix Trip
John C. O Leary deputy sheriff of Grant County was in Lordsly on Friday en route to Phoenix to spend the weekend.
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John C. O'Leary
Grant County
Lordsly
Phoenix
Modern Pioneers Relive 1787 Northwest Trek
A company of 37 college students reenacts the 1787 Ohio Company journey to the Northwest Territory. They march 12 miles daily from Ipswich to Marietta, recreate river travel, and visit six states with pageants nightly. The government sponsors the four month voyage with stipends and a $100 bonus upon completion.
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Northwest Territory
United States
New York State
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Miinois
Minnesota
Wheeawein
Michigan
Ohio Company
New England
Rufus Putnam
Toom Ipswich
Mass
Marietta
America
Massachusetts
Mirstinrom
Ohio River
Youghtogheny
Pittsturgeh
Ohio Valley
Ipswich
Marietta, O
Hot house lambs born from cross breeding tested
USDA experiments at Middlebury Vermont show Dorset Merino ewes crossed with Southdown rams can produce early marketable lambs. Merino ewes breed earlier than Dorsets but lack milk and fat, while Southdown genetics yield plump, quick-growing lambs. Farmers aim for out-of-season pricing through cross breeding success. Mr and Mrs Jess Wright move from Deming to Lordsburg for mining work. Wrights were Hidalgo county ranchers. Mr and Mrs Walter Boswell and two children from Albuquerque visited Lordsburg for Christmas. The Smiths of San Simon also visited Lordsburg businesswise on Wednesday.
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United
States Department of Agriculture
Middlebury
Jess Wright
Deming
Lordsburg
Wright
Duncan
Wrights
Hidalgo County
Many Soybean Varieties Needed For Varied Uses
W J Morse of the United States Department of Agriculture notes new soybean varieties are needed to improve the crop. He says despite many imports, seed lots exceed 10 000, and soybeans' focal requirements vary, demanding continued variety development.
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Saya W. J. Morse
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
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