Efforts To Secure War Installation For Lordsburg
The Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce urges Washington to locate a war installation in the county. Telegrams and letters to Senators Chavez and Anderson prompt consideration by Gen. Geo. C. Marshall and the Munitions Board. The defense secretary says the land offer will be brought to the board for careful attention.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Lordsburg
Geo. C Marshall
Secretary of Defense
Chavez
Anderson
Washington, D. C
Munitions Board
Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Freeburg Speaks at Lordsburg Woman's Club Meeting
Superintendent Wes Freeburg was guest speaker at the Lordsburg Woman's Club, discussing civics and youth, noting two local projects swimming pool and public park under consideration. Musical numbers featured piano duets and a Russian folk dance. illness kept Ed win Brown from performing. New member E N Jackson elected, Girl Scout sponsorship renewed, floor lamp donated by Mr. and Mrs. Cureton awarded to Claude C. Fuller.
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Freeburg
United States
Langey
Aurelia Medina
Josephine Silvas
Edwin Brown
Earle Kerr
E. N. Jackson
Girl Scout Organization
Edgar Cureton
Ways and Means
Eave
and Cureton
Claude C. Fuller
Club Yaad
Hidalgo County Treasurer Outlines Tax Collection Procedures
Hidalgo County Treasurer Damon Dunagan outlines duties including tax roll signing in October, notices to property owners, and tax due dates. Delinquent taxes accrue 1 percent monthly interest, with first and second half payments due by December 1 and April 1 respectively, and tax sales held for delinquent properties.
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Damon Dunagan
Hidalgo Co
State Tax Commission
Hidalgo County
Gachy
History of Troop 123 Yucca Council
In 1948 Mancel Mortensen was named Scout Master of Troop 123. The troop advanced Tenderfoot tests and some earned Second and First Class. In 1949 they aided church project work on a cement tennis court and built a basketball bank for on court play. They also participated in a 1949 paper drive to fund materials for the basketball bank and member support.
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Mancel Mortensen
L D. S. Church
Gene Autry Child of Year Contest at Lordsburg
Gene Autry arrives in Lordsburg on Wednesday and Thursday February 28 and March to offer parents a chance for their child to win a trip to Hollywood and a screen test. The contest, sponsored by Gene Autry, features no strings attached no purchases no puzzles and no prior school attendance required.
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Gene Autry
Lordsburg
Opportunity
Hollywood
District Four B Basketball Tournament Opens February 23
Lordsburg Mavericks enter District Four B with a 12–9 record and have defeated most rivals except Hurley, the 18–2 favorite. Hurley and Hachita start Friday at 7 PM, with Western receiving a bye. three Saturday sessions run from 10:30 AM to the 8:30 PM final.
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Lordsburg Mavericks
Mavericks
Hurley
Lordsburg
Animas
Western
Hachita
Virden
Cliff
Lordsburg —Animas
Meeting on Proposed City Park and County Fair
Ranchers farmers and businessmen urged to attend a March 1 meeting at 7 30 pm in the county courtroom about the proposed city park and the possible renewal of the county fair. Questionnaires were sent to key groups and should be returned to Sherwood Culberson or Freeman McWhorter if unable to attend.
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County Court Room
Chamber of Commerce
Old Fair Board
Sherwood Culberson
Freeman McWhorter
R. B. E. A. Meeting Scheduled in Animas Legion Hall
The RELA monthly meeting will be held in Animas at the Legion Hall on March 8 at 1 30 p m. All are invited. Ladies are asked to bring a covered dish for a pot luck lunch.
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Animas
Legion Hall
Adults invited to sewing class at high school
It is not too late to join the adult sewing class held Mondays and Thursdays in the Home Economics room from 7 to 9 A.M. Bring your pattern and material. Lessons are free.
Plans to Organize Lordsburg Sheriff's Posse
Information released this week outlines reorganizing the old Lordsburg and Hidalgo county Sheriff's Posse. A self appointed committee will hold a meeting at the Hidalgo county courthouse on Tuesday February 27 at 7 30 p m to discuss by laws elect officers and start operations.
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Sheriff's Posse
Lordsburg
Hidalgo County
Court House
el Paso Posse
Tge County
Gus Loneien
Oe Enoete
Miss Grace Willowick Reviews Book at P T A Meet
An appreciative audience at New Mexico Western college heard Miss Grace Willowick from the teaching staff review Thomas A Bailey's America Faces Russia at the P T A meeting on Monday evening. The Fifth and Sixth grades glee club performed three numbers under Mrs Thelma Ross. In the business session Mrs Harry Day named the nominating committee for the 1951 52 officers with Mrs Alton Powell Mrs H H Bryant and Mrs Donald Johnson and Wesley Free as superintendent of schools.
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Grace Willowick
New Mexico Western College
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Lordsburg Woman’s Club
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Hidalgo County Treasurer's Office
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Western Field House
City Park and Co
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