City Council Debates Fire Alarm System Plan
The City Council discussed street maintenance funding and a proposed phone fire alarm system. Howard Ross outlined Mountain States Telephone Co plans for a conference phone setup via a public line, with Community Public Service Co as a potential host site. no firm agreement yet.
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Menin
Ben Cochran
Rayo Saucedo
Discus
Ity
Albert Hill
Tirement Board
Ayor
John A. Anderon
Scoggin
Charles and
Ise Grant
John A. Anison
Koff
Badtt
Sellers
Smith
Clem Pochelu
Pochelu
Howard Ross
Mountain States Telephone Co
Community Public Service Co
Ross
Lordsburg
Mavericks Open Tournament Play With Gadsden
The Lordsburg High School Mavericks open the Western High School Invitational at Silver City facing Gadsden of Anthony at 7 p.m. Friday. The 5 3 team plays at New Mexico Western College gym and aims for a stronger season after a slow start and playoff led early practices.
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Lordsburg High School
Silver City
Gadsden
Anthony
New Mexico Western College Gymasium
Mavericks
Rusk
Cliff
Fifteen More Business Firms In Hidalgo County Now Than Year Ago
Dun & Bradstreet figures show Hidalgo County lists 111 manufacturers wholesalers and retailers in November 1959 up from 96 in 1958. The tally excludes some service and professional firms, so actual business counts are higher. The Reference Book is updated every 60 days with thousands of additions and removals.
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Hidalgo County
Caywood R. Knapp
el Paso
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Dun & Bradstreet
W. J. Burruss Passes Away In Tucson
Word reached Mrs. Robert Martin on Monday January 4 that W. J. Burruss of Tucson has died. Burruss will be remembered in Lordsburg as a longtime railroad employee who lived here for many years.
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Robert Martin
W J. Burruss
Tucson
Burruss
Lordsburg
Army Reservist Salinas Completes Training at Fort Bliss
Army Pvt. Manuel L. Salinas 21 son of Mrs. Josephine De La Garza Lordsburg New Mexico completed his final phase of six months active training under the Reserve Forces Act program at Fort Bliss Texas on December 19 He trained as a Nike Ajax guided missile crewman and will serve with Battery C 716th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion Army National Guard in Lordsburg Salinas was a 1957 Lordsburg High School graduate and attended New Mexico State University.
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Fort Bliss, Tex
AHTNC
Manuel L. Salinas
Josephine de la Garza
Lordsburg
N. M
Fort Bliss
Tex
Salinas
716Th
Army National Guard
M. Salinas
Lordsburg High School
New Mexico State University
Kerr Appointed Vice President at McCann Erickson
Jack F Kerr son of Mr and Mrs Earle Kerr has been named vice president of McCann Erickson Inc in Los Angeles. He was raised in Lordsburg and graduated from local high school. Kerr joined the agency in 1967 and the announcement came from David J Hopkins, manager of the LA office.
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Jack F. Kerr
Earle Kerr
McConn-Erickson, Inc
Los Angeles
Kerr
Lordsburg
McCann - Erickson, Inc
David J. Hopkins
Local Guard unit seeks 17 vacancies in battery here
Captain Jesus J. Estrada, commander of Btry C, 200th Army, says an Adjutant General directive creates 17 vacancies at the local unit, aiming to add 88 men. He urges veterans, students, and others to join, noting drills on Tuesdays and weeknights with full pay, and stressing Civil Defense and disaster readiness importance.
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Jesus J. Estrada
Btry C. Cna Gn Bn 200Th Arty
Adutant General
Estrada
Guard
Minute Men
Capt. Estrada
Frank Romero Pleads Guilty in Marijuana Case
Frank Romero 19 pleads guilty to unlawful possession of marijuana before Justice of the Peace C L Brown. Lordsburg police report a rising count of 13 arrestees in six months, with 11 pleas or charges and two prison sentences on other charges. The crackdown is led by Lt. Aguilera with support from Sheriff Pace and State Police, while the New March of Dimes drives begin in Lordsburg with chairmen named and containers placed in local businesses.
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Lordsburg
John Anderson
Joe Barcenas
Cochairman
Russell Smith
Harold Bishop
Jack McGhee
Victor Reay
Wesley Freeburg
Cecelia Gandara
Ralph Clifford
Frank Romero
Justice of the Peace
C. L. Brown
Romero
James L. Smith
Smith
Frank V. Aguilera
Lordsburg City
Lovee
Lt. Aguilera
Hugh Pace
Hidalgo County
Henry Houston
New Mexico
Harlem Clowns To Play Here January 75
The Harlem Clowns will visit Lordsburg High School gym Monday night January 25 to play a local team. The game is sponsored by the Letterman's Club of Lordsburg High School.
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Harlem Clowns
Harley Cmw
Runt) Pulling
Harlem Glebertotters
Harlem
Pullins
Harlem Globetrotters
Letterman’s Club
Lordsburg High School
Six Inches of Snow for Lordsburg to Date
New Year's Eve around 9 p.m. soft white flakes began and by daylight the ground was white. Elders say it may be Lordsburg’s biggest snow since January 21, 1949, when 12 inches fell. Three thousand people were stranded in 1949 as motels, hotels, homes, and businesses opened to them. The six inch figure excludes snow after 9 p.m. as the gauge was closed.
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Lordsburg
Pupils Of Mrs Fuller Presented In Recital At Home
Mrs Claude Fuller hosted a Christmas recital featuring her music class. She gifted each pupil a silver dollar and the class presented her with a jewelry set in appreciation. Afterward Angela Martinez assisted with refreshments for the attendees.
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Claude Fuller
Dr. Richard Pousma Seeks Governor Nomination
The Pinon Club hosts a policy meeting for Dr. Richard H. Pousma at the Pueblo Room Hilton Hotel Albuquerque on January 13 at 7 30 p m. Pousma will attend and supporters of Senator Poulma of Gallup are invited to attend.
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Pinon Club
Richard H. Pousma
Pueblo Room
Hilton Hotel
Albuquerque
Pousma
Poulma
Gallup
New Mexico
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Mavericks Open
W. J. Burruss
Army
Jack Kerr
V.P
Advertising Agency
New March of Dimes Drive
Richard Pousma
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