Mavericks Cup Third Place In Tournament
Mavericks beat Virden Eagles 49 to 39 to take third in the New Mexico Eastern Invitational Basketball Tournament at Silver City. Maxwell scored 12, Williams 8, Pace 8 as Lordburg led from the start. Cliff loss 56 to 36 earlier boosted Mavericks, Maxwell 18 and Allan 14 led scoring.
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Virden Eagles
Lordsburg Mavericks
New Mexico
Mavericks
Cliff
I Mavericks
Vicory
Maxwell
Allan
Cliff Bearup
W. Patton
Lordsburg
Waterloo
Western Colts
Brancheau
Colts
Basketball game with Animas postponed to February 8
Notice that the scheduled Tuesday January 18 basketball game with Animas has been postponed and will now be played on Tuesday February 8.
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Animas
Seven Die In Head On Crash Near Lordsburg
A two car collision on highways 70 and 80, east of Lordsburg, killed seven people. Victims include Richard L. Hursh and his wife Setsuko, their two children Linda Ann and Betty Lee, Ralph O. Mitchell, Elbert Vincent, and Mrs. Mitchell. Victims’ residences and duties noted. causes cited as a westbound car at high speed crossing the center line. Bodies prepared at Heather Mortuary and shipped to San Diego, Fairmont, and Ft. Bliss.
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Lordsburg
Richard L. Hursh
Setsuko
Akamatsu Hursh
Linda Ann
Betty Lee
Ralph O. Mitchell
Elbert Vincent
Mrs. Mitchell
Hurshs
Silver Spring
Maryland
Mitchell
Adena
Ohio
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Vincents
Fairmont
Minnesota
New Mexico
Hidalgo County
Bob Robertson
Vincent
Hursh
State PTA President to Speak at Monday Meeting
Mrs. Elizabeth Margulis, State President of the PTA, will speak Monday evening January 17 at 7:30 in the High School Study Hall. She will discuss PTA sponsored legislation and answer questions. Claudia Staub's class will present a short play Comicopia. Refreshments at 9:00 in the Home Economics Lounge. Executive Committee meeting scheduled for 4:00 in Board of Education room. all interested invited.
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Elizabeth Margulis
Parent-Teachers Association
Margulis
Claudia Staub
The
Board of Education
Police Chief Reports December Patrols and Arrests
Chief of Police Lalo Sanchez reports 3900 miles patrolled in December with 42 arrests and citations. Drunkenness and disorderly conduct led offenses at 18, fines of 5 dollars or 5 days jail offered. An AWOL service member was returned to Ft Bliss Texas. Two suspects held for car theft were released with proof of ownership. One petty theft arrest ended with release upon complaint.
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Lalo Sanchz
Armed Services
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Lordsburg News Highlights From 1954 And Local Sports
Domesio Contreras received a 99 year sentence for the murder of his son in law Joe Martinez in Lordsburg. A venue change sent the case to Silver City for trial. Lordsburg Mavericks beat Hatch 27 to 0 in conference action. Hidalgo County Queen Quannah Cox to represent at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque in November. Bobby Clark, recovering from hospital stay, uses iron lung nightly. Harry Almada, of Tucson, exhibits fourteen oil paintings in Wickenburg. Former POW Will Krentz seeks Lordsburg photos. CAP unit reports missing Navy Corsair located between El Paso and Litchfield with pilot rescued. Band Parents Magazine Campaign exceeds goal by 93.50. Armstrong bound for district court on murder charge. Farm and Livestock Bureau Day set for October 29 at fair grounds.
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Domesio Contreras
A. W. Marshall
Killez
Joe Martinez
Latters
Lordsburg
Silver City
Lordsburg Mavericks
Hatch
Mavag
Deming Wild
Quannah Cox
Hidalgo County
Bobby Clark
Robert Clark
Carrie Tingley Hospital
National Foundation For
Bobby
Harry Almada
Tucson
Wickenburg
Arizona
Alamada
Will Krentz
Donald Johnson
CPS
Krentz
CAP
el Paso
Litchfield
Stefare
Rubinoff and Violin Concert Tonight in Lordsburg
Violinist Rubinoff, ex Cantor show star, performs at 8 15 PM in the Lordsburg High School auditorium. The program includes Gershwin tunes and Debussy to Chopin, with pieces like Rhapsody in Blue and Tea For Two, in a night of popular numbers arranged for violin.
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Rubinoff
Lordsburg
Eddie Cantor
John Phillip Sousa
Geor Gershwin
Dinku-Heifetz
Adler & Ross
Cole Porter
George Gershwin
Sculptures Of Soap On Display At Central School
A traveling soap sculpture exhibit featuring amateur artists from across the United States will be shown at Central High School from January 12 to 20. Open weekdays 9 AM to 5 PM, the display showcases affordable self expression and art education supported by the National Soap Sculpture Committee of New York City.
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United States
Central High School
National
Soap Sculpture Committee
New York City
Central School
Cotton Day Set For February At Lordsburg
Lordsburg hosts Cotton Day in early February with Ed Hitson state agent announcing New Mexico State College will bring Ivan Woods a renowned irrigation specialist. Woods will join NM State College experts and Chamber of Commerce sponsors. A committee including Robert Clark Ed Hitson Jack Hazelton Carl Lehman and Leo Cohen was formed to organize the program with date details to be announced.
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Lordsburg
New Mexico State College
Ed Hitson
State College
Ivan Woods
Woods
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Clark Ed. Hitson
Jack Hazelton
Carl Lehman
Leo Cohen
Lordsburg Liberal
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Mavericks Cup
PTA
Lalo Sanchez
Chiricahua
Parents Magazine
Lynn Tyler
Judy McAlister
Kenneth Holleman
Sherry Stubbs
Ed Salinas
Sandra Dunkerson
Husiness
A. W. Sparks
Elks Lodge
Sparks
Elks
New Mé
Jim Kinkema
Robert Harwood
Cohen
New Mexico Elk
Southern Pacific Railroad
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Overeravens
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