Peace walkers stir town amid subversive fears and vandalism
A 16 member peace walk from San Francisco to Moscow arrived for the weekend, distributing literature at a high school game and addressing a youth group. The piece notes suspicions about communism, urges caution against disarmament, and mentions vandalism at an elementary school site with theft of blocks and tools.
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San Francisco
Moscow
J. Edgar Hoover
Kremlin
Congressional Committee
Sally Baker Is 1961 Lordsburg Homemaker of Tomorrow
Sally Baker of Lordsburg High School tops a written homemaking exam to be named 1961 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. She may become New Mexico’s state representative for the national award with scholarships and trips funded by General Mills.
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Sally Baker
Betty Crocker
Lordsburg High School
Investigation May Result In Perjury Charge For Gonzales
Pedro T Gonzales Jr 25 faces possible perjury charges from an inquiry into a rifle firing at John M Dallies home on Fast Fourth St Oct 15 He is held in Florence Ariz to fight extradition to New Mexico as the Lordsburg police and sheriff aiding the district attorney Norman Hodges says investigators have enough evidence of Gonzales prior testimony to warrant a perjury count.
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Pedro T Gonzales, Jr
John M. Dallies
Fast Fourth St
Florence
Ariz
New Mexico
Lordsburg
Norman Hodges
Gonzales
Orona Grocery and Market Sold to Luis Aguilar
Orona Grocery and Market at 229 E. A St. was sold to Luis Aguilar of Socorro. Aguilar will keep operating at the current site. Frank Orona, owner for 14 years, plans a short rest and possibly a new business venture in Lordsburg.
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Orona
E. A St
Luis Aguilar
Socorro
Aguilar
Frank Orona
Lordsburg
Mr. Orona
Dance Theatre Proceeds Benefit March of Dimes
Mrs. Frank Hill announced the Children s Dance Theatre will stage a program at the Junior High School on Saturday February 4 at 7 30 pm. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes. The same program will be presented by the PTA at Animal School on February 2 at 7 30 pm.
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Dance Theatre
March OF Dimes
Frank Hill
Childrens’ Dance Theatre
P. T. A. In Animal School
Three File For Single Place On School Board
Voters head to the polls Tuesday February 7 to elect one member to Lordsburg Municipal School District No 1 for a six year term. Polls open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Candidates Raymundo Saucedo seeking re election B M Kimbley and Alan A Koff. Election officials judges Mrs E M Fisher Sr Mrs Cassie Martinez Mr Lane Gass clerks Mrs A V Broun and Mrs Harold Bishop alternates Mrs Florence Lawrence Mrs Hazel Ewing and Mrs Helen Austin.
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Lordsburg Municipal
City Hall
A.m
Raymundo Saucedo
B. M. Kimbley
Alan A. Koff
Erve
E. M. Fisher, Sr
Cassie Martinez
Lane Gass
A. V. Broun
Harold Bishop
Florence Lawrence
Hazel Ewing
Helen Austin
Sen Rufus Wamel Named Conservation Committee Chairman
Sen Rufus H. Wamel of Ani reas was named chairman of the State Senate Conservation Committee overseeing agriculture livestock state lands oil and minerals. The appointment reflects his seniority and benefits Hidalgo County whose economy relies on agriculture.
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Rufus H. Wamel
Anireas
Conservation Committee
State Senate
Hidalgo County
Sen
Wamel
Senate
Blair Relocates to Roswell as Court Recorder
Clarence Blair, long time court reporter for the Sixth Judicial District serving Hidalgo Luna and Grant counties since 1957, moves to Roswell. He will continue in court reporting for Judge George J Reese in the Fifth Judicial District Division 2, Chaves County.
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Clarence Blair
Sixth Judicial District
Hidalgo
Luna
Grant Counties
Roswell
George J., Reese
Fifth Judicial District Court
Chaves County
Blair
Lordsburg
Marshall, Minn
Minnesota School of Business
Minneapolis
A. W. Marshall
Deming
H. Vearle Payne
Lordsburg High Band and Chorus Headed to Albuquerque
Twelve Lordsburg High School musicians travel to Albuquerque for the All State Band and Chorus events. Students earn spots in All State Concert Band and Clinic Band and Chorus, competing with New Mexico peers. renom director Dr Frederick Fennell leads concert band. Ithaca College director Craig oversees chorus. Event runs January 28 29 30 at the University of New Mexico.
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Lordsburg High School
Albuquerque
Bob Godfrey
Kirke Johnson
Mimi Lehman
Sharon Bowman
Judy McAlister
Beth Lytle
Jill Bowman
Jeannane Badgett
Fiona Gay
Vini Talavera
Rebecca Atkinson
Paul Hrna
New Mexico
Fastman School of Music
Frederick Fennell
On Craig
Thea College
Ithica
New York
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
Roger Brandt
Lordsburg
Ratthee Gakeswrong
New Mexico Music Educators Association
Frank Bowman
L. E. Gay
Brandt
University of New Mexico
Mike Martinez Found Dead in Bed Sunday
Mike Martinez was found dead in bed Sunday morning in a north side apartment. A coroner's jury attributed death to unknown natural causes and indicated he may have been dead 10 to 12 hours before discovery. He had lived alone in Lordsburg after coming from Maximij Durango Mexico and worked in Red Rock before settling here two years ago. Family members could not be located.
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Mike Martinez
Matinez
Lordsburg
Maximij Durango
Mexico
Red Rock
P. M. Ewing
Lordsburg Hidalgo Chamber Opens New Offices
The Lordsburg Hidalgo County Chamber of Commerce will hold Open House in its new offices beside the post office on February 6 and 7. Mrs Frank Sowman leads refreshments with wives of directors assisting, serving coffee punch and cookies from 10 to 12 and 1 to 5. Secretary manager Marguerite Codding extends blanket invitations to all.
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Lordsburg-Hidalgo County
Long Time Local Resident Buried Tuesday Morning
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Floy Dorrance 79 long time Lordsburg resident were held Tuesday at 10 a m at Heather Chapel with Reverend Gene Rutter officiating. She died Saturday morning at Watts Clinic after hip fracture and pneumonia. Born May 14 1881 in Clarence Missouri she taught in Missouri worked for Swift & Co later in El Paso met husband John M. Dorrance. She moved to Lordsburg in 1980 and worked at First National Bank and then owned an insurance agency while and with her husband ran Ownby Hotel. Survivors include brothers Miles L Thompson and Albert F Thompson. Pallbearers listed. burial Mountain View Cemetery beside her husband.
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Heather Chapel
Helen Floy Dorrance
Lordsburg
Gene Rutter
Church of Christ
Helen Thompson
Clarence Public Schools
Chillicothe Business College
Chillicothe
Missouri
Swift & Co. Meat Packers
Denver
Colo
Swift & Co
el Paso
Savannah
Miles Thompson
Thompson
A. Y. Broun
Fred Ewing
Arnold Black
B. B. McAlister
J. D. Atkinson
Lewis Conner Purial
Mountain View Cemetery
March of Dimes Coffee Sunday Raises $33
The second in a series of coffee fundraisers for the New March of Dimes was hosted Sunday afternoon at Mrs. Elmer Jeanes home. Co hosts Mrs. Bearl Dunkerson and Mrs. W F Winters led twenty five guests who donated $33 to the charity with additional gifts from those unable to attend.
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March of Dimes
Elmer Jeanes
Bearl Dunkerson
W. F. Winters
Alvin Parker
Harber Heather
Hidalgo County Mod
Leo Cohen
Jesse Austin
Ralph Smith Returns to Fort Bayard for Observation
Ralph Smith spent several days in the veterans hospital at Fort Bayard this week. He is home for the weekend but will return Sunday for observation.
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Ralph Smith
Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Bayard
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Dick Rice
Billy North
Umner and Molesworth
North
RH. Wamel
Larence Blair
Southern Pacific Railroad
AO &A
Veterans Hospital
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