Cuba Press Freedom and Drug Law Enforcement Praised
The Editorial column criticizes Castro for curbing press freedom and notes government takeovers of newspapers. It urges strict enforcement of liquor laws and warns officials to act on liquor violations. It also announces Will Harrison’s weekly columns in the Liberal about Santa Fe state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Batista
Ed Mead
State Liquor Control Board
Will Harrison
State Capitol
Santa Fe
Myers Restaurant Plans 10 Percent Gift to March of Dimes
Myers Restaurant will give 10 percent of its gross receipts on Sunday January 31 to the New March of Dimes. John A. Anderson, chairman of the drive, announced the plan and urged local residents to dine there to benefit the charity.
Guilty Plea Moves Flores to State Prison
Jesus C. Flores Jr 24 of Lordsburg was taken to Santa Fe to begin a 2 to 5 year sentence for unlawful possession of marijuana after pleading guilty before Justice C L Brown. Flores was arrested January 8 and bound over to district court for sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus C. Flores, Jr
Lordsburg
Santa Fe
Pace
J. L. Smith
Flores
Frank Aguilera
Henry Houston
Justice of the Peace
C. L. Brown
Frank Romero
Longtime Lordsburg nurse Heather Heather dies after illness
Heather Heather a Lordsburg resident for 22 years died Saturday at Hidalgo County Hospital after a long illness. Born February 12 1893 in Bumcombe County near Asheville North Carolina she trained as a nurse in Chattanooga and worked in rural Kentucky before moving to Lordsburg and serving at Hidalgo County Hospital. She was a member of the First Methodist Church American Legion Auxiliary Pythian Sisters and WSCS. Survivors include three stepchildren and a sister with burial at Mountain View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pffie Jump Heather
Lordsburg
Hidalgo County Hospital
Bumcombe County
Asheville
Sid Curtis
Cox Mortuary
Silver City
Joe Carney
Mahoney Funeral Home
Deming
Herb Nelson
Nelson Funeral Home
Las Cruces
Chattanooga
Tenn
Kentucky
Heather
First Methodist Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Pythian Sisters
WSCS
Methodist Church
Dora Mullins
Alamogordo
Jack R. Heather
Hays
Kans
Harber Heather
Alice Howell
Maiden
N. C
Ben Cochran
P. M. Chase
Lewis Green
Harry Galusha
E. N. Jackson
J. H. Baxter
Mountain View Cemetery
Dr Behmlander Leaves for Albuquerque Post Graduate Work
Dr Behmler leaves Saturday for Albuquerque to attend the university for post graduate work. Mrs Behmlander will visit their daughter during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Behmlander
Albuquerque
Mrs. Behmlander
Lordsburg National Guard Unit Tops in Technical Inspection
The Lordsburg Unit of the New Mexico National Guard was rated tops in the state after a three week old technical inspection by the State Maintenance Shop. Of 16 categories, the unit received 13 superior, one excellent and two satisfactory ratings under Captain Jesus Estrada and Sergeants Clemente Bassa and Page Wilder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
New Mexico National Guard
C Brry 2Nd Gu
Jesus Estrada
Clemente Bassa
Page Wilder
Mavericks Schedule Two Home Games After Flu Outbreak
The Mavericks reschedule Friday game with Deming Wildcats after a flu outbreak left only two players at practice. Saturday's slate includes the A team facing Hachita while the B team rests. Deming previously beat the Mavericks 36 34 and Hachita lost earlier to the Mavericks 64 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maverick
Jim Rusk
Cliff
Mavericks
Wildcats
Deming
Hachita
Local Legion Post Receives Citations
Robert Swan Post No. 30 received two special citations for membership at the mid winter conference of The American Legion and Auxiliary held in Albuquerque. One citation was for reaching quota for 1960 before November 11 and the other for meeting a pledge of two thirds of the quota before January 1. Mrs. Elmer Jeanes led the parade as representative of the local Auxiliary for being the first unit in the state to reach quota for 1960. Jesus Estrada and Elmer and Mrs. Jeanes received individual awards as membership getters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Swan
American Legion and Auxiliary
Albuquerque
Elmer Jeanes
Jesus Estrada
Elmer
Jeanes
Old-Time Area Residents Grace Barnette and Barney Wood Die
Grace Hollister Barnette 62 of Lordsburg area died Thursday at Hidalgo County Hospital after a long illness. Funeral from Heather Chapel Saturday at 10. Barney Wood 83, longtime Lordsburg resident since 1926, died Thursday afternoon at Hidalgo County Hospital. Services at 3 from Valley View Church with burial beside his brother. Full obituaries to follow in The Liberal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hollister Barnette
Hidalgo County Hospital
Barnette
Lordsburg
Heather
Barney Wood
Valley View Church
Valley View Cemetery
Liberal
Postal Inspectors Survey for City Mail Delivery Plan
Lordsburg and area publish ers announce postal inspectors are surveying towns for city mail delivery. The survey seeks community demand, with interviews of businesses and residents. If implemented, first class postage would rise from three to four cents per ounce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Cohen
Lordsburg
Mothers March Set for Feb 14 polio fundraiser
The Mothers March annual fundraiser for the March of Dimes polio fund is scheduled for Wednesday night February 10. County chairman John Anderson and assistant Joe Barcenas lead the drive with district teams of volunteers. Residents are asked to light porches and join by contacting Mrs. Gandara or Mrs. Clifford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anderson
Joe Barcenas
Cecelia Gandara
Ralph Clifford
Knights of Pythias Confers Third Rank on John A Anderson
John A. Anderson, a local attorney, received the Third Rank in the Knights of Pythias last Tuesday evening. Five members of Deming Lodge No. 20 attended the initiation. A delegation from the local lodge had visited Deming to install new officers. Elders praised the conferring team. Chancellor Commander Herbert Amis named committees for the year. Refreshments followed in the undercroft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Anderson
Knights of Pythias
Deming Lodge No. 20
Deming
Anderson
Herbert Amis
Lordsburg Hidalgo Rangers Plan Banquet
The Lordsburg Hidalgo Rangers and guests will hold their first annual banquet at the El Charro Cafe at 7 30 p m February 5 with Mr Adair Gossett New Mexico Civil Defense director as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg-Hidalgo Rangers
el Charro Cafe
Adair Gossett
State of
New Mexico
Lions Club Meeting Hosts Evangelist Speaker
Rev. Paul Morell spoke at the Lions Club meeting in El Charro on Tuesday urging business men to feel a calling in their work. Jeaneane Badgett and pianist Judy McAlister performed two numbers. Five Alamogordo Evening Lions guests attended, with introductions by Lion Rev. Arthur Shaw and Wesley Freiburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Morell
Methodist Church
Lions Club
el Charro
Morell
Jeaneane Badgett
Lions
Judy McAlister
Alamogordo
Lion
Arthur Shaw
Miss Badgett
Wesley Freeburg
Tiburcio Ramirez Elected President of Moctezuma Club
Tiburcio Ramirez is named president of the Moctezuma Club at a ceremony in The American Legion Hall. Officers include Lalo Talavera as vice president, Mrs. Ramona Talavera secretary, Belen Guzman assistant secretary, and Louis Diaz treasurer, with councilmen Rodolfo Chavez Ray Saucedo Raul Diaz Ramon S Sanchez Ernesto Ruiz and Mrs Josephine Ramirez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiburcio Ramirez
Moctezuma Club
American Legion Hall
Ramirez
Lalo Talavera
Ramona ‘Talavera
Belen Guzman
Louis Diaz
Rodolfo Chavez
Ray Saucedo
Raul Diaz
Ramon §S. Sanchez
Ernesto Ruiz
Josephine Ramirez
Jose A. Lopez
Arturo Talavera
4-H Awards Night Honors 4-H Members
County agent Ed Hitson presented awards at the 4 H Awards Night on January 13 at the Virden school. First year winners were Chad Richardson Robert Johns and Harold Payne. Second year winners were Garth Donaldson and Bernard Richardson. Third year winners were Wendell Jones and Lorden Jones. Fifth year winners were Gary and Spencer Jones. Agricultural program awards went to Robert Johns and Lorden Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hitson
Virden School House
Chad Richardson
Robert Johns
Harold Payne
Garth Donaldson
Bernard Richardson
Wendell Jones
Lorden Jones
Gary and
Spencer Jones
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The
Pacific Railroad
Oa Ena
Metensin Westincem Gherenil
Irs
Heather Borie
Heather Mortuary
Lordsburg National Guard Unit
By Richard Blanton
Legion
State Press Association
Ichard B. Rice
Lordsburg Liberal
New Mexico Press Association
James Barber
Grants Daily Beacon
E. B. Guthmann, Jr
Springer Tribune
Robert Summers
Hobbs News-Sun
Gene Priestly
Lamoverdo Lions
Hitson
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