Local Notes and Social Snippets from Hidalgo County
Local notices and social items include travels to Tucson and Pomona, hosting guests in Vernon Wright and Cordelia Augustin areas, and club gatherings with Mrs Fryday and Mrs Hose Hosen elein. Fireworks at McDonald’s and advertising War on Insects appeal to Hidalgo county residents amid rainy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Wright
Mr. Hinehan
Arizona
Vernon Wright
Cordelia
Augustine
Mra
Moore Wis
S. Club
Hidalgo County
Noted Cattleman, Land Office Note Highlighted
Prominent cattleman and son of former senator James N. Upton featured amid a broad issue update. A watermellow feast at Anita Mine No 2 includes Tallulah Sday Margaret Green Beulah Creamer Jewell Ownby and guests from Miami Arizona. Ruth Hicks and Mrs Pear Faye arrive from Los Angeles to visit Lordsburg family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Upton
Anita Mine No. 2
Tallulah Syday
Margaret Green
Beulah Creamer
Jewell Ownby
Johnnie Tyson
Miami
Ariz
Aksa
Raymond Scott
Barney, Wardell
J. C. Creamer
General Land Office
Washington
L. O
Ruth Hicks
Pear Faye
Mis
W O Landry
Los Angeles
Hicks
Lordsburg
Wiel Atgual
Valedon News Domestic Roundup Highlights Fort Worth Visits
Mrs J H Gowartney spent a week visiting her sister in Fort Worth Texas. A new Dodge automobile special appeared in Camp. A Thane chief engineer at the power plant is noted as lucky. Mr and Mrs McWain from Douglas visited old friends over Monday. Mrs Youtz and Bobby returned from Bisbee after several days. Mr and Mrs Cross and family leave for Las Cruces to visit Mra Cross parents. Mr and Mrs Jackson are mentioned. D Horne is in Lordsburg hospital for a minor operation. Mr and Mrs Lyman Garrett and son Edgar toured Silver City and picnicked in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. HW. Gowartney
Allison
Fort Worth
Texas
Dodge
A. Thane
Mra
M McWain
N. G. McWain
Douglas
Youtz
Gon
Bobby
Bisbee
Cross
Las Cruces
Jackson
If D Horne
Lordsburg Hospital
Lyman Garrett
Edgar
Silver City
Green and Johnson Granted Admission to CMT Camp
San Antonio Texas The Commanding General Eighth Corps Area approved the applications of Lewis H Green and Arthur Johnson of Lordsburg for admission to the Citizens Military Training Camp for 192% They will attend camp at Fort Bliss during August.
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San Antonio
Texas
Eighth Corps
Lewis H. Green
Arthur #. Johnson
Lordsburg
Fort Bliss
New Machinery Unloaded at Anita No 2 Mine
Supt. Allison reports the Anita No 2 mine has received a 70 HP engine and a 75 ton crusher. Officials urge vigilance over the property as upgrades proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Allison
Navajo Oil Company Formed In New Mexico Field Push
The Navajo Oil Company announces its organization as a New Mexico corporation with 150000 acres of prospective oil land across 17 counties. Backed by notable figures including Joseph M. Schenck Cecil B. DeMille and Reginald Barker, the firm names W C Oestreich as president H W Hanna as vice president and Thomas Hughes as a director. KR W Dur et & Company Los Angeles will act as exclusive sales representatives.
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Navajo Oil Company
New Mexico Corporation
W. C. Oestreich
BC Hernandez
Internal Revenue
State of New Mexico
H.W. Hanna
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Thomas
Ay HL
Durst & Company
Animal News and Local Happenings Report
Customs inspectors Whitehill and Morris are active near the International Boundary. Cy Brooks reports crops fair despite drought. Albert Ballard seeks medical advice for webbed feet suspected from damp conditions. Pritchett notes a successful dance, with no Fourth of July program this year but a future celebration possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehill
Morris
Mr. Morris
Mr. Whitehill
International Boundary Line
Cy Brooks
San Antonio
Albert Ballard
Pritchett
Shoestring Works Out Fast Quarter Then Jumps Fence
Wewerk trained horse Shoestring to a fast quarter and then the pony leapt a wire fence to reunite with about a hundred horses he had pastured with for a year.
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Wewerk
Cattle Poisoned by Green Cockle Bur Patches
Recent rains boosted cockle bur growth and caused cattle losses in the county. Dunagan reports several cattle deaths from poisoning as burs remain toxic until six to eight leaves appear. Move cattle off infested range at first sign of grazing.
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Dunagan
Wilson Transfer Shifts Tucson SP Superintendent to Blockton
William Wilson, Tucson division superintendent since 1918, will move to Blockton California to head the Blockton division. Fairbanks will replace him in Tucson, transferring from the New Mexico division headquartered in El Paso. Wilson began railroading in 1909. his career spans Illinois Central, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific strands.
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William Wilson
Tucson
Southern Pacific
Blockton
Calif
San Franccisco
Fairbanks
New Mexico
EL Paso
Wilson
Douglas
Portland
Ilinois Central
Santa Fe
DeMoss Hospital Installs Physio Therapy Equipment
Dr B Simel of Southwestern Physio Therapy Clinic El Paso installed new physiotherapy equipment at DeMoss Hospital. A dedicated room will handle this treatment and related therapies with water supply extended by ALL Green. Dr Imes notes the equipment mirrors the Johns Hopkins setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.simel
Southwestern Physio Therapy Clinic
el Paso
DeMoss Hospital
Green
Imes
Back Prom K. R. Br. Troutman Returns to Lordsburg Yards
Noisy Troutman comes back from Sweeney Auto School in Kansas City and resumes work in the Lordsburg yards. Bill Downey says the outfit could not get along without him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. BR
Noisy
Troutman
Sweeney Auto School
Kansas City
Lordsburg Yards
Bill Downey
Home Grown Figs Delights Post Office Force
Mrs F. G. Cline treated the post office staff to a sack of home grown figs this week praising them as fine as any to eat.
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F. G. Cline
Battle Between Bucks Ends in Double Death
Walter Moore of the Mimbres notes an unusual fight between two white tail bucks in Shepherd Canyon. Their horns locked, one buck dragged the other before starving after the fight, both bucks dying as a result. Old timers recall few authentic cases like this in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Moore
Mimbres
Shepherd Canyon
Buck
Silver City Enterprise
Friendly Service Builds Community Trade
Trade among friends drives value in business as neighborly service and helpful staff draw customers to local stores. The piece argues that friendly service solidifies communities and makes shoppers feel at home, benefiting advertisers who offer trusted, personable care.
New 5 Cylinder Locomotives Pass Through Lordsburg
Four of sixteen new three cylinder Southern Pacific locomotives totaled in Lordsburg last week. These engines are the most powerful single unit in the railroad service and increase hauling capacity about one quarter at 25 mph on a two percent grade. They measure slightly over 101 feet, weigh 682,400 pounds, and have a maximum tractive power of 96,350 pounds. The editor captured a fine snap shot of one of the big engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific Company
Lordsburg
George McCormick
Earthquake Rumor Impacts Santa Barbara Rescue Update
Western Union flashed news of a devastating quake at Santa Barbara California later confirmed by reports. Nel Gilbert and Mabel Brown two Lordsburg girls were in the city but escaped before the disaster. Mrs Gils Thumm and her niece Miss Boyer were at the Carrillo hotel which was demolished but no injuries reported.
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Western Union
Santa Barbara
California
Lordsburg
Nel Gilbert
Mabel Brown
Gils Thumm
Miss Boyer
Carrillo
Freemans settle on fruit farm in Arkansas
Mrs. John Freeman, formerly of Animas, now West Fork Arkansas R 10.4, reports buying a five to six thousand tree farm with berries and grapes plus garden produce. Since late May they have seen rain and green scenery. Mr Hughes of Cloverdale also bought a nearby farm with cold spring water. They ask friends to write often.
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John Freeman
Animas
West Fork
Arkansas
Hughes
Cloverdale
Freemans
Mineral Empire Opens in New Mexico Big Mining Push
Hachita New Mexico June 27 explorers in the Little Hatchet Mountains push toward a vast mining empire. Albert J. Bader and A A Leach lead a sober, equipment driven effort with the Little Hatchet M Co striking a new vein in the Santa Maria drift. The Denver Mining & Financial Record cites expectations of one of the Southwest’s richest fields as new discoveries unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hachita
N. M
Little Hatchet Mountains
America
A. A. Leach
Phelps-Dodge Corporation
S. W. New Mexico
Little Hatchet M. Co
Santa Maria
Albert J. Bader
Little Hatchet
Denver Mining & Financial Record
Clifton Going Back to Coal for Clifton Smelter Reform
Phelps Dodge plans a 100000 dollar retrofit of the Clifton smelter to switch from oil to pulverized coal. General Manager J P Hodgson says work by HH Pratt will start soon and finish within six months, with coal from Dawson Mines used locally and a boiler water treatment plant installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps Dodge Company
Clifton
J. P. Hodgson
HH. Pratt
Douglas
Phelps Dodge
Dawson
J. C. Ambler
Adultery Question Sparks Stone Question in Scriptural Verse
A biblical scene recalls the question of stoning a woman caught in adultery. Jesus responds that only the sinless may cast stones, prompting reflection on judgment and mercy.
Miss Johnnie Tyson Voted 1925 Popular Girl at Miami Hi
Miss Johnnie Tyson, named the most popular girl in the Miami High class of 1925, visits former classmate and chum Miss Jewell Ownby who was valedictorian of her class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Tyson
Miami Hi
Jewell Ownby
Jewell
Brady Man Visited by W H Ballou Lifelong Friend
W H Ballou of Brady Texas visits and reports friend Jim Ballou remains an ailing man. He hopes Jim recovers soon and returns, advising caution in expressing distress or in handling possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Ballou
Brady
Texas
Jim
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