FBI Fingerprint Division Shows Large Increase in Service
The FBI Identification Division in Washington reports twenty years of service aiding law enforcement. Fingerprint records rose about five percent, with a file of 97 260 cards and 810 188 entries. The system enables rapid checks for criminal history and supports war casualty identification and civil aid.
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FBI
Washington
Auines Tricement
R. C. Suran
Chars
el Paso
Federal Bureau of Investin
Shg
J. Edgar Hoover
PBI
Suran
FLI
FAI
Rouen
Pat at Comacho Returns Hospital After WWII Service
Pat, a member of the 617 Parachute Regiment, Airborne Division, served in Italy South France Germany Belgium Luxembourg and England. He was wounded by shrapnel and frostbite, spent time in Paris Naples Nice Cannes and Rome, and returned to Lordsburg after a long wartime itinerary ending with a furlough and hospital care.
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Aid and Names
Card thanks many for aid and kindness during bereavement. Special gratitude to Mrs. G Porter Mrs. Levion Kerr and family for beautiful flowers. Hal Bailey left Hereford Texas where he was stationed last week.
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G. “A!” Porter
Levion Kerr
Reek Cel
Hal Bailey
Hereford
Texas
Antonio Diaz Honored With Honorable Discharge From Army
Antonio A Diaz, discharged after service with the 157th Infantry 45th Division, returned to Lordsburg from overseas postings in North Africa Sicily France and Germany. He earned the Purple Heart and European African Middle East ribbons with six bronze stars and had 110 discharge points.
Methodist Church Service Promises Thoughtful Worship
Emma Scofield will sing a Sunday morning solo at 11 o'clock as the pastor leads a discussion on living faith. The message challenges personal religion as vitality rather than ritual and invites faithful loyalty to make the church a living power. R4i and Poage stamps referenced. Book Four mentioned.
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Emma Scofield
James
Pav Franklin R. Poage
Odd Lot Shoes Offered AT Discounts in New Mexico
New Mexico wartime buyers can purchase men’s and women’s odd lot shoes at 25 percent below June 1 1945 prices during a three week release from July 9. About to be ration free at markdown prices these shoes will be sold to consumers with a limit of one pair per customer per dealer in the program announced by Thomas J. Tobin District OPA rationing specialist.
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Thomas J. Tobin
OPA
State to take complete shoe stock inventory by July 31
OPA rationing officials announce a statewide inventory of all shoes, both rationed and non rationed, to be completed by the close of business July 31. Dealers will conduct an actual on hand count and receive special forms by mail.
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OPA
Rent records urged to be kept by lodging houses
George C. Taylor, District OPA Rent Executive, warns hotels, camp grounds and rooming houses to retain all rental charge records. He cites a survey showing some institutions destroyed records claiming paper salvage collection. Records are required by OPA rules and for internal revenue inspections.
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George C. Taylor
OPA
Internal Revenue
Coupon Exchange Window for Expired B-6 and C-6 Gasoline
Service station operators with B-6 and C-6 coupons expiring June 30 may surrender them to suppliers or local ration boards by July 10. Distributors have until July 20 to deposit these coupons into ration bank accounts.
Becker-Dakies Prohibited From Sugar Trading for Two Weeks
The Becker-Dakies Company of Belen is barred from handling rationed sugar for two weeks starting June 28 by an order from Floyd F. Miles OPA Chief Hearing Commissioner for the region. The ruling follows a June 12 Albuquerque hearing where the company was found 8,000 pounds short in its sugar inventory.
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Becker-Dakies Company
Belen
Floyd F. Miles
Denver
OPA
Albuquerque
Rude Oil Increases Granted in New Mexico and Wyoming
OPA officials announced crude oil ceiling price increases from two to 32 cents per barrel in New Mexico and Wyoming under the stripper well premium payment plan. First purchasers are compensated by the government to prevent higher consumer prices. In New Mexico Empire gains 35 cents, Getty 18 cents, Shugart Nort 20 cents. Getty’s 18 cents revises a prior 14 cent rise.
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New Mexico
Wyoming
OPA
Empire
Getty
Shugart Nort
Stable prices and jobs tied to economic stability
Earle W. Stark a former Army technical sergeant told a KOB radio audience that measures keeping prices stable can protect American jobs in coming months. He argued price control encourages mass production and markets, creating a healthy vigorous economy with plenty of jobs.
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Earle W. Stark
Army
South Pacific
KOB
Local church notices list services and classes
Churches in town publish weekly schedules with pastors and service times. Baptist Church led by Sidney W. Hale offers Sunday School at 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Assembly of God, six blocks south of Hidalgo Garage, Rev. Everett Smith, offers multiple services daily and midweek events including a children’s program and prayer times. Choir practice at 5 p.m. Mass schedules at prison camp include three masses for Latin American and English sermons.
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Assembly OF God Church
Hidalgo Garage
Everett Smith
Church service times for Nazarenes announced
Mrs Julule Rambo, pastor, invites all to Sunday School at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m The New York P 8 group meets at 6 30 p m Wednesday prayer at 7 30 p m Everyone welcome.
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Church OF the Nazarene
Julule Rambo
Church Service Schedule at Corner of Fifth and Pyramid
The Bible School hosts services at 10 a.m. Morning Church at 11 a.m. Young People meet at 7 p.m. Evening Service at 8 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting follows at 8 p.m. at the corner church.
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Church OF Christ
Pyramid
Bible School
Young People’s Meeting
Ellison Receives Navy Electronics Maintenance Diploma
J H Ellison's son completes a 28 week course at Naval Air Technical Training Center Corpus Christi Texas earning a qualification in airborne electronics maintenance. The commendation notes the rigorous program aims to prepare him for duty with Navy fleet or shore establishments and foresees electronics playing a growing postwar role. Commander USNR signs the letter.
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J. H. Ellison
Corpus Christi
Texas
James Henry Ellison
Lordraburg
New Mexico
Ellison
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Navy
UGG
USNR
Fourth of July Picnic by Knights and Sisters a Fine Success
The Knights and Sisters held the Fourth of July picnic on the Silver City highway and reported it the finest and most successful of its kind. The Lodge and Temple turnout was large and the day was perfect for the event with abundant food and many sports.
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Silver City
Knights and Sisters
Ration Stamp Validity Dates and Expirations
The document lists multiple ration stamp series with their validity periods and expirations. It notes stamps A1 to E1, N2 to S2, Q2 to U2, V2 to Z2, T2 to X2, 2 to C1, D1 to H1, J1 to N1, and Blue Stamps Book Four for processed foods, plus Sugar Stamps No 36 Book 4, Shoe Stamps for Airplane shoes, Gasoline A-16 coupons, and several expirations such as June 20, June 30, July 31, August 21, August 31, September 30, and September 21. and mentions invalid June 0 for B6 and C6.
Franklin Poage Church Schedule
Franklin Poage, pastor, announces Sunday School at 10 a m morning worship at 11 a m Ppworth League meeting at 7 30 p m and a prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
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the Methodist Church
Franklin R. Poage
Irayer
Soldier Ted Guiterriez Home On Furlough
Ted Guiterriez was discharged May 10 1944 at Fort Bliss and served eight months overseas. He trained at Camp Fannin Texas May to September 1944 and had a June 1944 furlough home. He sailed from New York October 29 landed in France November 14 went into South France action on the 27 fought in Luxembourg Belgium and Germany. He was wounded February 17 1945 near Cologne hospitalized in Belgium near Babylon. He wore the Purple Heart and Infantry Badge with two bronze stars. He spent Christmas 1944 on a recon patrol. He returned to the United States arriving New York May 22 and Tacoma Washington May 27 hospitalized then home June 22 for a 30 day furlough.
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Wong Diaz
Santa Fe
Fort Silk
Oklahoma
Camp Berkeley
Texas
Fort Dever
Massachusetts
Algeria
North Africa
Sicily
Naples
Foggia
Reone
London
Paris
Steven Birchfield
157Th Inf
Thunderbird
France
New York
Lordsburg
Ninth Army
T-5
Antonio Diaz
Hlad
Ted Guiterreiz
Fort Bliss
Camp Fannin
Laxenbourg
Belgicfry
Germany
Cologne
Belgium
80Th
417 Regiment
United States
Tacoma
Washington
Cochran Family Visit Notes El Paso and Ranch
Mr and Mrs Ben Cochran spent Sunday and Monday in El Paso. Jack visited his grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Fuller at the ranch.
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Ben Cochran
el Paso
Jack
Mrs
Charles Fuller
Porter George Adams obituary from Lordaburg area
George Adams Porter born November 3, 1868 in Lexington Kentucky died at his Lordaburg home on Saturday June 30 after a long illness. He long lived in the Animas Valley and founded Road Forks later served as a cowman and head of roundups. He married Lilly Gertrude Rogera in 1890s and had three children Lora Winnie Nola Mattie and Clarence Raymond, with Nola Mattie surviving as Mrs Leivan Kerr. A Presbyterian elder, he was baptized in 1926 and his funeral was held at the Lordaburg Methodist Church with a full service and burial in Mountainview Cemetery.
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George Adams Porter
Lexington
Kentucky
Lordaburg
Lilly Gertrude Rogera
Lora Winnie
Nola Mattie
Clarence Raymond
Mra
Leivan Kerr
Mattie Brewer
Littlefield Texas
Lloyd Brewer
Clarence Rogers
Blackwell
Texas
Hugh Bowers
Phoenix
Arizona
Porter
Mr. Porter
Animas Valley
Road Forks
Lordabure
Ilaehuck
Presbyterian Community Church
Don Kerr
Methodist Church
Franklin R. Pouge
S. Jack Heather
Sam Gass
C, Banks Austin
Tom J. Mayfield
C. Payne
Bethel Fuller
G Elmer Kerr
Tea Baryner Ellison
Lawrence Lyall
Tom McCants
Mountainview Ecem
Tery
Lordsburg High School Men With Armed Forces
Frank Varela reports from Halloran General Hospital in New York that a homecoming from Europe occurred last week. Dan Mendoza, a prisoner of war, has returned home. Joe E B Brown was in Saipan and a native dance entertained troops. Richard Varela passed Army training and left for College Station Texas. A Lupe Alvarez serves with the 5th Fighter Control Squadron at Camp Pinedale near Visalia California.
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Frank Varela
Mre
Halloran General Hospital
New York
Europe
Dan Mendoza
Nagis
Dan Lee
Joe EB. Brown
Saipan
Bobby Reynolds
Roy Jones
Richard Varela
Army
Lege Station
Texas
Lupe Alvares
5Th
Fighter Control Sqn
Cam Pinedale
Fresno
Cal
Aksan
Visalia
California
Seequola Field
Camp Pinedale
Éth Airforce
Pinedale
Santa Barbara
Guzman
Lordsburg Hidalgo Library Meets for Regular Session
The Lordsburg Hidalgo Library held its regular meeting on July 2 with board members present including Mrs Hethel Puller Mrs Edith White Mrs Clara Brown Mrs Mathilde Johnson and Mrs Pearl Gauthier.
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Lordsburg-Hidalgo l
Mra
Hethel Puller
Edith White
Clara Brown
Mathilde Johnson
Pearl Gauthier
Bridge Club Meets with Mira Hosts and Guests
The Monday Night Bridge Club held last Wednesday with Mira Plevee. Six members attended: Mrs Scofield, Mrs Koff, Mrs Chane, Mrs Zelda Chase, Mrs Stiles, and the hostess. Guests included Mrs Redford and Mrs Cochran. The same six plus guests met Monday with Mrs Scofield. Mrs Redford and others joined, with an outdoor tea on the lawn and a house game. Mr and Mrs Haltom return from San Francisco. plans note trips to San Diego and Long Beach affairs.
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Mira
Myrl Plevee
Mre
Hmma Scofield
Bertha Koff
Mra
Hazel Chane
Mica Zelda Chase
Jane Stiles
June Refiford
Eleanor Cochran
S ix
Wx Guente
Emia Scofield
June Redford
Louise Pryant
Mar " Clark
Margo Waller
Margaret Bradford
Wind Storm Darkens Lordeburg Night Church Tide
A sixty mile an hour wind struck Lordeburg Sunday night near Church tide cutting power to most lights except street lamps. Congregations stumbled home through darkness while gardens and market flowers were damaged. Officials restored service by midnight, but the Silver City line remained out the next morning.
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Lordeburg
Pelle
Donald J@yneon
Silver City
Db. Club Hosts Birthday Luncheon With Patriotic Theme
The Db. Club met Thursday for a luncheon honoring Mrs. M Vieher with a red white and blue table. gifts were given to Mrs. Fisher. The observed date shifted to July 3 for convenience. Attendees included Poage, Mrs. G W Trimble, Mrs. A L Green, Mrs. S M, Mrs. R B Ownby, guest Mrs. Fisher, hostess Mrs. W P Hill.
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W. P. Hin
Mra
R. B. Ownby
Fisher
P. Hill
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Michigan
U. S. Army
Comacho Returns Hospital
Pat
Fort Blissane
Camp Oters
Fort Benning
Camp McGall
North Carolina
Camp Polk
Louisiana
Italy
Luxem
Ardennes
Grand
Nice
Cannes
Rome
Ick Morales
617 Parachute Reg
Airborne Division
England
Scotland
Azores
Bermuda
la ‘Guardia Field
Carson
Colorado
Fox
Aewre
Young People
T. Joseph Catholic Hurch
F. M. Grive
Pythian Picnic
Ted Guiterriez
Belect Awards
Boy Scout Gardens
General MacArthur
Proidea
Aes Bey Repo Seaet Connell
Lordsburg High School
Library News
George Haltom
San Francisco
M. Chase
Misa Helen Chase
San Diego
Long Beach
Jonn Scarne
True Detective
Ed Carlson
South Carolina Highway Patrol
George Montggomery
Hie
Claudette Colbert
Photoplay
Hollywood
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