Tragedy at Road Forks Inquest Clears Son
In Hidalgo County on July 12 1945 an inquest found Ben Clark 62 died from a bullet wound fired by his son Gabe 30 at a Road Forks filling station. The father allegedly commanded Mark off before shots were exchanged leaving Gabe seriously wounded and hospitalized in Lordsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Road Forks
Ben Clark
Gabe
Lordsburg
Fata
Tucson
Kerr and
William McKinney
J. P
J. W. Hodges
Silver City
Social Security official aids Lordsburg claimants
Lang E Holt of the El Paso Social Security Office toured Lordsburg to assist claimants with old age and survivor benefits and to explain account number claims. He noted inquiries should go to the El Paso office, with letters sometimes diverted to Arizona. People seeking personal interviews should mail a card or letter for an appointment on his next Lordsburg visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lang E. Holt
el Paso
Social Security Board
Lordsburg
Holt
FE Paso
Arizona
Ase
Lorddurg
Mrs. Sarah Simpson Celebrates 89th Birthday
Mrs. Sarah Simpson marked her 89th birthday at home on Texas Street with a birthday cake as friends called to wish her well. Minnie Jalpa hosted guests at her home on Minnie Texas Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Simpson
Jalpa
Yab
Minnie
Texas Street
Nurse Mary Foley Returns from Paris Service
Mary Elizabeth Louise Foley a government trained nurse returns from an extended service in Paris She traveled from Tucson to visit her relatives and found the French capital interesting and engaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Mary Elizabeth Louise Foley
Paris
Tucson
Prisoner in Japan Fausto Noce Reported Held in Tokyo
Mr and Mrs Blas Noce were notified by the War Department that their son Fausto is being held prisoner in the Tokyo camp. Mrs Alton Powell hosted her Sunday School class at an outdoor breakfast on Monday morning at the 85 Mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blas Noce
War Department
Fausto
Tokyo
Amp
Paying Parliament a Call for Congressmen Pay and Duties
The piece argues Congress should be better paid to attract capable people. It notes Rep Doughton’s long, demanding schedule and questions the value of underpaying legislators who must hire experts and manage complex issues. It urges readers to support pay increases for America’s lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Congress
Cce
Doughton
House
Ways & Means Committee
Lawn Party for James Marvin Held in Los Angeles
James Marvin son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Bradberry visited his grandparents and attended a watermelon party at his aunt Mrs Boyd Nally home. Lt Betty Foley now in England attended with her aunt Mrs Helen Cuzzolo and many relatives joined outdoor games and storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marvin
Marvin Bradberry
Los Angeles
L. A. Bradberry
Boyd Nally
Ruth Barnes
Betty Foley
England
Helen Cuzzolo
Foley
Henry Hall
Billy Browning
Arthur Myers
Edward Meeks
Tucson
Lamar Clark
Alpine
Arizona
Larry
Claude Lytle
Billy Barnes
Lonnie Nally
Dorothy Taylor
Patsy McCraw
Nancy Harwood
Mary Lou Brown
Joyce Wright
Faye Nally
Hal Bailey
Edith Bradberry
Attorney Sanders Takes Vacation Through New Mexico and Tennessee
Attorney E Forrest Sanders takes vacation starting July 3 after a brief stop in Raton New Mexico. Mrs Sanders and Ann visit Mrs Wright in Raton while Beatrice Mitchell spends vacation with her husband in Mexico near Nogales. The group departed Lordsburg on July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Forrest Sanders
Nashville
Tennessee
Raton
New Mexico
Lordsburg Sailor Prepares for Duty Aboard Heavy Cruiser
Gussie Morris Nard 27 of Lordsburg is at the Atlantic Fleet Naval Training Station Newport R I preparing for duty aboard a new heavy cruiser. He will join the communications division. Wife Ruby Cloudt. two children Bobby and Morris. Brother Ray is a signalman first class in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Morris Nard
Onner
USNR
Jess L. Nard
Lordsburg
Newport
R. L
Ruby Cloudt
Bobby
Morris
Nard
Lordsburg High School
Ray
Navy
New Mexico Wartime Official Promoted to District Board Executive
James O. McCaffrey, New Mexico District OPA Compliance Officer, is promoted to District Board Executive effective July 1, announced by District OPA Director John D. Bingaman. He replaces John E. Campbell who moves to a national post in Washington. McCaffrey will implement a 44 hour week for War Price and Rationing Boards, closing public offices Saturday afternoons. He has served since May 1, 1942, and came to Albuquerque January 1, 1944, after transferring from Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O. McCaffrey
OPA
John D. Bingaman
Mr. McCaffrey
John E. Campbell
John G. Neukom
Washington, D. C
McCaffrey
New Mexico
Office of Price Administration
Albuquerque
Wichita
Judgment Upheld Against Mrs Martin for Rent Overcharges
U S District Judge Colin Neblett awarded the Office of Price Administration 804 for Mrs Jew el Martin of Clovis in a case covering six alleged rental overcharges between September 9 1944 and November 6 1945. OPA lawyers say damages can be three times the overcharge or 50 for each. A separate report notes six soldiers were paid 50 each after a two cent ceiling price was exceeded for drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Colin Neblett
Office of Price Administration
Mra
Jewel Martin
Clovis
Fred Nohi
OPA
Martin
Extension Granted for Slaughter Establishment Registration
The registration deadline for farm slaughterers under the livestock slaughter control program has been moved from July 1 to October 14. Roy Wood, District OPA Rationing executive, announced the extension to allow farmers who begin slaughtering in the fall to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wood
OPA
Decrease in Auto Prices Affects Warranty Allowance
Walter M. Connell of the District OPA Price Executive says a 4 percent ceiling price cut on used passenger cars, effective July 1, will not affect warranty allowances of $100 or less. The first of four semiannual 4 percent reductions reflects depreciation, and a $300 as is price with a $100 warranty would net $388 after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Connell
OPA
Connell
Stable prices key to post war prosperity says OPA official
Miss Mozelle I. McKee of the District OPA Information Division urged radio listeners that stable prices, paired with reconversion pricing, provide a safe path to a prosperous post war America. She argued stable prices and employment create healthy markets and help businesses survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozelle I. McKee
OPA Information Division
KOB
Local churches announce services and schedules
Churches including Sidney W. Hale pastorates list Sunday School at 10 a.m. and multiple worship times. Assembly of Gondirren, Church of Christ, and St Joseph Catholic Church detail weekly programs, prayer meetings, youth activities, and Mass times.
Henry Wenton Custer obituary at Lordsburg
Henry Benton Custerr known as Ben, a Southern Pacific agent at Animas, died in Lordsburg July 4. Born August 5, 1884 in Virginia, he worked in rail transport and telegraph operations 25 years. Survived by two sons Robert and Ray and daughter Frances, his remains were laid beside his wife Maude in Tucson. He was a Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows member and a contributor to papers on astrology and prospecting. Funeral officiated by Rev. Franklin R. Poage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Benton Custerr
Maude
Robert
Ray
Frances Robert
Tucson
Arizona
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows Lodges
Ben
Franklin R. Poage
H. Gass
E. C. Payne
Tom J Mayfield
Gass
Jack Heather
Scout Camp Planned for Mangas August 19
W OY Scout executive W T Fallis met July 6 with H V Payne and the Hidalgo Boy Scout committee to set a camp on the Mangas starting August 19 for the usual duration. Payne’s committee held a luncheon and business session at the Hidalgo Coffee Shop. Fallis will soon transfer to the El Paso district, noted for his efficiency and popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Fallis
Boy Scouts
Hidalgo
H. Vearle Payne
Boy Scout Committee
Mangas
Payne
Fallis
el Paso
Mrs Redford and son visit Texas relatives
Mrs June Redford and her son Jim mie left Sunday to visit Jimmie's great grandparents Mr and Mrs John Redford at Liberty Hill Texas. They will also visit Redford relatives in Austin and Temple Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Redford
Jimmie
John Redford
Liberty Hill
Texas
Redford
Austin
Temple
Ration Stamps Timetable and validity periods
The notice lists ration stamp validity dates for various stamps. It covers Red Stamps from K2 to P2 through July 31 and Blue Stamps through July 31, with several other stamps expiring in August, September, or October. It also notes a new shoe stamp becoming valid August 1.
Church notices for Nazarene pastor Julule Rambo
Church of the Nazarene invites all to Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning worship at 11 a m NYP meeting at 6 30 p m and Wednesday prayer at 7 30 p m Everyone welcome and encouraged to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF the Nazarene
Julule Rambo
Methodist Church Announces Sunday Services
Franklin R. Poage is pastor. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. Epworth League at 7 40 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Young People's Meeting
the Methodist Church
Franklin R. Poage
Fpworth League
Obituary of Robert E Ross Former Lordsburg Resident
Robert E Ross a former Lordsburg and Valedon resident died June 20 in Phoenix. Funeral and burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery El Paso beside a late spouse. Born in Toronto he worked in Chicago banking before moving to El Paso in 1897 and Lordsburg about 35 years ago. He later ran a general store near the Bb Mine and was involved in mining. Survived by two daughters Catherine Dyar and Jean Wandy and a son Kenneth Ross three grandchildren and one. The Ross and Patterson families attended estate business in Nadena earlier this week.
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Lordsburg
Robert 8. Ross
Valedon
Phoenix
Evergreen Cemetery
el Paso
Ross
Robert E. Ross
Toronto
Canada
Chicago
Roberte
Pasadena
R. Kenneth Ross
Kenneth Ross
James Patterson
Rows Estate
Nadena
Mrs Williams Travels To Visit Family In West
Mrs Terry Williams left Saturday evening for Lubbock Texas where her husband Mr T B Williams accompanied her. They were met in El Paso by her parents Mr and Mrs Harry V Mathews. Mrs Leo Cohen rode with the Williams to Las Cruces and spent Sunday with her son Raymond Castle and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Williams
Lubbock
Texas
Tre
T. B. Willams
FE Paso
Harry V. Mathews
Leo Cohen
Williams
Las Cruces
Raymond Castle
Wells Couple Visit From Cananea This Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Wells traveled from Cananea Mexico to spend last weekend with Mrs. Olivia Wells, the wife of Mr. Wells’ mother. Upon return, Mrs. Wells accompanied them back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Wells
Cananea
Mexico
Mr. Wells
Olivia Wells
Mrs. Wells
Derby Victory and Historic Deaths Highlight Louisville News
Fighty thousand spectators at Churchill Downs witnessed Parl Sande guide Flying Ebony to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby. Lieut. Gen Nelson A. Miles, commander of the American forces in the SpanishAmerican War, died suddenly of a heart attack while attending a circus with his grandchildren in Washington. Elihu Root, former Secretary of State, praised as the best during a National Institute of Social Sciences address in New York, after receiving a gold medal from the institute. Prohibition trends noted as two airplanes carrying Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ells with their crews departed Kings Bay Spitzbergen for a North Pole flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill Downe
Louisville
Parl Sande
Flying Ebony
Nelson A
Spain
Gran
Washington
Perance
Elihu Root
Fomer
National
New York
Rom Amundsen
Lincoln Ells
Kings Bn
Eixenhower Urges Moral Leadership and Food Production
The text cites President Dwight D. Eisenhower stressing that moral leadership and strong food production are essential for world stability. He notes that despite droughts and hardships, nations must increase agriculture to prevent renewed hostilities and ensure peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eixenhower
Butte
Ign
Europe
Fragmented OCR Note On Local Indigations And ADA Remarks
Fragmented text mentions indictions and a board comment. ADA remarks dispute a claim and note timing or relevance. The readable names and specifics are unclear due to OCR errors.
Farm Safety Week Urges Checks by All Farm Families
President Truman proclaims National Farm Safety Week July 22 to 27 urging all persons and farm groups to educate farm people on proper precautions and to conduct safety checks in homes and on farms to prevent hazards in support of the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amercas Tarmene
Trumen
Wire sale at Kirtland Field Albuquerque by sealed bids
Five miles of five strand harbegh wire offered for sale by sealed bids. C V Hemphill state AAA committee aid requests bids to be submitted before May 16. Bid packets available from Captain Fiore Engineer Corps Box Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Kirtland Field
Albuquerque
C. V. Hemphill
AAA
Fiore
Corps of Engineers
Box
Iho
Mexico
Civilian Food Ration Cuts Expand For Military Needs
The notice states reduced allocations for beef and veal from 50 to 20 percent and 38 to 30 percent respectively, lamb from 20 to 16 percent, and canned fruits and vegetables down by about 5 percent and 10 percent.
Army to Release 40000 Trucks to Civilians
The Army plans to release 40 000 trucks to the Department of Commerce to relieve urgent civilian needs. The plan calls for 10000 light and 20000 medium trucks and follows a War Department survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Hais
War Department
What Every Farmer Wants Good Prices and Supports
The text outlines farmers seeking better prices and government cooperation through loan programs and price support. It mentions soil improvement and farm programs as means to achieve productive land and stable agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uae
Letters From Home From Lordsburg High Men Abroad
A collection of letters from Lordsburg High School men overseas and at home dated June 27. Reymundo Sa describes travel in England and a Broadway style contest in South England while Harald Heather reports slow recovery and a new U N Hospital address in Corona California. Manuel Gandara notes training at Camp Howe Texas and Dallas affection. Gerald Moseley mentions a code room letter decipher and recreation parties aboard a ship.
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Reymundo Sa
England
Hoe
Oxford
Strateford
Avon
South ‘Gland
Harber Heather
Unit Il Ward
D-R2
U. N. Hospital
Corona
California
Manuel Gandara
Camp Howe
Texas
Dallas
Howe
Gerald Moseley
School Superintendents Gather for Army Training Meeting
Miss Katherine Richards attends an educational meeting at Fort Biline. The event, led by Col. Dykehome, is for school superintendents and principals of the 5th Corp Area. The focus is pre-induction training for boys destined for the Army.
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Katherine Richards
Fort Biline
The
Th Corp
Col. Dykehome
Army
Entertain Porty Fairly Li Marjory Fairly Leaves for El Paso
Porty Fairly Li and Marjory Fairly left Wednesday for William Beaumont Hospital in El Paso after a six week home leave. She attended multiple parties including an enchilada dinner and pokeno with Li and several friends. A picnic dinner followed with relatives and guests, and a family dinner marked the end of the week before Lt. Fairly and others joined.
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Marjory
William Heaumont Hospitl
el Paso
Jack McGhee
Li. Fairly
Ima Fairly
Charles Foxworth
Mra
E. ©. Martin
Mary Louise Noe
J. HW. Clark
Mairly
Ruthe Foxworth
Laurse McGhee
Margaret Clark
Mary Louise Noce
Judy Chase
P. M. McInnis
Lorne Phillips
Laurel
Mississippi
Elbert Hill
Judy Klement
Katherine Richards
Lt. Fairly
Imna Fairly
Fairly
MeInnin
Local Hero Fred Kerr Jr Enjoys Home Leave
Technical Sergeant Fred Kerr Jr, A A, visits his parents relatives and many old home friends during a leave. He is enjoying Army life and is permanently stationed at Midland Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Kerr, Jr
Midland
Texas
Mrs A L Green Hosts N and T Club Meeting
Mrs A L Green entertained the N and T Club Tuesday with members including Mrs Charles Fuller Mrs R B Ownby Mrs F BR Poage Mrs H Scofield Mrs G W Trimble and Mrs J H Clark. Guests were Mrs Mathilde Johnson Mrs Dora Kerr and Mrs H B Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Green
N and T Club
Charles Fuller
R. B. Ownby
F. BR. Poage
H . Scofield
G. W. Trimble
J. H Clark
Mathilde Johnson
Dora Kerr
H. 8. Chase
Crop Insurance Promise For Farmers Facing Uncertain Weather
A writer notes that soil quality matters little when weather disease and pests ruin crops. The piece argues for federal crop insurance as a practical hedge, comparing it to other insurances against life and accidents and urging farmers to pursue the new crop assurance program.
More Quality Beef Going to Market Reports
Market reports indicate jucers sending significantly more quality beef to market. In June over 16 000 choice and prime steers arrived in Chicago, more than four times the same week in 1944. In April feeders delivered twice as many choice and prime steers as in the prior year. Other markets also show unusually large finished cattle sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Comad Discharged in World War II Service
A garbled wartime notice describes Henry Comad's discharge after service in Europe. It notes battles and campaigns, mentions locations such as Italy and Florence, and references awards like battle stars. The text rearranges details about arrival in New York and subsequent travel, with incomplete dates and misspelled place names.
Greeted Couple Welcomes New Baby and Returns Home
Mr and Mrs welcome a son after a wedding. Lt Grant remains patient in a Modesto hospital, doing nicely. The family settles at home with daughter Harper in Long Beach and relatives in Santa Ana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Am Son
Grant
Ant Hospital
Modesto
Dau Harper
Sante Ana
M Ra'ph Sm ws Taken to Lordsburg
A fragment notes M Ra ph Sm ws was moved to Lordsburg within a week and appears unsettled. The readable text suggests a medical or processing step but lacks full details or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
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