County and City Budget Review in Dalgo and Lordsburg
Dalgo County and Lordsburg review budgets with officials including Tax Commissioner F B Magruder and Health Department Dr J Douhit. County rate cut from five to 4.5 mills with valuation at 6 125 007 dollars. City budget adds 935 to cover emergencies while Virden village plans limited action and seeks legislative aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Wi
Paul B. Har
F. B. Magruder
South Pacific
Hugh . Taxpert
J. B. Dobyne
Tax Payers Association
Ree
J. Douhit
Health Department
Mitchell
District Health of
Thyverson
J. Ho. McLeod
Jack
Castle Wedding Joined Ruth Cohen and Ray Castle
A Lordsburg note reports Ruth Cohen and Ray Castle were joined in holy matrimony to Miss 4 Shipe, a Lordsburg schoolteacher, with many local friends offering congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Cohen
Ray Castle
Lordsburg
Death of Chas L. McGhee Shocks Community at Carbonate Hill
Chas L. McGhee 73 dies at his ranch home on Carbonate Hill near Steins after a long illness. He leaves one sister in Yorktown Iowa, where a Masonic funeral will be held for a charter member of Yorktown Lodge. The McGhee family plans two weeks in town before returning to Carbonate Hill. mining interests await disposition.
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Martin 1
Mary Pro
Ott
Arizona
Har_ Arkansas
Hannah Anderson
Arkansa@triving
Lordsburg
Heather Funeral Home
Harber
M. Re
Wright
Sam Gass
W. C
Sam Killebrew
P. Jeffus
R. M. Reynolds
Hoggett
M. M. Owens
Walter
George Butler
Chas L. McGhee
Carbonate Hill
Steins
MeGhee
Yorktown
Iowa
H. Vearle Payne
McGhee
McGhee's
Northern visitors share southwest visit with Phillips kin
Mr and Mrs Herr K Wood hosted Peter Phillips of Northfield Minnesota and sisters Lorena and Ruth Phillips R N of St Paul Minnesota and Denver Colorado The 82 year old father of Mrs Wood found irrigation work in the Animas valley interesting and saw potential for farming The Phillips sisters work in public health with Lorena a nurse in St Paul and Ruth a public health nurse director for Colorado
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr K. Wood
Peter Phillips
Northfield
Minnesota
Lorena Phillips R. N
St Paul
Ruth Phillips R. N
Denver
Colorado
Mr. Phillips
Wood
Animas
Lorena
Ruth Phillips
State of
Church of Christ Seeks Attendance For Upcoming Services
The Church of Christ minister thanks members for great attendance last Sunday and invites more to hear sermons at 11:00 AM and 8:00 PM. He urges bringing a guest and notes the evening talk addresses a question needing light from God.
Gerald Fuller Returns Home From Miami Arizona
Gerald Fuller is back from Miami Arizona where he worked for the Miami Cop per Company. He will stay indefinitely at the ranch home of his father and mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Fuller
Miami
Arizona
Miami Copper Company
Dr Pearson of Wise Joins Dr DeMoss Staff
Dr C R Pearson has joined Dr BE De Moss’s medical staff in Lordsburg. He recently completed a three year general surgery residency at Wisconsin General Hospital Madison and graduated from University Medical School in 1929. He interned at Kansas City General Hospital for two years and spent five years with the University of Wisconsin Infirmary and Student Clinic. Mrs Pearson will relocate once a permanent home is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. C. de Moss
C. R. Pearson
Wisconsin General Hospital
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pearson
University Medical School
Kansas City General Hospital
University of Wisconsin Infirmary
University of Wisconsin Hospital
Lordsburg
Midland visitors from Texas on Lordsburg trip
Carl and Sallye Covington Mrs Frank Orson Miss Roth Guy and Coxley Shropshire of Midland Texas and Miss Eva Batehelder of Corpus Christi visited Lordsburg friends Bunday en route to the coast Mrs Covington is a former secretary of the Midland chamber of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
Sallye Covington
Frank Orson
Roth Guy
Coxley Shropshire
Midland
Texas
Eva Batehelder
Corpus Christi
Lordsburg
Covington
Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Church Services Listing at Aryan Hall
Church notices list services at Aryan Hall with Pastor and Sunday schedule. Church School at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 a m Sermon titled Jesus Was More Than a Dreamer Prayer service at 7 30 p m on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Aryan Hall
Jesus
Inspecting Plant Visit by Smith Family Reaches Lordsburg
Mr and Mrs Perry Smith and their two children arrived in Lordsburg two weeks ago while Mr Smith inspected the generating Plant of the Community Public Service Company He then left for Albuquerque to inspect electrical plants connected with Westinghouse Company He previously came from Clifton and Morenci where he also examined electrical plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Smith
Lordsburg
Library Board Meets in Lordsburg Hidalgo Meeting
The Lordsburg Hidalgo Library board announced new additions including Creative Handicrafts Drawing for Fun and The Great American Novel by Clyde Brian Davis. Donated volumes from Mrs Albert Posner added Rockne of Notre Dame Sailors of Fortune and Work of Art. Attendees included Mrs R J Jarvis Rodeo Mrs Felix Gauthier Animas Mrs I C Conner Mrs Pat Ewing and Mrs Mathilde Johnson with Mrs Conner presiding in Mrs Claude Fuller’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg- Hidalgo
Clyde Brian Davis
Albert Posner
Rockne
Notre Dame
Sailors of Fortune
R. J. Jarvis
Rodeo
Felix Gauthier
Animas
I. C. Conner
Pat Ewing
Mathilde Johnson
Conner
Claude Fuller
Lordsburg Trustees enact 10 percent water rate cut
A recessed Lordsburg Board meeting approved Ordinance No 105 cutting water rates by 10 percent to spur lawn and garden use. Mayor Short praised the plan while WPA funded street and water system projects loom. A committee will survey nuisances from outdoor toilets and cow sheds and report next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Lordsburg
Lordaburg
Short
Water Department
WPA
Felix Ones
F. Corbell
Myor Bhort
Settlement on Burro Mountain Peak for Smithsonian
Director Alfred F. Moore plans two five room dwellings an associate ey laboratory and office building a four car garage and a snow plow garage on the south peak of the Burro mountains northeast of Lordsburg. Contractor Jack Heather of Lordsburg says the frame rustic buildings will have native rock fireplaces and aim for autumn completion. Moore and wife engage with the project as a mountain retreat and solar radiation observatory hopes to rival world facilities as interest grows since his LordsburgApril visit. Mr and Mrs E M Pride and Miss Helen Pride were Lordsburg visitors from the Pride ranch south of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred F. Moore
Smithsonian Institution
Burro Mountains
Lordsburg
Jack Heather
Lordaburg
Heather
Mra
Moore
North
South America
Petrified Forest Spotlight Shines on Lordsburg Attraction
Hidalgo County officials J. H. Mc Leod and Dr C T Kibbe visited Lordsburgs petrified forest locating it 12 miles south and five miles east of town. They urge designation as a national monument with about 400 acres and plan a graded highway to improve access for year round tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McLeod
C. T. Kibbe
New Mexico
Lordsburg
Petrified Forest
McLeod
Dr. Kibbe
Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico School of Mines
Kibbe
Hidalgo County
Proof Of Labor Nearly Matches Exemptions
Eleanor F Cochran county clerk reports proofs of labor on mining claims near equal to exemptions. Forty proofs of labor versus sixty six exemptions due to a delayed brief period signing of the exemption law by Congress. It is believed no further exemption laws will pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor F Cochran
Congress
No Municipal Tax For Virden At Present
Virden mayor Joseph Moffett spent two days in Lordsburg with the State Budget Committee representing the State Tax Commission. He says a municipal tax would take funds from the school, so at present nothing more is to be done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Short
EM. Fisher, Jr
Harris
Hugh Sawyers
Col. Magruder
Joseph F. Moffett
H. Vearle Payne
Virden
Payne
Joseph Moffett
Lordsburg
State Budget Committee
Santa Fe
State Tax Commission
Moffett
Wednesday Bridge Club Enjoys An Afternoon At Mrs Clark
Members at the Wednesday Bridge Club gathered at Mrs. J. H. Clark’s home for a pleasant afternoon. Despite some absent members, those present enjoyed the bridge session followed by spicy iced grape punch served to Mrs. C. B. Austin Mrs. H. J. Rolfe Mra Nat Gammon and Mra. R. E. Buvens by Mrs. Clark.
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Wednesday Bridge Club
J. H. Clark
C. B. Austin
H. J. Rolfe
Nat Gammon
R. E. Buvens
Mra. Clark
N. and T. Club Hosts Tea by Mrs Frank Singer
Mrs Frank Singer entertained N. and T. Club members Tuesday afternoon serving sandwiches flaky apricot chiffon pie and iced tea. Guests included Mrs S M Chase Mrs Bryan Hall Mrs P M McInnis Mrs H L Scofield Mrs J H Clark and Mrs Charles Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Singer
N. and T. Club
8S. M. Chase
Bryan Hall
P. M. McInnis
H. L. Scofield
J. H. Clark
Charles Fuller
Hughes Sets Record Flight With Four Companions
Howard Hughes and four companions completed a record breaking world flight. The journey halved prior speed marks and signals a rising pace in aviation traffic. Radio fan Dr. R. E. Buven tracked the trip from New York to its Thursday return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hughes
R. E. Buvens
Hughes
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Local Couple Heads for Two Week Trip Across West
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Green Lew is Green and Mrs. George Trimble left Sunday morning for a two weeks trip through New Mexico and Colorado. They plan to visit relatives in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Green
Lewis Green
George Trimble
New Mexico
Colorado
Denver
Gas Pumps Inspected Throughout Hidalgo County
P. E. Culver, director of the Gasoline Tax Division, and a seven man crew have been in Hidalgo county for days checking gasoline pumps for measurement accuracy. The team includes W. R. Bellman Bartley McDonald J. R. Holt B. L. Francia Carl Kelly P. H. McCaffrey and George Walker. A. Kirkland state inspector of weights and measures accompanies them from Austin to help establish a Texan inspection system. After Hidalgo, the party proceeds to Deming to inspect Luna county pumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Culver
Bureau of Revenue
Hidalgo County
Mr. Culver
W. R. Bellman
Bartley McDonald
J. R. Holt
B. L. Francia
Carl Kelly
P. H. McCaffrey
George Walker
A. Kirkland
Texan
Department of Agriculture
Capitol of
Texas
Culver
Deming
Luna County
Visiting Families Stir Attention Over New Supporter Goods
Mrs. Maurice Epstein and her two children Leta and Stephen visit Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosenstein. Mrs Rosenstein and Mrs Epstein are in their teens. Mr Epstein continues making hieatch supporters drawing nationwide notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Epstein
Leta
Stephen
Harry Rosenstein
Mra. Rosenstein
Letter From Harold Ehrhardt Describes Zella’s Recovery
Former coach Harold G. Ehrhardt writes to the chamber of commerce secretary from St. Louis Missouri. He notes Zella still uses a crutch outdoors but moves around the house unaided and may be fully mobile by fall. He mentions facial scar fading and cites 2192 Kienlen Ave as the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Harold G. Ehrhardt
WPA Office Opens in Local Library Building
Mrs. Ann Williams from Silver City opened a WPA office here Tuesday. The department is housed in a library room previously used by the Public Welfare Bureau, with Mrs. Williams in charge and Mrs. Margaret Clark overseeing the local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Williamea
Silver City
WPA
Public Welfare Bureau
Williams
Margaret Clark
Arrest of Arizona fugitive in Lordsburg by Sheriff Cavin
Sheriff John Cavin arrested Harry Molin, a wanted Arizona fugitive, in Lordsburg after the suspect tried to flee a gas stop in a LaFayette coupe. Molin, sought for cashing a $1,500 check and swindling across Arizona, was taken to Arizona after a brief pursuit and later returned to Phoenix authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
John Cavin
Harry Molin
Arizona
Tucson
Cavin
Green & White Camp
Hidalgo Hotel
Molin
Douglas
Phoenix
Colquit Oliver Vacationing at Port Davis Texas
Western Union employee Colquit Oliver is spending his vacation at Port Davis in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colquit Oliver
The
Western Union
Port Davis
Texas
Sheriff Nabbed Check Coupler Ends Navy Impostor Tale
Hidalgo County Sheriff John Cavin helped trap Richard Saddler alias Richard Kennon a man who used false Navy credentials to cash bad checks. Saddler confessed upon seeing a Lordsburg police alert and surrendered to El Paso officials. He is held in Hidalgo County jail awaiting DA disposition.
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Lordsburg
Hidalgo County
el Paso
Saddler
Golf Motor Company
DeSoto
Navy
San Diego
Philadelphia
Richard Kennon
el Pano
John Cavin
Engineer Nebecker to Open Up Miser's Cheat Mine
Engineer A. Nebecker arrives from Prescott with his son to take over the Miner's Chest Mine. He plans to open Miser's Cheat with associates and Capitalista from Albuquerque to arrive soon for planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebecker
A. ©. Nebecker
Prescott
Arizona
J. C. Wright
Capitalista
Albuquerque
Virden WPA Project Application Signed for 145 096
On July 11 an application for a Works Progress Administration project for Virden was signed and sent in for 145 096 dollars. Twenty percent of the amount is to be provided by Virden residents with the rest from the government. The plan covers paving and graveling streets and sidewalks, cement culverts over ditches, and planting shade trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA Suppsors
Shorthan
Lordsburg
Virden
Tennessee Visitors Return From Nashville Trip
Attorney E Forrest Sanders and his family arrived in Lordsburg Wednesday morning after a month’s vacation in Nashville with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles F Sanders. Mrs Sanders and the two sisters Geraldine and Charlotte will stay in Lordsburg for the rest of the summer while Mr Sanders remains about two more weeks.
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E. Forrest Sanders
Charles F. Sanders
Geraldine
Charlotte
Lordsburg
Nashville
Tennessee
Sanders
Conoco appoints Giles as Hidalgo county agent in Lordsburg
Jusil Giles named Conoco agent for Hidalgo county overseeing all Lordsburg stations. He plans to build a strong organization to manage products and expand existing bulk plant operations, with aims to add stations at new locations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jusil Giles
Conoco
Hidalgo County
Lordsburg
Steak Fry Draws Lordsburg Youth to Silver City
A group from Lordsburg led by Mr and Mrs Glen Moses with Darlene attended a steak fry near Silver City on Friday evening. The outing was described as the season’s most enjoyable and included several couples and Dr J H K Baxter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
Silver City
Glen Moses
Darlene
Thomas Taggart
J. HK. Baxter
H. E. Scofield
Red Cross Field Representative Advances First Aid Training
Minx Charlotte Murry of the Red Cross visited Hidalgo County to coordinate first aid training with the Red Cross contingent. New Mexico State Police recently completed a firet aid course to become instructors for Port of Entry staff, with Lordsburg to train local officers. The Hidalgo County Red Cross will provide manuals and kits, turning each Port of Entry into a first aid station for highway incidents. Dr. Mitchell lectures WPA foremen in Silver City, and New Mexico text books will rank alongside statewide programs.
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Minx
Charlotte Murry
American Red Cross
New Mexico
Hidalgo County Red Cross
Lordsburg
John Bradford
Hidalgo County
Red Crane
Mitchell
Silver City
Red Cross
Dixie Drive In Opens Near Lordsburg With 14 Dishes
Henry Ellison launches a new Dixie Drive In at the McNutt Oil settlement east of Lordsburg serving 14 items including barbeque meats roasted 16 hours. The menu features frozen fudge sundae andsoft drinks with 12 swinging chairs at the counter. Master chef Poy Latham leads the kitchen as the eatery operates from morning until 10 or 11 o'clock each night with gas and electric utilities and a neat, clean setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ellison
McNutt Oil “Settlement
Lordsburg
Dixie Drive
Poy Latham
Missionary Society Hosts Bible Topic Afternoon
Mrs. M. C. Moore led the Baptist Missionary Society Wednesday afternoon after an intensive study of Bible topics. Attendees included Mrs. Amy Pence, Mrs. Frank Corbell, Mrs. Willis Lacy, Mrs. Schneider, Mrs. R. K. George and Mrs. Sam Gass, who were served sliced cake and iced tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Moore
Baptist Missionary Society
Amy Pence
Frank Corbell
Willis Lacy
Schneider
R. K. George
Sam Gass
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Dalgo County
O. K
B Harris
State Tax Commis. and Associates
O. Kk
Martin Wright
Mar
George W. P
B. B
Mary E. Anderson
James G. Ander
Paschal Anderson
Coulter Anderson Scott
G. Thompson
James
Betty
R. E. Dallas
Tuc- Arizona
Doylett
Frijole
Allene Goodsel
Las Cru
Phipe
Castle
Charles L. McGhee
Church OF Christ
J. I. Brimberry
Wise
DeMoss
Library Board
Burro Mountain
E. M. Pride
Helen Pride
Pride Ranch
N. and
T. Club
Nspect
Anrizona
John P. Cavin
Virden W. PA
RED Chross
Missionary Society
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