15 Jul 1955
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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1955
Page
1
The bank installs a Mosler night depository in the northeast corner of the lobby on Railroad Street to allow deposits at any time after hours. Depositors use a depository bag with a padlock and two signatures. a bank agent can call and sign for receipt next business day.
Sunday afternoon July 24 at 2 30 Lordsburg will host Columbus New Mexico in a return game. The Indians team will use full gate receipts to aid medical expenses for Raymond Probert who has been ill for weeks.
William Jefferson Sires 20 of Deming drowned July 4 while swimming the Caballo Reservoir. He was swept by undertow and unable to save himself. He was the brother of Mrs A F Bednorz of Lordsburg.
The depository states it is ready for customer use and arrangements for access may be made at any time at the bank.
The article recounts Lulu Graham winning a third sport title during the 1955 Girls State program. It covers sessions including the State Legislature mock activities, the election of delegates to Girls Nation, and the final ceremonies with certificates and awards. It notes homesickness fading as friendships formed and credits the American Legion Auxiliary for enabling attendance.
The Lordsburg Indians and Central NM split a Sunday baseball doubleheader here. Central won 6 to 3 in game one, then Lordsburg held on for a 5 to 3 seven inning victory in game two. Next Sunday Lordsburg travels to Columbus and a week later hosts Silver City.
Four girls from Lordsburg Pauline Sanchez Myrna Lunt Janice Malott and Lucille Meard traveled to a band camp in Albuquerque at the University. The Band Parents Club funded two scholarships Ada Jean Jackson and Janice Malott. Ada Jean could not attend and Myrna Lunt was chosen as alternate. Sanchez plays trombone Malott and Lunt clarinet and Meard drums. Camp ends July 23 with a planned return on Sunday.
August Bednorz came back last Thursday after a three month stay in Emmett Idaho. He spent the period visiting friends and exploring local sights before returning home.
Mrs. S. E. Allen announces a new wider depth screen at the Coronado Theatre optimized for Vista Vision. New projector lenses increase depth and perspective. operations begin Friday with the Sunday and Monday Technicolor feature The Bridges at Toko-Ri.
The Hidalgo County 4 H Club held Elimination Day at the high school in Home Economics. Junior judging winners Harelle Offut Cotton City Diana Nelson Virden Jackie Fuller Lordsburg Sandra Hatch Virden advance to Socorro July 22 for the State contest. Sandra Hatch Virden won the Talent piano solo. Senior judging winners Martha Nell De Vilbiss Cotton City Francis Rivera Cotton City Annabell Poindexter Lordsburg Louise Veck Cotton City advance to Las Cruces for the State contest.
Nearly an inch of rain blessed the Lordsburg area this week with four tenths of an inch Sunday night and a half inch on Wednesday. Temperatures had topped 103 to 106 in the days prior, and the showers brought noticeable relief from the heat.
VFW Auxiliary meeting held July 7 elected Mrs Isabel Lemons as delegate to the National Encampment in Boston Mass to represent Bataan Post Auxiliary 3099 of Lordsburg.
Edgar Cureton of the C Bar Ranch has been ill in a Los Angeles hospital but is reported improved and able to be discharged. His wife Della, who stayed with him, has now returned home.
Sheriff T N Jackson reports two convictions in the District Court. Chester Wright of Big Springs Texas received four to five years for car theft of Mrs Effie Powell of Lordsburg. William Kennedy of Bastrop Louisiana was sentenced to eighteen months to two years for passing bad checks. Both are sent to Santa Fe for confinement.
Bill Williams stands trial in the District Court for the murder of Vernon Taylor following an April barroom argument. Judge A W Marshall presides as County Attorney Thomas P Foy leads the prosecution. Williams pleaded not guilty as jury selection began. Another murder case, Curtis C Armstrong, is set for July 27 for the killing of Ruby Cardenas and alleged body burial near White Signal.
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