Hospital Fund Still Short of Goal
Hidalgo County progress on a hospital financing plan continues with officials and the Chamber of Commerce pushing for immediate pledges to reach the required funds. Local firms and individuals report new contributions while officials seek 100 new $10 pledges by Monday, July 26, to complete the transaction. A front-page note also highlights a new Welcome to Lordsburg sign east of town erected by Mattox Neon Co, funded by local merchants, set to draw attention to the city.
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CR Austin
R. B. Ownby
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
State Health Department
State Comptroller
State Tax Commission
Hidalgo Co
de Sentt
James Hanng
Sellars
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Romney Produce Co
Thompson Motor Co
Wright's Bakery
N. A. Gammon
A. Walter
Mrs
Joe Esquevel
Hidalgo Hotel
Coronado Theatre
Nicholas Diaz
Charles Williams
Nape
Rob Harwood
L. A. Bradberry
Railroad Club
Lordsburg
Mattox Neon Co
Windstorm wrecks Kuykendall Airport and planes
A freak dust storm struck Lordsburg Thursday afternoon, leveling Kuykendall Airport hangar and wrecking nine planes inside. Only three planes survived with insurance. other damage included a blown storefront window and broken residential windows. Kuykendall plans to rebuild immediately and will add two new 65 horsepower planes to his flying school.
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Lordsburg
Epert
Kuykendall
Union Store
Railroad Ave
Conder-Benson
Hip
Marshall Kuykendall
Taylor
HH. Conder
Delford Benson
Aeronca
BB C. Vollmar
Liberal
Karl Fife
Nedra Fife
Fife
Jong
Richins
Mine Workers Express Their Views
The International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Local 804 states it did not walk out in protest and describes a full 10 hour meeting with Banner Mining on July 1. It cites 1947 wage gains of 12 percent and six paid holidays, noting current negotiations follow a pattern set by the metal mining industry.
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International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Banner Mining Company
John L. Lewis
Lordsburg
Weather note records scant rainfall for 1948
The week yielded 0.62 inches of rainfall, bringing the annual total to 3.82 inches. This trails the 9.61 inch yearly average for the area, indicating a drier than typical period in 1948.
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Kuykendall Airport
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Moctezuma
Tigers Ve Plumbers
Moctezuma Vps
Kuykendall’s
Patsy Smith
Betty Smith
Smith
Sally Martinez
Dorothy Taylor
Patsy
Southern Pacific Railroad