23 Jul 1982
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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1982
Page
1
Donations of one dollar each will support Hidalgo Handicapped until August sixteenth. The winner gains fifty dollars in trade at H Bishop Co. Contact S W S H Bishops or a member for details.
State Representative Thomas P. Foy of Bayard announces plan to run for a seventh term in the New Mexico House of Representatives. An attorney in Silver City, he touts his legislative service on key committees and notes Hidalgo County’s addition to District 39 while signaling continued opposition to the Democratic Republican Coalition.
John Schimmel reports a joint meeting of the Highway Department and the Department of Tourism with Hidalgo County commissioners and locals on a Lordsburg West Exit Welcome Center. Funding is in the 82-83 budget, with a possible four year completion and an estimated cost of 750000, hoping for federal help. The project eyed an adobe hacienda style building with a courtyard near the southwest overpass.
NBC's Real People plans its season premiere with a 90 minute train trip Los Angeles to Chicago July 25-28. Lordsburg will host on July 26 with producer George Schlatter and cast members meeting Hidalgo County residents and distributing buttons and bumper stickers.
Lordsburg welcomes Snappy Mart an all night convenience store offering deli items self serve gas and fresh aromas of chicken burritos and donuts. Steve Little owner and Donna Gandara manager led staff handing out hot dogs Cokes and hosting video games as Leslie Harvell won a $500 drawing while sharing plans for fishing and grandkids.
Joe Wally Renfrow, a former Marine from Yazoo City Mississippi heading to Riverside California, was found dead about a mile south of Lordsburg near Animas Road. A police investigation identified the body after clues at a home in Lordsburg and reports from Texas and FBI security official Margie and Bob Sokolnicki. No signs of foul play noted. autopsy pending final report as of July 20.
Dr Hoverter announces office closure from August 1 through August 15 for vacation. Patients are advised to contact the clinic for urgent care options and to reschedule appointments as needed.
A reader letter questions council approval of a liquor license in a city park, noting ordinances against drinking in public places and the Knights of Columbus proposed stand near North Park. The piece highlights legal conflicts, potential changes to liquor control rules, and invites public input to Lordsburg New Mexico authorities.
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