Fateh Stil Retains a League Race
Fateh Stil remains atop the league after a week of games where Hatch leads Banner Mines Poco and National Guard. The Guard upset Banner Miners 8 to 4 as Estra allowed only two hits and Alvarez pitched well. Hatch doubled in the decisive third inning.
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Gams
Hatch
Banner Mines
Poco
National Guard
Banner Miners
Estra
Ile
Alvarez
Jhcore
Mig Hatch
Ron
Bauer
Stickers Be Good Extended Inspection Dates Announced
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Lina extended the January 1 deadline for stickers and safety inspections under the 1953 vehicle code. Monthly staggered inspections begin after the move, with groups receiving eight to ten month windows based on vehicle year and date, covering about 15000 to 100000 vehicles. The first staggered inspections occur next year with six month cycles for later batches.
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Lina
Notice to Firemen Regular drill Friday July 24th
Notice to firemen announces a regular fire and drill at the fire station Friday July 24. Members are to work on the Dutch lunch and refreshment will be served after.
Bobby Clark Reports Joyful Recovery At Carrie Tingley
Bobby Clark son of Mr and Mrs Robert Clark is very well content and happily settled in the boys wing at Carrie Tingley Hospital after a special moving van transfer from Providence Hospital in El Paso. He had been hospitalized eleven months with a long lung condition and receives cheer from weekend visitors and well wishers across the region.
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Bobby Clark
Robert Clark
Carrie Tingley Hospital
Bobby
el Paso
Providence Hospital
Carrie Tingley
Virden Man Dies in Likely Accidental Rifle Incident
Joseph Holmes Smith a 49 year old resident of near Virden New Mexico died from an apparently accidental 30 30 rifle discharge while crawling through a fence on the Dee Payne farm northwest of Virden The body was found Sunday afternoon by Mrs Payne and the Hi Dalgo County Sheriff's Department investigated noting the wound and position supported an accidental discharge His wife was in Safford at the time funeral services will be held in Safford Arizona.
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Joseph Holmes Smith
Virden
New Mexico
Dee Payne
Payne
Mr. Smith
Safford
Accident Kills Emmett Davis at Steins
A crane brake failure on Southern Pacific tracks at Steins caused the death of Emmett Carl Davis, a Steins section foreman. While loading a rail the boom pinned him to a car standard, he died after an ambulance brought remains to Lordsburg. Davis, born in Seeley, had been seriously injured en route to Tucson.
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Southern Pacific
Emmett Carl Davis
Steins
Davis
Lordsburg
SP Hospital
Tucson
Heather Mortuary
Seeley
Animas Legion Auxiliary Receives Charter
Mrs. Frank Winters president of the American Legion Auxiliary and Lordsburg members attended the first meeting of the Animas unit. The charter was presented to 18 members and officers were installed for the term. Refreshments followed. Lordsburg attendees included Mesdames Claude Fuller Walter Dunagan Homer Brooks M Messecar Ollie Williams Bob Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Winters
American Legion Auxiliary
Lordsburg
Animas
Lordsburg Indians Triumph Over Bowie 8 to 3
Lordsburg rode strong hitting led by Madero Renteria Camacho and Morales to defeat Bow ie 8 to 3. Madero pitched well allowing 3 hits and 4 runs in four innings while Borques started strong before fading in the fourth. Next Sunday Lordsburg meets Silver City in a double header with Santa Rita vs Silver City earlier.
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Lordsburg Indians
Bowie
Indians
Borques
Zamarripi
Madero
Waterloo
Ruiz
Bowié
M. Renteria
Ray Camacho
Lordsburg
Silver City
Santa Rita
Tom Indians
Morales
South Side Boys Lose First Game Of Season
In a Junior Softball League week game North Side edge Troop 120 5 4. Thursday Troop 123 defeats unbeaten South Side 8 3, tying third and fourth places. Monday rain postponed the evening game. Mrs. Eugene Romney returns from El Paso after a two week hospital stay.
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South Side Boys
North Side
Troop
Boy Scout
South Side
Troop 123
We Pet
Two Car Collision Injures Nine West of Town on Highway 70
A head on crash on Highway 70 about 20 miles west of town injured nine people, three seriously. J W Coburn of Clifton Arizona, driving a 1946 Chevrolet on the wrong side, collided with Harry J Ammerman of Austin Texas in a 1950 security. Coburn and his wife Florine were seriously hurt. Ammerman was among the seriously injured. All occupants were hospitalized.
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Highway 70
New Mexico
J. W. Coburn
Clifton
Arizona
Harry J. Ammerman
Austin
Texas
Coburn
Mr. Coburn
Florine
Ammerman
Mr. Ammerman
Hidalgo Residents Invest Big In Savings Bonds
Hidalgo County residents bought 3 54 75 in Series E and H U S Savings Bonds during June. The June total for Hidalgo was 17 737 50, with May at 5 175. Statewide sales reached 942 439 up 73.6 percent from June last year. Nationwide E and H bonds totaled 340 million, up 16 percent from June 1951. Bonds yield a fixed 3 1 3 percent if held to maturity.
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Hidalgo County
J. A. Foster
G. T. Smothers
U. S. Savings Bonds
Albuquerque
Social Security Rep to Visit Lordsburg
H P Thomas a field representative from the El Paso Texas Social Security office will be at the Hidalgo Hotel Lounge in Lordsburg from 1 to 2 pm on Thursday July 30. He will accept applications for old age or survivors benefits and answer questions on claims numbers wage records and social security accounts.
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H. P. Thomas
el Paso, Texas
Social Security Office
Lordsburg
Hidalgo Hotel
County Budget Hearing Convenes at Courthouse
A county budget hearing was held at the courthouse in the morning on Wednesday with officials reviewing the proposed allocations and potential tax implications.
Hidalgo County Seeks Federal Drought Relief Aid
Hidalgo County petitions for inclusion in the federal drought disaster relief list. Gov Mechem adds Hidalgo to 31 of 32 NM counties seeking aid as Eisenhower already declared 26 counties eligible. Secretary Benson resurveying four more counties at Mechem's request. Local mobilization chair Joe Rouse cites scattered showers and heat failing to bring relief.
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Hidalgo
Hidalgo County
Mechem
Sos Alamos County
New Mexico
All Star Softball Benefit Game Slated at High School Field
A charity softball doubleheader to raise funds for Joe Bustillos after a season injury will feature Spanish and Anglo stars from local leagues. A preliminary South Side versus Troop 23 Boy Scout game starts at 7:30 p.m. with the main All-Star contest to follow. Visiting Tucson residents Mrs. Thelma Callas and family join Eva Marshail.
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Joe Bustillos
Troop 23
Boy Scout Boys
Bustillos
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Fateh Stil
Emmett Davis
Animas Legion Auxiliary
Lopez
Borquez
Eugene Romney
America
U. S
Foster
Southern Pacific Railroad
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