Roswell Growth Debate and Lordsburg Plans Stir New Mexico
The New Mexico Weekly Newsletter notes Roswell population estimates range from 25 000 to 35 000 with 1940 census data showing 13 482. Claude Simpson H E Sampson and Mrs Mary McCullough support the higher figure. Lordsburg plans license plate adornments proclaiming Water and Sunshine as summer business picks up. The column laments changing days and contrasts past moral books with current content.
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Roswell
Claude Simpson
H. E. Sampson
Mary McCullough
Lordsburg
Chamber of Commercce
Boy Scouts
New Mexico
Police crack down on violators with 15 tickets issued
City records show 15 tickets issued in two weeks for double parking and overtime parking in Lordsburg. Police urge drivers to cooperate to prevent accidents, especially near the post office and busy city sections.
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Lordsburg
Polly Pigtails Club Plans Airport Slumber Party
At the June 2 meeting the Polly Pigtails Club set a backyard cookout at the Air Port with a barbecue pit they built. Three visitors Billy Short Roy Melugin and Bill George attended last week. An optimistic closing note ends with a blunt remark about motivation.
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Jane Chase
Air Port
Billy Short
Roy Melugin
Bill George
Wright Carrier Honors Wright Brothers In Naval Records
In Lordsburg a breakfast meeting featured Governor Mabry and the First Lady of New Mexico with about thirty attendees. The event honored the Wright brothers as inventors of the airplane and noted a change in U S Navy records naming the carrier USS Wright in their memory. Time For a Change Time For Foy.
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New Mexico
U.S. Nave
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Wright
Lordsburg Water District Emerges in New Mexico Magazine
New Mexico Magazine reports a new irrigation district born this spring south of Lordsburg after discovery of underground water. State engineer took control of 205 square miles and 30 to 57 wells are planned with water levels from 30 to 100 feet. An 85 foot well pumps about 2000 gallons per minute.
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Lordsburg
New Mexico
George Fitzpatrick
Peggy Ann Moya Celebrates Birthday
Peggy Ann Moya marked her fourth birthday on Sunday May 30 with a party at her aunt Miss Jennie Gonzales home. Attendees included Ernest Diaz Maurice Martine Norma Rivera Ginger Sotelo Manuel Moya Veronica Valera and others.
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Peggy Ann Moya
Jennie Gonzales
Ernest Diaz
Maurice Martine
Norma Rivera
Ginger Sotelo
Manuel Moya
Veronica Valera
Gloria Villreal
Roy
Lupito Rodriguez
Linda Padilla
Emma Saldana
Tony Diaz
Jesus Padilla
Lola Hernandez
Lupe Rivera
Irrigation Project May Transform Lordsburg Economy
The article notes 100 acres with land at $50 per acre, clearance about $25 per acre, and well installation around $6,000. A new irrigation district could reshape Lordsburg, shifting the town’s character from cattle and rail workers to farming, altering buying habits.
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Lordsburg
Navy longtime donor aids Sea Scouts with 557 craft
Thomas P. Foy backed the American Sea Scouts by donating 557 small craft of various types during 1946 and 1947, supporting youth boating programs and naval heritage outreach.
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U. S. Navy
American Sea Scouts
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