Virden Community News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Virden residents hosted relatives from Dragoon Globe and Cotton City and traveled to Albuquerque Farmington Provo Utah for family and graduation events. The Virden Farm Bureau met May 29 with LeRoy Macarty presiding and discussions on insurance lettuce growing Hidalgo County. The MIA began summer activities June 3 with outdoor games and a burro craft. The Virden Extension Club bake sale May 31 raised over $20 for Hidalgo County Fair improvements.
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Grant
Donald Nelson
Virden Farm Bureau
LeRoy Macarty
Vanita Hatch
Cotton City
Richard Dockum
Lordsburg
Hidalgo County
Ralph Richardson
Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
Lavern
MIA
Virden Extension Club
Duncan
Mack Hatch
Big Three
Lordsburg Liberal Community News Promotion
The Lordsburg Liberal invites readers to subscribe for comprehensive coverage of local events, public notices, and community updates from the town’s best source for information.
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Lordsburg
Market Report for Cattle Prices on Auction Day
Market report lists good and choice whiteface steer calves at 29 to 30, heifer calves 28 to 29, yearling steers 27.5 to 28.5, yearling heifers 24 to 26, crossbred Brahma calves 21 to 24, plain stockers 19 to 22.5, cows 12 to 20, bulls 19 to 22, stock cows with calves 150 to 200, feeder cows 13 to 16, slaughter cattle 23 to 25.
Blind Veteran Fixes Automatics in Akron Garage
Bill Tison, blind since a 1950 Korea artillery barrage, repairs automatic transmissions in an Akron, Ohio shop. VA training and a local mentor backed his 18 month on the job program. he now performs complex repairs many sighted workers cannot, with his co-owner noting his service pays for itself and benefits others.
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Bill Tisen
Akron
Ohio
Tisen
Eugene Blackford
Cleveland Veterans Administration Office
Bill
Joseph Milliken
Tison
Milliken
Korea
Farmers Tap Equitable Life Funds In New Mexico
New Mexico farmers and ranchers use 3,030,000 in long term assistance from The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Harold B. Hatfield, Equitable loan supervisor in Denver, said that on March 31 the funds were being employed on 213 of the state’s farms and ranches.
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New Mexico
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Harold B. Hatfield
Equitable
Denver
Erosion Control Dams and Dikes Built North and South of Red Rock and Lordsburg
Robert Martin completes five erosion control dams on his Red Rock ranch while Joe Rouse finishes fourteen erosion control dikes on his Lordsburg area ranch. Soil Conservation Service technicians assisted farmers Lacy Crabtree Massey Farms Animas L F Rudiger Cotton City Ray Richardson Virden and Leonard Tyler Cotton City with land leveling. Grant Harper Red Rock finishes 1200 feet of dikes to curb flood risk. Demonstrations on root cutting and reseeding range land to occur on Bill Miller and Buford Slover Jr. ranches in late June with dates to be announced.
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Jennings Jarvis
Robert Martin
Red Rock
Joe Rouse
Lordsburg
Soil Conservation Service
Lacy Crabtree
Massey Farms
Animas
L. F. Rudiger
Cotton City
Ray Richardson
Virden
Leonard Tyler
Grant Harper
Bill Miller
Buford Slover, Jr
Renches
Blind workers inspire others with success story
The speaker notes blind people can perform skilled jobs and cites examples from hospitals. He hopes sharing his progress will encourage other visually impaired individuals to pursue similar work opportunities.
General Electric Ships Trainload of Appliances to North Texas
General Electric announces a large shipment of 83 freight car loads totaling 6 144 units worth over 1 500 000 at retail to North Texas dealers. Dubbed the G E Bargain Train the move involves 112 G E dealers from Lof s and Paris Texas and features specially priced merchandise from Louisville Appliance Park.
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General Electric Company
Louisville
North Texas
H. C. Bulis
General Electric
Bowmar’s termilk bread offers a distinct taste
The note asks if you have tried Bowmar’s termilk bread, describing it as a notably different flavor.
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Virden News
Geneva Richardson
William Clouse
Albuquerque
Gordon Pope
A. D. Payne
Farmington
Eulas White
Dragoon
Sherman Jones
Globe
Market Report
Willcox Livestock Commission CO
Willcox, Arizona
Willcox Livestock Commission Coo
Charles L. Torpey
Dudley
Equitable Life Assurance
Soil Conservation News
William H. Bard
U.S. Mineral Surveyor
Herb Watkins
Silver City
Adee
Lo Fs
Paris
Texas
Wimp’y & Service
G.p
G. C. Horner
Optometrist
Gantz
Mex
Morris
Philco
Shakespeare
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