Students On Trip From Grand Canyon Visit
A group including Jane Chase and Manuela Avalos traveled from Grand Canyon on a multi stop trip to Flagstaff and back. They described mining and sawmill processes in detail, noting machines, planks, conveyors, and loud factory noises as they witnessed the day’s journey and planned to report further next week.
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Grand Canyon
Ritter
Ritter Walker
Dom Manuela Avalo
Wuwon
Jane Chase
Polio Second Shot Offerings Expand to Health Dept
One hundred eighty six children received their second polio vaccination at Central School on Thursday. About 125 missed follow up shots will be available at the Health Department in the courthouse on several Wednesday mornings, per Dr. John Mitchell.
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Central
Girl Scouts Return From Camp Thunderbird
Seventy Girl Scouts from Silver City Bayard Santa Rita Hurley Lordsburg Deming attended Camp Thunderbird June 5 to 15 following Brownie camp. Staff led by director Mrs Margaret Jones and a team including nurse Mrs Sweet Wills and others guided outdoor skills dancing art and first aid with tents meals and group activities among pine trees.
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Silver City
Bayard
Santa Rita
Hurley
Lordsburg
Deming
Thunderbird
Margaret Jones
Lola Freeburg
Rueth. James
Romola Tulloch
Sweet
Wills
Winnie Kuykendall
Foreign exchange students to be here June 25
A trip for thirty-one foreign exchange students begins in Phoenix on June 25 and ends in Garden City New York on July 18. They will make nine overnight stops, be hosted by residents in each location, and twenty one will stay with Lordsburg families. Ten students need hosting arrangements by June 27.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Garden City
Long Island
New York
Lordsburg
Chamber of Commerce Office
Social Security Earning Record Can Be Frozen
The 1954 Amendments let workers with total permanent disability freeze their earning record, not affect payments before 65. Samuel C. Anthony of the El Paso Social Security office explains the disability freeze may raise future benefits and instructs disabled individuals to mail a questionnaire.
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Samuel C. Anthony
Social Security Office
N. Campbell Street
el Paso
Texas
el Paso, Texas
Animal Kids Rodeo Set for Saturday June 25
The Idaho Valley area prepares for an Animal Kids Rodeo on June 25 at the arena in Animas with a 1 30 p.m. start. Donations noted include Jay Tucker Washington PD 25 Herman Johnson El Paso 25 and Otto Risk Animal 5. Dick Richards Lordsburg contributes the buckle for the All-around Cowboy title. Refreshments and overnight horse corrals available and a Legion Hall dance with music by Pug Scott.
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Jay Tucker
Washington
PD. C
Herman Johnson
el Paso
Otto Risk
Animal
Dick Richards
Lordsburg
Legion Hall
Pug Scott
Animas
Lordsburg Homecoming Game Set For Sunday Afternoon
Lordsburg prepares for a homecoming clash at two o'clock next Sunday against Pirtleville after a 3 to 5 loss to Bowie last week. Lordsburg aims to avenge the defeat and draw a strong hometown crowd for the matchup.
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Lordsburg
Bowie
Pirtleville
Weekend Traffic Fatalities Shrinked 25 Percent
New Mexico traffic deaths on weekends dropped about 25 percent as education and enforcement cut the Sunday driver problem. Chairman James Lamb of the New Mexico Traffic Safety Commission said Saturdays and Sundays run 20 percent behind last years figures and credited defensive driving and courtesy on crowded highways. The campaign phrase Slow Down and Live reportedly cut fatalities in the first twelve days of the program to three behind last year.
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Lamb
Mrs L E Wilkinson Letter Published in El Paso Times
Local resident Mrs L E Wilkinson had a letter titled Thank God for F R B published in the El Paso Times. She received many replies and has been asked for permission to publish the letter in Facts Forum of Dallas for a contest entry.
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L. E. Wilkinson
el Paso Times
Roosevelt
Wilkinson
Facts Forum
Dallas
Texas
Lordsburgs 75th Anniversary Plans Underway
The Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce committee meets weekly to finalize finances and events for the 75th anniversary linked to Old Timer's Day Hi dago County Fair and the Sheriff's Posse Rodeo. Plans include paving at the center of town a free noon barbecue and a Diamond Jubilee celebration with bids, road signs, bingo and dances.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lordsburg
Hidago County
Sheriffs Posse
Maverick Booster Club Meeting Set for June 23
The Maverick Booster Club will meet in the high school auditorium on Thursday June 23 at 3 00 p m. A football film of the University of Arizona versus Texas Tech will be shown. Refreshments will be served and all members and prospective joiners are welcome.
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Maverick Booster Club
University of Arizona
Texas Teth
American Flag Birthday Observed Nationwide
Last Tuesday June 14 the nation marked the 178th birthday of the flag’s adoption with general flag displays. Congress adopted the 13 stripe design on June 14 1777 and the form remains today with minor changes.
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Congress
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Arment
Animal Kids Rodeo
By Ollie
New Mexico
Jamei Lamb
Lordsburgs
Southern Pacific Ae
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