Lordsburg City Politics See Shakeup In 1977
Lordsburg political scene shifts as Glenn Dorsett wins council seat against Mauro Rice and John Schimmel, with Schimmel set to resign for public relations duties. Rudy Gonzales named police chief amid clashes with council members. Mentions of city manager cut and Lions Club Flag Day recap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Party
Lordsburg
Mayor White
Bobby Bivens
Harold Jorgenson
Felipe Alvarez
Wilson Conover
Glenn Dorsett
Mauro Rice
John Schimmel
Harry Heath
Bill Oliver
Hidalgo Retirement Ranches nursing home inspection noted
A preliminary inspection of the Hidalgo Retirement Ranches nursing home near Lordsburg was conducted as part of local oversight. County officials discussed road access, library remodeling bids, ambulance purchase, and a temporary hospital board resignation during a county commission meeting.
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Hidalgo Retirement Ranches Inc
Lordsburg
Price
American Legion Auxiliary
U.S
Howard Bratton
Hidalgo General Hospital
State Board of Education
Santa Fe
Animas
Rodeo
Animas Branch Mutual
Lordsburg Mutual
Hidalgo
Grant Counties
Western Regional Farm Bureau
Seattle
Washington
Sioners
Craft Builders of
Miller Chevrolet
Kerr
Robert Clark
Perons
Gerald White
Ode to Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce
A lyrical tribute to Lordsburg praising its blue sky clean air and orderly streets. The poem extols quiet life, polite council members, and a flawless town image while claiming the speaker is a public record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Lordsburg
Panty thief arrested again in Truth or Consequences
Archie Feldman, 45, of Truth or Consequences was arrested June 7 on larceny charges by Sierra County. He allegedly stole women s undergarments from clotheslines and had prior probation for similar thefts in January 1976.
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Archie Feldman
T. Or C
Sierra County Sheriff’s Office
Feldman
Roswell
Portales
Roosevelt County
Grand Jury
Dona Ana County
Elmer Tom Reaves
Sandra Reaves
Chaparral
Alamogordo
U.S. 70
Lordsburg Chamber Tax Funds Clarified and Mayor Criticized
Letters defend how Ledger taxes are split 50 50 between the Chamber of Commerce and city uses for advertising and facilities. A separate letter chastises Mayor White over hiring, Human Rights Commission actions, and calls for resignation.
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Chamber of Commerce
City of
Lordsburg
Lossetry
Chamber
Foy E. Powell
Steve Reay
V.P
Bill Collins
Jim Larsen
Robert Allred
Paul Gandara
A.C. Rodriguez
Gerald White
Manuel Rendon
Pam Sanders
Radios Prove Helpful for Lordsburg Police REACT
Lordsburg Police Chief says two new CB base stations at the police department and Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office paid for themselves. REACT members reported the Hollen Hotel fire and a June 13 highway incident aiding apprehension. A travel trailer fire was also reported by REACT on CB channel 9. The banks funded the base stations for the REACT group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Band
Lordsburg
Boball
Hidalgo County
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Lordsburg Liberal
Grantsman
Rudy Gonzales
Don Frazier
Gonzales
Council
Schimmel
John
Lions Club
Gene
Lorpsburg City Hall
By Jack Walz
Papalote
Liberal Files
Lordsburg High School
Ena Mitchells
D.J. Powers
Bobby Reynolds
Glen Acres
Reynold
Commis
New Mexico
Jack Walz
Pegge
Albuquerque
Reserve
Buckhorn
Salais Pass
Abe
Sandias
Albuquerane
Bernalillo
Barney Gardner
Jemez Mountains
Taos
Jemez Pueblo
Jemez Springs
Guisena Church
Silver City
Black Range
William Barnum
Howard Silvius
Lordsburg Liberal Pblishing Co., Inc
Charles Marquez
Jerry Walz
Ph.D’s
Human Rights Commission
White
Nixon
Rito de la Garza
C.B
REACT
Channel 9
First National Bank of Lordsburg
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