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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
10
On Monday morning June 16 the Silver City Bus Lines Inc began operation in the city. The service initially runs hourly with a possibility of 40 minute intervals if demand grows. Fares are ten cents to reach most town sections, and about 50 stops are made each hour per the Silver City Enterprise.
A note indicates typing paper is plentiful at the Liberal office. No further details provided about events or figures.
Thursday afternoon June 12 in Silver City, little Rachael Ann Bingaman celebrated her sixth birthday at the home of Mrs George Wood. A group of friends joined in games and enjoyed cake ice cream and punch.
Roy Harper mined in Duncan over the past week. Harmon Wright and John Paul Wright visited Silver City on business Friday. Bedrock hosts Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Ray and daughter from Lordsburg on Tuesday. W. D. Keyes traversed Silver City and Lordsburg on business last Thursday. Mrs. Lola Smith and daughter Miss Ruby Hammond of Lordsburg stayed in Bedrock Thursday to Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wright. The Walters family arrived Sunday. Mrs. Smith and Miss Hammond returned to Lordsburg with them. Rev. John Porterfield and Rev. Glen McHenry were in Douglas Wednesday and Thursday on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Keyes were in Lordsburg on Saturday. Slim Matthews of Silver City spent last Friday in Bedrock on business. Roy Harper, Clem Patton and Cal Ford camped at the Upper Box last week. Donald Ford and J. C. Ford of Hurley returned home after a week with Cal Ford. Pete McHalffey and Riley Zielke of Bedrock were in Silver City on business Thursday. Mrs. Chasie McReynolds was in Lordsburg on Thursday. a note notes service parts to death since January 1 representing more than half of parts chipped in the prior year. Buick’s postwar expansion and modernization program, with 17 new buildings to raise capacity by 40 percent over the 1941 peak of 378,000 units, is nearly complete per Curtice.
Buick produced 24 496 cars in April raising the 1947 model output to 2 070 units for domestic and export markets. General manager Harlow H Curtice blamed limited raw materials especially steel for production held at about 1 100 units daily. He noted annual 1947 output would exceed 1946 but remain far below capacity without adequate materials. Curtice spoke at a Chase Hotel luncheon with W F Hufstader before 150 Buick dealers in St Louis. He also said Buick shipped more than 21 000 000
The piece critiques U S foreign relations as poor and inconsistent, noting the irony of praise and admonition in diplomacy. It jokes about Eskimos as God's frozen people and recalls Hitler, then asserts the policy of giving the most for the least money will continue amid rising markets.
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