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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1951
Page
5
A compilation of humorous local items about heat and everyday life in New Mexico. Includes quips on lawyers, a recipe for modern incidents, misheard phrases and typos from multiple papers, plus editorials on weather and oddities.
Ralph Craig, a senior at New Mexico Western College, is clarified as the nephew of Mrs. Harry Wallace rather than her grandson as stated in last week’s Liberal.
Cotton City residents enjoy a Sunday picnic at Cave Creek with the Bill Bishop and Jim Barlow families and Mrs Barlow's mother. The Barkers and McCants families each win new Chevrolet pickups. The Sew Sew Club met at Mrs Horney Dunagan's home with 35 attendees and Mrs Leland Stewart attended a Portales conference. Families visit Silver City and Duncan while Father’s Day dinner honors Mr W A Tyler.
The Cotton City Sew-So Club met at Mrs. C. H. Dunagan’s home on Thursday June 14 with a pot luck lunch. Miss Grace Neely from State College demonstrated frozen foods and food preservation. County Nurse Patsy Miller announced a well child clinic in Clov erdale July 17 and other dates. members heard from visiting officials and state nurse Nancy Cummings.
Frances Portillo born June 19 weighing details not recorded to Manuel Lajan family. A Medero girl born June 16 weighing seven pounds. Leland Smith infant born June 19 weighing 4 pounds 10 ounces. E C Patton Red Rock patient June 19. Gerald and Robert Moseley had tonsillectomies June 15. Gertrude Gilbert Silver City medical patient June 17. Sabino Arredondo Jr patient June 17 and 18. Cecil Barwood Hechita hospitalized June 14 and 15.
Charlotte Purcell underwent a tonsillectomy on June 19. The minor procedure aimed to remove tonsils and address recurrent throat infections.
In April defense bond sales rose on Payroll Savings Plans with 4 632 000 small bonds of 25 and 50 dollars, the month’s highest total since 1946. The 12 9 percent rise from a year earlier includes 3 644 000 of the 25 bonds, up 484 000 pieces from last year. Total April issues reached 5 446 000 pieces, with Series E yielding 254 million dollars, down 16 8 percent year over year due to fewer 500 and 1000 dollar purchases.
In a Havana tale set in colonial times a Spanish count abducts Josefina and is thwarted by Roberto who disguises himself as a friar. Governor Miguel Tacón orders the Count jailed and the couple wed, then soldiers ambush and kill the bridegroom as Josefina is declared the Count’s heiress and free to marry again.
A brief note reports bonds accounted for in the same month with a 1 percent uptick compared to the prior year. The text is terse and numeric, offering limited context beyond the percentage change and timing.
A temporary policy allows registrants to enlist by July 15 if not currently reported for induction. Applicants must obtain from their Local Board a statement that they are not scheduled for service. The rule excludes National Guard and reserve branches and those previously postponed induction.
Among the students at New Mexico Western for the weekend were Mrs. Traylor Mrs. P M McInnis and Mrs. Donald Johnson.
Ted Kennedy is in Las Vegas Nevada visiting Mrs Bennie Everett and Bennie Everett Sr and Mrs Everett last week hosted by his mother Mrs Ted Kennedy with ties to the Kennedy family in town for a social visit.
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