Colorful Hidalgo reflections brighten Sunday mood
A narrator recalls a dreary mood easing after encounters with locals and garden scenes near the Liberal office and Hidalgo Hotel. He mentions Barbara Jean Mearns, Phil Causlin, Sonny Bright, Betty Jo, Lois Skipper, Lon Bradberry, Squire Marsalis, and others, noting sights, ads, and small-town life as memories turn hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Causlin
Sonny
Betty Jo Hatfelkl
Lois Skipper
Lon Bradberry
Squire Marsalis
Humble Doice Shares Colorful Reflections on Community
A fragmented column quotes residents and local figures in humorous musings. Observations cover left handed cleverness, newspaper pride, tall anecdotes, pioneer hardships, Mildred Hill quotes, and playful nicknames amid everyday life.
Truth and Propaganda in a Nation of Noise
A critical riff warns that election year propaganda floods radio press and private chat, with lies from dictatorships and bankers. It cites Henry Ford and the Liberty League as examples and urges listeners to think independently rather than rely on biased sources. The piece ends with practical advice to slow down and exercise personal judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Liberty League
Salt Lake Students Arrive for Summer Miner Work
Grant and Frank Bowman arrived for the summer to work at the Banner mine. Both have completed their second year at the University of Utah and will return to campus in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Frank Bowman
Banner
University of Utah
Home Sweet Home House of 1660 Remains Noted Historic
A house at Easthampton built in 1660 is famed for hosting John Howard Payne writing the song Home Sweet Home and for its intact wood shingle walls. The structure recently received a re roof with No 1 Certigrade shingles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easthampton
L. L
John Howard Payne
Navy Commander Bell and family stop in Lordsburg
Lt. Commander R. D. Bell of the U S Navy and his household were in Lordsburg last week en route to the Atlantic seaboard. They rested at the Naval base in San Diego prior to this trip, marking their fourth cross country journey with a one night stay in Lordsburg as a regular stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Bell
Navy
Atlantic Sea Board
Naval Base
San Diego
Commander Bell
Lordsburg
Lordsburg Businesses Highlight Hospitality and Shops
The Hidalgo Hotel and its Coffee Shop and Tap Room are praised for guest comfort and attentive service under Nat Gammon. J. M. Jordan’s Lordsburg Wrecking Company offers wide used parts and welding. Johnson’s Recreation Hall and Gift Shop showcase gifts and Indian goods. Copper Inn and Lordsburg Cafe attract locals and tourists with copper themed design and quality dining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo Hote
Nat Gammon
New Mexico
Hidalgo Hotel
Lordsburg
Lordsburg Recreation Hall
Copper Inn
Johnson
John A. Johnson
Virden News Highlights Local Happenings and Events
Births and engagements in Virden include Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hatch welcoming a baby boy and a Alba Jones and Arlo Anderson marriage announced for Mesa Temple on June 40. Local visits, quilting parties, ward activities, a funeral for Mrs. Fannie Merrell, and details of a 4 H encampment with leadership themed programs across New Mexico forests and Indian pueblo style camps are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Hatch
Jane Payne
el Paso
J. B. Jones
Miss Alba
Arlo Anderson
Mesa Temple
Helen Moffett
L. Op. 8
East Central States
Lavar
Bryan Echols
Lordsburg Hospital
Johnson
Lavarix
Pearl Jensen
Bertha Johnson
W. Club
Olus Teant
Virden Hall
U S Marine Behind the Ricksha Invention
The article traces Private Jonathan Goble of the U S S Susquehanna as the possible inventor of the rickshaw after serving with Commodore Perry in Japan in 1854. It notes Nitobe and others credit him with the idea leading to the man power carriage, and cites harsh conditions and low earnings for rickshaw pullers in Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Singapore
U. S
Jonathan Goble
U.S. Marine
U.S. S. Susquehanna
Perry
New York State
Goble
Farmer
Marine Corps
Nippon
Inazo Nitobe
Nitobe
Shanghai
4-H Club Members to Attend Summer Camps Across New Mexico
More than 2,000 New Mexico 4-H club members and leaders will attend county and district encampments over the coming two months. The camps, spanning 25 counties, offer rural families recreation and discussions on topics of interest. The series began at Gallinas canyon with San Miguel Mora members. next camp starts June 29 at the Methodist Assembly camp in Weed for Chaves and Eddy counties, running into August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagapore
New Mexico
Gallinas Canyon
San Miguel
Mora
Methodist Assembly
Weed
Chaves
Eddy
Miners eye first half title in soft ball league finals
Tonight features the finals for the first half. Miners need a win to clinch the half title while Oilers and Main Draggers could force a three way tie if the Miners lose. Standings show Miners 7-4, Oilers 6-5, Main Draggers 5-5, Barflies 3-7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oilers
Miners
Barflies
Mrs Olney Poindexter and Por cher visit Clark couple
Mrs Claude Olney and Mrs Robert Poindexter visited Mr and Mrs Ralph Clark in Santa Rita on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Olney
Robert Poindexter
Dallas Porcher
Ralph Clark
Santa Rita Sanday
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G. Sage
J. M. Meinnis
Barbara Jean Mearns
Liberal
Hidalgo Hotel Patio
Hidalgo Court Cafe
Katherine Burch
Hidalco Courts
Ramona
Mie
Henry Fuller
J. D. Atkinson
Nat
Pat Carley
Leon Spee
Satve
Mac
Claude
Leon Brock
Myles Cohen
George
Bill Townsend
Silver City
Murray Hotel
Mildred Hill
Evelyn Killebrew
Hasta Luega
Salt Lake
Utah
Tridalgo
The
Lordsburg Wrecking Company
J. M. Jordan
Jordan
Lunt
Broadway
Johnson’s
Lordsbury
Virden News
Virden
Mt. Graham Stake
High Council and Relief Society Stake Board
Safford
Las Cruces
Cliff
Franklin
Duncan
Fannie Merrell
A. Merrell
Mesa
United States
Wilder
N. M
Fortune
Mea
Trevor McNutt
Mra
Noble Kirkpatrick
Elephant Butte
Noble Kirkpatrick, Jr
Douglas
A. T. CO. Service
Accessorie
Lee Wa
Seay
General Electric
MAN, Public Service Company
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