Agricultural Outlook and Events at Chamber Meeting
The New Mexico Chamber of Commerce hosts an agricultural outlook program featuring Bobby Porter and Gordon B Hoff. Attendees include farmers and extension staff with talks on cotton marketing, fruit and vegetable marketing, and crop production. A free meal is offered to members and their families at the Legion Hall style show hosted by Lehman's and The Up To Date.
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Net of Commerce
Bobby Porter
Chamber of Weed Control
Gordon B. Hoff
IL. Guice
Harold
Agricultural Department
P. Jer
of Coma
Legion Hall
Is. Lehman's
Mavericks Hunt Bears in ent Finals at Las Cruces
The Mavericks face the Bears in the district finals at Las Cruces with local teams advancing to the region. Hatch plays Eunice at 7 00 and Hatch at 8 30 while Friday night games set the pace for the meet. District 10 holds a 16 8 record, 1 230 points scored and a 45 point game average.
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Las Cruces
Teachers To Meet By Evening
A regular meeting of teachers is set for Monday at 3 pm in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Allen will be in charge with Thelma Atkins as supervisor. A demonstration on how children learn will be presented by a group of Class 69m teachers from the Mh area, inviting attendance and visits.
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Allen
Brighten
Santa
Thelma Atkin
Elk Sponsored Essay Winners Earn Savings Bonds
The Elks Lodge Youth Leadership Essay contest in Lordsburg awarded a $25 savings bond to a boy and a girl for leadership citizenship perseverance resourcefulness and humor. Winners are Jarmine Lehman and Byron Stiles. National prizes include 1000 500 and 300 bonds.
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U.S. Savings Bond
The
Elks Lodge
Page Wilder
Youth Activities Committee
Lordsburg
Jarmine Lehman
Carl Lehman
Byron Stiles
Burke Stiles
State Association
Wilder
Elks Club
Janice Lehman
March of Dimes Drive Nets $1170.20 in Hidalgo County
A March of Dimes fundraising report shows Hidalgo County totals of 1170.20 after expenses. The review breaks down coin containers 81.30, mail donations 297.25, school and community group contributions, donation cards 5.00, and several individual donations from local clubs and residents.
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March of Dimes Fund Raising Committee
Hidalgo County
Ae Virden
Central
Iin
Wilson
Western Star Temple
Beta Sigma Phi
American Legion “Auxiliary
Fpsilon Sigma Alpha
Sunshine Girls
Oi Caeriene Ee Las Cloud
Sage and Sand Club
C. B. Austin
J. H. Baxter
Russ Smith
Five Hospitalized After Early Morning Highway Crash
New Mexico State Police Sgt Joe Rutland reported a Thursday 4:30 a.m. crash on Highway 70 80, about 24 miles east of Lordsburg. The driver fell asleep and ran off the road. Five occupants were hospitalized at Hidalgo County Hospital with injuries not yet determined at noon.
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Joe Rutland
New Mexico
Lordsburg
Hidalgo County Hospital
Visitors from Las Cruces Attend Silver Tournament
Mr and Mrs Bill Rice and their toddler Rex visited Bills parents Mr and Mrs Dick Rice over the weekend. They attended a basketball tournament in Silver.
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Bill Rice
Rex
Bill
Dick Rice
Williams Named Assistant to Lordsburg Postmaster
Robert Williams received a promotion to assistant to the postmaster in Lordsburg announced by Postmaster Eugene Montague. The move took effect January 11, 1958, after he began postal work in Silver City in March 1946 and moved to Lordsburg on January 1, 1947.
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Bob Williams
Lordsburg
Eugene Montague
Williams
Postal Service
Silver City
Rrn
Josephine Ware
Bennie Everett
Ray Hernandez
Community Charities Report Filed By Harber Heather
Harber Heather, treasurer of the Community Charities, filed a report covering October 1957 to March 1 1958. The group aided 11 families fed and housed six families overnight, from 104 cars, aiding transients stranded in Lordsburg with donations from churches clubs organizations and the Salvation Army.
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Harber
Harber Heather
Community Charities
I 1
Lordsburg
Salvation Army
Heather
Two Tickets File For City Offices
Two party filings occurred at city hall for the upcoming election on Tuesday in April. Harold Bishop led the Citizens mayoral bid while Alan A. Koff filed the Greater Lordsburg ticket minutes before the deadline with himself as mayoral candidate. Citize ns alderman candidates were Robert Clark J R Badgett Posse Smith Lawrence Medina. Greater Lordsburg nominees were A F Miller A D Black Fanto Noce Robert Harwood and Co L Brongin sought Police Judge unopposed.
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Citizens
Harold Bishop
Alan A. Koff
Greater Lordsburg
Robert Clark
J. R. Badgett
Posse'] Smith
Lawrence Medina
Greater
North Carolina Visitors Stop to Meet Relatives
Dennis Allen and his wife Mrs Allen with their son David and Kenneth Whitaker from Fort Bragg, North Carolina visited Mr and Mrs Dennis Noling this week. The two brothers have just left the service and plan to visit relatives in Oregon on their journey.
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Dennis Allen
Allen Onl
David
Kenneth Whitaker
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Dennis Noling
Oregon
Two Killed In Highway Accident near Garfield New Mexico
Two men from Garfield New Mexico died in a head on collision Monday at about 7 15 p m on a curve west of town near the new divided highway The deceased were E L Dean and Jim B Dean The Ford car driven by E L Dean collided with a Mack diesel truck owned by W F Tatum Co of Montgomery Alabama driven by James B Mason of Montgomery The truck driver said the car appeared to drift back onto the pavement after leaving the shoulder and the crash occurred as he tried to avoid them The truck suffered front wheel and axle damage leaving the scene with the other vehicle occupants killed at once
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EL. Dean
Jim B Dean
Garfield
N. M
E. L. Dean
W. F. Tatum Co
Montgomery
Ala
James B
Complete Slate for County District and State Offices
Last Tuesday was filing day for candidates seeking precinct, county, district and state offices for the May 13 primary. In Hidalgo County all filings were Democrats with names for District Judge Sixth Judicial District including Hidalgo, Grant and Luna counties. Republican filings include John Schaber for District Judge. Also listed are candidates for County Commissioner districts 1 2 and 3 and other county offices such as sheriff superintendent of schools and treasurer.
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Hidalgo County
Sixth
Hidalgo
Grant
Luna Counties
H. Vearle Payne
E. C
Dave” Serna
Silver City
Carl Duniton
Deming
John Schaber
James Nations
Iven Thygergon
Albert Hill
Harold Scofieta
Garland Johnson
W. H
Curley
Walter
Hugh Pace
Leslie Harvell
Adelaide Kerr
Jewel Birtrong
Jack Morgan
Mecia Motley
John R. Robertson
Ena Walter Mitchell
Percy Brown
of Justice of the
Pt Pre Iet
L. Brown
Collision Involves Ambulance And Truck Fatalities Reported
Heather ambulance and a truck collided two miles west while responding to a wreck. Heather and J R Budd Padgett were in hospital with head injuries. Dean brothers of Crerfield NM perished. Truck driver Aston M Gayhost of Venus TX reportedly moved from the right lane into the ambulance path.
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Hierber Heather
J. R
Bud” Padgett
Heather
Lordsburg
Dean Brothers
Crerfield
N. M
Aston M. Gayhost
Venus
Tex
Badgett
Finances Cited in Attempted Self-Directed Injury
Lorenzo St. Denis also known as Tom Denis and Tom Richards shot himself in the temple with a small caliber revolver last Friday morning. The bullet did not enter the brain and he survives, though there is fear he may lose his sight. Despondency over financial matters is believed to have prompted the act.
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Lorenzo St. Denis
Tom Denis
Tom Richards
St. Denis
Temperature Readings Recorded by Southern Pacific Railroad
The following temperature readings were recorded by the Southern Pacific Railroad at this location for the observed period. Data lists the measured highs and lows, noting variations across times and days.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
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Chamber of Com
Rg Mavericks Hatch Bears
Evning
Robert Williams
North Carolina
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