Hurley Indians Win District Tournament Title
Hurley defeats Lordsburg 60 99 in the final to claim the district crown as Las Cruces, Tularosa, and Hurley advance to the state tournament. Cruces tops Las Cruces 46 41 in the consolation. district winners include Raton Dawson Socorro Albuquerque Indians Hurley Aztec and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cruces
Lordsburg
Hurley
Tularosa
Indians
P. m
Cruces
Hurley Indians
Raton
Dawson
St. Michael’s
Santa Fe High
Socorro
Albuquerque Indians
Roswell
Hobbs
Clovis
Texico
Tucumcari
Forrest
Fort Wingate
Pythian Sisters Host Benefit Party At Hall
The Pythian Sisters hosted a benefit party in the hall on Thursday night. Games included Bunco Auction and Contract Bridge with approx 20 participants. High prizes announced during the event and refreshments of coffee and cake were served to all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thian
Bunco
Terry
St Baptist Church Service Schedule Announcement
St Baptist Church led by Pastor Py H. Elmore lists a school session at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m. Evening services at 6 30 and 7 30 with choir practice and prayer meetings on Wednesday at 7 30.
Son Born to Coach and Mrs Robert Pierce
Coach and Mrs. Robert Pierce welcomed a baby boy on March 2 at Southwestern General Hospital El Paso. The infant Richard Alan Pierce weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces at birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pierce
Southwestern General Hospital
el Paso
Richard Alan Pierce
Weekend guests anchor local banking official's circle
Mrs E M Brickley of Carizozo and John T Brickley of Ancho visited the bank vice president over the weekend. Mrs Brickley will join her husband here when her term as Lincoln County County Supervisor of Schools ends in June, and she will be a welcome resident of Lordsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Brickley
Carrizozo
Brickley
John T. Brickley
Ancho
Methodist Church Service Schedule in Bryan Hall
Church School at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 00 a m subject God Speaks in the Present as in the Past Evening Service at 7 30 p m Old Testament course after service Choir at 7 30 p m Wednesday at Bryan Hall led by Pastor METHODIST CHURCH Bryan Hall Pastor directs services and program details for the week.
Funeral Services for Harry M Payne Held in Virden
Large crowds attended the funeral in Virden on February 29 for Harry M Payne longtime resident who died February 28. About 500 were present in the Virden church as choirs duets and quartets performed. Elders Stole Michelson W F E Jones offered addresses with remarks on Payne s descendants numbering 164 direct living descendants including 15 children 98 grandchildren and 51 great grandchildren. The service closed with a benediction by Martin L Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virden
Harry Payne
Stole
Elmina Brown
Dorothy Jones
Michelson
Thatcher
Arizona
W. F E. Jones
Ross Jones
Keith Mortensen
Lothier
Edmund Payne
Harry Ll. Payne
Safford
Mr. Payne
Robert Mortensen
Henry L. Smith
Lynn Hatch
Douglas Merrill
Martin L. Harris
Golden Wedding Anniversary Dinner in Tombstone
Mr. and Mrs FE A Wittig celebrated fifty years of marriage with a Golden Wedding Anniversary dinner February 22 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wittig. The table featured jonquil and acacia centerpieces, wax-taper lighting, and floral place cards. Guests included immediate family and relatives such as Clarence and Betty Whittig, Bertha Scofield, Alice Whittig, and the honored couple E A Whittig and FE A Wittig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. A. Wittig
Tombstone
Arizona
Earl Wittig
Whitig
H. L. Scofield
Whittig
Clarence Whittig
Betty Whittig
Bertha Scofield
Alice Whittig
Addie Whittig
Earl Whittig
Olie
Everett Whittig
Patsy Crouch
E. A. Whittig
Card of Thanks for John Dorrance
To all those who loved John and extended sympathy during his illness we are grateful for the flowers and aid. Please accept our thanks. Mrs. J. M. Dorrance and brother A. F. Thompson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
J. M. Dorrance
A. F. Thompson
Man at Public Welfare Home Ends Life in Desert
Merbert Jordan, 54, long-time resident of the Public Welfare Old Peoples Home, wandered into the desert on Tuesday and slashed his throat with a razor, dying soon after. His body was found by a fellow resident and buried at Mt. View Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Hall of the Methodist Church officiating.
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Merbert Jordan
Old Peoples Home
Desert
Mt. View Cemetery
Bryan Hall
The
Methodist Church
Jack Heather
Mrs Bryan Hall Heads to Phoenix for Child’s Health
Mrs Bryan Hall and her young son Ivan Lee left Thursday for Phoenix to stay with her sister Mrs Howard Fletcher for a few days. They hope the warmer climate will aid the child's health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Hall
Ivan Lee
Phoenix
Howard Fletcher
District Supervisor Urges Farmers for 1940 Census
Robt G Franey district census supervisor urges farmers to cooperate in the 1940 agricultural census. He notes seven million farms will be surveyed to map production, market shifts, mechanization effects, and farm economics, urging farmers to prepare detailed operation data for the enumerator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Franey
Robt
G. Franey
Mr. Franey
Franey
Methodist Missionary Society Meeting Noted
The Methodist Missionary Society met Friday March 1 at Mrs. Donald Johnson's home with Mrs. F. H. Singer as co host. Mrs. J. R. Poindexter led devotionals and Mrs. Bryan Hall shared experiences teaching Indian children in an Oklahoma school. Next meeting March 16 at the church includes a pot luck luncheon at one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Missionary Society
Donald Johnson
F. H. Singer
J. R. Poindexter
Bryan Hall
Oklahoma
Rev Hall
R. R. Lewis
James LaSalle
L. B. Robinson
Ten Day Meeting Announced at Nazarene Church
Church of the Nazarene invites the public to a ten day meeting led by Pastor Clinton C Calhoun and Rev R C Gunstream beginning Friday March 8 at 7 45 p m with music by Brother Roscoe Carroll Activities listed include Sunday school morning worship junior society NYP and evening services through the period attended by district superintendent Gunstream and Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Gunstream
New Mexico
Mrs Mildred Townsend Recovering After Hospital Operation
Mrs Mildred Townsend underwent an operation this week at Lordsburg Hospital and is convalescing nicely, according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Townsend
Lordsburg Hospital
New Stenographic Service Offered in Lordsburg
Miss Mecia Motley at McHalffey and Payne office on Shakespeare Street offers professional stenographic services including typing letters and circulars at reasonable prices. Contact by visiting the office or calling phone number 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecia Motley
Messrs. McHalffey and Payne
Shakespeare Street
Lordsburg
Library board plans informal tea at the library
Last Monday the library board met with president Mrs Claude Fuller presiding. They planned an informal tea at the library soon. Gratitude is extended to Mrs Cade Wright for the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and to Mrs B Ownby Leo McKinney R E Buvens and George Brown for magazine donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Claude Fuller
Cade Wright
Mary Baker Eddy
B. B. Ownby
Leo McKinney
R. E. Buvens
George Brown
Socony Vacuum appoints Alvin L. Parker distributor
Alvin L. Parker becomes the new distributor for Socony Vacuum products and Mobile Gas and Mobile Oil, after leaving Sinclair Refining. The bulk Mobile Gas plant sits near Lordsburg Hospital with stations at J. D. Burtch Rodeo Hidalgo Service Prine’s Garage Perry Garage Steins Earlys Service Rodeo Lordsburg Wrecking. Additional stations planned in the area and in Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socony Vacuum Products
Mobile Gas
Mobile Oil
Alvin L. Parker
Sinclair Refining Company
Lordsburg Hospital
Downeys Found Unconscious in Home After Suspected Incident
W C Downey, longtime Southern Pacific Terminal Trainmaster, and his wife were found unconscious in their Lordsburg home on Wednesday. Neighbors and Mrs Downey’s friend Mrs Gammon alerted authorities after discovering the locked doors and a small window opening. They were rushed to Lordsburg Hospital where doctors treat them as investigators pursue the cause. The Downeys, esteemed locals, had recently celebrated Downey’s retirement from the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Downey
Southern Pacific Terminal
Mra. Downey
John Clark
Clark
Mra. C. B. Austin
Nat Gammon
Mra. Gammon
Harold Scofield
Mr. Downey
Mrs. Downey
Harold
Thomas R. Taggart
Heather
Ohio
Tennessee
Downey
U. P. Railroad
What the A. A. 8. A. Convention Meant
Mrs Agnes Edington returned from the American Association of School Administrators meeting in St Louis saying the convention deepened her sense of responsibility to children. She praised public schools, noted progress in New Mexico, and felt inspired to improve her state’s school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Edington
American Association of School Administrators
St. Louis
St Louis
New Mexico
Note of Appreciation for 30 Years Service
According to the Lacey family Dr. FE C DeMoss has treated family members for thirty years. Hospital care included a serious operation on Mrs J H Lacy a mastoid operation on her granddaughter four years ago an appendectomy on Luther last year and treatment while convalescing from pneumonia last year a tonsillectomy on Willis in June and a serious operation on J H Lacy Monday night. Those grateful to the doctor are Mr and Mrs Willis Lacy and family of San Simon Arizona Mr and Mrs Jake Lacy and family of Texas Mr and Mrs Cyril Kennedy and family of Lordsburg NM Mr and Mrs Perry Lacy and family and Mr and Mrs John Lacy and family of Miami Arizona Mr and Mrs Howard Lacy and family of Lordsburg Hurley Colbert of Hurley New Mexico and Robert Lacy of Douglas and Paul Barns of Hurley.
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Lacey
FE. C. DeMoss Han
J H. Lacy
Luther
Willis
J. H. Lacy
Willis Lacy
San Simon
Arizona
Jake Lacy
Texas
Cyril Kennedy
Lordsburg
N. M
Perry Lacy
John Lacy
Miami
Howard Lacy
Hurley Colbert
Hurley
New Mexico
Robert Lacy
Douglas
Paul Barns
Home Ec Club Food Sale For District Meeting Funds
Home E club girls hold a food sale on Saturday March 9 from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Community Public Service. Proceeds support transportation to the district meeting. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee. Club
Meeting Planned for Lopp Vocational Education Program
An eight oclock meeting at the Community Public Service Office is set for March 14 and 16 to discuss Byron E B Lopp s successful vocational education plan. The initiative aims to educate the public and improve business conditions across New Mexico with support from the Chamber of Commerce and school systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron EB. Lopp
Department of Vocational Education
State of
New Mexico
Community Public Service Office
Lopp
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
Clovis
Santa Fe
Raton
Silver City
Tucumcari
Clovis News-Journal
Byron Lopp
Clovis Chamber of
Santa Fe New Mexican Maya
Raton Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Brice H. Sewell
New Mexico School Review
Boards of Education
Texas
T. J. Mayfield
Feeder Calves Exhibit Promising Gilchrist Ranch Bunch
County agents and Fair Association officials visited Grant County with Captain Stewart Sterling to collect feeder calves for fall exhibition. Among the offerings were Gilchrist ranch calves whose feeder steers won first place at the Chicago international livestock show in December 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Black
Sherwood Culberson
The
Fair Association
Grant County
Stewart Sterling
Gilchrist
Chicago
Notice to Sewer Customers Pay Back Rentals Now
The Board of Trustees warns sewer customers who have not paid Sewer Rentals for 1929 and 1940 that funds are unavailable for system upkeep and no services will be rendered until those rentals are paid. Rentals fund maintenance and arrears mean no money for upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Rainbow Girls Initiation Held With Pot-Luck Supper
The Rainbow Girls held initiation ceremonies on Tuesday night naming initiates Miss Pauline Pattison Dorothy Harper and Naomi Casper. A pot-luck supper followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls
Pauline Pattison
Dorothy Harper
Naomi Casper
Lions Club hears state educator on vocational work in Lordsburg
Lordsburg Lions Club hosted Byron D. Lopp of New Mexico Department of Vocational Education as guest speaker. He outlined a two year statewide program to be carried out in Lordsburg. Lions discussed the project after lunch and noted the successful basketball tournament with over $1000 in gate receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Byron D. Lopp
Department of Vocational Education
State of
New Mexico
Lordsburg
Lopp
Lion
Taggart
Mayfield
Lion Holt
Associated Press
Deming
Demings
Lionesses
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Urley
Iidsburg
Mns
Ing
Silver City Work
Montecello
Widsburg
Ogordo
Cliff
Animas
Hachita
Idle
Anthony
Thall
Pontil
City
Iuw
Eli Tath
Lorburg
Taney
Las Cruce
Val
Cruce
Lerasburg
Howeve
Pythian Sisters
Uneral Services
Harry M Payne
Gofs
Church OF the Nazarene
Clinton C. Calhoun
N. Y
Library News
Socony Vacuum
A. L. Parker
Downeys
Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club
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