Local and Personal News Makers Gather in Virden and Nearby
W P Birchfield visited from the reach yesterday as a group of prominent Virdenites drove over Saturday. Ima Fairly arrived from New Mexico for the weekend while the Pythian Sisters and Knights add members. Arthur J Oates died in Carleton Texas and Mrs K J Fuller was notified. The petrified forest south of town draws visitors, and several Bowie and Lordsburg residents were noted in El Paso and Phoenix with news of travels and events.
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W. P. Birchfield
Broadway After Dark and County Minutes Report
A narrative from a Rialto era tale follows a woman's schemes and a social climb, then shifts to the March 2 1925 Hidalgo County Commission meeting in Lordsburg. The board approves road and financial items, including bridge work and various warrants, with notices of local crime and a burglary report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto
Rose Dulane
Rose
New York
Ralph Norton
Ralph
Helen Tremaine
Jack Devlin
Helen
Lenore Vance
Devery
Devlin
Broadway
Lordsburg
Court House
Hidalgo County
Board of County Commissioners
J. K., Owney
C. F. Houlihan
J. W. Stewart
B. H. Choss
Road Supervisors
W. O. Shugart
Koogler
Houlihan
Stewart
Gila River
Range
Ranges
Township
State Highway Commission
General Fund
Jarrant
Geo. W Hailey
Farrant
Field Parker Co
Border National Bank
Arlo Anderson
W. FF. Ritter
Lordsburg Tel. Co
Kd. W. Aldrich
J P
Lordsburg Water Dept
Lordsburg Printing Co
B. H. Cross
Norton Bros Inc
Jack Heather
Tarrant
L. A. Bradberry
Lordsburg Hospital Co
Dictiania Ca
Felix Jones
Western Union Telegraph Co
County Road Fund
P. M. Ewing
Wong
A. F. Lane
F. F. Merrillee
J. A. Grooms
Ed Rhoades
Shug_ tert
Lordsburg Hospital
Nisin Eudiencakacs
Indigent Fund
Florence L. Crocker
L. J. Keller
Chas. Conner
Pepper
Bal
Lordsburg Bakery Ad Boosts Local Growth Claim
Help Your Town Grow. When buying bread tell grocer to give Lordsburg Bakery products. President H L Payne of the St Joseph Stake spoke at El Paso on Sunday delivering a sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg Bakery
H.L. Payne
Joseph Stake
el Paso
Star Theatre Week Program Listings
The Star Theatre announces a week of film bills with White Tiger on Sunday March 15 Consolidated Picture on Monday March 16 Wild Oranges March 17 and 18 First National Feature March 19 20 Riddle Rider serial starts March 14 Also a special picture Broadway After Dark screens Thursday and Friday this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Tiger
Consolidated Picture
Wild Oranges
First National Feature
Riddle Rider
Road to El Paso and Cruces To Be Built Shorter Soon
Bids will be let soon for the federal aid highway from Fort Seldon to Hatch New Mexico. Surveys ordered for the Las Cruces to Luna county line segment and construction will start immediately. The project will shorten the El Paso to Deming distance by six miles and Deming to Las Cruces by eight miles.
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Las Cruces
Fort Seldon
Hatch
N. M
Henry Stoes
Dona Ana
el Paso
San Diego
Cal
Deming
Rail traffic records show Hidalgo county excess revenue for SP line
In the year before SP took over E P and S W and A and A M operations, Hidalgo county rail traffic earned 119947 for E P and 8 W, with passenger revenue 7425. The county net excess revenue was 12415, aided by branch lines paying 27414 in taxes and a county payroll of 79611.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Hidalgo County
Arizona
Texas
S. P
Fp&s W
Lordsburg
Waterworks for Duncan plan outlined by A Frederickson
A. Frederickson, en route from Duncan to Belen where he owns the light plant, discusses plans to install a Duncan water system once contracts are signed. He envisions mains for strong fire protection, standard hydrants, and a water source from the soft water stratum, leveraging the local industry. Frederickson is praised as a mighty useful citizen and urged to patronize home town industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Frederickson
Duncan
Belen
Frederickson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Victor Hon
Chas. Holmes Dunagan
California
Frank A. Coon
Albuquerque
Hattie Martin
Misa Lilly Hanner
Elva Bradberry
Mr. Riggs
Rev
Sprinkle
Bowile
Leo Cohn
San Francisco
Electa
J. C. Jones
P. E
Fat
John B. Crowell
K. J. Fuller
Arthur J. Oates
Carleton
Petrified Forest
J. M. Dorrance
Mrs. Thompson
Frank KR. Coon
First National Bank of
Silver City
E. FP. Lyday
Bowie
Mr. Lyday
Bowie Nova
Finley
Bynum
Hoss
Montague
St. A. Egon
F. &. Pierson
Los Angeles
Weil
Moore
C.G. Borom
Engineers’ Custom Assay Office
C. A. Mehring
New Mexico
East RaIlroad Avenue
Wilkinson & Carter
Service
Lordsburg Power CO
Proceedings OF CO. Commissioners
Luella $. Clark
Helen M. Austin
The
J. A. Bradberry
Jn. Ownry Chairman
B. HW. Cross
BOVIS
L. R. Boyd
Star Theatre Program
Cruces
Fide
Scott Auto Company
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