Lordsburg High School Spring Concert on May 11
The Lordsburg High School music department presents its annual Spring Concert on Tuesday evening at 8:00 in the high school auditorium. The Band and Girls Glee Club perform a varied program from marches to swing, with seventy two players in the finale featuring an augmented band from Central School. Tickets are available from the student committee or at the door.
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Lordsburg High School
Central School
Glee Club
Maryland
Fort Bayard Gets New Lease On Life
President Truman agreed to direct that the veteran’s administration hospital at Fort Bayard in Grant County not be closed. He also planned a VA review of the 1946 board recommendation to close the facility when Albuquerque space could serve lung patients, following consultations with Senators Hatch Chavez and Agriculture Secretary Anderson.
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Sens
Hatch
Chavez
Sec. of Agriculture Anderson
Pres. Truman
Veteran's Administration
Grant County
Truman
VA Hospital Board
Fort Bayard
Albuquerque
Lordsburg City Council Holds Final Monday Meeting
Lordsburg city council wrapped up its session with routine business and then swore in new members Mayor C C Martin and Aldermen Dudley Robertson Leo Cohen Cassie Martinez and Ted White. Three holdovers remain Marvin Pierce H J Rolfe Fausto Noce. New appointments include H Gass C C Fuller Betty Sue Stone Lalo Chanez Jo Stanley Valentine Drysdale D Renteria Dr J H Baxter and H Vearle Payne. Leo Cohen to draft parking plan by the railroad for submission to V M Petterson.
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Lordsburg
C. C Martin
Dudley Robertson
Leo Cohen
Cassie Martinez
Ted White
Marvin Pierce
H. J. Rolfe
Fausto Noce
Martin
H. Gas
Local Glider Club Sets New New Mexico Altitude Record
Glider pilots Dr. Karl Fife and U. S. Army Captain Alcide Santilli reached 13 600 feet above Lordsburg on a Schweitzer TG 3. The flight took off from a dry lake west of town and returned to Kuykendall Airport after an hour aloft, with observers praising the conditions and Santilli offering further expert instruction to local enthusiasts.
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New Mexico
Lordsburg
Karl Fife
Lloyd Jackson
Fife
U. S. Army
Alcide Santilli
Signal Corps of
Burg
Kuykendall
Santilli
Rainbow Meeting Elects Officers for Next Quarter
The Lordsburg Assembly of Rainbow Girls met Tuesday evening at the Masonic building with large attendance. Officers elected for the next quarter include Worthy Advisor Patsy Gay Powell, Associate Worthy Advisor Arabella Hill, Charity Marise Coursey, Hope Peggy Turrentine, Faith Patsy Batts. Other offices to be filled by Worthy Advisor appointments. installation planned soon.
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Lordsburg Assembly of Rainbow Girls
Masonic
Patsy Gay Powell
Arabella Hill
Charity
Marise Coursey
Hope
Peggy Turrentine
Faith
Patsy Batts
Primary Election Notice for June 8 1948
This notice states the primary election will be held on June 8 1948 and requires voters to be registered by May 4 1948. It advises those not yet registered to register at the County Clerk's office and urges immediate action to vote in upcoming elections.
Founders Day Banquet Honors Beta Sigma Phi at Hidalgo Hotel
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held its annual Founders Day Banquet May 1 at 7 30 p m in the Hidalgo Hotel. White Sardenias formed the centerpiece with yellow and black ribbons leading to each place card. Guests later received gardenias as favors then danced at the Womans Club. Attendees included Elizabeth Gammon Emma Scofield Mary Louise Morgan Alice Steen Marshallene Goodsill Evelyn Willis Freda George Betsy Oberlander Jeanette Williams Susie Kimbley June Dunagan Francis Williams Hanna Mae Heather Betty Sue Stone Joey McWhorter.
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Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Hidalgo Hotel
Zabeth Gammon
Emma Scofield
Mary Louise Morgan
Alice Steen
Marshallene Goodsill
Evelyn Willis
Freda George
Betsy Oberlander
Jeanette Williams
Susie Kimbley
June Dunagan
Francis Williams
Hanna Mae Heather
Betty Sue Stone
Joey McWhorter
B P W Club Holds Annual Springtime Tea
The Business and Professional Women's Club hosts its annual springtime tea at the Woman's Club building on Sunday afternoon May 2. Members wore floor length gowns and officers and guests were welcomed by a decorated setting with roses, lace tea table, and floral arrangements. Mrs. Ella Brown and Mrs. Olivia Wells poured early, followed by Miss Edith Cook and Mrs. Luella Clark at the tea table. Piano selections accompanied the event.
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Business & Professional Women's Club
Woman's Club
Ella Brown
Olivia Wells
Edith Cook
Luella Clark
Silver Tea Sunday Honors Faye Nally at Emma Muir Home
Mrs Rex Kipp hosts a silver tea Sunday May 9 from 3 to 7 pm at Emma Muir home honoring Faye Nally, National Convention delegate. Mrs Muir, who bought a Houston chandelier from the old Kerby mansion, notes the home’s sale for 200000 dollars to Red Cross.
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Rex Kipp
Emma Muir
Faye Nally
Muir
John Kerby
Houston
Kerby
Red Cross
Blood Bank
Civil Air Patrol Officers Appointed in Lordsburg New Mexico
The Civil Air Patrol organized in Lordsburg to aid in search and rescue of downed aircraft, relieve Army pilots, and assist border patrol. Dr Karl L Fife named commanding officer with Major rank. officers include Dick Rice Captain Executive Officer Salvador Salinas 1st Lieutenant Adjutant Marshall Kuykendall 1st Lieutenant Operations Officer Arthur W Bolling 1st Lieutenant Training Officer Ed Vollmarlet Public Information Lieutenant Kenneth McNab 1st Lieutenant Supply Officer Gordon Willis 1st Lieutenant Figeal Officer L K Jackson 2nd Lieutenant.
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Civil Air Patrol
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Karl L. Fife
Dick Rice
Salvador Salinas
Marshall Kuykendall
Arthur W. Bolling
Ed Vollmarlet
Kenneth McNab
Gordon Willis
L. K. Jackson
Alumni Association Meeting for Officer Election
The Alumni association will hold a meeting Saturday May 8 at 7 p.m. to elect officers. All members are urged to attend.
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The
Alumni Association
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Council
Rainbow Meeting
Womans Club
Mesdames
Eli
Pacific Railroad
U. S. Weather Bureau
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