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Newspaper

Lordsburg Liberal

Location

Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1968

Page

4

EPNG To Host Atomic Industrial Forum Committee Meeting

El Paso based El Paso Natural Gas Company hosts the Atomic Industrial Forum Plowshare Committee meeting on May 2 at the Hilton Inn in El Paso. The event gathers major U.S. and international leaders to discuss peaceful nuclear applications and the Gasbuggy project testing nuclear stimulation of a natural gas reservoir in northwest New Mexico.

Plowshare Committee The Atomic Industrial Forum el Paso el Paso Natural Gas Company Atomic Energy Commission Bureau of Mines U. S. Department of the Interior New Mexico United States Hilton Inn M. L. Sharrah Continental Oil Company of New York Gerard C. Gambs Consolidation Coal Company Pittsburgh Pennsylvania G. W. Frank Austral Oil Company Hoveton Harry L. Browne Palo Alto

S. S. Representative to Be Here Thursday

William F. Brown social security representative will be in Lordsburg at City Hall Auditorium Thursday May 23 from 8 30 to 11 am.

William F. Brown Lordsburg City Hall

Mrs. Frances Weckworth Installed BPW President

Mrs Frances Weckworth was installed as president of the local Business and Professional Women's Club last Thursday night May 9 at the American Restaurant banquet room Installing officer for the 1956 1969 term was Mrs Virginia Seal director of the Southwest District Also installed were Mrs Mertice Brooks vice president Mrs Freda Busselle treasurer Mrs Doris McCarty secretary and Emma Scofield parliamentarian Outgoing President Scofield was presented a gift for her two year term

Frances Weckworth Professional Women’s Club American Restaurant Virginia Seal Southwest District Mertice Brooks Freda Busselle Doris McCarty Emma Scofield

Mrs. Baker Hosts W S C L S Meeting At Home

Mrs Carl D Baker hosted the Methodist W S C S May meeting at her home with Mrs William Kilgore as co host. A pledges to missions program followed by a business session elected officers for the coming year includingPresident Mrs J F Whitmore and Secretary Mrs Brooks. A penny tax based on weight was collected with Mrs Stiles presenting a sack of pennies equal to her weight.

Carl D. Baker William Kilgore Mmes Homer Brooks Robert J. Kirchman J. R. Badgett William M. Kipp J. F. Whitmore Thelma Ross Bruce Moulton Burke Stiles Baker Glenn Dorsett

Money Spent for Advertising Is an Investment

An article argues that spending on advertising should be viewed as an investment. It highlights long term returns through brand visibility, market reach, and sales growth, urging businesses to balance short term costs with future profitability.

Area Resource C and D Steering Committee Approves 24 Projects

The Southwest New Mexico Resource Conservation and Development Area steering committee met in Silver City on May 8, adopting a constitution and by laws. It reviewed 24 project proposals from individuals and groups covering watersheds, highway beautification, erosion control and farm product marketing. Attendees included Dick Dокum and L A Conner from local soil and water districts, Rodney Newton conservationist and Ed Hitson county agent.

Southwest New Mexico Silver City Grant County Dick Dockum L. A. Conner Animas Virden Valley

Lordsburg Briefs Show Weekend Socials and Retirement Honors

Home gatherings honor Dean O Donnell retiring as NMSU senior vice president with a Las Cruces banquet on June first. Attendees include Ernest Woody family, Bill Ferguson and son Jim from Safford, Jack Bryant and children from El Paso, David Warren, Wesley Freeburg, and local residents.

Ernest II Woody Bill Furguson Jim Safford Jack Bryant Tim and Elizabeth el Paso David Warren Wesley Freeburg Dean O'Donnell NMSU Las Cruces Jr. Sr

Yucca varieties and mock battles appear in New Mexico and Panama

New Mexico hosts three Yucca varieties, known as soap weed, whose crushed roots yield suds used by Indians and Spanish-Americans. In Panama, the Chaco Indians hold an engagement test where a man must defeat his future father in law in a staged fight. Spectators frequently toss both fighters into a river after the contest.

New Mexico Panama National Geographic

Nixon Rockefeller Deadlock Shapes GOP Platform Session

The national convention fight shows Nixon with a four vote lead in New Mexico as governors debate the GOP platform in Albuquerque on transportation poverty and opportunity. Governors Shafer Chafee Love Tiemann back Nixon’s bid while noting not yet decisive. Budget hearings praise at Tucumcari Clayton Santa Rosa and Des Moines reflect strong local interest.

Dent Richard M. Nixon New York Nelson Rockefeller Nixon New Mexico Albuquerque Gordon Pacheco Cordova Cargo Raymond Shafer Pennsylvania John Chafee Rhode Island John Love Colorado Norbert Tiemann Nebraska Rockefeller Reagan Harry Wugalter Tucumcari Clayton San Jon Don Wood Joe Gonzales Santa Rosa Wugalter Gonzales Cimarron Des Moines Union County Wuvalter James Stanfield

Former Lordsburg Resident Dora V. Chaires Dies

Dora V. Chaires wife of Set W. H. Chaires died May 4 at Tucson Medical Center. She was formerly Dora River and resided at 766 W Calle Castile. Survivors include husband three daughters Betty Jean Victoria and Tina two sons Ernest and Vicente Jr one sister Jessie De La Garza of Lordsburg. Services were held at St Monica's Church May 6 and interment was at Holy Hope Cemetery.

Dora V. Chaires Set W. H. Chaires Tucson Medical Center Dora River W. Calle Castile Betty Jean Victoria Tina Ernest Vicente Jr Jessie de la Garza Lordsburg St. Monica’s Church Holy Hope Cemetery

Delivery Of Telephone Directory To Begin

Mountain States Telephong local manager Ray Gabehart notes delivery will start next week for the 1968 telephone directory covering Lordsburg Deming Bayard Hurley Savy Rita Reserve Central Clift Columbus and Glenwood. Directories will be mailed locally with updates after May 6.

Mountain States Ray Gabe Hag Woek Lordsburg Deming Gyve City Bayard Hurley Savy Rita Reserve Central Clift Gig Columbus Glenwood

Wage Rates Set For Sugarbeet Workers

Wages and conditions for sugarbeet labor after April 1968 were announced by the ASC Hidalgo Commissioner following hearings. Rates include at least 140 per hour for hand operations like planting, hoeing, trimming, thinning, weeding, topping, loading, or lifting. age 14 to 16 provisions. work basis rates per acre for tasks such as thinning and hoeing. piecework rates for certain operations to be agreed between producer and worker with a wage floor of not less than per hour.

W. G. Richards ASC Hidalgo Agr

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