Honor Students Begin Grand Canyon Tour
Honor Students depart for Grand Canyon on a four year high school honor trip. Recipients include Leola Rae Scott Spencer Marise Alen Virginia Becht Pat Cory ie Brown Marilyn Kuyken yi Anna Martin. George P. Jeffus sponsors. Ritter Interests funds cover expert services. First trip funded in 1848, reestablished 1949 under Jeffus.
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Grand Canyon
Leola Rae
Scott Spencer
Marise Alen
Virginia Becht
Pat Cory Ie Brown
Marilyn Kuykenyi
Anna Martin
George P. Jeffus
W F. Ritter
Jeffus
Flagstaff
Ariz
Grand Cartoon
Tonto Natural Bridge
Becht Receives UNM Scholarship After High School Honors
Miss Virginia Becht of Lordsburg earns a 50 dollar per semester scholarship from the University of New Mexico for four years. The award reflects her four years of strong scholastic standing and statewide junior tests. She must maintain a B average for the first semester and a B average in subsequent semesters. Becht led F H A as parliamentarian, served as president, contributed to the school press, and was active in extracurriculars.
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Virginia Becht
John Becht
Lordsburg High School
University of New Mexico
Miss Becht
Messer
parliamentar@y
Miss Shirley Vollmar to Wed James O Brien Styles
Miss Shirley Ann Vollmar daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Vollmar former Mtding owners in Culver City Calif will become the bride of Mr James O Brien Styles on Saturday May 26 at 10 O clock in St Thomas Chapel Newman Hall Berkeley Calif A reception will follow at 1025 Pella Vista Oakland Calif Vollmar a Lordsburg High School 1949 graduate is a UC student
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Shirley Ann Vollmar
Edward Volimar
Mtding
Culver City
Calif
James Orday O
Benjamin Styles
St. Thomas Chapel
Newman Hall
Berkeley
Dorin
Sis
Pella Vista
Oakland
Vollmar
Lords
Burg High School
the Unity of California
Commencement Address Highlights Security and Growth
H Vearle Payne spoke at the 195? commencement stressing focus on present security while urging that life holds greater aims than safety. Medals and scholarships were presented to students including Ruth Payne Louis Alvarez w P Hill Leola Rae Payne Armando Estrada Mary Read Jimmie Brown Jack Cochran Vern Payne Davidson Evins Chana geirer Mabel Johnston Leola Rae Payne and Leele. Discounts noted for various awards and scholarships were announced by Superintendent Wesley Freeburg.
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Ruth Payne
Louis Alverez
W. P. Hill
Leola Rae Payne
Armando Estrada
Mary Read
Jimmie Brown
Jack Cochran
Vern Payne
Mabel Johnston
Leola Rae Paytte
Thetminess
Leele
Cloud Pilgrim
Scott Spencer
Eastern New Mexico University
Wesley Freeburg
Elks Club Dance Set For May 26 At Local Lodge
The Elks club will host a dance for members and guests on Saturday night May 26 in the recreation room. Music by the new Cowboy Band starts at 9 00 p m. Members are urged to attend and bring guests.
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The
Elks Club
Cowboy
New High School Building Under Construction
The new high school in Silver City is under construction with Frank Tatsch as contractor. The modern design by Schaefer and Merreil includes eight classrooms and multiple departments, totaling 32,600 square feet at a cost of $450,024.87.
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Frank Tatsch
Silver City
Schaefer & Merreil
Clovis
Fock
Public Invited to Sharp Club Recital
Mrs Claude C Fuller curates a B Sharp Music club recital series in the H Hi auditorium on May 25 and 26 at 8 PM. The program features classical semi classical folk songs and modern numbers. Public invitation extended.
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Claude C. Fuller
B Sharp Music Club
H. Hi
Rifle Range Opens Sunday at Lordsburg
The Lordsburg rifle range opens Sunday May 27 at 9 a m. The facility includes three target ranges and four M 1 rifles with ammunition for shooters. Members and interested parties are urged to attend for practice and qualification scores.
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Lordsburg
Rulings on Beef Prices Announced by Co A M Com
The Hidalgo County Agricultural Mobilization Committee of the United States Department of Agriculture announced ceiling price rules for beef. CPR 23 sets live cattle price baselines per hundredweight with rollbacks after July 30 and October 1. CPR 24 fixes prime carcass beef at Chicago at 57 dollars per hundredweight, with Aug 1 rollback to 54.30. CPR 25 establishes a dollar cent ceiling for beef sold at retail with later rollbacks.
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Hidalgo County
Chicago
Ward notices land surveying equipment demo at Virden farm
Soi Conservation Service announces a public demonstration of land surveying equipment at the Mar jon Stensen Farm in Virden on Thursday afternoon May 24. Attendees may join to observe the equipment in use and learn about its operations.
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Ward
Soi Conservation Service
Mar’ Jon Stensen
Virden
Lordsburg Beats Central 10–7 In Sunday Baseball
Lordsburg defeated Central 10 to 7 on the local diamond Sunday. Central tallied three runs in each of the first two innings and one in the seventh, while Lordsburg scored across the first eight innings, finishing with ten runs, ten hits, and ten errors for Central had seven runs, five hits and eight errors by unofficial count.
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Lordsburg
Central
Woman's Club Holds Annual May Breakfast in Hidalgo Hotel
The Women’s Club met Monday May 21 at 10:00 a m in the Hidalgo Hotel lounge for a May breakfast with hostesses Mrs Freeman McWhorter Mrs Homer Brooks and Mrs Sherwood Culberson. Toastmistress was Mrs C C Fuller and Mrs B M Chase gave thanks. About 40 members attended as the nominating committee led by Mrs Co B Austin Mrs Marshall Fuller and Mrs Emma J Scofield presented the 1951 52 slate including Berle Kerr president Freeman McWhorter vice president Sherwood Culberson corres sec Marshall Fuller rec sec Alan Koff treasurer and J A Foster parliamentarian all elected unanimously. Installation is planned for September.
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Women's Club
Hidalgo Hotel
Freeman McWhorter
Homer Brooks
Sherwood Culberson
C. C. Fuller
M. Chase
Co. B. Austin
Marshall Fuller
Emma J. Scofield
Berle Kerr
Corres
Treas
Alan Koff
J. A. Foster
Maverick Yearbook Dedicates Mrs Moselle Messecar
The 1950 Lordsburg High School yearbook The Maverick dedicates the book to Mrs Moselle Messecar for 15 years of service. The dedication praises her warm interest in students and cooperation in classroom and activities, noting her winning personality and lasting example.
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Moselle Messecar
Lordsburghi
Lordsburg
Lordsburg High School
Hospital Equipment Fund Nears Target as Donations Slow
The Hospital Equipment Fund stands near six thousand five hundred dollars with about three thousand five hundred more needed to reach twelve thousand. County residents are urged to donate soon as the drive may close. this week contributors include Ritter-Walker Co. and B. C. Wood, Ramon Sanchez, Mrs. Helen Corranice, and O. M. Jones.
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Ritter-Walker Co
B. C. Wood
Ramon
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Univ. of
Shirley Volimar
Merry
NEW School
H. Vearle Payne
Sharp Club
Rifle
Co. A.M. Com
Woman's Club
Hotel Hidalgo
LHS
Southern Pacific Railroad
Sun
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