Lordsburg Internment Camp News and Updates
Community column from Lordsburg details local moves and visits. Mrs. Walter P. Churchill’s illness delays reporting while Lt. and Mrs. F. F. Northman move near Smith apartments. Mrs. Edward Sturm and child relocate to Fort Sill and several residents plan trips to El Paso and Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Northman
Smith Apartments
Edward Sturm
Dave
Carolyn
Lordarg
Captain Sturm
Fort Sill
Oklaoma
Remembrance Poppies to Honor War Dead Tomorrow
American Legion Auxiliary volunteers, led by Poppy Chairman Alma Arson, will distribute red poppies on city streets to honor veterans and support rehabilitation funds. Disabled veterans at Fort Bay Road made the flowers, and all proceeds fund humanitarian aid for disabled veterans and children of the dead and disabled. More than 13 million poppies were distributed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Themerican Legion Auxiliary
Almaarson
Poppy
Ft. Bayrd
Ork
Family trip to Hartford during summer vacation
Mrs. Don McCabe and her children Sarah and Mike left Saturday for Hartford Connecticut to visit relatives during the summer school break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McCabe
Sarah
Mike
Hartford
Connecticut
Successful dance at Lordsburg Internment Camp May 22
Headquarters Company sponsored a dance at Lordsburg Internment Camp starting 9 p m led by Major C L Whit marsh Lt Margaret Burton Captain T Rogers Miss Eva Braden Lt Rook and Lt Grace Lynn with Camp Orchestra. Refreshments by Mrs Ayers and Mrs F Bacon included coffee orangeade and doughnuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headquarters Company
Lordsburg
C. L. Whitmarsh
Margaret Burton
T. Rogers
Eva Braden
Rook
Grace Lynn
Congo
Paul Jones
Hill
Ayers
F. Bacon
J. BE. Schweigert
Jacoba
W. L. Ackerman
W. Posey
Hogan
Mr and Mrs Castleberry Leave for Honey Grove Visit
Mr and Mrs C S Castleberry left May 15 for Honey Grove Texas to spend a 16 day leave visiting friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Castleberry
Honey Grove
Texas
Mrs Porch Arrives in Lordsburg For Indefinite Stay
Mrs Porch daughter of First Set and Mrs Ayers arrived in Lordsburg on May 17 with her two sons to live indefinitely with her parents.
Lordsburg Camp To Host First League Softball Game
The league opens at the Lordsburg Internment Camp with a softball game scheduled on Monday May 24 at 6 30 p m on the Post diamond. A home team from H Q ve 309 is set to compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
H. Q
Hidalgo County Boy Scout District Meeting Highlights
Hidalgo County Boy Scout District Committee met at Lorde burg High School with Hon H Vearle Payne presiding. Troop 121 earned a Standard Troop Streamer at the Queca Council Round-Up in El Paso and plans for a by district meet in Deming were announced. A training course on Fundamentals of Scouting was scheduled for June 7 to introduce leaders to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo County
Boy Scout
Lordeburg High School
H. Vearle Payne
Earl McKeehan
Col. Holt
Zach White Camp
el Paso
Texas
Deming
J. H. Baxter
Hidalgo
Alton Powell
Paxter
A. B. Bowman
Corrine Lee Home From Highland School of Nursing
Miss Corrine Lee daughter of Mr and Mrs Louie Lee is home visiting Oakland California Corrine a Highland School of Nursing student and 1937 LHS alumna has three years training at San Mateo Junior College California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrine Lee
Louie Lee
Highland School For Nursing
Oakland
California
LHS
Corrine
San Mateo
Bridal shower honors Miss Florence Gwartney in village club
A combined party and bridal shower at the Woman's Club honored Miss Florence Gwartney who will wed St. Robert Osborne in Enid Oklahoma next week. Guests enjoyed spring floral decor a lace cloth sweet pea candles and refreshments while gifts poured in from many local women. Gwartney born in Lordsburg has been active in the Rainbow for Girls received the Grand Cross of Color and worked in the county agent office before hospital training in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Club
Florence Gwartney
St. Robert Osborne
Enid
Oklahoma
Mesdames
Janice Gwartney
C. C. Fuller
Warren White
Cecelia Fedvick
A. A. Richards
Bud Clayton
C. L. Brown
Percy Brown
Olivia Wells
Tom Gee
Susan Laurinas
Plas Noce
Dewey Jones
C. M. Williams
Sybil Kerr
W. P. Hill
Chandler Hill
W. W. Scott
Albert Hill
Sam Killeb
Marie Moon
David Jones
J. A. Lavalle
Moselle Mesrecar
Harry Rosenstein
Frank Bowman
W. J. Burrus
A. V. Broun
Chas. Stevens
C. B. Austin
Forrest Sanders
J. H. Baxter
P. M. Mellnnis
Gradys Whisnant
Mildred Hill
Lordsburg
Valedon
Ralph Gwartney
Phoenix
Rainbow For Girls
Grand Cros of Color
el Paso
Mrs Mae Kerr Passes Civil Service With Perfect Plus
Mrs Mae Kerr, taking leave to escort daughter Wilma Kerr Evana to Temple Texas for medical care, earned a perfect 100 percent plus on civil service exams for a fine position at Deming Air Base with extra neat appearance on papers and good quarters at the Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Kerr
Wilma Kerr Evana
Temple
Texas
Deming Air Base
Civil Service
Mrs Dudley Robertson Visits Tucson After Las Cruces Trip
Mrs. Dudley Robertson returned from Las Cruces last week and is now visiting in Tucson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Robertson
Las Cruces
Tucson
Final program by B Sharp Music Club at Methodist Church
The B Sharp Music Club presents its final season program at the Methodist church Monday evening May 31 at 8 o’clock. Artists Nally Bundy Avelas Krewson the Brown sisters and the Hill trio perform Tach Nikowsky Piano Concerto Theme in B Flat Minor and Waltz of the Flowers with guest artists Mrs Thelma Ross and Harry Rosenstein. The community is urged to attend and support the artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B Sharp Music Club
Methodist Church
Age Nally
Frances Bundy
Rebecca Avelas
Carol Krewson
Brown Sisters
Hill Trio
Thelma Ross
Harry Rosenstein
Lordsburg
Lions and Lionesses Hold Social at Woman's Club
The Lions and Lionesses enjoyed a social session at the Woman's Club on Tuesday night. Card games and refreshments prepared by Lioness A. Be and Lion Donald Johnson entertained members. Ravens delighted the group, led by President Allan Bowman and other Lions and Lionesses. The June meeting for the Jungle Kings and Queena will be an outdoor mountain picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Club
Donald Johnson
A. BE. Ravens
Lion
Allan Bowman
L. BR. Robinson
Paul Hudgon
Herbert H. Bryant
P. M. Melnnis
Dorothy MelInnis
Willard F. Holt
Thelma Rouse
Seed Pool Provides Large Pasture Seed for Farmers
Farmers in the Gila and Virden Valley Soil Conservation Districts formed a joint seed pool and secured 30 000 pounds of permanent irrigated pasture seed for fall planting at 7 00 per acre. The first order sales are insufficient, prompting a second order around June 15 led by J G Morrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gila
Virden Valley
J. G. Morrill
Virden Valley S. C. D
Furlough Visit From Navy Man Gordon Kimbley
Mrs. Clara Kimbley hosts her son Gordon Kimbley a 3rd Class Navy Petty Officer gunner’s mate stationed near San Francisco. He recently passed Lordsburg en route to Deming where he has resided. He visited Wednesday with his mother and brother Billy. Gordon has ten days leave before returning to base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Kimbley
Gordon Kimbley
Gordon
San Francisco
Lordsburg
Deming
Kimbley
Billy Kimbley
City Drug Company
John Bradford
Jeffus Called Home by Family Illness in Texas
G. P. Jeffus traveled to Mobie tee Texas last week due to his mother and brother’s serious illness. Aubrey Jeffus and Mrs. Jeffus arrived from California by train Friday, and the trio drove from Lordsburg to Mobie tee. He has been in Oklahoma City and Weatherford since arriving and will return when family needs lessen. Mrs. Jeffus and T. B. Williams oversee the lumber yard here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. PV. Jeffus
Mobietee
Texas
Aubrey Jeffus
Promotion Promotes Billy to Sergeant at Camp Hulen
Word comes to his family that E. M. Fisher Jr. at Camp Hulen Texas reports promotion of Billy from Private First Class to Sergeant. The advancement brings satisfaction to his many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Fisher, Jr
Camp Hulen
Texas
Billy
Double wedding planned for New London Coast Guard cadets
Freida Coffey of Lordsburg will wed Cadet John Roger George in New London Connecticut on June 9 or 10 with Marjorie Brogan and Charles Johnson from Phoenix joining in a same time ceremony. A bridal shower was held at the Smith Pon apartamentos with guests list including Coffey relatives and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming Freida Coffey
New London
Conn
John Roger George
Alliance
Ohio
Marjorie Brogan
Charle Johnson
Phoenix
Arizona
Miss Coffey
Cadet George
Coast Guard Academy
Janet
Geady Coffey
Lordsburg
Searcy
Arkansan
AAA
Iirm Sigma Phi
R. K. George
Lordsburg High School
New Mexico A. & M
U. S. Canal Guard Academy
Mra
David Jones
Smith-Pon Aparnments
Grady Coffey
Paul Hudson
Gladys Gene Munelone
Mildred
Velma Hill
Florence Gwartney
Mary Louise Nore
Gladys Whisnant
Aline Griffin
Judy Klement
Verna Bee
Mary Jo McWhorter
Dorothy Singer
Meadames
D. D. Warren
Clara Kimbley
Gordon Willis
Harber Heather
Paul Hudeon
J. R. Poindexter
W. B
Changes in Petroleum Administrative Order announced
The Petroleum Administration for War issued three revisions to service station hours. They authorize the FBI to buy gasoline at any hour, allow bulk deliveries of 50 gallons or more anytime, and require stations to post hours in bold three inch type visible from all approaches. The rule aids farmers buying gas in 50 gallon steel drums.
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The
Petroleum Administration For War Today
Albuquerque Office of War Information
F. B
State Teachers College Expands Summer War Training
New Mexico State Teachers College offers special classes for adults and high school students during a summer term starting June 7. Programs include basic military prep, shop work, photography, radio code, and clerical procedures, with dormitory facilities and medical supervision for attendees in Silver City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico State Teachers College
Regeliy College
Teachere College
Foret
Hank Ivor
Fundamentala
Ity
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Corps
Army Air Forces Gunnery School Graduate Named Martinez
A 22 year old Army Air Forces gunnery school graduate, Jacob M. Martinez, son of Mrs. Venacia and Louie Ti Martinez, completed training at Kingman Arizona. He entered the Army at Fort Bliss Texas on October 22 1942 and earned the rank of Sergeant on May 10 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Forces
Kingman
Arizona
Jacob M. Martines
Venacia
Louie Ti. Martinez
Set
Martinez
Army
Ft. Bline
Texas
Lordaburg
Sir
Graduates Reunite After Hadford School Week
Misses Joe and Susie McWhorter return from El Paso to attend commencement week at Hadford School for Girls. May Queen Elyse Boyd was Joe's roommate last year at Stadford, and Joe graduated in 1942. The group enjoyed fine events and reunions with school friends during graduation week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Susie McWhorter
el Paso
Hadford School
Elyse Boyd
Stadford
Radford
Couple returns from El Paso for daughter's college graduation
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Robinson came home Monday from El Paso where they attended their daughter’s graduation from the School of Mines. They saw her off on the train to Dallas. Mrs. Oberlander is reported as an honor student at the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
L. B. Robinson
el Paso
School of Mines
Dallas
Oberlander
Business Visitor Tom Gee in Phoenix
Tom Gee, a business visitor, spent Wednesday and Thursday in Phoenix Arizona meeting with local firms and exploring potential deals. He is coordinating with city partners to review market opportunities and investment prospects in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom DB. Gee
Phoenix
Arizona
Ration Regulations to Be Enforced in New Mexico
The New Mexico Office of Price Administration will enforce rationing rules on loose coupons. State director 8 M Graf cites store violations in Albuquerque and other towns. Both shopper and clerk are liable when loose stamps are used. only current red stamps may be used for point changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thy
State Office of Price Administration
M. Graf
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Graf
Warren Couple Visis Relatives During Vacation Visit
Mr and Mrs Alton Warren arrived home from Washington DC on Tuesday and are spending their vacation with Mr and Mrs M Drysdale of Lordsburg and Mr and Mrs D D Warren of Separ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Alton Warren
Washington, D. C
M. Drysdale
Lordsburg
D. D. Warren
Separ
American Legion to Decorate Graves Sunday
Robert Swan Post No 30 of the American Legion will place new flags on every soldier’s grave in Mountain View and Shakespeare towns on Sunday morning May 30. There will be no public demonstration, says Post Commander Eugene Montague, and businesses will stay open on Decoration Day Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Swan
American Legion
Mountainview
Shakespeare Com
Eugene Montague
Message from Manuel Guerra Sends Greetings to Local Residents
Secretary Holt reports a cheery message from Manuel Guerra, LHS alumnus and former student body aide, now at Montana State College studying to be a pilot. He mentions learning French Spanish and Portuguese and sends greetings to Burt Mayfield Nat Gammon and their spouses from 43 0 5 Montana State College Bozeman MT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Manuel Guerra
LHS Grad
Aident
Montana State College
Burt
Mayfield
Nat Gammon
Bozeman
Montana
Mrs Felix Jones Travels Through Lordsburg to Morenci
Mrs Felix Jones visited Lordsburg early this week while returning from Alpine Texas to her home in Morenci. She departed for Morenci yesterday after visiting her father Mr Casner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Jones
Lordsburg
Mr. Casner
Alpine
Texas
Morenci
Mrs P M Chase and Minas Nancy Chase Visit El Paso
Mrs P M Chase and Minas Nancy Chase traveled to El Paso on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. P. M. Chase
Minas Nancy Chase
el Paso
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Walter P. Churchill
Red
Miss Heidman
Joseph Carp
Unday
Mexico City
Mexico
Carp
EB. F. Quillen
Marie Cullum
Plain
J. C. Safford
Culm
Animas
Dorothy Darnell
J. O. Safford
Miss Darnell
Apach
Sgt. Overton
St. Louis
Missouri
Noathcurr
Mioma
Rome
Rasoum Ane
Kelly
U.S. C
Orleta Payne
Miew Isabelle Wiggs
Miss Wiggs
Lupe Garcia
Donnie Measday
Patricia Ferguson
Mary May Johnson
Wesley Measday
Jeanette Payne
Georgene Dixon
Dick Noyes
Freida Nichols
Peterman Reher Aw Siated
Pvt. Simon
Spt
W. F. Dede
Pvt
Hersman Reher
M. Simon
Charles Crouch
Robert Trejo
J. Paleh
Bobbie Wathen
Adj. Glaeser
FE. J. Malone
Lions and Lionesses
Gforge
State Teachers College
Silver City
Manuel
War Department
Leslie McNair
Army Ground Forces
Tunsian Front
Joseph T. McNarney
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