Betty Linn Richins Crowned Football Queen for 1950
Betty Linn Richins was crowned Football Queen at halftime during the Homecoming game between Silver City Oil and Lordsburg Mavericks. The event featured a parade by the visiting band, attendants in pastel gowns, and a red convertible escort as Armando Estrada and Oscar Turrentine officiated the crowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Linn Richins
Silver City Oil
Lordsburg Mavericks
Elmer Jomes
Betty Linn
Mary Leu Brown
Ernestine Hernandez
Armando Estrada
Oscar Turrentine
Margaret Richards
Irene Altuna
French Colonial Engineers To Visit Lordsburg
Three engineers from French territories plan to visit Lordsburg on November 16 to study irrigation and drainage methods in New Mexico for potential use in tropical agriculture. The group includes Francis Adolphe Ciolina from Madagascar Jean A L R Kellerman of Equatorial Africa and Louis A Minjoz of French West Africa. Accompanied by interpreter C Taran they focus on land prep and water application for irrigation and open earth dam systems.
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Albuquerque
New Mexco
Africa
Lordsburg
Francis Adolphe Ciolina
Madagascar
Jean A. L. R. Kellerman
Equatorial Africa
Louis A. Minjoz
Wings on Wheels Caravan Brings B-45 Tornado to Lordsburg
The U S Air Force Wings on Wheels caravan will display the B-45 Tornado jet bomber in Lordsburg on November 11 from 9 a m to 9 p m on Railroad Street near the Southern Pacific depot. The public may view the aircraft closely as part of a touring display highlighting this historic jet bomber.
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Lordsburg
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Railroad Street
Southern Pacific
United States
Reopening Nears for Animas Oil Well Survey Complete
H C Rowland, a major Montana Wyoming operator, says Mineral Research Co. well in Animas Valley shut by state orders will resume after B W Venable completed survey and signed plat. Oil Conservation Commission at Santa Fe holds plat. permit to drill expected within days. Rowland cites potential for a large New Mexico field.
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H. C. Rowland
Montana
Wyoming
Animas Valley
The
Mineral Research Co
B. W. Venable
Oil Conservation Commission
Santa Fe
Utz
Mr. Rowland
Mr. East
New Mexico
Display American Flag On Armistice Day
The Chamber of Commerce urges all businesses to display the American Flag on Saturday November 11 in honor of Armistice Day. Lordsburg and Albuquerque will host the Wings on Wheels caravan attracting visitors from miles around as the exhibit stops in these two New Mexico cities.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lordsburg
Albuquerque
Todhunter Ranch Manager Charged With Cattle Theft
Bob Compton, Todhunter Ranch general manager for Mrs. Margaret Tod hunter of Deming, pleaded guilty to cattle theft in Justice court. He faces three counts for mis branding 54 heifers, one bull, and 41 steers, with bond set at 10000 per count and a possible December District Court hearing.
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Bob Compton
Margaret Todhunter
Flying Grandmother
Deming
Justice of the Peace
Boy Perkins
Compton
New Mexico
Hidalgo County Men Called By Draft Board
Hidalgo County men were called by Selective Service Board No. 12 for the Armed Forces physical examination. They traveled to El Paso on Wednesday November 8 for their examinations. Eduardo S. Turin, Pedro P. Ruis, Drew Weatherby, Robert Kerr, Willis H. Walter, Carlos S. Hernandez.
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Hidalgo County
Selective Service Board
Armed Forces
el Paso
Eduardo S. Turin
Pedro P. Ruis
Drew Weatherby
Robert Kerr
Willis H. Walter
Carlos S. Hernandez
Passenger Use Needed To Retain Airline Service
Tucson may lose feeder and local service airlines if the public does not use them. Donald A. Duff of Frontier Airlines warned at the Arizona Aviation Conference that feeder carriers operate under temporary government authority and require strong customer usage to survive.
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Tucson
Ariz
Donald A. Duff
Frontier Airlines
Arizona Aviation
Duff
Santa Claus and His Reindeer Visit Lordsburg
The Santa Claus parade sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and local merchants will come to Lordsburg on Friday December 15. Grady Carothers of Goldthwaite Texas will visit with his reindeer that he corralled on his Arctic Circle expedition. Some reindeer will pull Santa's sleigh. Further details will be published later.
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Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Lordsburg
Grady Carothers
Goldthwaite
Texas
Arctic Circle
Dan Rodriguez Wounded in Korean War Service
Dan Rodriguez nineteen year old son of Cruz Rodriguez of the city was wounded in September during the Korean invasion. He enlisted in the U S Army in March and has been returned to the United States as a patient at William Beaumont General Hospital in El Paso. The extent of his injuries is not yet known.
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Dan Rodriguez
Cruz Rodriguez
William Beaumont General Hospital
el Paso
Democrats Carry Hidalgo County In Elections
Democrats carried Hidalgo county for all offices with 1095 total votes. Gov race shows Miles 660 to Mechem 415. other statewide results list several Democratic winners and Republican challengers, with party breakdowns for Congress, state offices, and county posts.
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Hidalgo County
Miles
Mechem
Congress
Steiner Mason
Jose E. Armijo
John J. Dempsey
A. M. Fernandez
Edwin L. Mecher
Joan E. Miles
Paul F. Larrazole
Tibo J. Chavez
F. A
Tony) Vigil
Beatrice Bassett Roach
W. S
Billy) Apodaca
Robert Donald
Bob) Castner
State Treas
Alfred W. Kayne
R. H. Grissom
Atty. Gen
Dan Cowell
Joe L. Martinez
Guy Shepard
State Corp . Comm
Chester Arthur Hunker
Eugene
Gene) Allison
State Supreme Court
Charles H. Fowler
Henry G. Coors
22Nd Dist
Rex Kipp
Johnny) Walker
Antone Thygerson
Ethel W. Richins
Geo. FE
Laddie) Pendleton
Earle Kerr
Marshall Fuller
Dick Richards
Percy Brown
Co. Treas
Damon Dhonagan
Public Thanksgiving Program by Lordsburg Woman's Club
Lordsburg Woman's Club plans a Thanksgiving Day program on Monday November 20 featuring ministers from all local churches and special music. The theme is Thankfulness and Prayer for World Peace. Attendees are invited to arrive by 3 30 P M. The item will be continued in next week's Liberal.
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Lordsburg
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Lyman Hall
Mary Reed
Esther Delgado
Susan Probert
Jackie McGhee
J. C. Reeves
Animas
Todhunter
Woman's Club
Southern Pacific Railroad
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