Local Man Killed in Auto Mishap near Lordsburg
Armstrong 50 of Lordsburg died Friday morning about 9 when his car veered off U S 80 about 27 miles west of Lordsburg. Three passengers were hospitalized with injuries. Stine and Ray Austin suffered head and rib injuries. Berry was severely bruised. Armstong was thrown 105 feet from the wreck as the car rolled five times. excessive speed cited by State Police Officer Joe Rutt.
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Wford Clycle Armstrong
Lordsburg
U.S. 80
Stine
Ray Austin
Houston
Texas
Berry
Roscoe
J. H. Rose
Armstrong
Joe Rutt
County Road Committee Reorganized in Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County will reorganize its Road Planning Committee with six districts. A nominating committee of three per district, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, will present a ballot of seven to land owners and operators to choose two for the committee. Terms are 3 and 5 years, with voting by mail. The Hidalgo County Chamber of Commerce may appoint two members.
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Hidalgo
Ed Hitson
Board of
Hidalgo County
Chamber . Commerce
Roping Polo Practice Planned by Sheriff's Posse
The Sheriff's Posse met Monday night with good attendance. Plans call for polo and roping practice each Wednesday at 6 pm and 2 pm with players supplying gear and calves. The posse will cover lights water and corral fees. Spectators are welcome.
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Sheriff's Posse
Representative to visit Santa Fe welfare office
A representative from the El Paso district Social Welfare office will meet the public at the New Mexico welfare office on Wednesday, November 16. No appointment is needed. The representative will be on site from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
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el Pa
New Mexico
Mavericks to Meet Jal Panthers in Class B Playoff
Lordsboro High School Mavericks, District 3B champions, face Jal Panthers, District 4B winners, this Friday at 2 p.m. The game follows a 7-1 defeat last season that ended Mavericks’ state bid. Coaches Craig and Rusk emphasize defense tweaks and new offense amid light practices. Willie McDonald remains the only injury concern.
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Lordsboro High School Mavericks
Jal Panthers
Mavericks
Panthers
Ralph Craig
Jim Rusk
Willie McDonald
Ted Raynor Honored At Las Cruces Autograph Party
Mrs. Claude Fuller attended an autograph party in Las Cruces honoring Ted Raynor editor of the Las Cruces Citizen. The event ran from 3 to 6 pm at Mesilla Book Store with attendees Carl Hertzog and Frances Fugate of El Paso. The Writers Club of Mesilla conferred honors.
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Ted Raynor
Las Cruces
Claude Fuller
Raynor
Hidalgo County
Lordsburg
Fuller
Ted
Carl Hertzog
el Paso
Francis Fugate
Mesilla
Writers Club of
Hertzog
Paul Hood
P. T. A. Drive Reaches Halfway Mark With 390 Members
The Parent Teacher Association reports 390 members at midway. Lineup includes Pauline Black Cecelia Gandara and Cora Kirby guiding teachers and students. Winners are Central School third grade Wilson School sixth grade Junior High. A party for winning rooms is planned.
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Parent Teacher Association
Pauline Black
Cecelia Gandara
Cora Kirby
Central School
Jack Lowance
Wilson School
Wesley Freeburg
Wofford
Fifty-Five Youths Compete In Lordsburg Rifle Meet
Fifty-five boys divided into four age groups competed in a youth rifle match hosted by Lordsburg Elks Lodge No. 1813 at the El Paso Natural Gas Co. plant. Winners across ages 10 and under to over 15 included multiple bullseyes at 50 and 75 yards, with trophies awarded by Slick's Sporting Goods.
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Lordsburg
Elks Lodge
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Levi K. Ross
Wiley T. Poe
Sammy Padilla
Poe
Mike Ahbess
Gene Moore
Hal Scofield
James Altuna
James Richardson
Scofield
Altuna
Edmund R. Sanchez
Larry Hood
Joey Gonzales
Lynn O'Donnell
Charles McCarty
Gilbert Greigo
Richard McCarty
Joe Sanchez
Greigo
Slick
Sporting Goods
Elks
Morris Tummons
Ned Kent
Oeal Border Patrol
LeRoy McCarty
Hidalgo County
Henry Huston
Howard Ross
Mountain States Tel & Tel
Larry Buhrer
Bill Harris
Monroe Denham
Joe Woody
EPNG
Charlie Walter
Who's Who Jackpot Not Won Won
John Wood drew Joe Rouse entry for the Who's Who contest. The entry listed 20 clues but only 19 existed, so Joe missed the jackpot. The winning clue Deer appeared in an advertisement, not the puzzle. Boxes will be restocked at Ray's Shell Service Toby's Liquors Wimp's Sales and Service and Roadside Grocery for three more weeks.
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John Wood
Joe Rouse
Joe
Fashion Cleaners
Ray’s Shell Service
Toby's Liquors
Wimp’s
Hidalgo County Tracks Democratic Sweep in Postwar Election
Hidalgo County voters produced a decisive Democratic landslide with Kennedy ahead 50.2 to 49.8 percent over Nixon and Mechem narrowly winning the governor’s race by under 1,000 votes. Turnout reached about 80 percent as Democrats swept local and state offices, with the Hidalgo County Hospital Bond Issue passing 579 to 138.
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John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Edwin J. Mechem
Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County Hospital
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Lodge
U. S. Senate
Clinton P. Anderson
Wm. F. Colwes
Lions Hear District Governor Tillotson at Anniversary Dinner
District Gov. John E. Tillotson of Alamogordo was principal speaker at Lordsburg Lions Club 30th anniversary dinner in The American Legion Hall. Guests from Bayard Silver City Deming attended. honors included Monarch certificates to Wesley Freeburg and others, new members Carl Lehman and John Jeffus, and zone chairman N. M. Morrison.
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Dist
John E. Tillotson
Alamogordo
Lordsburg Lions Club
Darren Dunagan
Howard Ross
Harold Bishop
Vic Reay
American Legion Hall
Lions Club
Joe Barcenas
Jose Hazelton
Sue Freeburg
Tom Myers
Louis Burleson
Deming Club
Finis FE
Davis
Lions International
Chicago
Lions Clubs
Bayard
Silver City
Deming
Tillotson
Haskell Smith
Smith
Postelle Cooper
Cooper
Tommy Foy
Foy
Lion Foy
Wesley Freeburg
B. M. Kimbley
Damon Dunagan
Jack Morgan
Ricard B. Rice
Carl Lehman
John Jeffus
N. M. Morrison
Lordburg
Color Day on NBC Television Promises Color Programs Today
New subscribers to the television cable service will pay only $4.90 for the balance of November. Mrs Patsy Richins, office manager of Great States Electronics, announced color television programs to be shown today on NBC. Viewers can see color sets on display at Lords burg Lumber and Builders Supply and Southwest Supply Co.
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Patsy Richins
Great States Electronics
N. B.C
Lordsburg Lumber and Builders’ Supply
Southwest Supply Co
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