Navy Enlistment Open to Seventeen Year Olds
The Navy Department notes enlistment is open to young men as young as seventeen with parent consent. Seventeen year olds may serve toward a twenty year active career before civilian retirement, receiving about 64 dollars monthly, rising to 110 dollars after ten years in reserve. Eleven terms cover broader retirement benefits and post service opportunities. Navy recruiting stations report high demand from soon to be eligible youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Lordsburg housing shortage drives demand for four and five room homes
The article notes a dire need for more rental houses in Lordsburg as four or five room homes with modern conveniences are in demand. Prospective residents including engineers seek suitable family housing, while investors consider building at least a dozen new tenement houses to accommodate growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Lordabury
Lordsburg
RST Baptist Church Service Schedule
Paul H. Elmore, pastor, conducts Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. The Maining Union meets at 6:39 p.m. with a sermon at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night service at 1:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RST Baptist Church
Paul H. Elmore
Maining Union
Church Announcement Schedule and Services
The Nazarene church lists Sunday services at 9 45 a m and 11 00 a m with evening youth service at 6 30 p m and evangelistic service at 7 30 p m. Wednesday meeting at 7 30 p m welcomes all attendees.
Church of Christ announces services and schedules
Percy BF Krewson, minister over Fifth and Pyramid Sts Bible School hosts services at 11:00 a m. Sunday with morning offerings at 10:00 a m. The Senior Endeavor meets at 6:30 p m and The True Standard is the evening topic at 7:30 p m. A junior meeting is planned Wednesday at 7:30 p m for ages 12 and under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Percy BF. Krewson
Fifth and Pyramid Sts
Bible School
Lordsburg Boys Help Jefferson Dam Team
R. D. Jones travels to Strawberry Plains Tennessee to join his twin JO M Jones at the Jefferson Dam in Tennessee. Both brothers are minors and will not be subject to selective draft until early spring. They are the brothers of Mise Tommie Jones of Lordsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Jones
Strawberry Plains
Tennessee
JO M Jones
Jefferson Dam
Tennesace
Mise Tommie Jones
Lordsburg
Methodist church service and activities listed
Morning Worship at 9:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Epworth League and evening worship at 7 p.m. Choir practice on Wednesday at 7:50 p.m. A warm welcome is extended to all.
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Epworth League
Methodist Church
Assembly of God Church Service Times
The Assembly of God Church lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m morning worship 11 a m evening service 7 p m and Tuesday 7 30 p m prayer meeting C A service Friday 7 30 p m A cordial welcome awaits you at the Assembly of God church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly OF God Church
H. P. Hines
C. A
Assembly of God
Lions Bet Beans Against Cotton Over Lobos Wildcats Game
Albuquerque Lions Club bet twenty 100-pound sacks of Pinto beans against Tucson Lions Club on the Lobos Wildcats football game. The cats were defeated 12 to 13, yielding beans and a bale of cotton for charity. Lions officials and local figures assisted with banners and the prize distribution in Lordsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque Lions Club
University of New Mexico Lobos
Tucson Lions Club
Lobos
University of Arizona
Fred Mackey
Fred Kaufman
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Arizona
Lions Club
Albuquerque
Wildcats
Tucson
Lion Kaufman
Lion Jeffus
Lions Club of
Ted Shipkey
George Baldwin
The
Albuquerque Tribune
Holt
Noted Guests Visit Then Headed to Phoenix
Mrs Ed Belt and her son W M Belt with his wife and grandson James Belt spent the night en route to Phoenix to visit another daughter Mrs A L Klerner. W M Belt served 28 years at the post office department mainly in Santa Barbara and is a NM M I graduate who recalls Col Pearson and the Shakespeare Stratford Hotel birthplace of W M Belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Belt
W. M. Belt
James Belt
Phoenix
A. L. Klerner
Post Office Department
Santa Barbara
California
Mr. Belt
NM. M. I
Nat Gammon
Belt
Col. Pearson
Belts
Stratford Hotel
Shakespeare
Cattle Shipments Move Calves and Cows to Imperial Valley
The Kerr Cattle Company shipped three carloads of calves to feeders in the Imperial Valley while Freeman McWhorter sent one carload of cows on the same train to the same destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr Cattle Company
Imperial Valley
Freeman McWhorter
American Legion Auxiliary to Meet
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular monthly meeting next Wednesday December 4 at Mrs Moselle Mexsecar’s home. The meeting begins at 7 30 PM with all members urged to attend. Mrs Eva Walter and Mrs E M Brickley are the hostesses.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Moselle Mexsecar
Eva Walter
E. M. Brickley
Drivers License Sale Set For December at City Clerk Office
A drivers license for 194 will go on sale December 1 at the office of the City Clerk and at Ports of Entry.
Learning teleprinting at Western Union in San Angelo
John A. Wathen reports from San Angelo Texas that he is progressing well in learning teleprinting and will implement the method once he masters the routine. Miss Eleanor Beard is now handling all messages by teleprint with polished accuracy, making messages appear printed on the telegraph blank rather than pasted in strips.
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John A. Wathen
Western Union
San Angelo
Texas
Eleanor Beard
Thanksgiving Dinner Hosted by Mr and Mrs E M Fisher
Mrs E M Fisher entertained a jolly group at her Thanksgiving dinner held on the last Thursday in November for many years. Guests included the Fisher family, Mr and Mrs Jack McGhee of El Paso, City Clerk E M Fisher, Miss Ruthe Fisher, Mr and Mrs T A Kerr, Miss Judy Clements and Charles Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Fisher
Lions Club Banquet Held at Undercroft
Lions Club held its Ladies Night banquet last night in the undercroft of the Methodist church. Home Economics girls provided the dinner. A full account will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Taylor Aircrafts Visit Lordsburg Airport
Taylor Aircrafts from Eastern manufacturers touched down at Lordsburg airport en route to the Pacific coast. The Western Coast Aircraft Corporation sells these ships and expects the field to see future improvements and larger activity.
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Taylor
Pacific Coast
Lordsburg
Western Coast Aircraft Corporation
Friday Luncheon Bridge Club Entertained by Mrs Sanders
Mrs. E. F. Sanders hosted the Friday luncheon bridge club last week. Attendees included Mesdames C. B. Austin, B. E. Allen, R. E. Ruven, Donald Johnson, L. B. Robinson, A. Poindexter, Faye Clayton, F. H. Winters, and Donald McCabe.
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E. F. Sanders
Mesdames
C. B. Austin
8. E. Allen
R. E. Ruvens
Donald Johnson
L. B. Robinson
A.ee Poindexter
Faye Clayton
F. H. Winters
Donald McCabe
B Sharp Club Enjoys Russian Music Night and Guest Artists
The B Sharp Club met at Mre Claude C Fuller’s home on Saturday November 25 for a two part program featuring miscellaneous numbers and Russian music. Performers included W Crawford Mearns with oboe, Lila Payne and Lucinda Payne in Schubert and Volga Boatman items, Betty Reynolds who read a paper, and readings on Thanksgiving and childhood memories. Guests included Jimmie Ewing Henry Fuller and many others. next meeting is December 20 with a Christmas theme and ensembles.
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B Sharp Club
Mre
Claude C. Fuller
Asx
W Crawford Mearns
Anna Beth Ewing
Faye Nally
Carolyn Ruth Atkinson
Lila Payne
Lucinda Payne
Malcolm Boswell
Mra. Fuller
G. Rimaki Korsakov
Louis Ewing
Balalaika
Mrs. Rosa
Anna Beth Eching
Ross
Mearns
June Boggs
Portal
Arizona
George Beene Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
George Been underwent an emergency appendectomy at Lordsburg Hospital on Wednesday.
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George Been
Lordsburg Hospital
Campaign Opens Christmas Seals to Fight Tuberculosis
Hidalgo county residents will receive Christmas Seals in the mails Monday December 2 as the annual drive seeks to raise funds to combat tuberculosis. Organizers urge wide purchase and to place seals on letters and packages for decoration and help in the cause.
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Hidalgo County
Lordsburg Fair Feeder Calves Featured In New Mexico Auction
Advertisement notes a two column cut in the Western Livestock Journal showing Lordsburg Fair feeder calves. The report highlights a first sale of this kind in New Mexico linked to the Southwestern New Mexico Fair with buyers from California and the Corn Belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Livestock Journal
Lordsburg Fair
New Mexico
Lordsburg
California
Corn Belt
Lordsburg Becomes Busy Tourist Hub Amid Winter Visitors
Lordsburg has become a tourist mecca with hundreds of visitors arriving in big cars. Many return visitors from the Atlantic Seaboard states and parts of Michigan Minnesota the Dakotas and Montana say the city is the best lighted small city in the United States.
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Lordsburg
Atlantic Seaboard States
Michigan
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
United States
Hospital News From Lordsburg and Liberal Office
Mrs. Tom J. Mayfield on the way home after major surgery at Lordsburg Hospital. Louis Green of A L Green and Son had a successful appendectomy and left for home. Miss Eleanor Fitch confined for observation and treatment. Legal Blanks at Liberal Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom J. Mayfield
Lordsburg Hospital
Louis Green
A. L. Green and Son
Eleanor Fitch
Mrs Allen Hails Arizona World Premiere in Tucson
Mrs. Allen and guests attended the world premiere of the Western play Arizona held in Tucson. The event featured a replica Old Tucson set from 1860 and a parade drawn by livestock, with actors from New York and local musicians contributing to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Allen
Arizona
Tucson
Mra
Allen
Mildred Townsend
Tol Burrus
W. J. Burrus
Lordsburg
University of Arizona
Francia Buddington Kelland
Hollywood
Kate Smith
New York
Jimmie Whitfield
Mia
Etta Whitfield
Streamlined Train to Boost Southern Pacific Service
The Southern Pacific Company plans to spend 17.4 million dollars on new streamlined locomotives and passenger cars. A streamlined train will begin service in mid December to handle increased winter traffic on Southern Pacific lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe Mayor Attends Governors Mayors' Meeting
Mayor Ernest J. Short represents the city at the Mayors' convention called by the Governor at Santa Fe, accompanied by R. P. Smith as an attendee at the Mayors' meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest J. Short
Santa Fe
R. P. Smith
New Mexico Stockmen Feature Highlights Fair Calves and Goats
The November issue includes an illustrated story on our feeder calves 4 H Club calves and prize goats. It showcases two pens of feeder calves the grand champion 4 H calf and the second place calf plus a grand champion goat. The Stockmen presents a fine report on our very successful fair.
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New Mexico
Benefit Bridge at Womans Club draws eleven tables
The benefit bridge at the Womans Club last Monday drew eleven tables with events in bridge 42 and rock. Prizes were cake and awarded to Mrs. Donald Johnson for bridge first, Mrs. Donald Mc Cabe for bridge second, and Miss Bertha Scofield for low. 42 prizes went to Mrs. E. M. Brickley and low to Mrs. G. P. Jeffus. Rock prizes went to Mrs. K. E. Fisher with low to Mrs. Mary Lee Fairly. Refreshments included pumpkin pie and coffee.
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Womans Club
Rock
Donald Johnson
Donald McCabe
Bertha Scofield
E. M. Brickley
Low
G. P. Jeffus
KE. M. Fisher
Mary Lee
Wednesday Sewing Club Hosts and Guests Visit Lordsburg
The Wednesday Sewing Club met at Mrs. J. R. Poindexter home with Mesdames Chase McWhorter Kirkpatrick Gale Mearns Hood and guests Mrs. Coursey and Mrs. Gallusha present. Refreshments included stuffed candied apples and coffee. Brigadier General Clyde Earl Ely, publisher of the Silver City Daily Press, greeted Lordsburg friends here Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Poindexter
Mesdames P. M. Chase
Freeman McWhorter
Noble Kirkpatrick
Harry Gale W. C. Mearns
Allan Hood
Elbert Coursey
Harry Gallusha
Clyde Earl Ely
Silver City Daily Press
Lordsburg
Selective Service Says Dependency May Include Extended Relatives
National Headquarters directs local boards to weigh dependency beyond wives and children. A registrant can be deferred if a person dependent on him, such as a parent or grandparent, relies on his support in good faith. The policy aims to preserve the American home as a unit and must not penalize reasonable support.
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Selective Service
Selective Service System
C. A. Dykatra
Dykatra
Dyketra
Mary Hardin Baylor Alpha Chi Initiations Reported
Misa Lucy Gass daughter of Mr and Mrs H Gans joined four initiates in the Mary Hardin Baylor Alpha Chi Haylor chapter on November 21 Seven seniors were reelected to senior membership and six graduates chosen for life membership at the meeting Historians Mildred Hopkinas and Rachael Lakoe co sponsor the chapter Lucy Gass a junior at the college majors in elementary education
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Lucy Gass
H. Gans
Mary Hardin. Haylor
Alpha Chi
Minn Mildred Hopkinas
Rachael Lakoe
Mary Hardin
Baylor
The
Hehdarship Societies of the South
Lucy
Delightful Vacation at Manning Ranch Near Tucson
Mr and Mrs Tom Kerr and their son Toliver spent a weekend at the Manning ranch near Tucson. Tom Kerr Jr is a top ranch hand there and has been for months. The family camped two nights and kept to a strict routine with early mornings and chuck wagon meals. The ranch plans to round up 4000 cattle on its 444000 acres. Tom Jr recently recovered from a fall from a horse with only painful but not serious injuries.
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Tom Kerr
Toliver
Manning Ranch
Tucson
Tom Kerr, Jr
Kerra
Tom Jr
Traveler Showcases Unique Lemon and Fossil Bone House
Chicago visitor Mra EB Traveler displayed a 2% pound lemon from the Thomas de Loaf ranch near Tucson at the Chamber of Commerce. She described a Dinosaur graveyard at Cambo Bluff Wyoming featuring a house made entirely of fossil bones, claimed as the world's only building of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
EB. J. Traveler
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas de Loaf Ranch
Tucson
Catalina
World Traveler Basil Butler Returns to Sunshine Country
Basil G Butler of Hong Kong, a renowned world traveler, arrives for another visit likely to last five weeks or more. His stays enrich the city and lend prestige to the community with his broad knowledge of the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil G. Butler
Mr. Butler
Former 8 P M and Mrs Sellick Visit Old Friends
Retired 8S P railroad official Sim Sellick and his wife Mrs. Sellick spent this week in town, renewing acquaintances with longtime friends and recalling the community’s past twenty one years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim Sellick
Optometry Clinic Honors State Director in Albuquerque
Dr. HH Conder and Mildred Will return from Albuquerque where the graduate optometry clinic honored Conder as State Director. Audience included New Mexico optometrists and West Texas colleagues with famed Dr. Skeffington delivering five lectures over two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HH Conder
Bia
Mildred Will
Albuquerque
Conder
United States
Skeffington
New Mexico
Luncheon Hosted by Mrs Gammon at Hotel Hidalgo
Mrs Nat Gammon entertained complimenting Mrs Mra Rit ter and daughter and Mrs Peggy Mine, with Mrs Thomasine Gray at Hotel Hidalgo Coffee Shop Saturday noon. Guests included Mrs J H Clark, Mrs L B Robinson and daughter Betsy, Mrs G P Jeffus, Mrs Tom Clayton, Willard Holt, and the hostess Mrs Gammon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
W. PF. Ritter
Mine Peggy
Mixs
Thomasine Gray
Sam P. Fulton
el Paso
Nat Gammon
Hotel Hidales
the Hosteas
Gammen
Thanksgiving Dinner Honors Mrs Faye Clayton Guests
Mrs Faye Clayton entertained at a Thanksgiving dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Tom Clayton Mr and Mrs D F McCabe John McCabe Mr and Mrs Nat Gammon Mr and Mrs Forrest Sanders Mr and Mrs Sherwood Culberson Mrs Mary Culberson Bill Townsend Gerald Fuller the hostess Mrs Faye Clayton and the honor guest Hon A D Brownfield of Deming Christman Seal money is used to fight tuberculosis the disease that kills more people between the ages of 15 and 45 than any other disease
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Clayton
Tom Clayton
D. F. McCabe
John McCabe
Nat Gammon
Forrest Sanders
Sherwood Cualberson
Mary Culberson
Bill Townsend
Gerald Fuller
A. D. Brownfield of
Deming
Christman
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Urch OF the Nazarene
H. Paul Simpson
Fonday School
Ital Blanks
Liberal
Katherine Foster
4-H
Methodist Cptrch
Joe Emanuel
Wastor
Highwares
Idaho
South Dakota
Nevada
BK Sharp Club
C. H. Boggs
G. W. Trimble
P. M. McInnis
L. Brown
L. E. Wilkerson
Emma Dew
Mathilde Johnson
P. M. Ewing
G. Avolis
R. M. Reynolds
Stella Shannon
Dorothy
Betty Jean Smith
Beatrice Estrada
Margaret Bradberry
Donna Jean
Thelma Fullerton
Sallie Williams
Mary Lou Brown
Jimmie Ewing
Henry Fuller
J. T. Emanuel
Lora Payne
Mrs. Fuller
Advertising Fair
Hong Kong
8. P. Man
Gammon
Mrs. Clayton
Leona Hodges
Lo Eago
Gress
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