Hidalgo County Fair Rodeo Draws Queen Candidates
The Hidalgo County Fair featured a sheriff posse rodeo and chamber committee events. Queen candidates from New Mexico and nearby counties competed in a parade and arena events, with Bar Hendricks of Clovis noted in the queen judging.
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Hidalgo County
Sheriff's Posse Rodeo and Senants Committee
Chambe
M Quan
New Mexico
Albuthe
Bar Hendricks
Clovi Curry
Quannah
Parents Campaign for School Drive Seeks Funds
A local drive aims to raise funds for a school project with a target of $1500. Two weeks have passed with $800 raised after outreach to parents, with ongoing contact by Stubbs, Brandt, and other organizers. The bus is on site but the effort continues until the goal is met.
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Wive
Stubbs
Er Brandt
Park
Brandt
Y Gillerent Organi
Band Parents Club Meeting Notice and Health Update
A regular Band Parents Club meeting is set for October 7 at 7 PM in the high school. Reports on the ongoing drive will be given. Mr B R Myers had surgery Tuesday at Memorial Hospital in Texas and is reported to be recovering well.
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Band Parents Club
B. R. Myers
A Memorial Hospital
Texas
Killer Of Joe Martinez Is Sentenced In Murder Case
Domesto Contreras received a 90 to 99 year term in the state penitentiary for killing his son in law Joe Martinez in Lordsburg. District Judge A W Marshall presided after a venue change to Silver City where the jury found murder in the second degree on March 22.
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Domesto Contreras
A. W. Marshall
Joe Martinez
Lordsburg
Silver City
Contreras
Disability Freeze Added To Social Security
Samuel C. Anthony of the El Paso social security office explains a new disability freeze under the Social Security Act. The rule excludes the disability period from an insured worker’s record, preventing loss of status or lower future benefits, with eligibility requiring five of ten years worked and six months of disability.
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Samuel C. Anthony
el Paso
Social Security District Office
Anthony
Ility
Mavericks Dominate Hatch 27 0 In Conference Opener
Lordsburg Mavericks overpower Hatch 27 to 0 in a conference game despite two regulars missing due to injuries. Bob Williams opened with a 35 yard interception return for a score and Allan added a kicked extra point.
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Lordsburg Mavericks
Hatch
Bob Williams
Allan
Lordsburg
Mavericks
Williams
Allen
Brito
Raul Diaz
Maverick
Pete Ruiz
Deadline for Registration in Hidalgo County
Voters must meet state residency requirements and be registered to vote in the November election. The deadline for registration or reregistration is 5 P.M. October 4 at the Lordsburg courthouse. If registering elsewhere or changing party, do so at this courthouse.
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Hidalgo County
Lordsburg
Lordsburg Hosts District PTA Meeting Plan
Lordsburg will host the district PTA gathering on November 6 with speakers Miss Kennedy from National and Mrs Aaron Margulis state PTA president. Mrs Shumfelt district president and Mrs Rhene Ashton of Silver City visited Lordsburg to arrange the program and a coffee welcome.
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Lordsburg
PTA
Shumfelt
Rhene Ashton
Silver City
Frank Bowman
Doris Martin
Wesley Freeburg
Lie Detector Clears Armstrong in Coogler Case
Officers conducted a two hour lie detector test on Armstrong to probe involvement in the Ovida Coogler killing. The test showed no connection, and Armstrong was returned to jail in Lordsburg awaiting trial for the Ruby Cardenas murder near Globe. He admitted being with Cardenas the night she was killed and burying her body after striking her. Justice of the Peace C. L. Brown entered a not guilty plea for Armstrong.
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Officels
Armstrong
Ovida
Cricket) Coogler
Ruby Cardenas
Globe
Arizona
Lordsburg
Armstrongs
August Savings Bond Sales Hit Record Nationwide
Hidalgo County residents invested 28596.25 in Series E and H bonds in August. State totals rose 10.6 percent from August 1953 to 951783.75, with nationwide E and H Bond sales reaching 415 million. Bond Chairman J A Foster urges thrift as school year begins.
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Hidalgo County
U.S
J. A. Foster
Treasury Department
Foster
Local GPA Opposes Big Game Hunting Regulations
The State Game Commission sets a two week season from November 6 to 21 in Hidalgo County allowing deer hunting of bucks and does south of the Southern Pacific line through Animas. Local sportsmen fear deer extermination and a wholesale slaughter. Four counties including Hidalgo are slated for two week doe and buck hunting. Big Horn Game Protective Association in Lordsburg protests and circulates petitions to stop the doe hunt. Dudley Robertson leads the petition drive with signs at local sporting goods stores.
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State Game Commission
Hidalgo County
Southern Pacific Railroad
Animas
Union
Colfax
Rio Arriba
Sandoval
Hidalgo
Big Horn Game Protective Association
Lordsburg
Dudley Robertson
Local Game Protective Association
Sporting Goods
Union Department Store
Johnson's Sporting Goods
PTA Executive Meeting Set for October at High School
An executive PTA meeting is planned for Thursday evening October 7 at 7 30 P M in the high school. Members and interested residents are urged to attend or join the PTA.
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PTA
Bowman Family Visit Ties Lordsburg Roots
Mr and Mrs Creight Bowman and their children of Tucson spent Sunday visiting friends and relatives. The Bowmans are former residents of Lordsburg.
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Creight Bowman
Tucson
Bowmans
Lordsburg
New Mexico Residents Pay Highest State Taxes Nationwide
New Mexico residents pay 7.3 percent of their incomes in state taxes, the highest nation except Louisiana, per figures released by the Taxpayers Association of New Mexico. The Southwest shows Oklahoma 6.7, Arizona 5.6, Colorado 4.8, Texas 3.8 percent, with 60 percent of revenue from sales and gasoline taxes.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Taxpayers Association of
Louisiana
Southwest
Oklahoma
Arizona
Colorado
Texas
Bluegills Are Suckers for Artificial Flies
A brief sports note highlights bluegill anglers preferring artificial flies for pond and lake catches.
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Santy Rodeo
Albuquerque
Inday
Mavericks Snow Hatch Bears
GPA
Sennee
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