Lordsburg Camp News Highlights Social and Sports
Lordsburg internment camp news reports Red Cross sewing hours by Mrs. Smart and a total of twenty five children’s blouses and eleven slips finished by Army wives. Lt Wegner’s wife returns to Texas. officers teach dances at the club. The Mavericks soccer game opens the season against Morenes with strong attendance. Camp activities include dance lessons by Pete Ridley and a high pole rope installation by Pvt Ray aided by a injured bench hand Ben Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Smart
Red Cross
Lordsburg
Officers Club
Pete Ridley
Cerk
Lordsburg Mavericks
Morenes
Maverick
Army
Pvt
Ba Ray
Ben Cochran
Pvt. Ray
Visitors view Japanese Internees handicraft display at Lordsburg Camp
Mrs. A Rodriquez joined visitors including Capt and Mrs A J Warren Lieut and Mrs R 0 Capps Lieut and Mrs W A Wegner Lieut and Mrs C J Smart and Mrs Clarence Jack to view the handicraft display by Japanese internees of Compounds 2 and 3 at Lordsburg Internment Camp on September 25. The exhibit featured wood carvings paintings stone polishing and items made from cactus roots sagebrush and scrap materials. Also noted are remarks on the artistic reimagination of knots and roots into grotesque birds and snakes and a humorous aside about Lieut Rufus Crews and morning calisthenics. A flat tire incident involving Lieut and Mrs Jack after a theatre party in Silver City is mentioned and a separate note about the flag rope becoming entangled at the 75 foot flag pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. 10
Clarence Jack
Lieut
Mrs. Jack
Silver City
Lieut. Jack
Mexican Bridge Luncheon Honors Mrs Lundy At Officers Club
Mrs Jack Safford and Mrs Edward Sturm hosted a Mexican themed luncheon for Mrs C A Lundy at the Officers Club on September 30. The event featured a T shaped table, Mexican decor, a varied menu, and bridge and Po-Ke-No games with prizes including Defense stamps and Mexican charms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Safford
Edward Sturm
C. A. Lundy
Officers Club
Clarance Jackson
Local Man Enlists in Army at Fort Bliss
William P Shelly of Lordsburg New Mexico has been inducted into the Army of the United States and is at the Fort Bliss Reception Center. Public relations officer 2nd Lt. Inf. notes his home address is Box 721 Lordsburg NM and his last school was Lordsburg High School. His parents are listed as Mrs Martha John K Rollo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bliss
Texas
Army of the United States
William P Shelly
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Lordsburg High School
Martha Shelly
John K. Rollo
Fr M Brickley Hosts Evening Of Vintage Songs
Fr M Brickley entertains at the Hidalgo Coffee Shop and later at his home with E M Brickley Willard E Holt and daughter Mrs Sam Fulton of El Paso. The group viewed 300 old songs and World War I era pieces, including grand marches, in a notable collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo
E. M. Brickley
Willard E. Holt
Sam Fulton
el Paso
Brickley
Church Wedding Planned for Dana Nelson and James Gilbart
Miss Dana V. Nelson and Staff Sergeant James K. Gilbart will wed at the Methodist church Sunday October 4 at four o'clock. Rev Franklin R Poage will perform the ceremony. No invitations issued but friends are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana V. Nelson
James K. Gilbart
Lordsburg Army Camp
Franklin R. Poage
War Bond sale increase urged by First National Bank
Notice calls for raising sales of Series E F and G War Bonds with purchases possible at the First National Bank. It also mentions Tax Notes and invites readers to call and discuss the matter with bank representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Honors for Second Lieutenant Margary Fairly at a Coke Party
Miss Margary Fairly now serves as Second Lieutenant in the U S Army Nurses Corps and attended a Wednesday afternoon party hosted by Miss Ima Fairly and Mrs Mary Lee Fairly. She may be abroad for foreign service for some time while greeting friends and wellwishers at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ima Fairly
Mary Lee Fairly
Margary Fairly
Fairly
U. S. Army Nurses Corps
Margary
Margaret Caualand
E. C. DeMoss
J. PD. Atkinson
B. M. McWhorter
P. M. Chase
WFE
Conner
Mattie Conner
Bennie Cochran
Roy Kerr
Jimmie Elizabeth Foster
Harold Brown
Claude Sanders
George P. Jeffus
Rachel Atkinson
Wallace Brewer
L. B. Robinson
Elbert Coursey
R. B. Ownby
Alton Powell
P. M. Ewing
W. D. Hall
Herbert Young
Harry Wallace
Henry Filison Freeman McWhorter
R. B. Prugie
A. V. Broun
H. L. Scofield
Alan Koff
J. H. Clark
E. J. Short
W. P. Hill
Rex Kipp
A. L Green
Marilyn Fairly
Frieda Coffey Bose Johnston
Ruthe Fisher
Nancy Chase
Margaret Fuller
Olive Harper
Helen Chave
Lola Mae Atkinson
Velma Hill
Judy Klement
Opal Wright
Mary Louise Noce
Gladys Whisnant
Dora Kerr
No Better Apples Grown at Brickley Ranch Hondo
Brickley at Hondo brings a truckload of apples including the new Star King on display at the bank. Star King weighs 1844 ounces, 2 1/2 ounces more than a pound, a fruit mystery as to how such heavy apples ripen. Some of the crop is sold at Lordsburg grocery stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brickley
Hondo
Lordsburg
Banner Mine ships 356 ton scrap iron to Phoenix foundry
Our Banner Mine has set an example to southwest miners by sending a 356 ton car of scrap iron to the Capital Foundry Company in Phoenix. The War Department needs the material at production centers, prompting the shipment despite cost concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner
Southwest
Capital Foundry Company
Phoenix
War Department
Earl Turpin's Navy Service Highlighted in Local Notice
A California visitor at Eagle Drug Store told T. E. Hall that Earl Turpin, formerly of Lordsburg, serves as an officer on a U. S. submarine. The submarine's commandant is her husband and the vessel is said to have taken part in major Pacific sea engagements, even near Madagascar. The item notes Turpin's good fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Eagle Drug Store
T. E. Hall
Earl Turpin
Lordsburg
U. S
Pacific
Madagascar
Earl
Lordsburg Students Collect Scrap for War Effort
The Lordsburg Schools announce a voluntary scrap metal and rubber drive starting Monday October 5. Pupils will visit homes with small cards. donations will fund class activities, and heavy metal can be arranged to be collected by the committee.
Sailor Robert Hugh Dallas Reported Killed in Action
Robert Hugh Dallas US Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dallas of Tucson, formerly of Seattle, was serving on the USS Enterprise when an air battle near Midway resulted in his death. News to his parents says he was killed in action. He leaves a widow in Seattle and a family including his parents, sister Virginia, grandmother Mrs Eva Marshall, and several aunts and uncles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hugh Dallas
R. EB. Dallas
Tucson
Eva Marshall
U. S. Navy
U. S
Enterprise
Midway
Thelma Marshall Dallas
M. M. Owens
Eva , Marshall
Gertrude Wright
Tom Wright
B. F. Arnold
Campbell
California
Unlists of Local Men Enlist in the Air Force
The past week sees Donald McGhee in the Air Force Reserve Corps, James C. Koontz serving as an Air Force aircraft mechanic, Winnie L. Lansford unassigned, and Benita V. Salinas in the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McGhee
Air Force
Reserve Corp
Winnie L. Lansford
James C. Koontz
Benita V. Salinas
Government Wheat Shipment Planned to Lordsburg
Government wheat aimed for Lordsburg will be priced at 97 cents per bushel in October. Purchasers must supply their own sacks and place orders with a check covering the purchase amount at the County Agents office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
New W. U. Operator Laura Peevy Appointed Manager
Laura Peevy of Las Cruces becomes the new efficient manager at the Western Union office. She secured a comfortable home with Mrs. B. M. McWhorter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Peevy
Las Cruces
Western Union
B. M. McWhorter
Lady presented to Col. Lundy by John Bradford
The Airdale named Lady, recently purchased from Santa Fe kennels by State Patrolman John Bradford, was presented to Col. Lundy at the Lordsburg Army Camp as a mark of esteem. Registration papers available upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airdale
Santa Fe
John Bradford
Col. Lundy
Lordsburg
Lions Club Drives Scrap Metal Action for Local Industry
A Lions Club initiative began Tuesday to push real scrap metal collection for government use. An Wednesday Chamber of Commerce meeting with George P. Jeffus acting chair and other leaders set a school drive starting Monday. The mayor and schools pledge cooperation and report small scrap collection to Lions secretary Harold Scofield, with Col. Lundy and the Army Camp offering aid. another meeting is planned Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
George P. Jeffus
Lions Committee
Harold E. Scofield
Donald Johnson
Willard E. Holt
Ernest J. Short
Tom J. Mayfield
Harold Scofield
Col. Lundy
Mayfield
Lions To Cooperate In Promoting Scrap Drive
The Lions Club held a lively meeting chaired by President Bowman to promote a scrap metal drive. A committee was formed to supervise the effort and a plan offered 10 percent discounts at stores for 100 pounds or more of scrap. The Manner Mine ships 80 tons to Phoenix for wartime needs. Coach Burke Stiles spoke on football science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LIONS
Lions Club
Lion
Bowman
Lion Jeffus
Hidalga County War Board
Ilarry Vrovenstein
Lions Hudson
Jeffus
Johnson Scofield
Holt
Phoenix
War Department
Lion Mayfield
Lion Johnson
Burke Stiles
Messages to POWs Urged by Red Cross for Gripsholm Voyage
Relatives are urged to file messages to POWs and missing in the Far East at their local Red Cross. Messages must be 26 words, include name rank unit and last known address, and filed on Form 1616. Messages are mailed to the International Red Cross delegate in Japan for delivery, though no delivery guarantee is given.
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Far East
Red Cross
Gripsholm
Tts
The
American Red Cross
Japan
State
Navy
War and Post Office Departments
Attorney Louis Ferguson Heads to Nashville for Mother Illness
Attorney Louis Ferguson left Wednesday for Nashville to attend his mother's illness. He has grown fond of Lordsburg and will return as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Ferguson
Nashville
Lordsburg
Rabies Prevalence Reported in Dona Ana County
G Caldwell district sanitary officer reports rabies among dogs in Dona Ana County and urges urgent measures to blot out the disease locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rakies
Dona Ana County
G. Caldwell
Costume Barn Dance Promotes Old Fashioned Fair
Col. C. A. Lundy invites a barn dance with costumes from cowboy to other outfits. Admission is not scrap metal and may be any weight. Attendees are urged to bring scraps to lick the Japs. The event unfolds Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Lundy
Prenuptial Shower for Dona Nelson Promotes Gilbart Wedding
A morning gift shower at the Hotel Hidalgo lounge honored Dona Nelson amid Beta Sigma Pi Sorority and Junior Womans Club members. Nelson announced her ceremony with Sergeant James Gilbert will be Sunday October 4 at 4 p.m. in the Methodist church. A Hidalgo Brunch hosted by Ruth Fisher and Mary Louise Noce featured gifts and a net of garden roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mins
Dona Nelson
James Gilbart
Hotel
Hidalgo
Minnes Ruthe Fisher
Mary Louise Noce
Beta Sigma Pi Sorority
Junior Womans Club
Mia
Jack McGhee
Miss Nelson
James Gilbert
Velma Hill Opal
Olive Ann Wright
Judy Klement
Frieda Coffey
Gladys Whisnant
Gladys Gene Malone
Mesdames Gordon Villa
Don Kerr
Wiehard Long
William Poxey
Angus McNutt
Jack Mc
New Rationing Order Issues Boots and Shoes Limits
The Office of Price Administration announced Ration Order Number 6 restricting six types of men's rubber boots and work shoes to eligible users. The War Price and Rationing Board in Hidalgo County at the Court House in Lordsburg holds the full list and details. contact them for information and to determine eligibility. The order excludes smaller sizes under six, arctics, gaiters, and women's or children's rubber footwear from the rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Hidalgo County
Court House
Lordsburg
Brief Court Term Ends with Man Bound for District Court
Judge A W Marshall presided over a short session. The case from Judge Marsalis' court saw J W Hodges for the state with Mary Steinberger court reporter. Claude Rawson and wife were arrested for taking sixty five dollars from a hotel guest. the woman was dismissed, the man bound over to District Court where he pleaded guilty to four years in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Marshall
Marsalis
Districhttorney
J. W Hodges
Mary Steinberger
Claude Rawson
S. P
District Court
Perliatalls
Marshall
Hidalgo County
Porteus Visits Lordsburg Story Ship Flag Update
James P. Porteus, a mining magnate and world traveler, stopped for a day here en route from the east to the west coast. He noted Europe’s view of our city and recalled seeing the City of Lordsburg, the only merchant ship flying a New Mexico flag on the high seas.
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James P. Porteus
Europe
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Quarantine on Dogs Maintains Rabies Control Efforts
In Lordsburg and surrounding areas a rabies rise prompts continued quarantine of dogs. Health officials, state and federal agencies, and local police coordinate to prevent an epidemic amid multiple outbreaks. Public cooperation required to avoid further cases and Pasteur treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holis
Lordebure
Cattle Grower's Association
Cain
Health Department
State Board of Health
Public Health
Hidelgo
Lana
Grant Dona Ana
Lincoln
Otero
Sierra
Contee
Dona Ana
County Earth Office
Lordsburg
Btaty Police
Chert’ Office
Knights and Pythian Sisters Host Lawn Social
Past Grand Chancellor Kh B Ownby and Mr Kula Ownby hosted a lawn social and buffet luncheon Thursday night for Knights and Pythian Sisters and friends. The event featured questions and answers and lawn games, with numerous attendees named including Mrs Leon Brock, Mrs Mattie Conner, Mrs George Hartom, Mrs Effie Heather, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kh B. Ownby
Kula Ownby
Pythian Sisters
Leon Brock
Mattie Conner
George H. Hartom
Effie Heather
Hagel Bu
Leo
Mrs. Cohen
Benefit bridge party at the Women’s Club
A benefit bridge party is planned at the Women’s Club building on Monday October 6. Reservations can be made by calling Mrs. , Austin or Mrs. Harold Folfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Club
Austin
Harold Folfe
Fluorspar Car Leaves for Pittsburgh Market
Indian Metals Co reports another sixty ton car of pure ground fluorspar shipped to Pennsylvania this week. Managers say no better fluorspar in the United States than material from the Lordsburg mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkney
The
Indian Metals Co
Pennsylvania
Lordsburg
Boy Scouts Collect Scrap For Troop 121 Effort
Benny Everett's Troop 121 gathered over six tons of scrap metal and rubber to sell to Lawrence Gay for sixty two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Everett
Lawrence Gay
Rifle range at Lordsburg camp adopted as official range
The old west of Lordsburg rifle range has been adopted at a Lordsburg Army Camp site. It sits behind high mountains so ordinary caution should prevent calamities, making it a safe training facility for troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
Yarn Wanted For Afghan Pulls At School
The Junior Red Cross seeks scraps of yarn for afghans. Contact Mia Exa Barton of the high school faculty with any donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Mia
Exa Barton
Return from Quanah trip noted by Stone family
Mrs. C. V. Stone and her children Bety Sue and David have returned from an extended visit in Quanah Texas, with family saying they enjoyed the trip and are glad to be back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Stone
Bety Sue
David
Quanah
Texas
Mr and Mrs Sam Killebrew in Fl Paso Wednesday
Mr Sam Killebrew and Mrs Killebrew along with Mrs Gordon Willis were in El Paso on Wednesday, appearing in social or visiting capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam _ Killebrew
Gordon Willis
Paso
Japanese Art Exhibit at the Internment Camp
Lt. Col C A Lundy commander of the Lordsburg Internment Camp announces an Arte and Crafts exhibit by Japanese camp residents. The show runs Sunday afternoon from 1 to 6 at the camp, with guides on hand to greet visitors from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Lundy
Lordsburg
Japan
Quartermaster Supper At Internment Camp Hosts
The Quartermaster and Commissary offices hosted a taco supper at Mrs. Posey’s home with Mrs. Joseph Astor as hostess. Attendees included Miss Jean Smith Helen Dunlap Eunice Moss Margaret Mochimaru and several others from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Wm. Posey
Joseph Astor
Lordeburg
Jean Smith
Helen Dunlap
Eunice Moss
Margaret Mochimaru
Meadames
Robert Luton
Fred Kenepp
Joseph Cooper
William Posey
Death of El Paso mining engineer A. J. Indermeden
Arthur J. Indermeden former manager of the old 86 Mine died at his El Paso home on Tuesday September 29 after a long illness. A noted mining engineer he would have turned sixty five and his funeral was held Thursday with burial in Evergreen cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Indermeden
el Paso
Evergreen Cemetery
Service Club Hostesses Named for Week
The Service Club posts the weekly hostess lineup with dates from October 2 to October 8. Hostesses include Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Jeffus on Friday and Mrs. Jack Heather and Mrs. W. W. Scott on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Club
G. P. Jeffus
Jack Heather
W. W. Scott
Orla Mann
Faye Clayton
Don McCabe
R. M. Reynolds
Mattie Conner
Elbert Coursey
Tom Clayton
A. L. Green
Family visit before Pacific duty aboard USS Waldrop
Mrs John Waldrop and her young daughter Alice spent the week with her father George P Jeffus and family on their way to San Diego to visit John Waldrop a U S N member set to depart for duty in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Waldrop
Alice
George P. Jeffus
San Diego
Daddy
Pacific
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kt. S. Dockum
Lt Dockum
W. A. Wegner
Lt. Wegner
Clifton
A. Lundy
Col. C. A. Lundy
Major
Mrs. W. P. Curchill
Rustler’s Park
A. 1. Rodriquez
Flaro
Rodriquez
Capt
A. J. Warren
Rufus Crews
Rhnematia
Crews
Fr. M. Brickley
Conservation Division
War Production Board
Washington
United States Office of Education
Roosevelt
America
USN
W. U
Joan Bradford
J. VP. Porteus
Knights and Pythian Sisters
Lawn Social
Pittsburgh
BOY Scouts
YARN
A. J. Inderimeden
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