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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1949
Page
2
The Animas High School Library in Animas New Mexico received fifteen donated late fiction books from Mrs. Hollis Williams. Mr. J R Springer thanked Mrs Williams and the student body for their contributions with names of some contributors listed.
Chamber of Commerce receives confirmation from Walter Myers and Congressman Miles that Lordsburg is among 22 New Mexico towns listed as eligible for a combined post office and federal building under Public Law No. 105 of 1949. The act authorizes 40 million dollars for site purchase and planning, with future surveys and construction to follow as funds and needs are determined.
H Adams, David Dunagan and Johnny Hudgens urge anyone with finished books to donate them to the high school library. The books will be used by students and faculty and are greatly appreciated.
A Las Cruces motorcade stops in Lordsburg as a week long fiesta fills the city with parades, rodeos, square dancing and contests. Nearby Old Mesilla recalls Arizona’s early capital status and events such as Billy the Kid’s imprisonment and hanging sentence.
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