London civilian diaries recount wartime life under blitz
A London correspondent describes nightly raids and rationing, voices concern over casualties at St Thomas’s Hospital, damage to shops on Bond Street and Oxford Street, and the human cost of the Luftwaffe campaign. She praises American aid yet urges more planes and materiel to end the terror.
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Bond Street
London
Oxford Street
United States
St. Thomas's Hospital
Westminister
St. Paul's Cathedral
Guernica
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Bismark
Walt Disney
Warden
Well Known Hidalgo County Resident Dies in 1940
Winifred Stebbing reports the sudden death of Andy John McKinney a longtime Hidalgo County resident and World War II veteran. He served as a machine gunner with the 188th Infantry and spent a year in France. Burial was in Hachita New Mexico. He is survived by his wife Emma Fitch McKinney and his mother Froma Pagne.
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Andy John McKinney
Hidalgo County
Veteran's Hospital
Fort Bayard
New Mexico
188Th Infantry
France
Presidio
Texas
International Bridge
Emma Fitch McKinney
Froma Pagne
Hachita
Lordsburg Day at Deming Race Meet
The Deming Racing Association schedules Deming Handicap Day on Sunday October 27 at Deming Downs featuring a six race program and a $1300 purse. Four top quarter horses Sparky Cyclone Joe Tom and Gold Dust race with Shoo Fly as a possible starter wages include $200 each plus $100 and 5 percent of pair mutuels for the winner. Herman Lindauer is stakeholder and weights are 110 pounds minimum with declarations by 1 00 p.m. local time.
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Deming Racing Association
Deming Downs
Southwest
Sparky
Vance Rhea
Pampa
Texas
Cyclone
Elmer Stevens
Duncan
Arizona
Joe Tom
Ed Watts
Roawell
No. M
Urns Blanton
Bowie
Burns & Baca
Herman Lindauer
Gardner
Panhandle
Santa Fe
Lordaburg
Paso-Ft. Bliss
Church Schedule for Clinton Nazare ne Pastor Calhoun
Clinton Church of the Nazarene presents Sunday School at 10 00 a m Morning Worship at 11 00 a m New Youth Program at 6 20 p m Evangelistic Service at 7 30 p m led by Pastor Calhoun with N Y P activities in the afternoon
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Church OF the Nazarene
Clinton
Calhoun
N. Y
Epworth League and Church Services Noted
The Methodist Church invites a warm welcome with a 9 46 service and an Epworth League gathering at 6 50 p m. Church attendance and programs are announced for the evening.
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Epworth League
The
Methodiat Church
Assembly of God Church Services and Welcome
The Assembly of God Church invites all to Sunday School at 6 45 a m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m Pastor Hines leads. Prayer Meeting is Tuesday at 7 30 p m and C A Service Friday at 7 30 p m. Visitors are welcomed with cordial hospitality.
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Assembly OF God Church
H. P. Hines
Sunday Schedule at First Baptist Church
Paul H. Elmore, pastor leads Sunday School at 10 am and preaching at 11 am. Training Union at 6:30 pm followed by an evening service at 7:30 pm. Prayer Service is held Wednesday night at 7:30 pm.
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First Baptist Church
Paul H. Elmore
Training Union
Note of Thanks from Mr and Mrs J Clyde Luna
The Luna couple express gratitude to friends in Lordsburg for gifts received Monday evening. They say the kindness helps them settle in their new home and thank each supporter personally.
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Dele Vercoe
Lordsburg
Vercoe
J. Clyde Luna
Armistice Day Program At Local High School 1940
The Armistice Day program at the local high school on Monday November 11 1940 at 11 am under the American Legion includes an opening by the band flag salute taps and a minute for the departed. Auxiliary Commander and Post Commander will be introduced followed by a solo by Harry Rosenstein and an address by Dr. Robert E Vinson with T. J. Mayfield the superintendent introducing the speaker. Dismissal.
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Armerican Legion
Harry Rosenstein
T. J. Mayfield
Robert E. Vin
GOP Candidates Rally Here Tonight
Republican candidates led by Maj Herman Crile will hold a 7 30 p m rally at the Lordsburg Court House. Speakers include Robert Botts M M Torres C M Barber and Walter Hernandez with Major Crile as main speaker. The event is organized by the Republican County Central Committee and invites ex service men to attend.
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Herman Crile
Congress
Lordsburg
Court House
Major Crile
New Mexico
Robert Botts
M. M. Torres
C. M. Barber
Walter Hernandez
Lions Club hears state insurance man and lawyer speaker
The Lions Club session featured Harold E. B. Meyers of Albuquerque as guest speaker on community service and a lawyer’s view of Lordsburg, Hidalgo and Luna Counties, plus notes on local athletics and district court officer discrimination.
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Loins Club
Lion
Mayfield
Scofield
Harold EB. Meyers
Albuqueraque
Lions Club
Lion Holt
Fle Paso Lions Club
Fl Paso
Navy
Glenn Moser
Lordsburg
Silver City
Lion H. Vearle Payne
New Mexico
Hidalgo County
Luna County
Grant County
Hidalgo
Luna
Hidalgo County Selective Service Plan Revealed
The Hidalgo County Local Board sits in City Hall with Chairman George P. Jeffus and Secretary Robert M. Reynolds among members. A national lottery will assign order numbers for questionnaires, guiding classifications from I A to IV F, with local boards reporting totals to state headquarters.
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Selective Service Board
George P. Jeffus
Robert M. Reynolds
Nat” Gammon
L. P. McHalffey
E. J. Short
Robert Mortensen
KE. M. Fisher
Dr. Austin
Hillie Steed
Hidalga County
Lot
Ccal Board
Church of Christ announces weekly services and events
Percy E B Krewson leads services at Corner Fifth and Pyramid. Bible School at 10:00 a m and church services at 11:00 a m with a sermon How to Resist Temptation. Senior Endeavor at 6:20 p m on The Seven Great Wonders of the Bible. Mrs Krewson to perform accordion solo and sermon Prodigal Sons and Daughters. Mid-Week Service at 8:00 p m Wednesday. Junior Meeting Saturday 9:00 to 11:00 a m.
City Audit Praises Mayor and Board for Efficient Governance
The official Audit Report lauds the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Lordaburg for efficient management. It highlights the Water Department and Gas System consolidation saving salaries, notes rising profits from gas and water over 1998 to 1949 and 1940, and states records are well kept with the service in fine shape despite retiring Honda vehicles.
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Horton and Hixler
Lordsburg
Lordaburg
Water Department
Gan System
Gana System
Honda
Radiation Observatory to Be Fully Insulated
Alfred F. Moore and A. G. Freiland announced at the Chamber of Commerce that the Solar Radiation Observatory will be fully insulated with rock wool. A building will be erected over the plant with twelve inches insulation on the top and eight inches on the sides, contractor Jack Heather to complete the work. The project aims to maintain a constant temperature year round and is supported by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
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Alfred F. Moore
Solar Radiation Observatory
A. G. Freiland
Chamber of Commerce
Moore
Jack Heather
Heather
Lordsburg
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Oklahoma Judge Grimes Visits Hanner Mine
Hanner Mining Company president H J Grimes traveled to the Banner Mine in Lordabnce with his 42 year old father Judge J D Grimes of Prague and foreman Dale Williams. Judge Grimes, municipal judge at Prague for 20 years, enjoys flying and is favored by local friends for steady election wins. This visit marks his first to the Banner Mine.
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H. J. Grimes
Hanner Mining Company
J. D. Grimes
Prague
Oklahoma
Dale Williams
Judge Grimes
Banner Mine
Openings in National Guard Unit in Deming
Captain Fred Sherman of the New Mexico National Guard Anti Aircraft Battery in Deming says vacancies will open soon. Non commissioned officer slots may be available and Lordsburg residents could join. Interested parties should contact Thomas R Taggart in Lordsburg promptly.
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Fred Sherman
New Mexico National Guard
Deming
New Mexico
Lordsburg
Sherman
Thomas R. Taggart
Woman's Club Hosts Social Tea in Lordsburg Clubhouse
The Woman's Club will host a social tea for the women of Lordsburg at the club house on Monday October 28 from 3 to 5 PM.
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Woman’s Club
Lordsburg
Valley View Community Club Celebrates First Anniversary
The Valley View Community Club marked its first anniversary with a basement celebration. A booth for the Southwestern New Mexico Livestock and Fair won first prize and a parade float drew praise. notables praised local officials for highway work linking the Animal Highway to the Douglas Highway.
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Valley View Community Club
New Mexico
Valley View
Alice Cooper
Jack Hoggett
W. M. Townsend
Hyrum Pace
Animas
Barney Wood
Booth
Cora Moody Casper
Hubert Hunter Passes Away In Western Newspaper Field
The Southwest mourns Hubert Hunter longtime editor of the El Paso Times and author of Around Here He died suddenly while preparing for the Red Cross Roll Call which he chaired Hunter was renowned for wit satire and humanitarian spirit leaving a niche that cannot be filled by any successor.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
United States
Berlin
Germany
London
Hubert
Hunter
Fl Paso Times
Good Morning
Hubert Hunter
Hallowe en Dance At K P Hall Tonight
The Pythiar Sisters host an annual Hallowe en dance at the K P Hall. The event starts at nine o clock with admission one dollar for couples and one dollar for stags, twenty five cents for spectators. Music provided by the Knights of Virden.
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Pythiar Sisters
K. P. Hall
Knights of Virden
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