Hidalgo County Fair Opens With Parade and Events
The tenth Hidalgo County Fair opens Friday morning after the Old Timers parade at 10. Judging in the exhibit building begins at 9 and livestock judging follows the parade. Ed Hitson, fair manager, says this year’s fair is the best yet. The Elks Club sponsors the junior call sale at 2 pm. A street dance Saturday night, by the Hidalgo County Chamber, features The Falcons. Prizes will be awarded for best dressed man and woman.
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Hidalgo County
Ed Hitson
Elks Club
Old Golf Course Ready For Golfers
Old golf course about nine miles from town on the Silver City road prepares for use. Sixteen workers cleared fairways and greens and Charlie Williams reports the course in playing condition. Call Pete Chase to enroll and plans include a club, local tournament, and teachers urged to use the facility.
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Silver City
Charlie Williams
G. P. Jeffus
Marshall Kuykendall
Mitchell Wins 145 Dollar Who's Who Contest
Ena Mitchell guessed the celebrity Leo Cohen to win the 145 dollar prize after three weeks of a Who's Who contest. Diaz drew the winner from 519 entries with 280 correct clues, while 176 guessed the name and 63 were invalid. The jackpot resets to 40 dollars for the next week.
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Ena Mitchell
Leo Cohen
Diaz
Youth Loses Life As Home Burns
Santiago A Guerrero age 11 died in a house fire at 310 Woods St early Sunday. The front bedroom occupant likely woke as heat and smoke rose from the back room. he was found between rooms. Survivors include his parents sister Mary and six siblings and relatives. A funeral was set at St Joseph's Church with burial at Shakespeare Cemetery.
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Santiago A. Guerrero
Woods St
John Guerrero
Hollen Hotel
Mary
Santiago
Vic Reay
Marvy
Nick Fuentes
Marfa Texas
Tommy Fuentes
Hector Molina
Lordsburg
Esperanza Lujan
Las Cruces
Natalia Balderama
Marta
Petra Naya
Rosary
Heather Chapel
Beauiem Masy
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
C Snyker
St Joseph's Church
Ware
Ray Rodraney
Luis Rodriguez
Edward Salinas
Willie McDonald
Ramon Sanchez, Jr
Rudy Alacron
Shakespear Cemetery
Governor Declares Selective Service Day in New Mexico
Governor John Burroughs proclaims a Selective Service Day in Santa Fe recognizing local boards volunteers and advisory committees. The proclamation honors the Selective Service System for aiding national defense and state services through fair and just conscription processes.
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Burroughs
Santa Fe
New Mexico
New Mexico National Guard
John Burroughs
Sheriff's Posse Rodeo Seven Events At Hidalgo County Fair
The Sheriff's Posse Rodeo at the Hidalgo County Fair offers seven events across four shows this weekend. Rides include calf roping, team tying, bull dogging, bare back bronc, bull riding with Brahmas, kid's barrel races in two age classes, and a free for all barrel race.
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Sheriff's Posse
Hidalgo County
Fair Grounds
Formby Named New Assistant at St Payard VA Hospital
Donald E B Formby has been appointed assistant manager of the Fort Bayard Veterans Administration facility replacing Joseph C Mackney. Formby, a native of Texas born December 28 1914, has served in VA since 1945 with postings in Dallas Kerrville Long Beach and Washington and has been in his current post since April 1957. Details on his arrival date family size and other particulars remain unavailable.
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Co. M. Kurtz
Veterans Administration Hospital
Fort Bayard
Joseph C. Mackney
Washington, D. C
Donald E. Formby
Sheridan
Wyo
Mr. Formby
Italy
Texas
A&m College of Texas
Veterans Administration
Dallas
Long Beach
Calif
Formby
VAH
Kerrville
Old Timers Parade Opens Hidalgo County Fair Rodeo
The tenth Hidalgo County Fair and Sheriff's Posse Rodeo opens with a Friday 10 am Old Timers Parade. Forming on Fourth Street before proceeding to Main and Railroad Avenue, the route ends at the high school. Leo Cohen chairs. Lordsburg High School band leads. many floats join from local groups. Gilbert Buvens co chairs as the reformed Sheriff’s Posse, 33 strong, led by Leroy McCarty and Roy Fie, with riders joining from area pos ses including possible entries from Silver City Deming and Duncan Aziz.
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Hidalgo County
Sheriff's Posse
Fourth St
Main
Railroad Ave
Hidalgo Motel
Leo Cohen
Lordsburg High School
National Guard
Gilbert Buvens
Sheriff’s Posse
33 Strong
Leroy McCarty
Roy Fiie
Silver City
Deming
Duncan
Aziz
Sheriff's
Parade Judges Named by Chamber of Commerce
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce announces parade judges for floats bicycles and western attire. Judges include John Meeks Douglas Chamber president Ted Spori Frank Fair D K McNear and Orville Oldham. Mid night street dance judges include MecNear Mrs Rex Kipp Sr and Bill Weber. Prizes are a $25 Stetson hat and a $25 Amin gift certificate. A luncheon at Dewey Jones Restaurant will honor the judges.
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Chamber of Commerce
John Meeks
Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Ted Spori
Douglas Chamber
Frank Fair
D. K. McNear
Rio Grande
Southern Pacific
Orville Oldham
Silver City
MecNear
Rex Kipp
Whiting Bros Open Lordsburg Station
The Whiting Bros service station in Lordsburg opened this week with Harold Elstro as manager. The new facility on Highway 80 joins 128 Whiting locations across seven states. Goodyear representative John English attended the event, with home office in St. Johns Arizona and district manager John Mayhan.
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Whiting Bros
Lordsburg
Harold Elstro
Highway 80
Texas
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
California
New Mexico
John English
Goodyear
St. Johns
Ariz
John Mayhan
Estro
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Vericks
Ich
Beevision
Mitchell
Hidalgo Hotel
Rowan
Frank Willis
Donald EB. Formby
St. Payard
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