Mavericks Open 1949 Football Season Friday Night
The Mavericks host Thatcher on Friday September 30 in their first home game of the 1949 season. H C Linquist has not named the starting lineup but top performers are expected on both offense and defense. Thatcher enters as a strong Arizona team after a 26 0 loss to Safford and a 15 12 win over Duncan. Lordsburg faces Ba laddie Mulleanux a 196 pound athlete noted for passing running and kicking.
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Thatcher Eagles
Mav
H. C. Linquist
Mavericks
Thatcher
Safford
Arizona
Duncan
Lordsburghs
Laddie Mulleanux
Lordsburg
Kipp
Diaz
Lions Speakers Myra Kerr and Isabelle Wright Featured
Myra Kerr and Isabelle Wright will be special guests at a Lions lab luncheon and meeting at a Westerner cafe Tuesday. Sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary, they spoke at Girls State held last week in Las Cruces on mental and social aspects of the state.
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Myra Kerr
Isabelle Wright
Lions Lab
Aman Legion Auxiliary
Tes
Las Cru
Miller Stroup
Methodist
Pauli
Gerald It
Lords- Liberal
Silver City Club
West Agee
Garden Club Meeting In Lordsburg Set For October 4
Lordsburg’s new Garden Club will meet Tuesday night at 7 00 pm in the home of Mrs Percy Brown. Members will hear the organization report and by laws committee, and decide questions on club aims and plant campaigns for the local climate.
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Lordsburg
Percy Brown
Lords- 8
Mavericks Football Squad of LHS 1949 Season
The 1949 Mavericks football team lineup from LHS features players J Norman J Rodriguez R Corral H Garcia A Salias C Saucedo P Alvarez M Arantula J Jenkins D Rice H Turrentine C Davidson along with assistant coach Paul Probert and a roster including G Lopez P Sanchez A Myers O Turrentine D Allen J Quintana J Linquist D Estrada T Lopez F Levario J Brown J Jimenez and more. The photo credits LonpseunG Lista PHoto.
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Mavericks
LHS
J. Norman
J. Rodriguez
R. Corral
H. Garcia
A. Saliaz
C. Saucedo
P. Alvarez
M. Arantula
J. Jenkins
D. Rice
H. Turren
Mrs. Odie Haltom Named Grand Chief
The Pythian Sisters of the Grand Jurisdiction of New Mexico held their 27th annual convention in Belen on September 19 and 20 with the Belen Sisters Knights as hosts. Grand Chancellor Harry Auge and Grand Chief Florence Scott gave an open house on September 18. officers were elected on Tuesday morning, naming Mrs. Odie Haltom as Grand Chief.
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Pythian Sisters
Grand Jurisdiction of
New Mexico
Belen
Knights
Harry Auge
Florence Scott
Odie
District IV Hoop Meet Set at Silver City New Mexico
The 1949 50 District IV high school basketball tournament will be hosted by New Mexico State Teachers College in the Mus tang field house on February 23 24 and 25 1950. Teams from Hot Springs Hatch Las Cruces Verden Lordsburg Silver City Tularosa Deming Alamogordo Cloudcroft Quemada Hatchita Reserve Anthony Animas Cliff Hurley and Monticello will compete following a September 17 district athletic meeting at Las Cruces NM.
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New Mexico State Teachers College
New Mustang
H. W. James
Las Cruces
N. M
Hot Springs
Hatch
Virden
Lordsburg
Silver City
Tularosa
Deming
Alamogordo
Cloudcroft
Quemada
Hatchita
Reserve
Anthony
Animas
Cliff
Hurley
Monticello
Teen Dance After Lordsburg Thatcher Game
The American Legion sponsors a teen-age dance Friday night after the Lordsburg vs Thatcher football game. Admission is 25 cents per person. Music by the High School orchestra and adequate chaperonage will be provided.
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The
American Legion
Patsy Batts Installed as Worthy Advisor for Rainbow for Girls
Assembly Number 17 of the Rainbow for Girls installed officers for 1949. Patsy Batts was installed as Worthy Advisor with Jackie Turrentine as associate advisor and a slate including Pat Cory, Anna Martin, Margaret Richards and Patricia Flickinger. Installing officers included Marise Coursey and Barbara Parker among others with Harriet Wilson and Shirley Evans as observers. Vistors attended and refreshments followed.
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Order of the Rainbow
Marise Coursey
Harry Chase
Alvin Parker
Geo. Haltom
Barbara Parker
Patsy Batts
Jackie Turrentine
Charity
Pat Cory
Hope
Anna Martin
Faith
Margaret Richards
Patricia Flickinger
Lou Ellen Raw
Polio Fund Urges Public Support as Drive Closes
Harber Heather Hidalgo county chairman for the National Polio Emergency Drive warns the campaign ends Friday September 30 and urges mailed contributions to Polio Lordsburg New Mexico. National cases rise to 135 with three new Carlsbad cases. Lordsburg reports one mild case earlier September.
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Harber Heather
Hidalgo County
Lordsburg
N. M
New Mexico
Carlsbad
National Fund
Minnesota Derives From Sioux Meaning Sky Colored Water
The name Minnesota comes from Sioux roots meaning sky colored water. This etymology ties the state to its Indigenous heritage and reflects a descriptive landscape term used by early inhabitants.
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Minnesota
Sam Gass Elected Vice President in Sewer Works Group
Sam Gass of Lordsburg was elected vice president of the American Sewerworks Association Rocky Mountain District at a joint convention with the American Water Works Association in Colorado Springs September 21 to 25. Charles Caldwell of New Mexico was also elected vice president of the water division.
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American Sewerworks Association
Rocky Mountain District
American Waterworks Association
Colorado Springs
Colp
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Utah
Charles Caldwell
Style Show and Silver Tea by American Legion Auxili ary
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a Style Show and Silver Tea at the Legion Home on 10th Street at 3 00 p m Saturday October 1. Mrs Damon Dunagan is general chairman with Mrs Jack Hea ther tea committee chair and Mrs George Eddy decorations chair. Local merchants The Ideal Shop Lehman's Clothing The Style Shop The Union and Up-to-Date Dry Goods provide models. Homer Brooks will announce with a musical program preceding the show. Public invited.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
10Th Street
Atted
Damon Dunagan
Jack Heather
George Eddy
Homer Brooks
Ideal Shop
Lehman's Clothing Store
Style Shop
the Union
VFW Publishing Hidalgo County Service Record
The Service Record Book of Hidalgo county prepared for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3099 is at the printers and will be sold soon. It honors those who died in World War I with material by James Kike ma and assistance from Mrs. John T. Muir and Robert Castle. Additional contributors include Mrs. Luella Clark and several local historians.
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Hidalgo County
VFW
James Kikema
Post
John T. Muir
Robert Castle
Lordsburg
Luella Clark
J. R
Animas
J. R. Jones
Virden and
Duncan
Merle
Old Timers Association To Organize Oct 15
Hidalgo County Old Timers plans a chapter meeting on Saturday Oct 15 at 7 00 pm in the American Legion hall. 108 residents eligible by 40 years state residence may join and vote for a president secretary and a board for the coming year. A dinner, an old time fiddle contest and a dance will follow with a registration urged by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hidalgo County Old Timers Association
American Legion Hall
Golfers Invited To Anthony Tournament
The Anthony Country Club invites Lordsburg Golf Club members and district golfers to a three day event in Anthony from October 6 to 9. Qualifying rounds October 6, tournament play October 7. Entry fee is 7.50 dollars including meals. All golfers invited.
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Anthony
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