New Mexico Highways Reach Major Growth and Costs
The article outlines New Mexico highway costs for 1948-49 and 1950, noting 130 million dollars to build and about 4 million annually for maintenance. It traces road history from El Camino Real to Santa Fe Trail, automobile era beginnings in 1903, and ongoing modernization including spending 15 million in 1950, with 8,400 miles under maintenance and miles paved rising from 1,604 in 1935 to about 5,125 in 1950.
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New Mexico
United States
Juan de Onate
Mexico
California
Bureau of Public Roads
State Line
Las Cruces
Deming and
Lordsburg
New Mexico-Arizona State Line
Mesa
Plains
Garnie Atkisson Teaches Ladies Bible Class
Garnie Atkisson, minister of the Church of Christ, taught the lesson for the Ladies Bible Class Wednesday morning. Attendees included Mrs. Jerry Cook, Mrs. George Johnston, Mrs. R. C. Hunt, Mrs. Hubert Gill, Garnie Atkisson, Bob Dean, Forrest Ward, Billy Condra, J. L. Kidd, Randy Ballard, and J. W. Allen. Mrs. Archie Nowell supervised the nursery.
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Garnie Atkisson
Church of Christ
Mmes
Jerry Cook
George Johnston
R. C. Hunt
Hubert Gill
Bob Dean
Forrest Ward
Billy Condra
J. L. Kidd
Randy Ballard
J. W. Allen
Archie Nowell
Las Cruces Guests Visit Dailey Family Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs D T Linton and their children from Las Cruces were house guests of Mr and Mrs Jacques Dailey last weekend.
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D. T. Linton
Las Cruces
Jacques Dailey
Police Captain Fined One Dollar for Meter Rule Slip
Capt William Thompson head of Jackson Michigan police traffic bureau was fined one dollar for failing to drop a nickel in a parking meter.
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Jackson, Mich
William Thompson
Police Traffic Bureau
New Subscriptions Help Lovington Leader Grow
The Lovington Leader announces new subscribers from across the country and local names, led by Pat Wallace who promotes the paper’s local and county coverage. The list includes Aztec New Mexico Wynne's Press Clipping Bureau Livingston New Jersey Celia Richardson McDonald A G Whittle Roswell E E James Caprock Mrs B J Gobb Snyder Texas Harry Douglas Midland and more. The paper notes service members receive the Leader free and asks families to notify changes of address.
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Pat Wallace
Lovington Leader
Pat
Levington Leader
Leader
L. J. Rhodes
Aztec
N. M
Wynne
Livingston
N. J
Celia Richardson
McDonald
A. G. Whittle
Roswell
E. E. James
Caprock
B. J. Gobb
Snyder
Texas
Harry Douglas
Midland
Gayle Beroff
Lake Arthur
A. L. Vargas
Concord
Calif
Jesse Mitchell
Andrews
Jeff M. Hooker
Fisher Road
Dallas
Wm. F. Rupert
Fifth Ave
New York City
H. B. Walberg
Portales
C. V. Darden
Albuquerque
Willie Beeman
Slim Worley
Hobbs
Lovington
Gussie Groves
J. S. Baehman
A. W. Senter
O. C. Smith
Dick Hodges
W. A. Flemming
Bill Hughes
Wiley Chiles
Erwin Wiggins
Dan Groves
W.E. Burris
June Mitchell
Frances Connell
Bill Lowman
Allen Gin Co
Tom Stelle
Pearl Bourbour
Tom Bridgeforth
Lottie York
Art Mhoons
Fred Peters
FFA Chapter
G. L. Gray
Walden Mahon
James H. Bullard
John E. Keen
J. G. Gregory
Harold Bridgeforth
S. J. Davis
Hillary Weaver
Lovington Cleaners
Fletcher Stapp
Cecil McCullough
Southland Supply
J. S. Lindsey
G. E. Jenkins
John Shearman
J. M. Wilson
W. H. Green
Charles Corner
J. R. Fort
Jones Hardware
Mark N. Hicks
H. B. Joes
Lea County
Now He Knows About Tear Gas Gun Accident
Fifty-year-old Claud Stutts of Alamogordo touched a tear gas gun trigger while looking down the barrel. The projectile glanced off his forehead causing a deep cut and filling the store with tear gas.
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Claud Stutts
Alamogordo
Follow ups to Rival Ham First Show and Leftovers
After a festive first appearance baked ham is likely to be served often and used in quick sandwiches or lunch boxes. Reba Staggs offers three tasty dishes using leftover baked ham including ham wrapped asparagus with cheese sauce and a ham spinach casserole.
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Reba Staggs
Christmas Fruit Bread From Mom’s Oven
A home economist notes that nut bread made with lard stays moist for holiday gatherings. The recipe includes enriched flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, chopped nuts, milk, and melted lard. This quick bread pairs with coffee or cocoa and makes a thoughtful gift for friends and shut-ins.
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Reba Staggs
Home Economist
Oven Heated Dish with Sliced Hard-Cooked Eggs
A dish is placed in the oven only to thoroughly heat and is then topped with sliced hard cooked eggs.
Bake a Nutty Quick Bread From Pantry
The recipe describes lining a 5x9 inch loaf pan with wax paper and mixing flour baking powder salt and sugar with nuts. Beat an egg add milk and fat then combine with the dry ingredients until moistened. Pour into the loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for one hour yielding one loaf.
Dog Remains Faithful To Postman Pals
Sandy the East Compton post office mascot stays loyal to the post office. When carriers took him on rounds he wandered 150 miles from home to Bakersfield before being found by Bakersfield staff. A Compton delegation retrieved the dog and he resumed his routes with the mail carriers.
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Compton
Calif
Sandy
East Compton
California
Bakersfield
How to Find Peace
A 41 year old man in Hartford City Indiana admitted to stealing guns from a store 25 years ago. The store owner advised that peace may be achieved by placing funds equal to the guns' value into a church collection plate.
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Hartford City
Ond
Bones Made Jewels Sinc Peru
Peru-based archeologist Manuel Benedicto Flores reports evidence that Hurai Indians used turquoise as a ritual transmutation of bones into jewels. He cites traces of mineral and plant chemicals and bones mid-transformation, intended as a religious tribute to preserve ancestors beyond mortality.
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Sinc
Peru
Manuel Benedicto Flores
Flores
Just Routine Event
In Marysville Ohio John Merriott saw a car crash into his filling station. It was the 50th time a vehicle failed the horseshoe curve in 23 years damaging pumps and the building.
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Marysville, O
John Merriott
William Michaelis
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