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Date: 3/14/2008 Album ID: 475208
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June 10, 1962 - SUPERVISE CHURCH RANCH -- Mr. and Mrs. Avery Mills, caretakers at Aspendale Ranch near Cloudcroft, N.M., are shown in front of their mountain home. Mills, a retired Army officer who served with the Cavalry at Ft. Bliss, and his wife will be busy for the summer as eight six-day camps are held on the ranch (Times Staff Photo)
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June 10, 1962 - CENTER OF CHURCH RANCH SITE -- This view of Aspendale Ranch, consisting of 123 acres in the Sacramento Mountains near Cloudcroft, N.M., shows some of the magnificent aspen stands from which the ranch gets its name. Eight weeks of church camps are scheduled this summer, with the first camp opening Monday. The Rev. Jimmy Wilson, Skyline Baptist Church, is in charge of three boys camps and Mrs. Perry Denton, WMU representative, is in charge of three girls camps. (Times Staff Photo)
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June 10, 1962 - RANCH HEADQUARTERS -- This large, roomy mountain lodge, located on Aspendale Ranch in Pierce Canyon near Cloudcroft, N.M., is headquarters for summer camp activities of El Paso Baptists Association. It contains sleeping quarters for 70 persons, kitchen and dining room facilities, nurses' quarters and a chapel. (Times Staff Photo)
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December 31, 1989 - Artesia city workers Bobby Snowden, left, and Richard Earnest check a device at a city water well that tests different filtering methods. (Marilyn Haddrill / El Paso Times)
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March 7, 1950 - NEW ARTESIA INSTALLATION -- This aerial view shows the new terminal at Artesia, N.M., for the Ferguson-Steere Motor Co. The new building includes office, parts room and shop, with four driveways which will service four large diesel units at one time. It has a 5-acre parking area.
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July 28, 1950 - POLICE IN NEW QUARTERS -- Artesia's city police have moved to new and larger quarters. Members of the force are shown (left to right) front row--Sgt. J.H. Smith, Lt. M.E. Smith, Chief Earl D. Westfall, Lt. R.H. Corbett and Patrolman J.T. Lemley. Second row--Patrolman J.H. Enos, Patrolman B.G. Grimlan, Patrolman W.J. Kruse and Patrolman M.L. Rodriguez. Back row--Sgt. L.T. Daniels, Patrolman R.T. Peek, Sgt. R.T. Jurney and Patrolman C.H. Allen.
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October 25, 1949 - NEW ARTESIA COMPRESS -- Construction of the new Artesia, N.M., Cotton Compress (above) is nearing completion. The compress was secured for Artesia by the Chamber of Commerce, which purchased 30 acres of land and presented it to K.H. Francis of Timpson, Texas, after he offered to build a compress in the community. His sons, Paul Francis, will be resident manager of the compress. About 100 persons will be employed at the compress at peak capacity.
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October 21, 1961 - LITTLE ANTI-RED SCHOOLHOUSE -- Abo Elementary School in Artesia, N.M., built underground to give give fallout shelter protection for 540 students and teachers, has passed the halfway point of construction. View shows entranceway to novel building, first such educational facility in the U.S. Over 2,000 persons could take shelter in emergency, feeding, sleeping, and bathing on a shift basis. Morgue, first-aid station, bedding, food, and water for two weeks will be provided.
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07 FEB 1979 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE - Anthony Town Council members meet in the glare of flash bulbs in their crowded chambers to terminate officially three policemen who were involved in a dispute last month with Mayor Adrian Baca. Seated council members are, from left, Paul Ramirez, Richard Ely, Trinidad Barreras, James Stewart and Crawford Bonner. Also pictured with the council board is attorney Nelson Smith, at far right. (Times staff photo by David Kennedy)
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23 JUN 1974 - POST OFFICE DESTROYED - Firemen and volunteers try in vain to save the U.S. Post Office in Anthony, N.M., Saturday. Although the walls and roof of the building remained, the interior was destroyed, including the day's mail. Authorities suspect the destruction was the work of an arsonist.
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12 JAN 1975 - IN EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY - A general impression of 300 kinds of cacti and succulents is available to the visitor in a hurry at the American Desert Museum in Mesilla, N.M. A more leisurely visit allows one to enjoy not only the larger plants but the beautiful little specimens found in the cracks and hidden among the rocks. The growing collection includes 200 kinds of cacti, plants native to America but now found throughout the world.
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12 JAN 1975 - CACTI DISCUSSION - Jim Flanagan, curator of the American Desert Museum, discusses growing habits of cacti and succulents with another avid gardener, Mrs. L.E. Tatreault, who has obtained several rare specimens from the museum for her own collection.
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12 JAN 1975 - VERSATILE PLANT - Not all the plants of the American Desert Museum are indoors. This maguey plant is near the entrance and curator Jim Flanagan noted that this variety has been used for food, drink, clothing and shelter, among other things.
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May 6, 1984 - The American Cowboy Museum, on Highway 28 in Mesilla, has been empty since a fire in 1983.
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16 MAR 1991 - Santiago Pizana, left, sorted mail from his box while clerk Elvira Williams assisted Soledad Cacal at the U.S. Post Office in Anthony, where new residents wait as long as six months for a mailbox. (Victor Calzada / El Paso Times)
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19 JUN 1952 - Being on the New Mexico-Texas state line would benefit industry though better freight rates, but also brings problems, according to Anthony businessmen who are sparking a move to incorporate Anthony. Shown here is the business district of the village, with the state boundary marker shown at extreme right.
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12 DEC 1963 - OPEN SHORTCUT - New Mexico Gov. Jack Campbell, left, and Anthony businessman Sam Gillett Jr., cut a ribbon Wednesday officially opening $157,000 highway improvement linking the twin communities of Anthony, N.M. and Anthony, Tex. with War Highway II, principal access route from the south to White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Hollooman Air Force Base, N.M., and other military and missile establishments on the east side of the Organ Mountains. The 9 1/2 mile cutoff skirs the Texas - New Mexico border and was paid for from New Mixico highway funds. (Times Staff Photo)
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12 DEC 1963 - DEDICATE HIGHWAY - Mrs. Charles F. O'Hara, flanked by New Mexico Gov. Jack Campbell, left, Sam Gillett Jr. and Federal Judge R.E. Thomason, unveiled plaque at half way point on new Charles O'Hara Road named in memory of her late husband. Ceremonies dedicating the highway through Anthony Gap were attended by New Mexico, Texas and military officials. (Times Staff Photo)
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