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Las Vegas Optic from Greater Las Vegas, New Mexico • Page 14

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Las Vegas Optici
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Greater Las Vegas, New Mexico
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Has More of the CASH SAVINGS You're looking For Mrs. 'Silva Retires After 30 Ycurs Work Calendar Chapter AC. PRO, wll meet at 8 p.m. ut the home Mrs. Rrvon CrmHall.

704 Diane Drive, with lyirs. Robert Liiuler- burg as co-hostess. You gx-f MORE of the CASH SAVINGS you're looking fcr when you shop COLl'MUIA! It's msy money, too, because all you to do is fill your carl'wish your favorite check out! That's there is to it! Our store- wide low iivices give you MOKE c.xsl SAYINGS to take with you you leave. Just trip will Drove this to you so. step in today and SAVE M.

t- i. On you receive DOUBLE Leun Center Cuts Loin Rib End Del Munle Cream 303 PEACHES Quality Meats Castle Junior High PTA will sponsor an onen house following the meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m tit the school. William Hurt will be principal speaker. Flower Guild of Las Vegas Hospital Auxiliary will meet Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the home of Airs.

W. O. Culbertson, 1330 Filth St. Pork rex 2 Ib. Bag Skinless Franks Pork Ib.

Lean, Delicious ROUND BEEF Pure, Fresh, Choice Beef Indian Trail Frozen CRANBERRY with ORANGE 37c Flak-ee 4's Blueberry TURNOVERS 43c Dinner Redy 5 oz. Frozen TURKEY SLICES 23c Lustre Cream S2.00 Tax SPRAY SET 99c Fruits Vegetables DELICIOUS APPLES 4 Ib. cello Mild Sweet White or Yellow ONIONS 2 Ibs.l5c Simkist Juicy LEMONS Ib. 15c Juicy De Anjou PEARS Ib. 19c AVOCADOS Ripe, California 3 29 BISCUITS ROAST BEEF Franco American BEEF GRAVY BUTTER Sunny State or Wilson's Store Hours 9 a.m.

to 6 p.m. Monday thru Saturday. SUPER MARKET SELL COLUMBIA AT CESS Las Vegas Society will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in trie Courtroom above the Post Office. There will be a panel discussion of the recent re-organization of the state society avid the address of Senator Anderson at the annual meeting.

Chapter H. PEO, will meet with Mrs. C. M. Montgomery 1038 Eislu.

at 2:45 instead of Plans will be made for the annual Christmas party. Final initation practice will be held Monday at 7:30 in 1OOF Hall, f-jr officers and tableau team, of Naomi Rebekah Lodge, No. 1. Las Vegas Club Art Division will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. in tiie home of Miss Sadie St.

Clair, 1059 Sixth. MOST TYPICAL OF DOGPATCH at the annual Sadie Hawkins Day Daiice held Friday evening at McFarland Hall, sponsored by Robertson High School Art Department, were these students, Sandra Bason and Phillip Leger. These two fyeen winners for the past three years. They entered with "Mammy" pulling "Pappy" in a. little red wagon holding an old bathtub in which he was riding.

(RHS Photo by Stein) MRS. MELA SILVA and granddaughter Carmel Teresa Gallegos. tro.it of the in the home which once belonged to Mrs. gramlfalhor. at 1903 Xorih Gonzales St.

Docs Drove 130 will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. There will be election of officers. One of San Misnio! Courty's widely known women. Mrs, Me'-i Silvn, 1008 No.

hns retired following 30 yc-ars with the Health Department. Mrs. Silva. known throir'lvni: San County for bor work in the vital statistics field, of which she was head clerk, also carried on various other eelrical duties. Mrs.

Sliva, daughter of fita Sena and Ju'av, A. Silva. pioneer residents of Lr.s Vegas, was born h.ere anci at'c-nded school at Loretto Academv in Las Vegas. Before joining the Health department staff. Mrs.

Silva was employed for several by C. Penney Co. and the Las Vegas Grant Board. When she joined the department it occupied only one room. Mrs.

Silva has two brothers, Juan A. Silva who lives with his wife in New Orleans. and Luis Silva who is also married and makes his home in Tucson, Her sister, Mrs. Margaret Abrou is the author of several books on New Mexico History and folklore. Mrs.

Silva's daughter include Mrs. Leo de Baca, wife of Leo de Baca. owner of Leo's Pharmacy and Mrs. Anna Amelia Ordonez, secretary to Superintendent of Town schools, Phillip C. Gonzalcs.

Her grand-children include Polo de Baca. who with his wife, Esther, live in Albuquerque where he is a teacher; Joe de Baca, a student at the University of New Mexico; Leo Gallegos, who with his wife Rachel lives in California; Carpiel Teresa Gallegos, who attends school in California; Mrs. Eddie Berg of Mora; Ernest James Shubert who is attending College in California and Blanca Nieve and Felix Lino Ordonez who live here with their mother and attend school. Mrs. Sliva also has three groat-grand- children.

Kathy and Michael Berg and Leo L. Gallegos HI. Among her social activites is membership in Dre.xel Club, the Pnsntiomro CH'b Sept. 30, a member of Our of Sorrows Altar Swk'tv ami (if Our Lady cf Sorrows Legion of Mary. All of Mrs.

grandchildren call her "Mother Mine." This endearing title has been taken up by their friends until all neighborhood children now call her -Mother According to her daugher. Mrs. Mrs. Silva may have from her job at the health Department, but she is certainly not retiring from an active life as a grandmother. And she expects to remain very active in Church and social affairs, and is considering starting a typing service at.

bur borne. Mrs. Silva makes her home in the house that belonged to her great-grandfather, on North Gon- zak-s St. She has modernized it and enlarged it and has landscaped the grounds The house next door, longed to her parents, is' presently occupied by Our Lady Victory Sisters. Ministerial Alliance sponsored services at the New Mexico State Hospital will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev.

John W. Ransdell, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Per Aqui Em Las Las Vegas Yorkrite Masonic Bodies will meet Monday night with Las Vegus Chapter, Royal Arch Masons convening at 7:30 followed by a conclave of Las Vegas Commandery. Knights Templar. Refreshments will be served.

Mrs. Tony Lucero and daughter Antoinette arrived Friday from their home in APiuquerque to visit with Mrs. Lucero's daughter, Mrs. Johnny Griego. William Gartin here on Thursday.

Mrs. Ray Farmer was a visitor in Santa Fe.on Friday. Mrt sie Craig of Raton is visiting here in -the home of her son, Harold Craig and family. Northeastern Baptist Associations 1 Brotherhood will meet at the First Baptist Church, Seventh at University, Monday, for the regular quarterly meeting. The evening meal will be furnished bv the host church.

Harold Craig, who underwent surgery at Presbyterian Hosptial in Albuquerque Thursday morning, is now reported as recuper- nicely. Dovfe'l and son Donald have returned from Cimarron area where each were successful in baggvng a deer. R. Smith and son Morley D. Smith were successful hunters in the Cimmarron area last week.

Spiritual Need Shown Services Mankind's need of spiritual regeneration and renewal will be brought out at Christian Science services Sunday. "Mortals and Immortals" will be the Lesson-Sermon yb.ie<:t. Readings front tiie Bible will include the Apotsle" Paul's exhortation to the "Lie not one to another, s-acing tha: ye have put off the oid man with his deeds; And have put on the new- man, which renewed in knowledge nl'ier the image of him crcaxxl him" A correlative citation to be read from "Science nnd Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy states: "By putting 'off the old man with his mortals 'put on immortality' Penwomen View Art Ten oil paintings, painted by Mrs. L. C.

Green, were displayed during the Friday evening meeting of the Las Vegas Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, in the home of Mrs. Clyde Simpson. Mrs. Green, who began to paint two years ago with the Las Vegas Woman's Club Art Division, told of each painting. Some were different views of Hermit's Peak, one looking towards the peak from Sapello Canyon near the old Bookout home site.

Another was painted on the crest of the divide between the Gallinas and Tccolcte river watersheds, on the Mineral Hill road. A view of Montezuma seminary, the old railroad bridge and the ice ponds, painted from up the Gallinas Canyon, drew much comment. Another was of Pike's Peak, looking through an opening in rock cliffs. A portrait of an fndian woman, two pictures of birds, a vase containing an arrangement of flowers, the church at Taos and a still life of vegetables completed the exhibit. Mrs.

Green is now attending art classes at Highlands University where she is a student under the direction of Elmer Schooley. She explained that her favorite type of painting is flowers. President Mrs. G. B.

Thomson' read a story on the Hermit of Hermits peak, written by a former resident of Gallinas Canyon area, Lynn Martin. Mrs. B. B. Barila noted that one of the pic- imos sho.ved the Indian Face of Hermits Peak, when turned end- Mrs.

George Maloof invited the Pen Women to meet in her home next month. Each will take a gitt to cost not more 2o cents. Members will also write a poem or story, to read during the evening. Mrs. Simpson served refreshments to the members and i.vo guests.

Airs. Green and Miss Mildred England. She -'also displayed some of the oil paintings and pastel work cf her daughter, Dornthy Simpson. Mrs. Barila announced that she had received word from the National Membership Chairman that credentials for Mrs.

Bessie Moore had been approved Hnd Mrs. had been accepted for membership in the NLAPW. Miss Jenn Whiting left eailv this morning to spend the rest of the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford in Albuquerque.

Sgt. and Mrs. Jimmy Coble and children arrived Friday to spend the weekend here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

N. Coble. Mr. and Mrs. A.

N. Coble traveled to Albuquerque today to see her brother. Walter Bates, who underwent surgery on Wednesday and is critically ill in an Albuquerque hosptial. Mr. and Mrs.

L. R. Shackelford have returned from a month spent in Angeles and other western points, including La Puentc, Calif, where they visited their son. James Shackelford, and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer Wiggins tas Vegas Sunday Optic "2. visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. sirxicu Sunday.

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DIAMOND, 32-pc. service for 8 $236.00 CLASSIC ROSE, 32-pc. service for 8 $200.00 TARA, 32-pc. service for 8 $204.00 ROSE CASCADE, 32-pc. service for 8 $204.00 SILVER SCULPTURE, 32-pc.

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Years Available:
1959-1960