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Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA
Las Cruces makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in October at the "Whole Enchilada Fiesta".
Saint Paul's United Methodist church in Las Cruces has 7 bell choirs.
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Entering Las Cruces from the north or west a beautiful view of the Organ Mountains may be seen from the viaduct. Las Cruces, a busy little city in the upper Rio Grande Valley, is the center of a fine fruit and cotton growing section of the state.
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1895 - Las Cruces
Las Cruces, lás kroo'sés, a post-village of Donna Ana co., New Mexico, on the E. bank of the Rio Grande, nearly opposite Mesilla. It has a Catholic academy, a church, and a newspaper office. Wine is made here. Pop. 1304.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
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1916
Lascruces, a banking post-village, capital of Donna Ana co., N.Mex., near the Rio Grande and 43 miles NNW. of El Paso, Tex., on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R. It is the seat of a state agricultural college and has mining- and other industries. Pop. about 1600.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
1945 - ONE KILLED, THREE HURT IN CRASH.
Special to Herald-Post.
Las Cruces, Sept. 10. - One soldier was killed and three persons were hurt in a head-on collision 20 miles west of Las Cruces today.
Pfc. MEYER COHEN was killed instantly.
MRS. COHEN, wife of the soldier, is in a Las Cruces hospital. Doctors have not determined the extent of her injuries.
MR. and MRS. BUD TUCKER of Newport, Ky., were injured slightly.
Private and MRS. COHEN were driving west and MR. and MRS. TUCKER were going east at the time of the crash.
MR. TUCKER was discharged Saturday from the Army and he and his wife were er route to their home.
El Paso Herald-Post
El Paso, Texas
September 10, 1945
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Clarence E SLINGERLAND (September 1858, Keene, Essex, New York, USA - 28 May 1937, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA)
Martha Louisa WEAVER (26 June 1869, Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, USA - 1951, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA)Ambrosio Vicente ARMIJO (8 June 1875, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA - , )
Clyde William TOMBAUGH (4 February 1906, Streator, Illinois, USA - 17 January 1997, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA)
Irene RICHARD (30 March 1918, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) - 9 June 2004, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA)
Orville Clark Jr BARTON (29 May 1924, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA - 25 May 2016, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA)Carl George WHEELER JR (11 July 1963, Rockville, Connecticut, USA - 17 July 1987, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA)
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