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Villa Raid, Lordburg NM

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Villa Raid, Lordburg NM

August 20, 2026

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In Lordsburg, New Mexico, a false alarm that Pancho Villa was approaching to raid the town interrupted a Sunday night Methodist church service and triggered a hurried community defense. The pastor, the Rev. Huggett, dismissed the…

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