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Newspaper
Hobbs News
Location
Hobbs, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1934
Page
6
A potential new era of prosperity for the Sacramento mountains began when the first car of iced lettuce in a refrigerator car was shipped from Cloudcroft. The Showenburg Co. of Phoenix distributes the lettuce. An ice-packed crate rides in each standard refrigerator car.
A Dowell Incorporated representative purchased half a city block on Snyder Street by the Texas New Mexico railroad in Hobbs. Dowell will erect a warehouse and acid treatment shops to boost oil well flow. The plant will serve New Mexico oil fields and nearby Texas areas, with rail access for materials. Dowell is the first permanent acid treatment facility in Hobbs after several months of operations by three firms.
Congressman Dennis Chavez, after a northern New Mexico trip, projects Democrats winning this fall while noting few organized progressive groups in the region. He declines to commit on a future senate bid against Senator Cutting as party leaders await state convention calls expected this month.
Messrs Byrd and Krintz of the U S Bureau of Mines Denver office conduct nightly classes at the high school gym to prepare instructors for disseminating knowledge about the bureau's work. Hobbs News-Job Printn?
Mr and Mrs A C Chesher returned Saturday morning from Dallas where they spent two days buying furniture and fixtures for an apartment house to be made into the hospital building in New Hobbs.
Architect Glenn of Lubbock visits the Worth Hotel to discuss remodeling plans for converting the A. C. Chesher hospital building into an apartment house.
Representatives of National Geographical Survey Co. are in Wink seeking rooms and apartments for twenty families who will use Wink as their headquarters for possibly a year. They plan to work in Winkler and Andrews counties, bringing equipment and personnel that will boost the town’s prospects. Landlords are urged to provide suitable housing as arrangements proceed.
An official search began for L. M. Raynolds Ford sedan missing after being parked in front of the Big theater at 2 PM Saturday. A general alarm by telephone followed. The car was located in a garage that night after another Ford owner mistook it for his own. The second car was later found on the main street, revealing the mix up.
New Mexico papers discuss Eldorado development and Lea county prospects. Editorial comment appears in two dailies. A Home Loan Corporation bulletin orders resignations for office seekers and bans funds solicitations and political ads. Otha Key and A C Chesher visit noted.
Roosevelt County Record notes a policy oddity where a candidate appears on two party tickets in California while New Mexico debates party strategy. Carlsbad traffic changes proposed include restricting U turns at Turner and Shipp streets to ease peak hour jams near the business district.
A. G. Swanson leads the wholesale liquor establishment of Levers Bros, which recently opened in a remodeled brick building of Lea Mex Development Co. located east of the hospital building in New Hobbs.
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