Hobbs pumice block plant to boost Lea County industry
Bob Garrett plans a Plains Block Company plant in Hobbs to supply 5000 blocks per shift and expand local manufacturing. Harold Shockley of Lovington Garrett Building Center co-owns. plant will haul pumice from Espanola, employ six to eight workers, and warehouse blocks in Lovington with market pricing equal to the Hobbs site. The project follows a regional building boom tied to oil and gas activity.
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Bob Garrett
Hobbs
Lea County
Harold Shockley
Lovington Garrett
Plains Block Company
Bob
Espanola
Hob
Garrett
Lovington
New Teachers Set For Lovington School Opening
Lovington welcomes 14 new teachers and a new high school principal Ross Black after returning from New Mexico Junior College. Howard Howell becomes curriculum coordinator for junior high and high school, Morris Jennison returns to classroom, Mary Ann Walker joins as school nurse. Enrollment Aug 12 8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm for returning students. Aug 13 check in for those pre-enrolled. buses will not run.
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Lovington
Ross Black
New Mexico Junior College
Howard Howell
Morris Jennison
Mary Ann Walker
Juanita L. Clark
Yarbro
College of the Southwest
Patricia Heidebrecht
University
Solar Heating Gains Interest as Gas Costs Rise
Revenue official says gas price hikes may boost uptake of 25 percent tax deduction for solar heating systems. The 1975 law allows up to 1000 for solar equipment at primary residence. Public Service Commission actions push New Mexicans toward solar energy as gas costs climb.
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Patrick Lamb
PI Capitol
Santa PE
UPR
Fred O’cheskey
O’cheskey
Public Service Commission
Clarence. Lithgow
Bedford Infant Services Set
The infant son of Tom and Beverly Bedford of Santa Fe died Sunday morning. Services are pending at Ballards in Roswell with grave side rites by Rev. Louis Crenshaw of Tatum. Grandparents are Chesley Bedford of Tatum, Betty Landry of Roswell, and Frank Landry of Lubbock. a sister Diana also survives. The child is named Thomas Chesley Bedford II.
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Tom
Beverly Bedford
Santa Fe
Ballards
Roswell
Louis Crenshaw
Tatum
Chesley Bedford
Betty Landry
Frank Landry
Lubbock
Thomas Chesley Bedford II
Diana
Lea County Fair Rodeo Queen Entries Due August 6
Lea County women age 16 to 21 may enter the Lea County Fair and Rodeo Queen contest with entry forms at Lovington Chamber of Commerce. Entries must be submitted by Friday noon August 6. The parade on August 11 begins at 4 p.m. Floats categories, prizes, and trophies from local sponsors are outlined along with parade logistics and entry deadlines.
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Lea County
Chamber of Commerce
Lovington
N.M
Lovington Chamber of Commerce
KLEA
Charline’s Yucca
Llano Elementary School
Avenue I
South Main
Liberty National Bank
First Street
Llano’ School
Avenue Q
Main Street
Jackson Avenue
East See Fair
Two Armed Robberies Hit Lovington Saturday Afternoon
Two armed robberies occurred in Lovington on Saturday afternoon within hours. Circle K Drive In Grocery on West Avenue D was robbed by a slender man in his twenties after he demanded money from both registers. A second robbery at the Milk Parlor on South Main involved two white men in a white car demanding cash at the drive‑up window. Police continued the investigation into both incidents.
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Lovington
Circle K
West Avenue D
Fifth Street
Det
Thomas
South Main
Papich and Anaya Aim to End Dispute
Santa Fe reports the head of the crime commission plans to meet with the attorney general to settle a dispute. The talk centers on ongoing investigations and potential cooperation between agencies.
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Papich
Anaya
Sunday Liquor Sales Okayed By Committee
The Governor's Liquor Law Study Committee voted 8 to 1 to allow Sunday package liquor sales, reversing the current liquor by the drink on Sundays. The panel also discussed licensing quotas and coordination between the crime commission and attorney general's office, with calls for a statewide grand jury to tackle organized crime and corruption.
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Santa FE
Governor’s
Bob Gold
J.R. Burnett
Socorro
Toney Anaya
Commission
Sam Papich
Anaya
Attorney General
Toney
Papich
Water Show Slated By Seashines Man
A synchronized water show by SeaShine club directed by Mary March of Tatum will be held at 6:30 p m Monday at Holiday Pool weather permitting Admission is free. Ten participants include Mary Anthony Sandy Howell Suzanne Rice Jodi Whitehurst Renee Peters Tricia Westenburg Donnie Griffith Diana Julie March and Donna Kay Mahanay with Ed Newton calling the square dance number and a military piece and a kickboard routine.
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SeaShine
Holiday Pool
Mary March
Tatum
Mary Anthony
Sandy Howell
Suzanne Rice
Jodi Whitehurst
Renee Peters
Tricia Westenburg
Donnie Griffith
Diana
Julie March
Donna Kay Mahanay
Ed Newton
NM unemployment rate declines in June
New Mexico’s unemployment rate fell from 6.5 percent in May to 6.4 percent in June, driven by gains in trades and services. The state Employment Security Commission reported the drop, noting it as part of a continuing downward trend in joblessness.
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Albuqueroue
New Mexico
Employment Security Commission
Schedule of Fair Events And Rodeo Performances
Open at 8:00 a.m. with entries weighing market steers and barrows at set times. Judging for crops, garden products, sheep, beef, dairy goats, poultry, and rabbits throughout the day. Highlights include queen contest, horse show, multiple rodeo performances, and a livestock auction. Dismantling at 9:00 p.m. Saturday.
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Rodeo Arena
Rodeo
Jake McClure
Stricter Food Stamp Rules Rejected by Judge
A federal judge refused to lift a temporary injunction blocking stricter food stamp regulations. The ruling prevents the Agriculture Department from reducing or eliminating benefits to an estimated 5.6 million Americans while the case proceeds.
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Washington
Elliott's Appliance Sales and Service Opens in Lovington
Local native Jim Bob Elliott, owner of Elliott's Appliance Sales and Service, has operated in Lovington since 1946 with a four year hiatus. The new store next to Foodway offers Whirlpool and Corning Ware products among others. his family includes Rose Ann Duffey and children Kevin and Sharla. The article also mentions legal challenges to food stamp rule changes and potential court actions that may extend into year’s end.
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Jim Bob Elliott
Elliott's
Lovington
Rose Ann , Duffey
S. W Duffey
M. G. Elliott
Lea County
Elliotts
Kevin
Sharla
Elliott
Sears
Foodway
Rev Beauchamp Hospitalized in San Antonio Texas
Rev W M Billy Beauchamp of Lovington is hospitalized in San Antonio Texas this week and is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday. Friends may send cards and letters to Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital Louis Pasteur Drive San Antonio Texas 78109. His wife Grace Beauchamp recently died in Lovington.
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W. M
Billy
Beauchamp
Lovington
San Antonio
Texas
Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital
Louis Pasteur Drive
Grace
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Rosa Lee Jackson
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