Big Lea County schools plan large enrollment and new facilities
At a Lovington meeting five Lea County districts projected enrollments from 650 in Tatum to 6,500 in Hobbs for the upcoming school year. New construction totals about 1.28 million dollars including gym and Yarbro Elementary in Lovington, plus central kitchen and dining facilities across Hobbs.
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Lea County
Lovington
W. D. Castor
Tatum
Chas. Mills
Hobbs
C. H. Conway
Eunice
J. L. Burke
Jal
H. C. Pannell
Castor
Supt
Burk
Mills
Monument
Houston Junior High
Jefferson St
East Sanger Street
Three Injuries From Hobbs Wrecks and Break-Ins
Leonard Griffith, 24, was shot in the right arm while attempting to break into a cabin at White's Motel in Hobbs. Marvin Mayhan and his wife reported sightings before Griffith was captured and jailed after pleading not guilty. Separately, three Hobbs men were injured in two local automobile accidents near Broadway, Grimes Street, and State Road 132, with J.D. Boren charged with driving while intoxicated.
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Griffith
White’s
W. Harrison
Marvin Mayhan
J. H. Looney
Roger Walker
Bob Barabee
James Robinson
J. W. Green
Green
Hobbs
Atkinson
Boren
Broadway
Gene S. Brewer
Brewer
Lea General Hospital
Green Funeral Chapel
Jake C. Fort
Fort
Methodist Men Meet for Cabinet Session
Members of the Methodist Men's Club gathered for a cabinet meeting Thursday night at 7 30. Those present included Dudley Townsend Bill Gleason and H G Troy Dunn. The regular meeting is set for Thursday August 9.
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Methodist Men’s Club
Dudley Townsend
Bill Gleason
H. G. Troy Dunn
Lingle Family Plans Two Week Reunion Trip
Mr and Mrs Bill Lingle and their sons left Friday for a two weeks vacation to attend the Wallace Reunion in Dallas the family of Mrs Lingle. They will visit relatives in Altus Oklahoma.
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Bill Lingle
W. Ave
Wallace
Dallas
Last Civil War Soldier Albert Woolson Honored in Duluth
United Nation pays tribute to Albert Woolson, 109, last Union Army of the Republic survivor. He lies in state in Duluth Minnesota as President Eisenhower calls his death a national sorrow. Woolson to be buried with full military honors. Fifth Army band, color guard, and escort will accompany.
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United Nation
United Press
Nation United
Albert Woolson
Army of the Republic
Duluth
Minnesota
Joan Salling
Slant
Virginia
Eisenhower
Woolson
Fifth Army
National Guard
Paving Plan Favored To Connect Local Canning Plant
Lovington Planning Board recommends paving a road from Campbell's Farm and Ranch Supply to Kimbell's packing plant. City Manager Bill Harrison will present to the commission on August 7. A second section would extend from Main Street to the cotton yards along Avenue R as part of a future truck route.
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Lovington
Campbell
Kimbell
Bill Harrison
Main Street
Nixon Drive Fails to Rally GOP Voters as Stassen Effort Stalls
Harold Stassen's bid to replace Nixon on the Republican ticket draws little grass roots interest with a slim 500 letters received from 47 Republican Senators showing support for Nixon. Nixon's camp reports heavy mail urging him to stay as VP. Governor Christian Herter rejects entry as VP candidate. Governor Averell Harriman advocates a Roosevelt-Truman era slugging campaign. Senator Paul Douglas says he will not push a strong civil rights plank in the Democratic platform, though hopes for one.
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Harold Stassen
Nixon
Washington
Stassen
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
Averrell Harriman
Eisenhower
Albany
New York
Roosevelt
Truman
Paul Douglas
Senate
Uranium Royalties Boost Laguna Pueblo Indians
Indians at Laguna Pueblo near Albuquerque earn about 200000 dollars monthly from uranium ore royalties. Denver meeting of Grass Roots groups heard Commissioner Glenn L. Emmons report mining operations have added 350 jobs. Committees from 23 tribes across four states backed ending federal trusteeship.
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United Press
Laguna Pueblo
Albuquerque
Glenn L. Emmons
Denver
Emmons
Redman
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Frances Love Visits Parents in Lubbock This Weekend
Frances Love, a nursing student in Lubbock, is home visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Cecil Love this weekend.
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Frances Love
Lubbock
Mrs
Cecil Love
Rainfall amounts vary across Lea county Lovington
The official report shows 0.63 inches of rain in Lovington with unofficial observers noting higher totals up to an inch inside city limits. rains were widespread across Lea county with variation by location and some areas reporting only a trace. nearby towns also reported rain and many state weather stations logged varying 24 hour totals.
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Lovington
Lea County
Fugitives Held By Hobbs Police
Two Fort Worth youths were arrested in Hobbs on fugitive from justice warrants from Guthrie County Texas. Earl Barton and Bobby Ray Music, both 20, are wanted in Guthrie County on armed robbery charges.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Hobbs
Guthhrie
Earl Barton
Bobby Ray Music
Guthrie County
Catholic School in Hobbs May Not Open
St. Helena's Catholic School in Hobbs may not open in September for the coming school year. Officials have not obtained enough Sisters to teach and seek permission to enter the school. The school formerly operated under the Immaculate Heart of Mary Nuns from Ruscon Arizona with Sister Regina in charge and four Sisters on staff.
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St. Helena’s Catholic School
Hobbs
St. Helena’s
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Ruscon
Arizona
Regina
Order of Immaculate Heart of Mary
Dulles to Report on Suez Crisis Peace Efforts
Secretary of State Dulles returns to Washington from London with hopes for a peaceful settlement of the Suez dispute. He will address the nation tonight at the president’s request as Britain France and Egypt race to build up forces and prepare for possible action in the canal zone.
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Dulles
Washington National
London
Egypt
Suez Canal
Dulls
Eisenhower
Britain
France
Canal Zone
Mediterranean
England
Malta
Cyprus
Eden
Mollet
Nasser
Pineau
Alexandria
Norway
Australia
South Pole To Be Site For Research
The Stars and Stripes will fly over the South Pole as the Navy plants a flag in October and begins building a scientific research station, the first at the pole. The station should be manned and operating by January as part of Operation Deep Freeze for the 1957 58 National Geographic Year with three task forces heading to the Antarctic this year.
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Navy
South Pole
Pole
Atlantic
Weatherman Forecasts Clearing Skies in New Mexico
The New Mexico outlook is clearing with mild temperatures. Blue skies cover much of the state as a dry air mass from Arizona pushes clouds away. showers may hit northern areas today. Highs run near 80 in the north to 90 in the south, with Hobbs reporting 91 yesterday.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Hobbs
Air Force rocket plane breaks speed record at 1900 mph
The Air Force reported Lt. Col. Frank Everest piloted the X-2 to 1900 mph on July 25, released from a bomber at high altitude. Testing aimed to study heat and stress on a rocket plane at extreme speeds.
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United Press
Air Force
California
Frank Everest
Burmese dispute may go before United Nations Security Council
Unofficial Rangoon reports say a dispute over Communist Chinese occupation of Burmese territory could be taken to the UN Security Council. Burma negotiates with Red China on withdrawal from a 500 mile northwest strip. failure could transfer the issue to the UN. The Lu Fang Silver mine in Wa territory is a disputed site.
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Rangoon
Burma
United Nations Security Council
Red China
Security Council
Lu Fang
League of Nations Boundry
China
Martin Expands Office Supply Into Lovington
Hobbs based Martin and Co expands its office supply business to Lovington occupying the former Master Printers building. Mr. Martin an experienced mechanic will relocate with Mrs. Martin as bookkeeper and sales head. J R Burke from Roswell joins as outside salesman and Hobbs store remains active under Edward Malin and Sue Elliott. A formal Lovington opening is planned with a Regal portable typewriter give away for entrants.
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Leo Martin
Hobbs
Lovington
Martins
Mr. Martin
Martin
J. R. Burke
Roswell
Edward Malin
Sue Elliott
Regal
McKeon Trial Verdict Soon Nears
The death march case of Marine Sergeant Matthew McKeon nears a verdict as a seven officer General Court Martial Board prepares to deliberate after closing arguments. Conviction on all four charges could mean up to six years and a dishonorable discharge.
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Matthew McKeon
McKeon
Corps
Marine Corps
Randolph Pate
Lewis Puller
Pate
Puller
Oil wildcats drill plans dot southeast New Mexico
Four wildcat prospects across Eddy and Chaves counties in southeast New Mexico outline drill plans. Charles P. Miller targets No.1 S. M.State in northeast Chaves, 6,700 feet deep, about 40 miles northeast of Roswell. Lawless Drilling No. 110 Federal seeks 3,100 feet west of Mallamar in east Eddy. Western Venturas No. 1 N.J.N. Johnson set for 1,800 feet, seven miles southeast of Artesia in north Eddy. Aldridge & Stroud No. 5 Signal State aims 2,600 feet seven miles southeast of White City in south Eddy.
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Eddy County
New Mexico
Roswell
Chaves County
Charles P. Miller
S. M
Lawless Drilling Co
Mallamar
Western Venturas Inc. No
N.J.N. Johnson
Artesia
Aldridge & Stroud Inc. No
Signal State
Oil firms announce wildcat drill sites in Lea County
Sinclair No. 2 Seaman Unit plans a 15 mile west of Loving location 54 miles west of the Edson Pennsylvanian field and 660 feet from section lines in 16s 34e Lea County. Hudson & Hudson No. 2 State targets a 4000 foot wildcat 21 miles southwest of Monument 33 miles south of Lynch field with the drill site 1980 feet from north and 660 feet from west lines in 21s 33e Lea County.
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Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Seaman Unit
William A. Hudson
Edward R. Hudson
Lea County
Sinclair No. 2
Seaman
Lovington
Hudson & Hudson No. 2
Monument
Lynch Field
Dog theft reported in Hobbs
Mrs. A S Church of 421 S Grimes Hobbs told police on Thursday her small dog she had kept for 16 months was stolen A man took the animal tied up and would not return it to her.
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Mayhan
Pal- O-Mar
Griffith
Maghan
A. S. Church
S. Grimes
Hobbs
Warrant Issued for Ray Cruse on Theft Charge
Judge Bob Bensing issues a warrant in Hobbs for Ray Cruse formerly of 206 Ww Roxana Hobbs on removing mortgaged property from the state without the owner's consent. Cruse is believed to have moved to New Orleans.
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Bob Bensing
Hobbs
Ray Cruse
206
Roxana
Cruse
New Orleans
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Leonard Griffith
J.D. Boren
E. Clinton
Sampson Atkinson
E. Humble
W. Broadway
Grimes Sts
Hobbs Police
G. Fagot
Lester Terry
Pete Hooper
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