Judge Nash Defends Constitution and Rights in Local Talk
District Judge Kermit Nash urged Rotarians to uphold constitutional rights amid debate on Escobedo and police power. He cited Magna Charta and Anglo-Saxon law, warned against eliminating rights, and stressed the need for proper police support and fair pay to maintain public safety.
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Kermit Nasi
United States
Escobedo Supreme Court
Nash
Runnymede
John
Supreme Court
Escobedo
Judge Nash
Debate Over Amendment 10 Sparks JP System Reform Talk
The New Mexico Justice of the Peace Association gathered in Tucumcari as Amendment 10 to abolish the JP system drew strong debate. Drayton Wasson voiced reform support but urged a workable solution, warning reform without one is useless.
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Joe Hughes
New Mexico
Justice of the Peace Association
Tucumcari
Jp’s
Drayton Wasson
Wasson
Justices of the Peace
Justice Court
Justice of the Peace
Fair Queen Contest Set For Wednesday
Entries are being taken for the 1966 Lea County Fair Queen Contest to be held Wednesday at the Jake McClure Rodeo Arena. Contestants must be Lea County residents aged 16 to 21 and single. The winner earns 75 for transportation to the New Mexico State Fair. judging emphasizes horsemanship and personality. Linda Howard, 17, is first entrant.
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Lea County
Linda Howard
Herb Mason
Mallamar
Linda
Lovington High School
Maljamar
Western Grill
Chamber of Commerce Fair Queen Committee
New Mexico
Commissioner warns Portales oil conflict over Lea County view
Commissioner Toetiiaestine Don Lanford of Lovington argues Roosevelt County Portales seeks to involve Lea County oil interests. Lanford, affiliated with local oil groups, stresses transparency as tensions rise between counties over resources.
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Lea County
Roosevelt County
Portales
Com. Toetiiaestine
Don Lanford
Lovington
Toda Lanford
Stoltz Memorial Benefit Set for September 24
The Stoltz Memorial Journalism Scholarship Benefit returns September 24 at Parnell Auditorium with a Roaring 20s theme. General chair Betty Naranjo reports a combined style and variety show, with $1 tickets on sale around September 1 and door prizes from local businesses. Previous scholarships of 500 each went to Lovington High School graduates Sandra Cammack and Tanya McNaughten.
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Stoltz
Parnell Auditorium
Betty Naranjo
W.H. Graham
Sandra Cammack
Tanya McNaughten
Lovington High School
New Manager Named for General Tire Service Lovington
John Moyers of Hobbs is named new manager of General Tire Service in Lovington replacing Tom Curly White who will lead the Hobbs store. Moyers 28 with wife and child Mark will relocate to Lovington before school starts. He has seven years in Lea County and hails from Feria Texas after Paris Junior College studies. Moyers previously worked at the Hobbs General Tire store.
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John Moyers
Hobbs
General Tire Service
Lovington
Tom
Curly” White
Moyers
Mark
Lea County
Feria
Texas
Dallas
Paris Junior College
Church of Christ
Hobbs General Tire
Steady Enrollment Growth At Southeastern New Mexico Junior College
Over 500 enrolled and 652 applications received as NMJC nears opening. President Dr. H C Pannell notes transfers to senior colleges remain strong, with 382 men and 270 women, most seeking transfer, and vocational majors like secretarial studies and LPN popular. Construction, led by J L Brozo, targets August 31 completion for a September 1 opening.
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Southeastern
Frank Standhardt
Roswell
H. C. Pannell
NMJC
J. L. Brozo Construction Company
Virgil Henry
Lovington Forecast And Recent Temperatures
Considerable cloudiness expected Sunday and Monday with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Little temperature change anticipated. Past readings show Lovington high near 88 today, overnight around 68, Friday high 85, low 65, Saturday high 86, low 69. Total precipitation this year reaches 6.55 inches.
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Lovington
Two Hobbs Men Charged After Weekend Arrests
Joel Burch Gay 25 of 916 East Midwest Hobbs faces charges of driving without lights running a stop sign reckless driving and attempting to commit burglary with a 1000 bond on the burglary count and a 65 fine plus costs on the other charges. Ronald Wayne Holder 24 of Sunset Motel Hobbs is charged with armed robbery with a 5000 bail.
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Joel Burch Gay
East Midwest
Hobbs
Ronald Wayne Holder
Sunset Motel
Holder
Youngster Bitten by Snake in Saunder’s Field
Joel Burch Gay a 13 year old boy was bitten by a snake while working in the Saunder's fieldlocated about eight tenths of a mile north on the Saunder's field road eighteen miles north of Hobbs. He was listed in fair to good condition by hospital officials when contacted by The Leader.
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Joel Burch Gay
Saunder
West Taos
Hobbs
Winning Free Trip Giveaway by Loveington Leader
Mrs. Cline Walsh of 1002 West wins a free trip. the Loveington Daily Leader and 21 local merchants sponsor weekly drawings to reward readers.
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Cline Walsh
West
Loveington Daily Leader
Buckeye Buzzard Wal Tackles Sears Catalog Glut
The narrator laments the vast Sears and Rarebuck catalog now over two thousand pages as the annual job ends. He describes the labor of finding gasket parts for a cream separator and jokes about needing a recenter to cope with the workload. He recalls a grocery trip with cousin Lizzie to a large Dallas store.
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Wal
Sears
Lizzie
Dallas
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