New Mexico Wins Allocation in Public Works Bill
UPI reports the final Public Works Appropriations Bill directs over 13 million to New Mexico for rivers harbors flood control and reclamation. Corps of Engineers gets 1.25 million for Abiquiu reservoir and 775 thousand near Albuquerque. Reclamation Bureau 3.628 million for Middle Rio Grande and 225 thousand for McMillan Delta near Carlsbad. Navajo dam unit funding totals about seven million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton
Reclamation Bureau
Middle Rio Grande
Albuquerque
Carlsbad
Navajo Dam
Colorado River
Eisenhower Plans One Year Nuclear Test Suspension
President Eisenhower proposed a one year halt to nuclear weapons tests starting Oct 31 if the Soviet Union resumes testing and joins world ban talks. He outlined two conditions for extension: a functioning inspection system and progress on substantial control measures. The move aims to enable prompt negotiations at Geneva and NATO support.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Geneva
Soviet Union
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Paris
Rain Floods Downtown Area Blocking Traffic
Heavy rain totaling 1.34 inches fell in under two hours, flooding Lovington streets and downtown stores. Police and city workers ferried stranded motorists, while unpaved roads and rivered intersections created near knee deep waters and impassable railroad crossings.
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Lovington
Joe Smith
Washington Street
Main
Ter
Love Street
Courthouse
Love
Washington
Main Street
Avenue B
First Street
Avenue D
Humble City
District Court Judgments Update
District Court granted multiple judgments including W M Barnett versus W S Martin Jr with order of confirmation and deficiency. cross claimant Donald A Wallace awarded 13874.79 and Lea County Lumber Co 1220.52. special master approved 40 for sale handling at 200 Club on Tatum highway. redemption right set at 34317.30. Clyde J Falkner versus Effie Mae Falkner divorce granted with custody to mother. second divorce. Larita Chidester vs Buddy Chidester order to show cause. Texas Co v George R Gilbert dba New Mexico Big Co judgment 226.69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Barnett
W. S. Martin Jr
200 Club
Tatum Highway
Clyde J. Falkner
Effie Mae Falkner
Larita Jean Chidester
Buddy Ross Chidester
Texas Co
George R. Gilbert
Dba
New Mexico Big Co
Kennedy Doubts Hoffa Clean-up Possible Now
Senate Rackets Committee shifts focus from Barney Baker to Harold J. Gibbons as it plans a week-long inquiry into Gibbons operations. Kennedy says no full purge of Teamsters gangsters is likely, noting Hoffa fears removing top criminal elements who helped him rise to power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Barney Baker
Teamsters
Harold J. Gibbons
Robert F. Kennedy
St. Louis
Gibbons
James R. Hoffa
Kennedy
Hoffa
Hobbson’s Father Dies in Dexter
Services for David Everett Henry 83 of Dexter New Mexico were held in Roswell on Thursday August 21 at Ballard Chapel. Henry served six years as Justice of Peace in Dexter and had lived in the state 43 years. Survivors include his widow and two sons Virgil of Hobbs and T J of Clines Corners. The Rev. George Brittain of the local church presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Everett Henry
Dexter, N. M
Roswell
Ballard Chapel
Henry
Dexter
Virgil
Hobbs
T J
Clines Corners
George Brittain
Artesians Rob Waitress In Armed Robbery Case
Two young Artesia men Harold Laudermilk and Bill Selman pleaded guilty to armed robbery of waitress Billie Stout near Carlsbad and Artesia after an attempted kidnapping. Stout, 25, escaped after striking Selman with a whiskey bottle. deputies recovered $50 of the $51 taken and the wristwatch at Selman’s Artesia home.
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Carlsbad Upi
Artesia
Here
Carlsbad
Harold Laudermilk
Bill Selman
Justice of the Peace
Richard I. Floyd
Billie Stout
Lake MacMillan
Selman
Suits Filed Here In District Court
Civil docket filings include Noomi Lee vs Ellis Lee seeking divorce custody of one child and support. Superior Welding Works vs G R Gilbert dba New Mexico Big Co seeks $1250.19 plus 6 percent interest from March 3 1957 and costs. Caroline Jones vs Floyd Mason Jones seeks divorce. John Alexander vs Joe Bassett seeks $37000 for injuries to Mrs Alexander from an automobile collision near Hollywood New Mexico. Heyward Darby drove the Bassett vehicle and struck the rear of the car carrying Mrs Alexander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noomi Lee
Ellis Lee
Superior Welding Works
G. R. “B” Gilbert Dba
New Mexico Big Co
Caroline Jones
Floyd Mason Jones
John Alexander
Joe Bassett
Dedication Service Set At Tatum Methodist Church
A formal dedication service will be held at the Tatum Methodist Church at 7 30 Pp. The event invites community members to attend as the church marks its new dedication.
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Tatum Methodist Church
Lea County onion acreage falls short of Slaughter request
Lea County farmers failed to allot 1000 acres for onions official plans show 110 acres for 1959 with unofficial totals near 700. Slaughter and Son sought 1000 acres for shed handling but growers pledged about half to other packers and the packer showed little seed financing interest. County agent warns seed supply may fail next year if seed company rejects small orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Seed Company
James Gilstrap
Hobbs Cager To Attend UNM
Rich ard Hall, Hobbs high school star, will enroll at the University of New Mexico next month after previously signaling Kansas State. Lobo coach Bob Sweeney lauded the move as elating and said Hall, a 6-1 driving, aggressive player, can fit into Skyline Conference basketball. Hall joins four other top 1957 58 prep stars Jerry Neely, Bill Clements, Rance Smith, and Larry Smith, as Hobbs claimed its third straight Class A title last March.
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Albuquerque
UPI - Hobbs
Richard Hall
University of New Mexico
Kansas State
Lobo
Bob Sweeney
Hall
Skyline
Sweeney
Jerry Neely
Farmington
Bill Clements
Albuquerque Highland
Rance Smith
Eunice
Larry Smith
Portales
Hobbs
Elderly man shoots daughter's suitor then wounds sister
State police captured Lonnie B. Scott, 61, who reportedly killed Lee Fritch, 23, a state game warden, as he dated Scott's daughter. A second daughter was wounded and the slain man's girlfriend entered shock after the attack at the family home.
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Socorro
Lee Fritch
Fritch
Caroline Scott
Lonnie B. Scott
Two More Die On Highways In Wet Route Crash
United Press International reports two more traffic deaths in New Mexico. Gwen Elaine Nothstine 11 of Farmington died after being thrown from a car on U S Highway 550 west of Farmington. Driver Euilla Nothstine 34 and others were hospitalized with injuries after the car struck a culvert and rolled. A separate fatality, Marvin Daniel Meyer 10 of Hooker Oklahoma, died in a crash four miles south of Santa Fe on U S Highway 85 on a wet highway.
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Gwen Elaine Nothstine
Farmington
Albuquerque
U. S. Highway 550
Euilla Nothstine
Rebekka Sue
Charlotte A
Albert
San Juan
Santa Fe
U. S. Highway 85
Marvin Daniel Meyer
Hooker
Okla
Highway Paving Faulty Claims Spark New Mexico Debate
Police Captain J. A. Black questions highway paving quality citing slick surfaces and fatal accidents on US 66 west of Santa Rosa. Highway Engineer L. D. Wilson defends the seal coat and says surface roughness will be added over 18 miles within 45 days citing standard tests.
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Hoyt Gimlin
United Press International
Santa FE
UPI
J. A. Black
New Mexico
L. D. Wilson
Maurice Cordova
U. S. 66
Santa Rosa
Wilson
Highway Department
Fifteen Year Old Killed Parents in Michigan Case
In Flint Michigan a 15 year old boy Roger St Pierre shotgunned his mother Martha St Pierre 41 and sister Donna 19 after declaring they would be better off in heaven He considered suicide but feared going to Hell He told police the family was broke 1500 in debt and facing starvation The father Maurice died of a heart attack last February He expressed remorse for killing his mother but relief that they were out of their misery and lamented Michigan lacks capital punishment.
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Flint
Mich
UPI
Michigan
Roger St. Pierre
Martha St. Pierre
Donna
Roger
Weather Outlook for New Mexico Shows Scattered Thunderstorms
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms west and south today and tonight. Partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers northeast today. If storms form, they may bring brief heavy rain and frequent lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
State Sells Leases For $21 Thousand
The State Land Office sold oil and gas leases on state acreage totaling 21,294 dollars. Pan-American Petroleum Corp paid the top single-tract price of 1,177 dollars for tract 32 in Sierra County near Cutter. Earlier, 331,225 dollars was earned from other land leases in southeastern New Mexico.
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Santa FE Upi
State Land Office
Catron
Chaves
DeBaca
Dona Ana
Grant
Guadalupe
Hidalgo
Lincoln
Luna, Mora
Otero
Sandoval
Santa Fe
San Miguel
Sierra
Socorro
Taos
Torrance
Union
Valencia
Pan - American Petroleum Corp
Sierra County
Elephant Butte Dam
Cutter
New Mexico
American Legion Aids Vets With Tax Exemption Forms
American Legion officials assist veterans in filing property and auto tax exemption certificates. Volunteers work two nights monthly on Mondays from 7 30 to 9 30 p m at the Legion Hut on South Love Street. Processing takes about 90 days, so timely filing is urged.
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American Legion
Legion Hut
South Love Street
Army Prepares To Launch Explorer V Satellite
Army at Cape Canaveral continues preparations for a new satellite named Explorer V to study deadly space radiation, following Explorers III and IX. Officials did not specify launch date or describe the craft, and blastoff is expected after several days.
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Cape Canaveral
Flas
UPS
Final rites for infant Richard Espino held
Final rites were conducted for Richard Espino two months old, son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Espino of 309 West Scharbauer. The service was held on Tuesday at Hobbs.
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Richard Espino
Oscar Espino
West Scharbauer
Hobbs
Felon Pleads Guilty in Plains Barroom Brawl Case
Melton Lemley 26 of Plains pleads guilty to assault and battery after charges of assault with intent to kill are dismissed. He receives 90 days with six days credited. balance deferred 12 months. The incident at the 200 Club involved Don Gilliam and Polly Chance, with Gilliam sustaining facial wounds and Lemley claiming self defense.
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Melton Lemley
Plains
Justice of Peace
Reese Greaves
Greaves
Lemley
Don Gilliam
200 Club
Denver City
Texas
Polly Chance
Gilliam
Don Hancock
Robert McDonald
Lemsey
McDonald
Little Rock Schools Bar Negroes From Central High
Little Rock superintendent Virgil T. Blossom warned that Central High will not admit Negroes for fall term, aiming for an all white school this September. The U S Eighth Circuit stay delays full integration until mid 1961, with Arkansas officials signaling an emergency session on anti integration measures. Governor Faubus and state leaders discuss immediate legislative action.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Virgil T. Blossom
Central High
Blossom
U. S
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Central
St. Louis
Harry J. Lemley
L. C. Daisy Bates
Arkansas Naacp
Goverval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Carroll Hollensworth Dean
Arkansas House
Cafe Manager questioned in Socorro killing
Socorro police questioned 58 year old John Henry Lee, manager of the 85 Cafe, after he shot and killed 26 year old Henry D Thurman. Lee said Thurman threatened to return and hurt him, prompting him to fire a .38 revolver at Thurman in the cafe. Marianne Basped, 19, identified as the girl involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socorro
UPI - Police
Willie Walles
John Henry Lee
Frank T. Gonzales
Henry D. Thurman
Gonzales
Lee
Thurman
Smith and Wesson
Thruman
Thurmans
Marianne Basped
Bright Students May Get Federal Financial Aid
Congress ready to approve a compromise 887.4 million dollar federal aid program for education excluding President Eisenhower’s proposed scholarships for top students. House-Senate conferees reached agreement on the plan Thursday with Senate action expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Congress
4 H Book Judging Returns to Lead County Contest
County 4 H leaders urge all senior members to submit project record books for judging next Tuesday. Winners advance to statewide competition with prizes and honors. Last year Lea County produced state winners Ronnie Clark and Nelda Richardson. locals hope for another strong showing as Extension workers arrive Tuesday.
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Lea
Ronnie Clark
Nelda Richardson
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Levington
Finch
U.S
Hobbsons
Artesians
Hobbs Cager
UNM
Army
Espino
Question Cafe
Socorroan
4-H
Eddy County
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