Revered circuit rider visits Lovington in nostalgic tour
The 88 year old Rev W L Jenkins once rode 26 appointments on foot and horse across Eunice to Crossroads before moving to Dumas and Silverton. He returned to check his daughter’s grave, visited Lovington’s courthouse, and recalled old colleagues including Billy Beauchamp. The piece weaves in personal anecdotes and a reflective note on modern laziness.
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Lea County
Loveington
W.L. Jenkins
Beeville
Texas
Jenkins
North Lea County
Eunice
Crossroads
New Mexico
Dumas
Silverton
Rev. Jenkins
Plains
Lovington
Ten jailed in Lea County on multiple charges
Ten persons were jailed in Lea County Jail by sheriff's officers and Lovington police Monday. Brady Hemphill Reeves faced auto theft charges from Texas and was arrested in front of the National Guard Armory. Mancuhela Salcido Navarrette was charged with larceny over $100. Marcos Anojos was charged with assault with intent to commit murder. Additional arrests included drunkenness driving while intoxicated battery petty theft probation violation and a fugitive warrant. Late Saturday night Joseph Robert Ryan was arrested after his car was found in front of a cafe in Lovington.
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Lea County
Lovington City
Pol Ice
Brady Hemphill Reeves
Texas
Manc Uela Salcido Navarrette
Marcos Anojos
Reeves
National Guard
Joseph Robert Ryan
Levington
Marvin Pierce
Jimmy Stewart
Richard Smith
Ryan
Lea County Rodeo Tickets Urged Ahead of Four Night Show
Residents are urged to buy advance tickets for Lovington’s Lea County rodeo and nightly shows. Wesley, Holt, Festus of Gunsmoke fame, The Frontiersmen, and Joanie will headline a different show each night, with top rodeo contestants vying in four nights of competition.
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Lovington
Lea County
Wesley
Festus
Joanie
Holt
Gunsmoke Fame
Rodeo
Rodeo Committee
Curtain Time for Curtis Shave and Festus Haggen Flair
A feature notes Ken Curtis has not shaved in years to maintain the Festus Haggen persona on CBS Gunsmoke. The rugged stubble endears him as a likeable rascal, with or without a beard, drawing on memory to inform the portrayal.
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Ken Curtis
Festus Haggen
Rascal
Festus
Frontiersmen Joanie to Headline Lea County Rodeo Show
Featured act The Frontiersmen and Joanie perform nightly Wednesday to Saturday at the Lea County Rodeo. Joanie Hall, Hal Southern, Hi Busse, and Billy Armstrong join Curtis Gates in a program tied to Colorado's drylands and Gunsmoke lore. Curtis Gates, born 1916 in Lamar, built a cosmopolitan career before returning to his boyhood roots. his family’s jail upbringing and Las Animas sheriff father are noted.
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Lea County
Frontiersmen
Joanie
Festus
Gunsmoke Fame
New Mexico
Hi Busse
Billy Armstrong
Hank Thompson
Tex Williams
RCA Redeo
Drylands
Colorado
Curtis
Tommy Dorsey
Sons of the Pioneers
Curtis Gates
Lamar
Kansas
Dodge City
Daniel Gates
Las Animas
Gates
Caution Urged In Serving At Lea County Fair
Lea County Health Department cautions civic groups and clubs serving food at the Lea County Fair to use extreme care. Meat and egg sandwiches cream pies and other cream filled pastries should be kept refrigerated until sold. Hot weather increases danger.
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Lea County Health Department
Lea County Fair
Lanford Names Daniels to Succeed McNeill as State Rep
Lea County commissioners appoint Jack Daniels 43 to succeed the late Ray McNeill as District 2 State Representative. Daniels, owner of Daniels Insurance Agency and bank stockholder, will serve immediately and is described as a Hobbs native and civic leader with past Hobbs Chamber of Commerce presidency. He and wife Libby reside at 623 East Baja.
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Jack Daniels
Lea County
Ray McNeill
Don Lanford
Lovington
Daniels
Truman Turner
Eunice
Sanford
Harry Eaves
Hobbs
Daniels Insurance Agency
First National Bank
Hobbs Chamber of Commerce
Libby
East
Baja
Motion Overruled In Murder Case
Defense attorney Mack Easley fails to squash information in a Hobbs murder case handled by Judge Kermit Nash. Other Monday district court actions include a resisting arrest and drunkenness charge, parole violation on Theodore M. Rybicke, and Charles Markle arraignment on two counts plus property receipt with $1,500 bond.
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Mack Easley
Hew
Theodore M. Rybicke
Charles Markle
Lea County Fair and Rodeo Parade Opens Wednesday at Four
The Lea County Fair and Rodeo parade kicks off Wednesday at 4 p.m. with a vibrant procession featuring floats decorated bicycles horses and sheriff s posses. Notables including Guyton Hayes Thomas Morris and Ernestine Evans are expected to participate amid bands cheerleaders and pageant entries.
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Lea County
Jimmy Abbott
Public Lands
Guyton Hayes
Floyd Cross
Columbus Ferguson
State Coronation Commission
U.S
Thomas B. Morris
Ernestine Evans
Harold Runnels
Lovington
Mack Easley
Hobbs
George Blocker
Jal
Finis Heidel
Lea County Fair Board
Chambers
Fair and Rodeo Set to Open in Lea County
The Lea County Fair and Rodeo opens its 1967 edition with Festus on the program. Home economics crops garden and handicrafts judging begins Wednesday morning with queen at 10 am and beard judging at 3 pm. Quarterhorse show starts 1 pm, parade 4 pm, rodeo at 7 30 pm. judging runs through Sunday. Rodeo entries are being taken by Alice Alsbaugh and Dixie Parks. HQ phone 396-4320.
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Lea County
Alice Alsbaugh
Dixie Parks
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Grahams
Edward Gibbon
Lanford
Ray
Kermit Nash
Hj Husband
John Shearman
Clyde Adams
John Hines
John Pan
Nell
Parade
Marshall
Color Guard
Tom Morris
Corporation
Bikey
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