Lovington Welcomes Lea County Fair and Rodeo Guests
Lovington prepares for four days of festivities as Lea County Fair and Rodeo returns. Leaders and businessmen extend warm welcomes to visitors while urging area residents to enjoy rodeo contests, livestock sales, booths, and carnival attractions. The edition highlights broad county support and optimism for a successful event.
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Lacquered up water-tower workers end up in hospital
In Stickney two men painting a 200 foot water tower became intoxicated on lacquer not liquor. Angola Karra 38 and George Karic s 44 were found acting goofy by a co worker and rushed to a hospital where Karic s was admitted in good condition.
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William Beresford Medlam
Queen of the Lea Ce candidate Brenda Owen
Brenda Owen a 16 year old Hobbs High senior and Spanish honor student is a candidate for Queen of the Lea Ce. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Owen and has ridden in barrel racing and pole bending at Hobbs and Carlsbad rodeos while earning junior rodeo honors.
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Brenda Owen
Hobbs
Owenounty Fair & Rodeo
J. T. Owen
Hobbs High
Carlsbad
Lea Fair & Rodeo Queen
Vondilene Wallden
Beldon Walden
Lovington
Linda Howard
Mallamar
Miss Howard
S. J. Howard
Lovington High School
Jean Lee
J. B. Cook
Miss Lee
Junior Rodeo Association
Lee
Texas Tech
Lonesome Estampeda
Lea County
Lea County Fair Schedule of Events and Rodeo
Lea County Fair events run across multiple days with contests and activities. Highlights include junior market hogs and lamb weighing, queen and horse shows, home economics and wool judging, poultry and rabbit judging, parade, barbecue, booth judging, and rodeo performances at McClure Arena. Beef judging is listed for Friday morning with page 3 details.
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Jake McClure
Four Big Days Parade Kicks Off Lea Fair Today
The Lea County Fair and Greater Lovington Inc Rodeo opens with a 4:00 p.m. downtown Lovington parade featuring 40 units, riding groups, bands, floats, and local dignitaries. Livestock weigh-ins began yesterday as events race toward the parade and opening rodeo performance.
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Main Street
Kiwanis Barbecue Open at McAlester Park Tonight
First performance this afternoon in wool and home economics divisions. From 5 to 7 p.m. the Kiwanis annual barbecue will be held at McAlester Park, with judging of numerous fair booths underway.
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Greater Lovington Rodeo Opens With Big Prize at Stake
The Greater Lovington Rodeo kicks off at Jake McClure Arena with over 8000 dollars in prize money across events. Last year 129 cowboys entered with winners taking 8341 dollars. Notables include Jack Riggs and Gary Gist, plus Dale D. Smith, pro rodeo star and Rodeo Cowboys Association president, among entrants as the fairgrounds host through Saturday under national rules.
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Rodeo Cowboys Association
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Johnson orders 1.5 billion manned space lab program
President Johnson ordered full speed ahead with a 1.5 billion plan to place five military manned orbiting laboratories in space starting in 1968. The Air Force will launch two labs from Cape Kennedy and Vandenberg, enabling heat polar orbits covering the earth and reaching the Soviet Union.
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Weekend Paper Delivery Reminders And Temperatures
Daily notes advise readers of temperatures reaching 97 degrees at 1 PM and 65 degrees by 4 PM. It also lists call times for late weekday papers and Sunday deliveries with cutoff hours and phone numbers.
Lovington Parents Association Sells Cushions and Plates
The Lovington Football Parents Association will sell seat cushions at the Rodeo Arena tonight with members at gates and in the grandstands. Cushions are limited and sold first come first served. A limited number of Lovington Wildcat license plates are also available at the arena.
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Rodeo
Lovington
Autumn Forecast For New Mexico Cities
Mostly fair weather across New Mexico with slight cooling tonight and Thursday. Temperatures range from the mid 50s to mid 90s in cities including Farmington Santa Fe Gallup Grants Las Vegas Deming Las Cruces and Clovis with isolated thunder showers expected in some areas.
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Carlsbad
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Clovis
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