Girard Case Postponed To September 6
Spc. 3/c William Girard of Ottawa Illinois pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in a Maebashi Japan trial. The Japanese indictment accuses him of firing on a group and killing a woman on a firing range. The judge adjourned until September 6 as nine witnesses are expected.
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Japan
Spc. 3
William Girard
Ottawa
Illinois
Girard
Maebashi
Spe. 3
Victor Nickel
Inkster
Michigan
Band Try-outs Highlight Week Under J D Fry
Band Director J D Fry issues special practice alerts for Varsity band. Tryouts for Drum Major and Majorettes set for Thursday at 7 p m. Regular practice follows Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday at 7 p m in the band building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Fry
Fry
Red China Rejects Visit Of Newsmen
The Peiping People’s Daily rejected the U S proposal to let 24 American correspondents visit the Chinese mainland stating such access is unacceptable unless Chinese journalists may visit the United States. The article, quoted by Radio Peiping, accuses U S reporters of being spies. No official Chinese government statement was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Red
China
State Department
Peiping People’s Daily
United States
Radio Peiping
People’s Daily
Lovington Baby Debra Henderson Dies at Four Weeks
Debra Ann Henderson four week old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Henderson of Lovington died at 11 20 Monday night in the family home in the Colored section after several days of illness. She was taken to the clinic twice on Monday. No inquest is planned. Survived by eight brothers and sisters. Final rites pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Ann Henderson
Cleve
Henderson
Lovington
Mechem Proclaims Child Safety Week In New Mexico
Governor Mechem proclaims next week as National Child Safety Week urging vigilance as students return to classrooms in New Mexico. He emphasizes ensuring children reach school safely and return home without harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechem
New Mexico
American income sets new record in 1956
The Department of Commerce reports a record 324 billion total personal income for Americans in 1956, up seven percent from 1955. Per capita income rose to 1940 dollars, five percent above the prior year average of 1847, with Delaware leading gains at 14 percent, Arizona 12 percent, and Florida 11 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Department of Commerce
Department
Delaware
Arizona
Florida
Dove Season Opens with Strict Hours and Limits
Deputy Wood notes hunting hours and dates for mourning and Whitetail doves from September 1 to 25 and October 1 to 25. Daily bag limit is 10 birds and 3 shells allowed in plugged shotguns. No rifles or pistols allowed. Jackson Lake refuge east of State Road 17 also opens with the season. Violations carry heavy penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Jackson Lake Refuge
San Juan County
Negro charged with intent to kill after Tatum shooting
Charlie 3B Thomas, a local Black man, is charged with assault with intent to commit murder after allegedly shooting Matilda McGee with a 20 gauge shotgun at the home of G B Branch near Tatum. McGee was hospitalized in critical condition. Thomas was found Monday morning and charged midday. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Thomas
Ratum Negro
Distict
Jack Love
Matilda McGee
Lea _ General hospital
Lea County
Big Spring
Love
Justice of the Peace
Reese Greaves
Lovington
Ballard Baley
McGee
Pistol Green
Trailler
Tatum
Green
G. B. Branch
Tatums
Wallet lost near Llano Supermarket may involve tossed baby
Tommy Hord of 1106 W Jackson reports his wife lost a tan coin purse style wallet containing $70 Sunday evening. He suspects either a drop from the car when exiting or the baby throwing it from a moving vehicle between Llano Supermarket and home with routes via Artesia highway and Jake's Fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Hord
W. Jackson
Hord
Llano Supermarket
Jackson
Artesia Highway
Jake’s Fountain
Youth Rally In Eunice Starts Today
The Southwestern Association Youth Rally takes place Tuesday August 27 at 7 30 p m in the First Baptist Church of Eunice. Baptist youths from the Southern Association are urged to attend with speaker S R Rivera Hobbs Spanish Mission pastor. Music by Lovington Hobbs choir and girls readings.
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Southwestern Association
First Baptist
Eunice
Southern Association
Bro
S. R. Rivera
Hobbs
First Baptist Church
Lovington
Eunice First Baptist Church
Lovington Man Named President Of New Mexico LP Gas Association
Blewell Cotton elected president of the New Mexico Liquified Petroleum Gas Association at the 9th annual Albuquerque convention. W. S. Boff of Gallup named vice president and Harry Washam of Taos re elected secretary treasurer. James L. Ikard of Las Cruces joins the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Lovington
New Mexico Liquified Petroleum Cas Association
Blewell Cotton
Mth
Albuquerque
Gallup
W. S. Boff
Harry Washam
Taos
James L. Ikard
Las Cruces
Expansion Plan For Los Lunas Hospital Seeks 1000 Capacity
Los Lunas Hospital and Training School aims to boost capacity from 170 to 1,000, with 675 mentally retarded residents on the waiting list since 1946. Dr. H Bashein told state advisory committees that current facilities are inadequate and that a new ward, dental facilities, chapel, and show facilities are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Lunas Hospital and
H. Bashe
Bashein
New Mexico
Duke City JP 287 Traffic Death For 1957
A 51 year old Albuquerque justice of the peace, Felix Sanchez, died from injuries after a Friday truck collision near Bernalillo. His death made New Mexico’s 287th traffic fatality of the year. Virginia Lopez, 38, of Albuquerque, was killed in the same crash. State Police reported a car driven by Sanchez collided with a truck at the US 85 and State Route 422 intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Albuquerque
Justice of the Peace
New Mexico
Felix Sanchez
Duk City
Bernatillo
Virgnia Lopez 38
Alhuquerque
Sanchez
US 85
Freak Accident Reported Here In Lovington
A driver Billie Dale Roberts 19 of T Motel escaped unharmed when a 1957 Ford veered off Artesia highway 457 near Saunders Field road. The car damaged about 1500 dollars after crossing ditches and a field, with four passengers including Clyde McCoy who sustained a cut above the eye.
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Lovington
Billie Dale Roberts
T Motel
Artesia Hiway
Saunders Field Road
Sheriff’s Office
Roberts
Joe Pat Riley
Bill McCarroll
New Lease Rules Announced by State Land Office
Murray E. Morgan announces revised oil and gas lease rules effective Sept 1 997 replacing prior regulations. New fees include 5 for filing each lease application 10 for lease assignment 10 for relinquishment or assignment 5 for unit agreements and expansions plus various court and record copying charges and a 25 filing fee for corporate incorporation.
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Murray E. Morgan
State Land Office
Morgan 3A
Mmsa
Wisconsin Vote Tests GOP Strength In Senate Race
Wisconsin voters go to the polls in a special Senate election to fill the late Joseph McCarthy seat. Republican Walter Kohler faces Democrat William Proxmire as parties gauge national mood after the Eisenhower landslide. Poll forecasts vary from 450000 to 800000 voters. Kohler voices confidence, while Democrats expect Proxmire to win.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Joseph R. McCarthy
Walter Koh
Ler
William Proxmire
Kohler
Alexander Wiley
Ware
Walter Kohler
Carlsbad Baby Dies In Flood Near Socorro
Mrs James Hamilton of Carlsbad survived after a flash flood swept her car off US 85 near Socorro. Her 3 year old daughter died, the infant’s body found beneath the dashboard. Hamilton freed herself after three hours pinned in the overturned car. The husband was treated for shock and released.
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United Press
James Hamilton
Carlsbad
Albuquerque
Socorro
Belew
US 85
Hamilton
Jal Pumper Dies On Job
Wallace Jones age 59 of Jal died early Sunday while working at a pumping station. He worked for ten American Oil Company 22 years. Coroner inquest by Clyde Leavell justice of the peace Jal. Survived by two brothers and two sisters. Funeral at Church of Christ Jal Rev B L Liton officiated. Burial in Fauke Arkansas. Griffin Funeral Home handled local arrangements.
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Wallace Jones
Jal
Ten
American Oil Company
Clyde Leavell
Damaged Death Claims Lead Week of Civil Suits
Civil suits filed in a district court include Clark versus Duncan over a $103 judgment plus $6.50 costs, Goodyt / Goodpasture death civil action for $320,000, and multiple divorce, injury, and debt collection cases. Adjacent matters involve oil well injuries, water pollution damages, and adoption papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Clark
Robt. Duncan
Justice Peace Court
Lovington
Clark
Abert L. Caswell
Ecke Jasing Crew
Seth Alston
Austin Meeks
Guillermo Gutierrez
Tomasa Gutierrez
Helen Margaret Calk
Luther Douglas Cask
Oozie Slade
Loretha Slade
W. O. Ferguson
Lynden Carter
Glen Carter
Western Security
Mercury
Joe M. Harmon
Oilwell Service
Cornelium Hutchins
Melvin
Tagtmeyer
Hartford Acident Co
Juanita E. Nicholson
D. L Nicholson
Patricia Ann Goody
M&b Fishing Tool Corp
George Leslie Goodpasture Jr
Hobbs
Jean Pate
Callie Mack Pate
Casture
Russia Claims Intercontinental Missile Test Gains Attention
Russia says it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach any region globally and flew to unprecedented altitude. Tass noted recent atomic and hydrogen weapon tests, while U S and British officials remained skeptical of a true breakthrough. Dulles doubted a shift in balance, calling the claim uncertain and politically motivated. Long-range programs drew criticism from Symington who lamented a governmental slowdown in missile development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Russia
Tass
United States
London
Washington
Dulles
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen
Henry Jackson
Washington Democrat
Syria
Prescott Bush
Leverett Salton
Miami Beach
Florida
Air Force
Stewart Symington
Eynington
17 Sued For Tuition In Hobbs College
The American Thrift Corporation sues 17 individuals in Lovington and Hobbs to recover balances on tuition notes from Hobbs Business College which closed after about two months. The suit lists numerous debt amounts, payments made, and remaining balances, all notes originally made to Grand Island Business College in Nebraska. Attorney Harvey Markely represents the corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Thrift Corporation
Lovington
Hobbs
Orner
B§anrift Corporation
C. Q O. Bizzel
P. W. Buckner
Bill Click
Leon Cornelius
Elsie J. Criswell
Kay E. Dilworth
Chri
Wassiter
Lewis Robinson
Mary A. Scott
Helen Sw Ft
Jimmie Westbrook
Deolau
Cue
Edward White
Grand Island Business College
Grand Island
Nebraska
Harvey Markely
Inhrit Corporation
Shooting on the Hill In Lovington Involves Carter and Hatcher
Edgar Carter Jr. 21 is in serious condition at Lea County Hospital Hobbs after a .32 automatic shot to the stomach near the Hill Lovington. Clara Jean Hatcher 20 is held on 1500 bond after a dispute over $2. Neighbors say the shooting followed an argument and Carter was rushed from the trailer to Lovington Clinic then to the county hospital for surgery. This marks Lovington's third shooting in three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Carter Jr
Lea County
Hobbs
Hill
Lovington
Uuuey Cvenuip
Clara Jean Hatcher
Weul
Carter
Hatcher
Dew Drop Inn
Edgar Carter, Sr
Lovington Clinic
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Red China
Dove
Bluet
Cotton Heads State L. P. Association
Trcal
Duke City
Kenneth Shockey
American Thrift Corp
C. Q. Bizzel Et al
Grady Roberts
Leslie Frank Dail
Wilson Pool
W. H. Ellison
Tidewater Oil Cr
Getty Oil Co
J. B. Lawson
Dresser Engineering Co
Frances Bond
Walter F. Bend
Severity Ann Nichols
Buel
WV. Nichols
General Casuty Co
Merk J
Hobbs College
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