Santa Fe calendars hint at romance as trains fade to business
In Amarillo and across New Mexico the Santa Fe calendar push shows the railroad’s image shift from scenic passenger service to freight and rates. Dess Sawyer fights for Ranger Lake north of Tatum, proposing a lakebed restoration and water pumping plan. Robert McKinney wrestles with shifting publication times for the Santa Fe New Mexican. New Mexico remains with a single morning daily, The Albuquerque Journal.
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George Grader
Santa Fe PR
Amarillo
At&sf
New Mexico
Arizona
Santa Fe
Southwest
Como
Roundhouse
Dess Sawyer
North Lea County
Ranger Lake
Dess
U.S
Bureau
Tatum
Leader
Albu- Querque Journal
Lovington Man Killed by Electrical Shock Near Artesia
Paul Anaya about 28 of Lovington New Mexico was accidentally killed by electrical shock while helping unload pipe southeast of Artesia in Eddy County. Deputy Aubrey Faught said he and his younger brother John were guiding pipe into place as a machine unloaded sections. A spark likely arced from a power line to the pipe. Anaya died at Artesia General Hospital. no burns were reported. They worked for Ferguson Construction Pipeline Co. of Lovington.
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Artesia
N.M
Lovington
Paul Anaya
Eddy County
Faught
Anaya
Tval
Artesia General Hosital
Gasbuggy Briefing Set For Sunday Shot
About 300 top executives from government and industry are to attend a Gasbuggy briefing at Albuquerque Civic Auditorium. The 26 kiloton underground detonation is scheduled Sunday at 11 a.m. at a well site east of Farmington. Attending will be members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy and New Mexico officials.
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Farmington
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium
Atomic Energy Commission
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Chet Holifield
California
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Melvin Price
Robert H. Thalgott
Gasbuggy
AEC Nevada
AEC
Paul Harlow
Roy Robinson
Troy Fort
Boyd Griffin
E. A. Ensminger
D. D. Whitehead
S. M. Davis
W. R. Westbrook
Girl Scouts
Boy’s Explorer Post
Westbrook
Mrs. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Lovington Chamber Sets Annual Meeting With Jack Minnoch Speaker
Lovington Chamber of Commerce directors set the annual meeting for January 23 in Parnell Auditorium with Jack Minnoch, Chicago industrial humorist, as speaker. They consider January 6 or 8 for a legislators’ appreciation dinner, with Hobbs chamber aiding.
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Lovington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Parnell Auditorium
Jack Minnoch
Chicago
Lea County
Hobbs Chamber
Services Held For E. Chase
Funeral services for Edgar Chase father of Mrs. N. O. Shirley Blancet were held at Emanuel Baptist Church in Artesia. He died last week at Artesia General Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He is survived by his widow four sons and four daughters including Mrs. Blancet.
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Edgar Chase
N. O. Shirley Blancet
West
Monroe Ave
Artesia
Emanuel Baptist Church
Artesia General Hospital
Blancet
Santa Claus Set for Lovington Christmas Promotion
Santa Claus returns tomorrow from 10 to 5 visiting participating Lovington stores as part of the Chamber of Commerce Christmas promotion. He first appeared in Lovington last Saturday and will return next Saturday December 16, then stay a week December 18 through 23 with about 30 participating businesses.
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Santa Claus
Lovington
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Lovington Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy with shifting winds and a much colder Saturday. High near 50 and low around 38 in Lovington.
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Lovington
Highway Amendment Seen Safe and Effective, Lawyers Say
Santa Fe AP reports statehouse lawyers say the highway amendment appears safe and effective unless challenged in court. The case questions whether majority is based on total votes cast in the election or only on votes for the amendment. In the Nov 7 election 56,152 votes were cast. 27,598 for the highway amendment, 25,338 against.
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Jack Zygmond Santa
Highway Commission
Man Made River Plan to Channel Missouri Waters West
Omaha AP report covers a 940 mile man made river concept to move Missouri River water to western Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico. Beck and Associates estimate 3 to 3.5 billion dollars plus power features with irrigation and power revenue.
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Omaha, Neb
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Mid-West Electric Consumers Association
R. W. Beck
Sioux
Funeral Set For 2nd Victim Alex Eubanks
Alex William Eubanks 58 of Mallamar died at 6 30 am in Lovington Sea General Hospital from burns suffered in an oil field fire last Saturday near Mallamar. Survived by wife Thula Mae two sons Darvin and Donald two daughters June Langhicker Chloe Lucas. Services at 2 pm Saturday Jackson Avenue Baptist Church with Rev Jess Ramsey and Rev Stan Blevins officiating. Burial Resthaven Cemetery Smith Rogers Funeral Home in charge.
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Alex William Eubanks
Mallamar
Lovington Sea General Hospital
Thula Mae
Donald D. Eubanks
Lovington
Darvin Eubanks
June Langhicker
Chloe Lucas
Florida
Jackson Avenue Baptist Church
Jess Ramsey
Mallamar Church
Stan Blevins
Jackson Avenue Church
Resthaven Cemetery
Smith Rogers Funeral Home
Hobbs Man Killed in Accident on Denver City Highway
A 1959 Chevrolet pickup driven by Richard Thomas Jones, 33, of Hobbs, suffered a fatal crash about 9 30 last night ten miles north of Hobbs on the Denver City Highway. The body was found at 7 25 a.m. in the wreck with a broken neck.
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Hobbs
Denver City
Richard Thomas Jones
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Glen’s Bar
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Alex Eubanks
Denny Case
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