Mexican Shot At 200 Club In Hobbs
E H Pena 37 is in Lea County Hospital Hobbs fighting for life with a 50 50 survival chance after being shot at about 130 a m outside the 200 Club on the Tatum highway Two Mexicans drove him to the hospital and telephoned the sheriff Sheriff McAdoo said Pena could not yet be questioned He was operated on immediately with the bullet piercing his right side liver and intestines Pena works on the J M Booth farm near Lovington.
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E. H. Pena
Lea County Hospital
Hobbs
Pena
Tatum Highway
Sheriff's Office
McAdoo
J. M. Booth
Lovington
NLRB
Albuquerque
National Labor Relations Board
Sandia
James R. Hemingway
NLK
Atomic Projects and Production Workers
Me.a. Trades Council
Office Employes International Unon
AIEC
US Corps of Engineers
Gallup Dishwasher Held For Murder Of Wife
Orville Franklin Castle, 51, a Gallup dishwasher, faces an open murder charge after sheriff's deputies say he admitted beating his 38-year-old wife, Castie Castle, to death in a cabin near Grace Mission. Castle is held without bond in McKinley County jail and will be arraigned in justice of the peace court. An autopsy result was not announced. A second man, George Warren, is held as a material witness. Castle allegedly wounded him in a knife attack after the beating amid a claimed love-triangle dispute.
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United Press
Orvile Franklin Castle
Justic of Peace Court
Gallup
McKinley
Castie
Grace Mission
Castle
George Warren
First B-52 Christened At Roswell
ROSWELL Walker Air Force Base received its first B-52 bomber Friday. Roswell officials made the event a community project. Miss Laura Anderson of Roswell christened the jet bomber to be named The Enchanted Lady, a name chosen in a Roswell chamber of commerce contest. The arrival marks the start of an all-jet era at Walker.
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Roswell
Walker Air Force Base
Laura Anderson
New Mexico
Roswer Chamber of Commerce
Walker
Lea Countians Fined for Game Violations
Lea Countians paid a total of 7065 in state game department fines in November. Costs reached 1140 across 233 cases with multiple individuals fined for deer tagging violations and illegal possession of deer. Other charges include leaving campfires unattended and attempting to exceed bag limits, with many recipients listed from Hobbs and nearby towns.
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Lea
State Game Department
James F. Johns
Hobbs
C. W. Cockrell
Oil Center
Aubrey E. Cockrel
Buck Herring
Noma Rather
Eldon Cotton
H. D. Kendrick
Bill Cleveland
Lovington
J. R. Robertson
Tatum
R. Ridgway
R. L. Re. Jobs
Tommy Lee Hamlton
H. B. Browning Jr
J. G. Bagwell
W. Kindrick
Roy Hollingsworth
Edward A de Jarne't
W. F. Mosley
Jal
Explosions Hit U S Bases in Greece
Two blasts rocked the U S Air Force base at Kellenikon and the U S Information Service center in Athens on Thursday night. Greek resentment over the Cyprus dispute is suspected as a possible motive behind the bombings.
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United Sates
Kellenikon
Greece
United States Information Service Center
Athens
Green
United States
Cyprus
Mica Production Rises in New Mexico in 1956
The University of New Mexico bureau reports mica production up 750 percent from 1955 to 1956. The shift favors scrap or flake mica over sheet mica, with substantial deposits in northern New Mexico and sheet mica once used for window panes in early homes.
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New Mexico
University of New Mexico
Bureau of Business
Earthquake Reported in Iran with Large Casualties Rumors
A severe earthquake was reported in Iran with casualty figures unclear. Early accounts suggested large numbers of deaths though no official toll had been released.
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Iran
Navy Fires Talos Missile From Land Based System
The Navy conducted a successful firing of a Talos guided missile from a land based firing control system at White Sands Proving Ground. Navy personnel executed the test to gather data on the land based automatic fixing control system and to compare with prior Army tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Army
White Sands Proving Ground
Tools Stolen From Rigs Near Mallamar
F. E. Jackson Jr. reports theft of tools from two rigs near Mallamar on December 11. Three tool boxes were taken from Shaw Federal No. 1 ten miles south of Mallamar, two boxes described as white and steel, contents valued at 400 dollars. A second rig ten miles south of Mallamar lost a large aluminum box with socket set and other tools valued at 590 dollars plus batteries and drilling tools.
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F. E. Jackson Jr
Shaw Federal No
Sven Miles
Mallamar
Maliamar
Turtle marked 24 years ago found on farm in Wellsburg
A land turtle captured and marked in Wellsburg 24 years ago has reappeared on a nearby farm. It has again been marked to allow researchers another generation of identification and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
W. Va
1958 Poultry Contest For Farm Boys Announced
The Charles Pfizer Company announces a livestock and poultry judging contest open to every farm boy under 18 nationwide. Four regional winners will receive $1,000 savings bonds, with a $509 bond to the winning teacher. Entry materials will be mailed to vocational agriculture teachers by February 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pfizer Company
Midwest
Ford
Largest Damages Verdict Awarded in Albuquerque
Two Albuquerque workers received a district court award totaling 454000 dollars for injuries from an January 31 1955 explosion. Donald P. Rix 21 received 273000 and Dan Beal 22 received 181000, in the largest damages verdict in New Mexico court history. The case against Southern Union Gas Co was heard before District Judge D A Mac Pherson. The verdict was returned late Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Donald P. Rix
Dan Beal
Southern Union Gas Co
Albuquerque
Rix
D. A. MacPherson
Final Rites For James Arnold In Fort Lyon Colorado
Funeral services for James Arnold, who died in a Veteran's Hospital in Fort Lyon, Colorado, will be held Monday at 1 30 p m in Griffin Chapel. Rev Archie Henderson of Odessa Texas former minister of the Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church will officiate. Burial will be in Prairie Haven Cemetery.
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James Arnold
Veteran’s
Fort Lyon
Colorado
Griffin Chapel
Archie Henderson
Odessa
Texas
Glad Tidings Assembly
Iod
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Hobbs Appliance Owner Files Bankruptcy Petition
Louis E. Mathis of Hobbs filed a bankruptcy petition in U S district court citing his Hobbs Appliance and Sewing Center on East Broadway and the United Food Service on South Main in Loo rtan as part of the financial actions.
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Louis E. Mathis
Hobbs
Hobbs Appliance
East Broadway
United States District Court
Mathis
United Food Service
South Main
Loortan
Ben Franklin Will Contest Sparks Foundation Challenge
The Franklin Foundation in Boston seeks to break a will clause that reserves 5 000 for 200 years, now worth about a million, arguing funds should be redirected to expand Franklin Technical Institute by 1991. The dispute centers on whether the bequest can be redirected to public policy and city use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Foundation
Boston
Franklin Technical Institute
Franklin
Senator urges Adlai Stevenson third White House bid
Colorado Senator John Carroll advocates Adlai Stevenson for a third presidential run. He argues Stevenson better reflects American thinking and would have helped the nation avoid current troubles, claiming Stevenson endured political struggles while in office.
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U. S
Adlai Stevenson
White House
Colorado
John Carroll
Stevenson
Illinois
Dastear
Carroll
Dow's Car RollS Down Mountain In Outing Incident
Lovington resident Les Dow son of Mr and Mrs Bob Dow with attorney Lon Watkins drove to Queen area for Christmas tree outing. While Don parked at Carson Steep the car rolled down the mountain injuring no one. the stranded group walked to Helper Ranch for help.
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Les Dow
Bob Dow
Lovington
Dow
Carlsbad
Lon Watkins
Queen Area
Don
Carson Steep
Sven
Tucker Tucker Criticizes Revenue Postage Waste
State Democratic Party chair Ernest Tucker criticizes the Bureau of Revenue for mailing license application forms to New Mexico claiming it wastes taxpayers dollars. He cites a $12,000 postage cost and previously accuses Governor Mechem of responsibility for higher highway deaths.
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Democratic Party
Ernest Tucker
Bureau of Revenue Practices
New Mexico
Tucker
Mechem
Ten Die After Fire Collapses School Near Palermo
Ten bodies recovered after a storm toppled a school house near Palermo. The building collapsed during severe weather, prompting rescue crews to search the debris for victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Italy
Duke City Postmaster To Be Named
The senior member of the Republican National Committee for New Mexico says he has a list of about 15 applicants for the Albuquerque postmaster job. Albert K. Mitchell expects to send the committee’s nomination to Washington early next week. Other party leaders voting on the successor to the late Hugh Cooper include National Committeewoman Mrs. Floyd Lee State GOP Chairman Tony Litlewellyn and Governor Mechem.
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Republican National Committee For
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Albert K. Mitchell
Washington
Hugh Cooper
National
Assessor to Visit County for Renditions Schedule
An official itinerary outlines when Mrs. Ravenelle Tatum and deputies will render property for tax in multiple communities. Property owners must render before March 1 to avoid penalties. exemptions for family and veterans must be claimed annually.
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Ravenelle Tatum
Tatum
McDonald
Oil Denver
Monument Cafe
Eunice
Eunice City Hall
Ja. 1
Jality Rail
Hasen
Hobbs
Hobbs City Hall
Sharp patrol car messages from nearby residents
Freak atmospheric conditions enabled police in Paterson New Jersey to exchange messages via patrol car phones with Senora California officers. Local patrolmen described the messages as so sharp they could have been coming from next door.
Eisenhower Arrives in Paris for NATO Summit
President Eisenhower lands at Orly Field at 8 53 a m and attends formal NATO welcome. He delivers a speech on the alliance and its future, then meets French leaders and about 100 NATO dignitaries before a private embassy dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Paris
Eisenhower
Orley Field
Gaillard
NATO
Coty
Gailard
Wildcats Suffer Rough Loss to Eunice Red Birds
Lovington Wildcats lost 52 48 to Eunice Cardinals in a bruising game with 26 fouls by Lovington and 18 by Eunice. Three Wildcats fouled out in the fourth quarter. Rayburn Corbett was noted as absent due to attending a football event in Roswell.
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Lovington Wildcats
Eunice Cardinals
Wildcats
Eunice
Rayburn Corbett
Roswe
Lovington
Rall
Eynice
Leal Services Held Saturday for Mrs. Treso G. Leal
Funeral services were held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Thomas Catholic Church for Mrs. Treso G. Leal who died in Hobbs on December 22. Father Lucian officiated. burial followed in Lington Cemetery. She was born in Mexico in 1895 and is survived by her husband Jesus Leal, a farmworker on the Ed Walker farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Treso G. Leal
Hobbs
Lucian
Lington
Leal
Mexico
Jesus Lea
Ed Walker
New Club House Nears Completion at Lovington Club
The Lovington Country Club reports its new club house is near completion with walls and roof finished. A front porch will serve as a lounge on the upper floor and the lower level remains to be finished. A New Year's dance is planned to open the structure.
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Lovington Country Club
Miss Nieta Smith to Spend Holidays in Oregon
Lovington school teacher Miss Nieta Smith will spend the holidays in Oregon, according to a brief notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nieta Smith
Lovington
Oregon
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Les Villers
Wm. Chandler
Jerry Painter
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Janet Bridgforth
Jerry Hanners
Blewett Cotton
Wm. Bradley, Jr
C. E. Wall
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Troy Cocke, Jr
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