Christmas In England Means Plum Pudding
Staff writer recalls England Christmas memories of Mrs. Clyde Ayres from Leicester England. She emigrated to the United States with her husband and three children Linda Brian and Gary. She describes plum pudding with a hidden coin, mistletoe, stockings on Christmas morning and caroling with treats.
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Clyde Ayres
West Ave
England
Leicester
Lester
Mrs. Ayres
America
Mrs. Ay
Hallowe’en
Clyde Ayers
Lea County low hospital bids under advisement
Lea County Commissioners studied the two hospital bids from Hobbs firms Arrington and Lea County Construction. Arrington bid 264000 for Jal and Eunice projects, about 21400 under the second bid. An error was later reported and engineers and attorneys were asked to advise on the next step. Lovington contract awarded to Allstate Builders for 453487.
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Lea County
Jal
Eunice
T. E. Arrington Construction Co
Hobbs
Arrington
Lea County Construction Co
Lovington
Allstate Builders of
New Pastor James Andres to Lead Hillcrest Baptist Church
Rev. James Andres from Barksfield Texas accepts Hillcrest Baptist Church pastorate at Avenue I and 3rd Street. He and his family relocate to Lovington next week with three children aged 2 5 and 6 and will reside at 90 S 3rd. He preaches first service December 27 at 11 a.m. Andres is a Missouri School of Mines graduate with an MBA from Baylor and previously served seven years as pastor in Barksfield. He is nephew of J P Bibbins.
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James Andres
Barksfield
Texas
Hillcrest Baptist Church
Avenue I
3Rd
Lovington
Andres
Missouri School of Mines
Baylor University
J. P
Bum) Bibbins
Foreign visitor numbers drop in Honduras amid tourism shifts
Report notes fewer than 25,000 foreigners enter Honduras annually with a focus on travelers who visit Mexico as tourists. The data highlights Honduras as a destination tied to regional tourism patterns and Mexico visitation motives.
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Honduras
Com
Mexico
Airmen End 46 Hour Vaughn Rescue Marathon
Senior Master Sergeant James Albrooks and A-10 William Lee of Kirtland AFB spent 46 sleepless hours freeing stranded motorists near Vaughn New Mexico. Their efforts moved nearly 300 miles hauling up to 200 people from snowbound vehicles and into shelter with milk for babies provided.
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James Albrooks
William Lee
Vaughn
Kirtland Afb
Cowtown
Albrooks
Lee
Banks to Take Long Holiday on December Weekend
Leevington National Bank and New Mexico Bank and Trust Co will be closed Saturday December 26 for a longer holiday. City Hall and the post office stay open half a day Saturday. the County courthouse closes every Saturday. Levington Chamber of Commerce has no information on retail closures for the long weekend.
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Leevington National Bank
New Mexico Bank and Trust Co
Levington Chamber of Commerce
Slaying Of Mobster Touhy Baffles Chicago Detectives
Homicide detectives comb Chicago underworld records and a basement hideout across from Touhy sister Ethel Alesia’s home as they probe the assassination of mobster Roger Touhy and his bodyguard Walter Miller. Police cite possible motives from old rivalries to the current crime syndicate, with Miller in critical condition and a lookout basement tied to the case.
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Chicago
UPS
Roger Touhy
Prohibition
Touhy
Walter Miller
Mafia
International Crime Organization
Miller
Alesia
Harry Zinn
Eisenhower Arrives in France Endorses Allied Strength
President Eisenhower declared Allies stronger and ready to pursue peace from a position of strength in France. He landed at Toulon then traveled by train to Paris for a NATO and NATO Khrushchev summit signal while signaling readiness to mend ties with De Gaulle.
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Toulon
France
UPI
Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Paris
de Gaulle
United States
NATO
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S.S. Des Moines
Athens
Tunis
Town
Farmers Given Information On Vegetable Production
A large turnout at Lovington area vegetable growers meeting discussed maturity dates seeding and per acre costs for 38 crops. Budd Jones of New Mexico Vegetable and Cantaloupe Shippers estimated nearly 10 000 acres needed and urged interested farmers to contact the office at 224 E Washington or Norma Hampton for details.
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Lovington Area
Budd Jones
New Mexico
Jones
Shippers Office
Norma Hampton
Farm Bureau defends migrant labor wages at convention
At its 41st annual gathering in Chicago the Amer ican Farm Bureau backed wages for migratory farm laborers noting gains outpaced cost of living over a decade. It urged stronger housing statutes and criticized expanding the interstate highway program while re electing Charles B. Shuman as president and setting next year’s Denver meet.
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Chicago
UPI
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Charles B. Shuman
Denver
Lea County Farmers Protest Skip Row Rule Change
Lea County farmers and groups challenge an Agriculture Department proposal to end skip row planting for cotton. They warn eight row minimums would count all planted and unplanted rows, impacting allotments and soil and water conservation efforts.
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Lea
Lea County
Joe Peterson
ASC
Peterson
Lea County Farm and Livestock Board
Commodity Stabilization
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Marilyn Monroe drops out as casting chaos hits Lets Make Love
Marilyn Monroe fights to control her co star and timing on The Billionaire project with Gregory Peck. Rock Hudson backed out due to Universal contract issues, leaving producers scrambling for a replacement as tensions rise over rehearsals and delays.
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Hollywood
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Glamour
Gregory Peck
the Billionaire
Arthur Miller
Paula Strasberg
Miller
Paula
Marilyn
Peck
Monroe
Chariton Hestons
Sec
Ond
Powers That Be
Moses
Loverboy
The
Brass
Rock Hudson
Beefcake King
Hudson
Universal-International
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UPD
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NCO
Kirtland
BANKS
Ike
West Power
Ed Runnels
Lea County Farm and Livestock Bureau
ASC and
Chamber of Commerce
Marvin McClish
Farm and Livestock Bureau
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