Lovington Westward Industry Drive and Lay Witness Notes
Lovington’s development chief Bob Carter travels to Arizona and California to drum up durable goods contacts. Local talk mixes industry outlook with Joe Trujillo’s take on stereotypes as lay witness work continues in Hillcrest Baptist and across Lovington. End-of-year phone data show 5,401 lines, with static main stations, and Hobbs ranking lower in General Telephone’s system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Bob Carter
Arizona
California
L.A
Bob
U.S
Joe Trujillo
Tortillarilla
Joe
Sam Houston
Texas Plain
Sam
Jeanine
Hillcrest Baptist
Clovis
Farwell
Friona
Loveington
Lay Witness
Providence
YFAR
General Telephone
George Ater
Phone Comepany
General
Hobbs
Port Lavaca
Bayton
Texarkana
Dallas
New Mexico House Approves Water Subdivision Bill
The Water Availability bill aims to assure water for new subdivisions with state engineer checks and environmental clearances. It tightens subdivision definitions, allows plat suspensions for noncompliance, and faces mixed votes from representatives including Castillo Radosevich Salman and Moran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Environmental Improvement Agency
EIA
Alvino Castillo
D-Colfax
John Radosevich
D-Bernalillo
Famariss Oil Suit Settled Out of Court
Navajo Refinery of Artesia filed suits against the state and Famariss Oil and Refining Co. now settled out of court. Land Commissioner Alex Armijo said the state will continue selling crude oil to Famariss with a one cent per barrel over market price while promoting NM refinery supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N.M
Artesia
Famariss Oil and Refining Co
Alex Armijo
Land Office
Famariss
Armijo
New Mexico
Monument
Walter Famariss
Legislative Pressure Mounts in Final Weeks of NM Session
New Mexico legislators face mounting workload in the 1972 budget session as 160 bills remain to be acted on, with only the feed bill signed and the weight distance tax and track tax bills at disputed stages. Gov. King warns of a possible special session after adjournment to address reapportionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Feather
Associated Press
Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Bruce King
House
Senate
SV Officials Put On Standby Amid Tet Threats
South Vietnamese field commanders and police are on standby for possible enemy offensives during the Tet celebrations starting February 15. Police checkpoints around Saigon have increased and searches intensified to prevent arms from entering the capital. Col Le Trung Hein says reports of a major Communist offensive are exaggerated, though incidents may rise during the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Sai
Overseas Names Sought By Auxiliary For Service Members
The American Legion Auxiliary seeks names and addresses of men stationed overseas. President Lou Montgomery says they will continue the annual Valentine package remembrance to Lovington and Tatum area service members. Contact Mrs. Montgomery at 396-4020 to submit information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Lou Montgomery
Lovington and
Tatum Area
Alianza Mobile Teaching Unit Tours New Mexico
The Alianza launches a $10,500 mobile teaching unit funded by a $157,000 Roman Catholic grant with $39,400 first installment. It aims to raise cultural awareness among Chicano children and adults in Portales Roswell Las Vegas and Santa Fe, featuring microfilm books and rights literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N.M
Alianza
Portales
Roswell
William Higgs
Higgs
The
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Grant Claims
Juan Navarrete
Navarrete
Museum of Science and History
Fort Worth
Tex
Mexico
Spain
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Lea County Commissioners Meet At Courthouse
Lea County commissioners hold their regular meeting at the courthouse starting 9 a.m. The agenda includes a memory garden board member Bob Richards Hobbs a discussion by Dr Ed Burke district health officer on rabies control a permit application by Reserve Oil and Gas for county road right of way facilities and a hospital board appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Bob Richards
Memory Garden of
Hobbs
Ed Burke
Resserve Oil and Gas Company
S&K Real Estate Opening Tuesday
Lovington welcomes S and K Real Estate with a grand opening on Tuesday February 1 at 2250 South Main Betty Wieser building. Refreshments from 8 am to 6 pm and a portable radio door prize. Meredith Smith broker and Mark Kennedy salesman. Chamber ribbon cutting at 10 am. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovingeton
S & K Real Estate
South Main
Betty Wieser
Meredith Smith
Mark Kennedy
Lovington Chamber of Commerce
St. Marys Feast of Lights Celebrated Tonight
St Marys Episcopal Church presents the Feast of Lights tonight at 7 p.m. at 5th and Avenue C. Children and youth perform scenes from Christ life ending with a candlelight display. reception follows arranged by church members. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Fifth and
Avenue C
Monica Marks
Bruce Buck
Schuyler Marks
Jamie Buck
Forrest
Bob Crawford
Troy Blackburn
Marissa Taylor
Alyson Blackburn
Kay Lynn Williams
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
5Th
Robert A. Buck
Christ
Pat Blackburn
Jerry L. Williams
Blackburn
Lyman Alison
Robert Buck
Becky Bell
Janice Boyle
Outlook brightens Heidel optimistic about new tax bill
Lea County legislator Sen Finis Heidel spoke in Lovington on HB39 and warned it may struggle in Taxation and Revenue committee. He doubts Senate support and argues the 12 mill across the board levy would divert funds, worsening disparities for districts with federal money. Heidel notes Clovis district supervisor also opposes HB39 and says he spent much of the week focused on this bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House Taxation and Revenue Committee
Taxation and Revenue Committee
New Mexico
Legislative School Study Committee
Finis Heidel
Lea County
Lovington
Taxation and Revenue
House
John Mershon
House Appropriations
LSSC
Tatum
Heidel
Clovis
New Mexico Sends Primary Nominating Notices to 19 Hopefuls
Secretary of State Betty Fiorina notified 19 potential presidential nominees about New Mexico’s June 6 preferential primary rules. The list includes Nixon, Ashbrook, McCloskey Jr., and prominent Democrats such as Chisholm, Hartke, Humphrey, Kennedy, Lindsay, Muskie, McCarthy, McGovern, Wallace, and Yorty. A Feb. 11 meeting of the Preferential Primary Nominating Committee will determine recognized candidates for the two major parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Betty Fiorina
New Mexico
J.C. Compton
House
Walter Martinez
Senate
Smalley
John Eastham
Rep
Thomas Hoover
Albuquerque
Fiorina
Nixon
U.S
John M. Ashbrook
Robio
Paul WN
McCloskey Jr
Rcalif
Walter R. Buchanan
Los Angeles
Shirley Chisholm
Dn.y
Vance Hartke
Dind
Hubert H, Humphrey
D-Minn
Henry M, Jackson
D-Wash
Edward M
Kennedy
D-Mass
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Eugene J, McCarthy
D-Wis
George McGovern
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Alabama
George Wallace
Sam Yorty
Cotton Workshop Set for Lovington February Second
Lea County and nearby Texas producers and business people are invited to a cotton mechanization and production workshop at 9:00 A.M. February 2 in the Fair Building Addition Lovington New Mexico. A noon lunch will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Texas
Fair Building
Lovington
New Mexico
State Line Home Demonstration Club
Jim Gilstrap
New Mexico State University Extension Service
Levon Ray
Elmer Hudspeth
South Plains Research and Exetension Center
Lubbock
Lambert Wilkes
Texas A&m University
Cote Iron
Hal Keeler
Poate
Bob Cosiman
Las Cruces
New State University
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. H. O. Dobbs
Mater
Hopper
Vid Salman
D-Harding-Morae Union
Carol Tinker
Rsan Miguel
Samuel Vigil Jr
D&an
Miguel
John Tomlin
D-Dona Ana
James’ Koch
Lee Coker
R-Catron-Socorro
Robert Moran
R-Lea
Gene Samberson
Famariss Oil
Benny Akins
Marlon Miller
Helen Miller
Joe Price
Joe McDermitt
Mrs. Miller
Alianza Project
S&k Real
Harry Coehen
Camden
N.J
Americas Liberator
Valentine, Neb
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!