Summer notes from Hop Graham on tennis, broom factory loss and Las Vegas
A reader column details a busy summer with John Benge's Walgreen ad critique, John Benge’s note from Roswell Boys State, Eddie Hooper's new tennis court and ants, Renae Hooper's tournament run, Tucumcari's broom factory closure amid mechanization issues, and Las Vegas gambling reflections with a reader’s $2.35 bet and a $100 win for a stranger.
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Eddie Hooper
Eddie
Renae
Albuquerque
el Paso
Phoenix
Mausus t is vot ae i ae
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Mausus
New 19 Mile Pipeline To Boost Lovington Gas Supply
Gas Company of New Mexico officials announced a contract for a 19 mile pipeline southwest of Lovington to secure adequate gas for domestic commercial and industrial use. The line is expected to handle about 10 million cubic feet daily and will end interruptions to Lea County Electric Cooperative serving Lovington and surrounding trade area.
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Lea County Electric Cooperative
Lovington
Texas
Electric Cooperative
Southern Union
Tipperary
Danny Summers
W.T
Bill’’ Barnhouse
Gas Company
Albuquerque
Phillips Kemnitz
Main Gas Company
Famariss Energy
Hobbs Highway
Tailz
Kemnitz
Mobil
Gas Company of
New Mexico
Bill Barnhouse
Jack Hertz
Eastern New Mexico
Jim Wyman
Lovington Board hires five as two teachers resign
Resignations of two Lovington teachers were accepted and five teachers were hired at the June meeting. Names present included Joe Trujillo, Bob Kerby and Ben Alexander with Bill McKibben and Merrill Norton absent. Two new hires had been recruited elsewhere and will not join.
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Lovington
Lovington School Board
Joe Trujillo
Bob Kerby
Ben Alexander
Bill McKibben
Merrill Norton
Greg Martin
Eddie Kilmer
Art Creswell
Gwen Ray
Brenda Lewter
Yarbro
Pamela
Thomas Richards
One More Unit For Graduation Lovington adopts new state standards
Sophomores in the Lovington School system face an extra graduation unit under state standards. Present juniors and seniors stay on the old plan. The new requirements cover English four units, math two, social science two, science one, health and P E one, and practical arts one.
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Lovington
State Board of Education
Lovington High School
Plague Cases Rise in New Mexico Noted by Health Officials
State health officials confirm the fourth bubonic plague case in New Mexico this year and report a higher rate than last year’s record. They note 16 cases last year and that this year already exceeds that pace at the same point.
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Santa Fe, N.M
UPD
New Mexico
Finance delays action on state fair board request
The State Finance Board postponed until July consideration of the New Mexico State Fair request to borrow 1.3 million for Youth Hall renovations and 3.5 acres of land for parking. Finance Director Montoya seeks alternative funding from the State Severance Tax Fund and a formal land appraisal.
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State Fair Board
Santa Fe, N.M
State Finance Board
New Mexico
Department of Finance and Administration
Vincent Montoya
Montoya
State Budget Division
Fabulous Find Recovered Documents Shine Light on New Mexico History
State Records Center Director Joseph Halpin said a bundle of 1680s to 1880s documents found by Alice Scoville Barry in a family trunk fill gaps from a long missing set. The collection includes Spanish texts from the New Mexico territory era, with two English items on U S military orders, including one related to Mangus Colorado.
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Santa FE
N.M
UPD
State Records Center
Joseph Halpin
Guy
Jerry Apodaca
Alice Scoville Barry
New Hope
Halpin
United States
Records Center
Barry
New Mexico
Mangus
Colorado
Bluford Turner Rites Thursday
Bluford F Boots Turner 70 of Lovington died Tuesday at Llano Estacado Medical Center after long illness. A World War II veteran and retired farmer, he is survived by Opal his widow five sons four daughters a sister 17 grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m in Smith Rogers Chapel with Rev Willard Carraway officiating. Interment Lovington Cemetery.
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Bluford F
Boots
Turner
S. First Street
Lovington
Llano Estacado Medical Center
DeWitt County
Texas
Church of God
Levington
Opal
Bluford Turner
Amarillo
Tex
Luther Turner
Pearl Turner
Tommy Turner
Kenneth Turner
Lucille Frigsbee
Betty Lou Vaughn
Frances Hillard
Helen Holt
Eunice
Lonas Ward
Coleman
Smith-Rogers
Willard Carraway, Astor
Church
Lovington Cemetery
Budget hearings wind down County Lovington OKd budgets
DFA officials announced Santa Fe budget hearings will phase out after this year. Lea County and Lovington budgets were approved as submitted with no changes. County budget 3,985,243 dollars supports 122 full time and five part time staff. tax rate 3.381 mills raises 1,756,115 dollars. debt free. Lovington budget 2,202,386 dollars supports 82 full time and 3 part time staff. population about 2,000. property valuation 11,107,043 dollars. tax rate 2.225 mills yields 24,713 dollars. most revenue from service fees.
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Lea County
Lovington
Bob Carter
Sandoval Sheriff Arrested in Border Aid Case
Deputy arrested on aiding illegal entry. Sheriff Budagher and deputy detained after picking up two illegal aliens at the Mexican border to take them to his ranch. Budagher to appear before U S Magistrate Ederer on federal charges. bond set at 5000. Deputy Pino not charged.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPN
Robert Budagher
Sandoval County
N.M
U.S. Border Patrol
Budagher
U.S
Ronald Ederer
David Blackwell
Border Patrol
Carlos
Pino
Blackwell
Gomersindo Lopez
Reymundo Lujan
Rio Grande
Gomersindo
Sandoval
Warratts
Badagher
Bernalillo
Lujan seeks safety check of New Mexico dams after Teton rupture
Rep. Manuel Lujan Jr asks the U S Army Corps of Engineers to review New Mexico dams, concentrating on Cochiti Dam, in light of Idaho's Teton Dam failure. Corp spokesman says inspections are routine and the next major Cochiti review is set for June 21.
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Patrick Lamb
Santa FE
N.M
UPD
Manuel Lujan, Jr
R. N.M
Teton Dam
Idaho
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
New Mexico
Cochiti Dam
Corps of Engineers
Lujan
Cochiti
United States
Rio Grande
Albuquerque
Albuquerqe
Bob Billingsley
Corps
Billingsley
Weather outlook for Southeast Plains region
United Press International reports mañanas partly cloudy afternoons through Thursday with a slight chance of thundershowers. Winds strengthen Thursday. Lovington highs near 88 to 90, lows around 66.
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United Press International
Southeast Plains
Lovington
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