Ballinger narrows Southwestern lead with ninth inning surge
Ballinger roared back to a 10 5 win over Clovis, pulling within three games of the league leading Red legs. Other games saw Carlsbad beat Plainview 4 2 Midland 7 5 over Hobbs and El Paso 5 3 over San Angelo. Ballinger plated six runs in late frames behind De Souza and Alvarez as Ernst homered for Hobbs.
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United Press
Ballinger
Clovis
Balinger
Redlegs
Plainview
W.J. Green
San Angelo
Carlsbad
Midland
Hobbs
el Paso
Caristahn de Souza
Ozzie Alvarez
Wilbur Ernst
Parking Tickets and Fees Report for May
The city issued 614 parking tickets in May with 425 paid leaving 189 unpaid. May arrests numbered 38 and 78 traffic citations were issued. Parking meter collections and overparking totaled 1616.80, license and fines 484.80 and 380.00, arrest fees 1062.80, overall May total 3542.80.
Two More Traffic Deaths Reported in New Mexico
New Mexico records two additional traffic fatalities bringing the total to 156 for the year, with victims including Jessie Toledo a Torreon Indian woman killed on State Road 44 north of Cuba after being ejected from a pickup truck. Also added is Billie Armstrong 47 of Roswell whose car ran off a Roswell street and struck a tree. Drivers John Montoya and Jesus Sandova both of Torreon were injured.
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New Mexico
Jessie Toledo
Torreon
Cuba
John Montoya
Jesus Tio Sandova
Billie Armstron
Roswell
Foster Father Attacks Massachusetts Over Child Case
The foster father of Hildy McCoy accuses the state of Massachusetts of using lies and has truths to keep him apart from the child, alleging manipulation in the custody dispute.
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Little Hildy McCoy
State of Mass
Pang
Weekend Spate of Minor Crashes Leaves No Fatal Wounds
Over the weekend officers logged three minor accidents tied to a fatal Friday. At Dead Man’s Curve Raymond Scarbrough survived a single-vehicle overturn. A Sunday head on on Eddy near Washington involved C Gonzales charged with drunk driving. A Plains Road sideswipe damaged a 56 Plymouth and Ford tractor, Arthur Hillis cited for speeding and horn lapse.
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Dead Mans
Raymond Scarbrough
Andrews
Dead Mans Curve
Sayall
Washad Eddy
C. Gonzales
Eddy
Washington
Janey
Merc
Gonzales
Lovington
Plains Road
Plymouth
Arthur S. Hillis
Billy Ray Roberts
Hillis
Fire Department Responds to Six May Calls
The Fire Department logged six calls in May with no major blazes reported. No significant fires or structural threats occurred, indicating routine incidents and standard response operations for the month.
Ike Returns to Work as Train Crash Kills 12
A Santa Fe freight train struck a truck carrying farm workers near Vroman Colorado killing 12 and wounding five. The truck driver Sylvester Lincano identified among the dead. Survivors rushed to Rocky Ford and La Junta hospitals. train crew unharmed. President Eisenhower also back at the White House after a stomach upset, ordered limited duties with routine medical notes confirming stability.
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Ike
Vroman
Colo
Santa Fe
Colorado
Rocky Ford
Sylvester Lincano
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
la Junta
W. S. Inskeep
J. C. Prince
Troy Thomas
D.A. Johnson
Puebo
United Press
Eisenhower
White House
Howard Snyder
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Three Youths Enlist For European Duty
Don G Castleberry age 17 Jackie R Davis age 18 and Cecil O Anderson age 17 all of Lovington New Mexico enlisted in the Regular Army at El Paso Texas for three years under Operation Gyroscope to serve with the 4th Armored Division in Europe. They will report to Fort Chaffee Arkansas for processing then Fort Hood Texas for basic training before joining a Gyroscope unit for deployment to Europe later this year. Other Lovington area men interested may contact the US Army Recruiting Station 114 W Mermod Carlsbad New Mexico.
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Don G. Castleberry
Ruedolph Castleberry
S. Third St
Jackie R. Davis
E. C. Davis
W. Ave
Cecil O. Anderson
C Main St
Lovington
New Mexico
el Paso
Cecil H. Cunningham
Carlsbad
Don
Jackie
Cecil
Army
4Th Armoured Division
Europe
Fort Chaffee
Rkansas
Fort Hood
Texas
4Th Armored Division
US Army
W. Mermod St
Truman predicts grandson will be a Democrat
Former president Harry S Truman says his grandson Clifton Truman Daniel is likely to be a Democrat. He noted the name on the child and his recent visit with daughter Margaret Truman Daniel in New York.
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Harry
Clifton Truman Daniel
Harry Truman
Mr. Truman
Boston Newsmen
City approves alternate site for new water well
City commissioners reject the ninth street site after a protest by attorney G T Hanners and authorize a substitute well near the current water tank. Jack Caton Drilling Company won the contract to begin with a guaranteed straight hole. Bids were opened for pipes valves and fittings with Viking Supply of Albuquerque and Crane O Fallon of Roswell as low bidders. The board also addressed water rates, fire plug installation near Avenue H, street light recommendations by Lea County Electric, and a $100追加 for Pony League insurance costs.
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G. T. Hanners
H. Carrell
Ninth Street
Carrell
Hanners
Jack Caton Drilling Company
Caton
Viking Supply Company
Albuquerque
Crane O’fallon
Roswell
Jim Beverly
Wes Allen
Avenue H
Lea County Electric
H. C. Pannell
Allen
The
Pony League
Final Rites Wednesday For R E Priest In Lovington
Funeral services for R E Bob Priest are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Lovington Chapel. The World War I veteran died Friday in Albuquerque Veterans Hospital and will be laid to rest at Antioch Cemetery beside his wife, with survivors including son Jimmie and daughter Roberta Grant.
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R. E
Bob) Priest
Lovington
Priest
Veterans Hospital
Albuquerque
Antioch Cemetery
Hobbs
L. H. Braswell
Jimmie
Robertine Grant
Ogden
Utah
W. T. Priest
McNei
Arizona
A. R. Priest
San Diego
Calif
Margaret Benson
San Jos
N. M
Ada Allen
Mt. Shaferberry
Vermont
Lea County
France
Germany
Ada Grice
Caprock
Soldier Hill
Veteran’s Hospital
Alert citizen aids police in auto crash case
An alert citizen in Hereford Texas helped police convict Alton Sharp after a Main Street sideswipe and hit and run. Marion Shields reported the crash, provided a license number, and later helped locate the car. The suspect was fined $150 and jailed for failure to pay.
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Alton Sharp
Hereford
Texas
Main Street
Marion Shields
Main
Denver City
R. Greaves
James Robinson
H. P. Joplin
Shields
Reward Increased for Pet Goat Abuse Case
Dewey Gann added ten dollars to the reward for the person or persons involved in brutal abuse of a pet goat last week. The total reward rises to twenty five dollars.
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Dewey Gann
Huckie Birth Announces Mark Lee in Lovington Clinic
Mr and Mrs Freddie Lee Huckie announce the birth of their son Mark Lee at Lovington Clinic on June 10. The baby weighs 8 pounds 7 ounces and joins the family as their new arrival.
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Freddie Lee Huckie
Lovington Clinic
Mark Lee
Local Girl Wins State Road-eo Title
HuElla Dickson 14 of Lovington wins the state road-eo driving title at the state meet sponsored by JayCee. A Lovington High School student in the driving class taught by Darrell Howard, she will compete at the national meet later this year carrying New Mexico hopes.
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HuElla Dickson
W. Monroe
HuElla
Lovington High School
Darrell Howard
Portales
J. M. Dickson
New Mexico
Loans to Lea County Farmers Exceed $440000 in Year
More than $440,070 has been loaned to Lea County farmers in the past eleven months by Farmers Home Administration. Repayments on outstanding loans total $473,911.78. The heaviest demand covers annual operating expenses such as fertilizer seeds fuel oil repairs labor and some living costs. Real estate loans for farm improvements and irrigation were also issued.
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Lea County
Farmers Home Administration
Luther D. Daniel
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Maid of Cotton
Norma Jean Hurta
Andrea Burkheart
Ann Gann
Lea Lovely
Jal
Norma Jean
Finch
Sports
R.E
Bob Priest
Lea
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