Two Eunice men jailed after street fight in Eunice
Two Eunice residents, Jim Dickson, 36, and Robert Meridyth, 43, were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after a knife incident left Dickson stabbed three times. Meridyth pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined 50 dollars plus costs. Dickson faced arraignment next. City council to discuss planning board creation and zoning, platting by developers, motor grader specs, a water well in Denco, and paving bids for Ninth Street and Polk Avenue.
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Les Raney
Jim Dickson
Robert Meridyth
Eunice
Raney
Dickson
Meridyth
Denco
Ninth Street
Polk Avenue
Eisenhower Recovers Partially After Life Saving Surgery
President Eisenhower shows improvement after surgery as he walks 40 feet and sits up 15 minutes. He directs a major decision and will substitute Nixon for key meetings. Mrs. Eisenhower plans to answer well wishes, and a Senate resolution praising his recovery is adopted.
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United Press
Eisenhower
Mr. Eisenhower
Adams
White House
Mamie
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
Heat Wave Grips Nation As Drownings Rise At Beaches
A sweeping early season heat wave across the Rockies to the eastern seaboard sent temperatures up and crowds to beaches. Eight states reported 22 drownings over the weekend, Wisconsin among the hardest hit. Denver reached 91 with pools crowded and警 police easing bathers from City Park Lake, while Chicago drew about 100,000 visitors to Lincoln Park Zoo.
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Rockies
Seaboard
Weather Bureau
New England
Midwest
Wisconsin
Denver
Mercury
City Park Lake
Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Arrests Hit Weekend as Five Drunks Charged
Police reports show seven traffic violations over the weekend with five persons accused of drunkenness. Fines ranged from five to thirty five dollars for speeding illegal parking reckless driving blocking a driveway and disorderly conduct. Two defendants were not tried Monday morning and two more face fighting charges.
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E. E. Taylor
T. M. Baxter
Alvin Lear
W. W. Altman
R. Gomez
Mary Cruz
H. W. Harris
J. A. Browning
Plains Burglary Suspects Jailed
Three suspects linked to a Plains store burglary were arrested by Sheriff McAdoo and Deputy Price. W. M. Broyden and J. C. Hallman, from Oklahoma, face FBI warrants for unlawful flight from Kansas. R. W. Crow has been released to Texas Rangers and returned to Plains after admitting participation. A .38 pistol tied to the robbery was recovered, with $35 and numerous pennies still missing.
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Plains
McAdoo
Joe Price
W. M. Broyden
J. C. Hallman
FBI
Kansas
R. W. Crow
Texas Rangers
Broyden
Hallman
Oklahoma
Crow
13 Licensed For Wedding Ritual
The weekly listing shows thirteen marriage licenses issued. Names include Barbara Mustian 18 and Lonnie Montgomery 27 of Seminole, plus Ruth Ann Myers 18 and Vernon E. Roberts 25 of HB bps from Odessa, among many others across Texas communities.
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Lonnie Montgomery
Seminole
Ruth Ann Myers
Vernon E. Roberts
Odessa
Moonseen C. Hinson
R. G. Bennett
Beverly Cox
Gordon City
Royce Print
Penwell
Texas
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Jal
Penny Caraway Legg
Jessie Milton Legg
McCamey
Charline White
Andrews
John M. Oden
Levelland
Mrs. Beulah Lee
Lubbock
T. E. Taylor
Vera A. Creswell
Big Spring
Arnold Combs
Two Hobbs Men Face Burglary Charge
Two Hobbs men Valente Lopez and Anastacio Garza aged 22 and 26 are held for arraignment on burglary charges after a 10 40 a m Saturday arrest at the home of a companion. Police say they entered Jesus T er rgas home Friday night took a clock radio and a suitcase of clothing. items found with them at arrest. They are to be arraigned before Judge Bob Bensing Wednesday after a postponement due to the State Democratic Convention in Santa Fe. Bond set at 2000 each.
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Hobbs
Valente M. Lopez
S. Leech
Anastacio Garza
E. Byers
Jesus Terrgas
Bob Bensing
Santa Fe
Thief Takes Two Tires Of Identical Size In Hobbs
In Hobbs on Saturday afternoon two tires of identical 670x15 size were stolen from L. G. Farnsworth and J. A. Murphy. Police found footprints at both scenes suggesting a single thief.
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Hobbs
L. G. Farnsworth
S. Houston
J. A. Murphy
Princess Jeanne Drive
Three Artesia Men Arrested In Eunice
Three Artesia men Domingus Sanchez 24 Otis Rivas Chavez 20 and Orlando Rascon 21 were sentenced to 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty to vagrancy before Justice of the Peace C B Davis in Eunice. Chief Alex Trimble filed the charges after the men were found prowling cars Saturday night allegedly attempting to steal a spare tire for their own car.
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Artesia
Justice of the Peace
C. B. Davis
Eunice
Domingus Sanchez
Otis Rivas Chavez
Orlando Rascon
Alex Trimble
Hobbs Man Dewey Dobbins Arrested Again
Dewey Dobbins, 56, listed as City Jail Hobbs on his latest arrest report, was arrested Saturday for drunk, second. He has a total of 23 prior arrests, each for drunk or drunk, second, according to the Justice of the Peace Court complaint.
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Hobbs
Dewey Dobbins
Justice of the Peace Court
Dobbins
Emer Russell Dies In Hospital
Elmer Russell aged 82 died June 10 at 8 30 PM in Lea County Hospital Hobbs after a heart attack while visiting his sister Mrs Tom Jackson in Lovington Texas born September 8 1874 in Texas his body taken to White Funeral Home Weatherford Texas no further details available
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Elmer Russell
Lea County
Hobbs
Mr. Russell
Texas
Tom Jackson
Lovington
White Funeral
Weatherford
Regular directions and directors meetings scheduled
Lion President-elect Art Mhoon states the regular directions meeting will be Tuesday June 12 1956 at 7 00 am and two directors meetings are set monthly with likely the second and fourth Tuesday meetings in 1956.
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Lion
Art Mhoon
Funeral Held for Allen Mead Senior in Griffin Chapel
Funeral services are set for June 1 at 10 30 a m for Allen Moore Mead Senior 62 of Lea Hotel where he lived 12 years and worked as maintenance man He died in his bed Saturday night Corner's Jury ruled natural causes He is survived by two sons and two brothers with burial in Prairie Haven Cemetery Eight traffic deaths over weekend across New Mexico push toll to 15 with year total 155 Local wrecks near Roswell Budville Taos and Deming claimed several lives and injuries including Edvaldo Duran Juana Arenivas and a Kansas City Missouri couple
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Griffin Chapel
Mr. Mead
State of
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Corner
Roswell
Budville
Fred Rowell
Scherz
Texas
Bill Skinner
Oklahoma City
Audrey Skinner
Lillie Audrewy Parnell
Edvaldo Duran
Santa Fe
Taos
Near-Electrocution Incident Leads to Dual Fines
A Hobbs firm owner and an employee were fined a total of 150 dollars plus 10 dollars court costs after a Hobbs near electrocution incident. Ick Crain faced 100 dollars and 5 dollars costs for violating state regulations by permitting over height equipment to move. Leroy Allen paid 50 dollars and 5 dollars as the driver cited for operating without a chauffeur license and license revocation violation. Rayes Salcido suffered first and second degree burns and remained in Lea General Hospital with hospital officials calling his condition very well on Monday.
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Ick Crain
Hobbson Well
State Corporation Commission
Leroy Allen
Crain's
Lester Raney
Eunice
Rayes Salcido
E. Byers
Salcido
New Mexico Electric Service
Lea General Hospital
Two Local Men Jailed In Hobbs
Lovington Latins were arrested at a Hobbs VFW Hall dance on charges of fighting. Hobbs police identified Eladio Adame Diaz age 19 and Pete Rodriguez Gonzales age 24. Gonzales faced an outstanding warrant for assault and battery on a minor issued June 4, but the complaint was not pursued and the charge was dismissed.
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Lovington
Hobbs Vfw Hall
Hobbs
Eladio Adame Diaz
Pete Rodriguez Gonzales
Gonzales
Boston Symphony to Be First American Orchestra in USSR
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform in the Soviet Union becoming the first American symphony troupe to tour the USSR marking a historic cultural exchange.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Soviet Union
Week's stock swing tied to Eisenhower illness and rally
The week saw a sharp market break on Friday linked to President Eisenhower's illness, wiping out earlier gains and hitting new lows since May 28. A rally later recovered much of the losses as sentiment improved in the financial district.
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Eisenhower
Financial
Wage agreement averts walkout at Western Union
Western Union reached a wage agreement with union negotiators ending the strike risk in a key industry. Administrations housing chief expects over a million new starts this year if mortgage markets loosen. Commerce reports April inventory rise of 900 million with firms boosting stocks. Gasoline demand and prices rise in parts of the country. Oil shares rebound until Fridays session. Oldsmobile notes May final ten days near 15 000 car sales with May totals down. Initial unemployment claims fall 2 percent though still higher than a year ago.
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Federal Reserve
Department of Commerce
Iron Age
Western Union
Commerce Department
Research Institute of America
Automobile News
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Dun and Broadstreet
Steel and aviation two bright spots in the economy
Steel production nears a 1956 record despite a looming nationwide strike. Last four weeks average two million three hundred seventy five thousand net tons, peaking above last year except one period in late 1955. Republic Aviation plans backlog work as labor peace returns at four Long Island plants with a two-step wage rise.
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United Press Steel and Aircraft
Steel Magazine
Republic Aviation Corporation
Long Island
Republic
Hobbs Baseball Player Arrested for Shoplifting
Acosta Angel Oliva, 19, player for the Hobbs Sports baseball team, was arrested at Alexander's Food Market Hobbs on shoplifting charges. Police say he took two packs of razor blades and onion seed without paying. He posted bond, and was released about 30 minutes later after manager Pat Stasey paid $100.
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Acosta Angel Oliva
Hobbs
Alexander's
Oliva
Pat Stasey
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