Commissioner Easley’s pointed hospital remarks draw mixed support
The article praises Commissioner John Easley for facing the hospital dispute during Monday’s meeting while noting opposition from Melvin Neal and others who blocked construction. It highlights a near-miss ambulance run past a vacant half‑million dollar hospital and calls for a county‑wide Chamber of Commerce to heal local tensions. It ends with Ray McNeil’s dry forecast they won’t get rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Easley
Melvin Neal
Lovington Hospital
Lea County
Chamber of Commerce
Ray McNeil
Ray
New Mexico
Hammel Carrell
M.d.s
Kiernan
Smith
Slim Hester
Lovington
Lyle Donovan
Tatum
Frank Bailey
Jerry Jernigan
W. V. Oakes
Hobbs
Gus Kendrick
Jal
J. P. Murray
Eunice
J. E. Simmons
Walt Linam
Harold Runnels
Woody Allen
Dale Cooper
Monument
R. D. Lee
Buckeye
L. E. Sims
Knowles
Marion Benham
Prairiview
Kyle Taylor
Mallamar
Tipp Barnes
Crossroads
Bud Fort
Caprock
W. W. van Nuys
Clyde Lavall
Trailer Fire Causes Minor Damage in East Monroe Block
Fire at a trailer house in the 200 block of East Monroe burned a hole in the roof causing about $20 in damage. Fire Chief Rusty Woodward said the cause could not be determined after the 7 30 p mMonday incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Monroe
Rusty Woodward
Tool box and tools stolen from City Pipe Yard
A 30 inch tool box and assorted tools valued at $100 were stolen from the City Pipe Yard on South Love. Reported by Loyd Glover of Hobbs, who left the box while working with a line crew. Theft occurred between 1 and 5 p.m.
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South Love
Lioyd Glover
Hobbs
Parking Meter 332 Damaged After Car Collision
A city parking meter, No. 332, was knocked down by a vehicle with defective brakes at 4 45 p m Monday. Driver Carlos Cabello Acosta, 18, received a citation for driving with defective brakes. The meter collected about $10 and will be repaired today.
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Carlos Cabello Acosta
New Mexico House Approves Broad Tax Hikes
The New Mexico House backs a 50 percent rise in personal and corporate income taxes and endorses the Senate’s cigarette tax increase. Debate was limited, with a hand vote and swift caucus approval. Senate action remains uncertain amid budget pressures and potential payroll deduction measures.
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Santa FE
UPI
House
Senate
Jack Morgan
Hidalgo
Lawrence Goodell
Chaves
Goodell
Edwin L. Mechem
Stanley J. Brasher
Jailed after Wreck DUI Charge for Artesia Driver
Jesus Delacruz Gonzales, 38, of Artesia, jailed Saturday night on driving while intoxicated charges after a minor collision at Main and Avenue D at 8:38 p m. He struck James Darby Husband, 22, of 514 W Avenue I, whose 1961 Ford sustained no damage. Gonzales fined 200 dollars and his license revoked for one year.
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Jesus Delacruz Gonzales
Artesia
Main
Avenue D
Gonzales
James Darby
Ave
Lovington School Board Eyes Major Building Plan
Optimism at Lovington High as the school board hears public support for a four year building program totaling 2.64 million dollars. Plan 2 urges immediate junior high construction with additions to high school and elementary facilities while bond issues and occupancy dates are debated.
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Lovington
Jefferson
Yarbro
Parkview
H. C. Pannell
Mescalero Unit Gas-Distillate Show Signals Found
Gas distillate production noted in the Morrow sand on a drillstem test in the Mescalero Unit No. 1, 13,094 to 13,237 feet, with surface gas flow at 16 million cf/d and distillate at six barrels per hour. Subsequent tests at nearby wells indicate continued gas, oil, and mud production at different depths in Lea County and Eddy County, with multiple operators reporting flow and recovery figures.
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el Paso Natural Gas Company
Wolfcamp
Buffalo
Lea County
Wildcat
Santiago Oil & Gas Company
Midland
Texaco Federal
Bone Springs
Querecho Plains
Lea
George L. Buckles
Monahans
Morrow
Bell Lake
Standard Oil Company of Texas
Kelly State
West Lovington Pool
Yeso
Texaco Inc
McIntosh
Mallamar
Little Lucky Lake
Ellenburger Pool
Chaves County
Honolulu Oil Corporation
McKittrick Canyon
Eddy County
Carlsbad
Lea County 4 H Teams Lead Zone 6 Land Judging Contest
Lea County 4 H junior and senior teams won first place in Zone 6 land judging at Lovington with Keith Richardson as top point scorer in junior division and Dean Davis leading the senior team. Lovington FFA placed second, and Roswell led FFA in the junior county contest.
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Lea County
Lovington
FFA
Keith Richardson
McDonald
Johnnie Lee Moore
Tatum
Robert Love
Dale Davis
Knowles
Eddy County
Lea
Dean Davis
Bobby Bradshaw
Bobby Alexander
Patrick Attaway
Jim Gilstrap
Roswell
Artesia
Las Cruces
Lea County Soil Conservation District
Agriculture Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce
Dean
Patrick Itaway
C E Boyd Dies. Funeral Pending in San Angelo
C E Boyd died in San Angelo Texas on Monday. He is the brother of A W Boyd Sr of 909 W Ave F and an uncle of John and Bob Boyd of Levington. Funeral services are pending.
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San Angelo
Tex
C. E. Boyd
Boyd
A. W. Boyd, Sr
W. Ave. F
John
Bob Boyd
Levington
Oilfield tool valued at 2000 dollars lost near Mallamar
Lane Well Co. of Hobbs reports losing a 134 OD eight foot long oilfield tool Friday in the Mallamar area. J. C. Combs, an employee, filed the report with the Sheriff’s Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallamar
Lane Well Co
Hobbs
J. C. Combs
Sheriff's Department
Stolen Vehicles Recovered. Four Juveniles Charged
Two Maljamar youths, 13 and 14, stole a Field Service pickup and wrecked it after a hour in the Maljamar area. Two Lovington teens, 16, were stopped near White's City with a stolen 1957 Ford convertible from Myers Motor Company. Both pairs faced theft and fraudulent check charges after admitting the crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maljamar
Field Service, Inc
Lovington
White’s City
Mallamar
Sheriff's Department
Jake Fort
Johnny Lucas
Billy Wayne Adams
Sheriffs Department
Myers Motor Company
Bud Myers
Fort
Theft of drill bits reported near Lovington
A Burton Exploration Co employee reported Friday night theft of two used rock bits three new rock bits five Hawthorne blade sets from a site 514 miles south and 114 miles east of Lovington. The loss valued at 200 dollars includes delayed reporting while serial numbers were obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Burton Exploration Co
Lovington
Ed Turnipseed
Jan Hardin Crowned Lea 4-H Princess at Lovington event
Jan Hardin of the Lovington 4-H club was crowned Lea County 4-H princess at the Youth Center on Saturday night. Linda Chanley from Monument club was first alternate. Hardin will compete for the 4-H Queen title March 18 at the Lubbock Fat Stock Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Lubbock
Royce Burns
Bette Benham
Linda Wildcox
Donna Johnson
Monte Smith
Rowena Burns
William G. McPheron
Hobbs
Oscar McKenny
Pete Smith
Tatum
Susan Benham
Margaret Howard
Jan Hardin
Kay Lawson
Linda Benham
Connie Cunningham
Rose Ann Duffey
Betty Barton
Ann Roether
Diane Roether
Nadine
Linda Chanley
Monument
Penny Vee Moore
Maryanette Powell
Stevie Ann Brecken
Mece- Donald
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Jerry Brownwright
Bill Cotton
Cats
Albuquerque
By Hoyt Gimlin
Caucus
Brasher
Appropriations Committee
Tibo J. Chavez
Belen
James R. Patton
Dona Ana
Patton
Senate Finance Committee
House Taxation Committee
Robert Smith
Dr. Smith
M. T. Turner
Easley
McNeil
Turner
Dorothy
Straus Baker
Baker
Doctor Smith
The
Agriculture Committee
Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Cc. E. Boyd
Hil
Lovington Club
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