Waring concert at Hobbs thrills Graham family
Hop Graham recalls taking his family to Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians in Hobbs. The crowd filled the high school auditorium, the Waring group impressed with 15 singers and strong amplification. The piece ends with notes on competition and a local dog-control complaint from Mrs. Donald Watson.
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Mama
Hobbs
Fred Waring
Hobbs High School
Grand Canyon
Waring
Graehams
War
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Orange
Lovington Racism Complaint Targets Local Motels
Agroup led by Terry Lamm of the Action Committee on Human Rights says it will file civil rights complaints against the Powers Motel and the Llano Hotel, alleging discrimination after four outsiders including two Black men were refused rooms when a reserved room remained held for a salesman. Local sheriff officials rebut the accusations, saying rooms were already spoken for and no discrimination occurred.
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Paul C. Foraker
Lovington
New Mexico
The
Action Committee On Human Rights of
Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Ers
Llano Hotel
Lamm
Sheriff's Office
U.S
Powers Motel
Plano
Lea County Considers State Re appraisal Funding Bill
Lea County commissioners review a New Mexico bill providing a one million dollar special fund for county by county re appraisal of real and personal property. The state would cover half the cost and may loan counties for up to five years. School leaders may seek $233,000 for budgets if Lea County schools request re appraisals. Next court session is March 21.
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Lea
New Mexico
Ray Howell
Lea County
Lea County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court
Howell
New
Lovington Area Weather Summary
Clear tonight with little temperature change and sunny mild Wednesday. Tonight’s low around 38, Wednesday high near 70. Past readings include Lovington highs 59 Sunday 1 PM, 60 Monday 3 PM and lows 31, 34 in recent mornings. Nationwide highs reached 84 in Palm Springs while Pellston, Michigan reported 6 below zero. year to date precipitation stands at .41 inch.
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Lovington
Alaska
Hawaii
Palm Springs
Calif
Pellston
Mich
Kalisek Rites Held for Local Resident Jim Kalisek
Funeral services for Jim Kalisek of Lovington were held at 10 a.m. today at St. Thomas Catholic Church with Smith-Rogers Funeral Home in charge. A rosary was said Monday evening. Burial is in Lovington Cemetery. Kalisek, born March 28, 1906 in Witting Texas, had lived in Lovington six years and worked for Ralph Lowe Drilling Co. He was a member of S and J Thomas Catholic Church. Survivors include five children.
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Jim Kalisek
West van Buren
Lovington
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Smith - Rogers Funeral Home
Austin Mates
Ralph Lowe Drilling Co
S&j. Thomas Catholic Church
S&j. Thomas Catholic Church. Mr. Kalisek
Witting, Texas
Lovington's W A Anderson Jr Releases First Gospel LP
Lovington resident W A Anderson Jr unveils his debut long playing gospel album recorded in Sulphur Springs Texas under J T Adams direction. The project features the J T Adams Chorale and includes Life's Railway To Heaven How Great Thou Art When We See Christ and seven other selections. Anderson 23 a Lovington High School graduate has taught revival music across Lea County churches. He is joined by family and former church leaders as he awaits a permanent music director for Lovington First Baptist Church.
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Lovington
W.A. Anderson Jr
Sulphur Springs
Texas
J.T. Adams
Anderson
Heaven
Christ
Dallas
Pasadena
Calif
First Baptist
Lea County
W.A. Anderson
Association to Meet Lovington Group Wednesday
The Lovington association for retarded children will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Yarbro School's auditorium. Guest speaker Bill Green, executive director of the New Mexico association, will discuss programs and projects for retarded children. Members and guests are invited.
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Lovington Association For Retarded Children
Yarbro School
Bill Green
The
New Mexico Association For Retarded Children
City Commission of Lovington to Meet Tonight
City Commission of Lovington will hold its regular semi monthly meeting tonight at 7 o clock. Agenda includes reading of minutes opening bids on a cemetery mineral lease announcement of Inter Community Water Supply Association of New Mexico meeting next Monday at Portales 1 p.m. miscellaneous business and payment of bills.
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City Commission of
Lovington
Inter-Community Water Supply Association of New Mexico
Portales
Wichita man freed in Lea County shooting case
A 36 year old Wichita Kansas man Guy W Holloway had bond set at 15000 dollars and faced robbery while armed and assault with intent to commit a felony charges. In Lea County District Court Judge Caswell Neal instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty and he was released. The incident near Hobbs involved a hitchhiker robbery and shooting about 20 miles west of Hobbs.
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Wichita
Kans
Lea County District Court
Caswell Neal
Carlsbad
Kermit E. Nash
Guy W. Holloway
Hobbs
Neal
Lovington defrauding case leads to jail and bonds
Roy Frazier Jr. 33 of Lovington was arrested by Lea County deputies at midnight on a defrauding an innkeeper charge. Bond set at 220 dollars. He claimed 511 North Love as his address after allegedly leaving Llano Hotel unpaid. Other local court actions include drug and theft cases with various defendants from Hobbs and Hobbs area.
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Roy Frazier Jr
Lovington
Lea County
Sheriff’s Office
Frazier
North Love
Llano Hotel
LHS Coach Ross Black Named NMJC Physical Education Leader
Ross Black, longtime Lea County educator and coach, chosen as physical education teacher and coach at New Mexico Junior College. He will start with the fall term in September after a distinguished college career at Fort Lewis and the University of New Mexico, where he earned multiple basketball and track honors.
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Ross Black
Lea County
New Mexico Junior College
NMJC
H.C. Pannell
Black
Fort Lewis Junior College
Durango
Colorado
Fort Lewis
The
University of New Mexico
Wounded GI Forced Back Into Combat
Mrs. Clyde O. Mays Sr, mother of a 20 year old soldier with the 7th Cavalry Division in Viet Nam, says her son was wounded twice and sent back to duty before full healing after a call from Japan. The soldier was wounded first on January 29 and returned to duty.
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Dallas
UPI
Clyde O. Mays
7Th Cavalry Division
Viet Nam
Nell Lewis Named Leader Circulation Manager in Lovington
Nell Lewis begins duties as The Leader's circulation manager in Lovington. She previously served as agent for the El Paso Times and Fort Worth Star Telegram, building routes to about 400 papers. Lucas A. Lewis and three daughters reside near Arkansas Junction. he works at Campbell Grain & Milling.
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Nell Lewis
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