Slayings Case Moves To Lincoln Trial
Charles Starkweather, 19, admitted slaying 11 people during a national murder spree and goes on trial at Lancaster County courthouse in Lincoln. The rampage late December through January included deaths at homes and a farm, prompting state-wide manhunt, National Guard mobilization, and a court battle over juvenile status for accomplice Caril Fugate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Charles Skweather
Lancaster County
Robert
Iion
Starkwater
Staion
Colvert
Starkweather
Caril Fugate
Catils Mother
Ch Abd Tet Sennaean Eir
Betty Jean
Bartlett
August Meyer
Carol King
Robert Jensen
Ensen
Nebraska National Guard
pFr Ward
Linderr
Lillian Fencl
Starkard
Torney
Caril
Soil Bank Proving Helpful to New Mexico Economy
The Soil Bank program has saved farms and kept land from desertification, pouring about $6.5 million annually into New Mexico. By April 15, 620 new contracts covering 150,000 acres were added since 1956, bringing total contracts to 3,400 on 800,000 acres with payments set by county rates from $6 to $9 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Soil Bank
New Mexico
Dale Helsper
ASC
Soil Bank
Curry
Quay
Roosevelt
Torrance
Anegg
Claude B. Edmonds
Edmonds
Nurses Club Tours Hospital in Lubbock City
Lovington High School Nurses club toured Methodist Memorial Hospital in Lubbock on Saturday April 26. Accompanying staff included sponsor Mrs Bonomo and adviser Mrs Ben Alexander. Members on the trip were Jean Williams June Williams Sally Settles Janice Williams Patsy Day Janet Bridge forth Pat Mitchell Joyce Daniels Janice Teague Mary Ann Formwall Vicki Gregory Judy Hardaway Jeannie Killian Peggy Robertson Shirley Wilbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington High School Nurses Club
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Lubbock
Bonomo
Ben Alexander
Jean Williams
June Williams
Sally Settles
Janice Williams
Patsy Day
Janet Bridgeforth
Pat Mitchell
Joyce Daniels
Janice Teague
Mary Ann Formwall
Vicki Gregory
Judy Hardaway
Jeannie Killian
Peggy Robertson
Shirley Wilbanks
Neighbors Help Mother of Nine Regain House
Evansville Indiana report shows Juanita Malin widowed mother of nine regains her home after neighbors contributed 63 dollars and a Purdue student Morris she redeemed and returned the deed. Sheriff's sales had transferred three properties for a fraction of value without notice. Edie reversed the sales and returned deeds once owners could redeem under a new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Juanita Malin
Frank Ee Raaid
Edie
Weather update for New Mexico and southeast region
Cloudy to partly cloudy in southeast with scattered light showers and a few thunderstorms today. Highs 60 to 75 in north areas and 75 to 80 in southern zones. Lows 30 to 40 in the north and 40 to 50 in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Fair West
Vocal Concert Set for Tonight at the High School
Spring Vocal Concert at the high school gymnasium tonight at 7:30 under Bill Chandler. Two all girl choruses, a male chorus, a mixed a cappella choir, and two sextets with piano will perform four to five numbers each. Selections include Catch Falling Star and Salvation Is Created plus several classics. Student musicians accompany at the piano in a program built for listening pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angen
Bill Chandler
Chandler
Linnie Love
Ann Gann
Madeline Greaves
Shirley Riker
Iris Kissinger
Half Million Acres Under Water As Arkansas Flood Surges
A levee breach threatens more floods in southeast Arkansas where about 500000 acres are already flooded. In Gerland City 1500 farm residents faced inundation as McKinney Bayou overtopped sandbags, forcing evacuations of five families and cattle. Rain also caused floods and slides in Mississippi and eased danger in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Gerland City
Ark
McKinney Bayou
Arkansas Guards Aid Levee Fight as Rain Drenches the South
Adj Gen Sherman T Clinger deployed three more National Guard units from Prescott to assist a large force of guardsmen and volunteers trying to hold a levee after 48 hours of effort. Heavy rain drenched southeast Arkansas with about 16 inches in a week and caused widespread floods, closing schools and forcing evacuations. Mississippi and Texas also faced flood and storm damage with mudslides, hail, and high winds.
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Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Ark
Mississippi
Omiane
Drew
Cleveland
Vicksburg
Yazoo
Ci Miss
U. S. 80
Hattisburg
Miss
Texas
North Dakota
Tic Coast
Eens Lakes
Pacific Coast
North
Plains
Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzlement in Hobbs Affair
Hobbs bookkeeper Hirlam B. Fredrick, 69, charged with two counts of embezzlement totaling more than $50, with investigators alleging misappropriation exceeding $10,000 while serving as receiver for the dissolved Hobbs Townsite Company. He pled not guilty and was released on his own recognizance pending a preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirlam B. Fredrick
Hobbs
Fredrick
Justice of the Peace
Robert Bensing
Amequerave
Jack Love
Hobbs Townsite Company
Love
Nolan Utz
Loving Cotton Farmer Denied 1958 Allotment in New Mexico
J. R. Williams of Loving challenges ASC decisions that denied his 1958 cotton allotment, calling farm controls unamerican and limiting opportunity. He criticizes payments and storage costs, urging renewed freedom to plant and profit. A review hearing date will be set by Secretary Benson after a request from the ASC county committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy County
J. R
Bob) Williams
Loving
Argus
Williams
ASC County Committee
U. S
Benson
Preschool Enrollment Next Tuesday for September Starters
Parents must bring birth certificates immunization records and health forms to Central Elementary School on West Jefferson Avenue for all children entering school in September. Nurses will fill health forms. if a physician has examined the child, the completed form should accompany them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
West Jefferson Ave
LHS Trackmen Ahead to State Meet in Albuquerque
Lubbock High School track squad qualified for the 1958 state meet in Albuquerque and departed for Duke City. Coach Ross Black led a relay quartet plus a broad jumper and hurdlers, with Bobby Shirey set for long jump and Kenneth Smith back from a leg strain to contest multiple events. Pole vaulter Jimmy Schrader aims for a high placing as Black emphasizes rest before Saturday’s opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iWldcat Spad
Albuquerque
Duke City
Ross Black
Black
Bobby Shirey
Kenneth Smith
Roswell
K. Byrum
Gunn
Jones
Byrum
Smith
L. Smith
B. Shirey
Jessie Langlitz
Jimmy Schrader
Portland church group objects to dancing in public schools
The Greater Portland area evangelical churches object to dancing in public school physical education classes stating it lowers morals and calls for a more suitable exercise. The school committee instructed teachers to remove any students whose religious beliefs would be offended from dancing sessions.
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Portland Me
Greater Portland
Police rely on force, not reform, in small towns
The American Assn of Chiefs of Police and a United Press survey warn that budget constraints push towns to equip a bully with a gun and badge. Economic limits, plus politics, leave small New Mexico communities unable to meet the AACP’s guideline of three patrolmen per 2000 residents. Lovington stands out as a rare exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodge
Billy Club
American Assn. of Chiefs of Police
AACP
United Press
New Mexico
Association
Mexco
Lovington
Rockies
Mechem
Texas South Plains
Police salaries across New Mexico towns and Los Angeles compare
The report lists starting salaries for Lovington Artesia Clovis Tucumcari Farmington Carlsbad and Los Angeles recruits. It notes overall pay gaps and the need for stronger better trained police forces to deter crime as officials urge budget and manpower consideration.
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Billy
Gun
Lovington
Artesia
Clovis
Tucumcari
Farmington
Carlsbad
Carlsoad
Los Angeles
AACS
United Press
Farmington Daily Times
Cal
May Day contrasts mark subdued celebrations in United States
Across Europe and Asia May Day drew large crowds while U S observances emphasized Law Day and recession worries. In New York Union Square business sponsors framed brotherhood over labor, Chicago planned a Loop rally, and officials highlighted adherence to the rule of law amid global nuclear tensions.
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Europe
Asia
United States
Moscow
Rome
Tokyo
New York
Union Square
Chicago
Chicago Haymarket
Soviet Union
Averell Harriman
Eisenhower
Five Pay Fines In City Court
In city court on Thursday with no Justice of Peace a judge busy with a newborn daughter. Juveniles Jimmy Worley and Johnny Custer faced stop sign violations and paid $5 court costs. Eddie Barber not guilty to assault with bond set. Guy Boyd found guilty of following too closely and fined $5. Harold Starling fined $13 for speeding. Vernon Black paid $10 for a similar offense. Jack Townsend paid $10 on a guilty plea to singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of Peace Court
Jimmy Worley
Johnny Custer
Eddie Barber
Harold Starling
Vernon Black
Jack Townsend
City Treas
Sing
Junior High to Stage HMS Pinafore in May
Lovington Junior High School presents H. M. S. Pinafore for elementary and junior high students on May 7 at 2 p.m. and for the public on May 9 at 8 p.m. in the junior high gym. Two casts feature Captain Corcoran and Buttercup with a full eighth grade chorus. no admission charge and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington Junior High School
Captain Corcoran
Bob Patterson
Buttercup
Lois Trimble
Josephine
Linda Jean Shelton
Dick Deadeye
Ann Bonomo
Ralph Rackstraw
Philip Campbell
Hebe
Patsy Boyd
Joseph Porter
eGorge Stroh
Carroll Caudill
Marines
Daniel McNabb
Hughes
Seldon Masters
Nancy Short
Josephine Suzanne Frier
Joe McCraw
Jerry Caudill
Kyla Sue Taylor
Foles
Colby Wheeler
Tom Embree
Anita Gunn
Sack Dress Sinks in Ireland Fashion Scene
In Dublin Irene Gilbert, one of Ireland’s top couturiers, says the sack dress fails with Irish women who heed men’s opinions. She notes a preference for higher hems and lighter chemise styles, with daytime outfits two inches above last year.
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Guy Pauley
Dublin
Ireland
Irene Gilbert
Miss Gilbert
Paris
New York
Gilbert
Opening Day Draws 75,000 Fishermen in New Mexico
High waters and muddy streams fail to deter anglers as 75,000 rights holders crowd streams across the state on opening day. Red River reports show many catching limits while Santa Fe banks brim with young and old anglers, amid a first stocking in about 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Mexico
State Game and Fist Dept
Red River
Tommy Holder
Taos
Holder
Santa Fe River
Santa Fe
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Congress
Soil Bank Act
Douga Wy
Merle Collison
Great Fall
Mont
Collison
Wyoming
Joe Sprinkle
Casper
Wyo
Chase Douglas
Sudan
Helsper
Nurses Club
Mother of Nine
Ezra T. Benson
William
LHS
Ling
Uni'e? Press
HMS Pinafore
Amherst Mass
University of Massachusetts
Eliot Me
Aew
Maine
Walter MacDonald Jr
Hartford Conn
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