Lovington Notes and Family Tales From the Graham Household
Local letters mix small town news with family mishaps. Jeanne Graham recalls Aunt Blanche’s Lovington visits and Lawton peaches from a New Mexico point of view. Andy’s frequent head bumps illustrate the family’s endurance and humor amid everyday injuries. John Gilkey returns home to Wisconsin for a football reunion, chasing a growing legacy of M awards. Roosevelt’s line closes a reflective column.
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Levinton
Jeanne
Lawton
Oklahoma
Lovington
Blanche
New Mexico
John Gilkey
Wisconsin
Merrill
John
Midwest America
First Bale Ginned Signals Hope For Lea County Cotton
Lea County lawmakers report the first bale of cotton ginned Friday in Lovington, weighing 45 pounds from Acala 1517-BR2. Bob Weaver harvested 1750 pounds on soybean land, predicting about a bale and a half this year. Ginner Bill Craft notes a potential crop rebound if dry weather continues. Labor shortages persist, with Weaver hiring Hobbs High School students for pulling. Craft returned from a 21 state plus Canada trip to assess U.S. agriculture.
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Lea County
Bob
Weaver
Lovington
Ginner
Bill Craft
Craft
Bob Weaver
Young Weaver
Hobbs High School
Canada
U.S
First Nativity Display Plans Begin After Meeting
The first fall session met in the county courthouse to plan the Nativity scene on the courthouse lawn. Reece Greaves chaired, with seven seasons of weather testing on figures guiding replacement needs. Committee starts work immediately and seeks donations to a fund begun after last Christmas.
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Peggy Westbrook
Kay Aston and Son
Paul Harlow
Reese Greaves
E. A. Ensminger
Minnie Byers
Reece Greaves
Roswell DeMolay Leader Brad Hays Visits Lovington Chapter
State Master Councilor Brad Hays Jr of Roswell will visit the Lovington DeMolay chapter with Randy Bolding as local Master Councilor. Hays has held multiple New Mexico DeMolay posts, chaired the 1965 State Conclave and assisted the 1966 event, and attended International Supreme Council sessions in Tul.
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Brad Hays, Jr
Roswell
Lovington
Randy Bolding
F. N. Bolding
Bob Kisker
Hays
New Mexico
DeMolay Knighthood Priory
UN General Assembly Opens as Viet Nam Theme Leads Meetings
Secretary of State Dean Rusk starts a New York schedule with 75 to 85 foreign ministers for the General Assembly. He aims to meet most ministers individually and may return to New York to accommodate all, amid Viet Nam talks and Hanoi’s peace talks prospects. Figures include An doi A Gromyko and Maurice Couve de Murville as de Gaulle’s envoy visits.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Rusk
Ludwig Erhard
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Russia
de Gaulle
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
Cambodia
Hanoi
U.S
Lovington Weather Forecast Brief
Partly cloudy with isolated showers today and tomorrow. Temperatures near 82 today and 67 tonight. Clearing Monday. Lovington high Friday near 74, low 62, Saturday high around 84, precipitation total 16.6 inches in 1966 state record.
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Lovington
Revival at Ist Christian Church Seeks Attendance
The 1st Christian Church at 200 South 2nd commands a revival from today through Friday with nightly services at 7 p m. Evangelist W F Lown and song evangelist Wesley Tuttle lead the event. Lown’s career includes Junction City Kansas and Manhattan Bible College. Tuttle’s career began with Stuart Hamblen in 1933.
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The
1St Christian Church
200
South 2Nd
Roy Blizzard
W. F. Lown
Wesley Tuttie
Lown
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kansas
Junction City
Manhattan Bible College
Nadine
Tuttle
Stuart Hamblen
Tuttles
Wesley
Food prices spark townwide squabble over profits
The Buckeye Buzzard reports rising food costs blamed on profiteering. Farmers and grocers spar as prices stay high, with townsfolk urged to act. Women returning to gardens and home baking signals potential economic disruption if unrest continues.
Lovington Welcomes Overcoat’s Shine Parlor in Downtown
Lovington gains a new business as B W Williams known as Overcoat opens Overcoat’s Shine Parlor in a 5 foot space east of the post office. He offers pickup and delivery on shoes and boots and aims to serve customers with prompt service and his characteristic humor.
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B. W
Williams
Central
Lovington
Overcoat
Shine
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ASDA
Darwin
Andy
Graham
Mama
Steves
Theodore Roosevelt
Brad Hays
UN General Assembly
Johnson
South
Ist Christian Church
Buckeye Buzzard
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