Local woman dies in crash near Tatum
Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Frazier of Lovington was fatally injured when her car collided with a truck driven by A. E. Holt of Tatum two miles south of Tatum. She died at Lea General Hospital after being unresponsive. Funeral services set for 2 a m Sunday at Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home with burial in Lovington Cemetery.
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Dorothy Elizabeth Frazier
Lovington
Tatum
Frazier
A. E. Holt
Holt
Lea General Hospital
Hobbs
Roy
Bean
Shafter
California
Faugh Bowden Cleared For Ballot In New Mexico Primary
In Lovington on Friday morning District Judge John R. Brand ruled Faugh H. Bowden is not disfranchised and must have his name placed on the Democratic primary ballot for May 8. Bowden, who resigned as Eunice police judge after threats, had a 1929 Arizona robbery plea set aside in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faugh Bowden
Lovington
John R. Brand
Faugh H. Bowden
John Love
Bowden
Grand Jury
Eunice Police
Justice of Peace
Superior Court
Arizona
Lea County
Powden
Besden
Brand
Mine Inspectors Probing Deaths in Potash Mines
Two deputy mine inspectors work near Carlsbad to probe multiple potash mine fatalities. First, 44-year-old Bridgewater was crushed by heavy equipment Thursday. A second, 36-year-old Ulysis G. Jones Jr. died after a muck bucket trap door opened and the bucket slid down an 1100 foot shaft. The site also saw three workers killed January 3 when an elevator plunged 150 feet.
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Carlsbad
M* 2
Bridgewater
Ulysis G. Jones
Jones
National Potash Company
Clanton to Speak at Hobbs Oil Meet in New Mexico
Hoyle Clanton of McAlester Fuel Company Magnolia Arkansas will discuss oil and gas recovery at a Secondary Recovery program on Tuesday April 10 1956 at 3 00 PM MST The talk includes a model showing fluid movement in reservoirs and colored slides of the Hogg Sand Unit water flood near Lovington New Mexico The event is sponsored by the Southern Chapter of New Mexico API and OIC and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clanton
McAlester Fuel Company
Hogg Sand
Arkansas
Billings
Montana
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Lubbock
Texas
Lovington
New Mexico
Little Rock
Arkansan
Magnolia High School
Southern State College
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
Clayton
Artesia Police Chief Denies Bribery Charges
Durant Oklahoma reports that Artesia Police Chief Frank J Powell says bribery charges are false and political. He is recovering from diabetes in a Durant hospital and plans to return to Artesia to face the charges, with bond posted earlier. District Attorney Pat Hanagan says investigators have pursued the case for months. three men accused of paying Powell face bribery charges. Powell had attended his father's funeral in Durant. his wife has returned to Artesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Okla
Aresia
Frank J. Powell
Oklahoma
Artesia
Powell
Bomber Crashes Near Ceresco Kill Four Crew
A six jet B-47 bomber based at Lincoln Air Force Base crashed near Ceresco Nebraska shortly before noon on Friday, killing all four crew members. Residents reported a blinding flash as the plane plummeted to the ground and exploded, with debris scattered over a three mile radius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceresco
Nebraska
Lincol
Lincoln Air Force Base
Charge Trip With Forgery Charged in Eunice forgery case
Three Freer, Texas youths were arrested in Eunice for forgery and fraudulently passing worthless checks. Ages 15, 16, and 18 named Fred Thomas Connell faced multiple counts after five checks were passed. three recovered for $20, $8.50 and $19.75, with two other checks still circulating. Authorities turned the trio over to the sheriff for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Eunice
Fred Thomas Connell
Freer
Tex
Sheriff's Office
Trees Donated for Ball Parks Progress Report
City manager Bill Harrison says the city has received all required poplars for ball parks. Roy Lee of Buckeye donated the trees and work has begun to clear a vacant north town lot for recreation. Property owners must sign approval to permit use of their lots. city hall requests calls for access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Harrison
Roy Lee
Buckeye
Monday Deadline To Register For Primary Election
County Clerk John Love urges residents to register before the May 8 primary deadline. Registrations close at 3:30 p.m. Monday with special clerks in Lea County precincts including Crossroads Store Gladiola Store Hobbs City Hall Eunice Jal and New Hobbs offices. Next Friday April 13 is the withdrawal deadline and county commissioners will notify county chairmen of election official appointment dates.
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John Love
Lea County Commissioners
Crossroads
Bobby Wolf
Vada Carrell
Gladiola
Box Cox
Escola Travis
Tatum Sweet Shop
Ruth Patterson
C. R. Patterson
Hobbs City Hall
J. C. Fort
Hiram Frederick
New Hobbs
Tom Finn
West Midwest
Eunice
Jack Noss
City Hall
Travis McCord
Faugh Bowden
Main Street
Jal
Clyde Leavell
Blanche Calley
Compensations filed in Booher death case February 1956
Mattie L Booher seeks state law compensation for D A Booher’s death on February 2 1956 while working on a Howard P Holmes rig. American Associated Insurance Co named co defendant. Two minor children listed with their mother as plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie L. Booher
D. A. Booher
Howard P. Holmes
American Associated Insurance Co
Suit Seeks Removal Of Executor For Hiler Estate
District court petitions seek removal of J. Paul Heard as executor of Emma T. Hiler estate. Heard, former Hobbs mayor, appointed March 29, 1947, has moved from the state and refused duties. Petition asks bond of 30000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma T. Hiler
J. Paul
Hobbs
Twin brothers reunited at Gloucester fishing boat
Gloucester reports a 29 year reunion as Batistta Tarantino, arriving from Italy with his family, joins the crew of the dragger St. Victoria led by his twin brother Isadore Tarantino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
Batistta Tarantino
Italy
St. Victoria
Batistta
Isadore
War on Polio gains momentum in second year
United Press reports from Washington surveys the 1956 polio vaccination push led by Surgeon General Dr. Leonard Scheele. The plan expands inoculations, stresses safety and tests, notes 75 percent effectiveness with one shot, and urges early vaccination ahead of the season despite supply limits.
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Michael J. O'Neill
United Press
Washington
Men of Science
University of Michigan
Leonard Scheele
United States
Scheele
National Institute of Health
Washington, D. C
Bass neck sheared off by passing car in drive-in
Van Fletcher learned a bass neck left protruding from a rear window is risky after a passing car clipped the instrument at a Lincoln drive-in. Fletcher, parked with the bass vial neck exposed, escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
van Fletcher
Fletcher
New Mexico Magazine to Receive $100000 Annual Appropriation
A special committee of the Economic Development Commission urged the legislature to appropriate 100000 annually for the New Mexico Magazine. It also proposed creating a state magazine board with hiring and firing authority over the director. The panel criticized current content and aimed for high quality state printing and local production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Trails
Tom Summers
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Arizona
Hobbs man held on morals charge
A 20 year old Hobbs Black man named Jimmy Austin Cooks faced a $1500 bond after an alleged incident with an 11 year old girl. Police say he invited the girl into his room and committed improper acts before a minor, though detectives found no evidence of an actual incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Jimmy Austin Cooks
E. White St
Cook
Stevenson Accuses Kefauver of Neglecting Duties in New Jersey Fight
Adlai Stevenson accuses Senator Estes Kefauver of neglecting senatorial duties to campaign for the Presidency. Kefauver responds he will challenge the uncommitted status of Governor Meyner's delegation in New Jersey. He plans a five day campaign for the April 17 primary with no opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Ilinois
Stevenson
Kefauver
Senate
Tevenson
Jacksonville
South
New Jersey
Highland Park Police Recover Car Then Seek Mayor’s Stolen Vehicle
Detroit scene report says Highland Park police recovered their own stolen car and quickly began searching for Mayor Paul Winkler’s stolen auto. Mayor Winkler is noted as the target of the second theft in the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Highland Park
Paul Winkler
Johnson to Share Political Plans Tomorrow Night
Lyndon Johnson will announce his political plans next Tuesday night from Pedernales River Ranch. He will state whether he seeks the favorite son presidential nomination and to lead Texas Democrats at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Johnson has not fixed his decision, and the statewide radio and TV appearance will reveal his choice, amid discussions with Rayburn and Shivers on delegation leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Pedernales River Ranch
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Chicago
Bonfield Lumber Co. Buys Carlsbad Firm
The J B Morris Lumber Co of Carlsbad has sold its business and buildings to Bonfield Lumber Co of Hobbs. The Morris operation, run by the same family since 1913 and fully acquired in 1940, will be moved to Hobbs. The sale completed on March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Morris Lumber Co
Carlsbad
Bonfield Lumber Co
Hobbs
Bob Pritchett
Morris Firm
Morris Company
Pritchett
Killer Nelson In Straight Jacket
Nelson is placed in a straight jacket and solitary confinement in Albuquerque after attacking a sheriff’s captain and a county jail trustee. District Attorney John Murphy calls the acts a big show and notes Nelson feigned amnesia in Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
David Cooper
Nelson
Albuquerque
Sheriff’s Department
John Murphy
Nevada
A. S., Rodgers
Sheriff’s Office
Rodgers
Embezzlement Charge Filed On Auto Salesman
Merle Ralls Hobbs resident released after posting a 2500 property bond on embezzlement charges. Hobbs detectives arrested him on a warrant issued by Judge Robert Bensing and signed by Charley Gray of Gray Motors after allegations he sold a Motor Company vehicle without reporting to management. Arraignment set for Saturday morning before Judge Bensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Ralls
Hobbs
Ralls
Robert Bensing
Charley Gray
Gray Motors
Bensing
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