Eisenhower Rejects Farm Bill As Not Good
President Eisenhower told Republican congressional leaders the new farm measure is not a good bill. He urged a last ditch effort to have Congress send the measure back to the Senate House conference committee for revision. House leaders planned to push the bill back to the conference on Wednesday.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Republi
Senate House
Secretary of Agriculture
Son
House
Joseph Martin
Martin
Mai
Hobbs Schools Sued For $25,000 Damages
A damage suit for 25 000 was filed in Lovington district court by Clifford Lasley and George Lasley of Hobbs against Hobbs Municipal Schools. George Lasley 13 claims neck and windpipe injuries after hitting a wire while riding a scooter at the football field on October 14. He was hospitalized in Dallas for weeks. Other filings include several divorce actions and a small-claims style suit by Shains Jewelry of Hobbs against Harry Toussiant for 77 40 and Lovington National Bank against L G Spires for 353 76.
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Lovington
Clifford Lasley
George Lasley
Hobbs
Young Lasley
Dallas
Isaak M. Durate
Modesto Durate
Clyde H. Mantooth
Colleen Mantooth
H. M. Carleton
Bonnie L. Carleton
Kathleen Carrell
W. E. Mathers
Tatum
Mathers
Patricia Scarbough
Archie E. Scarbough
Shains Jewelry of Hobbs
Harry M. Toussiant
Justice Peace Appeal
Lovington National Bank
L. G. Spires
State BPW Convention Opens in Hobbs April 20
The State Convention of Business and Professional Women meets in Hobbs April 20 to 22 with Hobbs Oil Capital BPW as hostess. Headquarters at Harden Hotel, registration Friday 12:30 to 5 p.m. followed by a 6:30 p.m. buffet at Mrs. J. C. Head's home and a 8 p.m. session at the Civic Club.
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Business and Professional Women
Hobbs
Hobbs Oil Capital B
Harden Hotel
Harden
J. C. Head
Womans Civic Club
Harry Nunan
Hobbs Chamber of Commerce
Olive Frear
Margaret Wilkinson
Geraldine Conner
Hazel Durham
Mrs. Frear
Lenore Snell
Emily K. Lovell
Margaret Siemantel
Will Ann Wheat
Luelle Jenkins
Nina Belle Redman
Nora
B. Stanford International
Ollie E. Auten
Mary Crawford
Carolyn Bricker
National Security
Virginia Legge
Marie C. Matson
Mary F. Payne
Juanita Arthus
Casebolts Join Staff of Lovington Leader
Mrs Agnes Kastner announces that Floyd W Casebolt and his wife will join the Lovington Leader staff in Lovington New Mexico. He becomes assistant publisher editor and she edits the women's news department and reports. Both are trained journalists with ties to Eastland and Waxahachie.
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Agnes Kastner
Lovington
Casebolt
University of Missouri School of Journalism
SMU
Waxahachie
Tex
Daily Light
Ennis Daily News
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Ennis
Eastland
Huntsville
Huntsville Item
Chamber of Commerce
United Fund
Boy Scout District Committee
Rotary Club
Robbers Target Gilmer Bank In Texas Heist
A statewide alert seeks two men and a woman for robbing the First National Bank at Gilmer of over 21000 dollars Saturday. A 50 year old robber forced a woman teller to lie on the vault floor as he collected the cash and fled. Witnesses saw the trio join another man and a woman in an alley behind the bank before fleeing in a 1955 Form. FBI agents from Tyler assisted in the investigation.
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Gilmer
Tex
First National Bank
Texas
W. A. Murphy
Dallas
FBI
Probers Continue Robbery Case At Banfield Lumber Hobbs
Investigators keep probes active into a burglary at Banfield Lumber and Supply Co in Hobbs. Police report late night thefts of tools and hardware, with roadblocks set near nearby towns but suspects not captured.
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Banfield Lumber
Hobbs
Banfield Lumber and Supply Co
Dal Paso
Evunice
Carlsbad
Seminole
Lovington
Lions Cub Circus to Visit Lovington April 27
The First Annual Lions Club Circus comes to Lovington High School Stadium on Friday April 27 with two shows Matinee and Evening. Monarch Shows bring twenty acts for a two hour program to benefit Lions Club Youth activities including sight conservation and recreation facilities. Circus headquarters are at 205 East Washington Street.
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Lovington
Ernest McNutt
Gregory Salines
Salinas
Lions Club
Monarch
East Washington Street
Hobbs Chamber hears EDC head on NM industry
Bert Huffman director of the New Mexico Economic Commission spoke at Hobbs Chamber of Commerce on April 9. He outlined the industrial picture of New Mexico and its prospects for securing new industries.
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Bert Huffman
Hobbs Chamber of Commerce
Huffman
New Mexico Economic Commission
New Mexico
Plea of Guilty After Stabbing Case In City Cafe
Jesse Lee Anderson 31 pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and was bound over to district court in $500. Wilford Salone 37 was stabbed in a traffic district incident at the M and M Cafe on The Hill. Anderson's wife and Sylvester Stovall faced separate charges and fines after guilty pleas.
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Jesse Lee Anderson
Justice Peace
John W. Green
Wilford Salone
M&m
Anderson
Sylvester Stovall
Oil Rigs Decrease in Lea County Report
Lea County oil activity shows eighty rigs active Monday morning, two fewer than the prior week. Hughes Tool Co. compiled the tabulation.
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Lea County
Hughes Tool Co
Bond Forfeiture in Hobbs Case Over 8 to 10 Year Sentence
The $5,000 Harley Lawson bond was forfeited by district court in Lovington as signers B. B. Scott Frank Smith and Troy Bostick face payment. Lawson, free on bond during appeal, had his 8 to 10 year sentence for possessing burglary tools upheld by the State Supreme Court.
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Harley Lawson
B. B. Scott
Frank Smith
Troy Bostick
Lovington
Hobbs
Lawson
State Supreme Court
Car overturns near Truth or Consequences injures none
Mrs Blanche B Blitch of 709 Van Patten Truth or Consequences escaped injury when her car rolled over five miles north of McDonald while she searched for a purse on the floor board.
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Blanche B. Blitch
van Patten
McDonald
Doll buggy found by police awaits owner in station
A doll buggy and a doll recovered behind the Leader Office on West Avenue B remain unclaimed at the police station as investigators seek the rightful owner.
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Leader
West Avenue B
Nine Die On Texas Roads
Automobile accidents in Texas over the weekend killed at least nine people and injured several more. A three car crash near Amarillo claimed three lives and injured three others, naming Johnny Drennin and Joseph L. Grose of Los Angeles and an unidentified woman. A head on collision near Terrell killed Polly Floyd Keys 65 Claude L. Carter 52 and Fay Nicholson Carter 50 of Plainview. Two deaths occurred near San Angelo in a pickup truck collision and a Grander man died near Taylor from a car overturning multiple times.
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Texas
Amarillo
Johnny Drennin
Joseph L. Grose
Los Angeles
Cal
Terrell
Plainview
Polly Floyd Keys
Claude L. Carter
Fay Nicholson Carter
San Angelo
Taylor
Fishing Reels Stolen From Country Club Boathouse
Wallace Awalt reports three fishing reels stolen from the Country Club boathouse. The reels valued at 31.90 dollars. Entry gained through the back door, police said.
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Wallace Awalt
Protest Meeting Tonight At City Hall Sparks Taxes Debate
Fireworks are planned to explode at City Hall for a protest meeting tonight. Many people are expected to attend to denounce the city ordinance on occupation tax assessments. The ordinance is viewed as unfair to numerous business lines and professions.
Child Bitten by Dog Reported on Sunday
Dwayne Justis of 612 North Second reported his child was bitten by a dog on Sunday around 5 15 PM. No additional details were available.
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Dwayne Justis
North Second
Weather Onslaught Drenches Nation With Dust Storms And Snow
A spring weather surge sweeps the nation with a vast dust front across the Southwest causing zero visibility and 73 mph winds. Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma and Kansas with minor damage. Northeast faces a heavy April blizzard leaving up to 25 inches of snow and flood warnings rise in New York State communities.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Georgia
South
Carolina
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
New Mexico
New England
New York State
Consumer spending drives brighter business outlook this week
Dun and Bradstreet notes retail sales surge ahead of last year as consumers buy nylon stockings and cars. Auto sales improvement signals a spring push, boosting optimism and offsetting earlier production cuts while economists see little chance of a near term recession.
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United Press
Dun & Bradstreet
Business Review Signals Upturn in Economy and Inflation Watch
The week shows near capacity steel production and higher coal, freight, and oil output, with electricity and crude oil up from last year though slightly below prior week. Inflation concerns rise as steel and tin can prices and wages edge up, while stocks push to record highs on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Eco
Bache & Co
York Stock Exchange
Talent Show Saturday Night at Lovington Arena
Jaycees present a talent show at the Lovington Sports Arena on Saturday night with Hollie Smith and his Greenhorns Snuffy Smith and his Snuff Dippers from Hobbs and Tex Harkey's Westerners. Two divisions adults and students. Loving cups for first place and plaques for second and third. Admission 1 dollar for adults and 25 cents for students. Proceeds fund Safe Driving Signs and business district trash baskets.
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Jaycees
Lovington
Hollie Smith
Greenhorns
Snuffy Smith
Hobbs
Tex Harkey
Westerners
New Jurors Drawn Today for District Jury Call
District Judge John R. Brand will draw names for a new jury Tuesday morning. Scarbauer Edison is the lone juror remaining from the previous panel.
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John R. Brand
Scarbauer Edison
Emergency message reached Lloyd Brown near Tatum
Lloyd Brown eight miles east of Tatum received an emergency message from Portales stating his wife's brother was not expected to live.
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Lloyd Brown
Tatum
Portales
Two Juveniles Escape While Facing Additional Charges
In Eunice two of three youths fled during questioning as new charges of car theft followed their escape. The 18 year old Fred Thomas Connell of Hobbs and a 16 year old Texas accomplice were linked to forged checks, then fled the city jail and stole a General Telephone Southwest truck in Mesa Texas before later being captured and returned for further action.
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Eunice
Fred Thomas Connell
Hobbs
Texas
le Lers
Pre
Conv! General Telephone Co. Southwest
Mesa
Salk urges delaying third polio shot amid vaccine shortage
Dr. Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, advises using two shots now and postponing the third until 1957 to conserve vaccine. He cites two doses provide strong protection for most children and notes the third dose offers limited additional benefit while supplies run short.
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Jonas Salk
Salk
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Fay Casebolt
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Frank Jester
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Jester
Broadway
Hyram C. Cotton Jr
Denver City
Cochran
Cotton
W. L Hardin
Hardin
Lea General Hospital
Lions Circus
Hobbs Chamber
Oklahoma City
Reydon
Pawhuska
Okla
Belle Plaine
Kan
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