Lea County prepares anti hopper plan for grassland damage
Lea County Agricultural Agent Jim Gilstrap says a survey by George Fulkerson of the USDA grasshopper control branch will assess eggs and hatch in the area. He notes an expected infestation near 100000 acres, with a cost share among federal state and ranchers and a public meeting set for April 20 at the Lea County Electric Cooperative building.
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Lea County
Jim Gilstrap
George Fulkerson
United States Department of Agriculture
Grasshopper Control Branch
Mr. Gilstrap
Fulkerson
Gilstrap
Lea County Electric Cooperative
Criminal docket set to open April 23 with multiple charges
The criminal docket begins April 23 with Robert A. Coleman charged with auto theft. Harold Wedel appeals a justice court conviction. Others include William L. McDavis for failure to support family, Jerry Daniel Carter Eunice for forgery, and on April 24 Glen Thomas for statutory rape Earl Benford for false checks James A. Scales for grand larceny Sam Knight for drunk driving third offense. The last case is Robert J. Forrest charged with breaking and entering.
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Robert A. Coleman
Harold Wedel
Justice Court
William L. McDavis
Jerry Daniel Carter
Eunice
Glen Thomas
Earl Benford
James A. Scales
Sam Knight
Robert J. Forrest
Weekly gripe hour set aside by Coloma officials
Coloma Michigan Mayor L M Beach ends the weekly gripe hour saying crowds crowded the street with complaints. He will now be available at the municipal building every Wednesday night to listen and try to fix problems.
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Coloma
Mich
L. M. Beach
Beach
Two Weekend Traffic Deaths Increase New Mexico Toll
United Press reports two fatal road incidents over the weekend raise New Mexico's year to date highway deaths to 96. Santa Fe driver Mike Lucero, 21, died when his car rolled on US-85 near Pecos Village. three Santa Fe passengers were injured. Alamogordo resident James S. Ray, 49, died as his pickup plunged 500 feet off NM-83 nine miles east of Alamogordo.
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United Press
New Mexico
Thetate
Santa Fe
Alamogordo
Mike Lucero
Pecos Village
Albuquerque
Aneceto Bustamante
Bobbie Valencia
Jimmy Quintana
James S. Ray
Little Leaguers Register Friday For 1960 Teams
Fr iday registration meeting at 7 30 p m at the Sportatorium attracts boys and parents to join Lovington Little League. Six major teams named with sponsors and managers include Lea County Electric Giants Dale Angell and others. Attendees will learn how many farm teams are needed and which players win major or farm assignments.
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Little League Today
Sportatorium
Lea County Electric Co-op Giants
Dale Angell
Lovington National Bank Dodgers
George (Shug) Bradshaw
Piggy Wiggly Cardinals
Joe Battles
Lovington Implement
Crawford's Bases Loaded Single Lifts Hobbs over Carlsbad 7 6
Jim Crawford delivered a bases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth to give Hobbs Sports a 7-6 win over the Carlsbad Potashers at Bender Field. After Carlsbad led 6-1, Hobbs mounted a late rally scoring in the fourth, sixth, eighth, and final frame. The win comes ahead of Hobbs league opener at San Angelo Tuesday with home debut next Monday against the Colts.
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Jim Crawford
Hobbs Sports
Carlsbad Potashers
Bender Field
Carlsbad Nine
San Angelo
Colts
Carlsbad
Hobbs
el Paso
Texans
Infant Son Of The James Cooks Buried Here
Funeral services were held for Earl Wade Cook at Smith-Yarbro Funeral Chapel Lovington after birth at Lea General Hospital Hobbs. Burial was in Lovington Cemetery with Church of Christ minister O H Tabor officiating. Survived by James and Boots Cook of Seminole and Lovington relatives, a 9 year old sister Marylin, grandparents Dan Woods Lovington and Charles Cook Claunch. The baby’s mother is the former Boots Woods Lovington.
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Smith-Yarbro
Lovington
Earl Wade Cook
Lea General Hospital
Hobbs
Church of Christ
O. H. Tabor
Lubbick
Chrits
James Cook
Seminole
Marylin Cook
Dan Woods
Charles Cook
Claunch
Mrs. Cook
Miss Boots Woods
Perjury Trial Opens for Gress in Clovis
A 52 year old Baptist preacher Reverend Harold Gress of Lovington faces a perjury trial in Clovis on charges of giving false testimony before a Curry County grand jury probing alleged vice conditions. The panel was started after Gress was beaten and left near the Cattlemen's Club, a site he was to have investigated.
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Clovis
Harold Gress
Lovington
Curry County
Gress
Cattlemen's Club
Lovington Resident Named District Commander of VFW
Jim Palmer of Lovington was elected commander of District No. 7 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the annual meeting in Artesia on Sunday April 5 the VFW Hall. Also elected were Marion Martin Hobbs senior vice commander A B Shaw Artesia junior vice commander John Ray Lovington judge advocate Gray Artesia judge advocate Carl Soedaing Carlsbad chaplain Albert DeBusk Hobbs one year trustee Tom Forbes Roswell three year trustee. Dorothy Hughes Carlsbad elected president of District No. 7 VFW Auxiliaries with Margaret Price Lovington senior vice president Dorothy Young Hobbs guard and Juanita Turner Hobbs retiring president three year trustee. Among appointive officers installed were Jean Benson Lovington first color bearer Eleanor Teague Hobbs banner bearer Nell Vaughan second color bearer Susie Roberts third color bearer Kathleen Evans musician. Department President Daisy Gray Las Cruces paid an official visit and Hobbs members Dorothy Young and Eleanor Teague served as guard and color bearer. A morning business meeting with Auxiliary reports was followed by lunch hosted by Artesia Auxiliary with Carlsbad co-host. Afternoon session held election and installation.
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Jim Palmer
Lovington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Artesia
VFW Hall
Marion Martin
Hobbs
A. B. Shaw
John Ray
Gray
Carl Soedaing
Carlsbad
Albert DeBusk
Tom Forbes
Roswell
Dorothy Hughes
District No. 7
VFW
Margaret Price
Dorothy Young
Guard
Juanita Turner
Jean Benson
Eleanor Teague
Nell Vaughan
Susie Roberts
Kathleen Evans
Daisy Gray
Las Cruces
President outlines four steps for immediate farm aid
President Eisenhower vetoed the farm bill and outlined four actions to support farmers. The plan sets price supports at 82 3/4 percent parity for key crops, raises milk and butter supports, strengthens prices for perishables, and urges a straight soil bank bill. He warned the bill would worsen surpluses and hurt farmers and consumers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House of Representatives
Ezra T. Benson
Agriculture Department
Congress
House
Four Juveniles Caught After Break-In at Hobbs School
Four children aged six, eight, nine and eleven were apprehended by police after breaking into Taylor Elementary School in Hobbs. They damaged a door window and unlocked the door before entering. A neighbor alerted authorities and officers found them in a classroom. They were released to their parents pending a Juvenile Officer hearing.
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Taylor
Hobbs
Les Villers
Hubcaps Stolen From Buick On Myers Lot
The Myers Motor Co reports hubcaps taken from a Buick on the showroom lot. The car’s door was found open and the glove compartment disturbed.
Intra-Party Tensions Over Farm Issue At GOP Strategy Confab
At the National Strategy Conference in Washington about 800 GOP leaders gather for a two day event likely to trigger intra party debate on farm policy. Midwest officials fear farmer reactions to administration policy and a farm bill veto as campaign strategy unfolds while Democrats Stevenson and Kefauver pursue separate campaigns nearby.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Southern Pines
N.C
Kefauver
California
New Jersey
Inflation Fears Dim Economic Bright Spot This Week
The outlook remained bright as the Federal Reserve raised the discount rate to curb borrowing, signaling tighter money policy. Markets flagged by rumors of wage price spirals, while industry foresees inflation in steel and petroleum as the economy stays in high gear.
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United Press
Federal Reserve
Weekly Business Review Signals Mixed but Bright Economic Pulse
Steel and crude oil output rose while electricity and coal slipped week over week. Auto production climbed about six percent as construction contracts surged to nearly 530 million, with total contracts for the year ahead of 1955. Prentice-Hall notes a producers goods boom lifting future consumer sales, even as stock losses pared gains and energy stocks weakened.
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Prentice - Hall
Prentice-Hall
Two Arrested In Tatum For Texas Officers
Arlene Putnam and her husband James Calvin Putman were arrested in Tatum on forgery charges. They surrendered extradition waivers and were sent back to Texas on Monday, held in Lovington jail awaiting officers.
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Arlene Putnam
James Calvin Putman
Tatum
Breckenridge
Texas
atLovington
Burks Wins Javelin in Ft Sumner Relays Record
Jerry Burks captured first in the javelin at Ft Sumner Relays with a new record 176 feet. John Simpson finished fourth in the javelin and Bobby Shirey took second in the broad jump. Coaches Ross Black and Virgil Boteler accompanied the team.
Trailer Fire at Ton Trailer Courts Cited Sunday Morning
A trailer house burned Sunday at 8 a.m. in the Ton Trailer Courts. No injuries were reported. Firefighters contained the blaze with limited damage while officials investigated the cause.
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Jim Graham
Pete Aldazabal
Patato Pasqual
Graham
Mike O’neal
Pasqual
Buddy Grimes
James Cooks
Lea County Engineering Company
J. W. Harrison
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