Eisenhower backs European defense plan amid ratification splits
President Eisenhower reaffirmed the U S stance that an attack on any European defense community member endangers American security. He said the United States would keep forces in Western Germany while threats exist and urged continued North Atlantic Treaty Organization participation without time limits. France and Italy showed hesitation on the EDC plan, though diplomats noted potential French approval.
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Europe
United States
Eisenhower
Germany
Pesident
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
West Germany
France
Italy
EDC
Congress
Hobbs youths enter Springer home for boys
Deputy James Robinson took two Hobbs boys to Springer to serve terms in the Industrial home. The youths are John David Hester and Euti quio B Ortego, both of Hobbs.
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Hobbs
Springer
James Robinson
John David Hester
Eutiquio B. Ortego
Les Villars Beats Farming ton to Face Check Charges
Les Villars won the match on Friday and returned A. J. Ayers to Lea County to face hot check charges. Ayers remains in the county jail and had not posted bond by noon Saturday.
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Les Villars
Farmington
A. J. Ayers
Lea County
Ayers
Observance of Good Friday and Easter Across Faiths
Christians worldwide marked Good Friday with 3 hours of silence recalling Christ's passion. At the Vatican churches fell silent as 8,000 pilgrims marched in Jerusalem along the stations of the cross. Holy Saturday closed Lent, leading to Easter Sunday the joyful celebration of the resurrection.
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Vatican
Jerusalm
Calvary
FHA Loan Scandal To Be Aired On Capitol Hill
United Press reports two hearings on Capitol Hill address a federal housing loan scandal next week. Senate Banking Committee chair Homer Capehart will hear Albert Cole head of the FHA and Guy Holliday who was asked to resign, plus Clyde Powell, assistant FHA director, as witnesses. An housing official estimates about 70,000 apartment tenants may face higher rents due to government insured building loans revealed by the scandal.
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Capitol Bill
Homer Capehart
Albert Cole
Housing and Home Finance Administration
Guy Hollyday
Federal Housing Administration
Clyde Powell
FHA
Hank Hazen Leads In Insurance Sales
Hank Hazen, a Lovington insurance man, topped his agency for March in sales and volume per branch manager M. D. Farrell of Lubbock. The Lubbock Agency covers about 30 eastern New Mexico and West Texas counties, with Veterans Underwriters as the main representation. Hazen then departed for Dallas to take a five week Life Underwriting course at Southern Methodist University, offered by the Institute of Life Insurance Marketing, to improve service for Lea County residents.
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Hank Hazen
M. D. Farrell
Lubbock
Hank
Great American Reserve Insurance Company
New Mexico
West Texas
Hazen
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Institute of Life Insurance Marketing
United States
Lovington
Lea County
Lovington Girl to Represent at Southwest Spelling Bee
Annette Pruit an 11 year old sixth grader daughter of the J L and Mrs J L Pruitts will represent Lovington at the Southwest Spelling Bee in El Paso on April 30 winning the Lovington Junior High spelling contest among grade six to eight entrants The El Paso winner advances to the National Spelling Bee in Washington DC Annettee will travel with her parents Peggy Rice was Lovingtons previous representative
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Annette Pruit
J. L. Pruitts
Lovington
el Paso
Annette
Washington
Annettee
McNutt Wins Trophy in Three-State Shoe Contest
Earnest McNutt of the E and Department Store Lovington was named one of 33 winners in a Jer mon Shoe Co. shoe sales contest for March. He received a $100 check and a trophy to arrive this week, the only winner from Texas Arizona and New Mexico. He credited Lovington Leader ads and KLEA radio for the strong response from customers.
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Earnest McNutt
Jermon Shoe Co
Lovington
McNutt
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Klea
New Mexico Boys State Selects Lovington Students for Camp
Lovington High School delegates Jimmy Bevers Dean Alexander and Fred Lebeau are chosen to attend the seventh annual New Mexico Boys State at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro June 6 13. Sponsored by the Lions Club American Legion and Rotary, the program aims to teach citizenship through a simulated state with cities counties and a seven day assembly governed by a state constitution.
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Jimmy Bevers
Fred Lebeau
Dean Alexander
Boy's State
New Mexico
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro
New Mexico Boys State
American Legion Department of New Mexico
Boys State
Melegates
Lovington High School
The
Lions Club
American Legion
Rotary Club
New Mexco
New Mexico Girls State Delegates Named for 7th Event
The 7th annual New Mexico Girls State, June 11 to 13 at the University of New Mexico, will train leadership and citizenship through a mythical state. Delegates Jerri Lou Camp and Donna Alquier from Lovington High School, sponsored by Kiwanis and Beta Sigma Phi, were selected.
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University of New Mexico
New Mexico
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Lovington High Schools
Jerri Lou Camp
Donna Alquier
Kiwanis Club
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Bobby Doyal Bond Posted After Conviction in Le a County
Bobby Doyal walked from the Lea County courthouse after a 25 000 bond was posted for release. He was convicted last month on two counts of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of his stepmother Elsie Doyal and half sister Beverly Doyal, aged 3 12, on May 19 of last year. An appeal to the State Supreme Court is planned, he was accompanied by his father John C. Doyal and his new stepmother to their Artesia home.
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Bobby Doyal
Lea County
Bobby
John C. Doyal
Artesia
State Supreme Court
Elsie Doyal
Beverly Doyal
One Out of 20 On Relief In New Mexico
The Taxpayers Association of New Mexico reports that about 1 in 20 residents receive monthly public assistance. Around 39,000 residents, 35,000 non Indians, and nearly 4,000 Indians receive checks totaling over a million dollars monthly. Beneficiaries include 22,800 dependent children, 12,850 needy aged, 2,100 disabled, 568 needy blind, and 650 others. The aged category is expected to rise in the coming decade.
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New Mexico
The
Taxpayers Association of
State Welfare Department
Sister Visits Mrs Wright of Loving ton Longevity and Family Ties
Mrs. W A Wright of Lovington receives her sister Mrs. Cora Williams of Lubbock for a visit. Williams lived in Lovington previously. Wright, an invalid, remains spirited and enjoys reading, radio, family, and a pet canary. Wright has three daughters Georgia, Nancy Adams, and Clayton Graveley, plus son Jerry, a mail carrier and part time photographer.
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W. A. Wright
Lovington
Cora Williams
Lubbock
Canary
County Fair Dates Announced for 1954 in Lea County
Lea County Fair Board met Friday to set 1954 dates. The fair will run September 16, 17 and 18 with Hubert Maddux of Lovington serving as board president.
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Lea County Fair Board
Hubert Maddux of
Lovington
Saturday Rites Held for Richard Heidel in Lovington
The community gathered Saturday at Smith Yarbro to honor Richard Frederick Heidel who died Thursday at Lea County Hospital after a heart attack. Pastor W T Garnett officiated with assistance from W M Beauchamp. interment followed at Lovington Cemetery. Heidel, born May 31 1889 in Germany, homesteaded near Prairie View in 1910 and married Frances Eula Parris in 1905. Survivors include his widow, a daughter Cleo Fuchs of Albuquerque, three sons Finis Haywood Overton, seven grandchildren, one great grandchild, three sisters and brothers. his family noted his long involvement with the Old Folks Association.
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Richard Frederick Heidel
Mr. Heidel
Lea County Hospital
Lovington
Germany
United States
Prairieview
Amarillo
Texas
Fran
Cleo Fuchs
Albuquerque
Finis and
Haywood
Overton Heidel
Dallas
Heidel
Old Folks Association
Former Hobbs Chiropractor Died Friday
Funeral services will be held in Santa Fe for Dr. R. A. Sablesman a former Hobbs chiropractor who moved to Brazos New Mexico in 1944 They still own valuable property in Hobbs Dr and his wife a chiropractor practiced in Hobbs for years before moving to Brazos and opening the Rose Art Lodge After services the body will go to Albuquerque for cremation Survived by wife and son Charles Ruth Willey of El Paso formerly Hobbs drove to Santa Fe to be with Mrs Sablesman
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Santa Fe
R. A. Sablesman
Hobbs
Brazos
New Mexico
Rose Art Lodge
Albuquerque
Sableman
Char
Ruth Willey
el Paso
Clothing theft case ties to Greg Salinas car loss
Robert Rhodes was arrested on April 15 on charges of receiving and concealing stolen property. About half the clothing stolen from Greg Salinas’s car in February was recovered. Rhodes says he found the items and did not know they were stolen. Police officer Ray Castelberry is handling the investigation for the town department.
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Robert Rhodes
Greg Salinas
Ray Castelberry
James Robinsons Welcome First Grandchild James Ross Black
Mr and Mrs James Robinson became grandparents on April 13 when their daughter gave birth to their first grandchild named James Ross Black. Paternal grandparents are Mrs Ruby Black and Jim Black of Lovington.
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James Robinson
James Ross Black
Ruby Black
Jim Black
Lovington
Mrs Hazel Townsend buried In Portales
Mrs Hazel Townsend Patterson died April 12 in Portales Hospital. Funeral services were held in Portales. She was a trained secretary for years. Survived by husband Slim Patterson of Portales mother Mrs Henry Townsend and four brothers Dudley Ted Townsend Lovington Richard Clovis and Carlos California. Buried in Portales Cemetery near her father and two sisters graves.
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Hazel Townsend Patterson
Portales
Final Rites Held Saturday For Mrs Dorothy Six Moore
Mrs Dorothy Six Moore died at 2 a m Friday April 1924 near Tatum after a four year illness. She was a Lea County resident, married to Raymond Moore in June 1953, and a Lovington Church of Christ member. Funeral at Tatum Church of Christ followed by interment in Tatum cemetery. Survived by husband Raymond, son Max, mother Della Six Tatum, brother Neil Sir, sister Mrs Jack Walker, Mrs Nelson Ainsworth. Casket bearers listed.
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Dorothy Dell Six Moore
Tatum
Lea County
Raymond Moore
Moore
Lovington
Lynn Sheltom
Tatum Cemetery
Max
Della Six Tatum
Neil Sir
Jack Walker
Nelson Ainsworth
Milensand
Dick Alexander
Lee Lyons
Lloyd Crow
Royce Burns
Thomas Bess
Wilmer Craig
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Peggy Rice
Payne
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Clarellen Green
Lovington Bpw Club
Mary Payne
Bond
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Portales Church of Christ
Smith Yarbro
W. M. Beauchamp
Glen Taylor
Hines Whitman
Marvin Powell
J. D. Doran
Buck Roark
Jacques Dailey
Andy Swarthout
Bernard Love
Ces Eula Parris
Dulles
Hobbs Chiropactor
Les
Free World
Asia
Syracuse
New York
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Pacific
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Geneva
Duck Island
St. Lawrence River
State Department
Augusta
Georgia
Daughters of the American Revolution
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hazel Townsend
Dorothy Six Moore
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