Benson Denounces Flexible Supports Not Cutting Farm Income
Agriculture Secretary Benson testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee on proposed farm programs. He warned that extending high price supports could endanger future farm policy while explaining set aside plans would shift support levels for wheat, corn, cotton, rice, tobacco, and peanuts under Senate and House versions, with varying parity percentages.
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Washington
Benson
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House Committee
Senate Committee
Fire Exhr guched At Wialenaar
A oil well fire in Mallamar area is extinguished after Lovington and Tatum firefighters respond to a Penrose Lease incident 21 miles north of Mallamar. The Cactus Drilling Company rig burns its flooring. the well is cut off with no injuries. Sheriff Jewell McAdoo, James Robinson, and Deputy Pierce responded.
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Mallamar
Lovington
Tatum
Penrose
Cactus Drilling Company
Jewell McAdoo
James Robinson
Pierce
Portales Sheriff Detains Wanted Men in Lea County
Sheriff Ping Evetts found Curtis Ellwich and George Harper in the Tatum jail. They were wanted on forgery charges and held for investigation after Deputy Pierce and Tatum police captured them on drunkenness charges.
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Ping Evetts
Lea County
Curtis Ellwich
George Harper
Tatum
Pierce
Lea County waits as New Mexico primary races narrow
In Lea County four days remain before the New Mexico Democratic and Republican primaries. Sheriff leads his challenger though money is scarce. Eunice and Eunice area races heat up with Faugh Bowden vs G F Snell for justice of the peace. County races include Hobby Gann vs Neil BE Jones for district 1 commissioner and Mrs Dennis Ashmore challenging John Love for county clerk.
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New Mexico
Lea County
Eunice
Faugh Bowden
G. F. Snell
Faugh
Hobby Gann
Neil BE. Jones
Gannis
Lovington
Jones
McDonald
Tatum
Dennis Ashmore
Aginst
John Love
Clark Remains Return to Plainview for Interment
The body of Mrs. Eula Nevada Clark, 73, was taken to Lemons Funeral Home in Plainview Texas for services on Wednesday. A Plainview coach delivered the remains to her former home after she died April 27 1954 at Lea County Hospital. Survivors include daughter Mrs. Bertha Oglesby of Lovington.
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Eula Nevada Clark
Lemons Funeral
Plainview
Texas
Clark
Lea County Hospital
Bertha Oglesby
Lovingtor
Levington High School Double Quintet Shines 1953 54
The Levington High School Double Quintet directed by Mrs. Florence Anderson has given notable service to school and community during 1953 54. Members include Brookie Lee Anderson Genevieve Wilks Rosa English Peggy Hampton Marjie Darden Patty Taylor Mary Ann Barton Mary Lou Lawson Shirley Flemons and Frances Short. They have performed at Kiwanis Luncheon Bus Drivers Christmas party Lovington Educational Christmas meeting Christmas Cantata High School vocal music assembly District Music educatos meeting Lions ladies night and more with dates upcoming for American Legion Auxiliary banquet Junior Senior banquet art show Spring Concert and Commerce ment.
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Levington High School
Florence Anderson
Brookie Lee Anderson
Genevieve Wilks
Rosa English
Peggy Hampton
Marjie Darden
Patty Taylor
Mary Ann Barton
Mary Lou Lawson
Shirley Flemons
Frances Short
Kiwanis
Lovington
Lion’s Ladies
Rotary
Eunice High School
American Legion Auxiliary
B and P W Club
KHOB Name New Hobbs Radio Station
Construction starts immediately on KHOB new Hobbs radio station to be built on land owned by Joe E Brown and leased to Lloyd Hawkins of Tucumcari. Hawkins aims for on air within 60 days after building begins. George Graves the Hobbs architect designed the 1000 watt station plan.
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KHOB
Hobbs
New Co
Joe E. Brown
Farmer Brown
Lloyd Hawkins
Tucumcari
Hawkins
George Graves
Robbery at Herbs Drive In Hits Juke Box Cash Register
Lovington police report a Sunday night robbery at Herbs Drive In. A cigarette machine and juke box cash register were taken along with an estimated 240 dollars.
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Herbs Drive
Lovington
Fithian Hearing Set For June 28
Albuquerque district judge schedules June 28 hearing on Taylor Fithian s appeal from a land office ruling canceling his 180 acre state land purchase. Former Democratic party treasurer Fithian challenged land commissioner E S Walker s appraisal as too low and improvements as overvalued. Judge Edwin L Swope says trial will be on the transcript with possible new testimony.
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Albuquerque
Taylor Fithian
Land Office
Fithian
Democratic Party
East Central
Guy Shepherd
E. S. Walker
Edwin L Swope
Walker
Bill to finance reservoirs for recreation and irrigation
United Press reports Congress may consider a measure to provide long term loans to communities building reservoirs for recreation or irrigation. Hearing set in Washington next week with John Buss of the New Mexico Interstate Streams Commission attending. The bill could allow the state to sponsor multiple small projects with repayment as feasible.
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Congress
Washington
John Buss
New Mexico
Three Nile Five Injured in Crase Near Tatum
A county traffic death toll rose to five after a two car crash five miles north of Tatum Tuesday morning. Killed were Gerald T. Webb 35 of Hobbs D R Downing 20 and Teddy J Martin 24 of Tatum. All three were employees of Southeastern Drilling Co.
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Tatum
Gerald T. Webb
West Skelly
Hobbs
D. R. Downing
Teddy J. Martin
The
Southeastern Drilling Co
Burial in Texas And Louisiana For Auto Victims
Tragic Tuesday auto wreck north of Tatum led to burials in Texas and Louisiana. Gerald T Webb 36, of Odessa died. services planned in Halleyville Alabama and Monahans Texas. Dan Downey 21, Teddy Martin 23, and three other relatives are named among the deceased and injured from the Republic firm crew. Speed and collision caused thefatal crash on Highway 18 near Dickinson.
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Tatum
Texas
Louisiana
Buriel
Odessa
Gerald T. Webb
Mr. Webb
Nichols Funeral Home
Halleyville
Alabama
Dan Reynold Downey
Mr. Downey
Floyd Downey
Smith Yarbro Chapel
Teddy J. Martin
Joe Bickley
L. H. Perot
Martin
Delores Cooper
Frank Carrell
Monahans
Tallulah, Louisian
Sheriff's Office
Downing
Martin, Webb
Lubbock Hospital Patient Improves After Pleura Attack
Lawrence Rice, patient at Methodist Memorial Hospital in Lubbock, is hospitalized with pleurisy. His condition has improved significantly and he is expected to be home by the weekend.
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Lawrence Rice
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Truck Fire Damages Welding Service Truck at Oilwell Site
A welding service truck at Glenn T. Booker Oilwell Service caught fire on Tuesday causing light damage. The fire’s cause was identified by officials.
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Glenn T. Booker Oilwell Service
Lovington Tonette and Intermediate Bands Set for May 3 Program
Lovington Municipal Schools showcase a seventy six piece fourth grade Tonette band and a thirty five piece sixth grade Intermediate band. Both groups perform May 3 at 7:30 P M in the school gymnasium with free admission.
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Tonette
Lovington
Marshall Williamson
Mickey Witherspoon
Bobbie Jean Banta
Susan Barber
Linda Broussard
Freida Duckworth
Waynda Green
Carolyn Hahn
Marlena Lanford
Donna Kight
Martha Kay Miller
Annette Pruit
le Etta Phillips
Mary Lou Ritchey
Martha Schooley
Carla Jean Teer
Garnet Merle Villers
Carlela Keys
Joe Phillips Takes Third in Road-E-O at State Meet
Lovington rider Joe Phillips finished third in the State High School Road-E-O held last Saturday in Silver City. He scored 800 points out of 900 as the top three placed with the winner scoring 822 and second at 810.
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Joe Phillips
Lovington
Silver City
Young Phillips
Car accident near Lea Theatre causes minor paint damage
A slight collision occurred near the Lea Theatre on Tuesday when two cars halted at a red light. A woman's foot slipped, scratching the other vehicle. no charges were filed.
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Lea Theatre
Lovington Band Night Program Delights May 3
The Lovington Bands directed by F. John Pulman perform Monday May 3 at 7 30 P M featuring national anthem America and selections from senior through junior high bands with piano soloist Ear Hester in Manhattan Beach March and a variety of classical and march numbers.
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Lovington
F. John Pulman
Smith Senior High
America
Tonette
Hall of the
Gretchen Waltz
Lillya the
Lillya
Ward
Deep River Rhapsody
Walters
Rachimanioff
Hummel Junior High
Hester
Manhattan Beach March Sousa
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Nile
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A. O. Burden
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Dickinson
Hudson
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Joe F. Smith
Wix Price Jr
Roy Adams
Joel A. Burns
Carl Johnson, Jr
Charles L. Campbell
Key Invests
Lubbock Hospital
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Bobby Alexander
Ray Barnes
Eddie Byrum
Jakie Callaway
Jack Chaney
Larry Jim Evans
Dowayne Fisher
Howard Hatcher
Ronald Kerbo
Johnny Mize
Curtis Moneyhan
Fred Northam
Danny Nowlin
Gary Owens
Bob Patterson
Roy Pinchback
Ronnie Reed
Billy Trout
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Betty Benham
Donna Booker
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Doris Davis
Ann Ford
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Patricia Robertson
Betty Russell
Valta Faye
Lyn Barnes
Bill Baker
Mickey Bilberry
Douglas Cooper
Louis Fletcher
Donald Graham
Willis Hatcher
Nicky Henry
Joe Hughes
Mike King
Jimmie Lampman
Charles Lee
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Albert McCall
Jimmy McCorkle
Isreal Payton
Charles Thomas
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Sandra Bradshaw
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Judy Byrum
Gloria Carter
Tamara Fort
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Gwen Green
Delena Hall
Janice Landrum
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Ruby Moore
Shirley Mosley
Linda Owens
Nancy Short
Betty Sumruld
Bonnie Talley
Patricia Yancey
Lee Allman
W. A. Anderson
Jerry Ancell
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W. H. Duckworth
Jimmy Elliott
Jack Evans
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Charles Hanson
Mike Huston
John McCall
Fred McCracken
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Kenneth Seabaugh
Roland Streit
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