Truman asks for 4 million more in foreign arms aid
President Truman asks Congress for about 4 million dollars more for Foreign Arms Aid to bolster Western defenses against Communism and to speed rearmament of Atlantic Pact nations. He met with leaders to discuss emergency action and awaits a master plan to disperse key agencies from Washington.
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United Press
Truman
Congress
Senate
Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
White House
Washington Post
Washington
New York
New York Harbor
Clarence Connon
House Appropriations
Congressional
Connon
Sam Rayburn
House
Rayburn
Baruch
Bernard Baruch
O’mahoney
Irving Ives
New York Republican
United States
Civil Defense
Paul Largen
Malik
Robert Menzies
Pacific
Menzies
Dean Acheson
Europe
UN Security Council opens with Russia absence in doubt
The UN Security Council meets with less business as Russia boycotts chair duties. Jacob Malik may take the August presidency signaling possible ceasefire moves in Korea. Western defense plans discussed include stationing jet fighters in Europe amid Cold War tensions. Civil suits and divorces surface in July notices listing multiple cases and claim amounts.
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United Nations Security Council
Russia
Jacob Malik
Miles at 66 Heads to New Mexico Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Democratic candidate John E. Miles will attend the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Albuquerque on August 23. He celebrates his 66th birthday in Washington and notes future trips depend on the Korean Situation. Vice President Alben Barkley will speak at the dinner and the next day's Democratic convention.
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John E. Miles
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Washington
Miles
Alben Barkley
Fort Takes Second In Cheyenne Roping
Torrington cowboy Troy Fort placed second in the calf roping event at the Frontier Days Rodeo in Cheyenne Wyoming earning a large share of prize money and local acclaim.
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Fort
Cheyenne
Troy Fort
Torrington
Wyoming
Oklahoma Doctors Surveyed To Gauge War Service
The Oklahoma Medical Association will mail questionnaires to 1700 Oklahoma doctors to identify those who can be spared for military service. Executive secretary Dick Graham says prompt replies are expected and that nonresponse will be taken as indication of willingness to enter service.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Medical Association
Oklahoma
Dick Graham
Graham
Man's Complaint Backfires Over Barking Dogs
Joe Simonton of Birmingham Alabama fined his neighbor for noisy dogs to stop sleepless nights. Word spread and dog lovers began calling him at all hours with loud canine greetings, leaving him facing unexpected harassment.
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Birmingham
Ala
Joe Simonton
Alabama
Bus Drivers See Late Models At Institute Exhibit
At the tenth annual Bus Drivers Institute held July 31 to August 4 at New Mexico Western College, seven national bus makers will display the latest school buses and safety equipment. Demonstrations and observations will take place at the institute building during the five day session.
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Bus Drivers Institute
New Mexico Western College
Minister reports 64 at Sunday School in July
Rev. Orel Boteler of the First Assembly of God Church announced Sunday School attendance of 64 for July 30. The report notes steady participation and ongoing weekly classes.
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Orel Boteler
First Assembly of God Church
Andrews visit notes Charlie Lee with relatives
Charlie Lee son of Mr and Mrs Roy Lee visited in Andrews Texas with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs J Lee Smith while the Lees were in Dallas recently.
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Charlie Lee
Roy Lee
Mrs
J. Lee Smith
Andrews
Texas
Lees
Dallas
Supt Pannell Returns From Santa Fe School Meet
H C Pannell attended a three day meeting in Santa Fe of the School Administrators. Charles L Rose State Superintendent of schools led the annual gathering. Before Lovington he spoke to graduates at New Mexico A and M College Las Cruces. He was one of six superintendents giving talks on school planning with his topic School Building Plans.
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H. C. Pannell
Santa Fe
Charles L. Rose
Lovington
Pannell
Las Cruces
New Mexico A & M College
Local Youths to Play on South Team in Albuquerque
The North and South basketball game will be held in Albuquerque on August 11 with top high school players. Everett Shelton of Wyoming coaches the South, aided by Doc Clearly, Rex Dempsey Hurley. Howard Hobson of Yale coaches the North with Bill Lemon and Frank Byers assisting. South players include Ross Black, Robert Hunt, Marion Carlton, Kenyon Hicks, Bucky Gilmore, Charles Green, Devaun Rickens, Alex King, Manuel Romero, Claude Glass, Jimmy Griggs, and Cecil Davis. Lovington boosters plan to attend.
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Albuquerque
Everett Shelton
University of Wyoming
Doc Clearly
Eunice
Rex Dempsey
Howard Hobson
Yale
Bill Lemon
Espanola
Frank Byers
el Rita Normal
Calen
Ross Black
Robert Hunt
Lea County
Marion Carlton
Kenyon Hicks
Bucky Gilmore
Socorro
Charles Green Dexter
Devaun Rickens
Virden
Alex King
Rodgers
Manuel Romero
Estancia
Claude Glass
New Draft Calls Planned for September and October
The U S Defense Department plans to draft 100000 men for September and October with 450 to 500 from New Mexico. New Mexico state director R C Charlton says the September call already numbers 97 men and about 1000 more will be needed for October examinations. Counties yielding National Guardsmen will receive credit and some NM guard units are ordered to active duty August 14.
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New Mexico
Washington
Defense Department
Santa Fe
Selective Service
R. C. Charlton
Charlton
New Mexico Guard
Mackey 72 Die After Heart Attack in Loving ton Visit
Norman Edgar Mackey 72 of Meadow Texas died Saturday night July 29 while visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilson Turnipseed in Lovington. Cause of death was a heart attack. The body rested at Smith Yarbro Funeral Home and was taken to Meadow for funeral services Wednesday with interment in Meadow.
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N.E. Mackey
Norman Edgar Mackey
Meadow
Texas
Lovington
Wilson Turnipseed
Mabry and Anderson Attend Oklahoma Water Pow Wow
Four governors and federal and state officers held an eight state meeting in Oklahoma City to discuss planing irrigation flood control soil conservation power production and navigation across the Arkansas White and Red River basins. Participants include New Mexico Governor T J Mabry and State Engineer John Bliss with Oklahoma Governor Roy J Turner and others present. The gathering aimed to coordinate agencies under a Congress directive to develop a comprehensive regional plan.
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Oklahoma City
Arkansas, White
Red River
T. J. Mabry
New Mexico
John Bliss
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Roy J. Turner
Walter Johnson
Colorado
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Texas
Louisiana
Ing. New Mexico
Clinton Anderson
Congress
Agreement Reached. Migrant Farm Workers to Enter US
Washington reports a new US Mexico agreement on admitting migrant Mexican farm workers temporarily at designated border ports to curb illegal entry. Immigration officials say recruits will be told to return and apply at ports. About 500 000 have been caught attempting unauthorized entry over the past year.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Immigration Bureau
Immigration Service
U S Expands Atomic Bomb Arsenal with Hydrogen Project
The Atomic Energy Commission says the United States is rapidly expanding its atomic weapons stockpile and that the hydrogen bomb program is underway. A $26 million appropriation for super-bomb facilities is expected to pass Congress.
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U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Congress
87 Known Reds Reported to Be In New Mexico
Look Magazine claims 87 known Communists in New Mexico with Utah at 76 and a broader warning from J Edgar Hoover. The piece notes suspected Reds and sympathizers in Lea County and links the matter to wartime tensions and a national total of 54 174 known Communist Party members in the United States.
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New Mexico
Look Magazine
Utah
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Lea County
Communists Party
U. S
Acting coach named at New Mexico Western for 1950 51 season
Stephen Johnson Jr the head football coach at Western High School Silver City has been named acting coach of New Mexico Western College for the 1950 51 season. He replaces Duyane Parker who is called to service by the New Mexico National Guard. Johnson is a former football star at Hardin Simmons University.
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Stephen Johnson, Jr
Western High School
Silver City
New Mexico Western College
Duyane A. Parker
New Mexico National Guard
Johnson
Hardin-Simmons University
Defense panel backs keeping sole surviving sons out of combat
The House Armed Services Committee voted unanimously for a resolution urging the Defense Department to shield sole surviving sons from combat duties. The measure reflects concern for family welfare and military duty.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Marriages Report From Snyder and Surrounding Areas
July 27 and 28 and 29 wedding notices show Vendy Allen 24 of Lawton Okla to Ramona Ferrell 21 of Levelland. LeRoy Laughlin 21 to Jackie Carrigan 19 of Kermit. C S Maxie Jr 28 of Snyder to Lillie Mae Rapplechain 27 of Eunice La. T J Thompson 38 to Elizabeth Waggoner 35 of Marion. Hall 37 to Billie Barnes 36 of San Angelo. Joe Halpain 19 to Bonnie Wilhite 18 both of Snyder Texas.
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Vendy Allen
Lawton
Okla
Ramona Jean Ferrell
Levelland
C. S. Maxie, Jr
Snyder
Lillie Mae Rapplechain
Eunice
LeRoy Laughlin
Jackie Carrigan
Kermit
J. L. Thompson
Elizabeth Waggoner
Marion C. Hall
Billie C. Barnes
San Angelo
Texas
Joe L. Halpain
Bonnie Jean Wilhite
Chambers Returns From Buick School in El Paso
Co. L. Aldridge of Myers Motor Co. returned Friday night after attending a Buick School in El Paso for several days.
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Co. L. Aldridge
Myers Motor Company
Buick
el Paso
Reds Lose Ground Amid Korean Battle For Time
American forces land new units in Korea as the 1st Infantry Division known as the Indianhead arrives to reinforce fronts around Chinju Kumchon and Kochang. The Reds press on the southern coast while UN planes bomb major targets including a large munitions plant. MacArthur meets Chiang Kai-Shek as the UN Security Council plans to meet after a 29 week boycott.
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Korea
MacArthur
United States Army
Chinju
Pusan
Pentagon
Kochang
Hwang River
First Cavalry
Kumchon
Chirye
25Th Infantry
North Korea
Konan
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
America
Chiang
China
Lake Success
New York
UN Security Council
Council
BPW Picnic Attended by Twenty-Two Members
Twenty two members of the Business and Professional Women's Club attended a garden picnic at the home of Mrs. Claude Tatum Friday night. Rain prevented the planned Reed Ranch gathering and the group shared a potluck supper followed by singing later in the evening.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Claude Tatum
Reed Ranch
Jeter Family Returns From Two Week Vacation
Mr and Mrs K A Jeter and two children Kenny Ray and Michael returned last week from a vacation spent in Oklahoma and touring Tennessee visiting points of interest.
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K. A. Jeter
Kenny Ray
Michael
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Intrest
Returns From Ranch
Mrs. Dick Lee returned to Lovington after spending several days at the ranch.
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Dick Lee
Lovington
Mrs Charlie Pruit Injured at Home With Improvement Reported
Mrs Charlie Pruit was seriously injured at her home but is described as better now. The brief note records her condition and a noted improvement in health.
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Charlie Pruit
Webbers Plan Move to Tulsa for School and Home
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Webber will leave in the last week of August for Tulsa Oklahoma where they will establish a home. Webber will pursue a degree at the University. Mrs Webber is the former Nell Griffith.
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Leon Webber
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Webber
The
University
Nell Griffith
Artexia Couple Guests of Local Smiths This Weekend
Mr and Mrs Pat Evans of Ar tesia visited weekend hosts Mr and Mrs J D Smith. The social call featured shared meals and local hospitality, reflecting community ties.
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Pat Evans
Artesia
J. D. Smith
Ward Hosts Fish Dinner With Two Couples
Mr and Mrs Bob Ward entertained with a fish dinner Thursday night at their home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Finis Hiedel and Mr and Mrs Tom Bridge forth.
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Bob Ward
Finis Hiedel
Tom Bridgeforth
Local Youths to Attend State 4 H Meet at Cruces
Lea County 4 H Clubs will depart Monday August 7 for Las Cruces to attend the State 4 H Encampment at New Mexico A and M College. Leaders Mrs R L Anderson and Mrs H J Chaddick accompany the group with T C Perkins and D C Brookey. Girls will lodge in the Girls Dormitory and boys in college barracks for a week of activities.
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Lea County
Las Cruces
New Mexico A
Lovington
Renie Coleman
Knowles
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Ed Anderson
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B. B. McGee
Quiet Title
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Lea County State Bank
Virgil Hollis
Oscar D. Hudson
Zephyr Co
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Girand
M. C. Younger
N. C. Ribble
Bert Marshall
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Nowell
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Oklahoma Water
N. M. Western
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Japan
California
South Coast
Cruces
Geneva Frazier
Crossroads
Patsy Bilbrey
Pitchfork
Phillis Roark
McDonald
Deverta Hefison
Joy Manning
Winnie Miller
LaJean Brown
Ike and
Mike Pittman
Jimmie Duram
Prairieview
Bill Bilbrey
Kenneth Bilbrey
Clinton Cohorn
Filmore Brilbey
K. B. Tarry
Garry Matthews
Joe Chaddick
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