Marriages Licenses Listed for July and August
A list of marriage licenses issued in Lovington, Hobbs, Odessa, and surrounding towns shows numerous couples with ages ranging from teens to older adults. Names include Mary Ellen Smith and J T Pyeatt, Irene Hammons and Joe Bailey, Fran kie Wyckoff and Joseph Washington, among others, with locations in Hobbs Odessa Plains Big Springs Lovington and surrounding Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Smith
J. T. Pyeatt
Lovington
Irene Hammons
Joe Bailey
Odessa
Frankie Wyckoff
Joseph Washington
Hobbs
James Lee Williams
R. L. Deere, Jr
Snyder
Texas
Imogene New
Kenneth H. Zero
Betty Joe Wallace
Jack L. Blandin
Betty Jo McCarty
Jimmie Palmer
Viola Ruth Burt
D. L. Lucas
Plains
Dollie Marie McMurray
William M. Jackson
Big Springs
Lorine Johnson
Sterling Lee Kelly
Post Texas
Mary Sweatman
Bennie Arend
Levelland
Mary Helen Hearn
Dean C. Marx
Big Lake
Helen Mims
Frederick Moore
Lamesa
Bert Applemton
Jimmy Berryhill
Sue Morgan
Bobby Foster
Ellen Darnell Wheeler
Charles A. Dickson, Jr
Ada Clark
W. E. Humbler
Plainview
Mildred Braulieu
Clifford N. Dickey
Mildred Thibodean
Charles Griffin
Emily Gene Taylor
Lewis Kirland
Leagas Co. Expands Service in Lea County Since 1947
Leagas Co. on N Main Street operates a 24 acre plot as a growing local firm started in 1947. W D Badgett is president and major stockholder. the firm sells liquified gas with a truck in Lea County. Badgett and staff emphasize true service, safety, better merchandising, and high ethics through the New Mexico L P Gas Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leagas Co
N. Main Street
W. D. Badgett
Lea County
Tom Anderson
Tatum
Badger
Dickson
Albuquerque
New Mexico University
New Mexico L. P. Gas Association
Badgett
New Mexico Association
N. M. S. P. Gas Association
Burns Operate White House Grocery in Lovington
Mr and Mrs J E Burns own the White House grocery in Lovington. Cordie Burns greets customers while grandsons Donald and Eldon Tyra appear with the family. The Burns moved to Lovington in July 1951 and bought a historic shop next to the Lea County Bank across from the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Burns
White House
Lovington
Lea County Bank
Lamesa
Avenue F
Monroe Vacation Travel Across Regions
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Monroe take a two week trip spanning Michigan and southern Canada and plan to return via the southern states. Monroe is with the Gulf Seismograph crew and has attended engineering school for six weeks in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Canada
Monroe
Pittsburg
Penn
Dan Groves Welcome New Baby Boy Daniel Burl Groves
Mr and Mrs Dan Groves announced the birth of a son Daniel Burl Groves 7 pounds 8 ounces born July 27 Mrs Gussie Groves grandmother enjoys bragging rights for a second grandchild this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Groves
Daniel Burl Groves
Gussie Groves
Legion Auxiliary Barbecue and Dance in Hobbs
The American Legion Auxiliary of Hobbs invites the public to a barbecue served by the Chuck Wagon Gang of Odessa at 7 p.m. August 15 in Legion Park near the Legion Hall. Afterward a dance will be held in the hall with a $2.50 admission covering barbecue and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary of
Hobbs
Chuck Wagon Gang
Odessa
Legion Park
Legion Hall
Margaret Truman Arrives in Switzerland for Visit
Margaret Truman arrives in Berne Switzerland for a brief stay before continuing to Liechtenstein and then to the Salzburg Music Festival in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Switzerland
United Press
Berne
District Softball Play Off To Begin Here Saturday
The District Amateur Softball playoff starts in Lovington on Saturday night August 9. Eight teams vie for the title in a double elimination format led by Lions Club and including Shell Oil Eunice SMCC U S Potash Carlsbad Amarado Ellis Hobbs Roswell Air Force Base Buckeye. Games run through August 16 and earlier regular games shift to August 4 through 8. Large crowds expected from Hobbs Eunice Carlsbad Roswell and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Hank Hazen
Lions
Shell Oil
Eunice
SMCC
U. S. Potash
Carlsbad
Amarado
Ellis, Hobbs
Roswell Air Force Base
Buckey
The
Lions Club
Hobbs
Roswell
Eight Dogs Dumped in Yards of Melvin Brady
Mrs. Melvin Brady of North Love Street reported eight dogs dumped in her backyard on Monday morning. One dog was blind and another crippled. Chief Joe Price said the sheriff's office would arrange to pick up the animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Brady
North Love Street
Trou
Lea County Woman Committed to State Insane Asylum
A Lea County woman was declared insane and sent to the State Insane Asylum in Las Vegas this past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Las Vegas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cardie Lee Anthony
M. S. Raney
Selma Blair
James J. Suttle
Thelma Clinton
J. D. Ham
Margaret L. Hohreun
Cristo Nuseff
Nellie Carter
F. E Lambert
Seminole
Rachel Clark
J. C. Pope
Eloise E. Mowat
Lloyd D. Phelps
Dallas
Wincie Lee Champ
Dan Adams
San Angelo
E. B. Elms
J. G. Bennett
Midland
Joy Martinez
W. L. Driver
Denver City
Mary Elizabeth Bulock
Robert Lee Blanton
Brownfield
Leagas
Badgets
Houston Ship Building Corporation
Houston
Jefferson
Rogers National Bank
Ters
Ann
Highlands University
Linda
D. D. Jones
Milton Dickson
Amarillo
F. R. Farris
Pure Oil Co
Kermit
Frontier Natural Gas Co
Loco Hills
Butane
Propane
PRI
Caeco
Mrs. J. E. Burns
Kimball
Jarratt Music Co
W. Dunham
Dial
Lester Alston
Lawson
Texaco
P.O
J. W. Walleich
D. A. Hudgens
Comer Hudgens
Hudgens & Hudgens
Real Estate — Loans — Insurance
Farm Bureau Insurance
Old Line Companies
N. Love
Phillip B. Robinson
Shorty
L& L Grocery
W. Jefferson
Leagas Company
Whittenberg Bakery
Dale Monroe
Mrs
Sid’s Grill
Post Office
Howard
Truman
Swit
Zerland
Prin
Jack Danglade
Randy
Jones Hardware
Harry Satterfield
Sheriffs Office
Police
Joe Price
Cook-Burns Gas Company
Home Town Boys
Agency
U.S
Mathieson
Colorado
On Tomatoes
Campbell's
Lovington CO
LEA County Motor CO
Hobby's Service Station
L. H. Oglesby
South Main
Sacra Bros. of
LEA CO
Darden Super Market
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