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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1952
Page
2
The Lovington post office urges residents to include street addresses or box numbers on all mail to speed delivery. Faulkner-Green of Lovington offers home address lists for sale as a public service. Mail volume has risen with the oil boom, and customers should batch mailing, buy stamps in advance, and use the post office less trips.
Readers express disappointment and confusion at the decision to reappoint Horace Burl Owens to the sheriff's department. The piece notes long standing feud with Trimble, discontent among deputies, and questions taxpayers face in this political move.
The United Press reports Lake Frazier will abandon his suit to back Everett Grantham for the Democratic governor nomination. Observers say party pressure, not belief, pushed Frazier to withdraw, with insiders noting defections from his camp as the November ticket prospects look bruised.
Carroll P. Streeter announces a western edition of Farm Journal to launch in late 1952 or early 1953. Paul Friggens, western field editor for five years, will head the western edition from Boulder Colorado, while East-Central and Southern regional editions are planned for farmers and homemakers.
Mrs Violet Clisbee and her daughter Miss Le Mae have moved back to Lovington from Eagle New Mexico. They previously ran the Longhorn Package Store with the late Bill Clisbee and sold it to Pop Alston. The family now lives with Mrs Mary Payne on West Central. Le Mae works for Holder and Ross.
Miss Bonnie Rae Ingle of Mo desto California has been visiting her father Homer Ingle of Tatum for the past month and returned home this week.
G. B. Stevens sues Dorothy Stevens seeking division of community property. The case requests a court-ordered partition of jointly owned assets and debts to finalize dissolution. The docket notes the action as a civil property division proceeding.
Sheriff Trimble reflects on law enforcement harmony after a death in Hobbs. The piece tracks the 1954 sheriff race with J. D. Boren and Horace Burl Owens entering, James Robinson looming, and local incidents including bar robberies and a dramatic childbirth call.
Legal notice from the Probate Court of Lea County New Mexico regarding the estate of Tillie Lewis deceased file number 1122. The document activates the will and appoints the personal representative with deadlines for claims and motions as per state law.
Multiple legal notices inform residents of Lea County New Mexico about hearings on adoption and final estate accounts. The notices name petitioners Glenn Schrader and Dorothy Schrader seeking leave to adopt Linda Sue Tate and set a hearing date September 23 1952 at 10:00 AM in Lovington. Also noted are hearings on Final Account for the estates of Tillie Lewis and Alice Paddock with August 30 1952 hearing in Lovington Probate Court and details of executors ancillary executrix Heidel Swarthout and Dessie Montgomery.
Papers have been filed in the district court seeking the adoption of a baby boy. The filing indicates a legal petition for parental guardianship and finalization of adoption proceedings.
A devotional piece notes the comfort of scripture citing 1 Kings 8 56 Deut 33 25 and Matt 6 33. It mentions Mrs Mary Lou Carson distributing hundreds of copies after the death of Joel M Carson for others in sorrow.
A distressed cockpit transmission asks for guidance after declaring fuel loss at high altitude over the ocean. The tower responds with a solemn corrective line. The article then shifts to note the rapid growth of the commercial broiler industry, reporting 1934 production at 34 million birds and 1951 marketing figures per person.
A farmer giving away wheat would leave a pound loaf of white bread at about 14 cents. Giving away cotton would reduce a $3.75 shirt to about 3.42 dollars. Giving away corn would make a package of corn flakes cost around 11 cents for the homemaker.
The column reviews Figl's Dachau ordeal and Austrian aesch. It notes pentathlon scoring by firsts seconds and thirds and mentions modern record keeping for big crowds. It cites health tips claiming paper bag rebreathing may stop hiccups and doctors using CO2 oxygen mixes.
When you relocate, issue a personal notice by sending a photo based card. Take multiple pictures of the new home, select the best, and have a photofinisher print and personalize a card with your name and new address. Or leave it blank for your own message and notes.
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