Lovington School Enrollment Starts August 17
Lovington Public Schools announce enrollment for 1953 54 week of August 17 21 with detailed locations for grade level sign ups and special provisions for families outside city limits. The board led by J L Yarbro R D Lee John Easley Kyle Taylor and Hobdy Gann schedules multiple July meetings to advance construction of a new high school classroom building and upcoming shop music and industrial arts facilities.
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Lovington
New Mexico
J. L. Yarbro
Hobby Gann
John Easley
Kyle Taylor
R. D. Lee
Basanenz
Artesia Highway
New Llano
Jefferson Avenue
Llano
Jefferson Ave
Central
Liano
Wind and hail hit Lea County cotton acres
Lea County cotton acreage stands around 45 000 to 50 000 acres after earlier estimates of 60 000. strong winds damaged red sand areas late to replant. Hail near Lovington destroyed much acreage. Some fields yield late or abandoned. Pests bite, but many farmers control worms and flea hoppers. First bale expected mid to late September.
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Lea County
Lovington
Parking meters take in $1 449 in July says town clerk
Osborn Fisher Town Clerk reports July meter receipts totaling 1449 dollars. About 724.50 dollars goes to the meter firm and a similar amount stays with the town to cover maintenance costs.
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Osborn Fisher
Veterans Service Commission schedule arrives in New Mexico towns
The New Mexico Veterans Service Commission led by C. L. Foulds will be at Hobbs City Hall Monday and Tuesday, Eunice City Hall Wednesday, and Lovington City Hall Thursday. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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New Mexico Veterans Service Commission
C. L. Foulds
Veteran's Service
Hobbs
City Hall
Eunice
Lovington
Miss Lovington
Whittenburg Bakery
Hobbs Sporting Good Store
Myers Motor
City Drug
Jake’s Fountain
Plummers Variety
Town Receipts and Expenses in Lovington July Report
Town of Lovington reports July receipts totaling 13 708 69 with expenses of 14 893 42. Itemized income includes taxes licenses permits fines and gas receipts while accounts payable list shows salaries police jail street and other municipal costs totaling 14 893 42.
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Lovington
Masons of New Mexico Hear Grand Master Speech
Rhea M. De Olivera, Grand Master of the Masons of New Mexico, was guest speaker at a Friday night meeting. Past Grand Master Walter F. Edwards of Hobbs gave a brief talk. A buffet supper was served to 64 members and guests.
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Rhea M. de Olivera
The
Masons of
New Mexico
Masons
Walter F. Edwards
Hobbs
Gowts
Aven Buried In Hobbs Police Officer Remembered
Hobbs memory service held Sunday for Patrolman Joe T. Aven Jr buried at Memory Gardens. Vaughn A. Reifel led the rites with Rev. LeRoy Sewell and Rev. Edward E. Hamilton assisting. Aven died after injuries from a Seminole Highway auto crash that killed Sgt. Jake Ramsey and three others. Griffin Funeral Home of Hobbs directed burial.
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Jake Ramsey
First Methodist Church
Hobbs
Tucumcari
Ramsey
Griffin
State Police
Joe T. Aven, Jr
Memory Gardens
Vaughn A. Reifel
LeRoy Sewell
Edward E. Hamilton
Cident
Seminole
Griffin Funeral Home of
Lovington Town Trustees Postpone Meeting Again
The Lovington Town Trustees postponed their regular meeting for a second time citing unfinished preparations. Town Clerk Osborne Fisher said Friday's session was delayed because everything couldn't be ready and the meeting was moved to Monday night.
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Lovington
Osborne Fisher
Tatum Pioneer Mary Ann Hickey Dies at 68
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Hickey 68 were held at the First Methodist Church in Tatum. A former pioneer who resided in Wilcox Arizona for 15 years, she died in Hobbs Hospital early Sunday, mother of Mrs. Lee Berryhill of Tatum.
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Mary Ann Hickey
First Methodist Church
Tatum
Hickey
Wilcox
Arizona
Hobbs Hospital
Water Carnival and Fashion Show Set for Lovington
Lovington hosts a water carnival at the Country Club Pool on August 21 at 8 p.m. The event features a water pageant a beauty contest and fashion show with student performances and model entries from local businesses. Admission is 25 cents.
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Country Club
Jake Hill
Chamber of Commerce
Miller Cafe Changes Hands to Wootens at Artesia Highway
Tommy and Mary Wooten purchase Miller's cafe on the Artesia Highway. The cafe is closed for remodeling and will reopen Monday August 17 offering 24 hour seven days a week service. The Wootens also run Tommy's Pit Bar BQ and will add Bar BQ and Mexican dishes. Mr Wooten is a longtime local, former member of the 200th Coast Artillery.
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Tommy
Mary Wooten
Miller's Cafe
Artesia Highway
Wooten's
Mr. Wooten
200Th Coast Artillery
Town Prisoner Feed Bill Soars in July Report
Town feed costs rose in July while county costs fell. Mrs. Joe Price oversees town prisoner meals. July shows 373 days payable at $1.00 daily or $373, with 69.50 extra meals for workers. Total feed bill $422. Eleven were fined for drunken driving. A fuller report comes Friday in the Leader.
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Joe Price
Hobbs
Oil Field Worker Dies At Brownfield From Rowan Drilling Injury
Eldon Baggett of Brownfield Texas died Saturday at 1 40 PM from injuries suffered while working for Rowan Drilling Co five miles east. Funeral services were held in Brownfield on Monday afternoon. No further details were released.
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Eldon Baggett
Brownfield
Texas
Rowan Drilling Co
Tatum
Accordion Festival Slated for Aug 16
Cheng's School of Music of Hobbs presents accordion students from Hobbs Lovington Eunice Seminole and Tatum in a festival Sunday afternoon August 16 at 2 p m in the First Presbyterian church Fellowship hall 920 North Turner Hobbs directed by instructor Vincent
Halliburton Defeats Parker 12-0 in Five Inning Show
Halliburton pounded Parker with 12 runs on 11 hits to end the game in five innings. Red Goodwin pitched a one hit shutout and hit a home run while R J Ledet was Parker’s only batter to reach safely. Parker now sits one game ahead of Richards Motor as playoffs loom with top four teams likely to start tonight.
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Halliburton
Parker
Red Goodwin
R J. Ledet
Richards Motor
Richards
Hoover Wimberly Transferred Within State Police
State Police records show Hoover Wimberly moved from Tatum to Hobbs in a personnel transfer. The change places Wimberly under new command as of the latest routing.
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Hoover Wimberly
Hobbs
Tatum
Anna Marie Barves Weekend Visit With Parents
Anna Marie Barves spent the past weekend in Creameads with her parents Mr and Mrs Joes.
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Anna Marie Barves
Creameads
Mr. and
Mrs. Joes
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Mose McClain
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Fashion Shop
Style Shop
Stell’s Ariedge and Tatum
Yarbros, Style
E & B Department Store
Cobbs
E & B Jewelry
Owen's Jewelry
Wooten
Parker Drilling
Fred Phillips
Billy Williamson
Hank Hazen
R. T. Reyoulds
Carl Glenn
Ross Creamer
R. M
Erenseeseese
R. J. Ledet
Johnnie Rushing
Floyd Dill
Johnsie
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Red Arledge
Doug Johnson
Jerry Long
Enoch Dawkins
R. L. Newman
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