Lovington Airport Wins Federal Grant for Runway Project
Lea County plans a federal aid grant of about 48 874 dollars for Lovington airport to build 3600 to 4000 feet of all weather hot mix paved runway plus taxiways and parking aprons off Artesia Highway. Local governments must match funds. project requires Civil Aeronautics Administration approval in Phoenix and Los Angeles before bidding. Jack Maddux, Hobbs, heads the airport committee and expects work to start early next year.
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Lovington
Artesia Highway
New Lea County
Jack Maddux
Hobbs
Lea County Airport Committee
Phoenix
Arizona
Los Angeles
California
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Maddux
Compensation suits filed here in district court
Several compensation lawsuits dominated last weekends docket. Frank Pennington seeks 30 dollars weekly for 550 weeks totaling 16500 for injuries to his left wrist and arm from a tire removal incident at Clarks Tire Service Hobbs. James W Zumbright sues J W Walton Trucking Co for injuries on February 24 1955 with 16500 sought. Dock Bolton and Rex Murdock with Great American Indemnity Co demand 16500 for injuries while breaking rocks, and Frank Pennington sues Rudolph Wham Service Station and Connecticut Fire Insurance Co for 16500 for truck hook injury. E B Miller and S F Chambers seek 2437.76 for services from HEB Construction Co. John S Livingston Jr vs Sara Livingston divorce. Warren Covey sues Aron Crain 615 for auto wreck damages. Jean Hagan sues Pascal Hagan for divorce custody of three children and 150 monthly support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Zumbright
J. W. Walton Trucking Co
Commercial Standard Insurance Co
Zumbright
Dock Bolton
Rex Murdock
Great American Indemnity Co
Frank Pennington
B. M. Rudolph
R. L
E. B. Miller
S. F. Chambers
Miller Machine Shop
HEB Construction Co
John S. Livington, Jr
Sara G. Livington
Warren Z. Covey
Aron F. Crain
Lovington City Considers Second Taxi Permit
Lovington City Council weighs granting a second taxi permit to Roy E. Wilson at 423 South Main near Locke Philipp Station. City Cab protests, citing potential driver misconduct if two firms operate. Protracted meeting also covers school safety week, police car purchase, vending licenses, and planning for zoning and water/sewer projects.
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Lovington
Roy E. Wilson
South Main
Locke Phillip
Wilson
City Cab
George L. Floyd
Hammel Carrell
Floyd
City Cab. Co
Bill Harrison
Elmer Winter
Warren McAttee
Jaycees
Jerry Wright
Lea County State Bank
Harrison
Baby found abandoned in Hobbs car at Bender Field
An eight to ten day old boy was found in a car at Bender Field Hobbs after a double header. He was wrapped in a blanket with a note from the mother asking someone to care for him. The child was taken to Lea General Hospital and is healthy. Deputies investigate the mother’s identity and circumstances.
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Bender Field
Lea County Sheriff's Department
Hobbs
Frank Tenner
E. Humble
Tenner
Jake Fort
Fort
Lea General Hospital
Sheriff’s Department
Thief Steals Chickens But Leaves Feathers Behind
Hobbs resident Jack Jackson reported to Hobbs police that someone stole his chickens but left feathers. He offered a tip line at 1122 E. Texas, Hobbs, asking anyone seeing featherless birds to contact him. Police investigated and planned patrols to catch the featherless thief.
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Jack Jackson
Texas
Hobbs
Jackson
Hobbs School Board Grants Contract to Mrs McCormick
The Hobbs School Board voted to offer Pauline McCormick a teaching contract for the 1955 56 term reversing a prior dismissal after the State School Board ruled the firing unlawful She is expected to teach at a junior high school and the district will not pursue further legal action following years of prior challenges to her dismissal.
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Hobbs School Board
Pauline McCormick
McCormick
State School
Hobbs Board
George Mansur
State Board
Mills
State Supreme Court
State Roads
Employment At All Time High In July
Washington reports a July employment record with 64,995,000 jobs, the second straight monthly rise. Unemployment fell to 2,471,000 as brisk hiring of school-age workers in trade and service sectors boosted civilian employment for the fifth consecutive month.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Mother Seeks Child Support From Husband Looney
Eva Skidmore sues in Green County Missouri District Court for child support from former husband John R. Looney. Green Co joins suit seeking $50 monthly support for their daughter. Divorced in 1946. Looney listed as Dixiel Drilling Co. employee earning $600 monthly, living at 5164 East Broadway Hobbs.
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Eva Skidmore
District Court
John R. Looney
Green Co
Missouri
Dixiel Drilling Co
East Broadway
Hobbs
$35 Stolen From Juke Box In Hobbs
Hobbs police investigate breaking and entering at Mrs. Philip Alonzo's home on 612 South First Street. Entry likely via unlocked rear door. A juke box was pried open and about 35 to 50 dollars in cash stolen plus an undetermined amount from a money box.
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Hobbs
Philip Alonzo
South First St. Hobbs
Alonzo
Jailed for DWI Arrest of Air Base Soldier in Hobbs
Robert Amos Towe a 27 year old stationed at Air Base City Hobbs was arrested by Hobbs police Tuesday evening on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicants.
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Robert Amos Towe
Air Base City
Hobbs
Hub Cap Theft Reported From Oldsmobile 88
J Roderick of 990 Llano Hobbs reports the theft of a hubcap from his 1954 Oldsmobile 88 on Monday night. He says this is the third cap stolen in recent weeks.
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J. R. Roderick
Llano
Hobbs
Home Owner Fires at Prowler in Hobbs
R A Broadwine of 606 East Mesquite Hobbs heard a prowler near his house Monday night and fired his gun but did not wound anyone. Police found no trace of the intruder and believe the prowler likely fled the area.
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R. A. Broadwine
E. Mesquite
Hobbs
Broadwine
Hobbs Fire Crews Prevent Stove Oven Blaze
Hobbs Fire Department responded to Max Rudolph at 298 East Sanger after noon Monday. Firefighters found a stove oven fire extinguished and determined the blaze started when grease in the broiler overheated.
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Hobbs
Max Rudolph
E. Sanger
Oil Field Rig Fire Near Mallamar Extinguished
Lovington Volunteer Fire Department fought an oil field blaze that started in a cellar and mud house at the Warren Bradshaw Rig, seven miles east of Mallamar. Faulty electrical wiring blamed. The rig and mud house were a total loss, with equipment damaged. sheriff deputies awaited appraisal for damage estimates.
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Lovington
Warren- Bradshaw
Mallamar
Youths Urged To Enter Flower Show at Lee County Fair
The Lee County Fair invites county youths to join the Juvenile Flower Show in two age groups 6-12 and 13-15 with categories including miniature arrangements, mother and daughter entries, snack bar planning, and horticulture. The fair runs September 15 to 17. The juvenile committee will publish ideas in upcoming papers to aid preparation.
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Lee County
Lea County
Kids Annoy Taxi Driver In Hobbs
A city cab driver near Sparks Recreation Center on 1200 E Main St called police Monday night reporting a group of boys hanging around whistling at the cab. When the driver stopped the youths did not want a ride. An officer admonished the youngsters and they dispersed.
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Hobbs
Sparks Recreation Center
E. Main St
Local Man Informed Brother Dies In Houston
Willis Scott was notified by the sheriff's department of the death of his brother in Houston Texas.
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Willis Scott
Sheriff's Department
Houston
Texas
Cab Driver Cited After Hobbs Collision
A Hobbs taxi driven by R. P. Patton failed to yield at Turner and Midwest, causing a crash with W. H. Carver of Fort Worth. Patton, 503 N. Thorp, cited for involvement in an accident and failing to yield. taxi damage about $200 and the other car $225.
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Hobbs
Turner and
Midwest Sts
R. P. Patton
N. Thorp
Midwest
W. H. Carver
Cambridge
Fort Worth
Texas
Turner St
Patton
Man Jailed On Three Charges After Accident
In Amarillo Texas John Henry Roper 31 of Amarillo was jailed after a minor Sideswipe collision in Hobbs. He backed from a rear parking space striking Jack Curtis 24 Hobbs damaging his car valued at 35. Roper fled the scene and was arrested on North Linam Street. A passenger Lawrence Homer McDonald 45 of Odessa Texas was jailed on intoxication and vagrancy charges.
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Amarillo
Texas
Hobbs
John Henry Roper
Firestone
Jack M. Curtis
N. McKinley
Curtis
Roper
North
Linam St
Lawrence Homer McDonald
Odessa
Wildcats Staked Multiple Oil Wells in New Mexico Fields
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. reports No. 1-735 State as a 14 500 foot exploratory test 14 miles north of Sinclair and Dan Auld No. 1 J P Bean promises multipay discovery. Locations include 1 980 feet from north and east lines of section 26 25S 36E Chaves County and another in Chaves 43 miles SE of Atlantic Res Co No 1 Federal Union. Six and one quarter miles SW of the Caudill field central Lea County Cabott Carbon spied a 10 700 foot wildcat. The Wolfcamp test No 1 A State sits 1 980 feet north and 660 feet west of Section 3 15S 35E.
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Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Sinclair
Dan Auld No
J. P. Bean
Chaves County
Chaves
Atlantic Res. Co. No
Federal Union
Lea County
Cabott Carbon
Wolfcamp
Humble Producer Continues Devonian Rise in Lea County
Humble Oil and Refining Co reports a fourth producer at the Caudill field in Lea County New Mexico with a 3 mile east extension on the south side. The Crockett 21-15s-6e well, 43 miles south of Plainview, achieved a calculated potential of 85.20 barrels per day of 58 gravity oil with a gas oil ratio of 211 to 1 after an actual 15 hour flow of 547 barrels. Completion details show perforations between 13,592 and 13,648 feet.
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Caudill
Lea County
N. M
Humble Oil & Refining Co. No. Crockett
Plainview
Simms Presses Adlai To Declare Nomination Plans
New Mexico Governor John F. Simms joined several governors visiting Adlai Stevenson at his Chicago home. Simms said he urged Stevenson to state his future plans for the Democratic presidential nomination, telling him plainly to end the speculation.
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United Press
John F. Simms
New Mexico
Adai Stevenson
Chicago
Simms
Stevenson
Nelson
Hobbs Man Arrested on Ballinger Check Warrants
Hobbs court officials say Winton Evander Jones 314 W Castle Hobbs was arrested on a fugitive warrant from Ballinger Texas for hot and bogus checks. He was released on $1000 bond and a hearing is set for 10 a.m. Friday September 9 before Justice of the Peace.
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Winton Evander Jones
W. Castle
Hobbs
Ballinger
Texas
Jones
Justice of the Peac
Lubbock Schools End Segregation Plan
The Lubbock School Board voted unanimously to integrate schools for the fall term under existing zoning policy. Only Negro students in current white zones will be affected as part of the court ruling compliance.
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Lubbock
United Press
Texas
Supreme Court
William H. Evans
Moscow hints possible changes in Western press censorship
A Soviet spokesman said Moscow may drastically alter censorship rules for Western newsmen. He suggested censorship could be eased or dropped entirely, but when asked when this would occur he smiled and replied. We will live and see.
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Moscow
William Goddard Named Hospital Business Manager
William Goddard of 610 E Corbitt St Hobbs named business manager at Lea General Hospital to replace Mrs Ray Heaton who resigns September 1 to devote full time to family He has prior work as office manager for Jeffries Eaves Trucking Company since November 1947 he came from Missouri and worked for Bateman Whitsitt until December 1948 He is married with two daughters aged 17 and 15.
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William Goddard
William
Bill) Goddard
E. Corbitt St
Hobbs
Lea General Hospital
Ray Heaton
Goddard
Jeffries - Eaves Trucking Company
Missouri
Bateman- Whitsitt
Jeffries Eaves
Poland Concedes State Farms Fail After Ten Years
The Polish Communist Party admits state and collective farms failed after a decade. It vows five years of boosting private farming, with peasants hoping for fertilizer tax relief and higher crop retention as Poland faces food shortages and high prices. The shift comes amid rapid industrial growth but continued rural strain.
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United Press
Polish Communist Party
Red
Morever
Poland
Soviet Union
France
Civil suits filed in district court
John Chiles v Trend Construction Co and Standard Insurance Co claim injury damages and 75 percent eye disability with weekly benefits. injury date June 27 1955. Ronald H Smith v Margaret Joan Smith seeks divorce. later Mrs Smith v Roland H Smith seeks divorce custody property and child support. H L Rumfield v Marvin M Clish claims medical expenses 254.89 damages 25000 exemplary damages from a car crash. Car Parts Depot v W Co Blackwell seeks 509.44 in owed funds.
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John Chiles
Trend Construction Co
Standard Insurance Co
New Mexico
Ronald H. Smith
Margaret Joan Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Clark
Dbn
Clarks -Tire Service
Commercial Standard
Wands
Jean Hagan
Pascal Wayne Hagan
Matthew Williams
E. White St
Hobbs Schools
Hobbson
Wildcats
Adlai
Silesia
Pomerania
Germany
Warsaw
Soviet
Russia
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