Pitchfork liquor license revoke bid led by Trimble
Lea County Sheriff Charles Trimble and Pitchfork residents petition Santa Fe to revoke the liquor license held by Jack Hitson. Robe rt Ward cites lack of real interest, missing posting, and no site at application. An investigation is underway with a hearing possible if evidence warrants.
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Santa Fe, N. M
LLP
Charles Trimble
Lea County
Pitchfork
Jack Hitson
Elfego Baca
Robert W. Ward
Lovington
Trimble
J. M. Brown
Wilson Bilbrey
Ward
Hilson
Tom Montoya
Fort Sumner
Hobbs
Baca
Chester Hunker
Revenue Department
Hitson
Lea County bus drivers attend annual summer institute
Twenty two school bus drivers and about 50 guests are at the 11th annual New Mexico Western college summer institute in Silver City from July 30 to August 3. Eighteen Lea County drivers join attendees from 28 of 32 New Mexico counties under director Mrs. Marjorie Martin. Participants listed include Joe Barnes Hobbs area families and other Lea County residents such as Earl Kornegay Jal Hobbs Lovington Tatum and Jal residents.
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Marjorie H. Martin
New Mexic Western College
Silver City
Lea County
New Mexico Western College
New Mexico
Marjorie Martin
Joe Barnes
Crossroads
Alvin Breckon
McDonald
B. T. Hamlin
East Lea Street
Hobbs
Neil E. Jones
Tatum
Earl Kornegay
Linda Pendleton
Box
Lowell Pittman
Gene Roach
L. B. Townsend
Gladiola
James E. Weldon
S. Dal Paso
J. B. Whitley
H. W. Wilks
Lovington
Alex Woodel
Eunice
Vann Libel Case Delayed Again In Hobbs
Roy Vann of Hobbs free on bond on three charges including libel of former Sheriff Horace Burl Owens and two Hobbs businessmen. A preliminary hearing before Justice Finn was delayed as Vann seeks to disqualify Finn and Justice Bob Bensing. Prosecutor Max Edwards said the case may go to district court with the libel charges first while firecracker charges await a suitable JP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Vann
Hobbs
Horace Burl Owens
Justice of Peace
Tom Finn
Vann
Finn
Bob Bensing
Kown
Max Edwards
D.D. Archer
Artesia
Edwards
District Court
Hobbs FFA Boys Attend State Convention in Albuquerque
Five Hobbs FFA members and advisor returned from the 23rd Annual State FFA Convention in Albuquerque. The delegation toured Albuquerque and Sandia Park. members were Frank Fields Turner Chidester Toby Eady Lewis Coleman Rex Stockton and H C Breckenridge. The Hobbs chapter has offered vocational agriculture in Hobbs high schools for two years.
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Hobbs
Future Farmers of America
Albuquerque
Sandia Park
Frank Fields
Turner Chidester
Toby Eady
Lewis Coleman
Rex Stockton
H. C. Breckenridge
T. E. Little Receives Care After Friday Transit
Hobbs resident T. E. Little, long associated with the area, is resting well at Lea County Hospital after a Friday afternoon rushing incident by Griffin Coach. Little resides on Eag Mar land in Hobbs.
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F. E. Little
Hobbs
Lea County Hospital
Griffin
Mr. Little
Eag Marland
Ramsey Uninjured After Car Topples In Hobbs Lovington Stretch
State Copper Jake Ramsey avoided injuries Friday night when a car from Hobbs rear ended his parked vehicle on the Hobbs Lovington highway causing a rollover. Driver John F Hampton 22 of Hobbs faced charges of driving while intoxicated after minor injuries were treated.
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Jake Ramsey
Hobbs-Lovington
Ramsey
Hobbs
John F. Hampton
Hampton
Suit Filed to Collect 258.67 Against Baker and Backers
The Carter Publications Inc of Fort Worth sues Billy Baker Jr and Mrs Ruby Baker with Glen Spears and Lester Hughes for 25867 dollars plus interest and costs claiming a contract for the sale of Star Telegrams. Spears and Hughes signed a bond with the Bakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Publications, Inc
Fort Worth
Ft. Worth
Special Election Schedule for New Mexico Amendments
The notice lists key dates for a September 18 1951 special election on eight proposed constitutional amendments in New Mexico. It covers registration deadlines August 18, appointment of election officials September 3, ballot preparation September 6, voter lists September 8, notices September 11, registration books September 15, canvassing deadlines September 21 and October 1, and ending with December 3 for clerks to dispose of records.
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State of
New Mexico
Dalton Bound Over On Rape Charges
Hobbs resident Lawrence Dalton was bound over to await district court action on rape charges after a three hour preliminary hearing before Justice of Peace Bob Bensing. Assistant DA Max Edwards represented the state. Dalton is free on a $2,500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Dalton
Hobbs
District Court
Dalton
Justice.of Peace
Bob Bensing
Max Edwards
D. A
Col Mack Easley Weighs Special Session Decision
Col Mack Easley a state representative from Lea County and a member of the State Legislative Council said Thursday he is undecided on calling a special session of the legislature. A session has been suggested to study laws governing public utilities in the state.
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Col
Mack Easley
Lea County
State Legislative Council
Former Eunice Resident Dies in Hobbs
W. J. Finley of Hobbs and formerly of Eunice died Wednesday in Hobbs. His wife had passed away several months earlier. Finley was a piano teacher and tuner. His body lay in Griffin Chapel.
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Eunice
Hobbs
W. J. Finley
Mr. Findley
Griffin Chapel
Local Cowboys Triumph at Las Vegas Rodeo Reunion
Two New Mexicans took top honors at the Las Vegas Annual Cowboys Reunion Rodeo. Shorty Porter of Raton won the bull dodging event with a $144 purse. J B Pearce of Clovis earned $192.40 for the best final calf roping run. Jigger Alexander of Lovington placed second in calf roping.
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Las Vegas
Shorty Porter
Raton
J. B. Pearce
Clovis
Jigger Alexander
Lovington
Lovington Old Timer J W Jackson III Ill After Wife's Death
J W Jackson III of Lovington is reported very ill at his home following the recent burial of his wife Ellen Jackson who died at her Lovington home last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Jackson
Lea County
Lovington
Jackson
Ellen Jackson
Dinner Guests From Hobbs Visit Lawtons
Mr and Mrs J W Wiggins of Hobbs were Friday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Tom Lawton in a social note from the community page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Wiggins
Hobbs
Tom Lawton
New Farm Agreement Between U S And Mexico
The United States and Mexico announce a new labor pact to import up to 100000 Mexican farm workers in 60 to 75 days to harvest cotton sugar beets and other crops. Recruitment will start at five Mexican stations with reception centers planned near Brownsville Laredo El Paso Nogales and Calexico.
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Wasington
UPJ
United States
Mexico
Maurice Tobin
Mexico City
A. F. of S. National Farm Labor Union
H. L. Mitchell
Farm Union
Truman
AF of L
William Green
Phillip Murray
Tobin
Brownsville
Laredo
el Paso
Texas
Nogales
Arizona
Calexico
California
Mary Williams Funeral Today in Hobbs
Funeral services for 54 year old Mary Elizabeth Williams are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Green Chapel Hobbs with Tom Wallace of Taylor Street Church of Christ officiating. She lived at 322 East White and died at home Saturday. Survivors include son Ray Williams mother Mrs. Jennie Hughes brothers Henry Hughes and Martin Hughes sisters Mrs. Tom Houston and Mrs. Nadine Harrison. Casketbearers include County Commissioner Carl Denson and others. Burial at Prairie Haven Cemetery.
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Hobbs
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Green Chapel
Tom Wallace
Taylor Street
Church of Christ
Williams
East White
Lea County
Ray Williams
Jennie Hughes
Henry Hughes
Roswell
Martin Hughes
Tom Houston
San Angelo
Nadine Harrison
Frankfurt
Germany
Carl Denson
J. D. Boren
John Terry
Bob Bryant
Ernest Kenyon
T. E. Burk
Prairie Haven
Farewell Dinner Planned for Father Hugh Rodkes
A farewell dinner honoring Father Hugh Rodkes of St Helena's Parish Hobbs is set for Sunday night August 26 with Assistant Pastor Father Phillip Caughlan organizing. Reservations call 91-W Hobbs. Protestants and Catholics expected to attend as Father Hugh leaves August 29 for Carlsbad New Mexico.
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Hugh Rodkes
St. Helena’s Parish
Hobbs
Phillip Caughlan
Phoning
Father Hugh
Carlsbad
N. M
Graveside Rites Held for Infant Son Gann
Graveside services were held Sunday afternoon at 5 o clock for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Hobby Gann born at Lea County Hospital Saturday and who died near noon Sunday. Mrs Gann is reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobby Gann
Lea County Hospital
Guest From Texas Entertained By Mrs. Bob Boyd
Mrs. Bob Boyd hosts a guest from Sweetwater in a social gathering. The event highlights hospitality and community ties as friends and neighbors share conversation and refreshments.
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Bob Boyd
Sweetwater
Yarbro Starts Fourteen Rent Houses in Lovington
E. B. Yarbro, Lovington businessman, has begun construction on fourteen rental houses in the new addition south of the Artesia Highway. Contractor Charlie Nole, with each home having four rooms and a bath, walls rising on several units, with completion planned soon. Yarbro, allied with Wesley Allen in A and Y Lumber Co., has built many houses sold in the past three years.
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E. B. Yarbro
Lovington
Charlie Nole
Artesia Highway
Yarbro
Wesley Allen
A & Y Lumber Co
Wilkins Designs Desert Camouflage Uniforms For Army
Sir Hubert Wilkins the Australian aviator and explorer is tasked by the U S Army to develop a camouflaged desert uniform. He will test the design at the Yuma desert test station in southeastern Arizona with a specialist unit.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U. S
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Hubert
Polar
Botanical Gardens
Yuma Desert
Arizona
Chief Smashes Fender After Kansas Trip
Chief of Police Joe Black returns from Kansas trip with a smashed fender and declines to comment further. Local authorities say no arrests are reported and the case remains under investigation.
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Joe Black
Kansas
Price of Beef to Be Discussed
The Agriculture Department says farmers earned 6 percent more from January to July as crops rose 12 percent. Meat and livestock prices led gains while farm prices are expected to drop with bumper crops. Retail food prices may rise under new control rules. The American Meat Institute claims about 250 million pounds of meat moved to the black market in the past nine months.
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The
Agriculture Department
American Meat Institute
Independent Meat Packers Association
Defense
Two New Wells Staked in Roosevelt County
In west central Roosevelt County two shallow wildcat locations were staked. C B Sheraton 1 Taylor is planned to 3500 feet, near Section 23, 2s 30e, 26 miles west of Portales. Baker & Taylor Drilling Co No 1 Best and McCabe targets 3400 feet near Section 25 21 23, about 1.25 miles south and east of No 1 Taylor. Additional Devonian indications reported at Texas Co No 13/8 AR State, 11 miles northeast of Tatum with a drillstem test from 11,493 to 11,530 feet yielding 60 feet of 42 gravity oil and material fluids. hole deepening.
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Roosevelt County
C. B. Sheraton
Taylor
Portales
Baker & Taylor Drilling Co
Best
McCabe
Texas Co
Lea County
Tatum
Forest Oil Corp. No
H. L. Lowe
Wolfcamp
Lowe
Tide Water Associated Oil Co
Strawn
Amerada Petroleum Corp
SB State
Saunders
West
Ohio Oil Co
Denton
Lea ‘County
ENMU appoints Dr McNutt as music school chair
Portales special report: Eastern New Mexico University names Dr Paul T. McNutt as chairman and associate professor of music replacing C. M. Stookey. He comes from Northwest Missouri State College with degrees from the University of Habana and the University of Oregon. He is married with four children.
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University of Habana
Cuba
Roosevelt Co deep oil test amid granite doubts near Portales
Goldston Oil Company's Lambirth well in Roosevelt County drills at 8,262 feet in the basal Mississippian, amid reports granite may be false. The test lies near Portales, six miles north and three west of the J. B. Brown producer, with the Brown well reaching 9,067 feet before granite. The Lambirth is now in an 11-foot pay in the Permo Pennsylvanian at 8,140 feet as drilling advances.
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Roosevelt County
Goldston Oil Company
Lambirth State
Magnolia
J. B. Brown
Lea County
Aroud
Lambirth
Portales
Oil Worker J. W. Watson Improves After Rig Injury
Lovington oil worker J. W. Watson, hurt in a rig accident Thursday night, is reported improving after being rushed to Lea County Hospital with cuts and bruises from a blow at the rig.
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J. W. Watson
Lovington
Watson
Lea County Hospital
Max Edwards to Speak at BPW Dinner
Levington Business and Professional Women's Club meets Thursday night August 16 in the Lea Room at Llano Hotel. Dinner follows a brief business session and a talk by Max Edwards Hobbs based assistant district attorney. He discusses the eight constitutional amendments on September 18 and women for jury service.
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Levington Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lea
Llano Hotel
Max Edwards
Lea County
Edwards
Hobbs
Jet plane crashes near Crossroads in North Sea County
A F-80 jet on a cross country flight crashed about 15 miles east of Crossroads late Friday night. The wreckage burned and Lt. W. C. D. Richers Jr. of Ohio was killed. the pilot’s body was severely damaged. Ranch owner J. M. Brown witnessed the flash but learned of the crash only the following day.
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North Sea County
Crossroads
Chuck Meyer
Eunice
W. C. D. Richers Jr
Ohio
J. M. Brown
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Tom Paine
Tulsa
Oklahoma
John Quinn
Vegas
J. W. Jackson III
U.N
Kashmir
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Pakistan
Jammu and
United Nations Security Council
Frank P. Graham
Left
Mohammad Zafrullah Khan
Mary Williams
Gann
Wilkins
Chief
United Press
Roosevelt CO
P. T. McNutt
Music
AMI
Institute
Kansas City
National Independent Meat Packers’ Association
Michael Disalle
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Walter George
Senate Finance Committee
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