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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1950
Page
3
The text provides a biscuit making method with flour baking powder salt lard milk and steps to form dough roll cut and bake at 450 F for 12 to 15 minutes yielding 10 to 12 biscuits. It then outlines Sausage Spaghetti combining sausage links water tomato sauce onion salt pepper peas spaghetti and cheese baked under a broiler for melted browned cheese, yielding 8 servings.
Combine diced smoked ham raisins and orange juice then stand 20 to 30 minutes. Mix in orange sections apples green pepper and mayonnaise. Serve in crisp lettuce cups yielding 4 to 6 servings.
Combine chili sauce vinegar and Tabasco sauce for dressing. Toss remaining ingredients beef potatoes beans radishes watercress onion with salt. Add dressing and mix lightly. Serves 6 to 8.
Melt ham drippings with fat. Stir in flour then milk to thicken. Add salt pepper and cheese. Simmer until cheese dissolves. Fold in ham potatoes and onions. Top with buttered crumbs. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes. Serves 8 to 10.
The first year beekeeping project for 4 H clubs in New Mexico sets age 10 to 20 and requires complete expense and production records. Members must attend six meetings, exhibit honey, write Why I Took Beekeeping, keep three hives in standard frames, and learn queen worker drone roles and basic hive skills. Contact county agent for details.
Hobbs Eagles coaches Wylie Dub, Duane Fisher and Ralph Tasker attended a coaches school in Albuquerque and also watched the North South games. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Vic Short and David and Mrs. Duane Fisher.
Miss Hattie Kilgore of Kerr Mason Jar Co will conduct a home canning demonstration at the 27th annual New Mexico A and M College 4 H encampment from 9 to 10 30 a m August 7 11. She stresses nutrition and budget friendly fruit and vegetable servings and plans further shows in Socorro Estancia Fort Sumner Santa Rosa Las Vegas Mora Taos Espanola Santa Fe and Albuquerque between August 14 and 25.
A Wheat Identification School will be held August 16 at Clovis Library of the Civil High School. Sponsored by Curry, Quay, and Roosevelt counties, the program led by extension economists and agronomists covers wheat variety identification and kernel analysis with experts from the Texas-Oklahoma Wheat Improvement Program assisting.
In Spokane Washington a boy fired a bean shooter at truck driver Don Johnson from the curb. Johnson dodged the shot but collided with a second truck head on after braking. Both trucks were towed from the scene. The boy was not located by police.
The 1950 proved sire list numbers 4 356 sires across Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Red Dane Red Polled and Shorthorn. Dairy industry officials note daughters of these sires averaged 397 pounds of butterfat versus 393 for their dams, and above the national averages for all DHIA cows and all U S cows milked.
The Extension Service at New Mexico A&M College lists 16 county fairs with set dates. Hatch Sept 8-9, Truth or Consequences Sept 9-10, Las Cruces Sept 14-16, Springer Sept 15-17, Farmington Sept 15-17, Lovington Sept 15-16, Socorro Sept 15-16, Santa Fe Sept 15-16, Las Vegas Sept 16-17, Belén Sept 16-18, Clayton Sept 19-20, Portales Sept 19-23, Tucumcari Sept 21-23, Taos Sept 28-30, Silver City Sept 30-Oct 1, Deming Oct 6-8, Roswell Oct 4-8, with the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque Sept 23-Oct 1. Copies of catalogs available from fair secretaries.
The Leader serves as the pioneer newspaper for Eastern New Mexico, delivering local news, community updates, and regional coverage from an established early 20th century perspective. It highlights civic affairs, hometown events, and regional developments shaping the area.
In Yankee Stadium 87,000 of 120,000 delegates attended as N H Knorr warned that a day soon comes when God will smash nations like vessels of Potter. The large gathering in New York marked what leaders described as possibly the sect’s last convention.
In Anniston Alabama an elderly man came to the selective service office claiming he was ready to go after receiving a prank post card. Clerk Mrs. Mary Parker explained the mix up while the man insisted he had orders. The tale reflects why the selective service chief visits local boards to connect with youths.
Four sailors aboard the Harold B. recovered a 500 pound Japanese mine while fishing off Destruction Island. Coast Guard instructions led to dragging the mine aboard and securing it on the forward hatch for a six hour voyage to Westport. Navy demolition crew to remove and detonate offshore.
Governor Mabry asked California authorities to return W. F. McFarland to Chavez County New Mexico to face forgery charges. He is held at California State Prison San Quentin. Chavez County warrant says he forged the signatures of Jewel Seig and Refugio Sanchez on checks.
Warden Howell Cage says officers will pursue Ralph DuBois Pekor a life term habitual criminal missing since July 29 Pekor was sentenced from Eddy County for a $10 fraudulent check his 34th conviction Pekor escaped while prison guard John Bloxom was injured and later died Pekor allegedly walked out after two nights on duty at St Vincent hospital.
Fort Lewis A & M College in Hesperus Colorado offers two year Ranch Classroom Courses in cattle production beginning September 18. Courses integrate breeding veterinary science feeds range management and ranch operation with guaranteed college credit. Programs use the Fort Lewis Hereford herd and 6300 acre ranch with two breeding experiments conducted in collaboration with Colorado A&M College and supported by the USDA the Hereford Association and Sears Roebuck Foundation. Information available from the Registrar Fort Lewis A & M College Hesperus Colorado.
Danville report notes Mildred Dale shows in Europe and in American theatre yet has never had a photograph taken. Her distinction sets her apart from most actresses of the era.
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