Softball Season Closes with 1953 Stats Totals
The 1953 Lovington softball season ends with tabulations by The Leader. Top batting averages include Parker 0.278 and Halliburton 0.275, with Parker’s R T Reynolds 0.? leading at bats and Reynolds 21 hits. Key records cover hits, runs, home runs, and fielding leaders across Parker City McAlester Richards Halliburton.
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Ington
Parker Drillers
Halliburton
City Drug
McAlester
Richards Motor
Joe Battles
Wayne Camp
City
Ken Lawson
Parker
Billy Williamson
Richards
Louie Trammel
Tommy Meeks
Douge Johnson
Parker Drilling Wins, Advances to Finals Over Halliburton
Parker Drilling defeated Halliburton 4 to 2 to secure a finals berth in a tight playoff game. It capped a three game series. Goodwin and Reynolds pitched 10 innings in Thursday’s 14-12 Halliburton win. Halliburton’s Goodwin hit a seventh inning homer for their second run.
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Parker Drilling
Halliburton
Parker
Reynolds
Goodwin
Richards Motor
McAlester
Parker Drilling Box Score Informal Note
Mr and Mrs George Johnson were in Okra Texas on Saturday to attend funeral services for Mrs Johnsons uncle.
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Parker Drilling
George Johnson
Okra
Texas
Mrs. Johnson
Parker Squeezes by Halliburton In Shaughnessy Playoff
Parker Drilling edged Halliburton 3 2 in the Shaughnessy playoff opener. Starter R T Reynolds allowed two runs over nine innings with nine strikeouts. Halliburton pitcher Red Goodwin yielded three runs on six hits with five strikeouts. Halliburton scored in the second on a trio of hits including a Long triple and Gray scored on error. Parker tallyed runs in the first, fourth and seventh. Dilly Williamson and Red Tracy produced Parker hits with Tracy adding Parker's lone extra base blow.
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Red Goodwin
Halliburton
Carminate
Douge Johnson
Jerry Long
Johnson
Houston Gray
Parker
Long
Dilly Williamson
Red Tracy
Fred Phillips
Bill Williamson
Hank Hazen
Tracy
R. T. Reynolds
Earl Glenn
Gu Baugen
Deree
Ross Creamer
John Sartain
J. R. Henson
Primo Carminati
Dougo Johnson
Richards Defeats McAlester in Double Header
Richards Motor beats McAlester Fuel 7 to 1 in game one of a double header to even the series. McAlester's lone run came on a George triple and Troy Boyd single in the second. Al Wald up homered in the fourth to tie, then Mahan's four RBIs on a homer and later runs sealed the win. Forrest Henry notched the win. L C Camp took the loss.
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Richards
McAlester Fuel
McAlester
George
Troy Boyd
al Waldup
Foot
Mahan
Forrest Henry
Phil Schroeder
Louie Trammel
Tommie Crow
al Walkup
Earner
T. M. Polk
Steve Finch
Troy Cocke
W. Mahan
Joe Battles
Cf Burleson
Teeter
Holly
Hollis Smith
Gene Dobbs
L. C. Camp
McAlester Richards
New Mexico Sees Record Highway Fatalities This August
Over the weekend United Press reports August toll at 32 deaths, 233 for the year, with victims in Redondo Tajique Lagan Cuba Santa Fe Capitan Alamogordo and Mosquera. The worst wreck near Carlsbad injured Mrs Welch and two sons as 18 year old Tom Walker of Dell City Texas remains in critical condition.
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New Mexico
Redondo
California
Herbert Neal Welch
Phyllis
Tajique
Antonio Otero
Gilbert Romero
Capitan
Henry E. Silva
Alamogordo
Lupe Reyes
Mosquera
Ida Greigo
Welch
Clemons Rites Held for Erma Lee Clemons
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Negro Baptist church for Miss Erma Lee Clemons aged 22. She died August 12 at Lea County General Hospital. Burial is planned in Lovington.
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Negro Baptist Church
Erma Lee Clemons
Visit Ends After Ruidoso Trip For Gill and Johnsons
Mr and Mrs Hubert Gill Judith and Hubert Lee Ann Gann Mr and Mrs Winford Johnson and Raymond Johnson returned Thursday after a few days visit in Ruidoso.
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Hubert Gill
Judith
Hubert Lee
Ann Gann
Winford Johnson
Raymond Johnson
Ruidoso
Eleven Enter Miss Lovington Beauty Pageant at Noon
Eleven contestants entered the Miss Lovington contest for the Water Carnival at Twin Lakes. Entries include Kay Plummer representing Plummer's Variety, Tootie Osburn for Jake's Fountain, Roma Boggs for City Drug, and others from local stores. A judging style show by Lovington merchants precedes the event with diving acts by Jimmy Jo Robinson, Eddie Mack Robinson, Bud Wood, A D Black, and Terry Myers.
Kiwanis to Sponsor Three Ring Circus in Lovington
Kiwanis club of Lovington announces a September 30 circus sponsored by Rogers circus to aid underprivileged children. Proceeds fund local Kiwanis efforts. 3 000-seat event with tickets 1.25 for adults 65 cents for children. Charley Johnson attends Kiwanis meeting as guest.
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Kiwanis Club
Lovington
Kiwanis Club of
Rogers Circus
Kiwanis Fund
Kiwanis
Barney Waldrop
B&j Drugstore
Miller-Waldrop Furniture
New Lawyer to Practice in Hobbs
J W Neal of Hobbs passed the state bar examination and is admitted to the New Mexico bar. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma this year and will practice in Hobbs with his uncle C Melvin Neal. His wife is Pat Harley of Carlsbad.
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Hobbs
J. W. Neal
New Mexico
Neal
University of Oklahoma
Tom Neal
Carlsbad
C. Melvin Neal
Pat Harley
Mr and Mrs Eddie Ray Scott Return From Texas Vacation
Mr and Mrs Eddie Ray Scott came home Saturday after a two week vacation in Texas.
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Eddie Ray Scott
Texas
Ulis Haley Reports New Traffic Code At Lions Club
State Patrolman Otis Haley spoke at the Lions Club meeting Friday noon about the New Mexico traffic code and its importance. Bill Badgett and committee outlined a three team membership drive with a dinner prize and service roles for the middle team. Guests included Jo Ann Peterson Roy Lee Rancher Bert Baccus and Jake Hill from the Lovington Chamber.
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Ulis Haley
Lions Club Meeting
Otis Haley
Lions Club
New Mexico
Bill Badgett
Jo Ann Peterson
Roy Lee
PMA
Bert Baccus
Jake Hill
Lovington Chamber of Com
Memorial to New Mexico Famed 200th Battalion Held at Capitol
A memorial to New Mexico's famed 200th Coast Guard battalion was dedicated at the state capitol. Survivors planned a Santa Fe parade with national guardsmen and veterans groups, but Hobbs member W. W. Wisdom said the group would skip the trip this year due to distance and busy year.
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State
New Mexico
State Capitol
Bataan
Santa Fe
Nation
W. W
Bud” Wisdom of
Hobbs
Hobby Gann Family Weekend Getaway in Ruidoso
Mr and Mrs Hobby Gann and Jean spent the past weekend in Ruidoso for a short leisure trip.
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Hobby Gann
Jean
Ruidoso
Burl Farris Killed in Army Plane Crash
Death strikes Lovington as M S G t Burl Farris 33 dies in a T 6 trainer crash at Sheppard Field near Wichita Falls Texas Also killed was Reserve Captain Elbert R D Denham of Sheppard AFB Funeral set for First Methodist Lovington with burial in Kokomo Indiana. Farris survived by wife two children and parents. President Eisenhower okays plan to curb illegal Mexican border crossings with Brownell coordinating federal resources. More than 100000 illegal Mexican aliens in California. border patrol 1089 agents cover 5000 miles.
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Mexico
Eisenhower
White House
Denver
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Brownell
U. S
California
Cal
Justice Department
Washington
Jess Farris
Lovington
Burl Farris
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Texas
Farris
Air Force
Elbert R. D. Denham
Shephard Afb
Robert Landon Farris
Texas, New Mexico
Hobbs
Sgt
Sgt. Farris
Mickey
Rosalie
Ansel Farris
First Methodist
Kokomo
Indiana
Shinck Couples Return From Ruidoso Vacation
Mr and Mrs Dick Shinck and Mr and Mrs Kirby Dick Shinck returned home after a two week vacation in Ruidoso.
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Dick Shinck
Mrs
Kirby Dick Shinck
Ruidoso
McDonald 4-H Member Wins Chicago Trip
Phyllis Roark 16, of McDonald 4-H, won the state dress revue at the New Mexico 4-H encampment and earned an all expense paid trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago sponsored by Simplicity Pattern Company. She competed against 22 counties, with her win marking top honors.
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Phyllis Roark
McDonald Club
Chicago
Simplicity Pattern Company
New York City
Phyllis
Buck Roark
New Mexico
K. B. Tarry
Lester S. Tarry
Lovington
K. B
L. C. Brown
State College
Lea County
S. M. Davis
Lynn Medlin
Tatum
Wayne Sumrull
Dave Lee
Visit of Gingerich and family to Ponca City home
Marvin Gingerich and his wife of Ponca City Oklahoma visited last weekend at the Jack Jackson home. Gingerich spent the past 18 months in Wiesbaden Germany with Jack B Jackson who is stationed there.
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Marvin Gingerich
Ponca City
Oklo
Jack Jackson
Gingerich
Wiesbaden
Germany
Jack B. Jackson
Mrs H C Pannell and Ruth Return from Summer School
Mrs H C Pannell and Ruth returned home Sunday after attending summer school in Greeley Colorado.
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H. C. Pannell
Ruth
Greeley, Colorado
Mrs Edna Jackson Heads to Fort Worth for Three Months
Mrs Edna Jackson departed Saturday to spend three months in Fort Worth with a friend, leaving her home and routine arrangements in place.
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Edna Jackson
Forth Worth
Accident Victim Returns Home From Hobbs Crash
Mary Marovitch, 57, critically injured in the Hobbs auto wreck that killed State Patrolmen Jake Ramsey and Joe T. Aven, began her long journey home to Chicago Sunday. She was moved from a Green ambulance in Clovis to a train en route to Chicago, with Green Chapel officials reporting the update Saturday. Mrs. Marovitch had been hospitalized at Lea General Hospital in Hobbs since the crash.
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Mary J. Upshaw
Mary Jane Upshaw
North Dal Paso
Hobbs
Alabama
John D. Upshaw
Yeso Drive
J. D. Upshaw
Leroy
U. S. Navy
Widbey Island
Washington
Green Chapel
Leroy Sewell
First Methodist Church
Lewis Robinson
E. L. Scott
Tom Boone
Ralph Sherrill
Forst Holloman
Earl Scott
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Green Chapel of
Mary Marovitch
Chicago
Clovis
Marovitch
Jake Ramsey
Joe T. Aven
Lea General Hospital
Oldtimer Reunion Planned for Lovington on Sept 5
A letter from Henry Record invites Old Timers to a reunion in Lovington on Saturday September 5. E H Byers Jim Beverley and Bill Anderson head the committee with county support. A barbecue music and singing are planned and prizes may be awarded for farthest distance and longest marriage.
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Leader
Lovington
E. H. Byers
Jim Beverley
Bill Anderson
Lucky Winners Awarded Prizes By Miller Waldron
Miller Waldron announces prize awards to multiple winners in a community raffle. Local organizers, including company staff, presented prizes to recipients during a brief ceremony at the hall downtown.
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Miller-Waldron
Nine Gift Prizes Drawn At Miller-Waldrop Furniture Event
About 500 people gathered Saturday night for a drawings giving away nine prizes at Miller-Waldrop Furniture. Two young girls were blindfolded to pick winners with Betty Jo Luker winning the bedroom suite and Winford Carlile the dinette set.
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Miller-Waldrop Furniture
Barney Waldrop
Betty Jo Luker
Winford Carlile
Hamma Barney
Marline Bender
C. O. Shirey
Don Bailey
L. R. Williams
Louie Trammel
Loreen Bailey
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Lov
Robert Collins
R T. Reynolds
W. Burleson
Tommy Crow
Mitchell Ramsey
Louie Trammell
Grady Hughes
Primo Carminate
Virgil Boteler
Gerald Long
G. L. George
AB RK H
Rea Arledge
Johnnie Sartain
Floyd Dill
John Keen
AB Rherrrrerrrerd
R. J. Reynolds
Gil Haugen
R. J. Ledet
R. L. Newman
Red Arledge
Shaughnessy
Froggie
United Press
Lagan
Phillip R. Lewis
Cuba
Dan Toledo
Clemons
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO
Michael W. Millar
U.N
Ethiopia
Cactus Inn
Charlie Johnson
Roswell
M Set
Tide
Sammy Ann Richardson
McDonald
Wayne Greer
Jackson
Oldtimer
Henry Record
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