Parking Meter Confab in Lovington City
J M Hayes handles new legal parking meters for Lovington Police. He removes coins, repairs units, and leaves attractive tickets on windshields to remind non payers. Hayes began work with the Water Department in 1950, moved to Lovington in 1947. his wife Dorothy and son Jimmey are part of his profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hayes
Hayes
The
Water Depart
Lovington
Dorothy
Jimmey
Lea County
South Main
Hamilton
Texas
Tatum Baby Buried In Hobbs
Funeral services were held for Rhonda Jean Dunn two day old daughter of Mr and Mrs D B Dunn of Tatum at 3 P M Friday at the Hobbs graveside with Rev Earl Keating officiating. Burial was in Prairie Haven Cemetery Hobbs. The baby died Thursday in a local hospital. Survived by parents and one brother Beauford age 5. Father employed by Drilling and Exploration Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhonda Jean Dunn
D. B. Dunn
Tatum
Earl Keating
First Baptist Church
Greeen Chapel
Prairie Haven
Hobbs
Beauford
Truman comments on campaign rhetoric and future plans
United Press records President Truman saying he will respond as the campaign heats up but won’t spark a controversy with Ike or Stevenson. He expects to keep speaking, plans for private life after leaving office, and weighs whether to call Congress back on price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Eisenhower
Stevenson
White House
Congress
State and Federal Officials to Assist Hobbs
State and federal representatives visit Hobbs this week at the State Employment Office. Tom Shinas of Carlsbad arrives August 20 to aid employers with unemployment tax reports and liability records, staying about ten days. Wayne Irwin also comes August 20 to help veterans with VA services. A. R. Tervilliger of Santa Fe arrives August 19 to assist disabled locals with medical and vocational rehabilitation services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Shinas
Carlsbad
Employment Security Commission
Wayne Irwin
Veterans Administration
Employment Offce
A. R. Tervilliger
Sante Fe
Lovington Officer Doyle Sorrels Resigns for Eunice Chief Post
Patrolman Doyle Sorrels resigns from Lovington to become Chief of Police in Eunice. He began duties last weekend and helped install new parking meters recently. Lovington Police Chief Joe Price expects his permanent departure this week. Sorrels previously joined Lovington from Eunice in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Eunice
Ington
Joe Price
Sorrels
Hobbs Piggly Wiggly owner appeals occupation tax ruling
Hobbs businessman Hugh Brown appeals a district court after being fined 25 for failing to pay 1951 1952 occupation licenses. The appeal cites the Hobbs ordinance as discriminatory against gross volume taxes and notes possible follow on challenges from other local traders and professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Brown
Piggly Wiggly
Hobbs
Robert L. Bensing
Brown
Marjorie Risinger
Sgt. R. Co
Pinky” Hamblin
Edwards
New Mexico
Lovington
Lovington Cotton Festival Hinted For October
The Lovington Chamber of Commerce committees advised a home grown festival this October pending board approval next month. A plan features a dance at the Fair Grounds a western band a Cotton Queen contest street carnival and a first bale auction at the County Fair in September with local group booths to fund treasuries. D. D. Patterson of Western Cotton Oil Co. urged October 25 as festival date and voting for the Cotton Queen by penny vote. Dave Erwin chairs Retail Trades and R. E. Willingham chairs Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board
D. D. Patterson
Western Cotton Oil Co
Lea County
Dave Erwin
Retail Trades
R. E. Willingham
Agriculture
Too Many Dogs in Jackson Leads to Odd Offspring
In Jackson Mississippi Sylvia McKenzie and her parents celebrate a Boston terrier Miss Boots producing three puppies. A stray fox terrier adopted by Sylvia the next day gives birth to four pups. A separate item notes Illinois College of Agriculture reporting a 1951 corn yield record of 107 bushels per acre across 21 fields, surpassing 1948’s 102.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Sylvia McKenzie
Miss Boots
Sylvia
Champaign, MI
University of Ilinois College of Agriculture
Rent Registration Deadline Extended in Lea County
Officials at Hobbs rent control extend registration deadline to Aug 22 for Lea County rental units including Hobbs Eunice Jal and Monument due to rush and delayed office opening. About 3000 units registered with Lovington also listing Tatard and Lovington. Rents must not exceed the Feb 1 rollback unless the Rent Advisory Board approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Rent Control
Hobbs
Eunice
Jal
Monument
Lovington
Tomato Pickers Sought as Harvest Nears in Hobbs
The State Employment office in Hobbs reports cotton choppers near full completion but projects a large need for tomato pickers within 10 to 45 days. About 200 workers will be needed, either in crews or as individuals, as tomato harvesting begins imminently. job seekers are urged to contact the employment office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Hobbs
Fort Attends Tucumcari Rodeo Event Last Week
R. P. Bud Fort attended the Tucumcari rodeo last week, taking part in the local event and enjoying the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P
Bud” Fort
Tucumcari
Preliminary Hearings Slated for Mrs. Lowe and Carl Brooks
Preliminaries are tentatively set this week for Mrs. James E. Lowe and Carl Brooks. The Lowe hearing before Judge Green in Lovington concerns alleged breaking and entering at Paul's Bar. Brooks faces first degree murder charges with a Hobbs hearing before Judge Robert L. Bensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Lowe
Carl Brooks
Lowe
Lovington
Green
Paul's
Brooks
Hobbs
Robert L. Bensing
Haddock Woman Heads to Amarillo Visit Family
Mrs. Harold Haddock left Tuesday for Amarillo to visit her mother and daughter, traveling for a familial reunion and to spend time with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Haddock
Amarillo
Mr and Mrs Graham Move to Midland Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Graham relocate from San Angelo to Midland Texas. Mr. Graham joins Humble Oil Co. in his new assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Graham
San Angelo
Midland
Texas
Mr. Graham
The
Humble Oil Co
Final Rites For Mrs L M Hoffman
Dorothy Mildred Hoffman of Hobbs died at home August 16 at 51. Funeral at Green Chapel on August 20 at 10 30 AM officiated by Rev Bill Carter. Burial in Prairie Haven. Survived by husband L M Hoffman three sons and two daughters, mother, five brothers and three sisters. Pallbearers listed with honorary pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Mildred Hoffman
W. Clinton, Hobbs
Green Chapel
Bill Carter
Rock Chapel Baptist Church
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Hobbs
Santa Fe
L. M. Hoffman
Hoffman Body
N. Leech
Robert W. Hoffman
Leslie C. Hoffman
U. S. Air Corps
Schanute Field
Chicago
James A. Hoffman
U. S. Army
Camp Gordon
Alice Whittington
Roswell
Viola Hoffman
Melinda Randle
Mooreland
Okla
Miles K. Beard
Calif
Wm. Beard
Wilder
Ida
Earl
C. Beard
Tulsa
Ralph E. Beard
Leonard L. Beard
Enid
Dewey Evans
Wichita
Kan
Raymond Banks
Florence
Colo
Bob Mason
Vet Officer in Hobbs Looks to Help Veterans
New Mexico Veterans Service Officer Bob Hansen will visit the Hobbs Legion Hall at 303 East Dunham on August 19 and 20 for veteran consultations. He will assist with benefits, loans, and related advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Veterans Service
Bob Hansen
Legion Hall
East Dunham
Hobbs
Visiting Brother Ailing Brother Strengthens Ties
Mrs. Mettie Tandy of Oklahoma City visits her brother M. Wilhoit who has been confined to bed for about ten days. He was reported improved on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Tandy is from Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mettie Tandy
Oklahoma City
M. Wilhoit
Tandy
Kelly Click Suffers Another Finger Loss in Saw Accident
Kelly Click, a carpenter with Woodrow Coe, cut off a finger while using a saw Thursday morning. This follows an earlier incident eight months ago when he lost his thumb in a similar accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Click
Click
Woodrow Coe
Polio Immunization Waived for Fall Term
James R. Scott of the New Mexico Department of Health urged local officials to waive immunization requirements for smallpox and diphtheria until November 1 or 15 or until further notice. He argued that delaying immunization could prevent paralysis from infantile poliomyelitis, a calculated risk worth taking to spare children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Scott
New Mexico Department of Health
Scott
Football players start physicals in doctor’s office
About 20 boys were in Dr. H. W. Gillett's office taking their physicals for football practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Gillett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drilling and Exploration Co
United Press
Doyle Sorrels
Lovington Police
Hobbs Grocer
Lea County Lumber
Rice
Antioch Baptist Church
Westinghouse
Hardwick
American Standard Plumbing
Euipment
Revere
Rice’s
Pat Gilmer
Betty Jo
Pete
Mrs. Rice
Supt
H. C. Pannell
C. E. Jackson
Lee Burt
David Shoup
Larry Crouse
Roy Lee Jones
Edith M. Search
Dorothy Dell Arelan
Mary Lou Carson
Mary Lou Cooper
Charles Wagaman
Anita Gunn
Florence Anderson
Virginia Trott
Betty Vaughn
Virgil Boteler
Carl Carlton
L. ¢. Cozzens
William Daws
Warren Dill
Sience
Inez Dykstra
Helen Forster
C. T. Grable
Edna Ruth Hall
Chester Hamzy
Frances Harp
Kenneth Lauer
Thelma Maddin
Betty Neathery
F. John Pulman
Guy Smith
William Wilie
Mrs. Rice, Lawrence Rice and
Jvonne Woodward
Capitol
Washington
John L. Lewis
CLO. Head
Dieppe
Belgium
Leon Trotsky
Sacco and
Vanzetti
Pompeii
Lovington Credit Bureau
Mary Payne
Clarellen Green
H. P. Denton
Herman Levy
Emmett Jackson
Leon Freeman
Homer Wilson
Jerry Elliott
Leon Denton
Don Denton
George Hines
Bob Quinn
RED Cross
Helen
Catherine Lukachick
Farmington
Adelle Brielmaier
St. Louis
Orange
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