Plans for Open Range Cowboy Association meeting
Officers and members met at the Bull Barn to map out plans for the September 3 gathering. Committees were formed for chairs, table, coffee, wood, barbecue, meat cutting, program, invocation, and publicity. The Lovington Leader plans prizes and subscriptions for attendees over 60, with gifts for the oldest Cowboys and Cowboys and Cowgirls, plus door prizes.
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Robert Dow
Dow Wood
Tabie
Will Gray
Bill Anderson
Lila Allen
John Easley
Paulie Dean
Gene Gray Stokes
Bert Gray Taylor
Paul Moore
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Henry Griffin
Son Taylor
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W. W. Childers
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Roy Tomlinson
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J. C. Quarels
Wm. Beauchamp
E. H Byers
Eli Jones
Ken Jeter
Agnes Kastner Head
Lovington Leader
J. P. Morgan
Mil Anderson
R B. Moore
Gil Haugen
Lovington Woman Arrested in Hobbs on Hot Check Warrant
Virginia Vardiman formerly of Lovington was arrested in Hobbs on a hot check charge warrant issued by the Lovington Police Department. Deputy Sheriff Ivan Read made the arrest on Friday.
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Lovington
Hobbs
Ivan Read
City Urges Cleanup Ahead of County Fair
Lovington park and street department began work Saturday to beautify the city for the county fair on September 15 16 and 17. Crews cleaned highways and streets cut grass from curbs and tidied other sites. City Manager James W Harrison said work should finish by week’s end.
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James W. Harrison
Benson Host To Russian Farmers Visit
Farm secretary Ezra Benson hosted a Russian farm delegation led by Vadimir Matskevich. They exchanged gifts with Benson receiving two lacquered boxes and a gold tie clasp featuring the 4 H emblem. Matskevich promised a family photo on return.
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Ezra Benson
Benson
Vadimir Matskevich
Matksevich
Matskevich
Russia
United States
Lamesan Worker Burns on East Lovington Oil Rig
H R Little of Lamesa sustained second degree burns to hands face and chest when a butane light plant exploded on a rig east of Lovington. He received first aid at Lovington then was taken to Lea County Hospital in satisfactory condition. The accident occurred Sunday evening aboard a 4 Dunham Drilling Co. rig.
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Lamesa
Lovington
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Lea County Hospital
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Jewell McAdoo
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Luis Armijo
Las Vegas
John R. Brand
Lea County
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Supreme Court
Eisenhower to lead flood relief from Hartford visit
President Eisenhower cuts vacation to personally oversee flood relief efforts in the northeast. He will meet governors in Hartford after surveying damage in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut where at least 202 people died.
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Hub Cap Theft Reported From Rogers Trailer Sales
Rogers Trailer Sales in Hobbs reported the weekend theft of two sets of hub caps valued at 38 dollars. Police are investigating the incident.
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Hobbs
Local Man Hobbson Cards Hole in One at Lovington
Kermit Rowley a Shell Oil sub-surface engineer from Hobbs made a hole in one at Lovington Country Club on Sunday afternoon. The left handed golfer achieved the feat on Hole No 6 using a Spaulding Single Dot Ball witnessed by Ralph Flournoy Hank Hensley the club pro and two others. Rowley earned prizes a photograph and $5 in trade plus potential medals and a Cadillac drawing.
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Lovington
Rowley
Shell Oil Co
Hobbs
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Lovington Country Club
Spaulding Co
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National Golfing Association
Former Hobbs Resident Mrs Ray L Showalter Sr Dies in California
Mrs. Ray L Showalter Sr mother of Ray J Showalter of Hobbs died suddenly in El Segundo California Friday at 5 p m She lived in Lubbock at 3113 29th Street visiting her sister Mrs Albert Ness Her body was moved to Sanders Funeral Home in Lubbock for services Survivors include one daughter Mrs W L Bailey Ft Worth Texas three sons Wayne T Showalter Columbia SC Ray J of Hobbs and twin Ray L Jr of Whiteface Texas a sister and five grandchildren.
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Oklahoma
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Ft. Worth
Texas
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Columbia
S. C
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Whiteface
Farm Labor Meeting Thursday in Lea County
Lea County Farm and Livestock Bureau schedules a Thursday meeting at 7:30 pm on Aug 25 1955. Members, especially those hiring brood labor, should attend to confirm Nationals requirements for early cotton picking and establish contracting days plus other labor business.
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Lea County Farm and Livestock Bureau
Fire at Woodward Garage Causes No Major Damage
A fire Friday morning at the Woodward Garage was extinguished before the Lovington Fire Department arrived. The blaze began from a gasoline can and a cutting torch. No damage was reported beyond gasoline loss. Jimmy Woodward, chief, and Rusty Woodward are Lovington firefighters.
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Jimmy
Rusty Woodward
Lovington
Liquor Store Robbery At The Longhorn Package Store
Robbers broke into The Longhorn Package Store Sunday night via a back mud house entrance. They took 117.29 dollars in cash and 40 to 50 pints and half pints of whisky gin and vodka, while missing 1100 dollars hidden inside the building.
Eunice Plans Second Dollar Day Event
Eunice merchants participate in a city wide dollar day set for August 29 sponsored by the Eunice Chamber of Commerce. The August event follows a successful first dollar day and merchants favor continuing the monthly sales event.
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Eunice
Eunice Chamber of Commerce
Police Probe Theft Of Welding Lead In Hobbs
Hobbs police investigate the theft of 200 feet of welding lead from a Banes Co. pickup in Albuquerque. The truck, driven by Joe Aragon of Los Lunas, was parked near the Plains Hotel over the weekend. Lead valued at about 50 cents per foot, total about $100.
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Banes Co
Albuquerque
Joe Aragon
Los Lunas
Plains
Aragon
Polio Cases Rise in Massachusetts to 174 This Year
Massachusetts health officials report 68 new polio cases on Monday, bringing the year total to 174. This compares with 118 cases at this point last year, signaling a continued rise in polio activity within the state.
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Massachusetts
Rites Pending for Baby Grovinco
Three year old Joe Tommie Grovinco, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Grovinco of 306 East Park, died Friday at Lea County Hospital. The father has worked for Limam Electric Company since 1952.
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Joe Tommie Grovinco
Joe Grovinco
East Park
Lea County Hospital
Limam Electric Company
Weekly Business Review Outlook Bright Despite Inflation Fears
Business activity stayed high with gains in steel production coal output freight carloadings and bank clearings. Electricity held near record levels while auto and appliance demand supported retail and wholesale trade amid inflation worries and some producer restructuring.
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de Soto
Chrysler
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