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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1951
Page
2
The Lovington Leader is produced by the Lea County Publishing Company and filed as second class matter at the Lovington Post Office in New Mexico.
A reporter visits Lea County jail and observes two forty year old women. One sits in the insane cell with a fixed gaze, Sheriff Trimble notes the risk she poses. The other talks with her 14 year old son from her cell, a brunette in a scanty blouse and blue shorts, facing prostitution charges.
A proposed legislative bureau in New Mexico may study rising mental illness among the elderly and the role of social factors such as divorce, loss of a mate, loneliness, and family neglect. Officials warn facilities must double soon and consider laws compelling children to care for aged parents.
Former Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson testifies before a Senate committee on being asked to hide billions of foreign aid in the military budget. He says he refused and was fired. Editorial reaction notes such concealment implies fraud and erosion of taxpayer trust, urging public pressure on lawmakers.
In a sharply worded stance the writer urges a budget cut of ten billion and argues any reduction would curtail waste, signal congressional control of purse strings, and reverse a long trend of big spending by the executive branch.
Sheriff Trimble tours the county jail with reporters and local officials as inmates fry ham burgers in the kitchen. The newly furnished jailor’s quarters feature a Jesus picture and crocheted tidies while Trimble battles license transfer disputes and public opinion in Hobbs, New Mexico.
Sheriff Charlie Trimble vows to stand firm against pressure to revoke the Pitchfork liquor license amid threats of opposition in the coming election. The Grapevine column notes tensions with Hobbs officials and mentions County Commission chairman Alex Woodel as a potential rival, with Trimble denying specific threats.
Rumors place Stace sa uman Joe Aven in dispute with Avon and suggest Martin Hughes of Hobbs backs Avon. Early candidates emerge as May primary approaches while Hobbs County Commissioner Carl Denson plans to retire. Roy Still and Roy Yarbrough are linked to personal troubles and lobbying over Roy Yarbrough’s Oil Commission job, with a Santa Fe visit reported.
Governor Edwin L. Mechem says he will appoint vacancies on the State Economic Development Commission once all Chambers of Commerce in the state have proposed nominees. The commission will then elect a chairman from among its members.
Searchers locate Christobal Silva a five year old boy from Manzano and his dog after a 24 hour disappearance wandering through canyons near Estancia authorities report a safe recovery for the child and pet with no injuries noted.
Copper and copper-base alloys play a crucial role in refining, shipping, and distributing oil. Every year refineries, tankers, tank cars, and filling stations handle millions of pounds of the metal.
Under the Capitol Dome a new Chief of Naval Operations, Bill Fechteler, signals a shift toward naval air power following Admiral Forrest Sherman’s policies. He inherits a force prioritizing carriers, with one super carrier under way and two more proposed, marking a stark change from traditional battleship dominance. Fechteler follows a line of strong leaders and aims to match the decisive wartime leadership of Ernest King.
A cucumber fully matured inside a small bottle discarded in a Sparta Illinois garden. The bottle was tossed there when cucumber vines were young, and the curio was discovered by local observers.
Cowbirds, cuckoos and other species practice brood parasitism by laying eggs in the nests of other birds. The foster parents hatch and rear the young, benefiting the parasitic species.
UP Commentary warns UN forces may face a potent undersea challenge from Russia as Kaesong talks loom. Dan Kimball notes Soviet submarines rival U S ones, with plans for long submerged fleets and rocket missiles. Experts speculate on polar operations and supply sabotage methods.
A doctor at the University of South Dakota Medical School injected a mystery drug into two human guinea pigs, volunteers Jack Clifford and Ardys Pearson, who died. Attorney General Ralph Dunham ordered investigators into the case. the university says funds from a private drug firm supported the experiments and they were not under campus direct control.
In Fort Worth Texas Harlan Pope notes 13 is special. He was recalled July 13 inducted into the Marines October 13 and sent to Japan December 13. The sequence marks key service milestones in the Army Marines or related assignment.
The National Geographic Society lists the Mosque of Omar Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem as one of the three most sacred structures for 250 million Muslims after Mecca and Medina.
During two world wars the petroleum and copper industries of this country played a vital role in supporting military operations and sustaining national efforts against aggressor nations.
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