Lovington Leader publication details and staff in 1909
The Lovington Leader was published by Lea County Publishing Company in Lovington New Mexico. Agnes Kastner served as head publisher and Juan L Wiey as assistant publisher. The paper was an official publication of the U S Land Office and entered as second class matter at the Lovington post office. It was issued twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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U. S. Land Office
Lovington
N. M
THE
LEA County Publishing Company
We must not fear the atom bomb or global obliteration
In this Socorro Chieftain commentary the author argues that truth and error shape life, civilization ends and renews through internal change, and future progress depends on personal effort. The piece stresses that resilience comes from individual attitude, sincerity, and action, not external forces or leadership.
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You
War Hits Home as Local Soldier Dies in Korea
The community learns Army PFC James Carl Cain has fallen in Korea while PFC Joe Z. Leamon of Hobbs is missing in action. Cain's family faces grief and uncertainty while awaiting word on Leamon's fate.
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Army
James Carl Cain
Korea
Young Cain
Joe Z. Leamon
Hobbs
Sam R. Leamon
Two Percent Salary Levy Sparks Political Pressure
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Governor Mabry withholds full aid to two percent salary collectors for Democratic headquarters. The governor backs the voluntary system but won't force workers to contribute, drawing protests that state employees are not party property. The Carlsbad Argus calls the 2 percent levy improper and argues contributions should be voluntary.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Mabry
New Mexico
Democratic Party
Santa Fe Bids Slashes City Insurance Costs
Santa Fe invited bids to cover city liabilities and secured prices far below the State over the counter rates. Four firms bid on four policies including public liability and property damage with totals from about two to five thousand dollars. City officials foresee potential annual savings of as much as one hundred thousand dollars by diversifying insurers next renewal.
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Santa Fe
State of
New Mexico
Old Line Insurance Companies
del Miera
James Russell
Howell Earnest Agency
Manuel Lujan
Santa Fe New Mexican
Dessie Sawyer Named New Mexico Democratic Chairwoman
Dessie Sawyer of Crossroads is appointed Democratic Chairwoman from New Mexico. The note praises her honors and predicts duties will grow, while reflecting on local opinions of party dynamics and a recent Hobbs publicity surge over high electric rates.
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Dessie Sawyer
Sawyer
New Mexico
Brannan Sets High Wheat Supports Amid War-Era Strains
Secretary Brannan announced maximum support for next year's wheat at $1.99 a bushel or 90 percent of the July parity, whichever is higher, arguing high prices spur production to meet international food obligations and Korea's rice needs. He cautioned other crops may also stay high but decisions are pending, while Senate debates tax provisions touching farm cooperatives.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Charles Brannan
Brannan
Korea
Senate
John J. Williams
Delaware Republican
Williams
Congress
Capitol Hill
Harmony and poker faces mark Democratic meeting says portly attorney
Hobbs attorney Melvin C Neal claims the Democratic gathering was all milk and honey with even delated David Chavez on the platform to seal harmony. Gene Lusk named keynote, son of Georgia Lusk, recently appointed assistant district attorney at Carlsbad, with political aspirations.
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Melvin
Barkley
Melvin C. Neal
Hobbs
David Chavez
Youu
Gene Lusk
Georgia Lusk
Congress
Johnnie Miles
Georgia
John Miles
Judge Chavez
Lake Frazier
Young Lusk
Carlsbad
Judge Bensing Gets Well Soon From Hobbs
Judge Bob Bensing of Hobbs in the Veterans Hospital at Albuquerque is remembered by the county as he recovers. The note asks for his Leader and Flare to reach him and wishes his speedy return home to his wife and three children.
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Bob Bensing
Hobbs
Veterans Hospital
Albuquerque
Judge Bensing
Pickets Line At Santa Fe Cafe Spark Dispute
Roy Record reports on a Santa Fe cafe where union pickets block the door while workers inside favor stable wages hours and conditions. Off duty cafe staff join the line to press for unionism, drawing curious crowds of locals and visitors to the scene.
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Santa Fe
Roy Record
What's Wrong With Smallness in New Mexico Towns
A Silver City Daily Press reflection notes the census counts for New Mexico towns like Raton and Albuquerque. It argues population growth supports tax bases and services but laments smaller towns’ happiness and communities as statehood era changes loom.
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Raton
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Silver City
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Roswell
Gallup
Santa Fe
Siver City
Silver City Daily Press
Farm equipment sales surge on scare buying
A farm equipment publication reports July retail sales of tractors and other gear rising to 258 million dollars, up 29 percent from June, driven largely by scare buying linked to the Korean War and most purchases made for cash with few trade-ins. Indonesia plans to boost copra production and study the industry via a new copra commission, while the Philippines reports exports near their highest since January 1948. USDA notes two research advances: a scorable sheep branding fluid that remains legible yet can be fully scoured from wool, and ultraviolet light raising egg production by up to 19 percent in five-year USDA tests conducted in an underground poultry facility.
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Implement and Tractor
Indonesia
USDA
Philippines
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Center
Islands Seized Near Inchon Hint at West Coast Landing Plans
South Korean troops captured Tok-Chok and Yongchung islands guarding Inchon as part of revitalized armed forces. The move signals potential amphibious operations on Korea’s west coast, leveraging high tides and sea power while facing challenging shorelines and Red artillery ranges.
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Korea
Inchon
Tok-Chock
Yongchung
Seoul
Synghman Rhee
South Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Tok-Chok
Yonghung
The Low Down From Hickory Grove
A column argues Americans must rebuild sturdier home front effort while opposing left handed experiments and government overreach. It criticizes defense spending and socialist trends, warning against surrendering to government ownership amid Korea era tensions.
First Airman Honors Medal Awarded at Lackland
Pfc. James E. Petesch a 19 year old Lackland AFB trainee from Oshkosh Wisconsin is the first airman to receive the newly created American Spirit Honor Medal Maj Gen Charles W Law rence Lackland commander announced Petesch was chosen for high example to comrades in arms after officers screened thousands of records The bronze medallion features an American eagle superimposed on a sunburst Authorized by the Department of Defense.
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San Antonio
Possum Prowler Tries Piano In Kensington Rumpus
Roy Sabine slept as his wife twice alerted police about a piano playing intruder in their Kensington rumpus room. Officers found nothing first, but the second call led to a surprise culprit, an opossum at the keyboard who scampered away.
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Kensington
Cal
Roy Sabine
Grasshoppers Are Reduced In Northeastern New Mexico
Entomologist Leon Moore reports severe infestation in parts of northeastern New Mexico appears postponed or eliminated by wind erosion and drought. In irrigated areas hoppers may still be a problem though. In Quay County wheat areas look good for farmers but bad for hoppers.
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New Mexico
Leon Moore
Moore
Quay
Curry
Movies Of Tactoids Shed Light On Life
DETROIT UP Wayne University scientists report first motion pictures of tactoids, tiny matter bits in living organisms. Dr. Wilfried Heller led the four year project. Tactoids lack life yet show many cell properties, offering insights into the physico chemical basis of life.
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Detroit
Wayne University
Wilfried Heller
Schools
Heller
Mountain man uses silencer at daughter’s wedding
A mountaineer equipped a shotgun with a silencer leading to a quiet wedding scenario. Details about location or charges are not provided in the fragment.
New City Planning Urged As Defense Against A-Bomb
New York experts warn that dense urban cores with clustered skyscrapers are prime A bomb targets. Dr. R. E. Lapp argues for city design that reduces vulnerability, favors suburban growth, and emphasizes public education on atomic threats and defense.
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New York
R. E. Lapp
Office of Naval Research
Manhattan Island
Editor Says Russia Sells Slavery Outsells U S
Palmer Hoyt warns at a Chamber lunch in Albuquerque that more people live under totalitarian rule than democracies and blames poor salesmanship and apathy in free nations. He argues Russia’s imperialism threatens world peace more than communism and urges press power to inform the public.
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Denver E
Russia
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Albuquerque
Palmer Hoyt
Coun
Tout
Witty Adage About Tight Nuts and Small Wrenches
A compact proverb notes that many tight nuts are loosened by a small wrench. It uses a playful image to illustrate how small tools can overcome stubborn problems.
Tied Up All Day Let Out All Night Phrase
A short saying notes a pattern of keeping something constant during daytime and releasing it after dark, implying control and cycles of restraint and freedom without specifying context or subject.
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Hobbs Chamber of Commerce
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Quay County
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