Lions and Baptists split as Household awaits title clash
In a playoff doubleheader Magnolia edged Household 11 to 4 while Lions defeated Baptists 5 to 3 to set up a championship series against Household. Magnolia led early with two runs in the first game. Household then powered past Magnolia in the second game with 11 runs on 10 hits.
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Wesy
Liing
Magnolia
Bill
Lions
The
Baptists
Household
Household Supply
Lions Club
Arcs
Lions Park
Oynler
Democrats Will Elect New Chairman In Hobbs
Lea County Democratic Central Committee plans a meeting at Hobbs City Hall at 6 p m on August 29. County Chairman Horace Burl Owens will resign and a new chairman will be elected with Tom Finn favored as the likely selection. Finn currently serves as Hobbs Justice of the Peace and county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Democratic Central Committee
Hobbs
Horace Burl Owens
Tom Finn
Tom
1953 Farm Program Discussed at Joint Meeting
A joint meeting of the Production Marketing Administration the Soil Conservation Service county and community committees the Farm Home Loan Administration and the County Agent discussed the 1953 program and procedures. They voted to hold the schooling after the annual committee election and requested an early election to be held at the August 27 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Production Marketing Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Home Loan Administration
Preliminary Hearing Postponed for Granville Holder
The preliminary hearing for Granville Lawrence Holder of Elmore City Oklahoma was postponed after prosecutors could not round up all witnesses. Holder, 26, was captured August 18 by Billy Don Johnson after stealing oil workers' clothing at a Denton Pool doghouse north of Lovington. He was arraigned before Judge John W Green with bond set at $1,000 and pleaded not guilty. Police say Holder admitted being a four time loser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Lawrence Holder
Elmore City
Okla
Holder
Billy Don Johnson
Denton Pool
Lovington
John W. Green
PMA Officials Inspect Local Progress in Lovington
State PMA committee member T. W. Clayton and Soil Conservationist Carl Thiel King inspected local PMA and SCS offices in Lovington to check on work progress. In September PMA SCS and FHA offices will move into the D A Hudgens building east side square. The SCS office is south of the business district while PMA and FHA are in the courthouse basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
T. W. Clayton
Carl Thielking
PMA
SCS
FHA
D.A. Hudgens
Court House
Charges Against Crouse Dropped In Hot Check Case
Judge John W. Green dismissed the case against Charles Ray Crouse after prosecutors recommended dismissal. The charge stemmed from a hot check written earlier this summer for $42.57, which was later deposited in the sheriff's office. Defense counsel Jack Angél Fwood noted the arraignment had him plead not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Green
Charles Ray Crouse
Max Edwards
Lea County
Crouse
H. D. Weatherspoon
Weatherspoon
Sheriff's Office
Jack AnGél Fwood
Car Charge Bound Over After Preliminary Hearing
Charley McMellon Lout about 28 was bound over to district court on a charge of unlawfully taking an automobile without the owner's consent. At the preliminary hearing before Judge John W. Green his bond was cut to 1,000 dollars. Lout, who represented himself, claimed he had been drinking and blacked out. he had pleaded not guilty at arraignment in June, with a prior bond of 2,500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley McMellon Lout
John W. Green
Lout
Junior Livestock Auction At Lea County Fair
The Lea County Fair features a Junior Livestock Auction on Friday September 26. Assistant county agent Frank Walker says 54 animals will be sold including 9 beef cattle 18 lambs and 27 hogs. Buyers can arrange processing or resell to a packer at the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea
Frank Walker
Walker
Mrs Stahnke and son to visit Las Vegas NM two weeks
Mrs Kenneth Stahnke and her son Ralph will depart this week for a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Manuel Montayo in Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Kenneth Stahnke
Ralph
Las Vegas
N. M
Manuel Montayo
Youth Center Outlines Annual Activities and Fees
The Community and Youth Center supervisor-director Mrs. Larry Crouse detailed a year of teen programs including table games music and dances. Teens paid 50 cents monthly, 1223 membership cards were sold, and guests from other communities could attend certain activities with a Lovington member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Larry Crouse
GOP Names Frank Oster to Second Spot in NM
Harmony returns to top ranks as New Mexico Republican Party retains state chairman Harry Robins 115 to 44 after a long meeting. Frank Cortez of Santa Fe named to run for lieutenant governor as Manuel Chevez exits over Valencia County treasurer book shortage.
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Republican Party
New Mexico
State Central Committee
Harry Robins
GOP
Robins
Alvin Stockton
Stockton
Colfax County
Frank Cortez
Santa Fe
Manuel C. Chevez
Chevez
Valencia County
Edwin L. Mechem
Family Reunion Held Here on August 23 and 24
A two day family reunion was hosted at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Crowley and Mrs. Hester E. Crowley on August 23 and 24. Attendees included Joyce Taylor of Houston, C. E. Shive and J. S. Bishop couples from Big Spring and San Antonio, A. F. Crowley of Los Angeles, and numerous Crowley relatives from Littlefield, Orange, and Courtland. Capt. Bishop showcased Guam movies, Harry Crowley and others shared films, and notices included the upcoming wedding of Amelda Crowley to Lt. Glen Hatley in Dover Delaware.
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J. G. Crowley
Hester E. Crowley
Joyce Taylor
Houston
Tex
C. E. Shive
J. S. Bishop
Big Spring
A. F. Crowley
Los Angeles
Calif
Harry G. Crowley
Littlefield
San Antonio
Bert Shive
Don
Texas
Cappy Ricks
Orange
Capt
Bishop
Guam
Harry Crowley
Crowley
E and B Jewelry to Move to Main Street in September
E and B Jewelry plan a relocation to Main Street around September 15. New merchandise arrives daily and will be displayed in new show cases in the upcoming building. Elmer Siversand and his wife Betty operate the business and are assembling the showcases themselves.
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Main Street
Elmer Siversand
Betty
Fair Booth Reservations Open for Lea County Fair
Commercial booth reservations for the Lea County Fair September 24 to 27 are now being accepted. County agent urges contact with BE M Hester or Hubert Maddox in Lovington or Harry Nunan at the Hobbs Chamber of Commerce Office. Booth sizes are 10 by 8 feet or 10 by 16 feet.
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Lea County
BE. M. (Slim) Hester
Hubert Maddox
Lovington
Hobbs
Harry Nunan
Chamber of Commerce
Lea Countians Attend GOP Pow Wow Monday
Lea County delegates attended the Republican State Central Committee meeting in Albuquerque on Monday. Frank Ortiz of Santa Fe was named as lieutenant governor candidate to replace Manuel Chaves who resigned after a county treasurer dispute. George Schubert and A A Doc Kemnitz from Hobbs and Charles Brown of Jal attended. Robins of Albuquerque retained as state chairman amid a factional dispute tied to Mechem and Hurley.
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Republican State Central Committee
Albuquerque
Frank S. Ortiz
Santa Fe
Manuel Chaves
Valencia County
Lea County
George Schubert
Hobbs
Republican Party
A. A
Doc” Kemnitz
Charles Brown
Jal
Brown
Schubert
Central Committee
Harry Robbins
Ortiz
Robins
Edwin Mechem
Patrick J. Hurley
U. S
Mechem
Hurley
Wesley Quinn
Clovis
Senate
Hurl
Ed Burke
John H. Bliss
Charles Harris
Roswell
James Coney
Republicans to Open Hobbs Office in Schubert Building
Lea County Republicans plan a Hobbs headquarters this week in the Schubert Building at 115 East Dunham. The office will operate 8 to 5 daily with a telephone and stenographer on staff. About 5000 I LIKE IKE stickers and other publicity will be distributed for national and state tickets. Chairman L. George Schubert and finance committee head A. A. Doc Kemptiz are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County Republicans
Hobbs
Schubert
East Dunham
L. George Schubert
A. A. “Doc” Kemnitz
Farm Bureau Directors To Meet Friday
Lea County Farm and Livestock Bureau board of director and the labor board meet Friday at 7 30 p m in the downtown office to select commodity committee men representatives for the Albuquerque meeting on September 3 and to settle other labor problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Lea County Farm and Livestock Bureau Board of Director
Labor Board
Albuquerque
Ord
Democrats Honor Granthams District Judge Anderson Event
The Lovington session opens September 2 with Judge C Roy Anderson presiding. A water well permit suit against State Engineer John Bliss folds into a briefing with oil and gas interests, while Democrats plan a Grantham tour through Tatum Jal Lovington and Hobbs Eunice, ending with a large Eunice School House crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Grantham
Eunice
Pat Whitsitt Dies in Hobbs After Heart Attack
Pat Randy Whitsitt 48 of Hobbs died at a local hospital after collapsing with a heart attack while visiting the yard of Hobbs Chief of Police Ivan Read. He co owned Bateman and Whitsitt Oil Field Service Company since 1944 and is survived by his wife, mother, a brother in Houston, and a sister in Hobbs. Funeral plans are pending with burial at Memory Gardens.
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Ivan Read
S. del Paso
Hobbs
Pat
Randy Whitsitt
Hobbs Oil Well Service Company
Frank Bateman
Bateman
Fall Hereford Sale Scheduled for November Dates
The One Stop Hereford Association will sponsor a sale at the Fairgrounds sale barn on November 25 following a November 24 show. About 65 animals will be auctioned by Walker S. Britton of College Station, Texas, chosen as auctioneer by the group.
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Fairgrounds
One Stop Hereford Association
Walker S. Britton
College Station
Tex
Plans for Open Range Cowboy Reunion in Lea County
Plans are readied for the Open Range Cowboy Reunion set for September 6 in Lea County. Henry Record of Monument, longtime president, leads organization efforts as Lovington Leader plans gifts for the two oldest cowboys and cowgirls and for the longest-distance attendee, plus a long-time Lea County resident.
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Henry Record
Monument
Lovington
Lea County
Record
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C. R. Crouse
D. A
Ross Black
Frank Oster
E&b
Kemnitz
Gop's
Granthams
C. Roy Anderson
Charles C. Loveless
New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
Everett Grantham
Waldo Speirs
Tatum
Democratic Party
Col
Don Hallam
County Club
Pat Whitsitt
First Methodist Church
Memory Gardens
Green Chapel
Hereford
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