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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1952
Page
2
Reported in Lovington over last week five of six crashes occurred at intersections with drivers claiming I did not see. Despite clear daylight no injuries occurred, urging careful driving and full attention at intersections to avoid further incidents.
United Press commentary notes Moscow’s big four plan for Germany draws wary response from West, France, and Britain. A lone concession on elections is placed low, risking collapse before key votes on Bonn defense treaties. If Bonn moves ahead without France, pressure to deploy German troops grows.
Wilton Connecticut reports two Argentine groups seeking bids for an ornate crystal coffin for Eva Peron at about $30,000. Kenneth Lynch of Kenneth Lynch and Sons declines to identify the bidders and says no deal is definite. His firm previously made a crystal and bronze coffin for Mother Cabrini in 1939 now in Cabrini Chapel.
The New Mexico Hereford Association began in the early 1940s to hold an annual Albuquerque sale but faded after three failed attempts. The Clovis activity drew members to move the sale to Clovis during the Southwestern Cattle Festival. The 1950 Clovis sale drew more breeders, leading Bert C. Roy to organize a formal reorganization in December 1950 with five regional Hereford associations joining to plan a revived state organization.
In a string of quirky items a 21 year old Massengale twin pair in Lamesa Texas share identical fingerprints at a ROTC recruitment in Lubbock. A Lebanon New Hampshire motorist battles a cigarette and a hydrant flood aftermath. A Montgomery Alabama driver with 50 years of safe travel has never had a flat tire. Elk Rapids Michigan houses an honor system ice stand with no robberies. New Mexico Hereford Association grows to over 250 members and plans a big 1952 ranch tour and Clovis sale with trophies and junior breeding sales.
Selective Service officials warn the manpower pool is shrinking and by next summer the draft may need to include fathers or 4-Fs or other deferred groups to sustain the armed forces. Lieutenant-General Raymond McLain supports universal military training to end class-based privilege.
U S Department of Commerce data show roofing manufacturers shipped nearly 87 million squares in 1950, almost doubling the 1940 total of 44 million squares, reflecting a sustained rise in public acceptance over the decade.
Coloring matter sold for building materials can be mixed with cement to reduce glare on concrete walkways and driveways.
Community column details farewell shower for Isaacs moving to Vincent Texas. Hostesses and attendees listed along with gifts and reception details. Includes Farmwell handkerchief shower for Mrs Isaacs and bridal reception for Mrs Lewis Kirkland. Mallamar Day plans, square dance club reports, sewing club gathering, and local visits and mishaps.
President Truman avoided comment on Swedish newspaper charges that his secret service guards roughed Swedish citizens. Margaret Truman held a Helsinki news conference insisting the matter is blown out of proportion and plans to return home on September 2.
Senator Estes Kefauver vows to push for a permanent Senate crime investigations committee and a tax ban on gambling deductions. He notes bookmakers and gamblers returning to old habits while reports show progress in narcotics cases and higher tax take from hoodlums, though gambling taxes remain far short of estimates.
Mr and Mrs Darwin Tatum and family came home Tuesday after a two week trip starting in El Paso then to El More Noir Park near Grants and Albuquerque They also spent nine days in Chama fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Tatum and family traveled to the Ozarks for a vacation and arrived home on Sunday, marking the end of their trip.
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