Preliminary Hi School Band Warmup at Levington High
Miss Shirley Collier and seven rivals vie for drum major at Levington High School with F. John Plyman Jr directing the band. Hester conducts warmups on his BB Flat Sousaphone as the new band president awaits the final announcement next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Collier
Levington High School
F. John Plyman Jr
Earl Hester
Hester
E. M. Hester
Miss Collier
J. F. Collier
Cathylene Shelton
Wanda Austin
Mary Griffin
Monette Battles
Merle McElroy
Vida Collier
Shirley Ann Short
Plyman
Hemisphere Society to Convene National Range Meeting in Albuquerque
Albuquerque will host more than 500 delegates of the American Society of Range Management for a national convention January 20 to 22 1953. J S McCorkle regional range division chief says large western state delegations and some from Canada and foreign countries will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Mechem
Albuquerque
N. M
American Society of Range Management
J. S. McCorkle
Soil Conservation Service
McCorkle
Canada
Great Plains
Pacific Coast
Society
Francis A. Riordan
Riordan
New Labor Contracting Association Makes Lea County Debut
The Farmers-Ranchers Labor Contracting Association held its first meeting at the Youth Center with 45 farmers and ranchers. Ed Burkart discussed Mexican National Labor Insurance including $1,000 death and $1,000 disability coverage and non-occupational hospitalization deductions. Dave Cullen outlined the group's role in assisting farmers with supplies and Mexican nationals, with M. R. Jones as president and Lillard Dale, George Evans, and Lee Mitchell as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Labor Contracting Association
Lea County
Farmers-Ranchers Labor Contracting Association
Dave Cullen
Ed Burkart
el Paso
Tex
Burkart
Edlin Irvin Crowell Insurance Co
Cullen
M. R. Jones
New Association
R. L. Sebring
Lillard Dale
George Evans
Lee Mitchell
Newly Weds Are Honored in Bridal Shower at McAlester
Newly weds Mr and Mrs Jay Cummings were honored at a misc bridal shower Tuesday night at McAlester Fuel Co picnic grounds after barbecue. Guests included Mr and Mrs Hugh McCain Jr Mr and Mrs Harvey Haseltine Mr and Mrs Tom Gould Mr and Mrs Luther Stevens Mr and Mrs Charles Lorance Mr and Mrs Bill Clack Mr and Mrs Ocle Williams Mr and Mrs Joseph Rodgers Mr and Mrs Stanley Morris Mr and Mrs James Terrell Mr and Mrs Hal Marshall Mr and Mrs James Denis Mr and Mrs Lois Wheat Mr and Mrs Ben Moxley Mr and Mrs Clarence Pope Mr and Mrs Mivett Mr and Mrs Earl Wilks Esteen Tarry Gary Archer James Conway Stanley Pope Bill Owens G L Scott and Bob Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Refining Co
Jay Cummings
McAlester Fuel Co
Ftor
Hugh McCain Jr
Harvey Haseltine
Tom Gould
Luther Stevens
Charles Lorance
Bill Clack
Ocle Williams
Joseph Rodgers
Stanley Morris
James Terrell
Hal Marshall
James Denis
Lois Wheat
Ben Moxley
Clarence Pope
Mivett
Earl Wilks
Esteen Tarry
Gary Archer
James Conway
Stanley Pope
Bill Owens
G. L. Scott
Bob Barnes
Poultry Dealers Accused Of Watering Fowls
The FDA reports suspected racketeers water down turkeys to inflate weight for resale. A Cincinnati dealer complained frozen gobblers shrank by about two and a half pounds after thawing. Inspectors seized roughly 50,000 pounds of over iced birds in Cleveland and Cincinnati during June and July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Mrs. E R Scott Honored at Post Nuptial Shower
Mrs Eddie Ray Scott formerly Billie Lynn Vereen was honored at a miscellaneous shower Tuesday evening at 1006 Madison Ave hosted by Mrs Barry Black Mrs Kelly Click Mrs Randy Ballard Mrs Roscoe Cadwell Mrs Wesley Allen and Mrs B H Joplin. Gifts were given by attendees and others unable to attend sent presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.R. Scott
Eddie Ray Scott
Billie Lynn Vereen
Kelly Click
Madison Ave
Barry Black
Randy Ballard
Roscoe Cadwell
Wesley Allen
B. H. Joplin
Scott
Theg
Fair Booth For Rebekahs At County Fair
The Rebekah Lodge will run a booth at the County Fair after receiving meeting approval. The IOOF Hall gathering, led by Noble Grand Wilma Tatum, discussed a cooperation request from the Odd Fellows Lodge to recruit pledges for blood typing and a local blood drawing. Lois Caldwell urges active lodge participation as meeting attendance has fallen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Rebekahs
IOOF
Wilma Tatum
Noble Grand
Odd Fellows Lodge
Lois Caldwell
Hoover Narrowly Escapes Death As Cabin Burns
Former President Herbert Hoover barely escaped injury when a mountain cabin at Silver Lake in the High Sierras burned to the ground in minutes. He and other guests fled unharmed from the one story residence owned by Nate Minnon, a wealthy importer and former California fish and game official, located about 60 miles north of Bishop California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Calif
Herbert Hoover
High Sierras
Hoover
Nate Minnon
California State Fish and Game Commission
Sierras
California
Silver Lake
Playoff Openers Guide Lions and Household to Wins
Household Supply routed Magnolia 7 to 1 at Lions Park as six runs came in the first inning. D Schroeder pitched for Household with G Schroeder catching. Magnolia’s lone run came in the fourth as Cooke allowed five hits and no walks. In the second game the Lions beat the Baptists 8 to 7 in eight innings after a back and forth affair led by Howard Grandon’s homer and late Lions bursts. Tracy’s late clutch homer sealed the comeback win for Lions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Mahan
Household
W. Camp
Cook
Lions Park
D. Schroeder
G. Schroeder
Cooke
Baptists
Lions
Howard Grandon
Joe Battles
Grandon
Tracy
Parking Meters Pay Off in City Fund Drive
Judge John W. Green reports that by noon Wednesday the parking meters had produced 128 dollars in receipts for the city fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Green
Knowledge is Power and Prize Contests
The article discusses real and fake prize contests, noting judges like Zenn Kaufman and Lester Cone Jr. ensure fairness. It cites a federal law from Successful Prize Contests requiring entries to be opened read and evaluated and warns sponsors against biased draws. It mentions professional judges and potential post office scrutiny. It also suggests retirement activities from arts to church work with Catholic Digest context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenn Kaufman
Lester Cone, Jr
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Hemisphere-wide Grazing Land Society
The
Salt Lake City
Hobbs Pumbing CO
East Dunham
Hobbs, New Mexico
Hollis
Deacon’ Smith
Fred Phillips
Ing. Household
Jane Whitbread
Vivian Cadden
Chen Annen
Dan George H. Preston
Upand-U
Sea Insurance Agency
John Deere Cotton Trailers
Wanda
Lovington Implement Co
Artesia Highway
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