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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1952
Page
8
For sale in Lea County. Best welding shop and equipment. Call 3-4242 or write Box 13553 Hobbs New Mexico. Notice dated 8 29 8.
Classified brief advertising windmill pump piano rental and vehicle equipment notes appear. Dick Clardy Lovington Auto Company offers an 8 foot Windmill pump. Western Geophysical Co lists a Model 500 Western Shothole Drill on a 1945 Ford Truck with contact 4701 Lovington.
Over 200 Lea County 4-H children attended an all county skating party at the Aquamarine Skating Rink in Hobbs Tuesday evening. Parents were cooperative and a good time was had by all.
The Chelf committee, authorized by Congress, reopens the Finnegan misconduct case to learn why he avoided prison earlier and whether the Justice Department or its officials influenced the delayed judgment. The probe follows a King committee pattern tracing Finnegan from the treasury internal revenue bureau to the criminal division and reexamines a grand jury that once cleared him.
Portales high school Rams reveal a revised football schedule opening September 12 against Jal in Portales. The modified slate starts with Jal and Tucumcari, then visits Los Alamos Santa Fe Roswell Lovington NMML Yannigans Clayton Clovis with game times 7 30 pm except November 27 at 2 pm.
The Baptist Girls AuMary held its regular meeting at the First Baptist Church with Vice President Glenda McNabb presiding. Wanda Jones led in prayer and the group discussed the subject of light. Attendees included Peggy Rice, Betty Rice, Sammie Stubblefield, Ruth Stubblefield, Vickie McNabb, Linda Gilman, and Glenda Fisher.
The Miss Ethel Yaden farm northwest of Lovington reports a bumper tomato harvest with 220 boxes picked from three acres in the first crop. She asserts this is the farm’s inaugural tomato yield.
The first annual Conservation tour of the district is scheduled for Friday September 12 sponsored by the county agent and the Soil Conservation district. Highlights include a noon meeting at the old Prairieview school grounds with Lovington National Bank providing food and an out of town speaker. Demonstrations cover land leveling irrigation structures cotton alfalfa and grain sorghums mesquite control and deferred grazing as Governor Mechem proclaims September Soil Conservation Month in New Mexico.
Benny Ray Doran son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Doran was honored at a birthday party on Thursday August 21 at his parents home. Birthday cake and ice cream were served to 17 guests.
In Realities magazine Noel Barber argues the West lacks an overarching strategy for Korea Indo China and Malaya and calls for a single commander in chief for the Orient. Carlos Davila recalls ancient Monger stories while George Estes touts a claim of a wooden rails railroad in Walla Walla valley with rawhide rails.
Lacreta Wilks daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Wilks of Lovington married Jay Cummings son of Mr and Mrs R L Cummings of Portales on August 16 in Ft Sumner New Mexico. Rev Hooper Campbell officiated with attendants Mrs Faye Mize and Jack Wade. The couple will reside in Lovington where the groom works for Atlantic Refining Company. Miss Wilks is a Lovington High School graduate and former band flutist and pianist at Hillcrest Baptist Church.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Doran and son Saturday night were Mr. and Mrs. J. Buck Doran and children of Clovis New Mexico, Mr. and Mrs. Roy P. Fort and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Collins and children and Robert Collins of Lubbock Texas.
Lovington lawyer Robert Ward presided over the Lea County Bar Association meeting at the Drake Cafe at noon Monday in Judge John Brand's absence. Seventeen lawyers attended as routine business was discussed.
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