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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1951
Page
4
Bargain sale at the Gingham House offers velvets corduroys and nets at steep discounts. Shoppers flock to take advantage of lowered prices on fabric and related items.
Real estate notice offering large tracts of cultivated land in the Pecos Valley. Contact A. W. Carothers in Monathans, Texas. Auction or sale terms not specified. Notation (8-314thp) appears as an internal reference.
Friends of Mrs Louise Hart are told she now works at the Fashion Shop in Lovington after moving from Cushing Oklahoma nine months ago. She brings years in Ladies Ready to Wear and invites friends to visit to select a new fall wardrobe.
Bob Daniels and Sons Inc. filed suit to collect 338.72 for insurance premiums from Edward F. Retzloff of Hobbs. Divorces filed include Rubella Williams vs Luther Williams and Helen Maxwell vs Raymond Maxwell. H Siegfried & Son sue Penders of Jal and E H Grayson sues James Shipp for 296.32 in damages.
The state flatly upholds groundwater law as a measure of rights with beneficial use. Lea County has seen rising permits since 1929, but December 1948 closed the basin to further appropriation. The State Engineer and U.S.G.S. warn the basin is already fully to over allocated as drought looms.
General MacArthur welcomes Japan joining the free world through a proposed peace treaty with Premier Yoshida. He calls the treaty fair and just, saying Japan will regain dignity and equality among nations and stand with the free world to repel communism. A brief note mentions a dashboard percolator gadget for cars.
The Lea County Gospel Singers gathered at Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday August 26 drawing a large crowd. L G Smalley led opening prayers with Wesley Rhinehart directing close singing and multiple named leaders and performers taking part including Paula Jean Porter Helen Cross and the Castro quartet among others. A proposal urged each church send six to ten families to future singings.
Egypt releases the 7200 ton American merchant ship Paul Revere after holding her for twelve hours over alleged violations of the Suez blockade against Israel. The vessel cleared Port Said with cargo intact and extra water, having been blacklisted from loading or provisioning in Egyptian ports under applicable rules.
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