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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1949
Page
4
Mrs Lane serves as pastor of Tatum Church Assembly of God inviting worshipers to morning services at 10 30 A M evening services at 11 30 A M and a prayer meeting Tuesday at 7 30 P M with an invitation to attend.
The notice lists a weekly church schedule with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and 10 a m training union evening worship at 7 p m and evening service at 6 p m plus a worship service for Wee at 6 p m on Sundays and WMS meeting on Thursday at 2 30 p m.
Readable fragment shows a service times pattern with 10 AM and 2 PM slots on Thursday. Mentions W.S.C. and general invitation to participate in services. No clear organizations or places provided.
Mrs. Edna Brasell joins the Lovington school staff replacing the injured Mrs. Maridel Hart. Brasell earned her degree and graduate work in Primary Education at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales.
George Newman, pastor, invites attendees to Wednesday evening services at 6 30. Sunday School starts 10 00 a m Morning Worship at 11 00 a m Training Union at 6 00 p m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m.
Pastor Mr. Lee invites members to Bible study at 10 AM each Sunday followed by preaching and communion. Details appear faded showing church name and service outline with incomplete text.
Aed BTIST CHURCH in New Mexico lists services for Sunday including morning worship at 11 am and evening worship at 7 pm. Training Union starts at 6 pm and midweek service at 7:30 pm. Women Missionary Union meets Thursday at 2 36 pm.
Prairieview Missionary Pastor A C Hodges leads worship at 11 a.m. Training Union at 6 30 p m. Preaching at 7 30 p m Mid week prayer meeting 7 30 p m Ladies auxiliary Thursdays 2
Coach L C Cozzens checked out equipment for nearly twenty senior players including returning lettermen Ross Black Lonnie Estes Kenneth Choate and Harvey Teas. First game is Saturday December 10 at Tatum. First home game December 16 in the new gym vs Portales Rams. Junior squad coached by Virgil Boteler with about 25 boys under sixteen. Lovington will also field a seventh and eighth grade junior high team coached by Hopkins and Ward, playing eight county opponents for the first time.
Southwest market reports show firmer prices for brans and shorts with bran at about 46 dollars a ton and gray shorts near 49.50. Cottonseed meal holds steady to one dollar higher in North Texas around 64 to 65 dollars a ton. Demand for seeds improves modestly despite milder weather delaying feedstuff use.
More than half of Massachusetts 75 000 high school students received automobile driving instruction during the past year. The report highlights youth access to driver education and widespread participation across districts in the state.
Lovington locals host and visit relatives from Long Beach Morton Roswell Portales and other towns. Guests include M S Clardy and Mrs J P Morrow while new paving projects and bank conventions unfold.
Article details 42 078 Mexican nationals employed under contracts in west Texas and New Mexico. It cites 25 877 processed by El Paso Labor contracting office, with 16 211 cotton pickers in Texas and 9 666 in New Mexico, plus 17 000 from the Chihuahua labor center. Pay scales vary from 1.75 per 100 pounds to 2 after first pick, with daily earnings in some Texas regions reaching 9.00 on stripping jobs. Bracero cowboys in Big Bend counties number 529 applications, 200 processed, with total expected processing near 600.
Tiny Tots recount holiday trips back to kindergarten with tales of turkey and visits from Doug Sinclaire brother of Billy Sinclaire. Locals Kathy Cox David Shawn Phillip Campbell Marsha Stephen Hill and Dale Bush share out of town feasts while Claudia Kay Sparkman and Mary Jeffers suffer illnesses. Joy Cowan shows new boots and Stephen loses first tooth.
Mrs E B Yarbro hosted a afternoon shower for Mrs David Vannest nee Jimmie Lee Thornton on November 29 from 4 to 7. Ninety guests attended as Mesdames Yarbro Carlton Whittle Herman Culp Ben Rushing Lester Alston Art Berkshire John Easley and Ruth Thornton helped. The bride wore aqua crepe with pink carnation corsage and the centerpiece featured a two tiered cake with bride and groom figures.
Bob Wishart returns to Lovington after spending the holidays with his sister in Albuquerque.
Mrs. Florence Taylor and her son Buster from O'Donald stayed several days in Lovington with Mrs. Taylor's sister Mrs. J. W. Jackson.
Little Miss Mary Jeffers played the bride’s mother in the Tom Thumb wedding. She wore a purple gown and a corsage of yellow chrysanthemums.
Campaign buttons bearing a picture of John E. Miles appeared in Albuquerque with the slogan For Governor John E. Miles. Miles has not stated his plans for the Democratic nomination next year, and he is currently on a Pacific tour with other congressmen.
Veteran New Mexico politician Clyde Tingley hedged about a potential 1950 run for governor in Albuquerque. He commented on losing Bernalillo County plate number one to Joe Heaston, noting his car would run fine on any plate and hinting 1951 could bring the state’s number one license. He said the governor would get that plate.
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