McCarthy Censure Fight Divides Senate Leaders
Republican Senate Leader Knowland will vote against censure and Democratic Leader Johnson will vote for censure. Dirksen proposes a substitute deploring harsh language and denying formal censure as a precedent. Debate centers on McCarthy actions and a potential 33-vote outcome with final votes imminent.
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Senate
William Knowland
McCarthy
Lyndon Johnson
Knowland
Johnson
Congress
Dirksen
Alexander Smith
N. J
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Gillette
Haden
Hayden
Business Men Urged to Send U. F. Pledges Lovington Fund Drive Goal Set at 18000
Local letter to Lovington businessmen explains the United Fund combines drives of Salvation Army Crippled Children Boy Scouts Red Cross Girl Scouts and Cancer Society. It invites contributions to reach 18000 with a single annual drive if met, otherwise monthly drives continue. Leaders urge individual effort to save time and boost future participation.
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Lovington
United Fund
Salvation Army
N. M. Crippled Children Boy Scouts
Red Cross
Girl Scouts
Cancer Society
Bill Walford Seeks Leather Goods Sale From Prison
Hobbs inmate G. W. Bill Walford serving a life sentence for the murder of his fifth wife writes to an Army Store to sell belts purses and other leather items he made. He plans to display them at the store and asks friends to view the offerings near Christmas. He states he has two daughters a son and grandchildren.
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G. W
Bill” Walford
Hobbs
Bill
Calvin Skelton Hobbs Visitor Dies In Hobbs
Calvin Ellis Skelton Sr. aged 77, a Hobbs visitor from Truth or Consequences, died Tuesday morning at 10:30 in a Hobbs hospital. He is survived by wife Nellie, two daughters Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Charles McNabb, a son Calvin E. Skelton Jr., and siblings W. B. Skelton and Mrs. Hazel. Funeral arrangements via Griffin Funeral Coach, with services at the Methodist Church in Hobbs today.
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Calvin Ellis Skelton
Hobbs
Burton Wallace
Drug Mart
Skelton
Mississippi
Griffin
Tor C
Nellie
Wallace
Charles McNabb
Grand Falls
Texas
Calvin E. Skelton Jr
State College
Las Cruces
W. M. Hazel
Sour Texas
W. B. Skelton
Wichita Falls
Referendum on 1955 Cotton Quotas Set for December 14
The USDA announces a national marketing quota of 10 million bales and an 18,113,208 acre allotment for upland cotton for 1955 with a 15 percent regional acreage drop in El Dorado County from 32,000 to 26,834 acres. A referendum by cotton farmers to approve quotas will be held December 14, with at least two thirds needed for effectiveness. District Judge Brand to convene jury panel for December term on December 13.
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eLa
Ezra Taft Benson
ASC
Secretary of Agriculture
John R. Brand
Williams Seen in Lubbock Over Embezzlement Case
Reports say Williams seen in Lubbock amid embezzlement charges involving Hub Liquor Store owners J. T. Sayers and Ben Gardner. Missing funds exceed 1700 dollars, funds allegedly taken early Sunday after Williams locked up the store. Car found abandoned near state line. sheriff contacted for leads on Williams background.
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Paul Ellisworth Williams
J. T. Sayers
Ben Gardner
Hobbs
Williams
Sayers
State Line
Sheriffs Department
Lubbock
Jake Fort
Addition to dwelling by Jones and Reed in progress
Eli Jones and Jim Reed are making an addition to the present building. G. A. Fisher serves as contractor for the project with a cost noted at $2700.
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Eli Jones
Jim Reed
G. A. Fisher
Hobbs PTA Hosts Lea County Schools Meeting to Discuss Education Law
Hobbs Schools PTA and Hobbs Schools host a county wide meeting Friday December 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre at Hobbs Senior High School to discuss state education legislation. Speakers include Senator Jack Danglade Col Don Hallam and Col Mack Easley.
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Hobbs Parent Teachers Association
Hobbs
Little Theatre
Jefferson and
Scharbauer Sts
Jack Danglade
Lovington
Donald D. Hallam
Mack Easley
nQt
Lea County
Ed Vandiver
Hobbs Pta Council
N. M
November oil and gas lease sale yields $433,118.47
The November sale of oil and gas leases was held on 23 tracts in Lea and Chaves counties. The state realized a total of $433,118.47, including $225,688.47 on sealed bids, $207,200 on the oral bids and $250 filing fees.
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Lea
Chaves
Freshman Basketball Schedule Updates
Freshman team hosts Hobbs on December 5 at 3 p.m. Heizer faces Houston in a one game slate.
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Hobbs
Heizer
Houston
Suits Filed for Repossession and Divorce Actions
November 29 filing by George H Eng land Jr doing business as England Office Supply and as partner with Barrett and Barrett seeks repossession of property sold to Tommy Choate and 175 for accounting and legal fees. November 30 Juanita Faye Marker petitions for divorce from Cincle Ray Marker. T L Derrick seeks 1678.72 and court costs for damages to a 1951 Plymouth Sedan in collision with Hill Truck Lines Inc.
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George H. England Jr
England Office Supply
Barrett
Tommy Choate
Juanita Faye Marker
Cincle Ray Marker
T. L. Derrick
Plymouth
Hill Truck Lines Inc
Fumes Kill Three in West Virginia Domestic Tragedy
Fumes from a gas stove in Littletown West Virginia killed three family members a 22 year old son and two daughters aged six and fifteen. Their mother Mrs Margaret Evert aged sixty was found unconscious and in serious condition remains hospitalized.
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Littletown
West Virginia
Margaret Evert
State to Hold December Oil and Gas Lease Sales
The December lease sales include two state bids on 21 and 22 tracts across four Southeastern counties with 320 acres in Roosevelt County and 12 tracts in Chaves totaling 4 440 acres. Sealed bids on 13 tracts in Lea County total 3 841.49 acres and 5 tracts in Ediy County total 3 641.48 acres. A separate 14 county non restricted sale on December 8 offers 29 tracts totaling 26 358.25 acres with multiple counties hosting single to multi tract listings.
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Roosevelt County
Chaves County
Lea County
Eddy County
Guadalupe County
Chaves, de Baca
Otero
Dona Ana
Lincoln, McKinley, Quay, Roosevelt
San Miguel
Catron, Luna, Socorro
Valencia
Family Night Held by Lovington Lutherans
Lovington Lutherans held family night after church services and Sunday School on Sunday evening. Next Sunday will feature Holy Communion.
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Lovington Lutherans
Iowa Girl Wins Grand Champion Angus at Chicago Exposition
Janice Hullinger of Manly Iowa wins the International Livestock Exposition grand championship with her Aberdeen Angus steer Shorty weighing about 1000 pounds. The steer will be auctioned Thursday with last year’s price around 20 dollars per pound potentially yielding over twenty thousand dollars. Hullinger plans to use the winnings to fund a new farm home plumbing system.
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Iowa
Janice Hullinger
Manly
Chicago
Janice
Edwards Sues 1B Hayes For Building Lease
W. F. Edwards of Hobbs sues J. B. Hayes of Seminole Texas to recover a landlord's lien of 42180 with 6 percent interest. Defendants include H. T. McKissack Burroughs Corp and the United States Government. Edwards alleges Hayes defaulted on rent due and the U S Government claims a tax lien of 8756.76. Edwards asserts a contractual landlord's lien is superior to all other claims.
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W. F. Edwards
Hobbs
J. B. Hayes
Seminole Texas
H. T. McKissack Burroughs Corporation
United State Government
Edwards
McKissack
Lubbock
Texas
Burrough
Santa Fe
J B. Hayes
Pinky Jones Tops Rotarians in Charity Basketball Showdown
In a charity event for the United Fund, Pinky Jones led the Rotarians to a 15 13 win over Kiwanis in final play. Earlier Jaycees lost to Kiwanis 11 9, and Rotary beat Lions 24 9 with Jones scoring most points. Jones tallied 16 of 24 in the semifinal and 13 of 15 in the final.
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Rotarians
Kiwanis
United Fund
Jaycees
Rotary Club
Lion’s
Pinky Jones
Jones
Army Store Gives Away 20th Deer Rifle
The Army Store in Hobbs distributed its 20th deer rifle to hunters this season. The latest winner, H. B. Robinson of Eunice, bagged a 210 pound buck after the season opened, receiving a 3006 Remington rifle. The deer was taken in the Capitan Mountains. Ira Fish killed the next heaviest at 200 pounds.
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Army
Hobbs
H. B. Robinson
Eunice
Capitan Mountains
Ira Fish
Police Battle Leaves Two Dead In Albuquerque Shootout
A gun battle outside a Albuquerque apartment house ended with Patrolman Fink Sjolander and suspect Jim Sparr dead. Officer Eugene Casey was hospitalized with four bullet wounds as five men were detained as witnesses and another California man fled out a rear window. Authorities searched the area for the逃 escapee.
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United Press
Albuquerque
Flnk Sjolander
Jim Sparr
California
Eugene Casey
Paul Shaver
Stolander
Casey
State considers suit against FCC over gas wellhead rules
New Mexico Land Commissioner E S Walker after meeting with Gov Mechem and Gov elect Simms at the NM Oil and Gas Association convention says the state may sue the Federal Power Commission. He warns the FPC order could cut state revenue by affecting gas production and lease bonuses. Prospective buyers have halted lease purchases awaiting the impact.
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United Press
Albuquerque
N. M
E. S. Walker
Ed Mechem
John S. Simms
Federal Power Commission
San Juan Basin
Walker
N. M. Oil and Gas Association
December Oil Allowables Rise in Two States
The Oil Conservation Commission sets New Mexico December oil allowance at 40 barrels per day totaling 245062 for the month including 10000 for new production. Texas Railroad Commission increases permissive flow to 2061782 barrels per day as of December 1, a rise of 64374 barrels daily.
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New Mexico
Oil Conservation Commission
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
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