Wolfcamp Discoveries Boost Lea County Oil Boom
In Lea County wildcat wells show promising results as several operators report notable flows and depth tests. No. 1 Lowe in Section 25-13S-37E yields 96 barrels in six hours from a 34 inch choke, with a 8 gravity oil and a 734 to 1 gas oil ratio, amid broader activity from Skelly, Fullerton, Humble and Stanolind in northeast Lea County.
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Forest Oil Corp
Houston Oil Co
Gulf Oil Corp
H. L. Lowe
Wildcat
Lea County
Lowe
Gladiola
Denton
Skelly Oil Co
Clear Fork
Lovington
San Andres
Fullerton Oil Co
Federal- Elliott
McKee
Connell
Billcott Federal
North Brunson
Stanolind Oil & Gas Co
Lois Wingerd
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Elliott
Wildcats Crowned Champions by NM High School Association
Lovington's Wildcats are officially declared champions of the Conference B class by the New Mexico High School Athletic Association after final tallies confirm the team led in wins and percentages. Co champs in other classes include Farmington in A and the two co-champs Northern New Mexico Normal and Melrose in C with Alamogordo runner-up in B.
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New Mexico High School Athletic Association
Lovington
Fort Sumner
Association
Wildcats
Carlsbad
Northern New Mexico Normal
Melrose
Virgil Bateman
Los Alamos
Alamogordo
Hurley
Farmington
Hobbs
Menaul of
Albuquerque
Capitan
Tularosa
Sweatts Celebrate 40th Anniversary in Surprise Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Sweatt were honored Friday night with a surprise dinner at their Route 1 home in Lea County to mark 40 years of marriage. Attending were Clyde Leverett of Hobbs Byron Fort and children Dwayne Sears and Mrs. Sweatt, along with other family and friends.
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M. C. Sweatt
Clyde Leverett
Hobbs
Byron Fort
Tatum
Dwayne Sears
Maverick Club Dance at Youth Center Saturday Night
Members of the Maverick Club will dance to the Turner orchestra at the Youth Center Saturday night at 8 30. Hosts for the evening include Doc and Duff Smith V M and Mary Sue Shortes John and Marjore Waits and Paul and Bessie Frank Young. This will be a formal affair.
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Maverick Club
Turner Orchestra
Youth Center
Doc
Duff Smith
V. M
Mary Sue Shortes
John
Marjorie Waits
Paul
Bessie Frank Young
Shady Harvey Improves in Seminole Accident
Friends report Shady Harvey, Lovington youth severely injured in a Sunday automobile crash near Seminole Texas, is improving. The Nov 25 incident drew concern from family and community members awaiting updates on his condition.
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Harvey
Lovington
Seminole
Texas
Lions Hear Wilkerson At Regular Weekly Meeting
The Lions club met at Friday noon in the Sea Room of the Llano Hotel. Reese Wilkerson, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, led the program outlining the chamber functions and its civic role. Guests Don Woodward Jim Wittenburg and Wilkerson attended. twenty five Lions were present.
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Lions
Sea Room
Llano Hotel
Reese Wilkerson
Chamber of Commerce
Don Woodward
Jim Wittenburg
Wilkerson
Eunice Woman First Female Juror Drawn in County Panel
Judge C. Roy Anderson drew 36 regular jurors and 12 special for Lea County with Eunice resident Mrs. M. T. Turner the first woman chosen. The list includes numerous Hobbs and Lovington residents among jurors and alternates, with several names removed for age illness or relocation. Sheriff Charlie Trimble planned to notify those summoned.
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Man
C. Roy Anderson
Hubert L. Garrett
V. G
Cook
Pebble F. Guin
Hobbs
Finis L. Heidel
Lovington
E. C. Bennett
Edwin B. Grief
Charles R. Ellison
Ralph R. Fultz
Eunice
John E. Watson
Monument
L. A. Beard
Jar
Garrett
H. L. Garrett
Mrs. Cook
W. G. Cook
Miss Gunn
City of
Water Department
R. B. Butler
K. C
AAU Warned on Russian Referees in Olympic Games
At a Daytona Beach meeting the Amateur Athletic Union was cautioned about Russian referees in the upcoming Olympic Games. Richard Walsh of the Voice of America cited Soviet belief in athletic supremacy and recalled a Hungary incident where Russian officials drew out counts allowing a boxer to recover.
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China
Amateur Athletic Union
Daytona Beach
Florida
Richard Walsh
The
Voice of America
Walsh
Hungary
Portales Girl Wins 4-H Award at National Congress
Donna M. Glaske of Portales, a 16 year old 4-H member, wins a $100 savings bond and helps share in $6,900 awarded to 33 U. S. agriculturists for outstanding 4-H club work at the 30th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
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Portales
U. S
Chicago
New Mexico
Donna M. Glaske
Dinner to Honor Polio Fund Workers in Lea County
A dinner at the Drake Cafe on December 6 at 7 30 p m honors campaign workers in Lea County for the 1952 National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Fund Raising Campaign. The drive starts December 2, two weeks earlier than last year due to low reserve funds.
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Drake Cafe
Lea County
National Foundation For
Visit in Oklahoma Mrs Elmer Cook and spouse in town
Mr and Mrs Elmer Cook of Peess are visiting Mrs Cook's home region in Oklahoma. The note records a domestic social visit and mentions no further events or participants.
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Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Cook of
Peess
Mrs. Cook
Bob Moore Named Wildcat by Coach Amid Omission
The coach confirmed Bob Moore of the senior basketball team is a Wildcats member. His name was omitted from Friday’s Leader due to an error, and the coach highlighted the omission during remarks.
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Papa-San
Bob Moore
Wildcats Honored By Pep Club Banquet Celebrates Lovington Champs
Lovington Wildcats B Conference champions were feted at a Saturday banquet in the high school library attended by about 130. The program included speeches by Miss Lyle Jeffers, Miss Due Barton, John Anderson, coaches Boeteler and Guy Smith, captains Benny Barnes and Jerry Cooper, and Supt. H. C. Pannell. The group received 1951 patches, jackets for coaches, and a courtesy photo, with Hayden Battles and Kenneth Lawson named captains for 1952. The event featured a candlelit meal served by Home Economics students, and the Wildcats’ colors blue and white.
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Lovington Wildcats
Mettie Hardin
Wildcat
Lovington
Wildcats
Benny Barnes
Hayden Battles
Kenneth Lawson
Reds Agree to Inspection of Military Areas
The Communists accepted a UN plan for a total Korea arms freeze and for inspection teams to verify enforcement behind lines. The move, first of its kind, aims to advance toward a December armistice deadline, while key issues about rotation of troops and neutral inspectors remain unsettled.
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Reds
United Nations
Korea
Panmunjom
U. N
Russia
Hobbs Students Featured In ENMU Two-Piano Recital
Two Hobbs pupils participated in a Sunday two piano concert at Eastern New Mexico University theatre. Virginia Rudolph and Judy Hughes were among sixteen piano students of Miss Gillian Buchanan showcased in the recital.
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Hobbs
Eastern New Mexico University
Gillian Buchanan
Virginia Rudolph
Leroy Rudolph
Judy Hughes
John
Clifford Watson Buried in Kenna Cemetery
Clifford W. Watson was buried in Kenna Cemetery several days ago. He was a brother of Mrs. C. W. Kinsolving and son of Mrs. G. W. Watson of Cross Roads, New Mexico.
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Clifford W. Watson
Kenna
C. W. Kinsolving
G. W. Watson
Cross Roads
New Mexico
Mechem names two to FEP Commission in New Mexico
Governor Ed Mechem appointed Abraham L. Mitchel a retired mail carrier and Maurice Sanchez assistant U S district attorney to the state fair employment practices commission in Albuquerque. A third appointment will follow as terms of existing members expire.
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Ed Mechem
Albuquerque
State Fair Employment Practices Commission
Abraham L. Mitchel
Maurice Sanchez
U. S
Mechem
Tibo Chavez
Belen
James Murray
Hobbs
T. C. Martin
Clovis
De Molay Box Supper Moves Funds for Christmas Party
Hobbs Chapter De Molay held a box supper Friday night at the Masonic Temple to raise funds for their annual Christmas party. About 30 members and guests attended with games played after the meal. no definite plans yet for the party.
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Hobbs
de Molay
Masonic Temple
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Harold Burns
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J. C. Haynes
Milton A. Mansur
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Harold M. Early, Jr
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George Erwin Terrell
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