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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1952
Page
1
Lovington New Mexico Jaycees host a charter ceremony at the Sea Room Llano Hotel with Adair Gossett as guest speaker. A five dollar couple banquet and dance begin at 7 30 pm with Walker Air Force Base band supplying music. Tickets available from local Jaycees or at the door.
Fifteen lines of honey bees at the Madison laboratory of the U S Department of Agriculture show wide heritable differences in activity and honey production. The most productive lines yielded 238 pounds of honey on average, about two and a half times the output of the least productive line.
Lovington utility manager Joe Smith announced construction will start in about seven to ten days on lift station No 2 for the Gore Addition in northwestern Lovington. The station will serve Parkview Addition and part of Llano Addition and is expected to be completed in ten days. Builders at the Town Trustees meeting asked when the Gore project would begin.
Nelson and Neal a Australian American two piano duo open the 1952 Mutual Concert Association season with a Friday night recital in the Lovington gymnasium. Allison Neal a former child prodigy trained at Curtis Institute after a scholarship arranged by Eugene Ormandy. Harry Lee Neal a noted author lecturer and broadcaster also studied at Curtis and together they travel in a specially built truck with their Baldwin grand pianos.
Lea County, for the year ending June 30 1952, collected 1 170 777 07 of 1 211 431 66 levied in 1951. Lea ranked ninth among New Mexico counties with 96.6 percent. Thirteen counties collected 95 percent or more, six fell below 90 percent.
Santa is due in Lovington in 11 days for the December 16 parade. Carothers brings 18 reindeer from Alaska via a 6000 mile southward trek tracking government oversight and a long history of import permits. The herd travels an 10 state parade circuit and may grow with a calf born in the United States.
The cold north yields a booming crop as Alberta farmers collected nearly a million dollars of commercial mustard in 1952. The figure underscores mustard’s rise as a profitable crop in the province.
In Lea County district court in Lovington open Monday, two murder trials are scheduled for the December jury term. Carl Brooks faces trial December 10 for the shooting of John Jett at Club Morrice near Hobbs on August 12, and Ernesto Zamorippa, charged with murdering Eusebio Bustamates at Prairieview in November, will be heard December 15.
General Hoyt Vandenberg says the Air Force is stronger than last year but lacks sufficient reserve strength in Korea for a broader war. He warns expansion would require transferring units from other areas. He notes Red Air Force forces in Korea outnumber Americans three to one and cautions about risking exposure without backing.
George Meany aged 58, once a plumber, was unanimously chosen to lead the American Federation of Labor as its new president. He succeeds the longtime head in a landmark transition raising expectations for labor policy.
L Cozzens 1952 53 squad begins play Saturday night against Jal in the opener. The roster features three two year lettermen Haydon Battles Jackie Bevers Weldon Millsap and two one year lettermen L G Caudill Kenneth Smith plus two players from last season championship B team Larry Shivers and Jimmy Bevers. Additional tryouts include Darrell Ledet Don Spradling Harold Wilder and others.
About 65 attendees at the Fire Station chili supper honored new officers. Incoming treasurer Dr. R. E. Smith and vice president J. W. Smith were announced. Discussion included a proposed Albuquerque engineering zoning plan for 3500 dollars and publicity concerns for the Cotton Festival.
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