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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1955
Page
4
In a Grapevine column pastor Emil Kruglar warns Hobbs and Lovington Lutherans of a spreading disease labeled Morbus Sabbaticus rising from children to parents. The church bulletin emphasizes it is fatal to the soul and urges vigilance.
A humorous disease profile notes a sickness that appears every Sunday, spares appetite, lasts under a day, not treated by doctors, disrupts church services, and then subsides after dinner. It is described as highly contagious with transmission from parent to child.
The article recalls Barnum's claim of a sucker born every minute estimating 31 million born between 1894 and 1934 and wonders if the birthrate has doubled or tripled in the twentieth century prompting a census survey.
Residents rush to send their Christmas requests as the town receives a flood of Santa letters urging early submission so they can appear in the community print.
The writer asks for a token or item to guarantee at least one win in the 1956 football season, addressed to a friend. It presents as a cordial, playful note seeking luck or confidence in future games.
The De bouillet Sheep Breeders Association met December 1 1955 at the Foster Price home Sterling City Texas to discuss cross bred fine wool eligibility and Debouillet classification rules. Officers elected for the coming year were Ralls Jones president Foster Price vice president Mrs A D Jones secretary and treasurer. The group set the last Saturday in November as the annual meeting date and planned the November 1956 meeting in Roswell New Mexico. Attendees included breeders from Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma with several listed by name and home town.
The family of Mrs. Lena Shepard expresses gratitude to friends the Rebekahs the Odd Fellows and Presbyterian Church members for flowers food and kindness shown after her death.
Mrs Chad Wiley was honored at a dinner bridge Friday evening at 6:30 at Mrs Jacques Dailey's home 401 West Avenue M. Attending guests included Mrs Connie Pruitt Mrs Bernard Love Mrs Damon Shipp Mr Bob Walton Mr Harold Bridgeforth and Mr B R Freeman.
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