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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
4
The Lovington Leader, official publication of Lea County, publishes three weekly editions in Lovington New Mexico. Kastner serves as head editor and publisher as the paper traces back to 1909 and records its posting as Second Class Matter at the local post office.
A holiday suggestion notes Lovington could mirror several towns that suspend parking meter enforcement during Christmas. Proponents say it would boost goodwill and help merchants, while forgoing meter revenue, tickets to visitors could deter return visits.
The Women’s Society of Christian Service met at the Methodist Church for a general meeting with minutes approved. Reports covered the Sacramento building project, Wednesday prayer groups, and a January 2 lasting-peace study start. Upcoming events include a Stork Shower, December 12 Christmas Party, and Bungalow Circle and Wesleyan Guild meetings with hostesses and programs.
The Presbyterian Women afternoon circle guests night circle for a Christmas party at Mrs. C. E. Jackson home on West Avenue I. Meeting at 7:30 p m. Mrs. Pat Teske spoke on Matthew 25 and Mrs. Rachel Stroh led the Ro mans lesson. A white Christmas tree with blue lights and a red star decorates the tree. Gift exchange followed the numbers draw. Coffee and fruit cookies served to 20 members.
A brief notice from KWEW Hobbs schedules a program titled A Great Discovery at 8 A M on December 11 1955. KSWS TV Roswell airs at 1 30 P M the same day.
The Halliburton Wives Club gathered at the Village Cafe in Hobbs at 5 p.m. Tuesday with Mrs. A. G. Johnson presiding. They planned a children’s Christmas party and exchanged gifts, with dessert and coffee served to 40 members.
Women's Council of First Christian Church met Tuesday December 6 at 2 p m at the home of Mrs Valley Hardix. Mrs Dan Berry gave the devotional from Exodus chapter 20 on the Ten Commandments. Mrs Fred Cox offered the prayer. The study on Ephesians chapter 6 urged obedience to parents and God. The meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer.
The Martha Study Club of TaTum met at Mrs. J. W. Mathews home with co host Mrs. Elizabeth Clardy. Members present included J. W. Mathews Grace Neyman Eula Howell Nancy Burns Madge Cayce Louise Crutchfield Earline Brinker and Libby James. Brinker presided over the business meeting. The next gathering is a Christmas party at Mrs. Neyman’s on December 19. Reports covered District Eastern Star tea at Eunice honoring Worthy Grand Matron Anna Williams Hobbs and the Texas Grand Chapter.
Mr and Mrs Tuffy Cooper announce the birth of a son named Roy Dale on November 13 weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. The couple also have a daughter Betty Gayle aged 3. Dad Cooper is the grandfather.
Two of three Roosevelt County oil wildcats started last fall have been abandoned in granite. Shell Oil Co. continues drilling in the southeastern corner near Bluir, now past 11 100 feet in the Pennsylvanian formation. Oil hoped from Devonian and Ellenberger beneath.
Mrs. Newt Sanders hosted a 16th birthday party for her son John at the Halliburton Camp from 2 to 5 p.m. The party featured a lace tablecloth, a crystal punch bowl, and a large sheet cake inscribed with Happy Birthday John. Thirty nine friends signed the guest book.
The Junior Women's Club met at the Lea County Electric Building on Monday December 5 at 7 30 p m to plan gift boxes for Boy s Ranch and the State Hospital at Las Vegas donate items for a needy family basket and collect canned goods The club plans a Girl Scout Troop No 2 party on December 14 and will host a guest speaker Les Villers at the January 2 meeting including Christmas decorations music and refreshments from members and guests.
E. R. Duda of 802 West Avenue G won a Remington 270 rifle offered by Hodges Sporting Goods Co for the largest deer. The prize deer weighed 220 pounds.
Tom Johnson a proprietor of B and J Drug and Wayne Stratten of the Portales Tribune were in Lovington on Tuesday to conduct business.
The Order of the Eastern Star meets Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Masonic Hall 106 West Washington for a regular session and officers election.
The Farmerette Extension Club will hold its Christmas party Friday afternoon December 9 at the home of Mrs. Henry Harada on the Denver City highway.
The County Agent’s office moves into the former Judge Green offices and the assessors office will relocate to the county agents building.
Wayne Oliver escaped with no serious injuries after his car overturned ten miles off the Artesia Highway due to brake failure. A collision occurred when Clare Mae Thomas backed a 50 Ford coach into Gladys Royal’s Buick driven by Mrs. Glen Moore near the courthouse bakery, causing 50 damage to the Buick and 200 to the Ford.
David Hatcher was fined 15 dollars after a guilty finding of assault on a Negress in the M and M Case in Lovington. Chief Joe Price said the woman appeared in court with a black eye. Audie Richards received a 100 dollar fine and one year license revocation for drunken driving.
The sheriff informed Mrs. C. M. Bingham that her husband was hospitalized in Andrews Texas and not expected to survive.
Dr Frank Samburg was arrested in a Yuma Arizona hotel after a five day flight with his son and stepdaughter. He faced a charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and posted a 50000 dollar bond. Samburg sought to contact his wife Connie and return the children Phillip Samburg II and Mary Jean Nance.
Report notes a petition to challenge detention as illegal. Dr. Sainburg and two children were believed to have stayed in a Hobbs motel last Friday night before an alleged threatening call. Police were alerted Saturday evening but he left before officers arrived, triggering an intensive search.
The Wine Institute offers a capsule guide for holiday meals with wine pairings. Appetizers include dry wines sherry vermouth or champagne. turkey pairs with red or white table wine. chicken with white or rose. beef with red. pork with white or ham with red or white or champagne. fruit cake and cookies with sweet champagne or sauterne. cheese with port.
Marquette University’s 75th year celebration, highlighted at the 41st Association of Urban Universities meeting, showcased 28 public events. About 70 college presidents attended as a Marquette spokesman urged metropolitan schools to promote similar programs to build community understanding.
James R. Peacock faced charges for removing mortgaged property from the state after being returned to Lea County from St. Charles Missouri. The charges were dismissed.
Gloria Jean Newell 17, state outdoor rifle champion, shoots a deer near Remus about 100 miles north of Grand Rapids with her first arrow. She balances archery skill with rifle prowess, attracting regional notice.
Premier Edgar Faure disbanded the French National Assembly ending the body’s challenge to his premiership. The move paves automatic elections on New Year’s Day, prompting the Council of State to seek ways to block elections and provoking expulsion from the Radical Socialist party led by Pierre Mendes-France.
Norman King of Goodman Mississippi recounts a 1927 goldfish order misadventure. Snakes and turtles ate the fish while weeds from the hatchery thrived, helping Shady Rest Fisheries become a leading aquarium plant dealer with eleven plant varieties and monthly sales reaching $1,000.
Lloyd Neal Roberts received a bad cut on his hand at the Tatum Rodeo Grounds. A Tatum policeman radioed to meet him and guide him to the Lovington Clinic for treatment.
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