Classifieds Offer Help Wanted and Sales Snippet
Help wanted for female experienced at Lovington Steam Laundry contact 66881. Christmas specials include 8x10 portrait and six billfold sizes for 2.98 at Avalon Studio 218% South Main. For sale a 1955 Columbia House Trailer sale at Al's Trailer Court 700 block South Third W Proctor.
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Lovington Steam Laundry
Avalon Studio
South Main
Columbia House
South America
Al’s
South
W. Proctor
Christmas Tree Sale by FFA Boys Opens in Lea County
A fundraiser sale by FFA Boys offers Christmas trees from two to twelve feet tall to support activities. Trees are sold across from Lea County Motor, open daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit the group and include a 1 percent interest royalty noted for a nearby oil wells project in Lea County, New Mexico.
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Rocky Mountain
FFA Boys
Lea County Motor
Itc
Little Argus
Carlsbad
Lea County
Lovington and Hobbs
Eddy Couny
Roswells
Lovington and
Hobbs
Hobbs Man Held for DWI After Collision
Hobbs police jailed George W. Matterson after a two car crash at Dalmont and Dunham at 12 17 pm. His 1950 Plymouth struck Dorothy Simpson’s 1954 Ford injuring no one though damage was recorded. Matterson faces driving while intoxicated charges.
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Hobbs
George W. Matterson
E. Broadway
Dorothy Simpson
Brazos Drive
Dalmont
Dunham
Typhoid death toll drops from 20000 to under twenty
A 1900 figure records about 20,000 deaths from typhoid while in 1954 the toll falls to fewer than 20. The stark drop reflects improved public health and sanitation measures over the first half of the century.
Starlings Praised as Natural Pest Control on Farms
A Portales Daily Now item quotes Carl Yoachum of Roosevelt County welcoming starlings as a natural enemy of yellow clover aphid that winters on alfalfa. The piece notes sightings and the birds’ growing presence, with local quips about the marked Carolinas comment.
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Portales Daily
Carl Yoachum
Roosevelt County
Portales
God the Preserver of Man at Christian Science Service
The Sunday service centers on trust in God's power with the Lesson-Sermon titled God the Preserver of Man. Golden Text Exodus 15 2 proclaims The Lord is my strength and salvation. Readings include Science and Health page 444 10 and Psalms 91 1 about refuge and dwelling in the most High.
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God
Mary Baker Eddy
Christmas Candlelight Service at First Presbyterian
Presbyterians plan a Sunday afternoon candlelight service on December 11 at 5 30 p m at the First Presbyterian Church corner Second and Central A program of Christmas carols hymns and Nativity scriptures will be performed by the choir Mrs Carlos Foster directs the choir and participates among others.
New Subsidy Plan Drafted To Promote Forage Land
A government subsidy program drafted by the agriculture department would aid farmers who convert crop land to forage and tree crops. Agriculture secretary Benson has referred the plan to the national agriculture advisory commission for approval, with a final decision expected next month. The program is estimated to cost about 300 million dollars.
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Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Benson
Department
National Agriculture Advisory Commission
Salesmen Share Busy Day Despite No Sales
First salesman boasts of a marvelous day and many company friends, while the second confesses he did not sell anything either. The exchange highlights a heavy sales routine with unmet goals.
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Albert
Harold
Lea Countians At District AA Meeting In Carlsbad
Lea Countians attend a District AA gathering in Carlsbad at 2 PM Sunday. The district covers Curry and Roosevelt Counties. Several speakers addressed the group about Alcoholics Anonymous, its purpose, and members helping others recover from problem drinking.
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Lea Countians
Alcoholics Anonymous
Carlsbad
Dry” Curry
Roosevelt Counties
Aa’s
Theft Reported of Quilt and Army Trousers in Hobbs
Mrs. C. R. Miles of 300 S. Morris Hobbs reported a theft from her clothes line on Wednesday detailing a quilt and a pair of army trousers taken.
Davy Crockett Lives Here in Lovington
David Clyde Crockett nine lives with parents Mr and Mrs C C Crockett at 203 North 4th Street Lovington. He born September 18 1946 in third grade taught by Mrs Ben Waddill. He wears a personalized Davy Crockett T shirt and coonskin cap and has appeared on television in Amarillo. He attends First Baptist Church Sunday School in Mrs Dewey Ganns department.
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Davy Crockett
Lovington
C. Cc. Crockett
North 4Th Street
Mr. Crockett
R. A. Thomas Drilling Co
Hobbs
David Clyde Crockett
Ben Waddill
Coonskin Cap
Amarillo
Donald Duck
First Baptist Church
Dewey Ganns
Roswell Star End Gene Moore Wins Lineman of the Year
Gene Moore of Roswell, a 180 pound star end and linebacker, is named United Press Lineman of the Year for the first annual award. He starred on offense and defense helping Roswell to the class Double-A state title with 30 catches for 515 yards and 17 yard per reception. Moore plans to devote his life to athletics.
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Alanky
United Press
Gene Moore
Roswell
Moore
Dewey Johnson
Trinidad
Colorado
Holy Trinity
Johnson
Pete Leyba
Gallup Cathedral
Roy Whitting
Portales
Eee Lyles
Santa Rosa
Thes
Oun
Od Artedia
Carl Huish
Farmington
Gerald Moore
Tucumcari
Robert Fuller
Anthony
ENMU Football Letters Issued for 1955
Twenty-nine Eastern New Mexico University players received varsity letters for the 1955 season as announced by head coach Carl Richardson. Five starters planned to depart next spring, while most lettermen are expected back. injured Derald Dutton to receive an honorary letter and Neil Witherspoon to gain a second letter as team manager. Notable lettermen include Carl Eford of Jal and James Morris of Hobbs.
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Everett Banister
Clovis
Vernon Shirley
Fort Sumner
Clebune Bybee
Borger
Tex
Derald Dutton
Floyd
Seaso
College of Idaho
Neil Witherspoon
Hereford
Texas
Carl Eford
Jal
James Morris
Hobbs
Probered Prowler Reported Near Hobbs Residence
T R Barnhill of 206 West Tex Hobbs reported a prowler near his home Tuesday evening. Police conducted a thorough search of the area but found no sign of the intruder.
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T. R. Barnhill
West Tex
Hobbs
Pastor reports unauthorized fundraising at Hobbs church
The Rev. Clyde Campbell of Hobbs First Baptist Church notified police on Tuesday about a woman soliciting funds for the church without authorization. Officers searched but could not locate the woman during their investigation.
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Clyde Campbell
Hobbs First Baptist Church
Yucca Past Matrons Plan Christmas Basket Delivery
Members of the Yucca Past Matrons arranged a holiday food basket for a needy family. Mrs. Paul Moore hosted the Tuesday meeting at 7 30 pm with Mrs Fred Cox as president in charge. A Christmas party is set for December 17 at Mrs Lorene Easley's Denver City highway home with co hostesses Mrs Minnie Anderson Mrs Myrtle Kindel and Mrs Elizabeth Clardy. A reading of the Altar and the Labyrinth was shared. Refreshments included spiced tea coffee and fruit cake with whipped cream as a lace clothed table held white candles and fruit. Attending were Mrs Vera Graves Mrs Mary Payne Mrs Elizabeth Clardy Mrs Eula Howell Mrs Berniece Hamilton Mrs John Henry Graham and Mrs Kate Garrett.
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Yucca
Paul Moore
North Fifth
Fred Cox
Lorene Easley
Denver City
Minner Anderson
Myrtle Kindel
Elizabeth Clardy
Christmas Seals Mailed for Lea County Boys Ranch
Walker Hubbard, superintendent of the New Mexico Boy's Ranch at La Joya, said Christmas Seals are being mailed to Lea County residents this week. The program funds the ranch with donations of any amount and is open to boys ages 7 to 14 regardless of race color or creed. Four Lea County boys are currently at the ranch.
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Walker Hubbard
New Mexico
la Joya
Lea County
Wildcats rally with strong play and upcoming games
Report from Jal details the Wildcats boosting confidence after a Friday win with Cates scoring twenty one. They schedule trips to Portales Friday and Tatum Saturday as the festive year winds down with student activities and community notices.
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Jal
Cates
Portales
Tatum
Wildcats
Uranium Baths Available Here In Lovington
Miss Juanita Moore opens a uranium bath house at Pioneer Apartments Avenue D offering treatments for rheumatic ailments and arthritis. She cites a True magazine story claiming cures, while doctors dismiss such claims. The piece also notes district court notices and a water rights permit in Lea County.
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Juanita Moore
Ivy Drinkard
Pioneer Apartments
Avenue D
Montana
Miss Moore
Lovington
True
Notice of Water Well Permit L-586 Application
Legal notice for H L Lowe of Lubbock Texas applying to the New Mexico State Engineer for permit L-586 to drill shallow well L-586 at a specified NW quadrant location. Protest deadline ten days after last publication. hearing on or about January 2 1956. S. E. Reynolds state engineer. Published in Lovington.
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Santa Fe
N. M
H. L. Lowe
Lubbock
N.M.P.M
State of
New Mexico
United States of America
N.M
S. E. Reynolds
Lovington
SLEETIE H. JANES Executrix Notice in New Mexico Probate
The executrix Sleetie H Janes of the decedent requires all persons with claims to file within the legally prescribed time and manner. The executrix address is Tatum New Mexico and attorney Harvey C Markley 143 Lovington New Mexico.
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Tatum
New Mexico
Harvey C. Markley
Lovington
Sleetie H. Janes
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Columbia School
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Harper Apartments
Jar
W. E. Harper
Grove
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Christian Science
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SUN
Toots Mansfield
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Mexico
Tuffy Cooper
N. Mex
Olin Young
Dillard Nickoll
Monument Rodeo Ass’n
By Linda Darnell
Hi Wildcats
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John
Lois Frier
Lois
Mack Robinson
Russell Eshenbaugh
Roadrunners Club
Klea
Library Club
Lions Club
LHS
Patty English
Darlene Hilburn
Santa Claus
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W. A
Janes
District Court
W. A. Janes
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
State Engineer’s
Daddy
St. Nick
Santa
Make Lea County Sober
Lea County Civic Loyalty League
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