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Newspaper

Lovington Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1952

Page

2

Agnes Kastmer Headed Twice Weekly Publication

Agnes Kastmer will publish the newspaper twice weekly, with editions issued on Tuesdays and Fridays each week. The note confirms a regular schedule for the title’s release pattern.

Truman farewell speech aim praised by White House staff

The Daily Oklahoman notes ghost writers aim to craft a Truman farewell address that rivals historic orations. It praises the ambition while predicting mixed public reaction to the planned tribute and its potential entertainment value.

Harry S. Truman White House Patrick Henry Harry The Daily Oklahoman

The One Room School Remembered

The Croom Maryland school board deeded the long unused one room schoolhouse to Mrs. Burroughs who taught there for twenty one years. The piece reflects on the enduring teacher pupil bond and praises dedicated educators while noting modern facilities do not replace personal supervision.

Croom Burroughs Mark Hopkins

The Price of Government

The piece argues that average families spend about $900 annually on food and $1100 on taxes, while retail competition keeps consumer prices down. It claims government waste is rampant with estimates of up to 10 billion dollars annually. cutting this would curb inflation and reduce the overall cost burden.

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Profits as a Motor of Growth in Free Enterprise

An advertisement argues that profits are essential to world improvement and job creation. It cites farming yields for potatoes and corn to illustrate high percent gains, rejects anti profit rhetoric, and claims meat packers earn very small margins. The piece ties profits to economic strength and living standards.

Free Enterprise

Latvia Refugees Find American Opportunity in Mississippi Plant

In Sledge Mississippi Harvey Howze housed 25 Latvian refugee families on a 1500 acre plantation. The Latvians learned woodworking and produced school desks and store fixtures. The Latvia Furniture Manufacturing Co now employs 25 workers with a $200000 annual payroll and serves 48 states.

Sledge Miss Harvey Howze Howze Latvia Furniture Manufacturing Co Mississippi Delta Howie National School Service

Two Smart Girls Beat Parking Problem

In Boston a driver left a note saying her battery had died and she would return. Two women soon arrived, removed the note, entered the car, and drove off, solving the parking snag.

Boston U.P

Reducing crop seed names to a standard basis

A USDA official describes efforts to standardize crop seed names to ease confusion for farmers. Seed committees for six crops have formed under Walter Davidson to create official recognized names, with a 1939 seed law guiding labeling and enforcement. Progress is gradual as officials acknowledge uncertainties in standard names and aim to extend standardization to major crops and vegetables.

Agriculture Department USDA Walter Davidson Washington Davidson Seed Act Division Evry New Orleans San Francisco Memphis Tennessee Beltwide Cotton Producers Committee

Notice of Date for Proving Will in Lea County

Lea County Probate Court fixes January 6, 1953 at 10:00 A M in Lovington for proving the will of Donald Adair Powell deceased and issuing letters testamentary to Mary Coleman Powell. Objections must be filed with Lea County Clerk by hearing time, per Eva Tatum County Clerk. Published Lovington Leader December 9 16 23 30 1952.

State OF New Mexico Donald Adair Powell Lea County New Mexico Mary Coleman Powell Lovington Eva Tatum Lovington Leader

Health facts and medical cautions from 1952

The text outlines rising U S life expectancy since 1980, a 39 percent gain, and a 45 percent death-rate drop, plus reduced infant deaths from 162.4 to 31.3 per 1000. It notes medical advances, sanitation, and nutrition as key factors. It also briefly covers wasp stings, bites, and a description of surgery severing sensory nerves to relieve pain.

United States

Posture Advice From The Past In A Jocular Exam

A physiology exam question asks how to obtain good posture. The student replies with a humorously practical solution: keep cows off it and let it grow, turning a clinical query into a rural joke.

Notice to Creditors in Theodora S. Leser Estate

John S. Beale is ancillary executor for Theodora S. Leser estate in Lea County New Mexico. Creditors must file claims with the Probate Clerk within six months from December 8 1952 publication date or be barred. Published in Lovington Leader December 9 16 23 30 1952.

State OF New Mexico Theodora Leser John S. Beale Lea County John Beale Lovington

Notice of Pendency of Suit in Lea County NM

The State of New Mexico unknown heirs of J A Myers and all unknown claimants are notified of a civil action in Lea County District Court number 10 422 by plaintiff H A Duke to quiet title to the surface estate of the south half of section 19 township 14 south range 38 east and the mineral estates of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and an undivided 5 8 of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter all in section 19. Enter appearance by December 30 1952 or default will be entered. Heidel & Swarthout attorneys for plaintiff. Witness dated November 13 1952. Clerk of the District Court. Seal dates November 18 25 December 2 9 1952.

District Court Lea County New Mexico H. A. Duke Township Fourteen N.m-P. M Heidel & Swarthout Lovington W. M. Beauchamp

Hearing on Final Account in Dunn Estate Adjudication

In Lea County probate court the estate of R. W. Dunn, deceased, is to have a hearing on the final account and report filed by administratrix Eric P. Dunn on December 30 at 10:00 AM in Lovington. Objections will be heard, heirs determined, and distribution rights settled. attorneys Heldel & Swarthout listed. A separate public notice states a 1952 sale of a repossessed Oliver 80 tractor by Farmers Home Administration at Hobbs with cash bids due December 19.

Eric P. Dunn R. W. Dunn Lovington Les County New Mexico Heldel & Swarthout United States of America Farmers Home Administration United States William B. Bryson Hazel A. Bryson Ralph Moe Hobbs Drayton E. Wasson

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