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Newspaper

Lovington Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1949

Page

5

For Rent Floor Polisher Dunn's Trading Post Ad

For rent floor polisher at Dunn's Trading Post contact phone 5436. Also for sale a 24 by 24 foot house with three rooms and bath to be moved. Contact R. W. Gill four miles northeast of Lovington. Also for sale forty acres of land in Southwest 4 of Northwest 3, section 28, township 14 South, range 38 with well permit and surface rights only. Dr. C A Davis Box 475 Hobbs. 12-13-2x

Bath R. W. Gill Lovington Township C. A. Davis Hobbs Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co Bagley Hightower Field Lea County Gulf No. 1 Nmi

For Sale 1936 Chevrolet Coupe at Barney's Phillips Station

Classified notice offers a 1936 Chevrolet coupe in fair condition for 125 dollars. Viewable at Barney's Phillips Station. contact details not provided.

Barney's Phillips Station

Lovington Leader Seeks Farm Couple Hiring With Housing

Couple seeks farm or ranch employment with living quarters and steady work. Contact Lovington Leader for details and potential openings.

Lovington

Christmas Lights Decorate Tatum Streets for Holidays

Tatum warms to the season with festive street decorations and hanging lights. Merchants prepare for the holiday rush as shop windows glow and neighborhoods brighten in anticipation.

Tatum

Portales Visit Highlights Scouters Council Trip

W. O. Dunlap and his wife visited Portales for the Scouters Council and attended the New Mexico A. & M. versus Portales basketball game while there.

W. O. Dunlap Portales Scouters Council New Mexico

Plumbing Shop Opens in Tatum

J. B. Naylor and A. L. Hahn of Portales announce a new plumbing shop in Tatum. The building is under construction, located one block south of the stop light, and they plan to open around January 1 with A. L. Hahn managing the Tatum shop.

J. B. Naylor A. L. Hahn Portales Tatum

Wool's Hygroscopic Nature Surpasses Other Fibers

Wool shows greater moisture absorption than any other fiber, retaining water more effectively and influencing its uses in textiles and care.

Wildcat Drilling Projects Reported Across Lea and Eddy Counties

Across Lea and Eddy counties 6500 to 10800 foot wildcat wells were reported Saturday. Amerada Petroleum Corp No 1-A in Lea County targets Monument Field area while De Kalb Agricultural Association founders two Compton prospects in Chaves County near the Honolulu discovery. Deepening tests and drillstem flows described for several wells including Devonian targets and Drinkard horizon prospects near Hobbs and Roswell.

Lea County Chaves County Amerada Petroleum Corp. No. 1 Monument DeKalb Agricultural Association, Inc Lubbock Texas San Andres Honolulu DeKalb Roswell Atlantic Refining Co Dickerson Discovery Denton Lovington Texas Co Knowles

Brannan Praises Co-Operatives as a Bulwark of Democracy

Secretary of Agriculture Charles F Brannan described cooperatives as a strong bulwark against state socialism and communism at a Farm Labor Co op forum during the Consumers Cooperative Association annual meeting in Kansas City. He highlighted cooperation as democracy in commercial enterprise and noted co ops support private property while labor leaders urged broader farm cooperative growth and mutual aid principles.

Kansas City Charles F. Brannan Consumers Cooperative Association Brannan Jerry Voorhis Chicago Cooperative League of the United States Arnold Zander Madison Wis American Federation of State Zander Organized Labor Voorhis

Yearlings Hold Yuletide Barn Dance in Artesia

The Yearlings opened the Yule tide season with a dance at the Bull Barn on Saturday December 10 from 9 to 1. Tony King and his Artesia orchestra provided music. Red and green decorations sparkled with tinsel and a lighted Christmas tree dominated the supper table. Women guests wore pretty gowns, adding color to the scene.

Bull Barn Tony King Artesia

22 Applicants Compile For New Mexico Athletic Post

In Santa Fe an executive secretary will choose the New Mexico State Athletic Association leader by February 1. Reported inside sources say Espanola High School principal Archie McDowell is favored to win the job among 22 applicants for the czar of high school athletics.

Santa FE. N. M New Mexico State Athletic Association Espanola Archie McDowell

Tatum Independent Basketball Team Opens Season With Two Narrow Losses

The Press Team of Tatum faced Sea Graves and Dexter in their first two games, losing closely with the Dexter contest going to overtime. Upcoming matches include a December 12 return against Dexter in Duster and a December 13 game at Eunice, with more in January and a February visit by the Globetrotters. Team members include Kinney Hall Ferris Caster Walt Storms Kay Preston Junior Youngblood Glenn Brinker Eddie Black Low ell Roach Dr Ward Lockwood and Lowell O'Hare.

Tatum Seagraves Dexter Duster Eunice Roswell Air Base Globetrotters Kinney Hall Ferris Caster Walt Storms Kay Preston Junior Youngblood Glenn Brinker Eddie Black Lowell Roach Dr. Ward Lockwood Lowell O’hare

Buell Price Hosts Christmas Cocktail Evening

Christmas decorations and hospitality set the tone as Mr and Mrs Buell Price entertained 30 guests at a Saturday cocktail party.

Buell Price

Joseph Rogers Buried at Floyd Funeral

Joseph Rogers of Floyd died suddenly at his home six miles northwest of Floyd. Funeral rites were held last Wednesday. He was an early New Mexico pioneer and is survived by his wife, son Grady Rogers of Floyd, and daughter Mrs. Oleta McMeekan of Sweetwater.

Joseph Rogers Floyd Rogers New Mexico Grady Rogers Oleta McMeekan Sweetwater

First Negro Sive in America at Beanchattee Alabama

The record notes the first known instance of a Black person in America occurring at Beanchattee Alabama and mentions the 1882 completion of the first railroad west of the Allegheny Mountains at Tuscumbia Alabama.

America Beanchattee Ala Alleghaney Mountains Tuscumbia Ais

Mrs L B Gill Released From Hobbs Hospital

Mrs L B Gill of a Lovington area farm was released from Hobbs General Hospital after treatment for severe burns to her hand from spilling hot grease while preparing breakfast.

L. B. Gill Lovington Hobbs General

Police calls enliven Fort Worth radio mix up

A Fort Worth area incident mixed police radio traffic with a canned music service after a wrong cable splice connected the police short wave transmitter to a music provider, prompting unusual chatter and confusion.

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WJ. Cox la County Bank Vel Bill Hessler P. O THE Melody Shop N. Turner N. M. Curtis A. Jarratt Prop H. B. Frederick North Turner Hobbs Scott Clinic Dial Eighth St Odessa Green Valley Farms Denver City C. L. Naul Rt. 1 J. H. Simpson Cuervo Santa Rosa Dunn’s Trading Post Lovington, New Mexico Continental Post Hole Diggers Lovington Implement CO John Deere West Sode DeKalb No Stanolind Oil & Gas Co Foster Shell Oil Co Carter Lea Nea Magnolia Petroleum Co Walker Federal Wildcat Pennsyvania Lime Gulf Oil Corp Saunders Bagleyars Imie Prise Europe Kinny Hall Mrs. L. B. Gill Hobbs Hospital Fort Worth, Tex Lovington Leader
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