Lea County Schools Spend 361.88 Per Pupil in 1954 55
Lea County schools averaged 361.88 dollars per pupil based on average daily attendance for the 1954 55 term. The 1955 56 maintenance budgets total 3 550 027 with salaries and utility costs and direct charge budgets totaling 1 421 865. Countywide totals reach 6 625 232 with a cash balance of 1 345 214 and unpaid obligations of 440 280 leaving 904 934 net cash available.
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Lea County
Educational Budget Auditor's Office
New Mexico Bulletin
New Mexico Taxpayer's Association
Eunice
Hobbs
Jal
Levington
Tatum
Go Slow Warning To Ike Causes Political Speculation
United Press reports a call for a cautious approach to President Ike commanded by officials and public figures to avoid abrupt policy moves stirring political speculation amid ongoing national debates and foreign policy concerns.
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Ike
Eisenhower 1956 plans spark GOP split and Dem hopes
President Eisenhower may delay a decision on a 1956 bid until June or July while Stassen and Knowland clash over timing. Summerfield and Hall expect a run, while Democrats back Stevenson or Harriman. DeSapio aims to sweep the South for the nominee, with Harriman as a frontrunner.
Traffic Toll Rises in New Mexico for Year
The weekend death of 20 year old Gerald Lee McKay in a one car wreck near Santa Rosa on US Highway 66 raises New Mexico’s annual traffic toll to 344, four higher than last year. The Navy man died when the car overturned at high speed. driver Jack Montague and passenger Benjamin Legg sustained non fatal injuries.
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Oklahoma City
New Mexico
Gerald Lee McKay
Santa Rosa
Jack Arnold Montague
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Benjamin E. Legg
Victory
West Virginia
McKay
Hampton Roads
Mrs Etchverry Improves After Carlsbad Crash
Mrs Pete Etchverry 76 of Lovington is reported much improved at St Francis Hospital Carlsbad after injuries from a two vehicle wreck 12 miles east of Carlsbad on Hobbs Highway Dec 7 at 3 15. She was on oxygen until Sunday. Also hospitalized were Melquidez Matta 61 Lovington and Charley Gregory Jr 29 Carlsbad with Gregory suffering a broken pelvis and internal injuries. Matta was released after emergency treatment.
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Pete Etchverry
Lovington
St. Franci’s Hospital
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Etcheverry
Melquidez Matta
Charley Gregory, Jr
Church Leader Seeks Surplus Food For Needy Nations
Archbishop Patrick O Boyle of Washington urges the Agriculture Department to release farm surpluses to aid hungry countries as a Christmas gift. He notes the law authorizes distribution, but current policy limits to perishables. Religious groups nationwide back the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Patrick O’boyle
Washington
Agriculture Department
Three Arrests In Hobbs For Bootlegging
Hobbs police arrested George Norris 62 Nora Moore 44 and Thomas Debolds 39 for bootlegging over the weekend. Norris posted a 100 bond, the other two jailed in default of bond. Each sale involved half pint bottles of whiskey at 2.50, with transactions traced by serial numbered money.
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George Norris
E. White St
Nora Moore
E. Main
Thomas Debolds
Midwest
Norris
Johnson’s Baby Buried After Stillbirth in Hobbs
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hughie Johnson of 513 North Linam Hobbs was stillborn in a Hobbs hospital Saturday morning. Survived by parents a brother Kenneth Mitchell age 5 and sister Vickie Carol age 3 paternal grandparents Rush Johnson of Bastrop Louisiana and maternal grandparents W. E. and Mrs. Redd of Hobbs graveside rites were held Sunday at Prairie Haven Cemetery at 1 30 p m Griffin Funeral Home Hobbs in charge.
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Hughie Johnson
N. Linam, Hobbs
Hobbs Hospital
Kenneth Mitchell
Vickie Carol
Rush Johnson
Bastrop
W. E. Redd
Hobbs
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Griffin Funeral Home
VFW District Meeting Focuses on Membership Drive
The District No 7 Veterans of Foreign Wars met in Hobbs on December 11 with Commander Tom Forbis presiding. Joe Brown Las Cruces State Membership Chairman emphasized boosting membership to support state legislators and the Veterans Tax Exemption Bill. Cootie Pup Tent No 12 hosted a dinner and dance with guests Smokey Jackovitch and Grand Quartermaster Adjutant from Las Cruces among others.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hobbs
Tom Forbis
Roswell
VFW
New Mexico
Joe Brown
Las Cruces
Brown
Cootie Pup
VFW Hall
Smokey Jackovitch
Grand Seam Squirrel
Cootie King
Grand Quartermaster
Judge Harris to Preside Over Grand Jury in Lovington
District Judge John R. Brand is ill at home with internal injuries from a recent car crash. Judge Geo Harris of Roswell will preside Wednesday when the grand jury meets, with Judge Roy Anderson of Carlsbad in Lovington today to hear defaults. District Attorney Patrick Hanagan will advise the grand jury.
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Roy C. Anderson
Carlsbad
Lovington
Geo. T. Harris
Roswell
Brand
Patrick Hanagan
Kermit Nash
Nazarenes Plan New Building In January
Lovington Church of the Nazarene members raised over 8000 dollars in cash and pledges for a new sanctuary at South First and Avenue B. Construction will start early in January on a 45 by 95 foot concrete block building adjoining the current educational block. The sanctuary will seat about 300 with three classrooms, baptistry, nursery and rest rooms and air conditioning designed by Lennox engineers. An additional 2000 is in the fund and a Roswell Building and Loan Association loan is, if needed, approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington Church of the Nazarene
South First
Avenue B
Bernard W. Culbertson
Lennox Furnace Company
Roswell Building
Rabbits Roam After Dog Ordinance Tightens in Marion
Since Marion passed a dog control ordinance the town reports a rising rabbit problem. Rabbits now damage garden plots and shrubbery more than dogs did, reversing relief residents sought from canine trouble.
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Marion
Wis
Luck Sees Federal School Aid Pass In Coming Session
Bil To Pass State School Superintendent Georgia Luck predicts a federal aid for education bill will pass in the next congressional session. She cautions only about half of New Mexico benefits and notes any program tied to federal construction aid will use population as the basis and accompany existing federal education funding.
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United Press
Georgia Luck
Congress
New Mexico
Lusk
NAM Head Seeks 1956 Plan Disclosure by Eisenhower
Cola Parker head of the National Association of Manufacturers urges President Eisenhower to reveal political plans early to allow other candidates to seek the nomination. Parker cites Senator William Knowland as a potential contender. Knowland supporters expect him to enter the race by late January or early February if Eisenhower runs again.
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Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Senate
United Press
National Association of Manufacturers
Cola Parker
Parker
New York
GOP
William Knowland
Washington
Knowland
Sixth Turncoat Is Coming Home
Richard Tenneson of Alden Minnesota, the sixth American turncoat from the Korean War to return, will arrive at the Hong Kong border from Communist China Tuesday. His mother Portia Howe flew to Tokyo to plead for his return. A Red Cross representative will meet him and the Consul General will decide citizenship forfeiture after questioning. Twenty three Americans initially stayed in China. five work in a paper mill and others attend schools in Peiping.
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United Press
Hong Kong
China
Richard Tenneson
Alden
Minnesota
Portia Howe
Tokyo
Tenneson
American Red Cross
Peiping
Le a County Dry Vote Drives 12 000 Ballots at Polls
Lea County voters flock to the polls for a local option election on alcohol sales. About 12 000 registered voters are expected to cast ballots by 7 pm with Hobbs possibly retaining saloons while the rest of the county goes dry. Supporters warn of bootleg risks. opponents offer a $100 reward for bootlegger arrests.
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Hobbs
Lea County
AFL CIO to Boost Political Action After Merger
The AFL CIO convention in New York adopted a resolution to expand political education and action to defend labor's political and economic goals. Delegates criticized the Taft Hartley Act the state right to work law and business groups accused of fighting labor progress. Michael Quill heads the Transport Workers Union and refused to join the merged federation citing concerns over protections against raiding and racketeering.
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United Press
AFL/CIO
New York
Michael Quill
Transport Workers
Quill
Aflcio
Sister of Miss Kaigler Dies in Temple
Notice from Mart Texas reports Miss Mable Kaigler died December 8 in a Temple Texas hospital. She was sister to Miss Byrle Kaigler county health nurse. Miss Kaigler is on leave over thirty days with her sister and a critically ill mother.
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Mable Kaigler
Mart
Texas
Temple, Texas
Byrle Kaigler
Kaigler
Voter Information on Lea County Alcohol Sale
Details on alcohol sale voting in Lea County with polling hours from 8 am to 11 pm. Registration stands at 15,914 with an anticipated 12,000 voters. polling sites include Lovington new high school and court house old high school Hobbs and multiple county locations listed with various venues.
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Aas
Lovington
New High
Court House Old High
Hobbs
Will Rogers
Elks
Oil Conservation
Broadmoor
Air Base
Southern Heights
Edison Wahsol
Phillips Recreation
Buckeye
Crossroads
Pitchfork
Caprocking
Knowles Hilburn
Monument
Mal- Mice
Hauico High
Nice City
Selvoo
Jal City
Qi Gen
Navajos Approve 300000 for Tribal Economic Aid
The Navajo Tribal Council at Window Rock Arizona approved a 300000 appropriation to attract industry and train workers on the reservation. Chairman Paul Jones calls it the start of a new way of life for the traditionally poor Navajo.
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United Press
Window Rock
Arizona
Paul Jones
Whooping Crane Survival Improves in 19 Years at Aransas Refuge
At Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport Texas the whooping crane population shows improvement over the past 19 years with 20 of 21 adults back for winter and eight new fledglings. Assistant manager Jim Harmon says the flock’s health signals survival for years to come and notes one missing adult may be delayed rather than lost. Cranes winter in Texas before migrating to Canada and Wood Buffalo National Park in spring.
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Rockport
Texas
Canada
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Jim Harmon
Harmon
Aransas
Mest
Wood Buffalo National Park
North American
Visit to Daughter in Paris Tex Planned by Alstons
Mr and Mrs Lester Alston will spend the holidays with their daughter Mrs Bill Ward and her family in Paris Texas.
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Lester Alston
Bill Ward
Paris
Tex
Record Production and Retail Boom Highlight 1955
Jane's notes peak aircraft output and Britain’s progress while American industry hits record housing, retail sales, and auto production. Steel and coal set records as electricity use and paychecks rise, with forecasts for 1956 expansion.
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Jane’s
Britain
the of Commerce and Labor
Aluminum
Department of Commerce
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Arthur Summerfield
Mr. Eisenhower
Aga
America
Leonard Hall
James Murry
Montana
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Carmine DeSapio
DeSapio
Averell Harriman
Johnson
Ajutant
Judge Harris
John R. Brand
Nazarenes
Nam Head
Argus
Carlsbad Current-Argus
State Welfare Department
Eddy County
Raton
Billie Fort
Lea County Citizens Committee For Legal Control
Afl-Cio
Wulkes
Lions
United States Chamber of Commerce
Dun and
Bradstreet
Ward
General Motors
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