Benson urges 1956 spring pig crop cut to lift hog prices
UPA reports Agriculture Secretary Benson urged farmers to reduce the 1956 spring pig crop to bolster sagging pork prices. President Eisenhower officials discussed trimming next year's crop, with a six point program including land put to grass and a surplus disposal plan.
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Benson
United Press
Benson Hag
Thurmount
Maryland
L Eisenhower
Bourke
Eisenhower
Congress
Denver
Great Plains
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Secretary
Chicago
USDA
Lea County approves alcohol sales in special election
In Lea County voters favored the sale of alcoholic beverages by a wide margin. Wet supporters tallied 6,174 votes to 3,585 for drys, with results showing a near two to one victory minutes after polls closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oboe Beverages
Lea County
Hobbs
Civic Loyalty League
Hobbs Edison
Lovington
Buckeye
Lea County Citizen Committee For
Lea County Civic Loyalty League
Lovington High School to observe January 2 holiday
Lovington Board of Education voted to revise the Christmas schedule making January 2 a school holiday. Classes resume January 3 and March 23 also slated as a holiday. both days will be made up at year end. Final exams set for May 21 and 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington Board of Education
Bowden Resigns as Eunice Justice of the Peace
Fauah Bowden resigns as Justice of the Peace for precinct 14 in Lea County. Waterwell driller Grady Robert of Eunice is appointed Police Judge and Justice of Peace by the county commission after Bowden requested relief, citing ill health and planned surgery in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Robert
Eunice
Pace
Lea County
Faugh H. Bowden
Bowden
Pat Hanagan
Roswell
Hanagan
J. R. Wycoff
Stolen blasting caps reported from oil company truck
Thefts involve 20 electric blasting caps taken from a Cities Service Oil Co. geophysical truck two miles south of Lovington. O. N. Lambright filed the report. No arrests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cities Service Oil Co
O. N. Lambright
Lovington
Four Tires Stolen From Trailer At Cleaner Gin
Four tires were reported stolen from a customer's trailer parked at the Cleaner Gin, according to a sheriff department report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleaner Gin
Sheriff Department
Humble Completes Central Lea Test in New Mexico
Humble Oil and Refining Co reports a No 18H well in central Lea County New Mexico flowed oil from the Pennsylvanian lime. The official test produced 246 barrels of 44.2 gravity oil and no water from 10 820 to 860 feet with 200 to 1 gas oil ratio and 453.6 barrels per day initial. The well lies near a Pennsylvanian gas distillate discovery, three miles from Eidson Field and 12 miles northwest of Lovington after drilling to 13 433 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil and Refining Co
New Mexico
Lea County
Eidson
Lovington
Blackie Blackmon Injured In Ranch Accident
Blackie Blackmon is recovering from a broken leg suffered Saturday while unloading pipe at his ranch near Loving ton. He fell from a truck and is at his home south of Loving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackie Blackmon
Lovington
Home for Holidays Eddie Scott Visits Lovington Family
Eddie Ray Scott of the army at Fort Knox Kentucky arrived in Lovington on Tuesday to spend the holidays with his mother and sisters Mrs. Dave Henderson and Mrs. Sue New.
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Eddie Ray Scott
Ft. Knox
Kentucky
Lovington
Dave Henderson
Sue Newton
Bearded Russian Archbishop Almost Seized International Incident
A Russian clergyman weighing about 300 pounds with an 18 inch beard nearly caused a flight scare in Ottawa when his beard snagged on a cargo strap during boarding. Airline staff and companions struggled to free it as passengers laughed and Russian commentary echoed. The incident occurred before a flight to Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Boris
Toronto
Bill Wolford Seeks Job Before Parole Board
Bill Wolford, an inmate at the State Penitentiary in Santa Fe, plans to appear before the parole board in January. He has written to Hobbs residents seeking employment to satisfy parole conditions and allow release. Wolford previously ran a Roswell grocery and a large Hobbs market before his murder sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wolford
Santa Fe
Parole Board
Bill
Hobbs
Roswell
Funeral for Mrs Aubrey Cowgill Held in Nevada Texas
Mrs Clint Dobbs attended the funeral of her aunt Mrs Aubrey Cowgill in Nevada Texas on Friday. She was accompanied by her parents Mr and Mrs G W Steffy and brothers Claude Orville and Jesse from Jaelings Tex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Dobbs
Aubrey Cowgill
Nevada
Texas
G. W. Steffy
Claude, Orville and
Jesse
Jaeplians
Tex
Mutt And Jeff Bank Robbers Bombard Midwest Escape
The FBI issued a nationwide Midwest alert for two bank robbers described as Mutt and Jeff. The duo fled after a Tuesday bank robbery in Merton Wisconsin near Milwaukee taking about 4700 dollars. Robber Robert Chiblene and accomplice Roy Quehl are described as armed and dangerous with Chiblene six eleven and Quehl five eight. Bank manager Fred Staus fired at them during the getaway, and authorities believe one shot may have struck a bandit.
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FBI
Mutt
Jeff
Merton
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Robert Chiblene
Roy Norman Quehl
Wisconsin Robbey
Fred Staus
Lausche Seeks Ohio Favorite Son Nomination
Governor Frank Lausche of Ohio announces a bid for the Democratic favorite son nomination in the Ohio presidential primary. The 60 year old five term governor faces Adlai Stevenson with Estes Kefauver expected to enter the race Friday. Labor and party figures weigh merger effects on GOP prospects.
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United Press
Ohio
Frank Lausche
Lausche
Goveror
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Washington
Aarpaign
James Mitchell
Aflcio
GOP
Mitchell
Newsweek Magazine
Republican Party
Goodwin Knight
California
Knight
New Fire Hydrant Installed On North Main Street
A new fire hydrant was placed on North Main near Almar Motor Co to protect residents. City manager Bill Harrison says it should lower insurance rates in the area.
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North Main Street
North Main
Almar Motor Co
Bill Harrison
Doctor Smith Travels Between Albuquerque and Lovington
Dr. Robert Smith, secretary of the New Mexico Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, went to Albuquerque last Saturday and returned to Lovington on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke City
Robert Smith
Albuquerque
New Mexico Association of Osteopathic Physicans and Surgeons
Lovington
Lovington Receives 10500 From School Funds
The City of Lovington holds 10500 in its coffers after the Municipal Schools delivered a check to Osborne Fisher on Monday morning. The payment covers city services to the school including street marking, policing school zones, library use, parking lots for teachers, and borrowing city equipment. It also includes dog catching duties on school grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Osborne Fisher
Five Auto Wrecks In Hobbs Leave Five Injured
Two crashes within 12 hours in Hobbs injure five people. At 10:05 p.m. Tuesday James Mannard collided with Elsie Cresswell, both treated and released. Mannard cited for failure to yield and no license. At 8:26 a.m. Wednesday Cogsdil, driving a 1948 Pontiac, hit Zelda Willis and her niece El AA Willis in a 1949 Chevrolet. Zelda admitted. Cogsdil cited for failure to yield.
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Hobbs
Zelda Willis
E. Park
Eldene Willis
Elmer Ronald Cogsdil
E. Main
James Mannard
Denson Drive
Elsie Jo Cresswell
Monument
Bellemah Drive
Mannard
Cresswell
Lea General Hospital
Temple
Houston
Cogsdil
Willis
Cotton Farmers Back 1956 Quotas in National Vote
United States cotton growers nationwide approve 1956 crop quota ceilings by 93 percent. Lea County reports 275 farmers voting 249 for and 26 against. Statewide tally is 267235 in favor and 20191 against. Extra long staple cotton quotas pass by 90.5 percent in a separate ballot.
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Washington
Tuseday
Lea County
Puerto Rico
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
New Mexico
Texas
Mrs Love Burned When Dress Caught Fire
Mrs John Love wife of the county clerk was seriously burned Wednesday morning when her dress ignited from an open gas flame. She moved to the kitchen where her daughter Mary extinguished the flames with water, then suffered through the incident.
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John Love
Love
Mary
Lea County Infant Deaths Rise in First Ten Months
A New Mexico health division report shows Lea County infant deaths reached 48 in the first ten months, up from 38 in 1954, with 49 deaths recorded by place of death compared to 31 last year. Births also exceed last year as 1,289 county births and 1,109 county births occurred this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Division of Vital Statistis
New Mexico
Record Run On Christmas Trees
The U S Forest Service in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque reports a large Christmas tree cutting day. Ranger Harlen Johnson says Cedro Canyon drew Duke City residents who cut and hauled away more than 1700 trees, the biggest turnout since permits began three years ago.
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United Press
U. S. Forest Service
Sandia Mountains
Albuquerque
Harlen Johnson
Cedro Canyon
Duke City
Forest Service
Harrison Fires Two City Cops After Department Fight
Lovington ends with two officers discharged after a Sunday morning fight in the police department. Officers Bobby Whitt and Melvin Bartley were fired by City Manager Harrison after a conference with Chief Joe Price and Captain White.
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Lovington
Bobby Whitt
Melvin Bartley
Bartley
Bill Harrison
Whitt
Harrison
Joe Price
Captain White
New Health Center Funds Approved for Lea County
Funds approved for a new Lea County Health Center to be built in Lovington near West Jefferson. Plans go to the State Health Board and U S Public Health Service for final approval before construction. The 3300 square foot brick building will include a waiting area, offices, three treatment rooms, X ray, dental and baby clinic spaces, and a first aid/demo room.
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Lea County Health Center
Lovington
West Jefferson
State Health Board
U. S. Public Health Service
George Graves
Hobbs
Dr. Puckett
Mrs. Atzbach Informs Brother Bennie Dixon Died
Mrs. Aline Atzbach of 204 West Avenue learned her brother Bennie Dixon died in St. Petersburg Florida She could not attend the funeral and expressed sorrow.
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Aline Atzbach
West Avenue
Bennie Dixon
St. Petersburg
Florida
Atzbach
Grand Jury Begins and Ends in Lea County
Edward B. Grief of Hobbs named foreman of the Lea County Grand Jury which met in Lovington. The panel, including members from Hobbs and Lovington, toured jails and county offices and reported no indictments after a four to five hour session driven by routine matters amid a pre election protest context.
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Edward B. Grief
Hobbs
Lovington
Grief
Lea County
Paul Heard
Phil Clark
Herman J. Ford
Chas. Mills
Robert C. D. Tievel
Harry J. Nelson
Chas. Mumford
Terrell E. Gibbons
Calvin P. Stark
Leon Hoye
K. A
Grand Jury
Civic Loyalty League
Snake discovered in oven after neighbors search
In Morehead Kentucky Mrs Clyde Moore found a snake in her oven after neighbors had searched her kitchen and failed to locate it. The neighbors were dubious about the snake being present until the discovery.
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Morehead
Clyde Moore
Lovington Chamber of Commerce Elects Officers at Membership Breakfast
Chester Dodson, new Lovington Chamber president, presided over a Wednesday membership breakfast. Directors named a membership committee and assigned workers to contact new and lapsed members within four to five days. Mrs. Mary Payne, secretary, outlined plans to extend the drive and continue outreach across trades and industries.
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Chester Dodson
Lovington
Payne
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