Christmas Concert by Loving ton School Choir
The Loving ton school choir will present a Christmas program in the school gym Thursday night December 18 at 7 30. Under Mrs Florence Anderson the program includes Angels We Have Heard on High as processional and Handel Messiah selections with soloists and junior and senior choruses. It closes with O Come All Ye Faithful.
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Lovington
Florence Anderson
Bermansky
Sweden
Charles Black
del Riego
Adolphe Adam
Christiangen
Fred Waring
Scott
Little Cardinals at Jal for Eunice junior high clash
Eunice's seven and eight grade Little Cardinals coached by O M Dearley travel to face Jal junior high this afternoon at 4 p m. Seven games remain including a county tournament after Christmas with dates set through February 21.
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Eunice
Little Cardinals
O. M. Dearley
Lovington
Hobbs
Tatum
Jal
Monument
Pannell Home On Furlough
Airman 2nd Class H. C. Pannell Jr. son of Mr and Mrs H C Pannell 525 West Ave A is in Lovington on furlough until December 26 He is stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pannell, Jr
H. C. Pannell
West Ave
Lovington
Pannell
Griffiss Air Force Base
Rome
New York
Heidel Leads New Lovington Library Board
Mrs. Hulda Heidel was elected temporary chair of Lovington’s newly appointed library board. The group met at the Liano with members including Jacques Dailey, Jack Underwood, Supt. H. C. Parnell, and librarians Lillie Campbell and Alice Ramirez. The board will draft by laws, select books, and manage state matching funds while keeping the library open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulda Heidel
Finis L. Heidel
Lovington
Heidel
BPW Club
Jacques Dailey
Jack Underwood
H. C. Parnell
John Campbell
Kirby Schenck
Phillip Robinson
Liano
Lillie Campbell
Alica M. Ramirez
New Mexico State Library Commission
H. C. Pannell
Pannell
Ramirez
Rent Official to Visit Hobbs and Lovington
The area associate rent director from Roswell Charles L. O Neal will visit the Hobbs rent office 608 North Turner St on Tuesday and Wednesday December 16 and 17 He will be in Lovington at the Town Hall on Thursday December 18 Landlords and tenants with rental problems are urged to contact the rent officer on those dates.
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Roswell
Charles L. O'Neal
Hobbs
North
Turner St
Lovington
Town Hall
Brooks Trial Declared a Mistrial
The first degree murder trial of Carl Brooks was declared a mistrial by District Judge Roy Anderson after the jury failed to reach a verdict. The judge set bond at 7500 and revoked custody to his attorney Col Don Hallam of Hobbs.
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Carl Brooks
Roy Anderson
Wesley Allen
Anderson
Allen
Brook
Col
Don Hallam
Hobbs
W. C. Campbell
L. W. Kinkead
Campbell
Campbell Paint Co
Kinkead
Brooks
J. F. Jett
Jett
Club Morrice
M. S. Haughton
Haughton
Hallam
Clyde Shugart
Col. Hallam
First Proxy Marriage in Lea County Takes Place
Friday afternoon Probate Judge Mildred Long officiated Lea County’s first proxy marriage. Miss Beatrice Phillips of San Antonio wed James L. Zimmerman via proxy in Japan army service while her father stood in as groom. Witness Miss Eva Tatum, county clerk, noted license rules require in person signing by both parties.
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Lea County
Mildred Long
Beatrice Phillips
San Antonio
James L. Zimmerman
Japan
Phillip J. Henson
Eva Tatum
Miss Tatum
Max Edwards
South America
Randolph Reese
Leader to Open New Plant Across Street
Construction will start immediately on a new Lovington Leader plant across Avenue B from the Nazarene Church. The 36 by 100 foot south facing building will house Ludlow and Comet typesetting machines and an Elliott mailer. Daily production is planned for sometime in 1953 with occupancy by March 1. the current Leader plant has been sold to Lea Engineering Co.
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Lovington Leader
Avenue B
Nazarene Church
Ludlow
Elliott Electric
Comet
Lea Engineering Co
Tatum Baby Buried In Prairie Haven
Graveside services were held for Vera Lavern Howell infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Howell of Tatum. She died Tuesday in a Hobbs hospital. Officiating was Rev Bill Carter of Rock Chapel Baptist Hobbs. Survived by parents a brother Bob Dalton and grandparents Mrs John H Poole Eastland Texas and Mr and Mrs John D Payne Aiken South Carolina. Green Chapel Hobbs directed.
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Prairie Haven
Vera Lavern Howell
Bob Howell
Tatum
Hobbs
Bill Carter
Rock Chapel Baptist Church
Bob Dalton
John H. Poole
Eastland
Texas
John D. Payne
Aiken
Lovington Man Stabbed And Robbed
A Lovington man A D Emerson was robbed and stabbed in colored town on Saturday evening while hiring cotton pickers. Five Black suspects were arrested after entering his car and demanding his wallet. Emerson treated and released from hospital. four suspects arraigned and bound over to district court with bonds set.
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A. D. Emerson
Lovington
Lovington General Hospital
Emerson
Pat Mayo
Mayo
Z. L. Walzer
Ania Lee Davos
Clara Austin
Dorothy M. Shaw
Walter
Hobbs
Elizabeth Peoples
Recount Shows Chavez Leads More Than Before
Gen. Patrick Hurley’s recorded vote remained unchanged in the November senate race after Friday’s recount. Chavez gained 23 votes in Lea County, with statewide recounts adding 315 to his margin. Watchers, instructions, and challenged ballots were part of the Lea County process.
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Patrick Hurley
Senate
Hurley
Dennis Chavez
Lea County
Chavez
L. George Schubert
Hobbs
Law Library
District Attorney's Office
Bernalillo
Final Rites for Charles Ed Wyle Held on Sunday
Funeral services for Charles Ed Wyle of Eunice were held in Goldthwaite Texas after he was electrocuted Friday morning by a high voltage powerline two miles east of Oil Center. The 21 year old was alone when he touched a live line while allegedly throwing a switch to install a meter. He was employed by the New Mexico Electric Corporation and buried in Goldthwaite. survivors include his widow and child of Eunice. His body was shipped to Goldthwaite by Griffin Funeral Home of Hobbs.
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Charles Ed Wyle
Eunice
Goldthwaite
Texas
Wyle
Oil Center
New Mexico Electric Corporation
Griffin Funeral Home
Hobbs
Graveside Rites For Shastid Infant
The graveside service for Theodore Johnston Shastid infant son of Mr and Mrs Johnson Shastid of Tatum was conducted Thursday by Rev Joe Bickly pastor of First Methodist Church. Smith Yarbro Funeral Home arranged and burial took place in Tatum cemetery.
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Theodore Johnston Shastid
Johnson Shastid
Tatum
Joe Bickly
First Methodist Church
Smith- Yarbro Funeral Home
Tatum Cemetery
Marsh Opens New Station in Loving ton
The grand opening of Marsh Super Service on South Main draws attention this week. Horace Marsh, owner and operator, lives at 221 South 5th Street with wife Florine and their 14 year old son Kenneth. Marsh previously worked as a tool pusher with Lawton Oil Co.
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Lovington
Marsh
South Main
Gulf Station
Horace Marsh
South 5Th St
Florine
Kenneth
Lawton Oil Co
Visitors from Las Cruces Stay in Lovington Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cooper of Las Cruces visited Lovington for a weekend stay, spending Saturday and Sunday in the town.
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Jerry Cooper
Las Cruces
Lovington
Program Date Changed for Assembly of God Christmas
The Assembly of God Christmas program has moved from Monday night to Sunday December 21.
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Assembly of God
Southern Union Seeks 16 Percent Gas Rate Increase
Southern Union Gas asks the New Mexico Public Service Commission for a 16 percent rate rise for residential service and a higher increase for business customers. J R Cole III of Santa Fe cites rising costs, materials, skilled labor, and gas prices as the reason, noting the company has only one prior general increase despite ongoing expansion to support New Mexico’s economy. He argues current prices are historically low versus 1940 and stresses the need to keep gas service adequate and the company financially sound.
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Southern Union Gas Company
New Mexico Public Service Commission
New Mexico
J. R. Cole, III
Santa Fe
Southern Union
Cole
Commission
Portales Cage Men Edge Lovington Wildcats 37-33
Portales defeated Lovington 37 to 33 as both teams hit ten baskets. Portales relied on 18 made free throws from 30 attempts while Lovington connected on 13 of 30 from the line. C Miller led Portales with four field goals and five free throws. J Smith added three field goals and six free throws. Caudill paced Lovington with two field goals and four free throws. Bevers scored seven.
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Lovington High School Cagers
Portales
Lovington
C. Miller
Wildcats
J. Smith
L. G. Caudill
Jimmy Bevers
Floyd
Amarillo
Borger
Texas
Jackie Bevers
Terence W. Millsap
R. Green
Heteneenewnee
L. Shivers
Virgil Linam Recovery Improves After Heart Attack
Lea county rancher Virgil Linam, living five miles west of Hobbs, was reported to be a little better Monday after his condition declined Sunday. An oxygen tent had been removed Saturday. Linam suffered a heart attack Wednesday morning and his family asks that no visitors be admitted at present.
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Virgil Linam
Lea County
Linam
Hobbs
Royce Henry Discharged After Korea Service
Royce Henry son of Mr and Mrs Sol Henry 414 West Ave A received his honorable discharge December 9 and arrived in Lovington Wednesday Cpl Henry served with the 48th Infantry Division in Korea for nine months
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Royce Henry
Sol Henry
West Ave
Lovington
Cpl Henry
48Th
Korea
John Hix Suffers Mild Relapse After Surgery
John Hix of Hobbs who had major surgery at Lea General hospital last week is reported in satisfactory condition on Monday. He had a brief relapse on Friday with a persistent hiccuping cough, and relatives request no visitors for now. His son and daughter-in-law from Long Beach and another son and wife from Lubbock were in Hobbs over the weekend.
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John Hix
Hobbs Real Estate
Lea General Hospital
Hix
Navy Dental
Wiliam Hix
Hobbs
Long Beach
Jim Hix
Lubbock
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Mrs. Heidel
Hobbs and
George Washington
Boston
Valley Forge
South Carolina
Union
Lovington Credit Bureau
Mary Payne and
Clarellen Green
Zimmerman
New
Mexico
Jimmy Bridgforth
Sanders
Eddie Wood
Tommy Hiser
Jimmy J. Robinson
Jerry Burks
Levington
Edge Lovington Wildcats
W. Millsap
Daniel Ee
Hinman Ne
Ernst
G. Roberts
Klea
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