Grid Team Honored By Rotary Club
Rotary Club members hosted Lovington football coaches Virgil Boteler and L C Cossens and the 1950 squad at a luncheon. Boteler described players and next season prospects and the impact of a new conference rule. He noted Lovington Class B needs five consecutive conference games to reach state qualification and hoped to schedule accordingly. Cozzens introduced football players now moving to the basketball squad and outlined 1950-51 season expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Virgil Boteler
L. C. Cossens
Boteler
Lovington
Cozzens
Local Chamber Supports Payroll Savings Plan
The Lovington Chamber of Commerce joins the Payroll Savings Campaign aiding the U S Treasury. Fletcher R. Stapp says local businessmen will be asked to install the Payroll Plan for purchasing U S Savings Bonds in their workplaces. The effort links 60 000 organizations and 2 500 000 business concerns nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commerce of
Lovington
U. S. Treasury
Fletcher R. Stapp
National Organizations Advisory Committee
Treasury Department
Lovington Wildcats edge Tucumcari in tight 34 31 victory
Lovington defeats Tucumcari 34 to 31 in a close game. Connyl Black scores 11 to lead Lovington while Babers and Jacobs tie for Tucumcari with eight each. Free throw accuracy favors Lovington at 40 percent to Tucumcari’s 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington Wildcats
Tucumcari Rattlers
Lovington
Tucumcari
Wildcats
Connyl Black
Tommy Bingham
Babers
Jacobs
Central West Lea County Wolfcamp Flow Shows Oil Prospect
A Wolfcamp flow test in central west Lea County indicates a producer at Amerada Petroleum Corp No 1 SB State with 295.16 barrels of oil in four hours and gravity of 41.8 degrees. Nearby offsets include Saunders Field and Featherston State prospects as operators push deeper tests and coring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfcamp
West Lea County
Amerada Petroleum Corp
SB State
Gulf Corp
Saunders
Saunders Field
Martin Yates, Jr
Featherston- State
Featherston-State
Eddy County
Featherston State
McAlester Fuel Co
Simpson
Gladiola
Lea County
Ohio Oil Co
Denton
McAlester N
Tide Water Associated Oil Co
East
Wildcat
Ralph Lowe
Midland
Dickinson
Good Old Joe Tondre and Democratic intrigue noted
The column lauds Joe Tondre as a long time Republican stalwart and hints at a future role in state policy. It rails at past payroll abuses, questions Dessie Sawyer's offer to fund debts with 15 000, and comments on Lea County power dynamics and party unity amid recent murder verdicts in Hobbs and Lovington.
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Joe Tondre
Tondre
Howell Gage
Gage
Lea County
Tatum
TATUM WORKER IN HOSPITAL
C. P. Dooley of Tatum is resting well at Lea County Hospital in Hobbs after a drilling rig accident 16 miles south of Tatum. The 39 year old Noble Drilling Co. employee suffered a broken leg when a drill collar rolled off a rack and struck his leg during casing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Dooley
Tatum
Lea County Hospital
Hobbs
Dooley
Noble Drilling Co
Local Judge Fanning Ill After Heart Attacks
Judge George A. Fanning of Eunice Oil Center is reported very ill at Barzune Hospital after a heart attack Friday night and a second attack Saturday night. He had been released recently and returned to work. Monday reports say he is improving but still in serious condition.
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F Fareedars
Sou
George A. Fanning
Eunice and Oil Center
Barzune
Eunice
Oil Center
Seven Lovington Divorce Suits Headline Local Court Actions
Lea County residents face penalties for 1950 taxes after the first half deadline despite delayed notices. Divorce filings in Lovington include Kennedy, Gauntt, Lewis, Thompson, Creed, Byrd, Wilson cases. State Tax Commission notes penalty period runs to December 31 with no extension. Emergency legislation may be needed to fix notices and deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
New Mexico
Lea
Osborne Fisher
State Tax Commission
Harold Sellers
Tax Commission
Sellers
Heard Retains Duke City Lawyer in Alamogordo Trial
Peter McAttee has been retained by former Mayor J. Paul Heard to defend him at his January 3 second trial on charges of rifling the records in Alamogordo before Judge A. W. Marshall. McAttee seeks a trial postponement to prepare. H A Kiker of Santa Fe withdrew after the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter McAttee
J. Paul Heard
Alamogordo
A. W. Marshall
Deming
McAttee
Jim Toluse
Albuquerque
H. A. Kiker
Santa Fe
Portales
Kiker
Flagg Inn Courts
Edwards Pleads Guilty in Seminole Manslaughter
Horace D. Edwards entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Smithee of Seminole last summer. He will be sentenced Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace D. Edwards
Smithee
Seminole
Edwards
Case Postponed to Next Jury Term in Manslaughter Charge
The manslaughter charge against Wayne Wright is postponed to the next jury term. It was not scheduled for the current term. Wright posted bond recently and has been confined for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Allison
Guy Shepherd
Gene
Guy
Wayne Wright
Young Wright
Albuquerque License Vendor Appointment Sparks Debate
The piece argues the city of Albuquerque should scrutinize the license vendor post, noting over $50,000 paid in three years plus office costs. It hints Democrats avoid the role despite its lucrative pay and criticizes political favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Mechems Take Apartment The New First Family Move
The new first family moves into a city apartment amid public interest. Officials say the transition marks a standard housing step and signals a routine phase in their public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechems
Suits Filed In District Court On Docket
The district court saw several filings over the past week. Rex M. Wilson and E B Walz dba Wilson Walz Sporting Goods Co sue Oscar Vernon dba Vernon's Radio and Appliances and Morton Radio and Appliance for 291.25 plus interest and costs. Sally Williams sues City of Hobbs for 7572.19 for injuries from a drain and sidewalk defect. W E Lewis sues B A Price for 1153.51 plus 8 percent interest and costs. Suit is for a accommodation note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex M. Wilson
E. B. Walz
Wilson Walz, Sporting Goods Co
Oscar Vernon
Vernon
Morton Radio
Sally Williams
City of
Hobbs
W. E. Lewis
B. A. Price
Tommy Campbell Taken to Roswell For Eye Injury
Tommy Campbell the three and a half year old son of Mr and Mrs John Campbell suffered a serious eye injury Thursday night after falling on a butcher knife. He was moved from Lovingston General Hospital to St Marys Hospital in Roswell where Dr George Morrison performed an operation. His uncle said there was a fifty fifty chance to save the sight in the injured eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
National
Junior Vegetable Growers Association
NJVGA
New Orleans
Severito Chavez
Don Chavez
Route 1
Box 441
Albuquerque
A & P Food
Lupe Chavez
Ted H. Kittell
Bloomfield
Encarnacion
Saiz
Romolo Turrietta
Coralie
Tommy Mullins
Rogers
L. S. Kurtz
James L. McBee
Philippi
West Virginia
Severito
Lupe
Ted Kittell
Young Saiz
Mary Turrietta
Chavez Brothers
Coralie Nell Mullins
Tommy Dale Mullins
Tommy Campbell
John Campbell
Lovingtoin General Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital
Roswell
George Morrison
Charles Campbell
Tommy
Judge Harris Delays Sentences for Four Youths in Robbery Case
Judge George T. Harris postponed sentencing for James R. Kenney Willard Kyle James E. Roberts and Delbert Roberts after they pleaded guilty to assault and robbery in the Tatum youth robbery case. They had previously pleaded not guilty before switching to guilty last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Harris
James R. Kenney
Willard Kyle
James E. Roberts
Delbert Roberts
Tatum
Marriage Licenses Registered Across Texas Towns
A list of marriage licenses issued on December 11 to 16 in towns including Roscoe Sweetwater Seminole Hobbs Snyder Post De Leon Mexia Canyon Big Spring Odessa Kermit Wink and Lamesa with couples’ names ages and home towns. The record notes pairs such as J W Shaddix and Carrie Shaddix both 64 from Roscoe and Sweetwater and Don N Williams 21 of Kermit with Robbie Mac Day 20 of Wink among others.
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J. W. Shaddix
Roscoe
Texas
Carrie Shaddix
Sweetwater
Walter James McGinnis
Joyce Maxine Moore
Seminole
James Alex DeSoto
Mary Cicelia Becker
Hobbs
L. C. Thomas, Jr
Delores L. Wilson
Stanley Holmes McMillen
Helen Condron Burks
Post
Thomas E. Gleiner
Pauline Kilgore
Snyder
Don N. Williams
Kermit
Robbie Mac Day
Wink
Kenneth Nicholson
Canyon
Lilly Jon Davidson
Big Springs
Gale Nowlin
Mary Campbell
de Leon
Willie James Conner
Annie Louise Grant
Mexia
John Harper
Christine Martin
Ernest Millard Rucker
Mabell E. Jimmerson
Odessa
William Henry Wisdom
Valmeta Ruth Tucker
Marvin GC Roskes
Lola Graves
Ballenger
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Bailey
Robinson
Tool
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Virgie
Skelly Oil Co
Seaion
H. S. Moss
Dallas
Bagley
Tommy D. Mullin
Coralie N. Mullin
State Treasurer’s Office
The
Santa Fe New Mexican
Dessie Sawyer
Crossroads
Democrat Party
Sawyer
Ray Rodgers
Horace Burl Owens
Johnnie Miles
Owens
Dessie
la Pasada
White House
Capital
G. T. Hanners
Addie Mae Smith
Lea County Court Room
Raymon Freeman Fort
John W. Terry
Marion C. Hightower
Elmo Yoder
Laurence R. Spence
Jewell F. Beeman
Leonard E. Ritchey
Wm. F. Hessler
Charles Ray Patterson
aTtum
eBn F. Alexander
T. A. Burt
Max Oscar Mittag
Joan S. Kennedy
Oma Lee Kennedy
Hugh A. Gauntt
Nita Clark Gauntt
Tommie M. Lewis
Jewell Lewis
Bobbie C. Thompson
Benjamin Ray Thompson
Frances Creed
Ernest Creed
Joe Ann Byrd
Joe Bailey Byrd
Margie E. Wilson
Pearly F. Wilson
HEARD
Duke City
District Court
Harris
Donal L. Murphy
Stella Alarid
Brownfield
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