Lovington Driver Killed In Train Collision
Robert Landon Farris, 33, of Lovington, died Tuesday night when his 1951 Plymouth crashed head on into a Texas and New Mexico freight train. An inquest ruled the death accidental. He is survived by parents, three brothers, three sisters, and a host of relatives. Burial planned in Lovington Cemetery with Rev. W M Beauchamp officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Landon Farris
Jess Farris
Lovington
Texas and New Mexico
Farris
Charlie Trimble
James Robinson
Alex Trimble
I. Y. Barr
W. L. Brannon
L. C. Casey
K. A. Green
C. Train
Justice of Peace
John W. Green
Horace Blackmon
Tim Vowell
Troy Fort
S. M. Pruit
A. E. Mize
B. R
West Central
Burl Farris
Air Force
Paul E. Farris
Answell Farris
Hobbs
Adelie Anderson
Jack Roberts
Marshall Blakeley
Carbon Worker Found Dead at Plant in New Mexico Area
George A. Daniel, 45, a Columbia Carbon Co. worker, was found dead of a shotgun wound at about 10:20 Wednesday near the plant between Eunice and Jal. A coroner's jury was convened at 11:30 with no report issued by press time. Survivors include his widow and four daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Daniel
Columbia Carbon Co
Eunice
Jal
Divorces Filed in Lovington District Court
The Lovington District Court records divorce suits including Bonnie Bodiford versus Johnny Bodiford Betty Warwicks versus Billy Lynn Warwick and Clifton J White versus Mary Davis White reflecting pending actions in the court system.
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Lovington
Bonnie Bodiford
Johnny Bodiford
Betty Warwicks
Billy Lynn Warwick
Clifton J. White
Mary Davis White
Jal Man Burned In Gasoline Explosion
Gaylord Smith of Jal suffered second and third degree burns in a gasoline engine explosion on a Ralph Lowe rig. He beat out the flames, rolled in sand, and was driven to Kermit Hospital in fair condition for several weeks of care after minimal engine damage.
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Gaylord Smith
Kermit Hospital
Ralph Lowe
Smith
Jal
Miners' Strike Ends as Wage Board Approves Settlements
The Wage Stabilization Board approves the final wage and reclassification agreements for about 60 000 members of the International Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union with major firms. Agreements cover Amer ican Smelting and Refining, US Metals, Eagle Picher, Bunker Hill and Sullivan, and others in Idaho and Arizona. Average increases are 15 to 17 cents an hour with pending fringe benefits decisions.
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Denver
International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Wage Stabilization Board
John Clark
WSC
American Smelting and Refining Company
Clark
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining Company
Corver D'Alene
Idaho
Coeur D’alene
WSB
Kennecot
Phelps-Dodge
Anaconda
American Brass Company
Grade School Christmas Program Set For December 21
The annual grade school Christmas program will be held in the gymnasium Friday afternoon December 21 at 1 30. Over 700 pupils from first through fourth grade will participate under the direction of Mrs Bobbie King and Mrs Florence N Anderson. A special section is reserved and patrons may plan to attend. The public is invited.
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Bobbie King
Florence N. Anderson
Gun Club Ham Shoot Planned at Hobbs Range
The Hobbs Gun Club will hold a ham shoot Sunday afternoon at its grounds one half mile west of the state line on Seminole highway. Eliminations start at 2 00 p m with ten men per round. the last shooter wins a 12 pound premium ham. Admission is one dollar. proceeds aid club plans. Shooting is open to entrants.
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Hobbs Gun Club
State Line
Seminole Highway
Cicero Smith Lumber Co Sues X L Wilson for 221
Cicero Smith Lumber Company files a lawsuit to recover 221 dollars and 59 cents from X L Wilson. The action seeks payment of the outstanding debt and related costs. The case moves through the court system for resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero-Smith Lumber Co
X. L. Wilson
Bond Election Set for Lea County Hospital Additions
Lea County commissioners designated January 22 1952 for a special bond election to raise 988 900 for hospital extensions. Projects include 18 bed Lovington 14 bed Eunice and 10 bed units at Tatum and Jal with a 20 000 contingency. Steering committee led by Ben Alexander cites county size and travel times to Hobbs hospital as justification.
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Lea County
Lea County Community Hospital
Lea County Hospital Extension
Ben Alexander
Eunice
Hobbs
Lovington
Tatum
Jal
Texas
Alexander
Alvin Marley
Raymond Patterson
H. C. Parnell
E. Estlow
Gus Kendricks
A. D. Sawyer
Crossroads
Jack Gomez
Ray Calvert
Oil Center
Co. H. Conway
Ted Elwell
Monument
Stores Stay Open Late To Ease Christmas Shopping
Lovington merchants extend hours with most stores open until nine in the evening through Christmas. The move aims to help parents finish buying while keeping kids away from busy shopping areas.
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Lovington
Jury Excused Until January 14 in Civil Case Start
Jurors were excused until January 14 after the main panel was seated as the court plans to begin civil hearings then. Of eight criminal cases on the docket none went to trial. five defendants pled guilty, one postponed, two dismissed, and one transfer from Eddy County to Lea County was heard.
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Lea County
Eddy County
Twin Baby Girls Die at Birth
Graveside rites were held at Lovington Cemetery for the infant twin daughters of Mr and Mrs Hilliary Weaver on December 19. The babies died shortly after birth on December 18.
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Lovington
Hilliary Weaver
Lovington Clerk Honored as Weather Observer by US
Lovington city clerk E. H. Byers is honored in a federal booklet for long service as a voluntary weather observer. The publication, The Cooperative Weather Observer, lists Byers among diligent volunteers who record daily temperature wind and precipitation. Other local observers include Louis Owen of Hobbs with over ten years and E J Fox of Tatum with ten to twenty years.
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E. H. Byers
Lovington
Department of Commerce of the United States
Byers
Cooperative Weather Observer
Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Cooperative Weather Observers
Weather Bureau
Sawyers
Louis Owen
Hobbs
E. J. Fox
Tatum
Price to Play in Two Bowl Games
Gerald Price, a 21 year old Texas Tech senior from Brownfield, will play in two bowl games this season. Named All American Tackle and West All Star, he will play in the East West All Star game on December 29 and then join the Red Raiders in the Sun Bowl in El Paso on December 30. His parents plan to attend both games as he finishes a four year run with Texas Tech.
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Gerald Miller Price
Joe Price
Lovington
Young Price
Texas Tech
Brownfield
Red Raiders
el Paso
Draft Office Holiday Schedule Updates
Miss Velma Boland, Lea County selective service clerk, announces draft office closings and weekend openings during the holidays. The office will close December 24 and 31, open December 29 and January 5, with normal Monday to Friday hours resuming after January 5.
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Velma Boland
Lea County
Sally Blackmon Named Lovington Good Citizen
Lovington seniors and faculty named Sally Blackmon as the D A R Good Citizen representing Lovington. She was chosen for dependability service leadership and patriotism with Emily Taylor and June Harmon as alternates.
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Sally Blackmon
Senoir
Lovington
Emily Taylor
June Harmon
Lovington Schools Dismiss Early for Christmas Holidays
Lovington Schools will dismiss at 3 30 p m on Friday December 21 for the Christmas break. The vacation runs over a week with school resuming Monday January 7.
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Lovington
Lea County youths take physicals and inductee named
Sixteen Lea County youths left for physicals in El Paso last Wednesday. One youth, Johnny Harold Malone, was inducted last week, joining the group.
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Lea County
el Paso
Johnny Harold Malone
Christmas Program at High School Gym December 20
The Junior and Senior Choruses with the double quintet under Florence N. Anderson present a Christmas music program on Thursday, December 20 at 7 30 in the high school gymnasium. About 200 students participate, with more boys than ever before. The event is a longtime holiday highlight and the public is invited.
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Florence N. Anderson
Cab Ride Costs Six Months for Three Soldiers
Three men Georg Myrick Arthur L Hagan and Robert L Campbell were sentenced to six months in county jail after pleading guilty to taking a vehicle for temporary use without permission. The ride from Albuquerque to Gallup last October involved alleged threats to the cab driver Charles E Kinslow with a belt around his neck and a claim of drunkenness by the trio. Myrick and Hagan were based at Kirkland Air Force Base with Campbell listing Atlanta as home.
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Albuquerque
Gallup
R. F. Deacon Arledge
Paul Tackett
Georg Myrick
Arthur L. Hagan
Robert L. Campbell
Myrick
Hagan
Kirkland Air Force Base
Campbell
Atlanta
Arrow
Charles E. Kinslow
Kinslow
New Mexico Families Hear News of Prisoner Survivors
United Press reports several New Mexico families received word that relatives held by Chinese or North Korean Communists are alive. Names include Pvt Tony Apodaca and Cpl Jose Ambriz among others, with several already reported wounded or missing in action.
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New Mexico
Pvt
Tony Apodaca
Cpl
Jose M. Ambriz
Abundio E} Ambriz
Santa Fe
Young Ambriz
Pat Pacheco
Apodaca
United Press
Pedro Herrera
Babian Herrera
la Maderas
Pyoktong
Pfc
Harry J. Campbell
Agnes Campbell
Las Vegas
Franklin Gillbreath
Oscar B. Gillbreath
Albuquerque
Rodolfo C. Guerra
Nicholas G. Guerra
Alamo
Joseph L. Jojola
Lucy R. Jojola
Isleta
Francisco A. Garcia
Bataan
Three Women Jury Members Serve on District Court
Three women were chosen to serve on a district court jury in this county, the first ever. Jurors include Mrs. John E. Watson of Eunice Miss Finis h Heidel of Lovington and Mrs. Herbert L. Garrett of Hobbs. The trial concerns 17 year old Robert Dwain Parker charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Madeline Fowler, Artesia, April 6, 1951.
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John E. Watson
Eunice
Finish L. Heidel
Lovington
Herbert L. Garrett
Hobbs
Calvin R. Fussell
Jal
Comer Dk Hudgens
W. F. Irwin
Hobbs Plumber
Wayne L. Ball
Randolph Reese
Robert Dwain Parker
Madeline Fowler
Artesia
Caswell Neal
Melvin C. Neal
Melvin
Neal
Parker
Caswell F
George T. Harris
James
Gayle Jesseph
Alman Jesseph
Wendell Fowler
James Dickerson
W. A. Brutson
Mark Walter
Earl Westfall
James Josseph
Vic Parker
Cottonwood
Court House
Two Lawsuits Seek Compensation in New Mexico Court
Two compensation suits filed in district court under New Mexico law. Louis B. Stewart acting as father and next friend for minor George Stewart sues Two States Construction Co. Vernon Mackey sues J. E Walker Construction Co.
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New Mexico
Louis B. Stewart
George Stewart
Two States Construction Co
Vernon Mackey
J. E Walker Construction Co
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Robert Byron Hiner
Lewisville
Ind
Indiana
Chicago
Hiner
Kentucky
Ee Eeene
Mr. Farris
Miami
Arizona
US Metals Company
Carteret
N. J
Tucson
Ariz
Gun Club
Ham
Hobbs Range
N. M
Pws
Bob Ward
The
Movement
Grils
Gerald Price
Flandre
France
Dunkerque
le Havre
West Indies
Clovis Major
Munists
Ray Harrison
Clovis
Defense Department
Maj
Thomas Harrison
Marines
Pedro Apodaca
Vaughn
Neil Watson
Carlsbad
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