Parking Meters To Surround Court House In Lovington
Lea County officials discuss installing parking meters around the court house in Lovington to manage county worker parking and generate revenue for the town. Debate includes who owns the space, whether trees should be removed, and whether stickers or dedicated spaces are better. The move pends on new county and town leadership taking office January 1.
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Court House
Ravenelle Tatum
Miss Tatum
Carl Denson
Joe Smith
Beauchamp
Denson
Lovington
Santa Interview Reveals Teen Dating Wants at School Event
Santa Claus met with students during a December visit as the High School Camera Club photographed him. Teens pressed for romances, cars, and gifts while younger children asked for toys, with Santa promising to grant many wishes as best as possible.
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Santa Claus
High School
Freshies Beat Heizer Team
The Lovington Freshmen basketball team rallied in the second half to beat the Heizer Freshmen of Hobbs 38 to 36. Heizer led 22 to 15 at halftime before Lovington surged ahead in the third period and held off a late rally. They next face the Clovis Freshmen on Saturday January 8.
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Lovington
Heizer
Hobbs
Clovis
Cardinal Mindszenty Freed Report Reaches Vienna
News Service says an eyewitness in Hungary confirms Cardinal Mindszenty has been freed and is living in a western district of Budapest. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1949 as a traitor, and church officials caution he may not resume functions.
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United Press
Catholic News Service
Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Mindszenty
Budapest
Mendes France faces crucial confidence vote in France
French Premier Mendes France confronts a showdown vote of confidence over the Indo China budget. If he loses, Western European defense could be jeopardized. a preliminary round today boosted his odds as his main rivals abstained.
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United Press
Mendes France
Germany
Western Alliance For
Defense of
Europe
Popular Republican Party
Abbott Family Plans Christmas in Portales
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Abbott Ell en and Vickie will spend Christmas Day in Portales with a brother Henry Miller and Mrs. Abbott's mother Mrs. J. R. Miller at 515 West Avenue C.
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Vickie
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Portales
Henry Miller
Mrs. J B Martin Buried In Tatum
Funeral services for Mrs. J B Martin were held at the Methodist church in Tatum after she died in Roswell. The widow of a former Lovington Postmaster she had lived with her daughter the village clerk in Tatum. Rev Frank Mathews officiated and burial followed in Tatum Cemetery. Surviving daughters include Mrs Marion Craig of Brownfield Texas and Mrs Blanche Martin of California.
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J. B. Martin
Roswell
Martin
Lovington
Jerry's Foto Open in Lovington at 17 W Washington
Jerry Wright, Lovington native and former mail carrier, opens Jerry's Foto in the Wright Laundry building at 17 W Washington St. He will offer portrait and commercial photography with fast service, take assignments by appointment, handle roll film, and do copy work.
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Wright
Washington Street
Jerry Wright
Lovington
Lovington High School
Jaycees
Mrs. Payne Heads to Houston for Holidays
Mrs. Mary Payne, secretary of the Lovington Chamber of Commerce, left Monday for Houston to spend the holidays with her son Dr H M Faulkner and family. She will detour via Lubbock to visit her ill brother under specialist care.
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Mary Payne
Houston
H. M. Faulkner
Cafeterias Offer Turkey Dinners Across Dates
Cafeterias announce turkey dinners on December 20 21 with menus including beef sandwiches celery sticks potato chips peaches milk and turkey with gravy dressings peas cranberry sauce muffins and bread butter. December 2021 campus meals list beef sandwiches white beans ice cream sandwiches milk roast turkey dressing giblet gravy green beans cranberry sauce creamed filled cupcakes milk.
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Liano
Campus Cafferia
Bridgeforths Welcome Baby Daughter Rebecca Doris
The Harold L. Bridgeforth home at 406 N. 3rd welcomed a new baby daughter born Saturday at Lea County Hospital. Rebecca Doris weighed 7 lbs 14 oz. The Bridgeforth family includes three older children Janet Jennie Ann and Harold Jr. Grandmother Mrs. Cora Weber of Vallejo California is with the family for the holidays.
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Lea County Hospital
Rebecca Doris
Bridgforth’s
Janet
Jennie Ann
Harold Jr
Little Bud
Cora Weber
Vallejo
California
Texas Couple Marries in Lea County Office
Zona Margaret Rogers and Julius L Russell of Lamesa Texas wed in a civil ceremony conducted by Justice of the Peace John Green at the county clerk’s office. The couple, who met about eight months ago and were engaged for two to three weeks, planned a short honeymoon before moving to Mallamar.
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Eva Tatum
Zona Margaret Rogers
Julius L. Russell
Lamesa
Texas
Lea County
Busdels
Fires Burn Three Cars In Hobbs Area
Three vehicle fires reported in Hobbs include a 1950 Studebaker at Furr Food lot in Broadmoor Shopping Center with slight damage to owner W. R. Wheeler of Hobbs, a 1952 Ford owned by Thera Marshall in the 1100 block of E Midwest with minor damage, and a grease-fire incident at Drake Cafe on E Broadway causing smoke damage.
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Furr Food
Broadmoor
Hobbs
W. R. Wheeler
Denson Dr
E. Midwest
Ford
Thera Marshall
Hobbs Fire Department
Drake Cafe
E. Broadway
Traffic Safety Meeting At Hobbs Police Academy
The Lea County Traffic Safety Commission met Monday in the Hobbs Police Academy at the Air Base. State Police Officers Nolan Utz and Hoover Wimberly reported on Safe Driving Day accidents and there was no showing of color slides of bad accidents as part of a plan to start a color slide library of Lea County incidents.
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Lea County Traffic Safety Commission
Hobbs
Air Base
Nolan Utz
Hoover Wimberly
Lea County
Alamogordo Chamber Manager Named White Sands Concession Operator
Robert K. Koonce, now Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce manager, was announced Tuesday as the new operator of the concession at White Sands National Monument. Born in Illinois and a World War II veteran, he arrived at Lovington Leader in 1947 and became Lovington’s first fulltime chamber chief. He later led Artesia’s chamber and, last July, moved to Alamogordo for the same role.
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Santa FE
Robert K. Koonce
Alamogordo
Pope Grants Christmas Wish From Vatican Balcony
The Vatican reports Pope Pius the Twelfth, aged 78, has recovered from a stomach ailment enough to broadcast greetings on Christmas Eve and will appear in St. Peter's Square on Christmas Day to bless the faithful. He took a light stroll in the Vatican gardens for the third straight day.
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United Press
Pius the 12Th
Vatican
St. Peter’s Square
Vatican Gardens
Russia threatens to cancel 1942 friendship treaty with Britain
The Soviet Union warns it may end the 1942 treaty of friendship with Britain if rearmament of West Germany is ratified. Moscow also warned France that the 1944 Franco Soviet pact could be broken if French defense plans proceed. Over the weekend the Kremlin dispatched notes to Finland, Yugoslavia, Sweden, Switzerland and Austria urging non alignment and opposing a rearmed Germany.
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United Press
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West Germany
Soviet Union
Britain
Paris
France
Kremling
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Finland
Yugoslavia
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Switzerland
Austria
Mandy Blackhurst Named Advertising Manager in Hobbs
Hobs Flare and Leuv ington Leader announce H R Mandy Blackhurst as advertising manager. Former radio announcer and KWEW salesman for a year, she is mother of Frances Richard and Nancy. Her husband studies law at the University of New Mexico and will finish in June to open an Hobbs office. They reside at 1314 Yucca Drive.
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Mandy
Hobs Flare
Leuvington
Flare
Blackhurst
KWEW
Frances
Richard
Nancy
New Mexico School of Law
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Yucca Drive
Martin Found Dead In Hobbs
Richard Lee Martin was found dead in his room at 620 E Broadway Hobbs at 4 17 am Monday morning. He is believed to have died of natural causes about 1 am. He was about 50. Martin worked for James Oil Well Co. An inquest led by Fire Chief Archie Connor was held Monday with no statement yet. Services pending relatives notification at Green Chapel.
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Richard Lee Martin
E. Broadway
Hobbs
Martin
James Oil Well Co
Archie Connor
Green Chapel
Elizabeth Wetmore Reports Cash Stolen From Fridge
Providence police investigate a theft after Elizabeth Wetmore reports $100 in cash taken from her refrigerator along with iced milk and fruit. The incident occurred in Providence, Rhode Island, and she notified authorities.
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Providence, R. I
Elizabeth Wetmore
Winter Hazards Highlight Blind Driving Risks
A National Safety Council notice warns winter driving is perilous when visibility is poor. Carroll Howard of Lovington stresses holiday hazards as drivers neglect to clear ice and snow. Recommendations include using heaters and defrosters, keeping all windows clear, maintaining lights, using fog lights, and carrying an ice scraper.
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The
National Safety Council
Carroll Howard
Lovington
Kittens Triumph In Season Opener At Local Gym
The Lovington Junior High Kittens beat Heizer Junior High 24 to 22 in a close contest. The lead never grew beyond five points as Lovington held on in the fourth quarter. Their next game is against Clovis Junior High on a Saturday in January.
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Lovington Junior High Kittens
Heizer Junior High
Hobbs
Heizer
Kittens
Clovis Junior High
Residents discuss compensating Higgins Beach for hurricane damage
In Portland Maine residents say Hurricane Carol toppled a tree near Higgins Beach and Hurricane Edna struck 11 days later, causing further damage. Officials consider compensation measures for affected landowners and beach access.
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Portland
Higgins Beach
Grapevine rumors and a tense city mood in tense town
Honest John Campbell watches for Santa letters while rumors swirl of Cimarron visits and hidden shooters. A warning spreads about practice with a 22 and a tense jury scene emerges as the DA seeks an electric chair for a woman after a fatal case.
Deputies Draw Jury From Local Coffee Bars
Deputies selected 11 qualified jurors after exhausting 48 men for the emergency panel. Names drawn include C. Wheeler, Ernest McNutt, and Frank Coffman, with McNutt noted as a former deputy sheriff and Coffman the first drawn.
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Ernest McNutt
Frank Coffman
McNutt
Coffman
Missing Frank Report at Tipp's Store
The speaker describes a woman honking for Frank outside Tipp's, then entering the store to demand his whereabouts. She waited 30 minutes, pressed the horn, and searched the premises for Frank.
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Tipp’s
Frank
Dulles Sees Pact Fate Revealed This Week
Dulles returns from Paris with Western defense pacts at stake. Administration sources say London and Paris agreements on western defense and German rearmament hinge on decisions this week or next. Mid June ratification of West German rearmament could determine if the plan fails. Dulles expects French National Assembly to ratify, delivering a setback to the Kremlin and advancing final approval.
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United Press
Dulles
Paris
National Assembly
Kremling
This Old House Plays On Sunday Morning Radio
A reader recounts tuning to a Sunday morning radio program titled This Old House on KLEA. After a few minutes the listener cuts the broadcast, noting a calm domestic morning with family chores and animals at home.
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Klea
This Old House on Jefferson Road Remembered
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls a once bustling home on Jefferson Road now cold and empty. The third floor is unused, two floors little lived in, while Rosie remains at school and dreams of a return to the house and family life.
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Jefferson Road
Mama
Rosie
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