Ruidoso Downs books 39 racing days for 1956 season
Gene Hensley announces 39 racing days from Memorial Day to Sept 9 at Ruidoso Downs with a weeklong opening and closing window. Improvements include a new pari mutuel plant steel grandstand Jockey Club facilities and expanded barns and parking to serve 5000 fans under roof. Hensley backs long term plan to upgrade NM track to top Southwest standard.
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Ruidoso Downs
Gene Hensley
Ruidoso
Albuquerque
State Racing Commission
Hensley
Pari-Mutual
Swank Jockey Club
Jockey Club
the Downs
Downs
Ruidodo Downs
Santa Claus Loses Britches In El Paso
In El Paso Texas Santa Claus causes a chuckle when his helicopter ride ends with his pants dropping to his ankles exposing padding. The mishap prompts jeepers and a hearty Ho Ho Ho from onlookers and Santa himself.
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Santa Claus
el Paso
United Press
Texas
Santa
Boys excel in home economics class at Lan don Junior High
Ten boys at Landon Junior High in Tupelo enroll in a course traditionally for girls. Instructor Mrs. Jack Cowdrey commends their cooking and sewing, with one project producing custom tailored shirts. Officials say boys asked for home economics as part of the science curriculum, and the value will pay off.
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Tupelo
Landon Junior High School
Jack Cowdrey
Marriage Licenses Dec 16 17 list multiple Texas couples
December 16 and 17 marriage licenses show pairs including Wanda Jean Cooper and James Carroll Etheridge of Hobbs, Margaret Carrasco and Edward Seymour of Hobbs, with many other couples from Odessa Lubbock Midland Monahans and nearby Texas towns. Names ages and hometowns are given for each pairing.
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Wanda Jean Cooper
Hobbs
James Carroll Etheridge
Robert Lee
Tex
Margaret Carrasco
Edward Seymour
Eva Wilkerson
L. C. Luttrall
Kermit
Texas
Wanda G. Hillyard
Lloyd Marvin Mallow
Odessa
Doris Ward
Henry Earl Harris
Lubbock
Linda Sue Pulsey
Edward P. Story
Jessie E. Tipps
Henry Watkins
Midland
Carol Graham
Cedric Byrom
Barbara Ann Leach
Bob R. Marker
Parlee Hopkins
Elbert McFen
Dorotha Dennis
Howard Ray Rich
Carlsbad
N. M
Lola Jean Hawkins
James L. Crosby
Dorothy Robinson
Kelly Neville
Eunice
Mary Ruth Shultz
H. B. Williams
Betty Jo Lavinder
Lewis L. Bowers
Betty Jane Hebison
Crossroads
Rex Oein Pittman
Tatum
Leeanora Stone
James E. Cowan
Big Spring
Ordel Mobley
H. ©. Simmons
Senator Purtell Skeptical of Iron Curtain Borscht
U. S. Senator William A. Purtell returns from a trip behind the Iron Curtain and comments that Russian cooking did not impress. He quips that even the borscht compares unfavorably to American fare.
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Hartford
Conn
U. S
William A. Purtell
Rconn
America
Stain Hazard Warns as Gift Wrappings Wet
The National Institute of Rug Cleaning warns crepe paper and confetti stain easily when wet during holidays. Professionals field hundreds of calls yearly on dye stains and advise blotting with a mild detergent solution, avoiding rubbing, and air drying to speed up moisture removal.
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Per
Conoretti
National Institute of Rug Cleaning
Romance Ends After Long Standoff in Mutual Break
A longtime engagement ended when the would-be bridegroom explained he broke it only as Mary had done to him. A friend questioned the motive, and the man offered the humorous, if rueful, answer.
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Mary
Births listed at Lea County Hospital in December
Lea County Hospital records show multiple December births. Families from Lovington Eunice Hobbs Levelland Monument and nearby reported new babies including daughters Sheila Jo Rhonda Sue Tresca Ann Linda Kay Debra Cozene and others with birth weights noted. The notice lists names and addresses of parents and dates through December 19.
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J. W. Mapp
West Marland
Tresca Ann
Reed Cole
Monument
Linda Kay
L. R. Jordan
Hobbs
Debra Cozene
David Lee Murrell
Caphlene Rene
Tiny HO Gauge Trains Dethrone Big Models in Hobby Boom
A wave of interest lifts HO gauge electric trains as compact layouts fit small homes. Retailers report assembled HO sets outselling larger gauges, with buyers shifting from adults toward younger enthusiasts as ready-to-run sets grow in popularity.
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America
Lionel
American Flyer
H-O
Vic Case
Cone of Washington
Case
Eli
Hobbs Births Record Listing Two Hobbs Families Welcome Twins
Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Bench of 306 East Humble Hobbs welcomed a daughter Laa June weighing 7 lb 13 oz. Mr. and Mrs. Don Burt Williams of 213 South Love Lovington welcomed a daughter weighing 8 lb 10 3/4 oz. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Dean Johnson of 605 South Houston Hobbs welcomed twin sons weighing 6 lb 5 oz and 4 lb 7 oz.
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Albert D. Bench
East Humble
Hobbs
Laa June
Don Burt Williams
South Love
Lovington
Darrell Dean Johnson
South Houston
Small Fry Trains Offer Affordable H O Set
Hobbyist Case touts H O gauge as durable and cheaper than full size electric trains. A freight set with twin-diesel locomotive nine cars 22 track pieces a freight station and transformer sells for 50 dollars versus over one hundred for the full size. A doctor cites a patient’s improvement linked to the trains and Case’s story.
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Case
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Truett Williams
Monahans
Minnie Mary Mirle Faulk
Jose Corpus Martinez
Brownfield
Borscht Report
Lea County Hospital
O. L. Green
Shelia Jo
Alfred P. Mitchell
Stephen Murray
Richard C. Stone
South Linam
Russell David
D. D. Durham
Levelland
James Douglas
Eugene Fortner
West Midwest
Rhonda Sue
Field of America
DEPT
Joe Price
Ken and
Nadine Jeter
Serr Talcchiciokis
Pree Een
Peete
New Mexico
Vanity Beauty Shop
Llano
Beauty Shop
Lovington Beauty Shop
Frances Crow
Charm Beauty Shop
LuciLle’s Beauty Shop
Lucille Black
Lea County Abstract Co
Lovington, New Mexico
Southland Supply
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