Contract For Mexican Farm Workers Extended Through 1956
The U S State Department and Mexico's Foreign Ministry announced a one year extension of the bracero agreement until December 31 1956. Mexican workers may enter the United States to work on farms and ranches and must be paid the prevailing wage. Insurance issues remain unresolved and will be discussed next year. About 400000 braceros were employed last year under the old accord.
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United States
U. S. State Department
Mexico
Foreign Ministry
Department
Mexico City
U. S
Agriculture Department
Shelbyville Postman Walks 30 Miles To Win Bet
Shelbyville Indiana postman Harry Conrad, 29, walked an estimated 29 to 30 miles in seven hours thirty-two minutes to win a $75 bet. He collected from Jerry Verbeck and Robert Ash who drove in low gear to prevent hitchhiking. After the feat he reported to the Shelbyville post office and was assigned an inside job for the day.
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Shelbyville
Indiana
Harry Conrad
Jerry Verbeck
Robert Ash
Conrad
Mrs John Love Burns Hospitalized After Christmas Accident
Mrs John Love remains confined at Lea County Hospital with second and third degree burns. Doctors plan skin grafts next week to ease her pain. Her husband John Love county clerk says he will seek a second term, though he had not formally announced.
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John Love
Lea County Hospital
Daily Worker Boss Returning To Post
The Daily Worker announces John Gates will return as editor in chief next Tuesday. Gates, jailed in 1951 among 11 Communist leaders, was released last March after three years and eight months of a five year sentence for conspiring to advocate violent overthrow of the government.
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United Press
Daily Worker
John Gates
Communist Party
Gates
Atlanta
Georgia
Building Permits Slow In City Entries
B M White at 905 North First requests a 28 by 32 frame residence with four rooms and bath valued at 3000 dollars. A W Johnson of 706 West Ave I seeks a six room two bath residence. Mrs L L Crow at 504 West Jameson lists a residence valued at 2500 dollars.
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B. M. White
North iFrst
A. W. Johnson
West Ave. I
L. L. Crow
West Jameson
Hazen Named Assistant District Manager Moves to Lubbock
Henry Hank Hazen appointed assistant district manager for his life insurance firm and will relocate to Lubbock after year’s start. He previously ran a Lovington furniture business and sold advertising for the Leader before joining the firm. He is married with one son, Kirk.
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Henry
Hank) Hazen
Lubbock
Hazen
Lovington
Leader
Kirk
City Hall issues 2560 licenses this week
Drivers license business boomed at City Hall with 1500 operators 700 chauffeurs and 200 provisional licenses issued. Provisional licenses go to 16 to 18 year olds.
Three DWI Charges In City Court
John H Fort of Andrews Texas arrested for drunk driving after a wreck on the Tatum highway. He pleaded guilty and jailed for failure to pay the fine. Houston A Green of Tatum posted 150 bond and pleaded not guilty with trial set for Saturday. Virgil Neal Six charged with riding with a drunk driver. he was not drinking. Mitchell Ramsey found guilty of drunk driving and fined 100 with license surrendered for one year. Ramsey represented himself before Judge Green.
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John H. Fort
Andrews
Texas
Tatum
Houston A. Green
Green
Virgil Neal
Mitchell Ramsey
Ramsey
Mrs Millard Eidson Undergoes Hip Surgery
Lovington ranchwoman Mrs Millard Eidson is reported improving after a hip operation at Lubbock Memorial Hospital. She fell weeks ago breaking her hip and was hospitalized for treatment.
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Millard Eidson
Lovington
Eidson
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Expect Demand For Salk Vaccine To Exceed Supply
A United Press survey finds Salk polio vaccine being produced faster than used. Demand is rising and may outstrip supply in coming months. Surgeon General Leonard Scheele urges rapid use of available stockpiles as injections should start as soon as vaccine is available locally. About five million shots, roughly two months of supply, are on shelves now.
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The
United Press
Leonard Scheele
490 More To Die This Week
The National Safety Council predicts another 420 traffic fatalities during the New Year holiday week end, adding to 612 deaths in the Christmas week end. States consider drastic action to curb highway deaths, including Illinois Governor Stratton’s idea of national guardsmen patrolling highways to enforce traffic rules.
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United Press
National Safety Council
Stratton
Illinois
Black Eyed Peas Sent To President
The National Black-Eyed Pea Association headquartered in Taylor Texas sent New Year good luck crops to President Eisenhower. Founder Elmore Torn notes this is the 18th straight year he has sent a presidential New Year gift of black-eyed peas.
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National Black-Eyed Pea Association
Taylor
Texas
Eisenhower
Association
Elmore Torn
Tor
United States
Milbank Patrolman Recovers His Stolen Car
Milbank South Dakota night patrolman Al Bear took a personal stake in a recent theft as the vehicle he owned was stolen and later recovered. The incident highlights Bear’s role in local crime response.
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Milbank
S. D
al Bear
UNM Names Dick Clausen as New Football Coach
Dick Clausen was named head football coach at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He plans to recruit talent from across the region, keep Lou Cullen on staff, and bring assistants from Coe College. Clausen aims to win and to schedule Big Seven opponents, touting his 10 straight wins last season.
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University of New Mexico
Dick Clausen
Albuquerque
Clausen
New Mexico
Tommy McDonald
Jimmy Bowen
Mid-West
Little Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Little College
Iowa State
Missouri
Coe
Lou Cullen
Willy Barnes
George Petrol
Bob Titchenal
Pete McDavid
Tom Popejoy
Popejoy
Woody Woodward
Southern Methodist
Minnie Mangum a Norfolk clerk stole nearly one million dollars
The 52 year old Minnie Mangum admitted theft from her employer, the Commonwealth Building and Loan Association, after a long service in Port Norfolk Baptist Church. Authorities report a $30 000 bank balance and $200 000 in stocks and bonds. The company plans seizure of her assets as she faces arrest.
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United Press
Norfolk
Virginia
Port Norfolk
Minnie Mangum
Miss Minnie
Illinois Guards To Patrol Roads
Governor William Stratton announced plans to call out the Illinois National Guard to patrol highways New Year's weekend after 46 Illinois deaths in the Christmas auto fatalities. Nationwide 621 people died in holiday crashes, the worst holiday toll on record.
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Illinois
Texas
William Stratton
National Guard
National Safety Council
Ned Dearborn
Dulles Foresees Russian Trouble in 1956
Secretary of State Dulles warns in a New Year statement that the United States should expect trouble from the Soviet Union in the coming year. He says Kremlin leaders will sow seeds of hate, though not likely to use force given their arms buildup. Others in Eisenhower's cabinet comment on military strength and fiscal balance.
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United Press
Sinclair Weeks
Russia
Dulles
Kremlin
Nation’s Business Magazine
Eisenhower
Defense
Charles Wilson
Treasury
George Humphrey
Treasurers Office Shifts to Basement Rooms
The Lea County Treasurers office moved downstairs to the northwest basement area formerly used by the County Agents office. Crews redecorate the space and plan a new door between the assessors office to merge the two rooms. Machines for the unit system will be installed in the new office.
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Lea County Treasurers Office
Assessors
Eagles Dominate Monahans in 124-38 Blowout
Hobbs Eagles unleashed a record breaking 124 to 38 victory over Monahans Lobos at home. Jerry Meace led with 29 points, Stevie Stovall added 18, John Bond 14 as Hobbs built a 57-22 halftime lead and cruised through four quarters. Earlier Hobbs defeated the Lobos 75-43 on Texas soil.
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New Mexico
Hobbs Eagles
Monahans Lobos
Eagle
Eagles
Jerry Me
Cannig
Stevie Stovall
John Bond
Texas
The
Lobos
Texas to Crack Down on Roads This Weekend
A Houston official reports a strict enforcement crackdown on Texas highways for the Christmas New Year holiday period. Colonel Homer Garrison Jr directed state patrol to abandon warning tickets and arrest every moving traffic violation through January 2.
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Austin
Tex
Homer Garrison, Jr
Department of Public Safety
Texas
Garrison
County Commissioners Set First 2026 Meeting Date
The Lea County Commissioners Court will meet January 5 for the first session of the new year. The date was postponed due to courthouse closures on Monday and all day Saturday.
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Lea County Commissioner’s Court
Special City Lovington Meeting January 5
A special Lovington City Commission meeting is set for January 3 at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Insurance men are invited to discuss city property insurance and compensation.
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Lovington
Senators Strike Back At Kremlin
Two Democratic senators defend President Eisenhower after Khrushchev attacks his Christmas message to Soviet satellites. Senator Sparkman pledges 100 percent support, while Senator Mansfield questions Khrushchev’s motives and hints he may be getting religion.
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Kremlin
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Khruschev
John Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Khrushchev
Auto makers fall short of eight million car goal
Detroit reports Ward's Report notes American plants will end the year with nearly seven million eight hundred forty thousand one hundred completions. The total is about fifty nine thousand units shy of the eight million target. The near miss is blamed on production cuts during Christmas and New Year holidays.
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Detroit
America
Ward
Vandal Paintings Deface Lovington Stadium and School
Vandals struck Lovington causing paint on the Wildcat Stadium press box and band building with 1956 and 1957 markings. Officials vow action as repairs, sandblasting, and contractor liability are discussed. Hobbs High School signs also targeted.
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Wildcat
Lovington
Pittsburgh
H. C. Pannell
James Robison
Supt
Pannell
Hobbs High School
North
Jefferson
Cats Host Hobbs in Friday Cage War Post Holiday
Lovington Wildcats prepare to resume play after a holiday layoff with a Friday home game against Hobbs Eagles. The team has seven wins in eight starts, led by Billy Cates who has 161 points in eight games. A busy stretch follows through March district tournament with trips to Eunice, Clovis, and a home clash against Artesia.
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Hobbs
Lovington Wildcat
Hobbs’ Eagles
Wildcats
Portales Rams
Alamogordo
Anthony Gadsden
Artesia
Jal, Tatum
Eunice
Artesia Bulldogs
Big Billy Cates
Cates
Cats
Eagles
Cardinals
Lovington
New Mexico Military Institute
Clovis
Clemency Request Aims For Rider Upton Case
Attorneys for James Larry Upton seek clemency from Governor John F. Simms and request a sanity hearing after his conviction for the killing of Airman Donald T. Dilley near Albuquerque. They plan to file for a stay of execution set for February 28 and may pursue a writ of mandamus if needed.
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James Larry Upton
John F. Simms
Wilson Hurley
Morgan White
Albuquerque
Simms
Hurley
Santa Fe
Rudolph Rieve
Upton
Salt Lake City
Donald T. Dilley
Tijeras Canyon
White
State Supreme Court
Wildcats Top Alumni 63 54 At Stadium Friday
Lovington Wildcats defeated the Alumni basketball team 63 to 54 at the stadium on Friday evening, continuing their winning streak.
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Lovington Wildcats
Thief Stole License Plates From Two Massachusetts Cars
In Lowell a Tewksbury man reported his car missing its license plates. The thief also took replacement plates from a North Chelmsford motorist the night before.
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Lowell
Mass
Tewksbury
North Chelmsford
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