Marriage Licenses of Texas and New Mexico Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows numerous couples from towns including Big Spring Lubbock Hobbs and Monahans. Entries include ages and full names with dates noted for December 23 27 28 and appear across Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma border towns.
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Yd Ray Rowe
Mattie Patton
EU- New Mexico
Y. Pagan
Clayton
Socorro
Jacqueline Lucille Bates
Portales
New Mexico
Hector Galindo Gonzalez
Josie Gonzales Martinez
Brownfield
Texas
G. L. Bryant, Jr
Melba Rinehart
Truck Crash Injures Two Near Tatum in Dense Fog
Bruce Wilkerson of Lovington drove a Ta tum transport truck that struck a car driven by an El Paso man about 60. The car backed onto the highway in fog and was later reported in critical condition at St. Marys hospital in Roswell. Wilkerson was uninjured and the truck lightly damaged. Eyewitnesses said the car may have been involved in a prior wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Wilkerson
Lovington
Tatum
el Paso
Wilkerson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Roswell
Pooches Wear Tags In Lovington Licenses Set for 27 Dogs
The Lovington dog license drive reports 27 dogs licensed under city ordinance. Fees are 1 dollar for males and 2 dollars for females. Licenses available at the Court House and Cooperative Citizens. Names listed include Ellis Wilson Jess Benson Thomas Hl C M King Bill Berkshire Richard Raper and others.
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Lovington
Co-operative Citizs
Ellis Wilson
Jess Benson
Thomas Hl
C. M. King
Bill Berkshire
Richard Raper
C. L Aldridge
C. O. Aldridge
Marie Robinson
Jake Lister
Bily McKibben
C. Z. Smith
J. H. Orell
E. R. Bressler
Phil Campbell
R. C. Gunderson
Selective Breeding Boosts New Mexico Wool Output
LAS CRUCES New Mexico Extension Service reports that selective sheep breeding raises wool production. Participating ranchers show a 40 to 50 percent increase in annual wool from ewes since 1944.
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Las Cruces
N. M
New Mexico Extension Service
New Mexico
Record Cotton Crop Reported In Hidalgo
LORDSBURG NM Cotton production in the Animas Valley Hidalgo County will exceed 5000 bales for 1949. More than 3700 bales have been processed at the Animas gin valued at over 500000 dollars. Picking continues in the fields.
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Lordsburg
N. M
Animas Valley
Hidalgo County
Animas
Lovington Clinic Set for January Opening
Dr Hilton W Gillett plans a modern Lovington Clinic opening in early January with Dr W L Minton joining in general medicine and surgery. Minton, a Vanderbuilt and University of Tennessee medical graduate with military service in the Far East, will work part time at Lovington General Hospital until the new clinic opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton W. Gillett
Lovington
W. L. Minton
Gillett
Minton
Vanderbuilt
University of Nashville
Far East
34Th General Hospital
155Th Station Hospital
E G. Minton
Roswell
E. G. Minton, Jr
Lovington Officials Transact Business in Dallas
Lovington town officials Dr. HW GMs Ward transacted town business in Dallas last week while Dr. Gillett traveled by train and Ward by plane. Mrs. Harold Rives and Roswell visitors visited the Beauchamps. Emil Jannings wakes from a coma in Strobl Austria with a liver illness, condition still critical.
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Dr. HW
GM&_s
Bob Ward
Lovington
Dallas
Dr. Gillett
Ward
Harold Rives
Roswell
Strobl
Austria
Emil Jannings
Jannings
Cunningham Faces Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
M. F. Cunningham is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Tatum wreck. Trial set for February 1.
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M. F. Cunningham
Tatum
Mauldin Tatum Oldtimer Mrs S A Mauldin Tatum
Mrs Sonora Adeline Mauldin aged 88 of Tatum died at her home December 30 about 4 am. She was born in Burnett County Texas on March 17 1861.
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S. A. Mauldin
Tatum Oldtimer
Sonora Adeline Mauldin
Tatum
Weed Control Conference Set for Denver in January
New Mexico farmers will study the latest weed control methods at the 12th annual Western Weed Control conference in Denver. The event runs January 30th to February 1st with many exhibits from commercial firms and educational agencies.
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Las Cruces
N. M
New Mexico
Denver
Births Report for Trenino Family and Ivan Frank
A December 25 girl to Mr and Mrs Leonard P Trenino weighs 6 pounds 4 ounces. A December 29 boy named Ivan Frank born to Mr and Mrs appears in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard P. Trenino
Ivan Frank
Carl Small Receives Occupation License in Lovington
Carl Small has been issued an occupation license for a tax service firm in Lovington. The action authorizes him to operate the tax service and comply with local business regulations.
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Carl Small
Lovington
Armory Plan Outlined for Albuquerque Next Year
Army officials in Washington say a 1.5 million dollar armory could be built next year north of the fair grounds in Albuquerque. The project aims to supply a major military facility in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Army
Washington
Fair Grounds
Trees Useful Old Christmas Trees Useful Old Christmas
SANTA FE New Mexico The State Game Department suggests disposing of Christmas trees by gathering them for shelter for game birds. Conservation clubs may distribute the trees around countryside to provide cover for quail pheasants and other birds by staking them down in fence corners and other bare spots.
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Santa Fe, N. M
State Game Department
Jack Samson
Department
New Mexico
War Claims Blank Forms Mailed to Veterans and Dependents
The War Claims Commission mailed 3000 applications to Mexico war veterans and their dependents. About 800 former prisoners will receive forms to file claims, and roughly 2200 relatives of men who died as war prisoners will also get the applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Claims Commission
Mexico
Edward Barrett Named Assistant Secretary of State
President Truman appoints Edward Barrett editorial director of Newsweek as assistant secretary of state for public affairs. Barrett will oversee Voice of America broadcasts and succeeds George Allen who resigned to become ambassador to Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Newsweek Magazine
Edward Barrett
Barrett
State Department
Voice of America
George Alien
Yugoslavia
Midland man Cecil Yadon in Lovington on business
Cecil Yadon of Midland is in Lovington attending to business, staying briefly for activities tied to local commerce and meetings with regional contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Yadon
Midland
Lovington
Republicans Allege Census Jobs Used to Influence Votes
Republican leaders allege Wisconsin Democrats used federal census job openings to sway the upcoming congressional election. They cite 87 positions paying 8 to 70 dollars daily as openly offered to Democrats. The claim spurred calls for a congressional investigation led by Rep Edward Reese. In other items, Lt Commander William Bates enters a race to replace his father after his fatal crash, and Pennsylvanian Governor James Duff announces a bid for U S Senate challenging Rep John Kunkel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Arthur Summerfield
GOP
Michigan
Don Leonard d Hall
New York
Gali Gays Bega
Ics
Edward Reese
Kansas
House Civil Service Committee
Summerfield
Boston
Commader
William Bates
Congress
Bates
Eastern Airlines
Washington
Harrisburg
Penn
James Duff
United States
Pennsylvania
Duff
John Kunkel
Veterans Administration to Begin Veterans Checks
The Veterans Administration announced checks totaling a surplus of 2.8 billion dollars will be mailed starting January 16 to World War II veterans. About 1 million checks weekly will be issued through May, with dividends up to 550 dollars based on national service life insurance policy size, duration, and the veteran’s age at issue.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
National Service
Navajos Show Higher Sheep Yields Than Peruvians
Fort Wingate official Dr James O Grandstaff reports Navajo sheep yield about 6 3 4 pounds per head compared with roughly 1 1 2 pounds for Peruvian Indians. He cites field visits and suggests Navajo methods lead to better wool production.
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Peru
James O. Grandstaff
Fort Wingate
America
State Board Considers New Hospital Rules in New Mexico
The state board of health will discuss setting up rules and standards to govern New Mexico hospitals. Dr. James R. Scott, director of the State Health Department, cites complaints about hospital conditions across parts of the state.
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State Board of Health
New Mexico
State Health Department
James R. Scott
MacArthur Signals Japan Right to Defend Itself
General MacArthur in a New Year statement in Tokyo asserts Japan may defend itself against unprovoked attack despite its wartime constitution. Diplomats see it as easing toward US Japan alliance ahead of any peace treaty. Also notes an American relief worker expelled by Hungary en route to Paris, and a Chinese radio broadcast denouncing the UN Children's Fund as staff are ordered to leave.
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MacArthur
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Hungary
Paris
Israel Jacobson
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund
China
Clyde Tingley
Albuquerque
Miles
Mabry
Joe L. Martinez
Dudley Corneyy
San Juan
Champion Cow Little Rose Wins New Mexico Jersey Title
Hobbs owner W S Carpenter's Jersey cow Little Rose is named New Mexico champion by the American Jersey Cattle Club. The C Bar cow produced 9 557 pounds of milk and 489 pounds of butterfat in 305 days of twice daily milking, more than double the U S average.
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Hobbs, N. M
New Mexico
W. S. Carpenter
Hobbs
American Jersey Cattle Club
C-Bar
United States
Aggies Win Thriller In Sunshine Tournament
In Portales New Mexico Western and the Aggies battled through five overtimes with a 37 32 final. The game stayed tied at 28 28 after regulation and 30 30 after three overtimes. Aggie Raymond Apodaca earned a technical foul opportunity and each free throw, then Dick Apodaca scored a field goal and foul and finished with Richard King leading the Aggies with eight points.
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Portales
N. M
New Mexico Western
Aggie Raymond Apodaca
Western
Apodaca
Dick Apodaca
Richard King
New Mexico
Aggies
Southern coal owners file Taft Hartley charges against John L Lewis
Southern coal mine owners accuse United Mine Workers leader John L Lewis of bad faith bargaining and using a three day work week to pressure for an illegal closed shop. NLRB referral to Baltimore for investigation follows the filing. A separate coal group claims government stockpile reports mislead the public about shortages and predicts a 10 to 15 million ton shortfall in December.
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Southern Coal
Taft Hartley
John L. Lewis
Union
Northern Soft
Southern Coal Producers Association
John Ll. Lewis
Southern
Lewis
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Hoirthermers
NLRB
Robert Denham
Baltimore
National Coal Association
Organt Nation
John Battle
Battle
Schenectady
New York
United Electrical Workers Union -Aggitionel
Good Neighbor Day Proclaimed by Gov Mabry
Governor Mabry issues a proclamation designating January 1 as Good Neighbor Day in New Mexico residents are urged to observe by performing acts of charity and neighborliness. The order links the holiday with New Year celebrations and urges public kindness across communities.
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Maby
Mabry
New Mexico
City Bakery Moves To Snyder Texas
City Bakery relocates from Lovington to Snyder Texas on Saturday moving equipment. Last Lovington delivery by Home Town bread ended with a Holsum bakery planned for the vacated Lovington building. Ollie Cook could not be reached for details. Temporary bread deliveries to Lovington will continue.
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City Bakery
Snyder
Texas
Lovington
Ollie Cook
Holsum Bread
Chancellor Outlines Aims For Western Germany 1950
Konrad Adenauer, chancellor of western Germany, outlines 1950 aims in a United Press exclusive. He prioritizes improving Franco German relations, seeks world peace, and believes stable France is key to stronger Germany and broader western European ties including Britain. He adds freedom in the Soviet zone is crucial for a united future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
United Press
Renauer
France
Adenauer
Great Britain
Congress Eyes Tax Shifts. Defense Tour Planned
Senator Scott Lucas predicts Congress may cut Federal excise taxes and raise corporate taxes to offset revenue losses. U S defense chiefs to resume Pacific inspection tour visiting Hawaii and Japan in February, with a report from General MacArthur on China. Farm prices slip below parity for December. Brannan orders a 12.9 percent cut in the corn crop and urges a 13.7 percent cut in rice plantings to curb surpluses.
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Congress
Scott Lucas
Ilinois
America
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hawaii
Japan
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
China
Agricultural Department
Charles Brannan
Bulletin on Verticillium wilt promises better cotton program
New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station issues a new bulletin this week addressing Verticillium wilt. The disease has caused 50 to 60 percent yield losses in parts of New Mexico and lowered fiber grade, prompting investigations to improve control and crop quality.
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Las Cruces
N. M
New Mexico
Building Permits Issued This Week In Local Area
E. E. Stagner filed a permit for a 50 by 100 foot building on North Main across from Hester Garage at a cost of 15000 dollars. R. D. Piper filed for a 12 by 20 foot house in Hillcrest addition for 1500 and 500 for a garage. Joe Pinson obtained a permit for a 26 by 28 frame house with asbestos siding in Western Heights costing 4500 dollars. Wallace will relocate a 24 by 32 residence from Lubbock to Loving ton on Love Street in the Dean addition. Oscar Fisher applied for a bedroom addition to a garage in Avenue C South addition for 1000 dollars.
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E. E. Stagner
North Main Street
Hester
Mr. Stagner
International Harvester
Watson Truck Company
Hobbs
R. D. Piper
Hillcrest
Joe Pinson
Western Heights
Wallace
Lubbock
Lovington
Love Street
Dean Addition
Oscar Fisher
Avenue C
South Addition
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W. M. Hyden
Dorothy Lenora McMurray
Big Spring
Samuel Vasquez
Franscisca. Garcia
A. R. Trawick
Guriie Rome
Montgomery
Ala
Billy Joe Purtle
Ella Mae Greery
Ropeville
D. F. Murphy
Katie du Rose
Monahans, Texas
B. J. McMullen
Monahans
Cullen Lee Roby
Harrison
Ark
James G. Gates
Verda Gray Nell Bailey
Virgil C. Dunn
Betty Simmons
Sunray
Billy Donald Hennington
Peggy Joe Hooper
Lobbs
C. Jennings
Mary Joe
Berbdert Daniel McAnear
Ovella Lee Scott
Lubbock, Texas
William W. Burkholder
Hazel Lewis
Jack Thompson
Clara Harrington
J. T. Offutt
Jaynette Brown
Bill F. Hawthorn
Owena Bowman
Seminole
Hugh A. Gaunt
Nita Gauntt
Robby Leon Miller
Jayton
Barbara Wayne Scogen
Clairemont
Herbert Lee Stout
Odessa
Mary Frances Wells
Robert Felder
Johnnie Reed
James W. Good
Nancy
Cutler
Placido Salis
Trima Sotes
Prairieview
New Mex
Lloyd G. Robertson
Eleanor Donley
Sea Slaves
Willie Fred Jones
Jeanette Sems
Lamesa
Francis S. Joynes
Helen Norma McCleery
Lawton
Okla
Leonard George Chaney
Venita Aliene Ragan
Ellamice, N. M
Marvin Fisher, Jr
Earlehe Jefferys
Andrews Texas
Sid
Jpens
Samuery
Hidalgo
Lovington Clinic
Emil Jannings III
NEW Business
NEW Armory
Mia Toned
General Abetele
New York City
CIO International Fir and Leather Workers
Ngen
Western Germany
Lucas
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