Leader Loses In Coin Flip Over Grocery Ads
The Lovington Leader lost a competitive bid for grocery advertising after two local grocers switched to the Press via a coin flip. The editorial notes the messy fight over Piggly Wiggly and Cashway ads, price pressures, and alleged stock ties, urging support for Llano Super Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Piggly Wiggly
Cashway
Leader
Hank Hazen
Beecher Martin
Franklin Schroeder
Tennessee
Shhroeder
Llano
Martin
Jury Report On January 19 In Lea County Court Docket
The Lea County Jury ordered to Lovington on January 18 will appear January 19 after most criminal cases for the 18th were dismissed or removed. Notable items include Robert Quattlebaum DWI dismissal, Larstone McCrary false checks not to be tried, and Roy Pinchback DWI case sent back to justice court. Major trial: Bobby Doyal, 14 at time of killing, faces two murder counts. Judge Brand disqualified. Other trials set for January 20 to 27 include Carter, Smith, Kilpatrick, Brooks, Booker, Hamilton, Loving, Ybarra, Williams, Dean, Hilliard, and more as civil docket fills afterward.
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Lea County
Lovington
John R. Brand
Henry Carter
Hobbs
Col Easley
John Quinn
Sarah Smith
Carter
Pat F. Kilpatrick
State Supreme Court
Williams and Johnson
Weldon Allen
Heidel
Swarthout
Bobby Doyal
Young Doyal
Roswell
Doyal
Heidel and Swarthout
Brand
Carl Brooks
Brooks
Morrice Club
Col
Donald Hallam
Dewie Leach
Dory A. Booker
Col. Easley
Don Sharp
Tommie Lee Hamilton
Melvin C. Neal
Dub Girand
Raymond Loving
Wm. Heck
Robert Ybarra
Billie W. Williams
Jessie Dean
Henry J. Hilliard
John Gillett to Attend Colorado School of Medicine
ENMU pre medical students Jerry Ainsworth John Decker and John Gillett from Portales and Levington have been admitted to medical schools for next fall Ainsworth also accepted by Baylor University School of Medicine and Southwestern Medical College Gillett awarded 2000 scholarship to study at University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver Decker to attend Stanford University School of Medicine Crook to enter Kansas City School of Dentistry
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Portales
Eastern New Mexico University
Jerry Ainsworth
John Decker
John Gillett
Levington
Jerry Crook
Clovis
Ainsworth
Baylor University School of Medicine
Houston
Southwestern Medical College
Dallas
Decker
Stanford University School of Medicine
San Francisco
Gillett
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver
Western States Commission
New Mexico
Floyd D. Golden
ENMU
Kansas City School of Dentistry
Crook
Kansas editor recounts major crime coverage experiences
The Kansas manager of the United Press Associations discusses finishing coverage of the Greenlease kidnapping and the Heady Hall executions, which he witnessed. He will share insights with New Mexico newspaper people about his experiences in this and other large stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
United Press Associations
Greenlease
Colwell
New Mexico
Water Birt Jr Stil in Korea with 25th Division
Private Walter G. Birt Jr. of Lovington New Mexico serves with the 25th Infantry Division in Korea. He joined the Army in June 1953, trained at Camp Chaffee Arkansas, and arrived overseas last December amid intense peninsula fighting.
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25Th Div
Korea
Walter G. Birt Jr
Lovington
N. M
25Th Infantry
Birt
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Mrs Covington Injured In Pickup Wreck Near Cemetery
Mrs D F Covington is in Lea County Hospital with injuries from a Saturday pickup rollover on a country road near the cemetery. Chief Joe Price found the wreck and helped free her and a small boy who were pinned in the cab. both were rushed to the hospital. The boy was not hospitalized and Mrs Covington was reported improving.
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D. F. Covington
Lea County Hospital
Suit Filed to Collect 162745.89 on 1949 Land Note
Walter V. Lawrence and Fama G. Lawrence sue Kings Acres Inc to recover 162745.89 for land sold in 1949. The promissory note totaled 201600 with 5 percent interest and 11 payments. taxes and abstract fees added. The land is part of Boon Hardin ranch and No 5 due 1954 was unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter V. Lawrence
Fama G. Lawrence
Kings Acres ,Inc
Pichard M. King
Boon Hardin Ranch
Ladies Push Ugly Man Winner In March of Dimes Campaign
Gordon McMeen, entered by the Business and Professional Women’s Club, leads the Ugly Man contest for March of Dimes in Lovington. The club, new to the race, plans unique strategies while campaign kickoffs include a Sunday morning coffee at Mrs. Bee Sumner’s home and donations to the March of Dimes. Co chairwoman is Mrs Agnest Kastner Head with committee members listed.
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March OF Dimes
Gordon McMeen
Business and Professional Women’s Club
B&pw
Lovington
Women's Business Organization
Bee Sumner
Lea County
Agnest Kastner
Wye Clisbee
Melba Womack
Eva Green
Genevieve Arnold
Giarellen Green
Ida Wiest
Mary Payne
Hulda Heidel
Flint Plans Junior Posse to Start in Lea County
Lea County juvenile officer in Lovington outlines a junior sheriff posse for ages 12 to 18 with parental consent. Members will ride horses and form a bugle corps. a radio program will explain the project over KLEA. kickoff set January 28 in Hobbs and February 26 in Lovington.
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Stanley Flint
Lea County
Lovington
Sheriffs Office
Klea
Payne
Levington
BPW Club
Chamber of Commerce
Hobbs
Lovington-Tatum Farm County District Reorganization
Lea County redraws district lines affecting Lovington Hobbs and surrounding towns. Hobbs moves to district two while Lovington and north county join district one. Oil Center lands in district three. Possible candidates Hobby Gann and W. G. Donter announce interest in Lovington commissioner race.
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Lovington - Tatum Farm
Cornish
Lovington
Lea County
Hobbs
Eunnice
Eunice
Jal and
Bennett
Oil Center
Hobby Gann
W. G. Donter
Lea County Assessor
Assessor Urges Property Owners to Render Assessments
The article notes county assessor Rev enelle Tatum and deputies plan to collect real and personal property renditions in Tatum and other towns. Taxpayers are urged to list property accurately, with personal property also rendered, to avoid a 5 percent penalty before March first. Exemptions include $200 per family head and $2,000 for veterans.
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Revenelle Tatum
Tatum
John Love
Crossroads
Caprock
Dallas
County
Celrckk
Wages, liens sought in Hobbs and Lea County suits
A district court suit in Lovington seeks $413.40 for Clarence R. Bridges and additional sums for A B Thomas J C Thomas and W H Gilbert for painting the West Hobbs Elementary School from November 7 to December 23 1953. A lien on Hobbs School District property is requested. A separate suit by Walton alleges wage claims by Leroy Pugh J A Adkins J E Adkins and R C Quick against Western Oil Fields Inc for a November 4 1953 drilling site tour with hours 4 to 12 pm and requests a lien on the NW of Sec 12 T21S R37E Lea County with foreclosure.
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Lovington
Hobbs
Clarence R. Bridges
A. B. Thomas
J. C. Thomas
W. H. Gilbert
W. I. Gilbert
Grant County
E. E. Anderson
Chaves County
J. O. Walton
New West Hobbs
Bridges
Gilbert
Walton
Leroy Pugh
J. A. Adkins
J. E. Adkins
RC Quick
Western Oil Fields, Inc
Pugh
Derriewman
R. C. Quick
Lea County
Lea County Clerk reports record year for fees in 1953
The Lea County Clerk's office posts one of its largest years with total fees of 39720.80 in 1953 led by December at 4493.47. Monthly totals include January through November with amounts listed. The office employs five deputies Sue Scott Ira Blackmon Donna Benge Dennis Ashmore and Mrs G H Oblesby.
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Fice
Sue Scott
Ira Blackmon
Donna Benge
Dennis Ashmore
G. H. Oblesby
Knife and Fork Club to Host Buckshot Lane Speech
The Knife and Fork Club invites members to Hobbs Country Club on January 15 for a talk by Buckshot Lane, famed for his high-profile law career in Texas. Lane, nicknamed for eyes described as buckshot, is billed as a prominent figure in modern law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckshot Lane
Texas
Knife and Fork Club
Hobbs Country Club
Bill Seeks 18-Year-Old Voting Rights Across Congress
A bipartisan push in the Senate and House proposes lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. Democrats and Republicans join to back bills aligning with President Eisenhower's call. The Senate debate and House introductions mark a united effort on this change.
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United Press
Eisenhower
Senate
House
District Court closes busy year with 939 civil cases
Lovington District Clerk reports a record year ending with 939 civil cases and 162 criminal filings. The office also handles numerous filings, dismissals, affidavits, subpoenas, and immigration proceedings under Clerk Wm. Beauchamp and Mrs. Lucille Lister.
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Lovington
Wm. Beauchamp
Lucille Lister
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