Test Your Intelligence Quiz From 1952 Puzzles
A historical quiz asks multiple choice on diplomacy nicknames and names, with questions about Truman appointees, Dewey middle name, teeth care, Lichi nuts origins, misspelled word, Turpin occupation return, and matching titles to forms of address.
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India
Truman
Robert A. Lovett
Chester Bowles
Gwendolyn Cafritz
George C. Marshall
Thomas E. Dewey
Eldon
Egbert —Erich —Edmund
China
Norway
Spain
Peru
England
Randy Turpin
Oil Field Workers Get Pay Boost in New Mexico
The 11th Regional Wage Stabilization Board in Denver set a new representative hourly wage for oil and gas field workers in New Mexico. Drillers earn 2.31, motormen and derrickmen 1.76, and helpers roustabouts and floormen 1.65, with cost of living adjustments still available. The Murray Gray Drilling Company of Odessa Texas, operating in Rio Arriba County, received raised petitions aligned with the new rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Denver
WSB
Edward J. Allen
Murray Gray Drilling Company
Odessa
Texas
Rio Arriba County
PTA
Burton Roach Announces for Land Commissioner Run
New Mexico state Senator Burton Roach announced as a Democratic candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands. He cites 14 years in the legislature and ranching experience to argue against federal title to state lands and to protect schools and ranchers. He has chaired Public Lands and Livestock for 12 years.
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N. M
Burron Roach
Commissioner of Public Lands
Roach
House
Senate
New Mexico
Public Lands and Livestock Committee
House of the Senate
Speight Parks Sentenced to Life In State Pen
Speight Parks, 27, Hobbs, sentenced to two life terms for the murder of a city patrolman and a store clerk in Hobbs last July. District Judge Waldo Rogers imposed the sentences after a district court jury found his brother Gene innocent of manslaughter in the same killings.
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Speight Parks
Hobbs
State
Waldo Rodgers
Gene
Rogers
Speight
Alienations Suit Is Dismissed By Merle Woltman
Merle Woltman formerly of Humble and now reported living in Texas dismissed the alienations of affections suit against Leonard R. Rogers. Rogers, a Hobbs real estate broker, faced the action after Mrs Mae Woltman obtained a divorce from Woltman. The dismissal prevents refiling.
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Marl J. Woltman
Leonard R. Rogers
Woltman
Humble City
Texas
Rogers
Hobbs
Mae Woltman
Dog in Yard Training for Bird Work and Pointing
The text advises continuing training with a young gun dog on birds. It notes that a natural pointing instinct may exist and suggests working him alone with a long check cord. When he points, use "whoa" and hold for five to ten minutes, praising him while repeating the command to reinforce the pointing behavior.
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Irealy
Officers Named For Hobbs Country Club 1952
At a Hobbs Country Club membership meeting officers and directors for 1952 were named. New directors were A C Kimbrough Billy Walker W D Girand Jr and Albert Thompson. Carry over directors were J F Maddux Frank Lovering and Ralph Johnson. The 1951 officers would be retained for another year. Maddux president and Kimbrough secretary.
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Hobbs Country Club
A. C. Kimbrough
Billy Walker
W. D. Girand, Jr
Albert Thompson
J. F. Maddux
Frank Lovering
Ralph Johnson
Lost Day Without Laughter Cited as Hard to Survive
A reflective line declares that the worst day is one when no laughter occurs, emphasizing humor as essential to resilience and mood. The maxim crowns joy as a defense against gloom and stress.
New Selective Service Clerk At Lovington
Mrs Evelyn Kennedy is named the new selective service clerk in Lovington succeeding Mrs Velma Boland who resigned. Mrs Kennedy will have Mrs Boland remain until February 1 to aid transition. Kennedy moved to Lovington last September from East Texas.
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Lovington
Evelyn Kennedy
Velma Boland
Kennedy
Boland
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Press
Tomorow
Lovington Insurance
Agency
Phil. Robinson
H-E B Construction Co
James Robinson
J. R. Wycoff
Charlie Trimble
B. B. McDaniel
American Legion Hall
Wycoff
McDaniel
H-E-B Construction Co
Sheriff's Department
Lea County
Burton Roach
Mary Bakr Eddy
Lea County, New Mexico
Pitchfork
Caprock
Gladiola
Dallas
Tatum
Prairieview
McDonald
Mallamar
Buckeye
City Hall
Inc
Roy L. Tatum
Merle Woltman
Paeses
J. Earl Bufkin
Country Club
Selective Service
Mrs. Kennedy
Elevat
Ranchers
Ray Woods
ARMY
Humble Oil & Refining Company
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