County Budget Nears Million Mark Wheat Box Cars Headache
Kansas farmers rail against the Commodity Credit Corporation over delayed movement of wheat acquired last year. They blame the CCC for a box car shortage as the new harvest began. A CCC spokesman cites loan and purchase rules keeping wheat the farmer's property until April 30. He notes grain traders should have moved the wheat earlier and many operators delayed to avoid storage fees.
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Kansas
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Line of No Retreat drawn as Koreans mass for new drive
General MacArthur reports North Korean Reds massing for a fresh assault on Allied lines. Communists halted 15 to 20 miles north of Taejon as U S forces prepare to strike from the Kum River Valley. American air and artillery claim to have knocked out 51 tanks and other vehicles. Seven U S soldiers seen surrendering were later found shot. Britain urges Kremlin cooperation with UN sanctions, while draft offices see a surge in volunteers. Major-General Hershey seeks up to 30 million dollars to expand the draft machinery and U S forces plan to begin fighter operations from South Korea bases this week.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Taejon
Kum River
United Press
M. P. Benois
Negroes' Names to Enter Lea County Jury Wheel
Lea County Assistant District Attorney Mack Easley says the jury commission will include Negro names in the next jury wheel when recalled for instructions, citing a Supreme Court ruling. The 1948 jury panel of 650 names, chosen by J. F. Maddox Byron Hughes and Clint Cole, is sworn to impartial selection and no favoritism, with continued coverage on Page Five.
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Mack Easley
Lea County
Roy C. Anderson
Assey
United States Supreme Court
Easley
Jack Maddux
Hobbs
J. F. Maddux
Byron Hughes
Clint Cole
County of
Lea
State of New Mexico
Sal County
J. F. Maddox
Bryan Hughes
Family of Eight Hitchhikes 200 Miles to New Mexico
The J. W. Burns family of San Angelo seven members plus one, totaling eight, hitchhiked from San Angelo Texas to Hobbs New Mexico. Burns 59 and wife 40 seek employment while six children aged two to eleven join the trek. He has $2.50 cash and 190 miles remaining.
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San Angelo
Texas
Hobbs
New Mexico
J. W. Burns
Burns
County Funds in Red as Budget Transfers Tackle Deficits
County funds show three transfers to cover overages in feeding prisoners office equipment and telephone budgets. Feeding prisoners exceeded the budget by 1 245 and 1 430 was shifted from another fund to cover it. The Assessor carried a 2 404 16 balance in his expense budget as funds ran red.
Paul Heard Sued For Two Months Rent
Several cases listed in a Hobbs court petition including Paul Heard, former mayor, sued for $1,000 plus costs for eight months rent at 125 dollars monthly on a former Hiler property now owned by Boles Orphan Home. Other actions include Olive and Myers Mfg Co versus D J Meads Fine Rest Furniture for 647 90, N J Yearout versus W L Ridling for 303 50, and Beecher L Glover versus Beulah D Glover for divorce.
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Boles Orphan Home
J. Paul
Heard
Hiler
Lairs
Orphan Home
Brand and Cowan
Hobbs
Olive and Myers Mfg. Co
D. J. Mead
Fine Rest Furniture
York and Schubert
Mfg. Co
N. J. Yearout
W. L Ridling
Willings
Father of Crossroad Man James Earl Flatt Dies
Funeral services were held last week for James Earl Flatt a Pap community resident for 20 years who died June 25 at age 68 Survivors include his son Gordon Flatt of Crossroads
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Pep
Gordon Flatt
Crossoads
4-H Achievement Day Planned at Lea County Fair Grounds
Lea County 4-H clubs schedule Achievement Day for July 12 at the Lea County Fair Grounds. Boys meet at 9 200 a.m. for crop and livestock judging team selections, girls at the Methodist Church auditorium for demonstrations and a public speaking contest. Dress revue at 2 30 p.m. at the Methodist Church, clothing judged on workmanship and stitching. a picnic lunch follows at City Park from noon to 1 p.m.
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Lea County Fair Grounds
Torium
Methodist Church
Jury Indicts Greenglass On Spy Charge
In Santa Fe New Mexico former Army Sergeant David Greenglass faces federal charges of conspiring with Harry Gold and Anatoli Yakovlev to transmit atomic energy and nuclear fission details to Russia. He is expected to stand trial in the September term in Santa Fe with possible sentencing in New York if he pleads guilty.
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Santa FE
New Mex
David Greenglass
Federal District Court
Young Communist League
Federal Grand Jury
Harry Gold
Anatoli Yakovlev
Russia
Greenglass
New York
Farmers suffer as Hobbs grocers pass price on local produce
A survey finds only two Hobbs stores would pay for garden produce last Saturday, while others delayed or refused. The piece argues grocers favor out of town suppliers, potentially harming local farmers and long term community welfare.
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Hobbs
Convicts Will Contested by Relatives in New Mexico
Heirs of Charles C. Beale plan to challenge a will leaving about 2000 dollars to G. R. Mann, former state prison guard. Beale, life term for a 1939 Southern New Mexco murder, died April 24 at a Tucson veterans hospital. The case was postponed as Mann’s attorney and Beale’s relatives’ attorney prepare further study.
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Santa Fe, N. M
New Mexico
G. R. Mann
Albuquerque
Charles C. Beale
Tucson
Arizona
Veterans Hospital
Beale
New Mexco
Reese P. Fullerton
Santa Eme
David Carmody
Frank Andrews
Crew
Mann
M. W. Hamilton
Fatal Crashes Happen at Night
New Mexico reports 56 percent of last year’s fatal crashes occurred at night. The traffic safety bureau notes 118 fatal night accidents with intoxication reported for drivers or pedestrians in 33 cases.
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New Mexico
Little Change In Draft Setup In New Mexico
In Santa Fe Utah New Mex the Korean War has barely altered draft board activity. New Mexico reports 10 772 men in the one A category and 98 6 percent of registrants classified. Colonel Charlton says California classified nondeferred men as one A but New Mexico has done so all along. Charlton cites faster readiness with any new orders but notes no national notification.
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Santa FE
New Mex
New Mexico
California
R. C. Charlton
Selective Service
Charlton
Washington
National Draft Theadquarters
Polio cases rise in New Mexico ahead of 1948 pace
Polio figures for July show New Mexico totaling 22 cases this year, two more than the previous day. The new infections are in Bernalillo and Curry Counties, surpassing the 19 reported at the same point last year.
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Bernalilo
Curry
Miles Says Russia Bluffing as Korea Tensions Rise
Representative John E Miles visiting Albuquerque says Washington fears an American escalation could trigger war with Russia. He supports Truman's Korea actions and sending ground troops, arguing Russia is bluffing and must be stopped now. Miles plans a ten day state tour before Congress ends.
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John E. Miles
America
Albuquerque
Washington
Miles
Korea
Russia
Truman
United States
Congress
Lovington Leader Launches Free Countywide Employment Service
The Lovington Leader implements a free employment service for Lea County farmers ranchers and other job seekers. Classified ads for workers or any honest employment are free whether mailed in or delivered in person with signatures required. No phone ads accepted and the service aims to aid cotton harvest and coordinate workers with employers.
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Lea County
Thme
Stone and Jenson To Re Locate Medical Offices
Doctors C S Stone and A J Jenson plan to relocate their Hobbs practice into the remodeled Hobbes General Hospital building at 304 Fast Cain. Remodeling should finish in about three months, with the west side removed to make room for new offices. The physicians will not run a hospital and will be joined by Dr Fred H Tepley, an internist from Denver, later this month.
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C. S. Stone
A. J. Jenson
Hobbs
Hobbes General Hospital
Fast Cain
Doctor Stone
Medical Group
Fred H. Tepley
Denver
Colorado
Twrilxy Ft Vily
William Sherry plans August wedding to nurse Marion Richards
Hollywood report says artist William Sherry, recently divorced from Bette Davis, will wed their daughter’s nurse Marion Richards of Pasadena next month, possibly August 1 or 10. Davis denies the claim while Gary Merrill hints at possible remarriage after his divorce.
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Sherry
Marion Richards
Sadena
Miss Davis
Gary Merrill
North American Indians and Ironworking History
The article notes that despite abundant iron ore deposits, North American Indians are thought to be among the few primitive peoples who did not refine iron. It discusses the lack of ironworking development in contrast with other regions.
Legion Stand Clarified by National Commander in Eldorado
American Legion leader George Craig of Brazil Indiana says the United States is not big enough for both the Legion and the Communist Party and that the Legion will not move out.
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Eldorado, Ill
American Legion
George Craig
Brazil
Ind
Legion
Communist Party
Survey Shows 50 Percent Home Wells Are Tested
State College New Mexico report finds 62 percent of farm families use wells for drinking water but only half of the wells have been tested. The survey covered 2 386 extension club members, about 9 000 people, and notes home milk supply and pasteurization rates, plus health insurance and checkups.
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State College, N.M
New Mexico A. and
M. College
Elsie Cunningham
Extension Club
Miss .Cunningham
Bigbee Named Special Assistant in KOB Case
Attorney General Joe L. Martinez announced that Harry L. Bigbee of Santa Fe has been named as a special assistant in the KOB case pending in U S District Court. The Albuquerque Broadcasting Co owner of Station KOB seeks to terminate a contract granting New Mexico A and M free time on the station. The suit follows a federal communications commission action to revoke the station license unless it stops giving time to the school. The suit was brought with the consent of the college regents.
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Santa FE
Joe L. Martinez
Harry L. Bigbee
U. S. District Court
Erncoy Thomas J. Mabry
Albuquerque Broadcasting Company
KOB
I New Mexico A
Federal Communications
Hobbs Kiwanis Plans All Star Softball Game
The Hobbs Kiwanis Club plans an All Star softball game and a Lions Kiwanis Hobbs game at Memorial Park Hobbs near season end. No date or player selection method yet decided. President Bob Prater says the club has lost money on the softball league and hopes big crowds will offset costs.
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Hobbs Kiwanis Club
Lions-Kiwanis Hobbs
Memorial Park
Hobbs
Bob Prater
Kiwanis Club
Lea County Budget Published for Public Review
Lea County Commissioners provide a tentative annual budget in large type for taxpayers in Hobbs and Lovington. The document notes increases in the County Airport and Lea County Hospital and invites the public to a July 19 open hearing in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse.
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Lea County
Mabry Plans Low Bid Award For State Capital Addition
Governor T. J. Mabry states the contract for a $600000 state capital addition will go to the lowest bidder despite a bid invitation clause declared a joker by The Journal. Architect W C Kruger says the clause is standard for government work. State purchasing agent H N McDaniel explains it allows acceptance of another bid if the primary bidder lacks acceptable performance.
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T. J. Mabry
Albuquerque
the Journal
W. C. Kruger
Kruger
H. N. McDaniel
Births and deaths lag behind prior year figures
State Health Department reports 7 655 births and 2 129 deaths in the first five months of 1950, versus 7 746 births and 2 287 deaths in the same period in 1949, indicating lower activity year to date.
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State Health Department
Department
Bethe urges US and Russia ban hydrogen bomb
Dr. Hans Bethe of Los Alamos urges a ban on the hydrogen bomb noting neither nation has developed one. He spoke in Seattle during the University of Washington summer session nuclear physics course.
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Seattle
Wash
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Atomic Energy Installations
United States
Russia
Hans A. Bethe
University of Washington
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