Union Leaders Jailed In 90 Day Contempt Terms
Six officials of the United Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union were jailed in Silver City to finish serving 90 days for contempt of court. Clinton Jencks, an international representative, had 63 days remaining after prior time served. Contempt arose from 1951 picketing at Empire Zinc Co. in Hanover and a road block ordered by Judge A W Marshall. The local and international unions were fined 4000 dollars each, paid in 1952, with Supreme Court upholding the contempt convictions.
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United Press
Mine
Silver City
Clinton Jencks
Empire Zinc Co
Hanover
A. W. Marshall
Supreme Court
George Roberts arraigned in murder case in Eunice
George Roberts 50 of Eunice was arraigned before Judge John Green on charges of murdering his wife Mamie Ruth 33 after a statement he choked and pushed her from a pickup. Bond set at 5000 dollars. Preliminary hearing July 16 in Eunice. Detected baby Jacqueline Jo Davis was found injured in a car with suspect Hughes near Seminole.
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George Roberts
Eunice
Office of the Peace
John Green
Mamie Ruth
Roberts
J. G. McAdoo
Austin
Lovington
Hughes
Seminole
Hobbs
Davis’s
Japan
Jewell McAdoo
Jake Fort
New Evening Mail Dispatch From Loving To Hobbs
Beginning Friday July 16 a new dispatch leaves Loving at 5 45 p m for Hobbs connecting with air mail outbound planes at 9 p m and Star Routes to Lubbock and points east Paso and west during the night Mail to local office by 5 30 p m to catch daily dispatches except Sunday Saturday and holidays
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Lovington
Hobbs
Lubbock
Paso
District Court Opens Monday for Full Week
District Court will be in session all next week with jurors hearing several civil cases. Judge John R. Brand will preside. The first case is B. M. Derrick versus Mrs. M. Redwine, followed by F. Z. Payne dba Cotton Warehouse versus George E. Gibbons and Ramsey Truck Lines. Many cases set for the week may go off docket for various reasons.
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John R. Brand
B. M. Derrick
M. Redwine
F. Z. Payne
CPAC Names Larry Crouse United Benefit Fund Board Member
The Civic Projects Advisory Council selected Larry Crouse for the United Benefit Fund permanent board after unanimous election following nomination by CPAC president John Shearman at the monthly luncheon. The move ends 18 months of CPAC work to organize the fund and support its early operation to serve Lovington’s charities.
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Civic Projects Advisory Council
Larry Crouse
United Benefit Fund
Crouse
CPAC
John Shearman
Lovington
Shearman
Andy Swarthout
Mary Payne
H. C. Pannell
Roger Smith
Beecher Martin
Ben Fort
Bea Hessler
Ethel Yadon
Kenneth Osborn
A. M. Swarthout
H. C.markley
Mendes-France Predicts Indochina Peace In A Week
French Premier Pierre Mendes-France told reporters that peace negotiations in Geneva are going excellently and he predicts a settlement within a week. He spoke just before meeting U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles who arrived in Paris by plane.
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Pierre Mendes France
Geneva
Mendes-France
Dulles
Paris
Tom Finn Awarded 38000 in Injury Settlement
Justice of the Peace in Hobbs approved an out of court settlement granting Tom Finn $38000 for injuries from a fatal crash that killed his wife. The accident near Portales involved the estate of Tommy Betenbaugh and Frank Morgan, with Morgan driving a tractor-trailer ahead of Betenbaugh. Finn's daughter Mary Wynette Hamilton received $3000. she resides with grandparents in Lubbock. Finn spent over $12000 on medical bills and faces ongoing therapy and rehabilitation.
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Justice of Peace
Tom Finn
Hobbs
Finn
Portales
Mary Wynette Hamilton
Tommy Betenbaugh Oldtimer
Tatum
Betenbaugh
Frank Morgan
Morgan
el Paso
William 4A. McCrary
Lubbock
Texas
McCrary’s
Hobbs Named Site for District Softball Tournament
Hobbs will host the District Softball Tournament on August 12 13 and 14 featuring teams from Carlsbad Roswell Artesia Alamogordo Lovington and nearby towns. The district event draws players and fans from the region to compete in a multi day series at the Hobbs venue.
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Hobbs
Carlsbad
Roswell
Artesia
Alamogordo
Lovington
Rev C D Faulkner ends first year at Lovington Nazarene
Rev C D Faulkner completes his first year at Lovington Church of the Nazarene in West Texas. The district reports strong membership gains from 72 to 112 and lauds his youth program and Saturday radio show broadcast from the church studio. He plans a new sanctuary and relocated the old building.
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Faulkner
Church of the Nazarene
C. D. Faulkner
Lovington Nazarene
Lovington
West Texas
KLEA
Dave Worley
Worley
Artesia Desegregation Order Affects Elementary Schools
The Artesia school board last night ordered complete desegregation for the coming term affecting elementary pupils only. Negro teachers and students will be reassigned to schools based on their residence, while junior and senior high schools have already been desegregated.
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Artesia
State Sues Over Bridge Crash Kills Eight
The State Highway Commission seeks a $2,000 judgment after a wreck on US Highway near Elephant Butte killed eight. The incident damaged a state owned bridge. Defendants named include H F Laffery and Martela of Elfrida Arizona and truck driver F M Danley.
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United Press
State Highway Commission
Elephant Butte
The
Highway Commission
H. F. Laffery
Martela
Elfrida
Arizona
F. M. Danley
Veterans death compensation rules for dependents outlined
The notice explains eligibility for death compensation for widow, children, and dependent parents of veterans with service since June 27 1950. It notes widow remarriage resets entitlement, unmarried children lose at 18 unless still in approved school, and extends benefits up to age 21 if in school. Frank M Quintana VA contact representative will visit Hobbs New Mexico on July 20 1954 at the Employment Service Office 511 East Broadway 9 30 to 3 30 to assist veterans and dependents with benefits beyond death compensation.
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Frank M. Quintana
N. M
East Broadway
Darden’s Celebrate 5th Anniversary in New Lovington Store
Lovington business Darden’s marks its fifth anniversary at the corner of West Central and First St in a new building. Joe York has a decade of experience as a butcher, Alden Smith runs produce, and Kenneth Ledet works summers while a Lovington High School freshman. The store carries Only Choice meats and features Price’s and Borden’s dairy, with Mrs. A. M. Brown at the self service counter and Marjie Darden assisting with ads and bookkeeping.
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Darden
West Central
First St
Darden’s
Lovington
Fisher
L & M Grocery
Artesia Hlway
Fox Super
Darden Super
Joe York
A. M. Brown
Price’s
Borden
Alden Smith
Kenneth Ledet
Lovington High School
Eddie Ramsey
Illinois
Erma Willis
Beverly Aigner
Marjie Darden
Greenspun seeks dismissal of charges over McCardy murder plot
Las Vegas Sun publisher Hank Greenspun asks federal Judge John R. Ross to dismiss the indictment claiming pretrial evidence leakage. He contends the case arose after a grand jury returned the charges without full disclosure of leaked information.
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United Press
Hank Greenspun
The
Las Vegas Sun
Sen
Joseph McCardy
Greenspun
John R. Ross
Lea County Commission Shifts Meeting to Thursday
The Lea County Board of Commissioners will meet July 22 instead of the usual second Monday. The Thursday session aligns with a visit by State Tax Commission members to review the Lea County and local budgets.
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Lea County Board of Commissioners
State Tax Commission
Lea County
Lovington Scout Earns Philmont Honors in 36 Day Course
Gail Power, Lovington, returned from Philmont Boy Scout Camp where he completed Junior Leader Training lasting 36 days. He was elected Permanent Quartermaster of Troop J. L. T. No. 32 and earned a full circle of Philmont emblems including patches for Naturalist, Sportsman, Camping, Horseman, Woodsman, and Conservationist. Power is believed to be Lovington's first to join Philmont staff after the course.
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Gail Power
Philmont Boy Scout Camp
Gail
Philmont
Young Power
Lovington
One Millionaire Bows to Another in Oklahoma Runoff
A feud between oil millionaires Roy Turner and Robert Kerr ends without a July 27 runoff. Kerr leads the Democratic senatorial nomination after a primary where he had 238 000 votes to Turner's 205 000. Turner cites lack of funds in quitting. A third candidate lawyer David Shapard seeks to replace Turner but law officials doubt he will be allowed on the ballot.
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Roy Turner
Oklahoma
Robert Kerr
Turner
Sen
Kerr
David Shapard
Postal Workers Pay Raise Bill Clears House Committee
The House Post Office Committee unanimously approved a compromise bill proposing at least a 5 percent pay raise for about 500000 postal workers. The measure aims to extend a similar boost to about one million classified workers. President Eisenhower backed the bill amid a tense dispute with unions. The panel also adopted a union plan granting larger raises to lower brackets.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Eisenhower
Record Heat Wave Grips Nation As Temperatures Soar
A record breaking heat wave blankets most of the nation with all time highs and fatalities reported. Dallas reached 110 degrees, Denver 101, and Columbia Missouri hit 113, while parts of the Atlantic seaboard and Pacific Northwest escaped the heat.
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United Press
Atantic Seaboard
Pacific Northwest
Dallas
Denver
Columbia
Danube Floods Devastate Central Europe Prompt Huge Losses
Thousands of emergency workers flood Danube banks as the flood crest nears Vienna. At least 36 dead, tens of thousands homeless, and damages approach 100 million dollars. Vienna itself faces no major disaster, but riverside buildings wharves and beer gardens are flooded.
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Danube
Vienna
Lovington Chamber President Plans Magnolia Visit
Rober Smith, president of the Lovington Chamber of Commerce, will travel to Magnolia Arkansas next week for a feays visit. Mrs. Smith will turn home.
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Rober Smith
Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Magnolia
Ark
Lovington Chamber Reports Improved Finances
The Lovington Chamber of Commerce board heard a favorable financial report showing stronger finances than a year ago with enough pledged funds to keep the office open for at least four more months and into the 1955 drive. Roger Smith announced leadership changes and new committee appointments including Frank Dawkins as civic liaison and Logan Beal on voter registration efforts. Slick Sterling was named a permanent United Benefit Fund Board member.
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Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Roger Smith
Frank Dawkins
Halliburton Oil Co
Civic Projects Advisory Committee
H. C. Parnell
Smith
Logan Beal
Slick Sterling
Shell Oil Co
United Benefit Fund Board
Uranium named hot stuff in New Mexico says PSC head
Santa Fe reports Commission Chairman Ingram B. Pickett says more than 20 firms have been granted permission to operate as uranium seeking corporations in New Mexico over the past three months. He calls uranium a magic word in the Rocky Mountain region, likening it to gold during the 49ers era and noting Texas drillers are stirred by the oil surge.
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United Press
State Corporation Commission
As- Commission
Ingram B. Pickett
Santa Fe
N. M
Pickett
Rocky Mountain
Texas
U S Approves Guatemala's New Anti Communist Government
The U S State Department approves Guatemala's new anti communist government and officially recognizes the regime. Becomes basis for potential military and economic aid to reinforce anti communist gains.
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United Press
U. S
Guatemala
State Department
Wet Back Drive Starts Friday Postponed
The border patrol initiative in the lower Rio Grande Valley will start Friday after a postponement. Harlon Carter, the patrol chief in McAllen, framed the move as not a threat to farmers and said it aims to allow hiring of legal labor.
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Mcallen
Texias
Border Patrol
Rio Grande Valley
Harlon Carter
Teacher Shortage and School Rooms Worsen Nationwide
Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby warned at a Jackson festival that the United States needs 117000 new classrooms annually but builds about 50000. She said elementary schools opened last year with about 72000 unfilled teaching posts and will exceed 100000 by this fall due to rising enrollments.
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Jackson
Miss
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Oveta Culp Hobby
Michigan
Hobby
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Wayne Jones
John Waits
John Connell
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