Judge Anderson Hears Eight Arraignments Monday
Judge Roy C. Anderson heard arraignments on July 17 and appointed several young attorneys to defend those lacking funds. Bennie Lee Pauley pleaded not guilty with bond set at 750 dollars. Robert Carl Downs faced 2500 dollars bond on breaking and entering. W J Heck and York Schubert defended others. Several defendants pled guilty or waived hearings. fines, sentences, and juvenile adjudication followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Anderson
Bennie Lee Pauley
Rose and
Edwards
Robert Car! Downs
W. J. Heck
Eunice
Wayne M. Clark
Firestone Co
Hobbs
York and Schubert
Phillipe Rios
Harrold Woolsey
Emery Shaw
J. W. Goodrich
Heidel
Swarthout
Lovington
Beasley Deflects Comment on Leave Amid Civil Rights Indictment
Santa Fe New Mexico police chief Hubert Beasley refuses to comment on taking leave as a grand jury indicts him for depriving a Black suspect of civil rights and torturing him during questioning in an unsolved murder case. Governor Mabry says resignation not planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Hubert Beasley
Nebro
Beasley
Thomas Mabry
Martinez Rules Write-Ins Not Allowed in Primary Nominations
Attorney General Joe L. Martinez says a candidate cannot be nominated for a primary by write-in votes. In a ruling to Lea County Clerk Barbara Lee Owens he states there will be no Republican nominees for county commissioner and state representative from Lea County. Owens said two people received written votes and plan to seek certification.
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Martinez
Santa FE
Joe L. Martinez
Lea
Barbara Lee Owens
Owens
Attorney General
Evangeline Booth Dies at 84 Former Salvation Army Leader
General Evangeline Booth, aged 84 and former Commander-in-Chief of the Salvation Army, died Monday at her home in Hartsdale New York. She retired in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Hartsdale
New York
Lea County Managers Invited to Carlsbad NSSC Tourney
Lea County softball managers and other district players in Eddy and Chavez counties will receive invitations to the Carlsbad district tournament by the National Softball Congress. The August 7 to 12 event at Carlsbad Recreation Association park will draw team pairings on August 5 at 8:00 p.m. NSC trophies await the winner and CRA trophy for the other finalist. many Lea County teams may skip to play in Hobbs USA tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Eddy
Chavez
Carlsbad
National Softball Congress
Carlsbad Recreation Association
NSC
CRA
USA
Hobbs
Woman Denies Selling Baby In Detroit Case
Detroit mother Frances Wright, 27, denies selling her 3 month old daughter for 30 or any amount. She admits taking money from Grace Baker as a loan to pay rent. Police seek Baker in Kentucky as the infant remains believed with Wright.
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Detroit
Frances Wright
Kentucky
Grace Baker
Woodbine
Crossroads Youth Dominate FFA Kids Rodeo in Portales
Crossroads youth win honors in calf roping and bronc riding at the FFA Kids Rodeo in Portales. Lea County competitors Tommy Price of Tatum and J. Black of Lovington also win awards. Wendell Best of Floyd is named best all around cowboy after taking first in calf roping and second in ribbon roping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Barnes
Crossroads
FFA
Portales
Lea County
Tommy Price
Tatum
J. Black
Lovington
Wendell Best
Floyd
New Livestock Sheds For Lovington Fairground
The Lea County Fair Association to build new livestock sheds at the Lovington fairgrounds for junior exhibits. Funding comes from the fair association with labor donated by F F A and R H boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County Fair Association
Lovington
The
Fair Association
R-H
Sacred violin concert at Nazarene Church in Lovington
The Reverend Daniel E. Patrone of Alliance Ohio will present a sacred violin concert at the Church of the Nazarene Lovington Monday July 24 at 7 30 p m. The hour fifteen program includes The Holy City In A Monastery Garden and Avia Maria with other pieces. Admission is free an offering will be taken for foreign missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. Patrone
Alliance
Ohio
Church of the Nazarene
Levington Church of the Nazarene
Bidders Jitters Move State Purchase Office Amid War
Santa Fe New Mexico state purchasing agent H N McDaniel says the Korean war causes jitters among bidders on state material. They seek rapid bid decisions and fear price swings and rationing. Some bids include one to five day acceptance, with a few insisting on wire transfer and delivery subject to strikes or acts of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
New Mexico
H. N. McDamuel
McDaniel
Las Vegas
A. R. Losh
Albuquerque
New Mexico School of Mines
Charles Iield
Iron Industry May Be Started At Albuquerque
A geology professor from the State University argues New Mexico could build a self sufficient public supported iron and steel industry in Albuquerque. He notes nearby coal beds and iron ore deposits in Grant Lincoln Socorro and Sierra counties could host a blast furnace and that state savings of about one dollar per ton on seven million tons mined might follow a furnace in state. He estimates at least 142 million tons of ore remain in reserves and says public support would be needed to develop the resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State University
New Mexico
West
Vincent C. Kelley
Raton
Grant
Lincoln
Socorro
Sierra
Albuquerque
Beef Cattle Rebound Across the United States
The United States beef industry shows a strong recovery from the postwar drop. Herds rose from 65 million in 1938 to 86 million in 1945, then declined, and now total about 80 million with a year end projection near 83 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Four New Polio Cases Reported in New Mexico
United Press reports four new polio cases bring the state total to 27 with two in San Juan County, one in Lea County, and one in De Baca County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Health Department
San Juan County
Lea County
de Baca County
Rosenberg Arrested in Atomic Espionage Case linked to Fuchs
FBI and Justice Department announce the arrest of Julius Rosenberg in New York City on espionage charges. Hoover says he was a key link in the Soviet atom bomb spy network after Klaus Fuchs, with Greenglass and Gold as earlier connections. Rosenberg allegedly supplied Greenglass with classified bomb information and funds, and warned him to flee the country. The 32-year-old engineer, NYC native and former War Department inspector, was removed from his job in 1945 for probable Communist party ties. He was taken to the federal building for arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Justice Department
Julius Rosenberg
J. Edgar Hoover
Rosenberg
New York City
Klaus Fuchs
Britain
Fuchs
Harry Gold
David Greenglass
Alfred Slack
Hoover
Greenglass
Gold
Army Signal Corps
Russia
Fb-I
The
College of the City of New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
War Department
Communist Party
Federal Building
F-Bi
National Guard May Be Called Up in Near Future
President Truman asks Congress for a $10 billion preparedness program to expand the armed forces raise taxes curb civilian output and tax credits and build readiness for a hard costly Korean War and possible World War III warning of new aggression in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Congress
Senate
House Committee
Albany
New York
Thomas Dewey
Four New Draft Offices Are Announced
SANTE FE New Mexico Selective Service Director E C Charlton announced four new draft offices will open in Alamogordo Deming Clafton and Taos expanding to twenty offices in the state. He cautioned remaining openings depend on the army and October first. He noted plans to mobilize manpower as induction centers are designated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sante FE
New Mexico
Selective Service
E. C. Charlton
Alamogordo
Deming
Clafton
Taos
Charlton
Army
Santa Fe
Fort Bliss
Roswel
Albuquerque
Lea County Selective Service Office Reopened
The Lea County Selective Service Board is reactivated as part of a state drive increasing active offices to twenty. Books moved from Eddy County last Tuesday with Dorothy Lovejoy of Carlsbad serving as clerk for both counties. Lea County has about 2000 registrants with roughly 350 1-A, while Eddy County totals 2947 registrants with 631 1-T.
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Lea County
Selective Service Board
State Selective Service
Eddy County
Dorothy Lovejoy
Carlsbad
Old Coffeyville Jail Reborn as Public Library
South Coffeyville Oklahoma reports the old city jail once busy with cow punchers has been repurposed into a new library, illustrating culture transforming cattle country landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Coffeyville
Okla
Dog Finds Golf Balls In Lombard Game
Elbert Catanzaro of Lombard Illinois says his cocker spaniel Whiz retrieves 30 to 35 lost golf balls from the rough each game. The dog never touches a ball on the fairway or rolling in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lombard
Ill
Elbert Catanzaro
Catanzaro
Record Set At Last Monday's Court Session
Judge Roy C. Anderson held court in Lovington on Monday July 17 and a rush of defaults and orders was entered. The term set a historic record for handling the largest number of cases with divorces dominating the docket by default. Notable cases include Mary J. Woltman divorcing Mae Woltman and numerous other divorce judgments and quiet title orders plus several real estate matters and guardianship actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Anderson
Lovington
Defeut
Mary J. Woltman
Mae Woltman
Farwell
Wolfman’s
Humble City
Imogene Farris
Robert L. Farris
A. J. Beck
Lorene Beck
C. R. Monk
Ida Marie Monk
Ruby Henson
Burlin Henson
Martha Moss
Rupert Moss
B. W. Nester
Mildred Nester
Beecher L. Glover
Merit Awards To Be Given By Troop 44
Boy Scouts Troop 44 met in the Scout Hut Monday night to discuss merit awards. Names of the recipients will be announced next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Sumner Wins Contract for Lovington High School Addition
H C Pannell announces T D Sumner and Company of Roswell as the low bidder at 228680 for the new addition north of the current Lovington High School. Other bids ranged from 244750 to 269838. construction starts immediately with 14 class rooms and essential facilities planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pannell
Lovington
T. D. Sumner ‘and Company of
Roswell
Lovington High School
T. D. Sumner and Company
Bell-Erhard
Clovis
Democrats Set August 24 Convention in Albuquerque
Ray Rodgers, chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, says the convention will be in Albuquerque on August 24. Meetings will be held in the high school auditorium. Delegates expected total 1047, up from 764 in 1948.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Ray Rodgers
Democratic Central Committee
Albuquerque
Rodgers
Civilian Defense Stepped Up In New Mexico
A farmer near Gravenhurst Ontario fired a .22 rifle after hearing a scream from a shack. His five year old son Wayne, who had been changing clothes after a swim, was found dead from a heart shot.
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Gravenhurst, Ontario
Gravenhurst
Ontario
Maurice Lemay
Waynes
Wayne
Reserves to Be Called Immediately for Limited Recall
The Armed Services begin immediate recall of reserves on a limited basis. The Defense Department provides no total, but says officers and enlisted with usable skills in the Air Force Army and Navy are subject to recall. Legislation in Congress seeks unlimited expansion and extended enlistments for one year across regular forces National Guard and reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Defense Department
Air Force
Army
Navy
National Guard
Congress
Korean Front Pauses As Forces Reorganize And Brace
Front lines in Korea show a lull as both sides probe defenses and re group for the next engagement. Allied forces brace for a Red onslaught on Taejon while MacArthur notes general holds on the central front. An American patrol drives back Korean troops near Taejon, and Navy pilots claim 27 of 45 enemy planes destroyed or damaged.
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Taejon
MacArthur
United Press
Robert Miller
Navy
First Cavalry
Korea
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NSC Diamond
Eldi
Nazarene Church
Lea Draft Office
Merrell
Boles Orphan Home
J. Paul Heard
Ogda E. Walter
Ellwyn Monroe Fields
Marion P. Fields
Shell Oil Co
George C. Farquhar
Betty E. Clemons
Jeffrie Beaves Inc
M. J. Florence
Cicero Smith Lumber Co
L. R. Galbraith
O. W. Curry
A. E. Curry
H. S. Levy
A. P. Jerrell
June Woodward
Jack Webb
O. R. Parker
Sacra Bros
D. D. Jones
Wendell Uechj
Noble Drilling Co
H. D. Dorothy
Betty and
Jerry Perry
J. M. Brownlee
Levi Straus
Ross Creamer
A. L. McKnight
G. H. Ladd
Mattie A. Stewart
W. D. Grimes
C. H. Myers
Pioneer Plastic Co
Lee Thompson
Livermore Oil Co
Frankie Lee Montieth
Vonnie Bell Hannah
C. G. Stiles
Ordge
Adolph Heinz
Frankie Lorene Campbell
Gordon Hill
A. L. Hill
Jeffrie Eaves
P. F. Moore
Sumner
Lembke Construction Co
McCullough & Burran
C. H. Leavell & Co
el Paso
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