Funeral Held For Franklin Beeman In Portales
Funeral services were held in Portales for Franklin Silas Beeman 77 who died the prior Sunday from a heart attack at Roosevelt County Hospital. He had lived in the Hiway Community since 1909 and is survived by his widow five daughters and four sons.
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Portales
Franklin Silas Beeman
Roosevelt County Hospital
Beeman
Hiway
Opal Beeman
Kansas City
Lewis and Jewel
Lovington
Willie
Whitney
Nevada
Mammie Halford
Childress
C. O. Williams
Firemen Attend Eunice Meeting In Southeast New Mexico
Members of the Hobbs and Lovington ice departments joined about 60 firemen from Loving Orchard Park Dexter Carlsbad Hagerman Artesia Lovington and Hobbs for the Southeast New Mexico Firemen's Association quarterly meeting in Eunice on July 17. Hagerman was chosen as the October meeting site. The group discussed recent fires and planned public education on gasoline fire prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Lovington
Southeast
New Mexico
Dalton rape case gets August 7 preliminary hearing
Lawrence Dalton charged with rape will face a preliminary hearing on August 7. Assistant district attorney Max Edwards had said Dalton would plead guilty, but Dalton has retained an Oklahoma attorney and will change his plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Dalton
Max Edwards
Dalton
Oklahoma
Soldier Who Killed Woman's Son Asks Forgiveness
In Cincinnati Mrs. McNeal Tate Sr writes to Pvt. Carroll Moore of Philadelphia to forgive the GI who killed her son Pfc. McNeal Tate Jr in Korea on July 2. Moore says the incident will likely remain on his conscience and asks for forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
McNeal State, Sr
Pvt
Carroll Moore
Philadelphia
Moore
Pfc
McNeal Tate, Jr
Korea
Mrs. Tate
Former Ohio residents visit Lovington and Lea County
Mr and Mrs Charles L Ault of Galena Ohio visited Lovington and Lea County over the weekend after touring Lubbock. Ault, a former Lovington resident, owns extensive oil royalty and lease holdings and said he has no plans to sell. He called the Lender office and prepaid a two year subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Ault
Galena
Ohio
Lovington
Lea County
Lubbock
Roswell
Ault
New Mexico
Three Divorces Filed in District Court Over Weekend
Three divorce suits were filed in District court over the weekend. Cecil S. Martin versus Evelyn M. Martin. James H. Childers versus Mary Wyvanda Childers. Virginia Broughton versus Frank Pr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil S. Martin
Evelyn M. Martin
James H. Childers
Mary Wyvanda Childers
Virginia Broughton
Frank Pr
Congress votes four month wage and price freeze exempting farm product
United Press reports House adopts a four month price and wage freeze with farm prices exempted after a teller vote of 180 to 151. An amendment to include farm prices failed amid a southern Democrat Republican coalition. DiSalle and Wilson warn weakened controls risk broader economic harm while NSC reviews aid to Communist trade partners. Snyder pushes centralized revenue policing.
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Congress
House
James Davis
Georgia
Michael Disalle
Charles Wilson
National Security Council
Canada
John Snyder
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Magnolia Mallamar Tie Tops Softball Race Amid Fire Incident
Magnolia and Mallamar share the league lead at 13 wins and 2 losses. Three Seattle teens admitted starting 11 fires to win a contest, watched by police as they observed fires from their car while fire crews battled blazes. The league title hinges on four key games over the next two weeks ending July 30, with Buckeye and McAlester in strong position for spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Mallamar
Magnolia
Buckeye
Lion’s
McAlester
Lion
McDonald
Las Vegas 14 Year Old Billy Elliott Found Dead In Barn
Police in Tucumcari area investigate the death of Billy Ralph Elliott a Las Vegas youth visiting relatives near Forrest. He was found hanging from a chain hoist in a barn with investigators considering an accidental fall entanglement as a theory. His body was discovered by his uncle J W Yates after attempts at revival failed. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Elliott of Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucumcari
Billy Ralph Elliot
Las Vegas
Forrest
J. W. Yates
William Elliott
Las Venea
Drive in theatre project underway at Lovington
Construction has begun on a new Lea Theatre drive in in Lovington. Manager Weist says completion was delayed awaiting government approval. The drive in will accommodate 250 to 300 cars.
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Lovington
Weist
Lea Theatre
Silver City Chamber Backs Neutral Stance in Mine Strike
The Silver City Chamber of Commerce adopts a strict neutrality policy in the 10 month old dispute between Empire Zinc Mine and the union of Mine Mill and Smelter workers. A district court contempt hearing is set for tomorrow as union officers face charges for blocking a public road.
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Silver City Chamber of Commerce
Empire Zinc
Board of Directors
Korean War Casualty Totals Rise Over July Period
The Army estimates Communist casualties in Korea total 1,213,544 through July 13, covering both battle and non battle deaths and injuries. The new total increases by more than 10,500 from the period starting July 5 when ceasefire talks began through July 13.
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United Press
Russia Ahead of US in Aircraft Production Says Legion Leader
Erle Cocke Jr the national commander of the American Legion says in a Washington speech that the United States trails Russia by about two years in plane production. He warns America is a second class air power and must outpace Russia to defeat it in the air. He cites Russia leading in jet fighters and combat planes and estimates the US would need three to four years to match combat capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Legion
Russia
Erle Cocke, Jr
United States
Kaesong Kitty Brings Smiles From Korea Front
A smiling voice known as Kaesong Kitty handles telephone calls between the UN Truce Camp and the 304th Signal Battalion in Kaesong. She sang for the UN crew once, and her presence signals when the Reds may resume truce talks. Allies report optimistic mood as talks could resume. air and ground actions continue around the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Kaesong
Kitty
304Th Signal Battalion
Milton Farasy
St. Louis
Joe
United Nations
Tokyo
Homecoming Expected for Max Edwards from Oklahoma
Max Edwards, assistant district attorney, is expected to return home from Oklahoma today.
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Max Edwards
D. A
Oklahoma
Baby Girl Born During Sunday Night at Lea County Hospital
Agnes Kastner Head, publisher of The Leader, announces the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs George L Schubert at Lea County Hospital. The baby Leslie Ann weighs 5 pounds 6 ounces. Grandfather Mr Head helped the new father stroll the patio near the maternity ward after a rifle shoot in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader
Agnes Kastner Head
George L. Schubert
Leslie Ann
Head
Odessa
Lea County Hospital
Mansion Found for Governor in Tesuque Valley
The state board of finance selected a 63,000 dollar Santa Fe style one story mansion on 28 acres in the Tesuque Valley as the governor's residence. Kansas oilman T. B. Armer readiness to sign is awaited to seal negotiations. Fred Moxey, secretary of the Capitol Building Commission, could not disclose the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tesuque Valley
State Board of Finance
Knsas
T. B. Armer
Fred Moxey
Capitol Building Commission
Flood Flooding Wanes as Missouri River Crest Near Jefferson City
Red Cross says danger has passed with scattered relief tasks remaining for rural families in Missouri Mississippi area. Army engineers warn 28 000 acres of bottomland remain at critical risk while small towns like West Alton and Cape Girardeau face danger. The Mississippi River flood crest is near St Louis while Jefferson City sees the crest on the Missouri River.
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Red Cross
Missouri-Mississippi
West Alton
Cape Girardeau
Army
St. Louis
Mississippi
Jefferson City
Highway toll hits new mark in New Mexico
New Mexico reports 176 highway deaths as state police confirm a head on collision near Gallup killing 35 year old Indian man Lewis Vazzi. Earlier a timber truck driver died when his vehicle left a mountain road near Gallina. the victim was identified as Leonar Marvin Roe.
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New Mexico
Lewis Vazzi
Gallup
Gallina
Leonar Marvin Roe
Tax Officials Cut Hobbs Jail Item From Budget
State Tax Commission officials visited Lovington and Hobbs to audit Lea County finances. They trimmed a $25,000 line item for a new Hobbs jail from a proposed $75,000 project, deeming the grant illegal, while the overall budget stood at 905,986 dollars with 780,986 dollars in limited funds and a 5 mill levy.
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Hobbs
State Tax Commission
Lovington
Jal
Eunice
Lea County
Tatum
E. R. Baca
Tax Commission
Carl Denson
Jack Maddux
Utilty Magnate
The
General Fund
Ann
Abie Alain
Kaiser's Oldest Son Dies at 69 in German Town
Crown Prince Wilhelm von Hohenzollern, eldest son of the Kaiser, died of heart disease at 69 in an obscure villa near his family’s confiscated castle. The former heir stirred controversy years ago by backing Hitler and predicting the Fuhrer would restore Germany’s former glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Europe
Wilhelm von Hohenzollern
Hitler
der Fuerrer
Germany
Woman Suffers Frostbite in 105 Degree Shade
A Artesia New Mexico druggist reports a woman sought treatment for frostbite after reaching into a freezing compartment with wet hands while the temperature read 105 degrees in the shade. The incident underscores extreme heat conditions and unusual cold exposure.
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Lea
Dow Wood
Charlie Trimble
Horace Burl Owens
Wicker Kerley
Joe Black
Owens
Lea County Democrats
Kerley
Humble City
Baby
Don Wood
Maljamar
Silver City
Cocke
Leader Publisher IS “Grandmaw
Missouri
Glyn Whittemore
Sheriff's Posse
Tim Wood Ranch
Charie Trimble
Horace Burl
Sheriff Trimble
Jake Fort
Kaiser
Artesia, N. M
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