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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1952
Page
4
An official publication note states the Land Office charges 1.75 for a book or form, with biweekly issuance on Tuesdays and Fridays dating from 1909. The item highlights a regular schedule and a fixed price for readers.
A compact ad notes a Benson trailer area located two blocks west of Hes Garag with clean rest rooms sewers and abundant shade. It lists 351 each and 9 miles 3 miles west on Denver om Sunday Green Val tfe sae.
A U S Department of Agriculture study finds seed cotton with moisture content up to 14 percent can be stored for months without harming grade or spinning quality, though staple length may slightly decrease. For higher moisture, circulating cool air is advised. drying with hot air is costly.
Notice of sale to satisfy a debt of 891.94 under a 1951 contract between J B Tidwell and Tidwell Motor Company and John and Ethel D Terry. The car will be sold August 11 1952 at 9 00 A M for cash at Tidwell Motor Company 219 North Turner Street Hobbs New Mexico.
U S Department of Agriculture reports 359000000 quarts of milk served in 1951 through 56000 schools in the National School Lunch Program. Each child receives four half pints of milk as part of a Type A lunch, contributing to daily nutrition.
The piece recounts Roosevelt speech enthusiasm at the Chicago Democratic National Convention and reports on Mrs. A. D. Sawyer of New Mexico and her donkey dress with oil wells cattle and horses. It notes Drew Pearson Balwin coverage and Albuquerque Tribune wire reports about her wealth and role in the party.
July 23 to July 25 births recorded for families in Lovington and Hobbs. Notable entries include Duke Benson and Raymond Charles and Mary Evelyn, Sherry Lynn, Corinne, Stephen Ray among newborns with weights ranging from about 5 to 8 pounds.
For sale a house two blocks east of City Drug. Must move before school opens. Call Paul Jeffers at 3731 or 5721. Also note Mrs Elizabeth Clardy reports joy in meeting him again and a visit with her daughter in Philadelphia and New York City. Accompanied by her father L. O. Tomlinson, they have been away for weeks.
The Saturday Bridge Club gathered at Mrs Viola Shroeder’s home on July 23 for a noon luncheon and a game of bridge. Red verbena and shasta daisies decorated the room. Prizes went to Mrs Hessler for high guest and high club. second high to Mrs Beal.
Boyd Hilton who once worked for Tom Summers of the Hobbs mouthpiece and later started the Post Courier visited Hobbs over the weekend as a guest of the Belver Davis family. Davis was a pressman at the mouthpiece when Hilton was publisher. The author recalls old Hobbs days and notes Summers was out of town.
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