Kids Rodeo Offers $1000 in Prizes in Lovington
The Lovington FAA Chapter presents a three day Kids Rodeo in Lovington on June 9 10 and 11 open to public school youths from New Mexico. Prizes totaling 1000 include $50 value belt buckles and $20 Stetson hats. Admission 120 for adults 60 for children. Events begin June 9 at 8 PM with 2 PM 8 PM showings on Saturday and 2 PM on Sunday. Entry 3 per event. Numerous local sponsors listed.
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Lovington
FAA
New Mexico
Seniors Return from Texas Trip
Seniors and sponsors completed a Texas trip returning Saturday to Lovingon. Sponsors listed include Virgil Boteler Roy L. Jones and Ada Mae Hair. Seniors named include Rock Ashcraft Ann Badgett Tess Black Ken neth Choate Lennae Clisbee Lonnie Estes Bobbie Gann Barbara Gilmore June Heidel Robert Hunt Robert Huntsman Razel Jenkins David Lewis Susie Liles Doris McClish Wayne Maxwell Bill Don Naul Dorothy Lou Os borne Buddy Peterson Thelma Scoggin Fern Spears Jo Stapp Esteen Tarry Frances Tarry Donna Sue Dellman and Barbara Jane Wright.
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Rock Ashcraft
Ann Badgett
Tess Black
Kenneth Choate
Lennae Clisbee
Lonnie Estes
Bobbie Gann
Barbara Gilmore
June Heidel
Robert Hunt
Robert Huntsman
Razel Jenkins
David Lewis
Susie Liles
Doris McClish
Wayne Maxwell
Bill Don Naul
Dorothy Lou Osborne
Buddy Peterson
Thelma Scoggin
Fern Spears
Jo Stapp
Esteen Tarry
Frances Tarry
Donna Sue Dellman
Barbara
First Christians Attend Youth Meet in Hobbs
Thirty eight attended Sunday School May 28 at the Christian Church. Young people of Lovington ages 4 to 14 invited to join the Christian Youth Meeting at Hobbs Church daily 9 to 11 30 am from May 29 for two weeks with transportation from Lovington at 8 am. Red Cross South Sea County Chapter set meeting in Hobbs Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 on June 7.
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Christian Church
Hobbs Christian Church
Lovington
Hugh Harris
South Sea County
the Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Hobbs
Clint Cole Attends Gas School in Tulsa Oklahoma
Clint Cole, manager of the Southern Union Gas Company in Lovington, is in Tulsa attending a school for managers of the different divisions of the Southern Union. He will return the last of the week.
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Clint Cole
Southern Union Gas Company
Lovington
Tulsa
Okla
Southern Union
Supt. Pannell Attends NMEA Meeting In Albuquerque
Lovington Municipal Schools superintendent H. C. Pannell attends an executive New Mexico Educational Association session in Albuquerque this week. He says legislative matters will be discussed and plans made for bills to be required by the 1951 legislature.
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Supt
Pannell
H. C. Pannell
Lovington
New Mexico Educational Association
Albuquersque
Katherine Green Rejoins Lovington Leader Staff
Miss Katherine Green daughter of Mr and Mrs John Green returns to Lovington after completing her second year at Austin Texas She resumes office and local news duties for the Lovington Leader noting prior work with the Leader in 1948 Also, Mrs Gordon McMeen returns to Lovington after a two week visit with her parents in Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Katherine Green
Mrs
John Green
Ington
Austin
Texas
Green
Lovington
Leeder
Gordon McMeen
Abuquerque
Heidel Urges Split Vote For State Legislature Seat
Urgent call asks Lea voters to mark Heidel for one of two state legislative spots and then pick one of Hobbs candidates for the other. The appeal argues Hobbs deserves one seat while Lovington supports Heidel, urging support for Heidel and a pair of Hobbs selections.
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F. L. Heidel
Hobbs
Heidel
Lea
Lovington
Nazarene Vacation Bible School Sees Strong Enrollment
Reverend C. A. Sanders reports 101 attend Sunday School May 28 and 71 enrolled in the ongoing Bible School. Commencement is Friday night at the church with work displayed and an out of town speaker. Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Parrott of Nappia Idaho speak Thursday at 7:45 about the Samaritan Hospital drive.
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Nazarene Church
C. A. Sanders
A. L. Parrott
Nappia, Ida
Final Report On Church Drive
Reverend W. H. Houston of the First Methodist Church reported 142 present at Sunday School May 28. A final report meeting was held at the church Wednesday night on the recent financial campaign for a new church building. More than $80,000 has been pledged.
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W. H. Houston
First Methodist Church
Final Rites Held For Ms. J. H. Orrell
Funeral services for Ina Brooke Owens Orrell were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Methodist Church in Lovington. She died May 26 at St. Joseph Hospital in Albuquerque after a two month illness, age 74. Born March 12, 1876 in Sherman, Texas, she married John H. Orrell in 1894. They moved to Lovington in 1920. he died in 1944. Survived by three brothers and two sisters, pallbearers included Hobby Gann and James Robinson. Interment followed in Lovington Cemetery. Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home arranged.
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Ina Brooke Owens Orrell
First Methodist Church
Lovington
W. R. Houston
St. Joseph Hospital
Albuquerque
Man
Texas
John H. Orrell
Virgil McKnight
Albuqureque
Eunice Murphy
Corpus Christi
Hobby Gann
James Robinson
Martin Arregay
Clarence King
W. A. Anderson
Bugs Smith
Ed Love
Don Woodward
Bob Dean
Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home
Judge Reeves Fines Several for Alcohol and Speed Offenses
On May 28 Joe Williams was fined $15 for drunken and disorderly conduct. May 29 Mario Canto faced a $15 penalty for the same offense. Ben Chacon was fined $15 for drunken and fighting behavior. Seth Large received a $10 fine for speeding.
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Joe Williams
Mario Canto
Formal Blessing Of New Church Set For June 4th
A Catholic service at St Thomas Church is set for June 4 before the 11 o clock mass. Pastor Father Hugh Rockes and assistant Father Venatius Futoski will lead the blessing and invite friends to attend. May 25 docket lists several civil actions including divorces, quiet title suits, and a money judgment request against Ches ter A Parrish and Mrs B C Sparkman. May 27 docket covers Cochran v Cochran quiet title. May 24 case Elmer Lee Martin v Olson Drilling and Employers Liability. May 26 Tucker v Tucker divorce. May 29 Brown v Cleveland quiet title. May 25 Nester v Nester divorce and other filings. May 27 Cochran v Cochran quiet title. May 29 Brown v Cleveland quiet title.
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St. Thomas Catholic Church
Hugh Rockes
Venatius Futoski
James D. Cochran
Emma Mae Cochran
Otis Cooney
Lea County State Bank
Chester A. Parrish
B. C. Sparkman
Elmer Lee Martin
Olson Drilling
O. W. Curry
A. E. Curry
Co. W. Rando
W. E. Justice
Cook School Plans With Frank White In Lovington
Nation ally Frank Decatur White headlines a three day all gas cooking school in Lovington June 7 8 and 9 at Lea Theater from 2 00 to 4 00 pm Southern Union Gas Company sponsors the event Attendees may win daily prizes and a fully automatic Roper gas range will be awarded Friday June 9 White is a longtime cooking demonstrator author and home economics figure whose career spans over 25 years and includes work at Mass Institute of Technology Princeton and a west coast department store DETROIT UP Harry Shulman notes an allergy to strawberries overcome by pepper sprinkles.
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Frank Decatur White
United States
Lovington
Mr. White
Southern Union Gas Company
Lea Theater
Southern Union
M. White
Boston College
Massachussetts Intitute of Technology
Princeton University
White
Cut of Joe Black Vanishes From Editor Desk
The Leader admits a cut of Joe Black was prepared for the edition but disappeared from the editor’s desk last Thursday. It apologizes for not running the cut and vows to back Joe if elected, promising to pursue the culprit.
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Joe
Heidel Seeks State Rep Seat in Lea County Race
F L Heidel Lovington attorney seeks one of Lea County two State Representative seats opposing Hobbs attorneys Mack Easley and D D Hallam. Heidel, married farmer and Lea native, active in Lions Club American Legion and civic work, urges voters to elect him and one Hobbs candidate.
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F. L. Heidel
Lovington
Lea County
Hobbs
Heidel
Prairview
Lion’s Club
American Legion
Chamber of Com
Detroit Rule Requires Shuffleboards to Measure 12 Feet
The Detroit common council approved an ordinance setting minimum shuffleboard length at 12 feet after police reported shorter boards being used as gambling devices in taverns. The measure aims to curb unlawful gambling while regulating game equipment.
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Detroit
Detroit Common Council
Council
Gold Star Mothers Attend Impressive Services For Sons Beadle
Gold Star Mothers attended a memorial service in Lea County New Mexico where G T Hanners re dedicated the Roll of Honor plaque. He traced Pearl Harbor’s impact and the nation’s wartime mobilization, honoring 95 Lea County men who did not return, and noted a memorial tree planted by the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Lolington American Legion Auxiliary
G. T. Hanners
Hanners
Lea County
New Mexico
New Mexico National Guard
Bataan
Coregidor
Philippines
Lea County War Memorial
American Legion Auxiliary
Tokyo Bay
Japan
Toklo
Three New Arrivals at Lovington in Local Notes
Three newborns were recorded at Hobbs General Hospital Lovington last weekend. Harold Lynn weighs 7 pounds 23 ounces born to Mr and Mrs Joe Lawson on the 28th. Charlotte Anne weighs 7 pounds 83 ounces born to Mr and Mrs L H Oglesby on the 27th. Mary Elizabeth weighs 3 ounces and pounds born to Mr and Mrs E S McClure on the 28th.
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Lovington
Harold Lynn
Joe Lawson
Charlotte Anne
L. H. Oglesby
Unthinned Coton Outvielas Thinned on Wi Infected Land
A. R. Leding reports in New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 1038 that unthinned cotton yielded more on Verticillium wilt infected land. Escape plants without resistance drive gains. one year of data suggests spacing effects need more study. Copies available from State College or county agents.
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A. R. Leding
U. S. Cotton Field Station
New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station
Leding
Agricultural Experiment Station
State College
Colfax County Agent Pittard resigns to join ranch venture
Colfax County extension agent W F Pittard resigns effective June 1 after serving since 1948. Acting director G L Boykin announced Pittard will join a Hereford breeding venture as part owner of a ranch near Springer. Pittard is a New Mexico A and M College graduate born in Union County. He previously served as assistant agent in
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W. F. Pittard
Colfax County
G. L. Boykin
Pittard
Springer
New Mexico A. & M. College
Union County
aSa Mguez County
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Dean Boot Shop
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Bunk Shipp
B & B Jewelry
Lovington Implement
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Lou Osborn
Plummers Variety
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Hobby aGnn
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Bert Bachus
Cresent Cleaners
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