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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
4
Homemakers learn simple weekly and after use cleaning for gas ranges. Wipe surfaces with warm soapy water, lift burner heads to clear ports, and use mild abrasives on chrome or enamel parts. For hardened spills and oven linings, use ammonia overnight to loosen grime.
Five new members joined First Methodist Church during Sunday worship titled Communion Sunday. Reverend W R Houston noted a total Sunday School attendance of 226 with 224 present on June 4. Additional items mention visitors, local visits, and residents abroad. brief notes about Mrs Crow’s illness and ENMU students returning for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs Zealey Edwards Mallamar were in Lovington Monday night for a brief visit as locals noted their appearance in town.
Mr and Mrs Hugh Clardy and their daughter are spending their vacation visiting in San Antonio Texas.
Plaza Hotel guest Frank Decatur White conducts a cooking school sponsored by the Southern Union Gas Company during his Lovington stay. In Roswell, Dr. and Mrs. R E Smith and Bobby and Mr. and Mrs. J R Smith spent Sunday there as Roswell guests.
The Business and Professional Women's Club plans a Friday night picnic at City Park with all members bringing a knife plate fork spoon and glass. If bad weather hits they will relocate to the basement of the Methodist Church. Each member may bring one guest.
Libby Byers daughter of Mrs Ellis Byers was honored with a birthday party at Municipal Park on Tuesday afternoon Twenty of Libbys friends attended to wish her a Happy Birthday Relatives and guests enjoyed games birthday cake trimmed with pink rose buds and ice cream thumbs up to the young celebrant
Mrs. L. B. Gill received an all expense trip to the Annual State 4-H Leaders' Short Course at New Mexico A&M College, June 10. She earned the award for outstanding 4-H clothing work during 1949 to 1950. The Gills are noted as progressive Lovington area farmers who adopted shallow water irrigation.
Miss Joy Nell Justice of Jal became the bride of Mr Jack Hirrill of Monument. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lee Hirrill and formerly attended Jal schools.
The People representing the Training Unions of the First Baptist Church met Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist church in Hobbs for a Training Union Rally. Sponsors of the divisions accompanied the group. Reverend and Mrs. L. W. Hardcastle attended. Four junior members sang as a quartet: Peggy Hampton Christy Hanson Betty Hayes and Janet Shirey.
Denson won 1981 votes while Miller and Cochran earned 2927 and 1722 respectively. Denson will face Walter Linam a Hobbs businessman and Lea County native on the November ballot Linam entered as a Republican write in. Several other candidates Mildred Hooper Long Joella Robinson Osborne Fisher E D Holt and Alex Woodel were nominated without opposition Woodel will meet Earl Fletcher in November Fletcher was a Republican write in.
Henry Braswell of Elida visited this week with his sister Mrs. J. W. Teas.
Sue McMillen of Roswell, niece of Mrs Benny Teas, is visiting in the Teas home this week.
State supreme courts in Virginia Ohio and Oregon have upheld city income taxes and other local revenue measures postwar. Roanoke 2 percent cigarette tax floral design 5 percent and transient room tax were validated in Virginia. Toledo 1 percent local income tax approved while Dayton 0.5 percent payroll tax rejected for lack of referendum. Oregon Portland gross receipts and business taxes upheld with constitutional rate limits limited to property taxes. Pennsylvania Philadelphia investment and corporate income tax rejected.
Mr and Mrs Finis Heidel attended the Hobbs Lions Club installation of officers Saturday night at the Hobbs VFW Hall. The event was a dinner dance.
Vera Lee Robbins, daughter of Mr and Mrs R H Robbins of Alamogordo, remains in the hospital after sustaining severe burns several months ago.
A ceramics teacher from the Lubbock Ceramic Art Center offers $40 to recruit a class of 20 or more students. Interested parties should contact Wilma Partin at 1219 Eighth Street, Lubbock, Texas.
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