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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Ray Wernsing plan to return the latter part of this week from Effingham Illinois Their son was killed in a motorcycle accident in May in 238
Mr and Mrs Fred Brewton and two sons arrive in Lovington Saturday. Brewton will oversee services at the Presbyterian Church for the summer. He studies at Princen Seminary and expects to graduate next year. The Brewtons reside in San Angelo Texas.
Barbara Spradling daughter of Mr and Mrs Alpert Spradling earned her degree from Eastern New Mexico University last Thursday at Periecs She was active in Pi Epsilon for girls majoring in secretarial science and was part of the European Society honorary music society and the social sorority eta Tai Chi Last year she served as the Euterpean representative for beauty queen Pat Bigham, a University of New Mexico student, is visiting in Kansas with her roommate.
Betty and Doris McKibben daughters of Mr and Mrs J G McKibben were elected officers of the Sigma Beta Sorority at East ern New Mexico College Por tales. Doris will be a senior next fall and serves as treasurer while Betty, as historian, will be a sophomore. Kenneth Scoggins is home for the summer from New Mexico A M.
Harry Hamilton displayed pictures of the Tex Mex School for Mexican boys Friday night at the Presbyterian Church. Hamilton, a Tex Mex teacher and brother of Mrs. Albert Fairweather, introduced the presentation to attendees.
Two Lea County residents graduate from New Mexico A M College on June 9. Jean Baker Harngrave of Eunice earns a Master of Arts in Education and John Elmo Axer of Tatum pursues a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Degrees were awarded May 22 at Sul Ross State Teachers College Alpine Texas to Melvin L Swartz Eunice a Bachelor of Science in Range Animal Husbandry James T Henry Lovington and William Parker Hicks Hobbs both receiving Bachelor of Science degrees.
Pat Groves daughter of Mrs Gussie Groves is home from E N M U at Portales. Miss Groves was elected president of the Kappa Delta Alpha social sorority for the coming school year.
Mr and Mrs Ray Johnson and their children returned last weekend from a vacation to Illinois. Elora Phillips daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Phillips is home for the summer from Highand University in Las Vegas.
Ben Rives who had been at Lubbock General Hospital for several weeks is home and improved. He returned to his office briefly Monday morning.
Albert Haley manager of the Lea Theater met his wife and two sons in Monahans Sunday and they returned to Lovington to make their home there.
Mr and Mrs Charley Nole attended the wedding of Miss Bernadine Stodgehill and Maurice Partin in Kermit Texas at the community church on Sunday. Miss Stodgehill is the daughter of Bernard and Mrs Stodgehill of Kermit formerly Loving ton. The Partins plan to live in Corpus Christi Texas.
Mr and Mrs Archie Nowell host Mrs Now of St Jo Texas as house guests.
Cliff Lawrence of California returned home Sunday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Damon Shipp. Mrs. Lawrence, the former Lorene Lewis, is Mrs. Shipp’s.
Russell Thorp a representative of the American Leagues Mrs. W H Rumback and his association from Denver are in Levelland Texas and Lovington this week visiting relatives.
Mr and Mrs Joe Witherspoon and Mr and Mrs Jack Witherspoon Mr and Mrs Gib Valentine and Mr and Mrs Don Woodward hosted the Yearling Club and friends during a Saturday night dance event.
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