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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1955
Page
2
The Lovington Leader is published as the Lea County Publishing Co. official paper for Lovington New Mexico with head editor Agnes Kastner. It lists subscription rates for Lea County and outside areas and operates three times weekly Sunday Tuesday and Thursday.
James W. Harrison sworn in as Lovington city manager. He calls for commissioners to set policy while he enforces it with authority. The paper urges full community support and a measured start with regular office hours and limited changes for 30 days.
The Christian Science Monitor weighs Yale as a modest sized Ivy League university shaping its education toward a minimum contact with broad knowledge. It argues Yale resists the department store approach and aims for a coherent cultivated life beyond narrow training.
Elmer C. Walzer summarizes a week of gains and cautious optimism as markets rise toward bull highs. Europe shows growth with Weeks noting strong conditions in Germany Britain Italy France and Belgium. Automotive output remains high though threatened by Ford and GM strikes. May and June production forecasts for cars and trucks are noted. Steel faces maintenance and delivery pressures despite near capacity through Q3.
Vacation Bible School opens Monday June 6 at the Loving ton Church of the Nazarene corner of South 1st and West Avenue B. The two week program runs 9 am to noon with crafts and Bible classes for ages 4 to 14 directed by Mrs Bernard Culbertson wife of the pastor. Teachers include Mrs H J Burns Mrs Dawson Hudgens Rev B W Culbertson Mrs L E Walker Mrs O M Barker Mrs C G Hoover and Mrs Stanley Collum. Tuition is free and any child 4 to 14 may attend.
Benson told a Hutchinson Kansas wheat field day that price supports for wheat may be graded by quality in the 1956 crop with discounts for low quality. He noted a new baking quality test could cut undesirable wheat and support lower rates, and urged farmers to consider quotas in the June 25 referendum. Cooley announced sugar quota hearings on June 22 to be brief, aiding domestic growers but unfavorably viewed by Cuban sugar spokesmen.
A Lovington Lead er reader thanks Wayne Winters for observing children in city streets and traffic. The letter mentions a six and a half year old twin with siblings, new to Lovington, who was guided across streets. The writer from Crown Service, Ave J, Levington, NM endorses the column.
The piece argues the federal government has seized extensive land and enterprises through Interior, Forest Service, and Soil Conservation Service programs and calls for immediate action on H. J. Res. 123 to bar government business activities and restore property rights. It highlights large land holdings and a growing national debt as consequences.
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