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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1955
Page
8
Multiple classified items list household goods pets real estate and vehicle offers. Entries include used refrigerator and cookstove prices, pit bull pups for sale, land for sale or lease, a two 1954 Ford cars ad, pottery items, a TV tower for sale, and business openings in Hobbs and Loving ton with contact numbers and dates.
Shoddy fielding by the San Angelo Colts and hard hitting by Hobbs Athletics helped Duane Peters win 11-3 at Guinn Field. Osorio homered for San Angelo. Aldazabal Baez and Peters starred for Hobbs in a decisive five-run fifth inning.
The Lovington Womans Club will give away a $300 set of golf clubs bag and cart at 4 p m Sunday at the Lovington Country Club. Tickets sell Friday and Saturday at the Post Office Lea County State Bank and Lovington National Bank. Tickets also available at the Country Club or from club members. Proceeds support local charities this year.
The Lovington Women's Club executive board met at Mrs. Logan Beal's home on June 1 at 9 am. Committee chairs reported and plans for the coming year were laid out. coffee and cake were served to Mrs. Chares Hargraves, president, Mrs. Harry Trott, Mrs. Gail Powers, Miss Ethel Yade, Mrs. Weldon Cox, and Mrs. Wineford Carlile.
Help wanted advertisement inviting readers to contact Mary Vowell a Stanley Dealer at 6 6821 for valuable home gifts. The note is dated 5 29 and marked 3te.
San Angelo Colts defeated Hobbs 10 to 4 after a fourth inning rally tied to Osorio and Williams homers. Costa, Williams and Osorio each collected three hits as Guerra limited Hobbs to four, while the Colts stole four bases and built a late lead with a three run eighth.
STRAIT-LACED gossip reports a Pasadena resident who rang for her cat at 2 a.m. and battled a man at her door. Gardena police arrested a partygoer who gave Booze as a last name after a heavy drunken incident. A Buffalo theater refunded patrons over a TV mishap. Duke's Kappa Sigma crowned Miss Etta Apple as its Dream Girl amid playful beauty contest quips.
Mrs W C Cox of Ward Arkansas and Shirley Cox of Fort Worth Texas are visitors this week in the home of Mr and Mrs Ray Short.
Co. E. Hilburn reports the theft of 15 bales of hay from his farm, missing Thursday morning. Nearby fields and farmhands are being questioned as authorities investigate the rural theft.
First Christian Church announces Vacation Bible School from June 6 to 10. Hours are 9 to 11:30 a.m. daily with theme Sailing for Christ. Mrs. L. W. Starks directs. teachers include Mrs. R. L. Byrum and others. Refreshments provided by Mrs. John Campbell.
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