Lovington Leader announces Agnes Kastner head
The Lovington Leader reports Agnes Kastner is named head from the desk of the official publication in Lea County. The paper, established in 1909, is published by Lea County Publishing Co. It is issued as second class matter at the Lovingin post office and appears twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Kastner
Land Office
THE
LEA County Publishing Company
Lovingon
N. M
New Fiddle But Same Time Board Resists Reporter Access
Lea County Electric Co operative directors bar reporters from meetings. The piece argues reporters inform the public and challenge secrecy. It warns that shutting out press silences public scrutiny and fuels resentment toward concealed actions. The author urges transparency and journalistic presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County Electric Co-operative
Old Folks Day Seeks Donations For 700-Pound Beef
An appeal from Old Folks Day organizers notes rising beef costs and asks for monetary donations to cover the 252 dollar expense. Prominent locals Howard Hamilton and others supply labor and food while Prairieview Schoolhouse cleanup and yard work are done by members. Donations can be sent to O. B. Powell or E. L. Harbison ahead of June 24 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hamilton
New Mexico
Prairieview
O. B. Powell
Hobbs
E. L. Harbison
Lovington
Training Young Homemakers By Nancy Cook ANS Features
This piece urges parents to involve daughters in daily chores to build pride and future homemaking skills. It suggests turning tasks into games, such as cleaning venetian blinds by soaking and scrubbing, and shows mother and daughter cleaning floors with Stanley tools as a playful demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Lovington Leader's backhand view of Lea County politics
In Lovington the Lovington Leader column sketches Lea County politics, naming Mack Easley as County chairman candidate, Hobbs influence on elections, and Nastradamous gossip about Sheriff Trimble, Owens, and deputies. It notes Mulberries as a pie request and recalls political alignments across Eunice, Crossroads, and Hobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easley
Lea County
Mack Easley
Hobbs
Melvin C. Neal
State Central Committee
Waldo Speirs
Ray Rogers
Albuquerque
Horace Burl Owens
Hilton
Neal
Owens
Lovington
Harmony
Hanners
Ward
Mack
Hallam
Colonel Easley
Melvin
Nastradamous
Trimble
Sheriff's Department
Charlie Trimble
Nastra- Gamous
J. D. Boren
Owen
Bruce McCallum
Hobbes
McCallum
Rome Keeps Rising On Rules of Ages
The Eternal City will sit higher than today by 2950 if current decay and rebuilding trends continue. Archaeologists note the Tiber and ancient ruins lie far below present streets as new layers of Rome rise atop old foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Tiber
Circus Maximus
St. Peters-In-Chains
Via Nazionale
San Vitale
Innocent I
Forum
Colosse
Seven Hills
Sheriff’s Race Stirs County Rumors and Plans
The race for sheriff is heating up with Charlie Trimble expected to seek a second term. James Robertson may run a cautious bid to gain county familiarity before 1954. Three other unnamed individuals are weighing bids, while speculation grows about tensions within the sheriff’s camp and the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Trimble
James Robertson
Trimble
Nostradamous
Our Democracy for Graduates Heads to a New Era
An address to the hundreds of thousands of seniors graduating this June marks the start of their careers. The message encourages civic engagement and responsibility as graduates enter public life and professional fields.
Commencement Seen as Step in Democracy Drive
A speaker urges that youth face a stern test of training to think and act. He says American schools and homes instill individual initiative and responsibility, and commencement marks progress for young men and women to carry democracy forward.
Legal Notice in Lea County land disputes 1951
Multiple probate and civil actions in Lea County New Mexico court involve quiet title filings and heirship determinations for properties in Jal Lovington and surrounding areas. Plaintiffs include Church of Christ of Jar and various heirs contesting surface and mineral rights with final hearings and executors appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ of
Dick Herwig
Stuart
Jal
Lea County
New Mexico
Mexico
Nils T. Kjellstrom
New Ioner
Mildred Song
County of
Lea
State of New Mexico
B. Orrell
Probate Court
William Henry Hooper
Lovington
Williams & Johnson
Hobbs
Mary S. Hooper
Joseph W. Pearson
State OF
Sam Owens
Clarabel Owens
Mary Marguerite McKnight
Virgil McKnight
Roy Owens
Joe Murphy
John F. Owens
Myrtle Owens
Thelma
Clarence) Gattis
Lorene
Arnett) Monroe
Louise Owens
Janelle Owens
Doris Owens
Raymond Owens
Orville Owens
William Owens
Ina B. Orrell
Iaa
Eva Tatum
District Court
Finn Watson
Inas M. Tatum
Mary Marguerite Mc-Knight
Township 15
Township
Towit
Heidel & Swarthout
W.W. M. Beauchamp
Jewel Key
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Co-Op
Board of Directors
Nancy Cook
ANS Features
Malcolm Wright
Andy Swarthout
Andy
Prince
Eunice
Democrats
Crossroads
King Bee
Ben Alexander
Alexander
Joe Prices
Joe Price
Roy Tatum
Leader
Ozarks
Washington
Texas
Your
Agricultural Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Land Grant College
John G. McKenzie
W. Marie McKenzie
J. W. Collum
W M. Saylors
Clar Saylors
C. L. Saylors
W. A. Page
Harve Rush
H. Rush
Mamie Rush
Lovington Leader
L. George Schubert
A. D
W. M. Beauchamp
County
Martha C
Pearson
Della Wooton
Lulu McIntyre
Tom Pearson
Lee Pearson
Grace Jarrett
W. J. Pearson
W. E. Merrill
Henry Merrill
Walter Merrill
Jack Merrill
Martha C. Pearson
Lovington, New Mexico
Otto Culbertson
Edith Culbertson
R. R. Culbertson
Joe Ham
Carl CG Owens
Dorris Owens
Raymond Owens, SR
Earl Ray Owens
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