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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1955
Page
1
E E McNutt proved inadequate as toastmaster at the Mallamar Lions dinner Friday night. He likened himself to Bob Hope, joked about talking without a mic, and noted he and his wife Thelma practiced his speech for an hour.
Hobbs area vocational agriculture teacher H C Beckenridge attended the New Mexico Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association annual state convention at New Mexico A and M College. The conference showcased practical farm electricity with workshop instructors and state officials guiding the sessions. Georgia Lusk spoke at the final session as state superintendent. 59 teachers attended. Beckenridge was impressed and noted the Lions joke.
A column recalls a church joke about McNutt and a sign your name policy for letters to the editor. It mentions the Kiawanis dinner in Lovington, a Lions dinner in Mallamar, and Joe Smith bragging about Lovington’s dog pound design work.
D. D. Monroe of the New Mexico State Tax Commission gave an entertaining main address at the Lovington Kiwanis Club second anniversary banquet held at First Methodist Church. About 100 Kiwanis members, spouses, and dignitaries attended as the club marked its anniversary alongside Kiwanis International. Monroe urged cooperation and a positive approach to world problems, noting that chaos is in people not in the world.
President Eisenhower in San Francisco at the United Nations tenth anniversary meeting urged a new kind of world thinking and a 10 year goal of peace. He called for dismantling fear and weapons and for scientists to serve humanity. He warned that disarmament and U N cooperation are essential for a lasting end to the cold war.
Cadet Billy O. Mackey age 21 and son of Hobbs New Mexico parents was named to the Dean's List for the second semester of 1954-55 at the U S Military Academy West Point New York. The honor reflects outstanding academic achievement and proficiency. He came to West Point through Senator Clinton P Anderson of New Mexico and is active with the Cadet Chapel Choir and the Ring Committee.
Private John A Edwards 21 son of D E Edwards Tatum NM serves in the 4th Infantry Division in Germany as an assistant gunner in Company G 12th Regiment Ivy division of the Seventh Army. He entered the Army in August 1954 and completed basic training at Fort Bliss Texas arriving in Europe in May 1955.
Mrs Lena Wilson postmistress at Maljamar becomes Leader's new correspondent and residents are urged to send news items and photos of weddings anniversaries showers parties or anything of interest. She also handles new subscriptions and urges community cooperation with her husband Iva Wilson at Buffalo Oil Co. The Leader is published three times weekly and prints items as received.
The Green Brothers beat Maljamar 11 to 4 at the local ball park. Campt earned the win while Walters took the loss as Green Brothers racked up 11 hits and 1 error against Maljamar’s 6 runs, 4 hits, and 7 errors.
Two El Paso Catholic leaders, Bishop Sidney M. Metzger and Msgr. L. E. Gaynor, are ordered to Argentina and will depart this week. The pair addressed about 450 at a dinner for Father Hugh Rodkes of Carlsbad, celebrating priests Father Hugh and Father Othmer Miller on their 25th Jubilee. Local attendees included several Sea Countians from Lovington.
Five miles north of Lovington on Highway 18 a two car collision caused property damage over 300 dollars. Rivero Barragan, driver of the first car, stalled while attempting a U turn and was struck by Walter C. Rena. Barragan faces charges of driving while intoxicated driving without a license and causing an accident.
Funeral set in Kilgore Texas for Jerrie R Kennedy of Hobbs 24 who died when his 1952 Ford Coupe overturned on U S 70 twenty miles west of Lordsburg about 4 05 Sunday morning He worked for Lane Wells Hobbs off duty at death He lived with Mrs C H Candler Hobbs brother K W Kennedy handles arrangements El Dorado Arkansas resident planned Hobbs visit for his brother’s personal effects after funeral
Two men were jailed after a Saturday saloon altercation. Pete Rodriguez Gonzales, 23, and Antonio Mojica, 23, face assault with a deadly weapon charges. Chief Joe Price said facts are unclear and they will be held for a preliminary hearing before City Court Judge John W. Green.
Pat Patterson notes the Tatum Lions Club purchased a hospital bed and loaned it to locals in need. Shorty McWhorter, a school janitor, injured his feet and currently uses the bed at home, expected to stay confined for some time.
Jean Peterson daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Peterson recently in Levington over the weekend while attending business school in Albuquerque.
O G Cheek Sr died June 17 in Las Vegas New Mexico born 1894 came to Lovington in 1928 wife Margaret preceded him in death April 23 1928 survived by eight children sons J F Cheek Lovington O G Cheek Jr Sherman Texas daughters Ruth Harris Albin K C Townsend W H Raines Hobbs Ed Goosley D Phillips Lamesa John Heavener Harlem Montana Rev Hugh Harris to officiate funeral Tuesday 2 p m Smith Yarbro Chapel Christianites to provide music burial Lovington Cemetery
Reports from Lea County indicate a high delinquency rate among Farmers Home Administration borrowers in New Mexico and Arizona. FHA officials say drought is not the sole cause, citing inadequate borrower resources and other debts alongside 1234 loans totaling 3.543 million dollars for the year ending June 3.
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