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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
5
Chief Joe Price hires Doy le Sarlos from Eunice as a new officer with prior experience, strengthening the oil and gas page force.
The 884th Engineer Oil Field Battalion based in Hobbs will report to Fort Hood Texas on July 6 through July 20. The unit travels by bus and remains in a group, with leaders from Hobbs Lovington and nearby towns. Planned three weeks of training promise a lively "hot time" at the Texas facility.
Southeast New Mexico reports multiple oil wildcat wells planned or drilled. Signals Oil & Gas No. 1 Walker near Monument and Hobbs. A M Brininstool No. 1 Pecos Irrigation near Eddy County. Sinclair near West Dollarhide. many others in Lea and Eddy Counties with depth targets, pay data, acid treatments, and location references.
Coast Guard reports a tanker Chattanooga collided with the 83 foot fishing trawler Albatross off Cape Cod. The tanker rescued 12 of 13 crew from the Albatross while the captain remains missing. Depth and location details reference subsurface finds and unrelated well data in Lea County and Wolfcamp formations.
The New Mexico oil conservation commission weighs reducing the basic unit from 48 to 43 barrels a day as a potential first major cut this year. Elvis Utz proposed the change, projecting July production near 151000 barrels daily versus 162000 in the current month amid refinery strikes and more deep producers. Ed Kinney urged a top unit of 40 barrels, while industry voices urged cuts due to large national storage.
North Carolina closes an 18 month campaign against the Ku Klux Klan with preparations to arrest 50 men. State solicitor Clifton Moore says the cases cover night riding around Whiteville. Indicted is Thomas Hamilton, imperial wizard of the Carolinas Klan.
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a bill to raise Social Security old age insurance benefits by about $5 per month for roughly 43 million people.
The House passed the measure earlier this week and it is expected to go to the full Senate next week for consideration.
Allegan Mich. brothers Dolph and Frances Hay, partners for 25 years, sliced through a 12 inch log in 27 seconds to win the crosscut sawing championship at the Southwestern Michigan field day. Their prize was a new cross cut saw.
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