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Newspaper

Lovington Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1954

Page

2

Local Visits Mentioned In Tatum News

California visitors Mr and Mrs Craig visited Mrs Jim Allen and family. Will and Mrs Duncan returned from Durango Colorado. Mrs Duncan under doctors care since return. Sawyers Tutt and Dickinson attended Democratic meeting in Santa Fe on Monday the 14th. Niles Morris of Albuquerque collected his mother and took her home for a few days. Lt Col James Foreman stationed in Colorado visited his parents. They returned home after days.

Mrs. Craig California Jim Allen Will Duncan Durango Colorado A. D. Sawyers JF. H. Tutt Granville Dickinson Santa Fe Niles Morris Albuquerque James Foreman Mrs. Forman

Mrs Houston Returns From Vacation Visit in Indiana

Mrs. John Houston came back from a couple weeks away and visited Morena Bozell in Indiana. She reports an enjoyable visit in the east and plans to rest at home.

John Houston Morena Bozell Indiana Houston East

Selmans Visit Relatives in Levelland

Mr and Mrs C C Selman spent a couple of days last week visiting relatives in Levelland.

C. C. Selman Levelland

Rainy Sunday Evening Report by Beadle and Selman

Rainy weather events are noted by L Beadle and J D Selman with brief remarks on last Sunday evening. The fragment cites observers but lacks full details or outcomes.

Tatum Methodist Church Pasts Pastor with Welcome Pounding

Members of the Metho dist Church of Tatum gave their new pastor Rev. and Mrs. Rank Mathews a warm pounding last Wednesday night. A large crowd attended the welcome event. Raymond Patterson returned home for the weekend after attending court in Santa Fe for several weeks.

Methodist Church of Tatum Rank Mathews Raymond Patterson Santa Fe

Jim Simpson Rancher Visits Santa Rosa in Ta Tum

Former Texas rancher Jim Simpson of Tatum visited Santa Rosa for a years long ranching effort. He looked well during the Ta Tum visit.

Jim Simpson Tatum Santa Rosa

Family notices and WWII era tributes from Texas region

Dale Derrick of Kermit Texas near oil fields was summoned to his grandfather L L Derrick’s bedside as he lay very ill. Derrick, a former Tatum student and World War II veteran, recalls brother Charles killed in the Far East. Mrs W O Dunlap attended a Roswell wool sale while kin cared for an elder relative.

Dale Derrick Kermit ,Texas L. L. Derrick Derrick Dale Tatum Charles Far East W. O. Dunlap Roswell

Burns Drive Wyckoff to Lamesa for Texas visit

Mr and Mrs Buddy Burns transported her mother Mrs Frank Wyckoff to Lamesa Texas this week for a relatives visit lasting a couple weeks.

Buddy Burns Frank Wyckoff Lamesa Texas

Mrs Davis and child visit Holt parents in Scheffield

Mrs Annell Davis and children of Scheffield Utah are visiting her parents Mayor and Mrs Ed Holt this week confirming family ties and a local social visit in Scheffield Utah during the current week.

Annell Davis Scheffield Utah Ed Holt

Tatum May Get REA Telephones for Farmers

REA lines may bring telephone service to Tatum improving outreach for farmers and ranchers. The plan aims to extend rural phone access and connect agricultural communities with broader communication networks.

Tatum

Prairie View Old Folks Day Set for June 27

Old Folks Day will be held at Prairie View on June 27 drawing many locals who expect to meet and visit longtime friends from years past.

Prairieview

Margaret Truman Begins Summer Stock Career in Mountainhome

Margaret Truman travels to Mountainhome Pennsylvania for a summer stock debut in Autumn Crocus. She will star as a schoolteacher with a romantic plot at the Pocono Playhouse, leaving concert singing on the back burner while pursuing stage television and recording contracts.

Margaret Truman Hills Miss Truman Mountainhome Pennsylvania Truman Faith Waterman Pocono Playhouse Alps Dorothy Gish

Prentice Harris Family Weekend at Carlsbad Visit

Mr and Mrs Prentice Harris spent the weekend with his sister and their families in Carlsbad.

Prentice Harris Carlsbad

Nazarene Revival Opens Sunday with Scudy Leading

The Nazarene revival began Sunday June 20 with Rev. Scudy of Brownfield in charge of services. Hoyt Fisher and family visited his parents Mr and Mrs Thurman Fisher this weekend. They have moved to Hobbs.

Scudy Brownfield Hoyt Fisher Thurman Fisher Hobbs

Christian Youths To Go To Camp

A Baptist Church Brotherhood meeting will be held Monday night at the church parlors at 8 PM. H C Sivells of Albuquerque, state brotherhood secretary, will be a guest.

The Baptist Church H. C. Sivells Albuquerque State Brotherhood

Brotherhood Meeting Monday Night in New Mexico

On July 2 a Baptist Churches Brotherhood meeting will be held in Glorietta New Mexico A steak fry will be served Those interested should contact J E Speegle who is in charge of the trip

Brotherhood the Baptist Churches New Mexico Glorietta J. E. Speegle

Colored Church of Christ Ladies Bible Study

The ladies of the Colored Church of Christ meet each Sunday afternoon at the church on 322 East Jefferson for Bible study. Mrs. A. B. Gilmore, wife of the pastor, is the teacher.

Ladies of the Colored Church of Christ East Jefferson A. B. Gilmore

Fair Season Approaching Across New Mexico

County fairs and community celebrations sweep toward the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque from now through September 26 to October 3. 4-H and Future Farmers of America members seek blue ribbons as premium books roll off presses and billboards announce attractions.

Albuquerque New Mexico Farmers of America Lynn Beutler Leon Harms Ft. Sumner Clovis Farmington Portales Dora Gallup Clayton

President requests 135 million for unemployment aid

President Eisenhower asked Congress for 135 million dollars in new funds for the next fiscal year beginning July 1. Most of the money covers unemployment compensation with 88 million for benefits and 43 million for state unemployment compensation and employment service administration, routed through the labor department.

Eisenhower Congress Labor Department Employment Service Administration

France Proposes Nine Nation Indochina Commission

France suggests a nine nation commission to handle the Indochina issue. The plan is outlined in notes to eight other nations that would join the panel.

France

How Christian Science Heals

A broadcast on KVEW Hobbs at 8 A M on June 27 1954 explores the simple basis of Christian healing. The program explains prayer faith and spiritual understanding as methods for health and well being.

Kvew Hobbs

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