Lovington Leader Announces Staff and Publication Details
The Lovington Leader lists Agnes Kastner as head and Chad L Wiley as assistant publisher. The paper is an official publication of the U S Land Office established in 1909 and is entered as second class at the Lovington Post Office. Published by Lea County Publishing Company, it appears twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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U. S. Land Office
Lovington, N. M
LEA County Publishing Company
The Country Press and Socialism
A survey of 1962 newspaper replies shows widespread editor and reader opposition to socialism and federal power projects. Examples from Milford Chronicle and other papers note grass roots sentiment, calls for limiting federal spending, and concerns about federal overreach on local functions.
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The
Industrial News Review
United
Milford, Dela
Chronicle
Townsend
Country Press
Socialism warning on meat packing control from Knoxville speaker
A Knoxville Iowa speaker warns that government limits on the three largest meat packers could lead to socialistic control of the entire industry. He urges farmers and the nation to think hard before socialism advances beyond a point it cannot be stopped.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Public Ownership Standards in Socialist Textbooks
A Pickens Progressive column from Gordo Alabama argues that public ownership or control of enterprises public operation of professions such as medicine public financed housing for able bodied citizens and enforced wealth distribution denying property rights are all socialism standards according to socialist textbooks.
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Gordo, Ala
Pickens
Potash Strike Highlights Taft-Hartley Impact on Farmers
A 73 day potash strike at Carlsbad New Mexico shows the Taft Hartley Act’s role in resuming production and protecting farmer fertilizer supplies. Secretary Brannan warns of spring shortages and credits injunctive orders with restoring wages for non striking workers amid a CIO expulsion over Communist influence.
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Carssbad
N. M
Brannan
House Agriculture Committee
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
Firefighters chase blaze that vanishes before arrival
Firemen responded to an alarm from a city refuse truck near a fire station in St. Louis. They chased the smoke six blocks but found no flames when they reached the scene as a passerby reported the driver drove the truck to the station. The apparatus arrived right after the truck.
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ST. Louis
Rock Forms Living Room Wall at MIT Professor Home
Belmont Mass. granite rock creates one wall in Carl Koch a professor at MIT designed the living room around the rock after dynamiting the ledge proved too difficult.
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Belmont
Mass
Carl Koch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Koch
Wool Import and Stock Figures from 1950
Imports of Australian wool last year were 58 percent of the prior year. On January 1, 1950, U S stocks of apparel wool stood at 75 percent of the previous year’s level.
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U. S
Vacation Picture Taking Tips From John van Guilder
John van Guilder advises vacation photographers to plan ahead and protect gear. Check equipment and lens condition, clean with lintless tissue, avoid heat and sand, and carry extra film. Plan daily shooting to capture familiar sites and new sights, reducing post trip regret.
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John van Guilder
Hessian Officer's Diary Praises American Revolutionary Troops
U S Air Force historian Joseph Tustin uncovers Capt. Johann van Ewald’s 1500 page diary from Hessian riflemen. The three volumes cover 1776 to 1781 with maps of Valley Forge Trenton Chesapeake Bay Yorktown and notes on leaders Washington Gates Greene Lafayette Ethan Allen von Kreubn and Cornwallis. The diary treats American soldiers with sympathy noting their ragged uniforms and shoes and wonders why colonists fight for freedom. Translation and submission to U S authorities on the War of Independence follow.
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Johann van Ewald
Rhode Island Infantry
Europe
Fort Washington
Long Island
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Tustin
Britain
George Washington
Fowe
Clinton
Burgoyne
Cornwallis
Baum
Knyphausen
Washington
Gates
Greene
Lafayette
Ethan Allen
von Creubn
Valley Forge
Trenton
Chesapeake Bay
von Felwald
Queen’s Rangers
U. S
Eunice Delegates Attend Inlow Encampment in Sacramento Mountains
Mrs. Marion Shields accompanied a group of Eunice delegates to the Inlow Women’s Encampment in the Sacramento Mountains this week. Shields is a delegate for the local W M U of the Baptist Church.
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Marion Shields
Eunice
Inlow Women
Sacramento Mountains
Explorer Egerton Sykes Eyes Atlantis Search This Summer
London based Egerton Sykes plans a summer expedition from the Azores to locate Atlantis. He believes mountains may hold temples and will use a Bathysphere for potential underwater clues while wary observers worry about his spy implications near the USSR border.
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Egerton Sykes
London
Explorer
Eggy
Atlantis
Sykes
Thier
Eggerton
Moscow
Middle East
Noah
Ussr
All-Star Game Starts Show Top 8 Balloting Leads
Eight starting positions appear clinched for the July 11 All-Star game in Chicago. AL leaders include Walt Dropo Phil Rizzuto Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio while NL leaders feature Stan Musial Jackie Robinson Marty Marion Willie Jones Walker Cooper Ralph Kiner Enos Slaughter and Duke Snider.
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Chicago
Walt Dropo
Boston
George Kell
Detroit
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Jackie Robinson
Bre
Kyln
Marty Marion
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Enos Slaughter
Dropo
Phil Rizzuto
New York
Larry Berra
Hoot Evers
Joe DeMaggio
Musial
Robinson
Marion
Willie Jones
Philadelphia
Walker Cooper
Kiner
Slaughter
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Only One American Given Title by British King
Albany notes that no American has been honored with a title by a British king. Johnson Hall in Johnstown is the sole baronial hall in the United States, named for Sir William Johnson who died in 1774. He remained a loyal subject of the Crown yet promoted American interests. Johnson Hall, built in 1762, still stands.
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Albany, N. Y
State Emmerce Department
Department
United States
Johnson
Johnstown
N. Y
Sir William Johnson
Baronet
Brush
Johnson Hall
War babies present schooling problem in Wheeling
War babies born during insecurity pose new classroom challenges for teachers in Wheeling Ohio Valley schools. First graders struggle due to broken homes, working parents and parental separation, leading to difficulties in early instruction and behavior.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio Valley
Legal Notice Advertisement for Bids in Jal New Mexico
Sealed proposals will be received by the City Council at the office of the Mayor in Jal New Mexico. The notice requests bids for municipal work and sets forth opening procedures and requirements for bidders.
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Jal
New Mexico
Jal City to Open Bids for Fire Station Project in Jal New Mexico
Notice details public bid opening for a Jal City Fire Station with General Construction including heating and plumbing. Plans and specs available via C C Holderness Architect. deposits refundable on bid return. bids may be read July 17 1950 Mountain Standard Time. council may reject any bid.
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Jal
Newaiex.co
B.ds
Gscter
C. C. Holderness
Carlsoad
New Mexico
Ew Mexco
Notice of Pendency of Suit in Lea County New Mexico
Unknown heirs of J A Walker and other defendants are named in a pending Lea County District Court civil action docket 8700. Plaintiffs seek to establish and quiet fee simple titles for each named plaintiff with all unknown claimants of interest in the adverse premises. The notice includes creditors for the Willie L Cotton estate and appoints Eunice West Cotton as administratrix with six months to file claims. The publication runs May 26 to June 23 in the Leavington Leader.
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Lea County
New Mexico
Phil Vener
Nellie K. Faverman
N. M.P.M
Mattie Walker
Smith Walker
Ruby Millholion
Eva Bear Jennings
Yeatha Lee Daniels
Macel Bell
James Walker
J. A. Walker
Mary Walker
N.M.P.M
Heidel & Swarthout
Box
Lowington
Juma
W. M. Seauchamp
J. A
Joe) Walker
ED Walker
Hardy D. Raley
Elizabeth Elmiram Raley
Elizabeth Elmiram Walker
R. E. Williams
L. Pearl Williams
Hamilton E. Morae
H. B. van Pelt
Elsie D. van Pelt
District Court
Ruby Millhollon
Eva Bea Jennings
Neatha Lee Daniels
Ruby Millahollon
Neatha Lee
Eunice West Cotton
Dt Oil Center
Willie L. Cotton
U. M. Rose
East Taylor
Hobbs
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Lovington
Agnes Kastner
Chad L. Wiley
Artelia
Congress
Morgan City
Main Street
Blaze
the Snapshot Guild
Portland
U. S. Air Force
Joseph Tustin
Harrisburg
von Ewald
America
Red
Atlantic Ocean
Palace of Nations
U.N
Trygve Lie
Palais Des Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
World Health Organization of the United Nations
WHO
Lie
Max Petitpierre
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
India
Third World Health Assembly
King Cotton
Jal Cty Council
City Council of
Jaily
L. A. Beaird
Levington Senter
State OF New Mexico
Lea County, New Mexico
Grace E. Beauchamp
Lovington Leader
United States Department of the Interior Land & Survey Office
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Edward F. Kornegay
N.M P
Meridian
Clair
E. J. Fox
Tatar
Oscar B. Powell
Marvin E. Powell
Rt. 1
Levington
J. Herry Baker
Rt . Levington
N. Curtis Weathersbee
Levington Leader
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