Dead Dogs On Highways Draw Outcry In Hobbs Lovington Area
Citizens accuse officials of neglect as dead animals litter highways from Hobbs to Leevington and Sea County health is questioned. State police and local authorities spar over who should remove the carcasses while Dr. John Scott and Mack Easley weigh in on responsibility and possible charges. A separate Washington note says federal plans could run a coast to coast power system within ten years.
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Joe Martinez
New Mexico
Mounsey
Horace Owens
Hobbs
Jake Ramsey
Leader
John Scott
Scott
Mack Easley
Lovington
Attorney General
Easley
Sea Counry
Washington
New Orleans
Seattle
Fee Black Campaign Statement For Lea County Sheriff
Democratic candidate Joe Black outlines 11 years as Lea County peace officer and family roots in Baker Flat. He pledges merit based, efficient administration if nominated and elected in the June 6 Democratic primary. A second portion notes William Warne's plan for a Missouri basin wide electric power system linking Bonneville and Southwest Power Administration networks across 14 states.
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Joe Black
Lea County
Baker Flat
Hobbs and
Eunice
National Police Academy
Washington, D. C
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Secretary of the Interior
William E. Warne
Missouri River
Unnatural Death Toll in New Mexico Rises in February 1980
An unofficial United Press survey shows at least 30 people died violently in New Mexico during February, bringing the year to 62 unnatural deaths in 59 days. The toll includes 14 traffic fatalities, four murders, three deaths in a plane crash and other violent deaths, with a higher rate per day due to the shorter month.
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New Mexico
United Press
New Mexico Senators Consider Shared Governor Candidate
Senator Dennis Chavez and Clinton Anderson in Albuquerque discuss agreeing on a single governor candidate. Anderson says a mutual candidate would let them return to Washington to continue senate work and expresses regret if agreement fails. He also urges Rep. John Miles to stay in Congress to gain seniority.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Dennis Chavez
Clinton Anderson
Anderson
Washington
Senate
John Miles
Congress
Miles
Services Held In Lovington For Lon Hubert
Lon Hubert longtime Lea County resident died February 28 at 12 05 am Funeral services were held March 1 at the Smith Yarbro Chapel at 230 officiated by W M Beauchamp Burial followed in Lovington Cemetery He was born November 12 1875 and was 74 years old He came to Lea County in the boom days first in Hobbs later Lovington settling in the 1890s He belonged to the Old Settlers Reunion and the Open Range Cowboy's Association and attended their meetings each year.
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Lon Hubert
Lea Countain
Smith-Yarbro
Hubert
W. M. Beauchamp
Lovington
Mr. Hubert
Lea County
Hobbs
New Mexico
Old Settlers Reunion
Open Range Cowboy’s Association
Dusting Mallamar Area With DDT To Fight Bubonic Plague
County Sanitarian Richard Swartz said plans call for dusting about 10 to 15 Mallamar homes with DDT as a plague preventive. The effort targets homes including that of Jack W. Alexander who contracted plague and was treated in Albuquerque. A nearby mobile unit found fleas in Mallamar area with limited fleas on rats, and a San Francisco lab is analyzing samples. The unit will survey Carlsbad area March 6, then Lovington next week.
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Mallamar
Richard Swartz
Jack W. Alexander
Veterans Hospital
Albuquerque
Alexander
Swartz
U. S. Public Health Service
Plague Suppressive Research Laboratory
San Francisco
Swarty
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Lovington
Huey C. Owen
Donis F. Smith
Mass to be Held Sunday in Mrs Whelan's Home
Reverend Father Venatius Rutosk will celebrate Mass at 11 am Sunday at Mrs Mary B Whalen's Lovington home. Mass will continue each Sunday at Mrs Whalen's residence as announced in the local notice.
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Venatius Rutosk
Hugh Rockes
Hobbs
Lovington
Mary B. “Whalen
Ithe
World Day of Prayer Observed by Lovingian Women
Friday event by the Women's United Church Council celebrated the World Day of Prayer with the theme Faith of our Time. Reverend Walter Gunn of Odessa spoke on work and consecrated living for God's work. Officers elected include Mrs W H Wilder as President and Mrs P H Gamble as Vice-President.
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Women’s United Church Council
W. G. Greenless
P. H. Gamble
W. H. Wilder
R. E. Smith
Walter Gunn
First Presbyterian Church
Odessa
Texas
Guin
W. R. Houston
Lovington Methodist Church
Brother Watkins
W. G. Greenlees
Tom Ansley
Lea County Co-Operative to Attend Rural Electric Convention
Two Lea County Electric Co-Operative representatives plan to depart March 4 for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association convention in Chicago, March 6 to 9. System President W. A. Anderson and Manager R. B. Moore lead the Lovington delegation as experts discuss extending lines, service to farms, and efficient management with REA administrator Claude Wickard and other leaders.
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Lea County Electric Co-Operative
National Rural Electric Co-Operative Association
Chicago
W. A. Anderson
Lovington
Whch
R B. Moore
Claude R. Wickard
REA
Safe to Have Children Now Expert Says
New York reports child expert Dr Leona Baumgardner says it is safer to have children and for children to be alive today than ever before yet urges focused research to prevent mental illness and to fully understand normal child development She notes the US Children's Bureau associate chief calls for more study of child life and maturation to curb mental health issues.
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New York
Leona Baumgardner
Baumgardner
United States Children’s Bureau
The
Child Study Assocation of
America
Public drunkenness fines listed for February 21
February 21 records show Frank Alzugary fined 15 dollars for drunk and disorderly conduct. Bruno Gra fined 10 dollars for drunk. Guyman fined 10 dollars for drunk.
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Frank Alzugary
Bruno Gra
Guyman
Boy Scout Drive Ends with $1566 Raised
C. C. Yearwood announced the local Boy Scout Drive ended this week with $1566 in contributions. About $1526 came from individual gifts and $40 was pledged. Yearwood, the drive chairman, thanked team captains Archie Nowell and Graydon Dean Jr. and all volunteers for their cooperation and hard work.
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C. C. Yearwood
Yearwood
Archie Nowell
Graydon Dean, Jr
Mrs Lindley's Son Killed in California Accident
M I Henry Lindley of Hobbs received word that her son Roy D Gililand 33 of Willets California died from a head injury in an accident. The body will be sent to Hobbs for burial at Prairie Haven Cemetery with services at Griffin Chapel pending arrival. Gililand was employed as a salesman at the Army Store and worked with heavy machinery. details unavailable.
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M.I
Henry Lindley
Benne Vista
Hobbs
Roy D. Gililand
Willets
Calif
Prairie Haven
Griffin Chapel
Lindley
Army
Final Rites Today In Hobbs For Mrs. Halliburton
Services for Pearl Geneva Halliburton 61 of 104 Permian Drive are set for Thursday at First Presbyterian Church Hobbs. She died Tuesday after a short illness. Survivors include husband Leo C and two sons Charles Vincent and Leo Dean of Hobbs, siblings and extended family. Burial in Roswell Cemetery directed by Nelson Green. Casket bearers listed.
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Buhela
First Presbyterian Church
Hobbs
Pearl Geneva Halliburton
Permian Drive
Halliburton
Woodman
World Circle
Leo C
Charles Vincent
Leo Dean
Art F.cazier
Dexter Jerry
Joe Cazier
Tucumcari
Julia McGonigill
Artesia
J. H. Holley
Dexter
George Carier
Los Angeles
Civil Filings February Notices Show Divorces and Custody
Jeannie M. Jenkins sues Raymond R. Jenkins for divorce and custody of a minor. Eugene Williams sues Dorothy Williams for divorce. Martha Mae McDonald sues Ayrie McDonald for divorce, custody of minor children, and property division.
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Jeannie M. Jenkins
Raymond R. Jenkins
Eugene Williams
Dorothy Williams
Exchange Drug Store
Williamses
Hobbs
Martha Mae McDonald
Ayrie McDonald
Koonce Finds Greener Pastures in Artesia Chamber Role
Bob Koonce, longtime Lovington Chamber manager, is named head of the Artesia Chamber, succeeding Roscoe Sharp who resigned to run for Congress. Koonce has led Lovington’s chamber for over two years.
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Bob Koonce
Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Grener Pastures
Koonce
Artesia Chamber
Roscoe Sharp
Congress
Leader Baby Ralph Kenneth Stahnke Birth Notice
Ralph Kenneth Stahnke, son of Kenneth and Connie Stahnke, born February 21 at Hobbs General Hospital in 1947. The Leader staff notes Ralph is a normal three year old baby, deaf printers on the Leader staff, with the family long tied to the paper, recently from Santa Fe.
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Ralph Kenneth Stahnke
Lovington
Leader
Kenneth
Connie Stahnke
Hobbs General Hospital
Ralph
Baby Ralph Kenneth
Leaders Office
Stahnkes
Santa Fe
New
National Rural Electric Co-Operative Meets for Eighth Year
The National Rural Electric Co-Operative gathers for four days with about 4000 delegates. The 849 rural electric systems serve nearly 2.5 million farms. Organized in 1942, NRECA facilitates mutual problems and information exchange. It runs retirement and group insurance programs, and works with manufacturers for better supplies. Based in Washington DC, it coordinates with REA and Congress. Governing board includes one director from each state, with Kimbrough of Clovis among the group.
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National Rural Electric Co-Operative
NRECA
Washington, D. C
REA
Congress
Ver Kimbrough
Clovis
Rat Crew to Survey Tatum
The state rat crew will be in Tatum on March 6 through the fifth. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of rats is asked to contact Mrs. Bina Mae Hall Village Clerk of Tatum.
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Tatum
Bina Mae Hall
Candidates Ready to File on Opening Day in Lovington and Hobbs
The bulletin lists Eva Tatum for County Clerk in Lovington and Mack Easley in Hobbs as assistant district attorney seeking representative seats. Also named are F L Heidel Lovington and Paul S Brown Hobbs as representatives, with Mike Donley of Hobbs running for County Commissioner. The note urges secrecy.
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Eva Tatum
Lovington
Mack Easley
Hobbs
D. A
F. L. Heidel
Pauls. Brown Hobbs
Mike Donley
Local Farmers Plan Large Tomato Planting in Lea County
Lea County farmers aim to plant about 1000 acres of tomatoes this year. The Lea County Vegetable Growers' Association develops a market for the crop and outlines best practices from variety choice to harvest handling. Emphasis includes Rutgers as a leading variety, clean seed, pest vigilance against flea beetle and tomato worm, and careful post harvest packing.
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Lea County
Lea County Vegetable Growers’ Association
Rutgers
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