Lovington Wildcats win district 10 title
Red Cross quota set for 2156 dollars in Northern Lea County drive as Lovington area units prepare. Law enforcement reports list multiple arrests for drunkenness fighting and DWI with fines ranging from 15 to 125 dollars.
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Red Cross
Lea County
Northern Lea County
Buckeye
Mallamar
Crosroads
Pitchfork
Lovington
Caprock
Red Cross Drive
REA
A. J. Berkshire
Ruth Meller
Roswell
Hugh Harris
First Christian Church
Berkshire
Butler Sumner
Caries Campbell
Home Service
Charles Campbell
J. W. Smith
Luck K. Rush
Aing
Camille Byers
Slim Hester
Efficient Farming Tied To Cotton Price Drop In 1950s Talk
C R Keaton urged Lea County farmers at the Cotton Caravan in the Lea County Fair building that tighter farming and selective purchasing can protect incomes as cotton prices fall. Experts outlined disease losses, insect issues, and fertilizer and rotation practices to raise yields, with forecasts of lower net returns next year amid higher costs.
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C. R. Keaton
Lea County
Keaton
State Extension Service
Lester M. Blank
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Trike Swoboda
Gordon B. Hoff
New Mexico Experiment Station
Hoff
G. N. Stroman
L. M. Blank
Lea County Fair
New Mexico A and M College
Judge Brand Sworn In As New Lea County Judge
Judge John Brand took the oath Monday at 9 am from Supreme Justice Jim McGhee in a full courthouse with attendees from Eddy and Chaves Counties. Brand thanked peers with tears, then sat in the judge's chair as District Judge George T. Harris assumed the bench and set the March docket.
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Lea County
John Brand
Supreme
Jim McGhee
Brand
McGhee
Roswell
Eddy
Chaves
George T. Harris
Carlsbad
George T. Reese
Don G. McCormick
Chaves County
Patrick Flanagan
Flanagan
Fifth Judicial District
Hobbs
Fay Dashko
Glen Spears
Jack Maddux
Lester M. Morse
Dewey Edwards
Harris
Brand and Cowan
George Schubert
Cowan
Lovington Wildcats win District 10 basketball title
Lovington's Wildcats edged Hobbs 58-54 to claim the District 10 crown in Wildcat gym. Millsap scored 18, Battles 14 for Lovington while Davis and Pierce led Hobbs with 13 each. Eunice finished third by beating Jal 53-44. Lovington and Hobbs advance to regional play in Portales.
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Lovington
Wildcats
Hobbs Eagles
Wildcat Gymnasium
Eunice Cardinals
Eunice
Jal
Rites Held for Hobbson in Hobbs Fire Death
Graveside rites were held Saturday afternoon in Prairie Haven for James Albert Norris at 523 East Broadway Hobbs after a trailer fire killed him about 11 PM. The 40 year old carpenter had moved from Clifton Arizona three weeks earlier. His wife Rosa Lee Norris survived the blaze. inquest found death caused by the fire. Survivors include eight sisters and two brothers, with funeral arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home Hobbs.
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Prairie Haven
James Albert Norris
East Broadway
Hobbs
Orval Lee
Immanuel Baptist Church
Norris
Clifton
Arizona
Bob Bensing
Hubert Miller
John Hooper
Robert Brown
Raymond Sullins
James Harmon
L. C. Hibdon
Rosa Lee Norris
J. B
J. D
Dallas
Texas
B. A. Blair
E. L. Zigler
Cecil
Automobile tags sale in Lovington tops three thousand
Mrs. Bee Vaughn announces more than 3 300 vehicle tags sold in Lovington with car tags over 2300 and truck tags well above 1000. Assisted by Mrs. Louise Daniels the staff has handled the rush with little delay, almost doubling last year’s total.
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Bee Vaughn
Lovington
Vaughn
Louise Daniels
Lawton Construct Open House At Avenue J Model Home
Over 400 visitors attended Lawton Construction and Supply Companys open house for the Avenue J model home. The two bedroom furnished home was showcased by Miller Waldrop Furniture Co with Cobb's Department Store fabrics and curtains. The three bedroom home nears completion and may be inspected any time. Electrical work by O K Electric and Hollis Plumbing and Heating of Portales installed the central heating.
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Lawton Construction and Supply Company
Avenue J
Miller-Waldrop Furniture Co
Cobb's Department Store
Lawton Houses
O. K. Electric
Hollis Plumbing
Portales
Two Plead Guilty In Scrap Iron Theft Case
Two local men H. B. Brownfield and H. S. Luck aged 31 and 33 pleaded guilty to grand larceny in scrap iron taken from Finis E. Collins and O. L. Kiker farms. They appeared before Justice John W. Green and bonds were set at 1000 dollars each. They remained jailed awaiting bond and were to appear before District Judge George T. Harris on March 2.
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Lovington
Otis Haley
Godfrey W. Cochran
R. C. Nichols
Haley
Cochran
Nichols
Justice of Peace
John W. Green
Green
James Thomas Law
Edwin Paul Davis
Nea Hatey
C. F. Massey
R. C. Hayes
Sheriff's Department
Massey
H. B. Brownfield
H. S. Luck
George T. Harris
Davis High Scorer Tops Tournament Scoring
L. B. Davis of Jal led in individual scoring with 54 points across three games, 18 per game, in the Davis High tournament. Pierce of Hobbs followed with 27 points in two games, while the Wildcats dominated the rest of the top five with Battles, Caudill, and Millsap posting 25, 21, and 24 points respectively and averages around 12 points per game.
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Cats
Caudill
Wildcats
Davis
Panthers
Clary
Eagles
Cardinals
Hobbs
Ernst
Eunice
Tatum
L. B. Davis
Jal
Pierce
Battles
Millsap
Battle
School Superintendent Attends Migrant Labor Conference
Supt. H. C. Pannell departs Tuesday for Albuquerque to attend the Southwestern Regional Conference on Migrant Labor March 4 5 and 6. The meeting aims to heighten public concern through understanding the issues facing migrant workers children as nine southwestern states unite for the gathering.
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H. C. Pannell
Albuquerque
NFLA Meeting March 3 at Methodist Church
The Lea County National Farm Loan Association will meet March 3 at the Methodist church for official business. A noon dinner will be served and W. E. Fisher president of the Federal Lang Bank will be the main speaker. A stock dividend will be paid to each stockholder present and a door prize awarded.
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Lea County National Farm Loan Association
Methodist Church
W. E. Fisher
Federal Lang Bank
Local Boy Returns From Far East
PFC John W. Bland son of Mr and Mrs John R Bland Lovington returns to the United States under the Army rotation program after seven months in the Far East He served with the 1st Cavalry Division which spent 17 months in Korea before moving to security duties in Japan late in 1951 Bland was a jeep driver and entered the Army in April 1951 In civilian life he worked as a truck driver for Sand and Gravel Co of Hagerman
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John W. Bland
John R. Bland
East Star Route
Lovington
United States
Army
1St Cavalry
Korea
Japan
Bland
The
Sand and Gravel Co
Hagerman
Services Sunday for Rita Jean England
Rita Jean England died Friday in a Hobbs hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at Green Chapel in Hobbs with burial at Prairie Haven. She was six, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earley England of Lovington. The family moved from Lindsey Oklahoma about three weeks ago. Survivors include parents, a sister Shirley Ann, two brothers James Earl and Thomas Ray, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Claude England of Lovington and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hassler of Lindsey.
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Green Chapel
Hobbs
Rita Jean England
Mrs. Earley England
South Love
Lovington
Prairie Haven
Lindsey
Oklo
England
Randy
Field Service
Shirley Ann
James Earl
Thomas Ray
Claude England
Tom Hassler
Randy's Field Service Announces New Phone Numbers
Randy's Field Service introduces two new contact numbers. Day line is 5967 and night line is 4561.
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Randy
Rites Today for George W. Davis in Hobbs
Funeral services for George Washington Davis age 72 will be held at 3 p m at Green Chapel Hobbs with Tom Walace minister officiating Burial will follow in Prairie Haven Davis longtime Hobbs resident and former Davis Grocery owner survived by widow Sophie two daughters Mrs Ed Ather and Mrs Blanche Hawks two sons Palfred and Prentes five grandchildren and other relatives.
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Green Chapel
Hobbs
George Washington Davis
East White
Tom Walace
Church of Christ
Prairie Haven
Davis
Davis Grocery
Hanner Road
Sophie B. Davis
Ed Ather
Ruidoso
Blanche Hawks
Portales
Palfred, Hobbs
Prentes
Sayre
Oklahoma
Enchanted Strings closes Mutual Concert series with guest policy
The Mutual Concert series final performance, Enchanted Strings, will be held Friday at 8:00 p.m. in the Lovington high school gym. Ticket holders may bring four guests, a plan approved by the Northern Lea County Mutual Concert Association board to expand attendance and share the outstanding music event.
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Mutual
Enchanted Strings
Northern Lea County Mutual Concert Association Board of Directors
Lovington
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Justice Court
Barnie Ortega
Reciano Pena
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J. M. Chaney
Wilie Austin Jr
William H. Fortenberry
U. S. Ginning Laboratory
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Judge Brand
Lovington and
Roswell Coyotes
ENMU
Dexter’s Demons
Las Vegas
Levington
Hobbson
Hobbs Fire Department
Huthsan
Lawton Model Home
Finis E. Collins
O. L. Kiker
NFLA
Far East
Rites Today
George W. Davis
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