Lovington Wildcats Fall to Portales Rams in Region 4 Busket
In Region 4 action Portales defeated Lovington 44 to 34 Saturday morning ending Lovington's run after they beat Ft. Sumner in a prior first round game. Jimmy Black led Lovington with 22 points while Devin Schlenker scored 21 for Portales.
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Lovington
Wildcats
Portales
Dexter
Demons
Rams
Ft. Sumner
Foxes
Dur Largeley
Jimmy Black
Bill Lee
Bullington
Alexander
Archulette
Anderson
Eagles
Santa Rosa
Harmon
Nolen
Hobbs
Clovis Wildcats
Carlsbad Cavemen
Clovis
Cavemen
Schlenker
Levington
Lea County
Hobbs Quint
Clovis Quint
Damages Sought in Lovington Car Crash Suit
A $170,000 damage suit was filed in District Court at Lovington on February 28 over injuries to Neal Ayers Thompson 18 months old. The case names James L. Ferguson Trucking Co. as defendant. attorney for the plaintiff is John Watts. The petition claims permanent injury from a parking accident that caused the automobile to collide with the truck and notes the child will be permanently deranged and totally disabled.
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Lovington
Neal Ayers Thompson
Bill Thompson
James L. Ferguson
Neal Rogers Thompson
First NM High School Officials Rating Guide Issued
The New Mexico High School Athletic Association released a first of its kind rating guide for 20 Class A high schools and football officials. Artesia scored 2.4 tying with Gallup, Highland and Roswell, while Clayton Las Cruces Santa Fe led Class A with 2.9.
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Association
New Mexico
New Mexico High School Athletic Association
Morris W. Ward
Roswell
Artesia
Ward
Clayton
Las Cruces
Raton
Santa Fe
Gallup
Highland
Carlsbad
Gadsden
Anthony
Menual
Gallup Renee
St. Michael
McAlester to Drill Gladiola Outpost in Lea County
McAlester Fuel Co plans a half mile outpost for Gladiola field in northeast Lea County. Location No 1-A Emmett M Green lies in Section 13 12S 37E, 2310 feet north and 1650 feet east. Gladiola produces from Pennsylvanian and Devonian.
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McAlester Fuel Co
Lea County
Gladiola
Emmett M. Green
Lovington
Denton
Ohio Oil Co
Devonian oil finds and official ratings in New Mexico fields
The report details drilling depth to 12,325 feet at Devonian prospects in the Denton Field with oil shows and test yields, plus Mid-Continent Petroleum's 12,100 feet Well No. 10 Sawyer with a potential 338 barrels of oil daily. It also lists football officiating ratings in District V led by Byron B. White of Roswell, and notes the growth of the state officials association to 127 members across 15 districts.
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Packer
Gag
Denton
McAlester Fuel Co
Pat McClure
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Sawyer
Crossroads
Northwest Lea County
Byron B. White
Roswell
Artesia
Carlsbad
Dexter
Hagerman
Hope
Lake Arthur
New Mexico Military Institute
Civ Court Docket Summary and Fines
Feb 28 cases include W B Sander fined 100 for driving on wrong side of road Keeth Gas Co fined 2 for parking violation Frank Watts fined 15 for being drunk and disorderly Virginia Wilson fined 2 for parking violation. March 1 Jesus Lauro Preciato fined 15 for drunk and disorderly Howard Bee McGee cited for riding with 2 . 2 con Casi Lae Fl 9.
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W. B. Sander
Keeth Gas Co
Frank Watts
Virginia Wilson
Jesus Lauro Preciato
Howard Bee McGee
Lae
Lea County 4-H Clubs See 130 Percent Membership Rise
Lea County 4 H Clubs report enrollment of 513 members after January reorganizations marking a 130 percent increase from last year. Lovington Eunice and Jal lead in numbers as projects include Leathercraft Clothing Baking Foods and Livestock with hogs calves lambs rabbits and poultry. An elimination day program is planned for July 6 to select county representatives.
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Lea County
Lovington
Eunice
Jal
Extension Service of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
United States Department of Agriculture
No Filings Since February 28 for Justice of Peace Dockets
The report notes there were no filings for the Justice of Peace, Criminal or Civil dockets since February 28, indicating a lull in court activity and no cases entered in the interim period.
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Justice of Peace
Cotton Seed and Machinery Shortage Strains Lea County Farmers
A Lea County farmer faces seed and equipment shortages as last year’s poor crops and PMA cuts limit cotton planting. Seed costs run 20 to 22.50 per hundred pounds with low germination forcing higher per-acre use. Machinery delivery lag persists, and popular brands may take up to 90 days.
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Lea County
PMA
North Star
Mesilla Valley
Acala
Lovington
New Produce Company Opens in Lovington
The Lovington Produce Company owned by W W Clements opened for business on Saturday March 3. The store handles Ayers feed and poultry equipment and will buy cream poultry and eggs. Clements relocated to Lovington about a year ago from Lubbock where he ran a grocery and market. Mrs Clements is Mary Chambers daughter of V M Chambers of Lovington.
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Lovington
Marriage Licenses Issued In Lovington And Surroundings
Marriage notices list 11 couples with ages and hometowns from Lovington Ballinger Odessa Talpa Clifton Lamesa Lubbock Dallas and Lovington. March 1 2 records show unions for Wheeler Endocott Bo ren Gardner Jones Shar es Perkins Hulburt Walker Conrad Bostick Sanders Fred Youngblood Reddie Stewart and Wallace. A grass fire at the John Easley place was extinguished by the Lovington fire department before spreading.
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Geo. B. Wheeler
Lovington
Reba Endocott
Ballinger
Texas
I. I. Boren
Anna Gardner Jones
Odessa
Billie
Shares
Talpa
Esther A. Perkins
Ballinger Texas
Lyle Hulburt
Clifton
Colorado
Dorothy Walker
Lester R. Conrad
Joyce E. Bostick
Lamesa
Robert A. Sanders
Iva Dell Fred
Lubbock
O. D. Youngblood
Lucille Reddie
Dallas
James H. Stewart
Shirley Wallace
John Easley Place
Water Bottles Destroyed in Hugo Warehouse Fire
A warehouse used by a company in Hugo Oklahoma burned and water stock was listed as a total loss. Firemen estimated the loss at seventy five thousand dollars.
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Hugo
Okla
Foiled by a Tail in Waltham Cat Tail Frozen to Tree
In Waltham Massachusetts George Bell found his missing cat stuck in a tree after a 24 hour wait. The cat’s tail had frozen to a branch for three inches exposing a strange rescue scene.
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Waltham, Mass
George Bell
Dorothy Hardin Receives Chi Omega Badge
Dorothy Hardin daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Hardin is among thirteen girls to receive active Chi Omega badges in the New Mexico AZM College chapter. She is a freshman business major at the college.
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STATE
Colege N. M
Dorothy Hardin
R. L. Hardin
New Mexico Azm College
Miss Hardin
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