Riviera Model Home Opens March 14 in Lovington
Lovington Homes presents the Riviera, a model home open to the public March 14 in the Shelton addition. Built by E. J. Mankin and a team of young workers, the project is one of 100 planned in Lovington. The land comes from W. W. Carter. The venture signals Lovington Homes Inc aims to meet a growing housing need with 150 homes planned in the Shelton addition and 10 in Parkview.
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Riviera
Lovington Homes, Inc
Shelton
Lovington
E. J. Mankin
W. W. Carter
Parkview Addition
Lovington Homes Inc
Gary Grisham
Army Transport Service
Albuquerque
Edward J. Mankin
Mankin’s Inc
Riviera Open House March 14 by Lovington Homes
Lovington Homes announces Riviera Open House on Saturday March 14 starting at noon. Designed by Clayton Melby, the home is one of 150 in Shelton Addition with 2, 3, or 4 bedroom options. Highlights include large kitchens, ample cabinet space, auto washer plumbing, enamel finish, tile drainboard, tile floors, and outdoor living spaces with carport and mahogany doors.
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Riviera
Lovington Homes, Inc
Lovington
Clayton Melby
Lovington Homes
Shelton
Lovington Port Arthur Oddfellow James Gaupp Celebrates 50 Years
James C. Gaupp, lifelong Oddfellow active in Lovington Hobbs and Port Arthur, completed 50 years in the order with 55 years of continuous membership. He joined Kinzua IOOF Lodge 373 in 1898 moved to Texas 1901 organized Port Arthur Lodge 65 in 1902 and has been honored in Hobbs with a 50 year veteran jewel and tribute by lodge leaders. Gaupp, an oilfield worker and cable driller, has lived in Hobbs 17 years.
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Lovington
Eunice
Jal
IOOF
James C. Gaupp
The
Oddfellows
West Park
Hobbs
Gaupp
Kinzua Ioof
Kinzua
Texas
Port Arthur
Rand
Ralph L. Hendrickson
New Mexico
C. M. Sullins
Sullins
David
Pennsylvania
Red Cross Drive Totals $1 326 97 in First Lovington Week
In the Northern Lea County Red Cross drive Lovington reports $1 326 97 collected in week one toward a $2 156 quota. County and Lovington units organized with chairpersons for downtown, residential, and outside areas. Town workers include volunteers at banks post office and households citywide through March.
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Red Cross
Northern Lea County
A. J Berkshire
Yund
Lovington
Gussie Groves
John Green
Jolley
Press Hodge
L. G. Caudill
Edwin Hughes
Gene Evans
Woodie Coe
J. E. Sheridan
A. C. Ledet
Gene Dobbs
Jimmie Woolward
Troy Fort
Jimmy Henry
R. L. McLaughlin
R. B. Moore
Roy Lee Jones
Clint Dobbs
Harvey Markley
E. R. Felfe
Dick Schenck
J. W. Smith
Bill Humpheries
Norma Cood
Nelda Murphey
Randy Ballard
Dick Castleberry
J. D. Holley
Dorothy Runnels
Little League Meeting Set For Friday Evening
A public meeting for all interested in the Little League will be held at The Youth Center at 7 30 P M on Friday night. Films about Little League games and World Series will be shown followed by talks on the committee's past achievements and future plans. Boys age 12 or under and their parents are especially invited.
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Little League Committee
Levington
Slow Day in Court Yields One Case in Lovington
Judge Green's court in Lovington opened slowly with Algha A. Harthcoat fined 25 dollars for disturbing. This was the only case on the docket Wednesday morning.
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Judge Green
Lovington
Algha A. Harthcoat
Free X rays and blood tests offered in Lovington
Mobile unit arrived in Lovington offering free chest X rays and blood tests to residents 15 and over or younger with parental permission. The unit previously visited Tatum and will stay near the courthouse then at the high school on upcoming days. Staff include X ray technician Walter Cummings and serologist Morrison with local chairman Carl Crutchfield guiding the effort.
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Lovington
Tatum
Court House
Lea County Tuberculosis Association and Health Department
Carl Crutchfield
Juanita Bush
C. E. Jackson
Butler Sumner
Klea
Walter Cummings
Mr. Morrison
U. S. Public Health Service
Modesto Garcia
Divorce Sues James Black. Mary seeks restoration of Etcheverry
Mary Anemone Black files for divorce from James David Black after a 1946 marriage. She requests restoration of her maiden name as Etcheverry and an accounting of funds. The petition lists substantial community and separate property including ranch interests, leases, livestock, crops, bank cash, land and mineral rights, plus various equipment. Black, a former Lea County deputy sheriff, has six children from a prior marriage. Mrs. Black is a noted rodeo performer. The family history notes homesteading near Lovington in the early 1900s.
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Mary Anemone Black
James David Black
Etcheverry
Electrolux
Lovington
Eddy County
Drunk Driving Fines Set in Local Court
Rosa Green pled guilty to drunk driving and was fined 100 with a one year license suspension. Three others Williard R. Kent Bertha Mae Wilson and Marvin E. French paid 25 each for riding in a car with a drunk driver. Paul S. Goodwin fined 50 for reckless driving after Lovington Hobbs police watch. B J Walker charged with prowling and continued.
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Rosa Green
Williard R. Kent
Bertha Mae Wilson
Marvin E. French
Paul S. Goodwin
Lovington
Hobbs
B. J. Walker
Preliminary Hearing Continued In Torch Case
The preliminary hearing for Hardy Houston Phillips and Otis Carlton Waggoner was continued until Robert Earl Brogdon can testify. Brogdon survived severe burns from an incident on Hobbs Highway and is recovering at Lea County Hospital. The defendants pled not guilty and were unrepresented.
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Hardy Houston Phillips
Otis Carlton Waggoner
Robert Earl Brogdon
Brogdon
Hobbs
Lea County Hospital
D. C. Nix
Andrews
Texas
Fern Nix
Jones
Otis Bailey
Tatum
Ed Holt
Lea County
Holt
R. C. Hayes
Nixs
Joe Walton
Drive for Lea County Farm Bureau membership underway
A kickoff dinner at the Lea Room drew about 50 people as Lea County Farm Bureau launches a drive to reach 505 members, up from 400. Local leaders described dues use, planned cotton classing and grading efforts, a cotton insect program, road signs, and a state wide push with $15 prizes for top recruiters.
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Lea County Farm and Livestock Bureau
Lea Room
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Jack Lynn
Roger Fleming
National Farm Bureau
Jack Clements
KLEA
Wayne Power
State Farm Bureau
J. C. Head
Lovington
Roy Tomlinson
Roy Lee
Conner Hudgens
Boyd Taylor
R. K. Harlan
Lea County Farm Bureau
Lea County
Payne
Bureau
E M Peck Resumes Dentistry Practice In Hobbs
Dr. E M Peck a doctor of dental surgery resumes practice and opens a general dentistry office at 1004 North Cochran Hobbs. He and wife and two sons recently returned from Colorado Springs where he served in the army at Camp Carson. He previously ran a Hobbs office before moving to Colorado.
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E. M. Peck
North Cochran
Hobbs
Cri Scout Area Board Meeting in Lovington
Southeast New Mexico Girl Scouts hold Area Board Meeting in Lovington on March 17 starting at 9 30 A M in the First Baptist Church basement. Registration and name tags from 9 30 to 10 with Hobbs helpers, leaders from Jal assist, programs from Carlsbad, discuss groups 10 00 to 12 00, luncheon 12 with Methodist Ladies, and a 1 PM cookie week opening siren.
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Southeast New Mexico
Cirl Scouts, Inc
Lovington
First Baptist Church
Camille Byers
Lovington Association
Hobbs
Jal
Carlsbad
Area
Roswell
Methodist Church
John Campbell
Sheriff Fails to Identify Torch Murder Suspects
Sheriff T. J. Hutchison of Sonora Texas traveled to Lovington to identify Otis Carlton Waggoner and Hardy Houston Phillips in connection with a February torch murder attempt. He joined the father of a boy murdered in Sonora but could not identify the two men held for the incident.
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T. J. Hutchison
Sonora
Texas
Lovington
Otis Carlton Waggoner
Hardy Houston Phillips
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West Point
Mr. Morgan
Italy
Belgium
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Germany
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University of New Mexico
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Choate Plumbing Co
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Clyde Champion
Champion Construction Co
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Pitchfork
Crossroads
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J. B. Steed
Buckeye
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Effie Meroney
McDonald
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Bill Badgett
Bill Myers
Charles Oatman
Lea County State Bank
William Hessler
Chad Wiley
Lottie York
Hubbert Maddox
Arnold Heidt
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Ethel Yadon
Edyth Clardy
Little League
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Torch Case
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Marie White
Mary Ellen Rowley
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