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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1955
Page
5
Calcutta Club met Tuesday March 8 at 814 West Avenue for a bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs. Clint Dobbs. Mary L Welch took the second high and Elizabeth Clardy the high score, with a guest list including Mrs. Logan Beal and Mrs. Vernon Clardy among others. A light quip about taxes closes the item.
Mr and Mrs W P Simpson of Lovington announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Frances Simpson to Wallace Mahan son of Mr and Mrs Earnest Mahan also of Lovington The wedding is set for April 15 at 5 pm at the North Side Baptist Church The bride elect is a junior at Lovington High School The prospective groom is engaged in farming east of Lovington
Community notices list church gatherings and club meetings in Hobbs Lovington and Lea County. Gospel singers at Pentecostal Holiness Church Hobbs. Rainbow Girls and Alpha Kappa dinners. Woman's Society of Christian Service and Women's groups meet in local houses and halls. speakers include Mrs G Ray Jordan of Atlanta.
Lovington Eastern Star chapter met March 10 at the Masonic Hall with about 50 members present. Worthy Matron Dottie Darden presided as Mildred Osborne and Ralph Rason were initiated. The group planned a Rainbow Girls banquet for next Monday during the Grand Worthy Advisor Gene Coleman visit. A visitor from Hobbs attended. Refreshments were served. Next meeting will be a covered dish dinner for Past Matrons and Past Patrons on March 24.
The Lutherans Woman's Guild will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 in lrich 522 West 1 Avenue B. Mrs. Betty Sivensind will host the gathering.
The Wednesday Bridge Club met at 822 West Avenue C hosted by Mrs. Clint Dobbs mother. Mrs. Vernon Clardy won high score and Mrs. M. C. Scott high guest. Mrs. Scharbauer Edison won the cut prize. Strawberry pie and whipped cream were served. Other attendees included Mrs. Ray Crowder Mrs. Pete Hooper and several named members.
Special services will be conducted at the Lutheran Church in Lovington on Sunday afternoon at 4 p m The building Christ motion picture featuring the Fisher family from This Is Your Life program will be shown The public is invited to attend.
Antonio M. Fernandez indicates a 2000 bed hospital for Indians has been suggested for Gallup. He refuses to name the proposer or confirm discussions with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He would not discuss or sponsor the proposal, and he would not write a story about it.
St Michael's College of Vermont defeated Stonehill College 93 to 53 after a first half confusion when both teams wore white. St Michael's switched to green Marcus Lumber Co. jerseys for the second half.
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