Truman’s Daughter Margaret Truman Engaged to New York Times Editor
Former President announces engagement of his daughter Margaret Truman to E. C. Daniel Jr., assistant foreign news editor at the New York Times. The couple plan an April wedding in Independence Missouri. Mr Truman says his daughter’s wedding is all he wants to discuss.
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United Press
Margaret Truman
E. C. Daniel
New York Times
Kansas City
Missouri
Truman
Independence
Trumans
New York
Miss Truman
Daniel
MissTuman
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh
Daniels
Chapel Hill
Cliff
University of North Carolina
Belgium
Germany
Middle East
George Washington University
Washington
Margaret
Britain
Princess Margaret
Iance
Shannon Douglas
Lovington Band to Crown King and Queen in March Concert
Lovington Senior High School Band under Rock Reed invites all to a Thursday evening concert in Lovington Gymnasium on Jefferson Avenue March 15 at 7 30 p m. Proceeds go to the band fund for trips and activities including Artesia spring festival. Tickets 50 cents adults 25 cents students.
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Lovington
Rock Reed
Lovington Gymnasium
Jefferson Avenue
Artesia
Lovington High School
Kefauver Predicts Victory In New Hampshire Primary
Senator Estes Kefauver predicts a New Hampshire victory as the first 1956 presidential votes are cast. He aims to win a majority of the state's Democratic delegates while competing with Adlai Stevenson. Sparkman urges southern unity amid school desegregation tensions. McKay plans to resign before Oregon primary while battling Morse. Parties launch grass roots donation drives with TV and door-to-door campaigns.
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New Hampshire
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Granite State
Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
John Sparkman
Alabama
South
White House
Sparkman
Supreme Court
GOP
Douglas McKay
Oregon
McKay
Eisenhower
Wayne Morse
Final Rites Held For Mrs. Angeline Wagnon
Final rites were held Monday at 2 P M in Lovington Chapel for Angeline Wagnon known as Ann born March 20 1870 aged 86 died March 11 1956 in Lea County Hospital Hobbs. She was a widow married 1893 died 1905 and is survived by three children Edgar M Wagnon Buckeye Arkansas J W Wagnon Stephen Arkansas and Mrs B B Morris Lovington plus 11 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Burial was in Lovington Cemetery with casketbearers listed and she was a Baptist church member who lived in Lea County since 1940.
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Angeline Wagnon
Levington
Carl Willis
Lavern Laign
Buckeye
Edgar M. Wagnon
DeQueen
Arkansas
J. W. Wagnon
Stephen
Jerry Hanners
J. B. Jones
Lovington
Martin J. Baty
Dwayne Schroeder
J. B. Anderson
J. W. Cecil
Simms Promises Truth Campaign in Roswell Broadcast
Governor John F. Simms opened his primary campaign with a 15 minute television address from Roswell New Mexico. He rejected claims of special interests saying he sold his stake in a small trucking line and backed the highway weight bill to avoid favoritism. He said 12 of 16 campaign points are in effect and highlighted prison management highways registration purging traffic safety Small Loan Act and open government initiatives.
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Roswell
N. M
John F. Simms
Albuquerque
Farmington
Los Alamos
Simms
Claiming exemptions under income tax rules explained
The article outlines exemptions for the 1955 tax year including $600 per person, $600 for age 65 or blind, and for spouses. It explains dependents rules, multiple contributors to support, and how to designate a claimant when several provide support. It covers head of household status and the use of Form 1040 and Form 2120 for exemptions and claims.
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Congress
Varner Rites Today In Hobbs
Walter W. Varner 55 of Hobbs died after a heart attack. Survivors include wife Alta and six grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 PM at Griffin Chapel with Minister Harry Porter. Masonic rites at the graveside in Hobbs.
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Artesia
Kermit, Eunice
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Varners Safety Lane
Carlsbad Highway
Alta Varner
George E
Venice
California
Harold J
Snyder
Texas
Bert C
Eugene
Margaret Graham
Roswell
Thelma Kemp
H. C. Stafford
Marymee
Okla
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Alma
Bill
Pawnee
Nate Scaramella
A. H. Hazel
L. R. Galbreath
C. D. Wickson
Charles Williams
Grady Roberts
C. L. East
Frank Hines
Griffin Chapel
Harry Porter
First Christian Church
Staveside
Lovington Six Band Students Attend Santa Fe Convention
Six Lovington High School students Mike Binkley Able Gunn Donald Gill Dorothy Mosley Ed Newton and Thomas Ballard attended the American Bandmakers Association National Convention in Santa Fe March 7 10. The final concert March 10 featured All-State band members performing with the United States Air Force band as Lovington Band Director Rock Reed and Mrs Randy Ballard accompanied the group.
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Lovington High School
Mike Binkley
Able Gunn
Donald Gill
Dorothy Mosley
Ed Newton
Thomas Ballard
American Bandmakers’ Association
Santa Fe
America
United State Air Force
Lovington
Rock Reed
Randy Ballard
NAACP Board Completes Two Day New Mexico Session
The executive board of the State Conference of NAACP branches closed a two day session in which Edward L. Boyd of Albuquerque presided. The group urged stronger civil rights legislation and greater voter registration while endorsing liberal civil rights policies and sending delegates to the National convention in San Francisco.
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State Conference of Naacp
Mack Easley
Ebenezer Baptist Church
New Mexico
Montgomery
Hobbs
Fred M. Street
Albuquerque
Charles Moore
Gallup
A. Williams
Robert C. D. Tievel, Jr
Constitution
Roosevelt Boyer
Vade
J. L. Armitage
Clovis
Pottard
Shirley Driggs
San Francisco
Eunice Places Third in State Class B Basketball
Eunice beat El Rito 58 39 to claim third in the State Class B tournament in Albuquerque. Dennis Branch scored 44 in the semifinal, Leon Sims led Eunice with 22, and Wilbur Lyles paced Santa Rosa with voting for the All State team.
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Albuquerque
el Rito
Dennis Branch
Leon Sims
Wilbur Lyles
Santa Rosa
United Press
Branch
Lyles
Wilmer
Isaac
Junior) Romero
Wagon Mound
Fred Kennedy
Fort Sumner
Richard Baca
Gallup Cathedral
City Manager Harrison Returns From Arizona Meeting
City Manager Bill Harrison returned to City Hall after a weekend in Tempe attending a regional gathering of Arizona Nevada and New Mexico city managers. He attended two days of meetings five conferences and two banquets and reported 1600 miles driven and valuable information on planning and zoning.
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Bill Harrison
Tempe
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
Style Show and Luncheon At Community Center
The Woman's Club members and friends are urged to attend a Style Show and luncheon starting at 12:30 PM on Thursday at the Community and Youth Center.
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Woman’s Club
Community and Youth Center
New Mexico Weather Sees Frigid Winds and Snow
Cold wave brings 60 mph winds and snow across New Mexico with bitter cold Monday. Temperatures range from the high teens to low 70s in towns like Albuquerque and Santa Fe as Midwest blizzard deaths are reported. Highways reopen despite northeast snow.
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New Mexico
Truth Or Consequences
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Santa Fe
Otto
Albuquerque
Grants
Zuni
Farmington
Raton
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Roswell
County Agents Set Weekly Hobbs Visits At Chamber HQ
The Lea County Agricultural Extension office announces a weekly visit by a County Agent team in Hobbs each Thursday from 9:30 to 12:00. Dorman Brookey Jim Gilstrap and Bill Lewis will assist locals with livestock crops gardens lawns and 4 H club work at the Hobbs Chamber of Commerce facilities.
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Lea County Agricultural Extension Office
Hobbs
Hobbs Chamber of Commerce
Dorman Brookey
Jim Gilstrap
Bill Lewis
House Reported Entered and Copper Wire Stolen
Vernon Tiger at 321 West Van Buren reports a home intrusion with drawers and closets prowled and a small bank containing $4.00 taken. Otis Kitchen of OK Electric at 1412 South Main reports 60 pounds of copper wire stolen from behind his building valued at $18.00.
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Vernon
Soil Moisture Rose in State
The USDA reports increased eastern New Mexico soil moisture due to February snowfall enhancing early spring range feed prospects. Deficits persist as ranchers boost supplemental feeding while wind erosion damages topsoil and dry range. Water for livestock improves. sheep on ranges near normal. cattle and calf deaths very light for this season.
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United Press
U.S. Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
USDA
Auto Industry Rebounds With March Demand Surge
A warm spring optimism boosts auto makers after February sales show gains for Chrysler Lincoln Ford Cadillac and Chevrolet. Weekly production rises about one and a half percent with trucks up 28 percent year over year while heavy construction totals top 400 million dollars, four billion for the year, versus 1955.
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Ford Company
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Energy output and Ford stock debut noted in weekly report
Civil and industrial output showed gains with oil and coal rising. Ford Motor Company issued a large stock listing on the exchange, signaling growing market activity as steel makers hint at further price increases amid wage pressures.
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Wall Street
Ford Motor Company
Stock Exchange
Benson Ford
American Telephone
General Motors
Ford Family
Ford Foundation
Salazar Injured in County Road Wreck Near Denver City
Josefina Salazar sustained a broken right arm and lacerations when his 1955 Chevrolet was struck by a Ford driven by Enrique De La Cruz on a county road off the Denver City Highway at 7 28 Saturday morning. De La Cruz faced citations for loss of control speeding and driving on the wrong side.
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Enrique de la Cruz
Denver
la Cruz
Chevrolet
Brownies Attend Service at Northside Baptist Church
Troop 8 of the Brownies attended services at Northside Baptist Church on Sunday led by Mrs. W. N. Hunt.
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Brownies
Northside Baptist Church
W. N. Hunt
Lovington Police Remove Officer C E Mitchell
Acting Chief Bill White dismissed Lovington police officer C E Mitchell for dereliction of duty labeled treason. White plans to hire additional officers in coming days and continues interviews and checks.
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Lovington
C. E. Mitchell
Bill White
White
Remains of Albert J. Smith Sent to Texas for Burial
The body of Albert Jackson Smith 68 who died in Eunice on Saturday was moved by land to Lubbock and shipped to Estadada Texas for services and burial Monday. A retired rancher he died while visiting daughter Mrs. D. R. Spence of Eunice after a sudden illness around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Griffin service handled arrangements.
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Eunice
Lubbock
Estadada
Texas
Mr. Smith
D. R. Spence
Griffin Service
Sorority Meeting Planned by Epsilon Sigma Alpha Chapter
The Epsilon Sigma Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will hold a meeting on Tuesday night at the W. S. Martin office located at 207 E. Washington. Mrs. Martin is designated as hostess for the event.
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Beta Sigma Phi
W. S. Martin
E. Washington
Martin
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