Joel Burns Elected Loving ton Rotary President 1951 52
Joel Burns was elected to serve as president of the Lovington Rotary Club for 1951 52. A Lovington native, Burns served in World War II and graduated from New Mexico A M in 1948. He is a partner in Cook and Burns Gas Co assistant VP at Lovington National Bank and has held Rotary board roles.
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Joel Burns
Lovington
Rotary Club
Burns
Infantry
New Mexico A & M
Cook and Burns Gas Company
Lovington National Bank
New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
Aven Moves from Lovington to Hobbs as State Police Officer
New Mexico State Policeman Joe Aven relocates from Lovington to Hobbs and is stationed there for now. He grew up on a Lamb County Texas ranch, served five years in the Navy during the war, and is married to Edna Davis with no children. He has two years of state police service.
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Joe Aven
New Mexico
Lovington
Hobbs
Aven
Lamb Co
Texas
Edna Davis
Davis
Supreme Court Rules Possessing Gambling Equipment Violates Law
The State Supreme Court upholds a lower court verdict finding Frank Ardovino of Dona Ana County guilty for possessing slot machines in his barn. The decision confirms that mere possession of gambling equipment constitutes a violation, though a second lower court ruling on unlawful ownership and operation of games of chance was reversed due to an improperly drawn complaint.
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Supreme Court
High Bench
Frank Ardovino
Dona Ana
Ardovino
Thief Abandons Stolen Auto Near Start Point
Denver police report a thief abandoned a stolen car a block from where he took it. The vehicle belonged to Walter W. Ganzer, a mortuary supply salesman. Inside untouched were three casket carriages, draperies, embalmer’s tools, and four bottles of embalming fluid.
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Denver
Walter W. Ganzer
Man’s life saved earns docked pay in Southport
James Clarkson, earning 36 cents an hour as a city laborer, saved a trapped man on a sand bank then lost an hour and a half of wages when he changed clothes. Southport docked him three shillings 11 pence for the time away, arguing discipline. Clarkson would do it again for a life.
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James Clarkson
Southport
England
Clarkson
Renewed search fails to reveal missing bodies in 1935 disappearance
A renewed Blue Canyon search in Western Socorro County finds no new clues to the 15 year old disappearance of four Illinois tourists. State Police scout searched mine diggings, but no bodies or evidence are found. The victims were George Lorius and wife from East St. Louis and Albert Heberer with wife from Du Quoin, last seen in Vaughn on May 22, 1935.
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Blue Canyon
Socorro County
Illinois
Roach
Joe Trujillo
Trujillo
al Hathaway
George Lorius
East St. Louis
Albert Heberer
du Quoin
Ilinois
Central
New Mexico
Vaughn
District Governor Attends Lions Club Meeting in Lovington
Lions District Governor Ivan Johnson of Bayard New Mexico and Deputy Governor D D Archer of Artesia attended the Lovington Lions Club meeting at the Liano Hotel Lea Room. They spoke on dividing New Mexico District 40 into three districts 40 M 40 N and 40 X. The change takes effect at the District Convention the last of May in Gallup. Chief of Police Joe Black was guest speaker giving a traffic regulations review.
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Lions
Ivan Johnson
Bayard
N. M
D. D. Archer
Artesia
Lovington
Lion’s Club
Lea
Liano Hotel
Johnson
Archer
New Mexico
Joe Black
Black
Surplus Goods Payouts Under Wider Probe
The house executive expenditures sub committee launches a full scale inquiry into army surplus sales from Germany to the United States. Commerce and state department officials are to testify as investigators seek who profited from surplus transactions after the Korean War.
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House Executive Expenditures
Commerce and State Department
Germany
United States
Weather outlook for 30 days mid March to mid April
The weather bureau projects temperatures below seasonal normals across much of the nation with near to above normal in the northeast and southeast. Precipitation should run above normal in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, while other regions see near or below normal rainfall.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Skunk Visits Wisconsin Home as Unfamiliar Guest
Clarence Voeltner of Green Lake Wisconsin opened his door to a sound at the rear. Expecting his dog he found a black and white skunk at his threshold. He turned on the hall light and confirmed the creature was not his pet.
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Green Lake
Wis
Clarence Voeltner
Voeltner
Roach May Hold Police Chief's Job
New Mexico's police commission will meet in Santa Fe next Friday to decide the fate of acting police chief Joe Roach. Secretary Theodore Van Solen said the meeting date and voiced support for retaining Roach. Board member Charles Fischer favored reviewing other applicants before committing. Governor Mechem declined to comment, saying they would discuss at the meeting.
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New Mexico
Police Commission
Santa Fe
Joe Roach
Theodore van Solen
van Solen
United Press
Charles Fischer
Clovis
Oklahoma City
Roach
Gov. Mechem
Alcoholism Debate Highlights New Mexico Public Health Plan
New Mexico officials warn about 25000 alcoholics in the state with 5000 in advanced danger. The commission urges clinics and farms to rehabilitate and reintegrate alcoholics, while condemning jail or hospital confinement as cure. The report notes economic losses and calls for public health responsibility.
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New Mexico
Hobbs City
Wool Market Dormant and Slow in Boston Trade
Boston wool market shows dormancy in civilian trade and slow government orders. Some original bag territory wools sold late last year and a small quantity of early shorn medium fleece wools moved. Foreign reports indicate firm prices and strong competition in South Africa and Brisbane. December 1950 consumption averaged 7,245,000 pounds, down from November 1950 and December 1949 figures.
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Bag Territory
Wyoming
Texas
Brisbane
South Africa
New Zealand
South America
Governor Mechem Drops Bill On Sheriff Feeding Costs
Santa Fe UP reports Governor Mechem vetoed House Bill 116 that would require counties to pay sheriffs a flat 1.06 dollar daily per prisoner for feeding inmates.
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Santa FE
Mechem
Warren fears atomic attack on California
Governor Earl Warren warned that the danger of an atomic attack on California remains as real as six months ago. He cited possible targets from ships submarines or air strikes and said experts foresee such an attack as possible or probable in wartime. He urged federal action on a civil defense program.
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Sacramento
Calif
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Mechem Signs Bills In New Mexico Legislature Action
Governor Edwin L. Mechem signed the bill mandating annual registration for communists. He also backed reforms granting women juror rights and set measures creating a seven member Little Hoover commission. Additional acts urge Congress to declare New Mexico a drought area and authorize water regulation and education compact ratification.
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Edwin L. Mechem
New Mexico
Little Hoover’ Commission
Congress
Drouth
Crop Dusters Not Under NM Corporation Commission Rules
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that aircraft crop dusters charging uniform rates are not regulated as common carriers by the State Corporation Commission. The decision affirmed the Santa Fe District Court in Marsh Aviation Co. v SCC, noting spray firms aren’t common carriers as long as a single rate is charged for hauling materials from pickup to use.
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NM Corporation Commission
State Supreme Court
Santa FE
State Corporation Commission
Santa Fe District Court
Marsh Aviation Company
SCC
Hobbs Sets Four Short Wave Stations For Emergency
Four short wave radio stations will serve Hobbs in emergencies. The CAP station at the municipal airport and the CAA station join the Halliburton mobile radio unit and Harry Crouse’s private ham station. The National Guard will provide a mobile generator for Crouse’s home station.
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Hobbs
Andy Andrews
Hobbs Civil Air Patrol
Lea County Amateur Radio Club
CAP
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Halliburton Oil Well
Harry Crouse
CAA
Andrews
National Guard
Denver Fire Fight With Kiddies After Abandoned Blaze
Denver firefighters battled a three story blaze in an abandoned building as neighborhood children hurled rocks at them. Police intervened to separate the crowd while the fire was extinguished.
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Denver
Notable List Names 10 Desirable Unattached Men
A New York committee of famous women selects ten unattached men they deem most desirable. Choices include Italian noble Count Amadeo Cacace, baseball great Joe DiMaggio, British statesman Anthony Eden, film star Farley Granger, author Gaylord Hauser, Chicago mayor Martin Kennedy, orchestra leader Elliott Lawrence, singer Jean Sablon, Bachelor’s Club president John Alden Taylor, and comedian Joey Adams.
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New York
Betty “Legs” Henderson
Denise Darcel
Sherley Winters
Eva Gabor
Vivian Blaine
Joe Dimaggio
Diamonds
Anthony Eden
Elliott Lawrence
BMOC
Jean Sablon
John Alden Taylor
Bachelor’s Club of America
Joey Adams
USDA Proposes 1951 Acreage Shifts for Vegetables
The Agriculture Department released suggested 1951 acreages for sweet potatoes, summer melons, and summer and fall vegetables for fresh market and processing. Processing crops would gain 22 percent over 1950 planted area, with sweet corn up 40 percent and tomatoes up 35 percent. Fresh market vegetables rise 49 percent overall, while melons drop 4 percent with cantaloupe unchanged and watermelons down 5 percent.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Rotary
Burny
Roy L. Jones
C. C. Yearwood
Bill Shelton
W. E. Davis
Lester Alston
John Campbell
Jack Danglade
Hobby Gann
R. L. Jones
H. C. Parnell
Morris Ward
New Mexico Athletic Association
J. F. Anderson
Morris
Lions’ Club
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House
New Mexico Commission On Alcoholism
Big Four
Paris
Philip Jessup
Jessup
Russia
Boston
Bulletin
Korean Battlefront
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Tokyo
Kelly Afb
MATS
C. A. Davis
D. L. Mays
Amadeo Cacace
Vic Damone
USDA
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