Lovington High to Host Concert by Pand Announcer Carol Ledet
Lovington High School will present a band concert at the school gym Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with Carol Ledet, the Student Council president, announcing. The program includes Sousa marches, The Prophet selections, bass baritone John Collie, piano soloist Eat Hester, and a crowning of the 1952-53 Varsity Band King and Queen during intermission. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students. proceeds to Band Activity Fund. F. John Pulman Jr. is band director.
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Carol Ledet
Lovington High School
Sousa
the Prophet
Ketelboy
John Collie
Hester
The
Sierras
F. John Pulman, Jr
Lovington Tops Dairy Cattle Judging at Texas Tech Saturday
Agricultural judging teams from Lovington Hobbs and Artesia led more than 100 high school youths from eight eastern New Mexico cities in contests on the Texas Tech campus Lubbock Artesia topped poultry and crops divisions Lovington won dairy cattle and Hobbs led livestock The event featured many individual high point scorers across multiple contests with teams and officials named from several towns and schools.
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Lovington
Hobbs
Artesia
New Mexico
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Larry Brew
Divorce Suits Filed In Local Court
Divorce suits were filed on March 17 by H. H. Caldwell against Ruby Lee Black Caldwell. Also pending are Billy J. Chambers versus Shirley Jean Chambers and Mary Ida Humphries against Robert Donley Humphries.
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H. H. Caldwell
Ruby Lee Black Caldwell
Billy J. Chambers
Shirley Jean Chambers
Mary Ida Humphries
Robert Donley Humphries
Compensation suits listed for district clerk docket
The docket includes John F. Lambert versus BB and M Drilling Co. Ss H. McIntyre versus Blount Drilling Co. Dallas Crocker versus Meads Bakery.
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John F. Lambert
BB & M Drilling Co
Ss. H. McIntyre
Blount Drilling Co
Dallas Crocker
Meads Bakery
Gas Meters Grow as Lovington Builds New Structures
Clint Cole of the Gas House gang reports Southern Union now has 1706 gas meters in Lovington. He notes crews are catching up on new installations with 43 more to complete this week as he traveled the town to count structures without gas connections.
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Cole
Lovington
Final date nears for Lea County water well permits
The final date for filing applications for water well permits in the Lea County Underground Water basin is March 13. Land owners who wish to file are urged to submit applications before that deadline.
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Lea County
Local Chamber Chief Missing After Morning Absence
Lovington Chamber of Commerce manager Jake Hill failed to attend the office on Wednesday morning. colleagues reported he was not at his standard coffee gathering.
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Jake Hill
Lovington
Temperance Week to be Held Across Lea County
Next week begins Monday March 23 with Temperance Week in Lea County. D R Trolinger and Rev Robert Lee Hengley will lecture at multiple churches including Assembly of God Tatum Nazarene Loving Ton First Baptist Jal First Methodist Eunice and First Christian Hobbs detailing past legislature work and future temperance plans. The meetings will cover county program goals and civic loyalty efforts.
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Lea County
D. R. Trolinger
Robert Lee Hengley
Civic Loyalty League
Assembly of God
Tatum
Nazarene
Lovington
First Baptist
Jal
First Methodist Church
Eunice
First Christian Church
Hobbs
Hengley
Trolinger
Rites Thursday At Hobbs Baptist For Minnie Black
Funeral services for Minnie Black 79 long time Lea County resident are set for 2 p m Thursday at First Baptist Hobbs with later Seminole graveside rites. Black died Tuesday in a Hobbs hospital after a long illness. Survivors include husband Henry, daughter Mrs H M James Monroe Louisiana three sons John W Hobbs H Vernon Roseburg Ore and W L Globe Arizona five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Green Chapel Hobbs to handle arrangements.
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Minnie Black
First Baptist Church
Hobbs
Seminole
Texas
Black
Lea County
Knowles
Denver City
Henry Black
H. M. James
Monroe
John W
H. Vernon
Roseburg
Ore
W. L
Globe
Arizona
Green Chapel
Hurley-Chaves Contest Reaches Lea County
FBI agents in Lea County questioned multiple individuals about the election as part of the Hurley-Chaves contest analysis in the region.
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Lea County
FBI
New Mexico Boys Ranch Reorganizes Leadership Roster
Senator Jack Danglade named executive vice president and H. J. Burns elected director at a full ranch reorganization south of Albuquerque. G. W. Evans becomes president after Roy Stovall resigns to illness. Lloyd P. Bloodworth named business manager. New officers include Evans, Bloodworth, and a slate of executive vice presidents and directors from across New Mexico.
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Jack Danglade
H. J. Burns
New Mexico Boys Ranch
New Mexico Boys’ Ranch
G. W. Evans
Magdalena
Roy Stovall
Albuquerque
al Buck
Lloyd P. Bloodworth
Chamber of Commerce
Cecil Pragnell
Evans and Bloodworth
New Mexico Cattle Growers Ass’n
State Senate
Tovall
Vernon
Owen Marron
Steve Brock
Roy
Sherwood Culbertson
Lordsburg
Homer Lawrence
Walter Jones
Jack Ewing
Jupe Means
Estancia
Jack Pope
Dub Underwood
R. H. Pousma
Gallup
Robert P. Tinnin
Pasqual Martinez
Taos
Noel Rankin
Silver City
Hallam Defends 1953 New Mexico Legislature
Hobbs Representative Don Hallam minority floor leader calls the 1953 session outstanding and not barren. He notes committee work and careful study of 700 introduced bills with 180 to 200 passed, cites potential benefits from cigaret tax and industrial act for Hobbs and region, and dismisses critics who labeled the session barren.
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New Mexico
Don Hallam
Hobbs
House
Hallam
Senate
Mechem
Leroy Wise
Levi J. C. Beadle Buried in Tatum
Levi J. C. Beadle aged 89 was buried in Tatum after a Thursday death at St Marys Hospital Roswell. He homesteaded near Tatum since 1913 and lived with his son Jess Beadle in Roswell. Survived by four sons Lon Clifton Virgil Bradford and others, two daughters Mrs Ted Darden and Mrs Ora Russell, three sisters and two brothers, several grandchildren. Rev Joe Bickley led services at First Methodist Church Tatum Ballard Funeral Home Roswell oversaw arrangements. Burial followed in Tatum Cemetery.
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Beadle
Lea County
Tatum
Roswell
Jess Beadle
Lon Beadle
Lovington
Clifton
el Paso
Virgil
Bradford
Albuquerque
Ted Darden
Girard
Texas
Ora Russell
Spur
Chester Beadle
Clyde Russell
Carlin Beadle
Delilah Pinner
Joe Bickley
First Methodist Church
Ballard Funeral Home
Town Court DWI and reckless driving fines listed
The Town Court charged Ramon Pena Pender Willie McKinney Charlies Lewis Montgomery Frank Washington Fay Addison George Berry Rufina Garcia and A M Ramzaris with DWI reckless driving and related offenses. Fines ranged from 10 to 110 dollars per case.
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Ramon Pena Pender
Willie McKinney
Charlies Lewis Montgomery
DWI
Frank Washington
Fay Addison
George Berry
Rufina Garcia
A. M. Ramzaris
County to pay $600 for fence move on ranch road
Lea County Commissioners approve a $600 payment to John Waits to relocate three miles of fence to permit a new road survey. He will grant the county the right of way.
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John Waits
Dog Killing Sheep Reported at Humble City
Mrs. John Catchings of Humble City reports that Gags are killing sheep in the area. She lists seven head lost by her neighbor and four by Mrs. Louis Coleman, with her own spring losses near a hundred sheep last year. She says they were moving sheep to protect them and warns that dogs found near the flock will be killed.
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Elliott Barker
Humble City
John Catchings
Catchings
Lovington
Louis Coleman
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Queen
Earl Hester
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Judy Stinebaugh
Joyce Teas
Bill Waldrop
Robert Collins
Robert Townsend
Harold Dunn
Marvin Morris
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Dale Hudson
Dexter
Dick Cox
Capnitan
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Buddy Price
Larry Wooten
Bill Holder
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Cap
Itan
Dexter and Hagerman
Indi
Larry Brewer
Richard Betts
Allan Cunningham
Ray Keith
A. V. Shurlock
Tech Officials In Charge
Billy Willis
Pat Barnes
Dean Alexander
Randolph Scott
John T. Short
Paul Richards
Charles Lathrop
Lloyd Danforth
H. C. Breckenridge
Paul Johnson
J. L. Bivens
Clarence T. Grable
Texas Tech Agriculture Department
Kirk Turner
Roy L. Neeley
Cecil Ayers
Chester Jaynes
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Fred Boren
Levington Chapter
Future Farmers of America
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R. W. Norris
Donald Ray
Eddie Wood
Jimmy Joe Robinson
A. W. Scarblock
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Haydon Batties
Allan Cunnningham
Phil Smith
Darwin Crockett
Alvin Teas
Kerneth Aston
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Supreme Court
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Clint Cole
House Gang
South
Ern Union
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Hobbs Baptist
Joe Heuston
Brogan
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Levi J. C. Beadle
Mr. Beadle
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lea County Commissioners
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