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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1955
Page
2
The Lovington Leader, an official Lea County publication since 1909, operated by Lea County Publishing Co. Agnes Kastner heads the paper as editor publisher. Subscription rates list one year in Lea County 4.00 with 156 issues and other durations.
A discussion of federal minimum wage proposals outlines potential effects on consumers, retailers, and workers. Increasing the rate to 90 cents or higher could raise costs for major retailers, trigger higher prices, reduce employment, and hinder workers from gaining skills for better jobs.
The editorial argues federal tax cuts largely vanish due to higher state and local taxes. It calls for economy in state and local governments to preserve real savings, urging reductions in state house court house and city hall budgets alongside federal reform.
Eugene Yates 31 of Medford bragged in a cafe that he staged a holdup with radishes as a gun and was sentenced to a year in jail for robbing a druggist of 59 dollars. In Hartford, Harold Strauch ruled a woman who refused a Bible selling job qualifies for unemployment benefits due to timidity.
Homemakers seek tips to preserve flavor and crispness of nuts. Research shows in shell nuts last longer than shelled, unsalted outlast salted, and all varieties stay fresher in cold storage. Shelled nuts keep up to a year in airtight home freezers, refrigeration beats warm shelves, and tight vapor proof containers prevent off flavors. Filberts and almonds store better than pecans and walnuts, but all should be kept cold in tightly closed containers.
Begin the year by recording seed orders and supplies and note what you plant, quantities, timing, and crop results. Track fertilizer and insecticide use so the diary becomes a practical guild for a more productive garden next season.
A survey of brief items notes Freeport Illinois voters cast far more ballots for a golf course bond than in a city primary three weeks prior. Other items include odd write ins, political comments, and records in science and drumming.
Food notes suggest scalloped eggs and potatoes as a main dish with alternating egg and potato slices in the baking dish. The piece also mentions eggs in salads, desserts from eggs and milk, and a prune custard dessert with lemon juice.
Willis E. Stone argues the 1955 56 federal budget hides expansive socialistic aims. He claims income tax rises, employment tax increases, and transfers to the Old Age Survivors Fund shift costs to taxpayers while budget gimmicks mask private enterprise protections. The piece endorses constitutional limits and cites a proposed 23rd Amendment to bar government involvement in business.
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