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Newspaper

Lovington Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1955

Page

8

Judgments Granted In District Court

District Court entries include civil judgments for Waples Platter Wholesale Co. vs Pello Etcheverry and L. C. ba consent judgment for 4,584.26, plus special account obligations. Damages awards in auto wreck cases against Bernice Barton total 2,345.92 and 1,282.67 to others with 423.22 attorney fees. Divorces granted for Myrie Smith vs John A. Smith and Henry P. Peters vs Trula Fay Peters. Various judgments for land damage, compensation, and architectural or legal fees are noted along with a restraining order and guardianship appointments. A Lea County jury apportioned 75 percent in a construction case. Jessie Baker and Marie Norma Baker finalize a divorce with an out-of-court property settlement.

District Court Waples Platter Wholesale Co Pello Etcheverry L. C. Ba Etcheverry C. L. Miller Lovington National Bank Tempie Buchannan Leota Brow Bernice Barton Hobbs Tempie Buchanan Clea Tus Brown Myrie Smith John A. Smith J. C. Gauvey W. Hawkins Fred Turner The Texas Co Henry P. Peters Trula Fay Peters Permian Basin Pipe Line Co George W. Simms Charles Decker New Mexico Construction Co Floyd S. Rose Olsen and Blount George Graves W. W. Hall Fugette McGough D. A. & S. Oilwell Co Charles Walter Cecila Richardson Pattee Oil Co Holly L. Carlile Howard P. Holmes Drilling Co Lea County Carlile Jessie Baker Marie Norma Baker

Tatum News Updates On Local Families And Doings

Mrs Windsor from near Aspermont Texas visited her daughter and cared for her father’s business while he is hospitalized in Temple. Woody Reed a Plains Texas pioneer buried in Plains. The Reeds ran the Plains post office for 25 years. Local trips to Moran Texas for the for Mrs Harris’s father’s condition. Funeral attendance by Lynn Shelton and Greer West in Plains. Mr and Mrs Bass returned from visits to Bingelow, Wichita Falls, and Oklahoma City. Odessa ex residents Macon Avant and wife visited Tatum Swain Eubanks. Dick Alexander sold ranch west of town and moved to Tatum with plans to relocate near Roswell after school. Elwood Wildman and family visited Plains to see his father A L Wildman. Tatum National Bank celebrated its first anniversary. Mr Key from Eunice led church song service. Wilmer Craig and daughter from MHobbles visited Swain Eubanks and Church of Christ.

Ralph Windsor Aspermont Texas Ginks Workman Tatum Harve Harris Har’ri Moran Lynn Shelton Greer West Woodie Reed Plains T. D. Bass Bingelow Emiva Keerk Oklahoma City Bulwine Macon Avant Odessa Swain Eubanks Dick Alexander Nickle Roswell Elwood Wildman A. L. Wildman Tatum National Bank Key Eunice Church of Christ Wilmer Craig Mhobbles

New Rodenticide Pivalyn Aims to Cut Farm Losses

The U S Department of Health Education and Welfare announces a drive to sample wheat and prosecute contamination by rodents. A new water soluble anti coagulent bait Pivalyn kills rats and mice when they drink water. Field tests show high effectiveness with a 1050 dead rats result at a feed mill in six weeks.

U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare

BPW Meeting Planned at Llano Hotel

The Business and Professional Women will meet Wednesday March 23 at 7 p m in the Lea Room of the Llano Hotel. Election of officers and delegates is on the agenda along with reports from committee chairs.

Lea Llano Hotel

Town Court Fines For Drunkenness In Local Session

Fines issued to L. C. Moates Oliver H Power Julius Perry J R Turn bow and R L Bridges all $25. M B Gonzales held for immigration service. On Thursday and Friday fines included J P Bothman $25 Nimon H Miller $10 for drunkenness.

L. C. Moates Oliver H. Power Julius Perry J. R. Turnbow R.L . Bridges J. P. Bothman Nimon H. Miller

State convention gates set for May 6 to 8 in Gallup

Gates to the state convention in Gallup will be opened May 6 through 8. All officers and committee chairmen are to deliver their yearly reports at the gathering.

Gates Gallup

Marriage Licenses List for March Dates

A series of marriage licenses issued listing pairs and ages. Joyce Morgan 17 wed Billie Thrash 23 of Eunice, Wanda Allison 27 and Edmond Vickers 39 of McCamey, Eva Duran 18 and Ismel Garcia 18 of Brownfield, Lola Mathews 43 and Ernest Rauley 38 of Big Spring, Margaret Olmstead 24 and Hilton Potts 30 of Hobbs, Lucille Crousen 41 and T. T. Nabors 57 of De Lone, Virlke Braynt 27 and James Mulbright 24 of Hobbs, Barbara Whitefield 17 and Opeon Halies 25 of Hobbs.

Joyce Erline Morgan Billie T. Thrash Eunice Wanda Allison Edmond E. Vickers McCamey Eva Duran Ismel J. Garcia Brownfield Texas Lola T. Mathews Ernest Rauley Big Spring Margaret Joan Olmstead Hilton H. Potts Hobbs Lucille Crousen T. T. Nabors de Lone, Texas Virlke Braynt James E. Mulbright Barbara Whitefield Opeon Halies

Patchwork fixes cited in steamship case prompt Bricker debate

A Coast Guard and Bureau of Shipping testimony on rusty hull plates patched rather than replaced in the Southern District freighter disappearance prompts questions about expediency and the Bricker Amendment. The United Press dispatch from New Orleans frames the issue as a warning against treating treaties as constitutional law and urges reflection on national sovereignty.

James C. Ingebretsen Spiritual Mobilization James C. Ingeberstn Coast Guard Bureau of Shipping United Press New Orleans Bricker

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