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Newspaper

Lovington Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1955

Page

3

Parable of the loving Father featured in weekly Bible reading

The reading centers on Luke 11 15 32 the prodigal son who asks for his inheritance and wastes it in a distant country. He returns repentant and is met with a loving forgiving father while his elder brother complains. The piece cites John 316 and exhorts prayer. It contrasts Truman loyalty programs with Eisenhower security firings and discusses national security and moral factors.

Eisenhower? Administration Truman Eisenhower Air Force Eisenhower Administration

New Mexico Completions Reported Oil Yields and Fractured Hole

Oil production figures from several wells in New Mexico show Crickey-Queers-Morris Antwell pumping 105 barrels daily from Sec 24.13, with 36 gravity oil and no water. Brown 2 State pumped 30 barrels of 37.5 gravity oil plus 4 barrels of water from Sec 26-10s-26e after a 6,000 gallon fracture. Crickey-Queen-Cities Ser vice Oil Co. pumped 132 barrels of 36 gravity oil daily from Sec 34-1. A separate discussion covers Eisenhower era loyalty program changes, eliminating the loyalty security board and shifting final security responsibility to individual departments, with noted concerns over potential missteps and civil rights protections.

Crickey-Queers Morris R. Antwell Medlin Eisenhower Administration Loyalty Security Board Court of Appeals Eisenhower Loyalty Review Board Agriculture State Department Artesia Mario Rosier & Yates W. H. McKinley Humble

Oil production notes from Eddy County and Caprock area wells

Artesia and Caprock fields report multiple open holes with varied oil outputs. Notable figures include 794 barrels daily from South Crickey Queen Lion Oil So. 1 Erwin Federal and 580 barrels from North Caprock Queen Am erada Petroleum Corp. 1-B-NC State, with several open holes fractured or untreated. Gas oil ratios range up to 550 to 1. Perforations and acidizing actions are documented for several wells.

Caprock-Queen George Williams Metex-State South Crickey-Queen — Lion Oil So Erwin Federal Eddy County

Calves sold in two loads to Amarillo buyer

W. D. Peveler of Tatum sold two loads of mixed weaner calves at 8 and 21 dollars to Dee Graham of Amarillo, Texas.

W. D. Peveler Tatum Dee Graham Amarillo Texad

Hereford bulls sold to Midland buyer Scharbauer

Millard Edison of Lovington recently sold 11 registered Hereford bulls to A. P. Scharbauer of Midland Texas.

Millard Edison Lovington A. P. Scharbauer Midland Texas

Agriculture Department sets 1955 corn and wheat outlook

US farms will plant 82 million 33 thousand acres of corn in 1955 up slightly from 1954. Wheat area totals 13 million 960 thousand acres with Durum and other spring varieties included. Total 1955 wheat production is estimated near 856 million bushels. The report also projects oats 47 million 664 thousand acres, barley 15 million 776 thousand, potatoes 1 million 434 thousand acres, and soybeans 19 million 981 thousand acres yielding 375 million bushels.

Washington The Crop Reporting Board Department Benson

Births at Lea County Hospital Hobbs March 20

Mr and Mrs T W Edwards 6033 E Clinton Hobbs announce a son Terry Warren 7 lbs 6607 oz Mrs and Mrs G L Anderson 222 N Ave B Hobbs announce a son Roy Dewayne 6 lbs 3/4 oz

T. W. Edwards E. Clinton, Hobbs Terry Warren G. L. Anderson N. Ave B. Hobbs Roy Dewayne

Candy Christmas Born In Silver City On February 14

Mr and Mrs Ace Christmas Jr announce the birth of a baby girl weighing eight pounds four ounces born February 14 in Silver City. She has siblings Terry four and Brad two. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Ace Christmas Sr are prominent in Lea County farm and ranch circles.

Ace Christmas Jr Candy Terry Brad Silver City Mrs Ace Christmas Sr Lea County

Will Gray Buys Holt Bull in Lea County Trade

Mayor Ed Holt of Tatum sells a two year old Hereford bull to Will Gray of Lovington. Holt also sells three bull calves and two cows to Tom Standifer of Bledsoe Texas.

Ed Holt Tatum Lea County Will Gray Lovington Tom Standifer Bledsoe Tex

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