Oil Patch Scouters Hold Annual Dinner in Hobbs
The Oil Patch District Boy Scouts held its annual banquet March 24 at the Airway Steak House in Hobbs. D. L. Province installed district officers, naming P. R. Yates as District Commissioner and Ben Alexander as district vice-chairman among others. Representatives from sponsoring institutions in Jal, Lovington, Hobbs, and Eunice were introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Patch
Hobbs
Airway
Earl Pennington
D. L
Charman
Universal Scouters
P. R. Yates
Norman Fee
Ed F. Red Zlaff
W. E. Owen
Bob Jackson
John Blocerk
Methodist Church of
Jal
David L. Shoup
Lovington
Hobbs Ioof
Roy L. Jones
Lovington Rotary Club
Jack Gomez
Knights of Columbus of
Arthur Shaw
Eunice Methodist Church
Jack F. Kirk
Hobbs Lions Club
W. A. Pharis
Hobbs Wes
Lev Jones
Lovington Lion's Club
Press Suit Taking Shape In Lea County District Court
The Sherman Schroeder district court suit over the Loving ton Press advances with depositions planned from witnesses including Mr and Mrs Weldon Owens Schroeder and Sherman. After depositions, Kermit Nash says the case will go to trial. The sale involved 90 000 dollars to Thomas B Sherman owner of the Roswell Record and Hobbs Daily News Sun. Schroeder sold the Press then Sherman rescinded and sued for misrepresentation. The Press runs on a tight schedule with back shop pros and front office staff and Roswell ad salesman visiting regularly.
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Sherman - Schroeder District Court
Lovington Press
Weldon Owens
Schroeder
Sherman
Kermit Nash
Franklin D. Schroeder
Thomas B. Sherman
Roswell
Lake Charles
Hobbs Daily News Sun
Press
Scler
Lea County
New Proposed Elementary School Pictures On Display
Several sketches of the new proposed elementary school are on display in downtown Lovington at the Lea County State Bank Howard's Hardware Cobb's Department Store and Lovington National Bank. The plan includes 24 classrooms an Audio Visual education room a music room and other facilities totaling about 45 000 square feet. It would replace Old Central and allow junior high gym spaces to be used for calisthenics. A second building for health and physical education may follow if the bond issue passes. The bond election is set for Tuesday April 5 with qualified real property electors urged to vote.
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Lovington
Lea County State Bank
Howard's Hardware
Cobb's Department Store
Lovington National Bank
Ementay School
Rugged Pioneer Laura Wilks Celebrates 77th Birthday
Laura Wilks of Lovington recalls homesteading a Lea county half section with two boys and mules after moving from Arkansas to Texas in 1907. Widowed in spring, she learned dry farming while managing crops on the Knowles area claim, reflecting on a lifetime of pione er effort and resilience.
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Virgin Lea County
Laura Wilks
Lovington
Wilks
Leader
New Mexico
Knowles
Filing pushes Lovington city race to 13 candidates
Jerry Wright Lovington photographer joined 12 others vying for five city commission seats. Other contenders include Earl Palmer Ward One, Woody Carter Ward Three, H G Starling and Alfred Savisky Ward Four, with D D Patteson Ward One Hubert Maddox Ward Two Leonard Richards Samuel Hollce Smith Ward Three E M Hester Ward Four J Ray Throckmorton Ward Four Charles L Campbell Ward Five and Gil Haugen Ward Five. Election set for April 19 with April 5 filing deadline.
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Earl Palmer
W. W
Woody) Carter
H. G. Starling
Alfred Savisky
D. D. Patteson
Hubert Maddox
Leonard Richards
Samuel Hollce Smith
E. M. Hester
J. Ray Throckmorton
Charles L. Campbell
Gil Haugen
Lovington Golf Driving Range to Open at Lovington
Stony Hennington announced a new Lovington Golf Driving Range to operate from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The well lit facility features 15 tees and aims to help golfers prepare for the Lovington Country Club course opening soon.
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Stony Hennington
Lovington
Hennington
Lovington Country Club
This Little Boy Wasn’t Lost After All
Mrs. S. M. Rieland reported her two year old son Doug missing near the City Drug. Deputy Les Villars searched for him while Mrs. Faye Dodson, a radio operator, spotted Doug outside talking to District Attorney Patrick K. Hanagan and Deputy James Robinson. Robinson carried the child back to his mother.
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S. M. Rieland
Doug
Les Villars
Faye Dodson
Patrick K. Hanagan
James Robinson
Robinson
Potash Shaft Project Launched in Lea County
National Potash Co announces start of two 1800 foot shaft excavations at a Lea County site near Half Way Bar three miles north of the Carlsbad Hobbs highway. McKenzie and Whittle of Dallas to sink the shafts in a multi million dollar contract with union labor likely. Works slated to begin April 15 with headquarters expected in Hobbs as construction proceeds.
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Half War Station
Lea County
McKenzie and Whittle
Dallas
Texas
National Potash Co
Freeport Sulphur
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Halfway Bar
Carlsbad-Hobbs
Hobbs
Walton Resigns as Assistant District Attorney in Lea County
Pat Hanagan announces Joseph O. Walton has tendered his resignation as Assistant District Attorney for Lea County New Mexico effective April 1 1955. Walton has served since January 1 1953 and will pursue private law practice in Hobbs New Mexico at Room 198 Stark Building.
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Pat Hanagan
Fifth Judicial District
Joseph O. Walton
Lea County
New Mexico
Walton
Hanagan
Stark Building
Hobbs
Gov Simms to Speak at Lovington Chamber Banquet
Governor John Simms will headline the Lovington Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on Monday April 25. Winford Carlisle says the banquet committee will announce other entertainment later. The event starts at 7 00 p m at the Youth Center and all Chamber members are urged to attend.
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John Simms
Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Winford Carlisle
Chambers of Commerce
Hobbs Man Sentenced in Carlsbad Burglary Case
Donald Smelly of Hobbs received 24 to 36 months in the state pen for breaking and entering and four to six years for grand larceny after conviction by an Eddy County Jury. District Judge C Roy Anderson handed down the sentences. Co-defendants Arthur Burke and James Dorris faced related terms. Smelly, 24, has prior industrial home time and his mother runs the Record Hotel in Hobbs. No habitual criminal charges filed.
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Donald Smelly
Hobbs
C. Roy Anderson
Carlsbad
Eddy County
Smelly
University of New Mexic
Arthur Burke
James Dorris
Smeely
Burk
Dorris
Smelley
Record
Fire Destroys Lovington Area Home Occupied by Deaver Family
A mid-morning house fire about a mile north of Lovington completely destroyed the home of the T. C. Deaver family. No injuries reported as firefighters battled the blaze.
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T. C. Deaver
Lovington
Two Juveniles Sentenced On Dope Charges
District Judge John R. Brand sentenced two juveniles to Albuquerque and Springer industrial homes and accepted a voluntary state entry for one while denying an insanity plea. Others received prison terms for marijuana possession and disposal, with several sentences suspended. Wright, 16, was sent to the welfare home in Albuquerque. Odom to Springer Industrial School.
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John R. Brand
Albuquerque
Springer
Jerry Lynn Wright
Billy Ray Odom
Springer Industrail
Les Villars
Elroy Martinez
Frank Castro
Jack Henshaw
Cleveland Mayes
Harvey Markely
John T. Wilson
McGill Furniture of
Hobbs
Genevieve Arnold Burns On Hands And Arms
Mrs Genevieve Arnold sustained severe burns to her hand and arm while she doused a fire on her daughter’s skirt near a heating stove. Kathy Arnold suffered minor leg burns but escaped serious injury thanks to her mother’s quick actions.
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Geneieve Arnold
Kathy Arnold
Kathy
Fire Alarm Reported Near 300 Avenue L Lovington
An alarm was turned in to the Lovington fire department shortly after 1 pm Friday when boys allegedly built a bonfire under the foundation of a house at 300 Avenue L. One fire truck was dispatched to the scene.
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Lovington
Avenue L
Shopper Suspends Free Throw Sheet Roots Since 1954
The Free throw away sheet began in 1954 by Clyde Carson and faded out on Thursday, marking the end of its run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Carson
Lovington Chief Cleared in Local Rumor of Hobbs Incident
Lovington Mayor and city council concluded an investigation into rumors of a fight involving Police Chief C D Stout and former district attorney Randy Reese in Hobbs. After interviews, the group gave Stout a clean bill of health and found no evidence of any altercation.
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Lovington
The
Quietus
Police
C. D
Stout
Hobbs
Chief Stout
Randy Reese
Jack Underwood
Reese
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Jerry Wrigth Lovington
Glenn Edwards
Orville Hendrew
Joe Walton
D. A
Gov. Simms
Hobbson
Genevieve Arnold
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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