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Lovington Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1955

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Lovington Bands Shine At Southeastern Festival

Lovington High School Varsity Band earned a second consecutive I division rating at the Southeastern District Instrumental Music Festival in Carlsbad. The Lovington Junior High Cadet Band received a II division rating and an I in sight reading. Judges praised tone, organization, and performance, with multiple ensembles and soloists earning I II or III ratings throughout the day.

Southeastern New Mexico Lovington High School Lovington Junior High Carlsbad Eulenspitgel Rrahms Board of Education America Lovington Pat Dixon Warida Austin Ester McElroy Linda Austin Leslie Crow Gail Love Hal Johnson Penny Fort Ronnie Holley Brookie Anderson Nancy Lowery Thomas Ballard Bill Gunn Wilma Collins Gary O’kief Joe Bustamante Larry Ancell Lowery Hall Mike Binkley Leslie Gillett Melba Love Donald Gill Fred LeBeau Jackson Smith Jimmy LeBeau Betty Yancy Abb Gunn Joyce Lowery Judy Knight Linda Earnest Ann Gann Dorothy Mosley Dale Ridenour Paul Moore Watkins Warren Dill Plyman Hobbs High Eunice High Jal High Artesia Roswell Hondo Ruidoso Ft Sumner Melrose Clovis Portales Tucumcari Tatum High F. John Pulman Stanley Siebenthal Instrumental Carlsbad High School Southeastern District Music Educaion Association Justin D. Bradbury The Artesia High School

FTA Officers Elected at March Meeting

The Future Teachers of America group met March 24 at the High School chorus building electing officers including President Joann Patton Vice President Eddie Mack Robinson Secretary Jerrie Lou Camp Treasurer Nella Frier Historian Frances Short Librarian La Jean Fort Parliamentarian Larry Shivers and Song Leader Rosa English The Boggs Club name was chosen and charter members have paid dues and requested a club charter 84 students attended the session Present were Jimmy Henry Jefferson Elementary principal and Bonnie Russell Lovington High practice teacher

Future Teachers of America Joann Patton Eddie Mack Robinson Jerrie Lou Camp Nella Frier Frances Short la Jean Fort Larry Shivers Rosa English H. C. Pannell Magh Boggs Club Jimmy Henry Jefferson Elementary School Bonnie Russell Lovington High School

Patteson Asks Public to Name City Commissioner Ticket

D. D. Pat Patteson running for City Commissioner with four others Slim Richards E M Hester Charlie Campbell and Hubert Maddux on a single ticket. The group has no formal name and Patteson offers to name the ticket for them.

Sez D. D Pat” Patteson Pat Four Oters Slim’ Richards E. M. Hester Charlie Campbell Hubert Maddux

Nash Named Assistant District Attorney in Lea County

Kermit Nash of Hobbs has been named assistant district attorney for Lea County succeeding Joe Walton who resigned on Saturday. Nash, who arrived in Hobbs in 1951 from Drumright Oklahoma, studied law at Oklahoma Law School and was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 1952. He has practiced with Neal and Girand and later opened his own office, and will assume the Lea County DA post on April 1 with his wife and three children.

Kermit Nash Hobbs Lea County Joe Walton Mr. Nash Drumright Oklahoma Oklahoma Law School Kim Nedra ‘Anne Carol Lynne Nash New Mexico Neal and Girand Dashko

Boss Holder's Ticket Declared by Speaker

The speaker asserts the ticket is not his own but says the “Boss” blessed each of the five and thus designates the ticket as Boss Holder's, inviting acceptance or rejection.

Strange Bedfellows in Local Mayoral Race History

Four years ago Phillip Robinson sought mayor with Hubert Maddux on the ticket alongside Sim. Backed by Jawn Campbell whose brother supported the machine. Now Maddux and Jawn's brother Charlie run with the machine's blessing they once opposed.

Phillip Robinson Hubert Maddux Sim Jawn Campbell Maddux Jawn Charlie

Candidate Signer Dismisses Donations Amid Fear of Water Shutoffs

A signer for a candidate downplayed the act saying it did not mean anything. The person added they would sign all ballots if asked and feared declining, joking about possible water shutoffs as a consequence.

Auto collision at Tatum damages two cars

A 1952 Ford driven by Joe Lunch sustained 750 dollars of damage after a collision with a Chevrolet driven by Leo Morris at Tatum. Morris escaped with 150 dollars in damage. No charges were filed.

Ford Joe Lunch Chevrolet Leo Morris Tatum Morris

Spring Storms Ravage Nation Across Regions

United Press reports storms cause death and destruction across the nation. Snow and cold grip the Midwest from the Great Plains to the Ohio valley while dust storms hit the Southwest. Floods in the South and an ice jam on the Niagara River strain evacuations and relief efforts. Three air force men die in a jet crash near El Paso during a dust storm. Army engineers use dynamite to attempt to break the ice jam between New York and Canada.

United Press Mowest Southwest Nortwest Air Force Fl Paso Texas Midwest Great Plains Ohio Valley Mississippi Tombigbee River Niagara River New York Canada

Wilson Succeeds Erwin In State High Engineering Post

Lawrence D. Wilson takes over as the new state high engineer on Monday, relieving C. O. Erwin who moves to a lower authority role. Wilson plans to reorganize top department levels, restore construction authority to district engineers, and appoint a coordinator under himself. The district must find a new place for Erwin. In other news, Roswell hosted the district tournament ending the Wildcat season with good outlook for next year as most A squad players return including Eddie Mack Robinson and Phil Schroeder. The B squad under coach Ross Black finished the season with players Jerry Carter Jimmy LeBeau Jimmy Smith Wayne Pruitt and others.

Lawrence D. Wilson Wilson C. O. Erwin Erwin Wildcat Roswell Wildcats L. C. Degzen Eddie Mack Robinson Phil Schroeder Tommy Black Jimmy Beavers Delbert Shirey James Scott Enoch Dawkins Billy Cates Ross Black Jerry Carter Boyd Creek Jimmy LeBeau Jimmy Smith Wayne Pruitt A. D. Black Rayburn Corbitt Coach Black Dolan Moore Don Perry Ken Stout von Marler Durward Stell David Beattie

Record U S Industry Roars Back With Output Gains

Weekly review shows automobile production at peak for the week, steel at 94 percent capacity producing 2.27 million tons, electricity up 15 percent from a year ago, and crude oil and gasoline inventories hitting records as the economy edges toward recovery. Banking mergers spark optimism while stock market hints at a rally. Dividends rise to new February highs as Chrysler and GM forecast record first quarters.

Fear of Red China attack in Formosa straits prompts war talk

American military sources warn Red China may strike Matsu in the Formosa area within weeks with a possible follow up invasion of Quemoy. officials caution against fixed timing while acknowledging high risk of a major Asian war.

Red China Far East Massa Sland United Press Formosa Straits United States Tokyo U. P Pentagon China Formosa Yikiang Tachen Namchi Matsu Quemoy Joseph Martin Massachusetts Reds Russia Asia

Bridges Warns Far East Tensions Reach Critical Level

Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire calls the Far East situation very serious and says Red China could strike Nationalist offshore islands within two months based on recent reports.

Washington Styles Bridges New Hampshire Far East China

Catholics clash with police over Brussels education bill

Tens of thousands of Catholics march on Brussels protesting a socialist government plan to cut state support for parochial schools. Police, enforcing a ban on assembly, clash with demonstrators. about 1500 arrested and hundreds injured as 10,000 officers use nonlethal force.

Brussels Belgium Brussel

Hull Suffers Stroke in Bethesda Hospital

Washington reports former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, 83, has had a stroke and remains in critical condition at the Naval Medical Center Hospital in Bethesda Maryland.

Russia Seeks Terms for Disarmament Plan

Britain cites Russia proposing disarmament only on its terms. Sir Anthony Nutting notes the Western plan would cut armed forces of the United States, Russia, and Red China to 500,000 each. Russia rejected the U N disarmament conference plan and offered a one third cut of all world armies. The West refused, fearing Soviet forces would exceed Western powers.

Britain Russia Sir Anthony Nutting United States Red China Nutting U. N London

Tatum Man Denies Stabbing

Johnny Earl Coleman of Tatum told the sheriff's department that the shoulder wound came from a nail, not a stab. He said he struck himself accidentally while running to escape a dog and rammed a nail into his shoulder.

Johnny Earl Coleman Tatum Sheriff’s Department Coleman

Stocks Edge Higher on New York Exchange

Stocks rose again on Monday with moderately active dealings. Small gains appeared in rail chemical electronics oil aircraft communications and steel issues.

New York Exchange

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