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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1950
Page
6
Easter and spring celebrations call for simple parties with light attire and a cake. A pineapple batida blends crushed pineapple milk vanilla and salt with pale dry ginger ale over ice to serve four, offering a tangy refreshing drink to accompany a small gathering.
New Mexico bean acreage for 1950 is set at 119,014 acres, a 17 percent reduction from 1949 planted area and a 22 percent drop from 1947-49 averages. State and county committees will determine individual farm allotments based on 1947-49 reports, with a national quota of 1,421,092 acres for 15 major dry edible bean states. Dry beans graded U S No 2 or better will receive about 6.30 per hundredweight, about 75 percent of par. The 1949 national average price support was higher by 25 cents per cwt.
Wheat rose on southwest markets due to poor conditions and strong CCC demand. No 1 hard ordinary wheat quoted at 2.45 to 2.50 per bushel in Texas, up 1.5 cents week over week. Corn followed with No 2 yellow at 1.55 to 1.55 1/2, No 2 white steady 1.70 to 1.75. Fort Worth No 2 oats 94.25 to 95.25 cents, up 1.25 to 1.5 cents. No 2 barley 1 to 2 cents higher at 1.36 to 2.42. No 2 yellow mile at 2.36 to 2.41 per hundred pounds.
Jack Brogden, 23, was hospitalized with burned ear membranes after accidentally pouring turpentine in his ears. The records do not explain how the incident happened and list General Hospital Knoxville as the care location.
The 1950 cotton classification and marketing services under the Smith-Doxey Act follow 1949 procedures. Group applications from New Mexico should be filed with the Cotton Branch, Production and Marketing Administration, USDA, in Washington, D. C., after planting and by July 15. Early filing ensures maximum benefits and timely sample processing. samples are drawn from both base sides by bonded samplers or warehouse employees. In 1949-50, classification for members covered about 10.4 million bales, over 66 percent of the crop, up from 8.07 million bales and 55 percent in 1948-49.
Southwest feed markets weakened last week amid slow demand and warm weather. Soybean meal and several grain feeds fell sharply in north Texas while meat scraps and tankage rose modestly. Farmers’ cash receipts from sheep and lambs declined 20 percent from 1948 to 1949.
Government guidance praises potatoes cooked in their skins for preserving vitamin C and thiamine. It encourages frequent use, affordable prices, and suggests recipes from cookbooks for all meals. Late crop spuds in storage are described as sound and market-ready.
Keeping clean is big business with the industry spending about 75 million dollars yearly to maintain uniforms and supply clean linens. Cotton dominates the linen trade, about 99 percent of tonnage, with 105 150 bales used in 1948 across twenty item kinds including aprons towels napkins and coats. Replacing textiles costs roughly 55 million dollars annually due to routine cleaning and public towel use.
April 14 Pan American Day will be honored by special programs organized by women extension clubs and 4 H clubs across New Mexico.
The coach asks a nonplaying sub how to attack on their 10 yard line and the reply prompts a joke about moving up on the bench. The text then shifts to athletic health noting rickets in hogs can be prevented by a balanced ration and adequate vitamins and minerals.
Instructions mix flour sugar and margarine then blend in cinnamon and nuts. Reserve some crumb, add milk eggs and baking powder to remaining mix, bake in a greased 9 inch pan at 875 F for minutes yielding one cake.
In Owosso Michigan Scott Randell recalls the rifle he bought in 1899 for 11.50. The gun has bagged 60 deer three bears and a wildcat over its fifty years of service.
Bert Hahn aged 52, a former Minneapolis police officer who retired in 1945 after 22 years on the force, moved to Annandale in 1947 and was elected mayor in 1949.
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