Young Hobbs Girl Faces Luck With Graduation Help
In Hobbs, Joan Youngblood, daughter of D. J. and Mrs. Youngblood, endured a string of misfortunes from November 1955 to April 1956 starting with a stolen school locker and extending to a broken leg after a fall in home economics class. Griff Funeral Home will transport her to graduation so she does not miss her milestone. The New Mexico Employment Security Commission forecasts a 30 day employment upswing in Hobbs and Lea County with 20,700 workers as of March 15 and shortages in skilled trades. Nationwide, non farm payrolls rose to 183,900 by mid March with 3,321 job openings statewide in March.
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Hobbs
Joan Youngblood
D. J. Youngblood
Gila Drive
Joan
Griff Funeral Home
Employment Security Commission of
New Mexico
Hobbs Apa
Lea County
El Paso Spelling Bee Winner Earns D C Trip
Annette Pruitt an eighth grader from Lovington Junior High won the Herain Post Southwestern Championship Spelling Bee in El Paso. She spelled divisive and permissible in the 43rd round to clinch the title and a trip to Washington D C. Sixty six spellers gathered at El Paso High School for the contest first session.
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Annette Pruitt
el Paso
D. C
Annette Pruit
Lovington
el Paso High School
Local Firm Wins 16 Mile Road Project Contract
The State Highway Commission opened bids on nine projects at Santa Fe. Harry Trotz Company of Lovington won the 16 mile State Highway 467 segment from Clovis Air Force Base to Portales with a bid of 223000 dollars.
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State Highway Commission
Santa Fe
Clovis Air Force Base
Portales
Harry Trotz Company of
Lovington
Oil Center Couple Escapes Injury After Car Accident
A couple from Oil Center escaped injury when their car overturned four miles south of Monument at 1 30 a m Sunday. State Policeman Hoover Wimberly identified the driver as Mrs Mable Hanson Akin 48 and listed her husband H H Akin as a passenger.
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Oil Center
Monument
Hoover Wimberly
Mable Hanson Akin
H. H. Akin
Maljamar Woman Missing Three Days
Jeane Randell of Maljamar has been missing since Saturday morning after leaving with a postman to visit a doctor in Lovington. Her husband, Leon Randell, says she left wearing a brown checkered dress and horn rimmed glasses and has had no word since. Two children await news as Lea County authorities and the husband ask anyone with information to contact Lovington or the Lea County Sheriff's office.
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Leon Randell
Maljamar
Randell
Lovington
Jeane
Lea County Sheriffs’ Office
Gordon City
Texas
Mallamar
Colier Enters Constable Race in Lovington
Iiam F. Collier announces his candidacy for Constable of Precinct 8 Lovington subject to the Democratic primary next Tuesday. Collier cites his law enforcement background including former chief of police roles in Eldorado and Sayer Oklahoma and deputy sheriff posts in Burkburnett and Pratt.
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Iiam F. Collier
Lovington
Collier
Eldorado
Sayer
Okla
Rock Island Railway Co
el Reno
Burkburnett
Tex
Pratt
Kans
Rock Island
Pampa
Sayer, Oklo
Lea County
Future Teachers Elect Officers at Lovington High
Lovington High School Future Teachers of America elected officers for 1956 57 at the FTA meeting on Thursday Rex Hart Graves was named president Art Gill vice president Gene Gann secretary D ann Young treasurer Leon Harkey parliamentarian Ann Gann song leader Nelda Williams historian Jean Grisham librarian Miss Bonnie Russell sponsors the club and Ima Jean Johnson is the outgoing president.
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Lovington High School
Future Teachers of America
FTA
Rex Hartgraves
Art Gill
Gene Gann
D’ann Young
Leon Harkey
Ann Gann
Nelda Williams
Jean Grisham
Bonnie Russell
Future Teachers Club
Ima Jean Johnson
Final Services Tuesday For Mrs. Jerry Clayton
Mrs. Mary Clayton 53 of Lovington died April 30 at Seé General Hospital Hobbs. She married Jerry Clayton in 1924 and was born in Cameron Texas. Survived by husband two daughters and four grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. May 1 at Lovington Methodist Church with Rev John Haverland and Jordan Grooms. Burial Lovington Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Mary Clayton
Seé. General Hospital
Hobbs
Lip
Lovington
Methodist Church
John Haverland
Episcopal Church
Jordan Grooms
Lovington Cemetery
Weekly U.S. freight and markets rally on highway bill
Freight car loadings rose to a yearly high and industrial output showed gains while the House passed a 13.5 billion dollar highway program. Cement stocks led a market rebound as earnings and expansions fueled optimism for a record year across steel, energy, and construction sectors.
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United Press
The
Stock Exchange
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania Railroad
Barkley Dies at 78 After Address in Lexington
Former Vice President and Kentucky senator Alben Barkley collapsed and died at 5 30 p m Eastern Time while addressing Washington and Lee University students in Lexington Virginia. He was 78 years old.
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Lexington
Virginia
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Washington and Lee University
Barkley
Dad Barton Dies at 80 in Hobbs Texas
William Elpert Barton known as Dad Barton age eighty died after a long illness in a local hospital. He lived with daughter Mrs. Johnnie Meinecke in Hobbs. He came to Hobbs in 1940 from Tolar Texas and earlier worked as a stock farmer and state cattle inspector near Fort Worth. Survived by two sons a brother a sister three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral April 30 at 2 p m in Tolar Methodist Church with burial in Ashbury Cemetery. Green Funeral Chapel Hobbs handled arrangements.
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William Elpert
W. Herman Barton
Sadyer
Texas
H. H. Barton
Dallas
M. A. Barton
Arlington
Minnie Pilkington
California
Tolar Methodist Church
Asburry
Tolar
Green Funeral Chapel
Hobbs
Marble Tournament Set in Hobbs May 5 at VFW Hall
The Hobbs VFW will host an annual marble tournament on May 5 at 1800 North Turner. All boys through age 14 may enter starting at 9 am. The local winner advances to the Albuquerque Department Tournament and then to the National Tournament with a Paris trip for the national champion.
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The
Hobbs Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
North Turner
Albuquerque
Paris
France
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Commission
Employment Service
Annette
Mrs
J. C. Pruit
Colier
Ruby Rodgers
Maxine Raburn
Shirley Hooper
Heidel and Swarthout
Joe Collier
McAlester Fuel Company
C and M
Jerry Clayton
W. C. Stripling
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Bob Tebbitts
Dick Riser
Ben Graham
Johnny McGuffin
Jodie Evans
George Evans
Bill la Sourd
Wall Street
Financial District
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Heinz of Pickle Fame
American Gas and Electric Company
Ben Barkley
Dad Barton
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