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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1952
Page
8
An old clipping advertises Sow Want Ads for pianos and used instruments from Jarratt Music Company Hobbs. It includes a 207 acre Ozark farm with 6 room house, cattle, crops and equipment offered at 27000 dollars, plus a separate ranch for sale. It also contains probate and water rights notices from Lea County New Mexico.
Dr. Howard McDonald of Portales and Lovington was named president of the New Mexico Optometrists at their annual convention in Carlsbad. The event featured Dr Louis Jacques Sr of Los Angeles presenting the blur point test, now widely used by about 7,000 U.S. optometrists to assess blur resistance and guide lifelong glasses use. The program included by law revisions, a Crawford Hotel banquet, and films on optometry. Other Lea County attendees were Dr James A Caylor Dr D L Mayes and Dr Kenneth Osborne of Hobbs.
Miss Bettie Lou Beverly and Miss Jo Ann Jackson will perform in a piano recital Sunday May 4 at 3 p m at the Lovington Youth Center. Nell Wilks and Betty Jo Williams will usher. Miss Beverly will play six numbers from Beethoven Chopin Brahms and Mendelssohn. Miss Jackson will play six numbers from Chopin Rachmaninoff Godard Debussy and Moszkowski. They will perform a duet, Grande Valse Caprice by Engelmann.
Job listing seeks a reliable man with a car to call on farmers in the local county. Pays about 25 dollars per day or more with no capital required. Write response to apply.
Humorous quip plays on the idea of marriage for looks with a twist about needing a frame to match the picture. The line uses playful courtship banter to imply matching beauty and presentation.
Notice is given that James L. Moon of Hobbs applied March 24 1952 to the State Engineer for a permit to change the location of well L-48 by abandoning the current use and drilling a new 8 inch well about 120 feet deep in Section 2 Township 19 South Range 38 East to irrigate 6.5 acres. Water appropriation not to exceed 3 acre feet per acre per year. Well L-48 to be retained for other lands with valid rights. Any interested party may object.
April 28 29 marriage licenses list several couples from Odessa Hobbs Midland Seminole El Paso and Brownfield. Names include Patsy Minter and J R Mackey Patsy Sullivan and Lonnie Rogers Jr Joan Crawford and Rufus Schofield Collie Shannon and J L Faye Hillhouse Perry Burke Dorene Allen Patsy Hogue Elmer Phillips Irene Smithy O J Lewis Gladys Hendricks Clinton Howell Zelma Hilburn Chas Wade Linnie Tindel and Travis Riddle with ages ranging from 17 to 39.
Birth notices list several newborns with parents and weights. Jas O. Hoyhmer Eunice N M welcomed a child April 23 morning in Hobbs, Kenneth Ray 5 lbs 6 oz to T C Jackson, Richard Glen 7 lbs 2 oz to Floyd H, Gary Dennis 6 lbs 5 1/4 oz to Jas D Moore, and others born late April at Hobbs.
Friday night events in the high school gym featured fifth through eleventh graders in tumbling boxing volleyball and basketball. Girls volleyball and rhythm games with polka schattisca and glow worm drew most participation. About 50 boys joined in various activities under directors Miss Janet Mardis and Guy Smith as a large crowd watched.
The Wo men's society 9 1 Christian Sev ice of the Clovis District met April 29 at the Methodist Church. A Lovington group presented the playlet An Antioch Scene depicting a mother and daughter from the book of Acts. Attendees from Lovington included Mrs. J. B. Selman Mrs. E. M. Cloud Mrs. J. H. Graham and Mrs. Ray Ross.
The Eunice Chamber of Commerce Athletic Committee sponsors softball for the season as they clear sand from the diamond. A separate report estimates potential benzene production from current crude oil output at 825 million gallons, over triple present demand.
G W Dub Evans toured Lea County as part of a Republican bid for land commissioner. He visited Hobbs Lovington and Tatum after claiming to have visited 29 of 32 New Mexico counties. Evans noted his two years as Cattle Growers Association president and argued for a business approach to the office which handles about 13 million dollars annually for schools and land protection.
The Presbyterian and Methodist Churches of Lovington plan a joint Vacation Bible School this summer. Directors from both churches met to finalize plans at the Methodist Church. The school will run in the first two weeks of June with Mrs. J. P. Morgan directing.
The annual music night scheduled for May 12 is canceled due to illness of Mrs. Florence Anderson who is recuperating from surgery and staying with her sister Mrs. Jucia Staubers in Clovis. The annual band night will proceed at the school on Friday May 7 at 7 30 for grade students with W. M. Hendricks as director.
The WSCS met at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon with 27 members present. Visitor Mrs. Tom Ansley of Popular Bluff Missouri attended. Mrs. Lee Burt hosted and served refreshments. Mrs. Ray Ross gave a talk on education and missionary work.
Val Reakes, secretary of the Eu nice Chamber of Commerce, visited the Lovington Chamber of Commerce on Monday morning to discuss regional business affairs.
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