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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1956
Page
2
The Lovington Daily Leader, published by Lea County Publishing Co in Lovington New Mexico, lists Agnes Kastner as head editor and publisher and notes second class matter status at the post office with Sunday and Tue Fri publication days.
The Leader declares its duty to publish all news as received, asserting it does not create stories but prints them. The statement emphasizes commitment to a free press, acknowledging occasional soft-pedaling while denying suppression of any news.
The Artesia Advocate ceases publication after merging with the Artesia Press, ending a 50 year run. Fred Shaver, business manager, says a good price was received and publishers were in ill health, with the Advocate fading as the newer paper absorbs its name.
George Peck critiques socialism and Karl Marx, arguing socialism masks communism, threatens American faith and liberty, and that Hoover warned against Marxist influence. He cites religious and moral foundations as bulwarks, contrasting Western civilization with atheistic materialism while urging vigilance against creeping socialism.
United Press reports the spring series starts at Bikini Atoll with a small initial test then the main event next week a high altitude H bomb detonation over Bikini. The blast is described as immense yet smaller than the 1954 device. Dr Gaelen Felt leads the expedition with Curtiss as control ship.
Alcide Bergeron a 40 year old ham radio operator in West Newbury Mass gave friends a stitch by stitch account of his abdominal surgery. He rigged a portable set at his bedside and flashed out hourly reports of his recuperation through a bedside transmitter.
SHORT COURSES MANHATTAN Kan. UP Kansas State College in the nation s No 1 wheat state last year provided special short courses in agriculture to students from 22 foreign countries.
Former Assistant Director Fred Thompson told reporters the State Game Commission found no basis for charges of disloyalty and insubordination after a day-long hearing. The panel ruled Thompson innocent, while noting department director Homer Pickens did not act arbitrarily in his discharge. He urged reforms to strengthen the Game and Fish Department and called for legislative action to grant real authority to the commission. Thompson credited sportsmen and department personnel for backing his case and urged them to push the fight to a proper conclusion.
The skipper of the sea going tug El Sol plys between Boston and the nation’s first Texas Tower completed nearly 60 round trips, covering about 17 000 miles en route. The tower 6 000 ton radar station lies 110 miles off Cape Cod near Georges Bank.
Michigan State Normal College at Ypsilanti became the first in the nation in 1897 to offer a four year course in teacher education. This historic step established a full degree path for teacher training and set a standard for future programs nationwide.
The speaker argues for the philosophy of Christ over Karl Marx. He credits Hoover for warning about Marxist life and its impact on liberty. He claims Marxism undermines freedom for two thirds of the world and insists America must advance free men.
A 220 pound field piece stolen from Kennesaw Mountain battlefield in Georgia will be tried under Yankee government authority. The piece is declared US Government property and all National Battlefield Parks hold similar status.
Montgomery officials warn illegal parking is illegal regardless of what is parked Mrs J L Weldon found this after placing a carpenter s sawhorse on the street to reserve a spot for her car She was fined one dollar for illegally parking the sawhorse Russell Daniels of Flint Michigan was at a barber shop when a policeman spotted him as a wanted man in a robbery case The National Laugh Foundation named 1956 Wit and Wisdom awards to Bishop Fulton Sheen and Adlai Stevenson for national humor contributions
The Navy will form a naval training command with headquarters at Fort Omaha effective July 1. A rear admiral will lead the command which will supervise all naval reserve drilling units except Naval Air Reserve. District commanders keep their roles, while Fort Omaha becomes the new headquarters.
The quote frames wisdom as the essential preparation for aging, urging readers to seek divine wisdom as the most reliable support throughout life. It connects Mary Baker Eddy's guidance with a Diogenesian call to value inner knowledge over material wealth.
Seven people face charges under Santa Fe emergency ordinance against stray dogs as officials combat a rabies outbreak that has claimed a seven year old girl's life. They must appear in police court Wednesday and could face fines from five to 200 dollars or jail from five to 90 days for failing to leash pen or muzzle their dogs.
A quote from Edward Porter Humphrey declares true wisdom lies in choosing the best actions. The message ends with an exhortation to vote.
The Grapevine notes a clean Democratic primary in Lea County with six nominees including Fred Standly for State's Attorney and unopposed county officials Pat Hanagan Hobby Gann Jim Wycoff John Love and Ravenelle Tatum. The paper predicts a race between the Democratic winner and Ed Mechem with Pickett backers hoping to influence the fall contest.
The U S Department of Agriculture in Washington launches a new cotton research project to be conducted by MIT scientists. They will bombard cotton with high energy irradiation to study effects on fiber qualities and explore chemical treatments that pair with irradiation to develop new textile products. A separate ICA order cuts rates for shipments of corn oats barley and grain sorghums west of the Mississippi to meet truck competition.
The USDA and tobacco export groups unite to boost American tobacco sales in Japan with a promotion funded in part by U.S. dollars from surplus farm product sales and in part by Japanese funds. Four brands of Japanese cigarettes use American leaf and will be targeted in a broad advertising drive.
Members of the Rural Electric Co operative at Sandy Oregon voted to sell their system to Portland General Electric, the second such sale in the Pacific northwest after a Washington State public utility district shifted to Washington Water Power. The Sandy cooperative, started in the red since 1950, faced high rates yet losses persisted. An Interstate Commerce Commission rule setting minimum railroad rates has been suspended.
Republican National Committee Chairman Leonard Hall says the Eisenhower cabinet will be used as a campaign speaking team this year. He adds Agriculture Secretary Benson will probably be the busiest campaigner among the cabinet members.
Clarence Miller head of the USDA tobacco branch told a special senate subcommittee that widespread homogenized or reconstituted tobacco could cut tobacco demand by about one fifth. He noted homogenized tobacco uses stems scraps and leaf and that binder leaf demand is falling though he lacks data on cigarette or cigar use.
In Haverford Township a new ordinance bans barking and loud noises by dogs. Ordinance No. 980 imposes fines from 5 to 100 dollars for dogs that create unseemly sounds or damage property, holding owners liable.
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