Miller-Waldrop Furniture Opens With Open House
Miller Waldrop Furniture Co opens Tuesday May 20 from 6 30 to 9 30 at 7th street and the Artesia highway. Four prizes include a 250 bedroom set 79 95 chrome dinette and 50 in trade. register to win not required to attend. Owners Alex K Miller and Barney L Waldrop plan a large stock from Kroehler Flexsteel and other lines with Sunbeam Maywood and Philco products. Local figures from Lubbock and Roswell join as managers and staff. four hundred prizes to be awarded at opening night
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Miller Waldrop Furniture Co
Alex K. Miller
Lubbock
Texas
Barney L. Waldrop
Sister
Meads Bakery
Waldrops
Waldrop
First Baptist Church
Roswell
Kroehler
Mengal
Virtue Bros
Cos Co
Philco
New Furniture Company
7Th Street
Artesia Highway
Miller Waldrop Furniture
Marine Commandant Joins Joint Chiefs Of Staff
The House voted to make the Marine Corps commandant a Joint Chiefs of Staff member and to prevent any reduction of the Marine Corps below its current strength. The decision reflects a push to maintain marine forces at existing levels and ensure high level coordination.
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Washington
House
Marine Corps
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Court Filings Slack Off For Jury Term
District Court filings have waned ahead of the new jury term opening Monday. Notable cases include Jessie Mae Jones versus Thomas B. Jones for divorce and several compensation actions against E F Moran Inc and Moran Drilling Co. Quiet title actions target Tony Hurta vs W E Cunningham and Weldon Lair versus Garland Farr, with Kenneth E Crown versus Frank Crabtree and Wayne Betenbaugh versus Maxine Betenbaugh among the docket.
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Wm. Beauchamp
Jessie Mae Jones
Thomas B. Jones
Manley Lee Hunt
E F. Moran
Kenneth E. Crown
Frank Crabtree
Ranchers Supply Robbed of 350 Dollars in New Tools
Police report a burglary at Ranchers Supply where about 350 dollars worth of new tools were taken. Entry was forced via a hasp on a sliding door. intruders fled when two employees arrived to cover feed. No arrests yet. second break in Lovington this week.
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Charlie Campbell
Herman Robinson
John Campbell
Campbell
Robinson
Lovington
Beauty on a Garbage Truck in Houston
Oran Butler, a Black garbage truck driver in Houston, adorns his truck daily with a bouquet of Sowers, arguing there is a place for beauty in everyday work.
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Houtson
Tex
Oran Butler
Butler
Poppy Day Proclaimed By Lovington Mayor
Mayor Phillip Bevinson proclaims Saturday May 24 as Poppy Day urging citizens to wear memorial poppies. Disabled veterans from the American Legion Auxiliary will distribute poppies and collect donations for veterans and children of veterans.
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Phillip Bevinson
America
Phillip Robinson
City of
Lovington
Insurance on State Police Was Cancelled
United Press reports the Mountain States Casualty Co canceled workmen's compensation insurance for New Mexico state police. The insurer, led by Senator Clinton Anderson, gave no reason. Claims against the firm totaling 32000 preceded the cancellation. The state paid about 6000 annually. A 16000 payout followed Patrolman Nash Garcia’s ambush murder, and a 16000 verdict was returned against the firm for Captain A. H. Hathaway’s total permanent disability.
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Mountain States Casualty Co
Clinton Anderson
Nash Garcia
Albuquerque
A. H. Hathaway
Reward Offered for John Wade Safe Return
The reward for the safe return of John Wade has been raised to 10000 dollars. J F Sprowis, reward committee chairman, says the payment may be in whole or part for information leading to the child's return. Wade, three, disappeared from the front porch of Rev Anthem Wade and his wife in Aztec two weeks ago after church. A thorough search has yielded no clues.
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John Wade
Aztec
J. F. Sprowis
Young Wade
Anthem Wade
Truck Crashes Into Yellowstone Hotel Front Door
Kenneth Wall of Stroll SD intended to stop overnight at the Yellowstone hotel in Hettinger ND but failed to do so. His truck skidded and crashed into the hotel front door.
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Makes Quicks Ltd
Hettinger, N. D
Kenneth Wall
Stroll
S. D
Yellowstone Hotel
Lovington Leader Publisher Mixed on Chamber Claim
The Lovington Leader reports a dispute over who said a remark about the Lovington Chamber of Commerce. Jake Hill insists he said it, not John Campbell, while Campbell confirms Jake’s claim. The piece notes the publisher skipped reading the article and the proofreader did not resolve the misattribution.
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Jake Hill
Campbell
John Campbell
Jake
Kili
Wen
Lovington Chamber of Commerce
John Camp
Ader
John
Lovington
Lamesa Man Held in Lovington Boot Shop Robbery
Enrique Gusman from Lamesa Texas is jailed in Lea County after the Thursday night break in at the Dean Boot Shop Lovington. He was arrested by Undersheriff James Robinson and Assistant Chief Joe Price. A H R pistol two new bill folds and a wine bottle were found on him. Lovington Abstract Co. was entered the same night with no missing items. Access was gained through a restroom window and a broken glass window started the break in. A large rock was found inside the bootshop.
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Enrique
T Gusman
Lea County
Dean
Lovington
Gusman
Lamesa
Texas
James Robinson
Joe Price
Lovington Abstract Co
Abstract
Funds Needed For Boys Work Drive Aids Ranch Expansion
Jack Danglade of Lovington was named county chairman to raise 5000 for New Maco Boys Ranch as part of an 85000 statewide goal. The ranch is at full capacity with 30 youths awaiting admission. Funds will build dormitory space and an infirmary, add living quarters for staff, and finance wells and land improvements to boost crop production. Donations can be sent to Jack Danglade in Lovington.
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New Mexico
Jack Danglade
Lovington
New Maco Boys Ranch
Danglade
Roy K. Stovall
Truth Or Consequences
Bay Ranch
Yancn
Cecil Pragnell
Praeube
John Love Claims Identities in 1912 Sheep Shearing Photo
John Love and Odie Thompson identify the people in a 1912 sheep shearing picture as George Ellis in a straw hat Hamp Eaves at work and the two women as May Price Moseley and Mattie Price Ellis. Readers dispute the identifications and seek confirmation.
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John Love
Odie Thompson
George Ellis
May Price
Moseley
Mattie Price Ellis
BPW Officers Installed in Candle Light Ceremony
The Lovington B P W Club installed new officers at a candle lit ceremony in the Llano Hotel Lea Room. Incoming president Mrs Genevieve Arnold announced state board chairmen and reported on convention sessions while Miss Linda Maxwell won the club scholarship.
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BPW
B&pw Club
Lovington
Bea Hessler
Lea
Llano Hotel
Genevieve Arnold
Hessler
Jewel Henry
Hulda Heidel
Logan Beal
Arnold
Mary Payne
Linda Maxwell
Melba. Womack
Hazel Berry
Myrtle Moore
Clarellen Green
Ida Lou Weist
Ben Fort
Lucille Lister
Floy Tatum
Myrtle Kindel
Ruby Wiley
Ethel Yadon
Idella Keen
Ben Hessler
Joella Robinson
Jane Polk
Eva Green
Vid Reed
Eleanor Graham
Mary Love
Chamber of Commerce
Marjorie Waits
Sue Lawlis
Ada Mae
Ben Sumner
Miss le Seur
Melba Womack
Merle Aldredge
Inez Dyskra
Floy Beil
Ada Hair
Evelyn
Two Negroes Serve On District Jury In Lea County
Two black jurors from Lovington A D Brown and Mrs Ira B Barnes sit on the Lea County District Court jury drawn Monday to hear the rape case against Arthur Renton. It marks the first Negroes to serve on a Lea County jury. Other jurors include Don Wallace Mrs R B Roberts Wayne Baliew H Pender M A Hugg C G Twilley Mrs Zack Taylor Clinton F Fourgureain Mrs W F Hessler Morris C Whitworth.
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Arthur Renton
Lovington
A. D. Brown
Ira B. Barnes
Lea County
Don Wallace
R B. M. Roberts
Wayne Baliew
H Pender
M. A. Hugg
C. G. Twilley
Zack Taylor
Clinton F.fourgureain
W F. Hessler
Morris C. Whitworth
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Wilma Jean
Mack
Sunbeam
Maywood
Firestone
Dio
Booth Tarkington
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Richmond
Pacific Ocean
Captain Kidd
John Smith
Jamestown, Va
Lovington Credit Bureau
Kenneth Orr
E. F. Moran Drilling Co
H. R. Montgomery
Cactus Drilling Co
Welter L. Clements
el Paso Natural Gas Co
United Press
Lea County Dairy Scene
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