Lovington Softball League adds two teams and revises schedule
The Lovington Softball League started Monday May 21 with Amerada facing Mallamar and Buckeye vs Lions. Two new teams Petty Seismograph and McAllester Fuel joined, bringing total to ten and prompting a complete schedule revision with 10 clubs: Amerada, Mallamar, Buckeye, Lions, McDonald, Nowell Drug, Magnolia, Magnolia Seismic, Petty, and McAllester Fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petty
McAllester
Lovington
Amerada
Mallamar
Buckeye
Lovington Lions
Petty Seismograph
Lions
McDonald
Nowell Drug
Magnolia
Magnolia Seismic
McAllester Fuel
McAllester Fuel Lions
Nowell
Maljamar Buckeye
Magnolia Nowell
McDonald-Petty Lions
Seismic Lions
Magnolia Nowell Drug
McDonald Lions
Lions Magnolia Seismic
McDonald Mallamar
Tea Held For Art Exhibit Opening at ENMU
A Monday tea at Portales formally opened the spring art exhibit featuring Eastern New Mexico University students. Lea County exhibitors included Martha Randolph L F Isaacs Fay Bernard of Hobbs Margaret McDonald of Buckeye and Hugh Clardy of Lovington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portales
Eastern New Mexico University
Lea County
Martha Randolph
L. F. Isaacs
Fay Bernard
Hobbs
Margaret McDonald
Buckeye
Hugh Clardy
Lovington
Eastern Star Past Matrons Meet At Groves Home
The Pat Matron's Club of the Eastern Star gathered May 15 at Mrs. Gussie Groves with hostesses Mrs. Flossie Stoneham and others. A prayer opened the meeting, followed by a program on Love and Faith inspired by St. John. Kate Garrett presided at the business session before a social hour with bingo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eastern Star
Gussie Groves
Flossie Stoneham
Maud Woodward
Myrtle Kindel
St. John
Kate Garrett
Pannell Transferred to Ft. Sam Houston
Now at Ft. Sam Houston PFC H. C. Pannell son of Supt and Mrs H C Pannell of Lovington transferred to Ft. Sam Houston from Rome New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pannell
Lovington
Ft. Sam Houston
Rome
New York
Oil activity draws world to Lea County and rigs hum
Lea County oil field news reports Texas Co and Amerada Petroleum Corp drilling hot on the dawn of a deeper Pennsylvanian and Devonian frontier. Drilling sites spread across Lea and Roosevelt Counties with multiple wildcats, completions, and depths noted including Magnolia No 1 Federal-Davis, 9664 feet total depth, and other tests like No 1 Elliott Federal and No 1 BTL. Operators include Texico, Gulf Oil, Amerada, Magnolia, Phillips, Ohio Oil, and Sinclair among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas Co
West
Lea County
Texaco
Saunders Field
Los Nietes Co
Elliott Federal
Lovington
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Federal-Davis
Federal Davis
Crossroads
Texas Co. No
Gladiola
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Wildcat
Buffalo Oil Co
Baish
C&w Lea Wildcat
Mallamar
Phillips Petroleum Co
Denton
Ohio Oil Co
Carruth Federal
Lea
Forest Oil Corp
H. L. Low
Fred Turner
Aid Federal
West Lea County
Southern Union Gas Co
Eunice
Sinclair
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
W. M. Strickland Dora
Roosevelt County
Portales
J. B. Brown
Spartan Drilling Co
Atlantic Refining Co
Bull Oil Corp
San Amdres
E. J. McCurdy
McElroy
Key
Chaves County
Levers Oil Co
San Andres
Sestiom
Double-6 Club Wienie Roast Hosted Before Oil Field Notes
The Double-6 club met at Mallamar Park for a wienie roast Wednesday night then gathered at Dale Kennedys to play canasta. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, Blakely, Woo ten, Duckworth, Kennedy, and Northam. Also noted are oil drill reports for Levers Oil Co No 1 State and Sharples Oil Corp Seth Alston in New Mexico and Lea County, with depths and locations described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Double-6
Mallamar Park
Dale Kennedys
Sharples Oil Corp
Midland
Denver
Seth Alston
Wildcat
Lea County
1927 Bridge Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs Power
Mrs Gail Power hosted the May 16 gathering at her home for the 1927 Bridge Club. Four-handed play produced high scores for Mrs Phyllis Williams and Mrs Tom Bridgforth with cut prizes given to Mrs Jerry Clayton and Mrs H C Parnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Power
Bridge Club
Phyllis Williams
Tom Bridgforth
Jerry Clayton
H. C. Parnell
Rancher's Supply Reforms with Ray Short as Field Man
Ray Short re-forms Rancher's Supply as a field man after a year with the firm. He is popular among county ranchers and farmers for his work and trustworthiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Short
Shorts
Local Mothers Attend ENMU Luncheon in Portales
Mrs. Gussie Groves and Mrs. Joella Robinson attended a luncheon at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. The event, hosted by the Kappa Delta Alpha sorority, honored the mothers of sorority members Pat Groves and Margie Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Groves
Joella Robinson
Portales
Kappa Delta Alpha Sorority
Pat Groves
Margie Robinson
Mrs Goodwin Visits Mother in Oklahoma
Mrs O H Goodwin of Maljamar returns from Enid Oklahoma after visiting her mother Mrs Leon Hardy for Mother's Day. She traveled with her brother Nolan W Hardy of California, who passed through Maljamar en route to Enid and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Goodwin
Mother
Oklahoma
O. H. Goodwin
Maljamar
Enid
Leon Hardy
Nolan W. Hardy
California
Nolan
Mallamar
Homer Hibbets Hosts Men’s Bridge Club Evening
Homer Hibbets hosted the weekly Men’s Bridge Group session Wednesday night. Attendees included W. W. Carter Charles Corder Bill Badgett Hank Hazen C T Sparkman Tom Bridgforth Harold Bridgforth Finis Heidel Bill Hessler Andy Swarthout Bernard Love Dr H W Gillett and John Shearman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hibbets
W. W. Carter
Charles Corder
Bill Badgett
Hank Hazen
C. T. Sparkman
Tom Bridgforth
Harold Bridgforth
Finis Heidel
Bill Hessler
Andy Swarthout
Bernard Love
Dr. H. W. Gillett
John Shearman
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Amerada - Mallamar
Oed
Petty Nowell Drug
McDonald-Lions
Ameradas
McAlester McDonald-Amerada
Petty McDonald
McAlitter Fuel
Wees
McDonald McAllester
Magnolia-Mallamar
Enmu
Abbey Crowley
Lovington Welding Shop
Supepem
Tatum
Gulf Oil Corp
Dickinson
Four Lake
North
Oith
Bob Patterson
Buck Blakely
J. F. Wooten
O. A. Duckworth
Kennedy
Ruby Northam
Haggerman
Mrs
Course
Coffe
Mmes Mary Ruth McCrory
John Campbell
Dick McLaughlin
Ellis Staggner
Bernard Vincinti
J. P. Morgan
J. E. Simmons
Phillis Williams
Bob Morgan
Jimmy Henry
Howard Howell
Scharbauer Eidson
Pete Hooper
Logan Beal
Weldon Cox
Roy Tomlinson
LEA County Motor CO
Nairobi
Africa
Louis X
Careme
Clarke
Cuttom
America
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