McDonald Community Notes Highlights Local Visits
Joyful lines recount visits from Mrs. Joyce Ponder and daughter to Mrs. Lawson Montieth in McDonald, and social gatherings in Crossroads Roswell and Lovington. Notables include Kaye Fairweather earning three scholarships and Roy Woodward as Tatum’s lone senior, with students gifting Bill Whitley. Ann Robinson signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Ponder
Carlsbad
Lawson Montieth
Edna .Rdkon
Levington
N. C. Robinsons
Hugh Haey
Tatu Hishway
Ives
Sweetwater
Gregory Robinson
Effie Meroney
B. B. Barnes
Crossroads
Barnes
Kaye Fairweather
Dallas
N. C. Robinson
South Oak Clif School
Lovington
Jim Hines
Roswell
Nadine Stevenson
Stevenson
Bill English
Hilburn City
Roy Woodward
Tatum
McDonald
Roy
Albert Ellis
Louise Neutzler
Maple
Texas
John Richardson
Th Chhildren
Bill Whitley
Bill Fold
Alvin Brecken
Raymond Spears
Norman McDaniels
Ann Robinson
Weekend Wrecks Claim Two Lives in New Mexico
Over the weekend two people died in New Mexico traffic crashes raising the yearly total to 124. Canon man Juan Tafoya died near Taos while driving too fast into a curve on state highway 68. Chama woman Isabelle Martin ez perished on state highway 96 near Cuba after a high speed crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Juan Tafoya
Canon
Taos
Cuba
Chama
Isabelle Martinez
Tafoya
Ernest Webb
Eduardo
Vern Jones
Richard Boozman
Grand Saline
Texas
Hub Cap Theft Reported From Ford at Club Morrice
B J Fielder of 510 S Third says four hub caps were stolen from his 1955 Ford while he was at Club Morrice on Saturday night. He valued the stolen items at 40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Fielder
Morrice
Local Lions Plan To Attend State Convention
Lovington Lions prepare to attend the State Convention in Silver City from Saturday to Monday. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Leo Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Al Savisky, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hahan, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dotson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Selman, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Poor, Mrs. Dick Shelton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. Davis Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. David Caudill, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Carson, Mr. and Mrs. Art Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McNutt, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Love, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. Finis Heidel, Don Yarbro, Mayor Jerry Wright, O. C. Wade, Wayne Jones, Dutch Clayton and F. W. Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington Lions
Silver City
Leo Jones
al Savisky
A. L. Hahan
J. C. Dotson
J. B. Selman
Dick Poor
Dick Shelton
Fred Crocker
Davis Crocker
David Caudill
Ed Bell
Clyde Carson
Art Moon
Ernest McNutt
Bernard Love
Dave Erwin
Finis Heidel
Don Yarbro
Jerry Wright
O. C. Wade
Wayne Jones
Dutch Clayton
F. W. Hall
Gospel Singers Meet at Assembly of God in Sunday Event
Gospel Singers gathered at the Assembly of God with opening prayer by Hiram Hand and closing by Rev. Orel Butler. Officers elected included J R Franks as president and O B Powell as vice president. Next events include a May 25 sing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Clovis and a visit by Amarillo singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea Gospel Singers
Assembly of God
Hiram Hand
Orel Butler
Roscoe Williams
Seminole
J. R. Franks
Dent
O. B. Powell
W. M. Beauchamp
Bill Lewis
Geo. Kinsfather
Artesia
Hobbs
Free Will Baptist Church
Clovis
New Bethel Baptist Church
Esther Bradley
Lovington
Sea Gospel Singers
Aleutians Retain Strategic Defense Roles Across Islands
In Alaska the Aleutians stay crucial for defense as Kodiak and Adak host joint Alaskan Command bases. Salvage operations by Bankers Life retrieve usable wartime remnants while radar and coastal defenses remain on watch amid a shifting postwar role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodiak
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Kiska
Attu
Aleutian Chain
Raska
Adak
Adm
Kenneth Craig
Alaska Sea Frontier
Air Force
Army
Naval Service
Coast Guard
Great Circle Sea
America
Japan
Alaskan Command
Bankers Life and Casualty Co
Chicago
Bankers Life
Armed Services
Bering Sea
Aleutians
Soviet Union
Kuluk Bay
Navy
Shemya
Isand
Northwest Airlines
Orient
A. C. Burrows
Admiral Craig
Captain Burrows
Burrows
Watch for December Saturday rail crossing dangers
The Interstate Commerce Commission warns drivers to be careful at highway railroad crossings on December Saturdays between 5 and 7 p m. The ICC study of 1953 to 1954 incidents shows 33 558 deaths and 86 278 injuries over 20 years with motor vehicles other than motorcycles involved in about 90 percent of the accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Home From Convention
Mr and Mrs Winford Carlile returned Sunday evening from Albuquerque where they attended the State Bankers Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winford Carlile
Albuquerque
State Bankers
Mr and Mrs Dewey Polosky in Alamogordo on business
Mr and Mrs Dewey Polosky traveled to Alamogordo for a two day business trip over Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Polosky
Alamogordo
Merrill Home Hair Treatment Promises Growth Claims
Oklahoma City expert G O Abbott promotes Merrill Home Treatment for balding with testimonials from clients in Washington Alabama Texas and Texas. He notes not a universal cure and offers free examinations at the T Motel Lovington New Mexico on Sunday May 27 with no appointment needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
G. O. Abbott
International Hair and
Merrill Hair and Scalf Consultants
Merrill
Abbott
Raymond Lemmons
Lovington
N. M
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By Ann Robinson
Canada
North
Bobby Fischer
Brooklyn
Bobby
Richt
Gospel Singers
W. Allen Sims
Grace Beauchamp
Ruth Graham
Polly Collier
Viola Whitehead
Ted Parsons
Mary Sue Jordon
C. L. O’neal
Claud Cooper
Fred Parsons
Elroy Martin
Marilyn Coppedge
Jordon Sims
Mrs
Graham
Leon Rinkley
Marily Coppedge
Mrs. Sims and
By Murray M. Moler
United Press
Daily Leader
Dial
R. R
Swick Super
Buick
Jackie Gleason
South Main St
Alice Jacobson
Lyndon
D. I. Strickland Dothan, Alabama
Vernon Whitehorn Phillips
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