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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1956
Page
5
Dunn's Trading Post features many gifts for Father's Day including craftsman billfolds pipe racks Anson calf links tie bars Narelco razors fishing reels and steak knives Also lists items like revolving bar beverage sets and easy chairs.
Lea County reports ongoing oil flow in the Dean Devonian field zone at 12,966 to 13,181 feet with a 53 minute gas surge and 65 minute onset of oil. No gauges shown while a 2,000 foot water blanket rose in 53 minutes and a 4 hour 40 minute open tool kept oil flowing. Discovery No. 1 Elliott Federal in northeast Lea County, 14 miles northeast of Tatum, flowed 88 barrels of 41.9 degree oil in 24 hours through a 2,464 inch choke from 9,466 to 9,480 feet after 3,500 gallons of acid. The Rhodesian ridgeback joins the American Kennel Club lists.
Free roll of film with your first order of 50 cents or more in photo finishing and this ad. Regular prices include 28 exposure rolls 1.00, 12 exposure rolls 70 cents, reprints 6 cents. Mail orders only from Estacado Photo Shop P O Box 695 Lubbock Texas.
Four women at General Dynamics Electric Boat division help design atomic powered submarines. Agnes Summers leads sound and vibration reduction to cut noise and fatigue. Mary Mac Donald heads piping stress analysis. Marilyn Alfieri and Marjorie Liberman perform complex math, materials testing, and metallurgical work.
In Albuquerque attorney general Richard H. Robinson wed his former spouse Billie Grubitz’s rival, a ceremony in Socorro surprised friends. Robinson, defeated in the May 8 primary for Congress, plans to return to private law practice after losing the seat he sought.
Violence flared in Cyprus with one person dead and 12 wounded after three bomb attacks in Nicosia’s Murder Mile. An 18 year old British soldier died as a grenade struck his jeep while a militant shouted his birthday curse. Civilians and security forces suffered in the attacks. In Algiers rebels killed 17 loyal Muslims in an east village raid.
Budget supervisor George Saffran notes many houses stand on former dumps in Milwaukee. Mayor Frank Zeilder, a backer of slum clearance, counters that many dumps remain as homes today.
Lea Vegetable Growers Association met May 11 to review vegetable markets and production costs. Leaders Bill Wiltbank and W A Wunsch outlined regional potential, while an May 15 irrigation field day at Marion Benham farm showcased underground and overhead systems. 4-H club notes cover fat lambs and beef calves, cotton contest, and upcoming meetings.
Testimony at the hearing centers on alleged abuse by officers and Williams's arrest history, with cross examination noting lack of a warrant and Williams’s prior confinement. Three Lovington police are jailed and arraigned with bail set, while city officials and federal agents discuss the incident.
The Salvation Army Lassies visit children's wards and veterans in hospitals and homes for the aged to comfort patients. Last year they aided over 2 million hospital patients and elderly residents. During Salvation Army Week in May 2027 the public will learn about the Army's work. The organization began humbly with eight people and now has thousands of officers and members operating hundreds of centers and units helping millions nationwide.
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