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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1955
Page
1
Secretary Ezra Benson argues that high rigid price supports do not stop farm income decline. He spoke at the American Feed Manufacturers Association convention in Chicago. He cites wartime inflation and postwar demand as keeping prices high, and notes flexible supports take effect with 1955 crops.
Twenty two Lovington public school employees and the school board president received service pins at a dinner and program in the new high school cafeteria. The event included speeches by Hobby Gann and John Campbell, presentations by John T. Easley, and 430 attendees.
The Leader will not publish a Tuesday paper on May 31 to observe Memorial Day. The regular Thursday issue will be published as usual.
The July issue of the adventure magazine Men features an article titled Ambush by Judge H N Rice as told to Wayne Winters. It recounts the April 1952 murder of State Police Captain Nash P Garcia shot by two Acoma Indians near Grants New Mexico. Winters plans to publish another piece in about 30 days.
The civil suit of Thomas Shearman against Franklin D. Schroeder seeks cancellation of a $90,000 contract for Loving ton Press. Depositions were held in Dallas with witnesses including Hugh Shearman Beck and the Owens family. A receiver now oversees the Press under Mrs. J. E. Speegie after the previous receiver quit for a Carlsbad job.
B. B. Filippo, a Lovington resident, suffered serious injuries when a grinding wheel exploded during use several weeks ago. He is reported to be recovering nicely at an El Paso hospital.
A plastic skirt toter holds crinolines like a closed umbrella to save storage space. The washable holder is made of clear vinyl with quilted edging and is marketed by Eugene Inc of New York at 312 Fifth Ave.
A house trailer rolled over on State Road 18 about five miles south of Lovington early Thursday morning. The trailer lost a wheel and flipped in the highway while the car driven by Edward Lee Carlisle remained upright. No injuries were reported.
Announcement from Washington states REA Administrator Ancher Nelson signed a loan of about $330,000 to Lea County Electric Cooperative. Funds will expand telephone service to ranchers and farmers in Northern Lea County who previously lacked access. Construction of lines and equipment installation is expected to start soon.
CHICAGO OP Miss Louise Mojonnier of Illinois Tech says home economics majors face strong job prospects due to shortages of teachers and dietitians. She notes many graduates marry while in school and that the field offers high starting pay in teaching jobs from 3200 to 3400 dollars annually and dietitian positions paying up to 300 dollars monthly plus maintenance.
Louis Cox REA employee was driving a pole load when a Gulf Oil Co. truck driven by Howard Holt rammed his vehicle 24 miles west of Lovington. Cox was pinned to the wheel by a pole, treated at Lea General Hospital, and released with bruises after X rays showed no broken bones.
Mrs H K Howell sister in law of Mrs R H Howell died Sunday night in Andrews Texas. Mr and Mrs R H Howell Mrs Nell Taylor and Mrs Ethel Graham attended the funeral Tuesday at 3 pm at the Baptist Church in Andrews. Mrs Howell moved to Andrews in 1908.
New York reports the food industry introduces dehydrated mashed potatoes that only require heating and milk to serve. Streamline Foods Corp of Glendale, IL says the product is in most New York groceries and will be marketed nationwide.
Newsmen ask Jose Saenz why he plans to spend his $28,000 prize. He replies in Spanish that he will eat four times a day, saying Tu. easy. He is a retired resident of Mexico City and the story notes his unusual approach to the winnings.
Three polio vaccine makers Eli Lilly Wyeth Laboratories and Sharp and Dohme will adopt the government safety tests amid Washington talks with scientists and officials. Parke Davis and others are expected to follow despite concerns the new tests may slow production and delay mass inoculations.
Linda Wilder and Peggy Vowell will attend Girls State in Albuquerque from June 12 to 19. Linda Wilder will serve as president of the Senior Class for the 1955 56 term.
Mrs Pelle Etcheverry left Albuquerque and flew to New York for a ship to Le Havre France. She will visit her sister and other relatives through the summer and into early fall. The Etcheverrys are prominent Lea County ranchers.
Syracuse police received a flood of applications after offering to hire six women to join the force. The move aims to boost staffing and diversify the department.
The Hobbs Lions Club hosted about 600 Lions and spouses for a multi day convention ending Saturday. Keynote talks by Robert Roy Keaton of Lions International and Herbert C. Perry Jr. framed sessions at Eagle Gym and a banquet honoring district governors.
Mrs Eva Young 70 died Friday at Lea General Hospital Hobbs after living with daughter Sadie Ray Campbell. Born July 31 1884 in West Virginia she leaves husband Ira three daughters Florence Bradley Brah Jean Smith and Campbell and Alan Freeman of Big Spring Texas. Burial at Memorial Gardens Griffin Funeral Home in charge.
Senator Chavez asked Air Force Secretary Talbott to include Las Vegas and Hobbs among possible new base sites. Artesia Carlsbad residents also urged consideration while Las Vegas officials said an Air Force inspection team may visit soon and Hobbs could be inspected as well.
Four men Walter Dennis Woodward Billy Joe Cochran Jim A Stroud and Raynard R Atkins were arrested Wednesday night for disturbing the peace and fighting after a brawl at Scotty's Bar at 11 15 p m They were released on $100 bonds each Atkins was taken to Lea General hospital in Hobbs where his wounds were treated
Lea County State Bank and Lovington National Bank open drive in windows on Tuesday May 31 offering main street drive through access and rear lot windows. The new service speeds deposits and matches big city bank convenience.
Hagerstown Indiana. Mrs James Nelson recovered a purse nine years after it was lost when found in a package addressed to her in her maiden name. She recalled nothing missing.
Lovington officials approved $50 for Memorial Day cemetery weed and grass work and confirmed city plots four by twelve feet priced at $20 each. The commission contrasted Lovington plots with a rival private cemetery claiming higher costs and a purported perpetual care plan with 20 percent deposited for care.
In Indianapolis a car fire forced firefighters to lift the hood only to discover there is no engine beneath. The vehicle appeared to be a complete shell with the fire quickly contained by responders. No injuries were reported.
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