Lovington Hosts Teen Age Road-E-O at Wildcat Stadium
Lovington High School schedules its first Teen Age Road-E-O for November 20 at 3 00 p m in Wildcat Stadium with preliminaries starting November 10 Written tests on traffic rules and road con s rules will test contestants along with skill tests Eighty students compete among 18 seniors 28 juniors 26 sophomores and 8 freshmen Winners receive fountain pens donated by the student council and Lea County Insurers Association Potential state Road-E-O participation noted Outstanding guest Jess Holmes director of driver education and safety in New Mexico leads the event Rock Ashcraft named a Distinguished AFROTC Student at New Mexico A&M with future commission prospects
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Lovington
Wildcat Stadium
Lovington High School
Lea County Insurers Association
Jess Holmes
New Mexico
Stop or Go On Red Forbidden in New Mexico
The New Mexico attorney general's office holds that motorists may not turn right on red unless a traffic signal explicitly allows it. Cities may permit turns by installing such signals. on state and US highways the turn remains forbidden.
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United Press
Attorney General's Office
New Mexico
Walter R. Regal
Eunice Residents Plan For 2nd Hospital
Eunice residents meet November 17 at City Hall to lay plans for a new hospital. Two young physicians are said to be interested in locating there. The town now has one hospital with about 14 beds and aims to raise funds without county funds. A county bond issue to build a Eunice unit failed two years ago.
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Eunice
Court reporter appointed for District Judge Brand
Clarence V. Johnson of Washington DC is named court reporter to District Judge John R. Brand. Johnson, with two children, will relocate his wife and family to Hobbs soon. He uses a stenomask and repeats testimony recorded on a dictaphone.
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Clarence V. Johnson
John R. Brand
Mr. Johnson
Washington, D. C
Hobbs
Window peeper reported in West Avenue H area
Mrs. James Hobbs of 915 West Avenue H told police of a window peeper Saturday night. Officers searched the neighborhood but found no one sighted.
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James Hobbs
West Avenue H
Divorces and Judgments Granted in Lea County District Court
District Court records show multiple divorces and civil judgments since October 13. Names include Markham, Thompson, Carrillo, Elliott, Kelly, Goen, Thompson, Anderson, Bilbrey, Chambers, Shipp, Coleman, Lovington, Adams, Mauerer, Randolph, Beamer, Runyan, Stroud, Handley with sums ranging from 10 014.64 to 6600 plus mortgage attachments on Lea County land.
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R. E. Markham
Makin Drilling Co
Roy Thompson
Rowan Drilling Co
Gavino Carrillo
Hobbs Glass and Mirror Co
John Elliott
Lea County
Barbara Ann William Kelly
James B. Kelly, Jr
Williams
Jewell Goen
Judy Kay Goen
Glenn Donn Goen
Texas
Charline D. Thompson
Asa Mae Thompson
W. H. Anderson
E. D. Bil Brey
Mary Anne Bilbrey
Lea County State Bank
Betty J. Chambers
Shirley Jean Chambers
Tidewater Oil Co
E. D. Shipp
Steve E. Coleman
Josephine Marie Coleman
Lovington
W. E. Mathers
DWI
Bob Ward
Nettie Rose Adams
Ralph E. Adams
Nina Ruth Mauerer
Edgar E. Mauerer
Raymond Randolph
Ann Randolph
Sophia H. Beamer
Rodney R. Beamer
Kinman
Virgil Runyan
E. Paso Natural Gas Co
Bessie Lee Stroud
Billy Roe Stroud
Henry H. Handley
Inex Handley
Farmers discuss conservation cost sharing meeting in New Mexico
About twenty Sea County farmers and ranchers attended a PMA County Committee meeting during the first week to talk cost sharing under the 1954 Agriculture Conservation Program. Signups began November 2, 1953 with a December 10 deadline at the County PMA office. the ACP aims to aid water and soil conservation amid limited funds. State PMA Chairman B. B. Atchley warns livestock feed is urgently needed in New Mexico as stock of cottonseed products runs out, with some grain supplies remaining.
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Sea County
Production and Marketing Administration
Agriculture Conservation Program
PMA
B. B. Atchley
New Mexico
CCC
Atchley
Courthouse Closure Wednesday for Armistice Day
The Lea County Courthouse banks and post office will be closed on Wednesday for Armistice Day. Merchants and other businesses will be open as usual.
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Lea County Court House
Divorce Suits Lead Filings In District Court
Virginia Graham files for divorce from Theron Ray Graham. Like Mae Irwin vs Dell C Irwin. Stonebraker Agency Inc. vs Russell H Price. Evalena West Allen vs B Z Allen. Freddye Kathrine Hudwell vs Edgar Lynn Tudwall. Nannie L Gilmore vs Chas C Gilmore. Jesse W Martin vs Charlene Martin. Several petitions and suits for divorce and related civil actions noted among others.
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Virginia Graham
Theron Ray Graham
Mae Irwin
Dell C. Irwin
Stonebraker Agency, Inc
Russell H. Price Db
A Price Drilling Co
Evalena West Allen
B. Z. Allen
Freddye Katherine Hudwell
Edgar Lynn Tudwall
Lowell E. Fincher
Potash Co., of America
Margaret Smith Brady
Joe L. Brady
Eloise Powers
William F. Powers
Hobbs
Nannie L. Gilmore
Chas. C. Gilmore
Jesse W. Martin
Charlene Martin
Lovington Cigarette Fund Ledger Shows October Receipts
The Town of Lovington reports cigarette taxes totaling 1373.55 for October with Ponca Wholesale of Hobbs leading payments at 950.40 and Acme at 419.75 followed by smaller disbursements to vendors and services. A remaining balance of 366.53 remains in the fund.
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Lovington
Ponca Wholesale
Hobbs
Acme
Rockey Mountain Co
Higgenbotham Lumber Co
Dodson Chemical Co
Lubbock Linen Service
Howard Hatch Hardware
Telephone
Southern Union Co
Lea County Electric Co-op
Jones Hardware
Ed Holcomb
Jack Jacobs
Fines For October Report Shows Drunk Driving Leading
A Town Clerk summary lists total fines of 2510 00 with 49 people fined or bonded for drunkenness 4 for reckless driving 11 for disorderly conduct 7 for speeding 5 for disturbing 4 traffic violations 2 for vagrancy 190 for over parking 1 for no driver's license. Five drunk drivers were fined plus one for carrying concealed weapons and another for allowing a minor to play pool.
Resignation at Eunice Chamber of Commerce Leadershi p
Val Reakes resigns as secretary of the Eunice Chamber of Commerce and plans to move to Las Vegas to oversee the chamber there. The Eunice chamber recently distributed 2,000 trees to local residents.
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Val Reakes
Eunice Chamber of Commerce
Las Vegas
Chamber
Eunice
Rebakahs Hold Regular Meeting at IOOF Hall
The Rebakahs met Thursday November 5 for their regular weekly session at the IOOF hall. Noble Grand Mrs Ruby Smith presided with Mesdames Smith Shanks Caldwell Tatum Ta tum Evans Caudill Hughes in attendance.
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Rebakahs
IOOF
Ruby Smith
Noble Grand
Mesdames Ruby Smith
Sara Shanks
Lara Caldwell
Eva Tatum
Wilma Tatum
Evelyn Evans
Fay Caudill
Oma Hughes
City Urged to Pay Hospital Bills After Fire Rescuer Injury
In Danbury Connecticut Mrs Abigail Lee says city must cover hospital charges following a fire in her apartment. She claims the firefighter who saved her life fractured her ribs during the rescue.
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Danbury
Towns Gas Tax Receipts For October Total $2998.58
Gasoline tax payments to the Town of Lovington for October amounted to $2,998.58. Listed contributors include Humble Oil $389.60 Continental $134.27 Texas Co. $71.25 Stone Oil Co. $304.50 Prater Oil $884.15 Magnolia Petroleum $509.96 West-Tex Oil $19.58 Cos-Mex Oil $32.95 and Pecos Valley Oil Co. $352.24.
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Humble Oil
Continental
Texas Co
Stone Oil Co
Prater Oil
Magnolia Petroleum
West-Tex Oil
Cos-Mex
Pecos Valley Oil Co
Eisenhower Overhauls Classified News Rules
President Eisenhower issues a sweeping order to strip 28 agencies of classification power and abolish the lowest restricted status. Attorney General Brownell praises the move as vital for a free flow of government information and a healthful democratic process.
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United Press
Eisenhower
Brownell
Chicago
Truman
Haley on Vacation From Patrol Training to Leave Monday
State Patrolman Otis Haley ends three weeks of officers training and departs for a two week vacation. He will return to Loving on November 21.
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Otis Haley
Loving
Wildcats Pile Up 14 6 Victory Over Ft Sumner Foxes
The Lovington Wildcats won 14 to 6 in muddy, windy conditions. Don Compton returned a fumble 50 yards for a touchdown, Jimmie Joe Robinson scored from the 1 yard line, and Jerry Romine connected with Grady Hughes for another TD.
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Lovington
New Mexico Military Institution
Jerry Romine
Jimmie Joe Robinson
Bill Green
Grady Hughes
Earl Hesster
Wayne Youngblood
Michel Ramsey
Bill Shivers
Garland Crow
Tommy Meeks
Joe Phillips
Buzzy Howell
Joe Olivarey
Wil
Lovington Wildcats
Wildcats
Don Compton
Larry Shivers
Trimble Eyes Partial Vision Return After Eye Injury
Former Sheriff Charlie Trimble heads to El Paso for treatment of his left eye. He has lost sight in that eye for weeks, with reports favoring a potential recovery of about 50 percent vision, though nothing is visible currently.
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Charlie Trimble
el Paso
Trimble
Three Hobbs burglars drop appeal to high court
W D Newton Earl Isreal and Harvey Wise, all serving sentences from a Hobbs cashway break in May, have abartioned their appeal to the State Supreme Court. They waived jury trial. Judge Brand heard the case. Murray Howze of Midland and Col. Mack Easley of Hobbs represented them before being sent to the State Pen at Santa Fe.
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W. D. Newton
Earl Isreal
State Supreme Court
Tootie
Cashway
Hobbs
Brand
Harvey Wise
Murray Howze
Midland
Texas
Col. Mack Easley
Two Killed Friday on Hobbs Road
Judge John W Green held an inquest after a Friday collision on the Hobbs highway three miles from Hobbs. John Henry Jones 57 and Willie Else 32 were killed when White attempted to pass causing both cars to leave the road. Joe White of Odessa was injured and transported from Hobbs to Abilene.
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John W. Green
Lovington
Hobbs
John Henry Jones
Willie Else
Jones
Else
Lea County Hospital
White
Anton Washington, Jr
E. Kkelly Street
Joe White
Odessa
Abilene
Texas
Washington
Lee Holcomb
Halliburton Offers Use Of Short Wave Set
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. informs Town Trustees their short wave radio system is available for disaster use or if the town system fails. Lovington police rely on the county set at the court base, which is out of order.
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Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co
Lovington
Dallas Officer Enroute To Return Wanted Man For Trial
Dallas officers plan to bring Isaac Blassingill from Lea County jail to Dallas to stand trial on unlawful flight charges. He was arrested October 24 at the Black and Tan Cafe in Lovington after FBI teletypes linked his fingerprints to a wanted man. Blassingill waived extradition following arraignment before U S Commissioner John W Green.
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Isaac Blassingill
Lea County
Bill Decker
Dallas
Blassingill
Lovington
Washington
FBI
Albuquerque
Hobbs
James Robinson
Joe Price
John W. Green
U. S
Robert L. Bensing
Texas
Special Worker At Nazarene Revival At Lovington
A revival at the Church of the Nazarene Lovington corner South First and West Avenue B features Evangelist Bertha McCallie of the Free Methodist Church. She will show travel pictures and share the evangelistic message nightly at seven through the week. seating was expanded to accommodate the crowd.
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Church of the Nazarene
South First and
West Avenue B
Lovington
Bertha McCallie
The
Free Methodist Church
C. D. Faulkner
Brother Faulkner
Lovington Finances Show October Deficit and November Recovery
Town records reveal October receipts of 7 397.76 against expenses of 9 757.38 leaving a red fund of 3 149. On November 1 garbage receipts 1 607.50 were turned over restoring balance to 1 475.81. Clerk Osborne Fisher notes the town was likely fifteen minutes from red earlier.
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Osborne Fisher
Lea County Electric Co
Muicipal
New Deputy In Assessors Office Named
Mrs Billie Dunn is introduced as the new clerk in the assessor s office. Mrs Ravenelle Tatum formerly in the treasurer s office starts as clerk to tackle the large task of assessing Lea County real and personal property. She plans trips to area cities to add property to the tax rolls. The upcoming year is described as the largest yet with a sizable increase.
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Billie Dunn
Ravenelle Tatum
Dunan’s Trading Post
Tatum
Lea County
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