Rogers Smith Elected President of Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Roger Smith longtime Loving ton oil official has been elected president of the Lovington Chamber of Commerce. Andrew M. Swarthout was elected vice president and Malcolm Wright treasurer. A committee led by Wright will study finances, set a budget and plan the annual drive. Several local businessleaders and officials attended the November 18 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Smith
Lovington Oil
Lovington
Smith
Wright
Chamber
Jacques Dailey
Andrew Swarthout
John Connell
John Shearman
Wayne Jones
John Waits
Pete Felfe
Dailey
Alston Insurance Agency
Sherman
Lea Engineering
Jones Hardware
Waits
Felfe
Mary Payne
BWP Club
Joe Smith
Phillip Robinson
W. L. Minton
E. S. Smith
Malcolm Wright
John Campbell
E. M. Hester
Hubert Maddux
Logan Beal
Clark May Testify In White Case
Republican senator urges Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark to testify publicly on the Harry Dexter White case. Hendrickson cites Clark as a key figure and says Clark should answer in public to help clarify the controversy. Clark has avoided a House subpoena while hinting at written responses.
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United Press
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Harry Dexter White
Robert Hendrickson
New Jersey
Clark
Truman
White
FBI
House
American Activities Committee
Hendrickson
Senate Internal Security
McCarthy to Reply to Truman on McCarthyism
Senator McCarthy demands equal time to answer former President Truman who attacked McCarthyism in his remarks. He will speak next on the networks American Mutual Columbia and National Broadcasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCarthy
Truman
Tulsa
American
Mutual
Columbia
National Broadcasting Company
Divorce suit filed by Janis R Welch
Janis R Welch files for divorce from Bill Welch. They wed November 9, 1951. No children listed. Property includes a 1949 Studebaker car.
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Janis R. Welch
Bill Welch
Studebaker
Agriculture Dept Reveals Cotton Acreage Allotments for 1954
Washington report notes the Agriculture Department released state by state figures for the 1954 cotton acreage allotment totaling about 1.91 million acres. The announcement details each state's planned allotment and sets the framework for farmers under the price support program.
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Washington (Lp
Agriculture Department
New Dormitory For Highland Gets Approved
The State Finance Board approved a 170000 dollar bond issue to finance a men’s dormitory at Highlands University in Las Vegas. The facility will house 90 men and should be completed by next October, with 34000 dollars of the bond fund to retire bonds on Kennedy Hall women’s dormitory. The board noted bonded indebtedness at about 300000 dollars and asked for finalized plans and specifications for final approval.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
State Finance Board
Highlands University
Las Vegas Camps
Kennedy Hall
Eunice Residents Push Plans for Local Hospital
Eunice residents pursued a community hospital project with Clayton Melby of Loving ton to prepare sketches and estimates for a 15000 dollar facility. A steering board led by Troy O Quinn with Max Clampitt and other officers was elected and a next meeting scheduled for Wednesday as doctors with interest in Eunice locations were invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice
Clayton Melby
Lovington
Troy O’quinn
Max Clampitt
Cc. H. Lynn
A. S. Parsons
Glen Schrader
Hobbs Man Killed in Oilfield Accident
Clarence Mathew Mayhan 27 of Hobbs died instantly when a drill collar struck him while loading at a Saunders field site 14 miles northwest of Lovington. He was a Jehovah’s Witness servant, lived at 314 North Morris, left a five month old infant, and funeral services are pending at Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mathew Mayhan
Hobbs
Lovington
Saunders Field
Mayhan
Jehovan Witness Group
North Morris
Rumbaugh Co
Justice of Peace
John W. Green
Cornorer
James G. Reader
R. G. Williams
A. R. McCung
A. Rackley
G. R. McClendon
B. B. Denham
Sheriff's Dept
Green
Smith-Yarbro
Special Sale Oil and Gas Leases Announced
Land Commissioner S Walker announces a special sale of oil and gas leases on 28 900 acres of state land to be held next Tuesday. Ninety three tracts in twelve counties Harding Taos Socorro Bernalillo Sierra Torrance Lincoln DeBaca Valencia San Juan McKinley and Chaves will be bid sealed. In Lea and Eddy Counties school boards meet in Lovington on December 10 to discuss the teacher tenure law with two teachers from each school to attend.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
S. Walker
Harding
Taos
Socorro
Bernalillo
Sierra
Torrance
Lincoln
DeBaca
Valencia
San Juan
McKinley
Chaves
Lea
Eddy Counties
Lovington
H. C. Pannell
Hobbs
Jal
Eunice
Tatum
Lea County
Carlsbar, Artesia
Loving
Eddy County
Mary Lou Carson
Larl Carlton
Fayze Tandy
Miss Crowe
Pauline McCormick
State Supreme Court
Eloise Valley
Valley
Mrs
Rigid News Blackout on Hall and Heady Execution Plan
Federal Marshal Tatman imposed a strict news blackout for the Hall Heady execution set for December 18. Only three wire service reporters may witness the gas chamber death, with further interviews controlled and telephones barred. Witnesses include designated officials and five citizens, possibly including Robert Greenlease.
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Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Heady
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
William Tatman
Missouri State
United Press
Associated Press
International News Service
Hall
Mrs. Heady
Tatman
Tetman
Joh Fidson
Aming
Robert Greenlease
Greenlease
Hak
Death Row
Thanksgiving closure notice at Lovington Leader
The Lovington Leader will not publish Thursday so staff can celebrate Thanksgiving with the nation. Llano Super Market Piggly Wiggly Cashway Grocery carry week long specials though all three close on Thursday. The staff extends holiday wishes and urges attendance at Thanksgiving services or radio broadcasts.
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Lovington
Llano
Piggly Wiggly
Cashway
the eLader
Committee May Take Look In Beef Price Spreads
Representative William S Hill, head of a house agriculture subcommittee, said it may consider legislation to ensure housewives get the grade of beef they pay for. Hill was en route to Rome for a UN and FAO meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colorado
U. S
William S. Hill
House
Hill
Rome
UN and Agriculture Organization
Nike guided missile model revealed on Steven's desk
An army model of the Nike guided missile appears on Secretary Robert Stevens desk drawing attention from journalists and foreign attaches. A photographer briefly captured a shot before officials retrieved the image and barred publication. The model is described as twenty feet long with a pencil like body and fins for guidance traveling at about fifteen thousand miles per hour.
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United Press
Army
Nike
Defense Department
Robert Stevens
Stevens
Defense
Roger Kayes
Settlement Reached In Hobbs Auto Case
Ray Riggs received $500 in payment of injuries by stipulation in district court on Saturday morning. Defendants in the suit were Hobbs Auto Co and Maryland Casualty Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Riggs
Hobbs Auto Co
The
Maryland Casualty Co
30 Days Granted To File Briefs In Liquor Case
District Judge Robert Fox gave Ezra Strong and the state liquor division 30 days to file briefs after opening arguments in Santa Fe. Strong, a former Los Alamos liquor dealer, disputes the law restricting licenses by town population. If successful, the suit could lift current license limits and easing transfers.
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United Press
Robert Fox
Ezra Strong
Fox
Santa Fe
Strong
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Estuary Strong
Eifeto Baca
Albruquerque
Liquor Division
Strone
Albuquerque
Duke City
Wright Appeals Drunk Driving Charge in District Court
William H. Wright has filed an appeal to a drunk driving charge on the district court docket. Wright appealed from a decision by Justice of Peace Bob Bensing of Hobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Wright
District Court
Wright
Justice of Peace
Bob Bensing
Hobbs
Dole Unemployment Claims Jump in New Mexico
Unemployment in New Mexico surges with 15 440 claims filed in October and total payouts reaching 184 000 dollars. The rise follows mine closures in Colfax and Grant counties and declines in construction and government work.
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Dole
United Press
New Mexico
Unemployment Security Commission
Colfax
Grant County
New Mexico Farmers Eligible for FHA Emergency Loans
The Agriculture Department has designated all of New Mexico as a disaster loan area for the third year in a row, enabling drought‑stricken farmers to obtain emergency credit from the Farmers Home Administration. The designation stems from four years of drought that reduced feed and forced herd liquidation. Farmers may receive loans by certifying they cannot secure financing locally to continue farming.
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United Press
Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Farmers Home Administration
Blind Hamilton City man arrested after crash
John Benson, 32, of Hamilton City California, was arrested after driving into another car. Police found he is totally blind in one eye and has 11/200 vision in the other. He receives state blind aid and a federal reader to attend college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton City
Calif
John Benson
Benson
Lovington panel seeks ways to improve schools
Lovington School panel of 20 members including C. E. Jackson and Larry Crouse discussed ways to reduce juvenile delinquency and improve education. They urged community effort, more shop space, remedial reading, industrial arts, pre first classes, central library access, and stronger home and church involvement to support better schools.
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Llano School
C. E. Jackson
Larry Crouse
Lovington
Elze Howard
Ray
Joel Burns
George Evans
Levington
Bea Hessler
Civic Project Advisory Council
Betty Stewart
Rose Powell
Florence Anderson
F. John Pulman
Virgil Boteler
Eunice Airport Survey Ordered by Lea County Commissioners
Lea County commissioners met in a call meeting to authorize a land survey for a proposed county airport west of Eunice. Carl Denson and Ed Holt chaired the session with Wilson & Co. of Albuquerque hired as engineers for the preliminary survey. Paul Wallach of Eunice attended in Lovington.
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Lea County
Eunice
Carl Denson
Hobbs
Ed Holt
Tatum. Wilson & Co
Albuquerque
Paul Wallach
Eunice Industralist
Lovington
Three Suits Filed To Collect From W L Baker Hobbs
Tom Bagwell sues W L Baker for 1317.54 claiming partnership dissolved November 26 1952 in Industrial Service Co Hobbs. Audit by R C Monk shows Baker owed 1317.54 with 6 percent interest. Freda Mae Brock executrix sues for 951.51 plus 6 percent from Price Drilling Co Tatum. Prudot dba Builders Supply Co sues J B Owens and Willett dba Owens Willet for 632.19.
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Tom Bagwell
W. L. Baker
The
Industrial Service Co
Hobbs
R. C. Monk
Baker
Freda Mae Brock
Carl Leroy Holder
H. Price
Dba
Price Drilling Co
Tatum. Co
A. Prudot
Dba Builders Supply Co
J. B. Owens
E. V. Willett
Owens & Willett
Motorists Urged to File Accident Reports in New Mexico
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Tony Luna reminds motorists of a new law requiring drivers involved in collisions with property damage to send a written report to the Motor Vehicle Division within five days. Reports are available from officers who investigate the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
New Mexico
Tony Luna
Luna
Motor
Lunz
Jencks Perjury Trial Scheduled in El Paso
In El Paso Texas former Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union official Clinton Jencks faces perjury charges for 1951 testimony to the National Labor Relations Board claiming he was not a Communist. Trial moved from November 30 to January 11 and may last about three weeks due to holiday scheduling.
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EL Paso
Texas
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Clinton Jencks
Jencks
National Labor Relations Board
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Rogers Smith
CBPW
New Sec
Highland
Lobbsan
Jefferson City, Mo
Bonnie Brown Heady
Bobby Greenlease
Steven
Farmer's
Better
Coun
Parents and Teachers Association
Roy Lee Jones
Resource Persons
W. A. Anderson
Ethel Yadon
Yeadon
Floy Bel
Fiza Howerd
Fayze Fandy
Juanita Bush
Louise Daniels
Agnes Kastner
Leader
Sam Malone
Probate Harvey
Mary
Ben Hessler
CPAC
Eunice Airport
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