Farm Bureau Official Calls Price Controls a Trap
Santa Fe AP A Farm Bureau official at the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau convention called price and wage controls a trap that erodes purchasing power. Roger Fleming urged five anti inflation steps and accused proponents of preferring tax hikes and looser credit to push policies boosting prices.
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Farm Bureau
Santa FE
American Farm Bureau
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau
Roger Fleming
National Organization
Fleming
Treasury
Hks
County Billed $145 For Prisoner Hospital Charges
Lea County received a $145.05 bill from Lea County Hospital for prisoner George B. Maxwell who escaped an ankle injury by jumping from a window. Charges cover room and board November 2 to 12, drugs, X ray, and a boot cast. Maxwell faces trial for attempted jail escape.
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Lea
Lea County Hospital
George B. Maxwell
Maxwell
Four File Suits For Divorce
Four divorce petitions filed in the District Court at Lovington include Patsy Keltner v Randolph Keltner with child custody and 75 dollars monthly support, Dorothy Murphree v Maxie Murphee with no children, M L Buffin v Velma Bufkin with a property settlement, and Lonnie Mae Mitchell v Frederick W Mitchell.
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District Court
Lovington
Patsy Keltner
Randolph Keltner
Dorothy Murphree
Maxie B. Murphee
M. L. Buffin
Velma Gertrude Bufkin
Lonnie Mae Mitchell
Frederick W. Mitchell
Two Suit Filings for Accounts Collected
Beau Brummel Co. Corp. sues Homer Pender for $324.60 in merchandise. Mack H. Walker and John W. Walker dba Walker Bros. file against Sam Sanders dba Sam Sanders Construction Co. and Edgar Martin dba Contractors to recover $121.94.
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Beau Brummel Co. Corp
Homer Pender
Mack H. Walker
John W. Walker
Walker Bros
Sam Sanders
Sam Sanders Construction Co
Edgar Martin
Dba
150 New Books At Library Lovington
Lovington Public Library receives 150 books from the State Library Commission for children and adults. The library offers afternoon hours until 5 o clock and free access. Newcomers pay a $2 deposit refundable on departure or residence establishment. under 14 need a parent signed card. Books may be kept two weeks with one renewal. two cents per day overdue.
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Lovington
State Library Commission
Lea County
Lovington Chamber Plans Sign Survey and Brochure
At a Lovington Chamber of Commerce meeting 13 members formed a committee to survey street signs for replacement and collect broken signs for free factory repair. They also tasked Logan Beal with preparing a new Lovington area brochure amid rapid growth and oil discoveries.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lovington
Logan Beal
Hobbs Woman Adjudged Insane By Justice of Peace
A 38-year-old Hobbs woman was declared insane before Justice of Peace Bob Bensing last week. Her sister testified as the principal witness. The case ties Hobbs residents to the Lea County asylum matter in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Lea County
Hobbs
Justice of Peace
Bob Bensing
Annual Christmas Rush Urges Early Mailings
Postmasters nationwide urge early mailing of Christmas packages and greeting cards to avoid season end delays. In Lovington Mamie Love and helpers request shipments by December 5 for distant states and December 15 for cards from New Mexico, with local deliveries needing mailing at least a week before Christmas.
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Lovington
Mamie Love
New Mexico
Basketball Will Be In Vooue At Local Gym
Local High School gym buzzes with practice as 8th grade Wildkittens vie for spots. Names include Ballard Benge Caudill Davis Hampton Holder and many others across 7th and 6th grades.
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Vooue
Visit Planned by State Patrolman Haley and Family
State Patrolman Otis Haley expects his parents Mr and Mrs W A Haley of Tyler Texas for a weekend visit as he works on his duties and his father is identified as a building contractor.
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State
Otis Haley
W. A. Haley
Tyler
Texas
Haley
Local Boy Improves After Auto Crash
William Millard Harvey of Lovington has shown marked improvement after injuries from a recent auto accident. He rests comfortably at Gaines Hospital in Seminole, Texas.
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William Millard Harvey
Lovington
Gaines Hospital
Seminole
Texas
Pep Club to honor New Mexico Champs at banquet
The Wildcats and their coaches will be honored at a 6 30 p m Saturday banquet hosted by the Pep Club with the Home Economics class serving. About 125 people including the Wildcats their dates Pep Club members and coaches are expected to attend and celebrate the New Mexico Champs in the B Conference.
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Wildcats
New Mexico
Services Held Saturday For James L. Young
Funeral services were held in Lamesa for James L. Young of Prairieview Community. The 30 year old farmer died after a 10 day illness, after treatment in Seminole and Lubbock. He served in WWII under Captain Phil Robinson of Lovington and is survived by his widow and two children aged four and one and a half. He was a Lovington REA board member. three board members attended the service: R. B. Moore, L. E. Willingham, and Gill.
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Lamesa
James L. Young
Prairieview
Mr. Young
Seminole Hospital
Lubbock
Phil Robinson
Lovington
Lovington Rea
R. B. Moore
L. E. Willingham
Gill
No Injuries After Collision Involving James Reed
James Reed, 17, escaped without injuries after a collision caused total loss of his vehicle. Police reported no other injuries and the incident remains under investigation.
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James Reed
Whch
Lovingtonian Is Appointed To State Body
Santa Fe New Mexico. Gov. Mechem reactivates the State Economic Development Commission by naming five new members Rex Reeves Jr Clayton E C Anderson Socorro Lewis Cox Jr Clovis Edgar Otto Albuquerque H C Parnell Lovington and reappointing A D Brown field Deming The governor may let the commission set its own chairman and fund questions remain unresolved with no budget from the finance board indicated.
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Santa FE
State Economic Development Commission
Edwin L. Mechem
A. D. Brownfield
Deming
Rex E. Reeves, Jr
Clayton
E. C. Anderson
Socorro
Lewis C. Cox, Jr
Clovis
Edgar D. Otto
Albuquerque
H. C Parnell
Lovington
Mechem
Commission
Robert McKinney
State Finance Board
EDC
District cage tournament dates set in Eunice
The District Basketball tournament will be held in Eunice on February 21 22 and 23. Eunice has completed a new gymnasium and will host the district for the first time. district tournaments were held at Lovington the past two years. The County tournament for junior high teams will be held on February 15 and 16 at the gymnasium.
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Eunice
Lovington
Ahhe
Twin Girls Born To Frank Braswells Of Lovington
Mr and Mrs Frank Braswell of Lovington welcome twin girls born at Lea County hospital on Saturday November 24. The Braswells reside in Lovington.
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Frank Braswells
Lovington
Frank Braswell
Lea County Hospital
Braswells
Judge Anderson to Draw Jury in Lovington on Dec 3
District Judge C Roy Anderson will travel to Lovington on Monday December 3 to select a jury for the December term of court. The regular panel will include 36 names and 18 will be drawn for the special venue. This marks the first Lea County jury wheel to include women with 75 of 700 names.
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C. Roy Anderson
Lovington
Lea County
Junior High Cage Schedule for Tatum Hobbs Eunice Monument Jal
Hugh Clardy coaches the junior high squad with Forrest Ward as assistant. Team members include Dean Alexander Kenneth Alston Wendell Austen Jimmy Bevers Tommy Black Jimmy Bridgeforth Jimmy Cocke Crawford Culp Allen Cunningham Adolph Daniels Don Reitz Eddie Elliott Dean Farr Gene James Carol Ledet Billy McKibbon Lon McKinstry Roy Millsap Ed Mitchell Mitchell Ramsey Johnny Roberts Jimmy Robinson Bill Shivers Larry Shivers Alden Smith Phil Smith Donald Spradling Troy Taylor Harold Wilder Tommy Willyard Benny Wilson Eddie Wood Larry Wooten. Schedule lists games from December to February at Tatum Hobbs Eunice Monument Jal Friday Eunice There 6:30 PM.
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Dean Alexander
Kenneth Alston
Wendell Austen
Jimmy Bevers
Tommy Black
Jimmy Bridgeforth
Jimmy Cocke
Crawford Culp
Allen Cunningham
Adolph Daniels
Don Reitz
Eddie Elliott
Dean Farr
Gene James
Carol Ledet
Billy McKibbon
Lon McKinstry
Roy Millsap
Ed Mitchell
Mitchell Ramsey
Johhny Roberts
Jimmy Robinson
Bill Shivers
Larry Shivers
Alden Smith
Phil Smith
Donald Spradling
Troy Taylor
Harold Wilder
County Agent Heads Road Committee
Lea County Commissioners appoint county agent T. C. Perkins to plan a land use program and gather data for the state highway department on Lea County secondary roads. Present at the Wednesday meeting were C. O. Irwin of the Highway Department and J. Z. Rowe of State College.
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Lea County
T. C. Perkins
State Highway Department
C. O. Irwin
Highway Department
J. Z. Rowe
State College
Lovington Visitors from Abilene Mrs Musick and Family
Mr and Mrs Charlie Musick of Abilene Texas visited Lovington on Wednesday. They lived here until 25 years ago when they sold their homestead near Inaz Tatum Ranch and moved to Texas. They are visiting their son in Hobbs who works for Sharp Drilling Co.
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Charlie Musick
Abilene
Texas
Lovington
Inaz Tatum
Hobbs
Sharp Drilling Co
Noble Employee Seeks Back Injury Compensation
M. C. Pittman sues Noble Drilling Corp under New Mexico statutes claiming work related back strain while pulling pipe from a hole on a drilling rig. He seeks compensation for injuries and related damages.
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Noble
M. C
Unofficial Cease Fire Report Suppresses Front Line Activity
On the Korea front Allied troops report a self defense only order to avoid incidents for 30 days. Eighth Army questions official status while Panmunjom reps pursue a path to a full armistice within about 20 days.
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Wonsan
Korea
U. N
United Nations
Eighth Army
Panmunjom
SOCK SOCIAL AND STUNT NIGHT FOR TATUM 4
The Methodist Youth Fellowship met at the church Sunday night at 6 p.m. with twelve members, two visitors and three sponsors. Otis Haley presented a talk on safety. Plans were made for a Christmas party. The group closed the meeting with a hymn.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
State Partiolman
Otis Haley
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