Flash Floods Inundate Area and Plane Crash Killings
Air Force investigates a B-47 Stratojet crash near Tatum with conflicting reports of mid air collision or mid air explosion. Initial accounts cited five crew dead and one hospitalized at Lea General Hospital in Hobbs. A Lowry Base version suggested the bomber may have exploded. no trace found of the liaison craft.
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Air Force
Tatum
Lea General Hospital
Hobbs
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
New Mexico Sales Tax Shows 13.8 Percent August Rise
State Revenue Bureau reports August 1955 gross income of 2 438 166 30 with sales tax up 13.8 percent from August 1954 and 14.4 percent above July. Lea County trails Bernalillo in total income and tax collections, Lea at 333 232 88 vs 577 911 68 in Bernalillo. Oil tax in Lea 7147 41 vs 16 18 in Bernalillo. Peter Ortiz y Pino notes figures.
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New Mexico
Lea County
Bernalillo County
Lee
Bernalillo
Lea
Peter Ortiz Y Pino
Carlsbad Flood Traps Hobbs Men Escape
J. B. Henson of Hobbs and an unidentified companion narrowly escaped when a flash flood swept their car away while they slept during a fishing trip near Harroun Crossing along the Pecos River, southeast of Carlsbad. Eddy County deputies could not locate the vehicle in a Sunday search.
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J. B. Henson
S. Fowler
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Henson
Pecos River
Harroun
Eddy County Sheriff's Department
Eunice Jal Gridiron notes and local obituaries
County sports brief outlines Eunice Cardinals and Lovington Hobbs grid results with mid season open dates. Eunice beat Grandfalls 35 to 0 while Hobbs and Lovington split losses and wins, with home opener postponed and Clovis relocation noted. Walter B. Gray burial reported with survivors listed.
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Lea County
Eunice Cardinals
Lovington
Wildcats
Hobbs Eagles
Eagle Stadium
Hobbs
Eagles
Jal
New Mexico Military Institute
Cardinals
Eunice
Grandfalls
Tex
Tularosa
van Horn
Fabens
Clovis
Wildcat
Duncan
Okla
Five Checks Worth Two Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Six
Hobbs police investigate the theft of five checks totaling 2486.17 from the car of Don Swafford operator of Don's Food Market in Hobbs. Swafford says the items were taken Friday night or Saturday, from his car either at a football game or at the bus station.
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Hobbs
Don Swafford
Don’s Food Market
Swafford
Local FHA Girls Attend State Meeting
Lovington Future Homemakers of America sent representatives to the state meeting with national advisors. President Jeanette Shirey also serves as state vice president of FHA, with Nancy Lowrey and Joyce Lowrey among the local delegates.
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FHA
Jeanette Shirey
Nancy Lowrey
Joyce Lowrey
Lovington Association
Future Homemakers of America
Scout Executive Resigns At Hobbs Meeting
Howard Brawn resigns as Scout Executive of the Conquistador Council at a Hobbs executive meeting. He will become Deputy Regional Executive for Region 11 based in Portland Oregon. Under his decade of leadership membership grew from 2500 in 1945 to over 6000, staff rose from two to seven, and the council ranked high in Region IX. A search committee seeks a successor by November 15.
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Conquistador Council
Howard Brawn
Hobbs
Country Club
Mr. Brawn
Region 11
Portland
Oregon
Region IX
Boy Scouts of America
Brown
Jack Maddox
Howard
Brawn
Roswell
United Fund
Lovington
Walter Hubbard Speaker At Hobbs Oil BPW Club
The Oil Capital Business and Professional Women's Club in Hobbs held a dinner meeting at Harden Hotel. Walter Hubbard of Portales spoke on Boys Ranch, joined by J B Tidwell, a ranch board director. New member Mrs Diamond Martin was introduced and guests Mrs Anna Fields and Mrs Eva Russell attended.
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Oil Capital Business and Professional Women’s Club
Harden
Hobbs
Walter Hubbard
Portales
Boys Ranch
J. B. Tidwell
Diamond Martin
Anna Fields
Eva Russell
S. Zangenhoever
Holland
Dutch Shell
Heavy flood leaves Airbase City submerged and blocked routes
Floodwaters cripple Airbase City with six to twelve inches in apartments and surrounding streets. Traffic is at a standstill as the area resembles a large lake with widespread water coverage.
First Cotton Brings 60c in Lea County Auction
Kenneth Norris and Ivan Patman each received 60 cents a pound for the first two bales of cotton this season in Lea County. Norris bale sold for 360 dollars to Custom Gin, Patman bale weighed 487 pounds and went to Cleaners Gin. Norris collected 420 dollars in cash plus merchandise certificates. Earnest McNutt hosted, John Campbell handled the auction, and Bob Tipps presented Norris with a gift.
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Kenneth Norris
Ivan Patman
Lea County
Courthouse Square
Norris
Patman
Earnest McNutt
John Campbell
Bob Tipps
Mr. Norris
Three Men Fined On DWI Charges
Three men were fined $100 each by Judge Robert Bensing for driving while intoxicated over the weekend. Billie Armstrong from Air Base City Perry John McKnight of Johnston Apartments and Leamon Orr of 1101 E Main Hobbs had their licenses suspended for one year.
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Robert Bensing
Billie Armstrong
Air Base City
Perry John McKnight
Johnston Apartments
Leamon Orr
E. Main
Hobbs
Cadets Choose Falcon as Air Force Academy Mascot
In Denver the first class of the Air Force Academy voted nearly unanimously to adopt the falcon as the academy mascot. The decision names all athletic teams the Falcons and replaces the temporary Eagles designation.
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Air Force Cadets
Falcon
Denver
US Air Force Academy
Falcons
Eagles
Final Rites Held In Hobbs For W. O. Baysinger
Final rites were held in Hobbs for Garnett O. Bassinger 52 who died from accidental electrocution while aiding relatives erect a TV antenna. He was an official of Gulf Oil Corporation. Survivors include his wife Opal and daughter Latricia Thomason. Burial followed at Memory Gardens.
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Hobbs
Garnett O. Bassinger
Rayburn Thomason
Harry Adamson
Mr. Bassinger
Lincoln Road
Gulf Oil Corporation
Opal
Latricia Thomason
Bessie Adamson
First Baptist Church
D. L. Hengley
Jal
Clyde Campbell
Radford Hutcheson
Oil Center
Three Car Crash Causes $750 in Damage at City Intersection
At 8 45 am Monday a three vehicle collision at Broadway and Houston Hobbs caused 750 dollars in damage. Vehicles driven by Joe David Smith 17 Ada Lee Capurani 60 and Don Duggan 18 were involved. Smith cited for failure to yield while Duggan cited for driving without a license. No injuries reported.
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Broadway
Houston
Hobbs
Joe David Smith
East Humble
Ada Lee Capurani
E. Corbett
Don Duggan
E. Clinton
Smith
Capurani
Lions Club broom sale raises funds for the blind
Ernest McNutt, president of the Lions Club, announced more than 1,700 dollars worth of brooms, mops, and ironing board covers were sold in a sale that ended Monday evening. About 200 dollars was raised in Lovington's northern area. McNutt thanked volunteers and buyers and announced plans for next year with a larger stock from New Mexico blind craftsmen.
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Ernest McNutt
Lions Club
Lovington
McNutt
Lions
New Mexico
Man Fined 150 For Three Offenses In Hobbs
Raymond Wallace, 49, of 215 E. White, was fined 100 for driving while intoxicated and 25 each for leaving the scene of an accident and disorderly conduct after a two car collision at Byers and Fowler. His license was suspended for one year. Wallace allegedly fled the scene and was later arrested at his home after a dispute at city hall. Carl Stroup of 315 W. Roxana was the other driver involved.
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Hobbs
Byers
Fowler
Raymond Wallace
E. White
Wallace
Carl Stroup
W. Roxana
City Hall
Hobbs Elks Plan Annual Dinner For Radio Press
The Hobbs Elks invite radio and newspaper members and spouses to a Tuesday dinner at the lodge hall on West Dunham in Hobbs. Speaker will be Melvin C. Neal, attorney from Hobbs.
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Hobbs
The
Hobbs Elks
Lea County
Lodge
West Dunham
Melvin C. Neal
Market slides amid 1955 downturn and 1956 expansion hopes
The stock market logged a major daily decline the second largest on record, driven by emotion over President Eisenhower's illness. The week saw a partial recovery, with signs of expansion in Henry Ford II's plans, steel and aluminum industries, and rising consumer spending, exports, and investment in new plants.
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United Press
Eisenhower
Wall Street
Mobile
Iron Age
Aluminum
Asso
Department of Commerce
Bridgeforth Wins Freshman Class Leader at ENMU Por Tales
Lovington student Jim Bridgeforth elected president of the Eastern New Mexico University freshman class at Por tales over Ben White of Phillips Texas. Bridgeforth also named chairman of the Freshman Speech Class. He is son of Mr and Mrs Tom Bridgeforth. Brother Leo is at Mt St Francis Seminary in Indiana studying for the priesthood.
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Jim. Bridgeforth
Lovington
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
Ben White
Phillips
Texas
Bridgeforth
Tom Bridgeforth
Leo Bridgeforth
Mt. St. Francis Pre- Seminary
Indiana
Harrisburg photographer showcasing 19th century camera collection
Commercial photographer John Foster in Harrisburg Illinois displays a camera collection featuring a Clack camera patented in 1841 and a 3B Quick Focus from 1891. The set includes Eastman models from 1896 to 1907 and a 1902 view camera along with a Cycle Graphic Panorama camera for unusually wide and long photographs.
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Harrisburg
Ill
John Foster
Eastman
Foster
Lovington Faces Severe Flood Damage After 48-Hour Rain
Lovington and surrounding areas endured5 inches plus of rain over 48 hours causing flash floods. Main Street waters reached over3 feet, with sandbags deployed to protect businesses but many were overtopped. Rail lines north of Hobbs flooded, and local stores reported thousands of dollars in losses while authorities closed roads except toward Tatum.
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Lovington
Sheriff's Department
Tatum
Hobbs
Denver City
Artesia
Eagle
Walnut
Continental Pipe Line Company
Mallamar
Alo&e
Air Base City
CAA
Lea County
Dewey’s Department Store
Deweys
Miller Waldrop
E & E Department Store
Lovington Cleaners
Lea County Abstract
Sheriffs Department
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George Gray
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J. C. Patterson
J. C. Maxwell
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P. A. North
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H. A. Taylor
Charles Cochran
J. C. Bassham
Lee Garrett
H. L. Reynolds
Gateway
Hobby Gann
Cliff Yearwood
Pat Petteson
United Fund Drive
Mary Payne
Chamber of Commerce
Hobbs Oil Bpw Club
Cseel
W. O. Baysinger
Memory Gardens
H. T. Elwell
Charlie Taylor
A. M. Freeman
H. L. Campbell
H. K. Jones
J. R. Tate
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