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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1955
Page
6
Automotive research engineers test a new lubricant under extreme cold in many laboratories. The oils triple engine life and prove effective in cold starts. Startups should idle briefly and warm up before heavy driving as winter approaches.
Five year old Michelle Fjellman of Milwaukee defined poor as the people who do not have any children, telling her mother in a candid remark. The lighthearted exchange captures a child’s earnest view on wealth and family.
Twenty six men were commissioned in the New Mexico State Police. Lea County members Archie Jennings of Lovington and Charles Wood of Hobbs joined Shirley E. Limsey of Artesia in the class. Instructors included Hobbs Patrolman Hoover Wimberly and Otis Haley, formerly stationed in Lovington.
Mrs George Locker won high honors at the Hobbs AAUW Evening Bridge Club meeting held at Mrs Buz Carnnon's home. Second high went to Mrs Claude Bennett and Ruth Overstreet was low. Hostesses served refreshments. next meeting set for November 3 at the Women's Civic Club with Mrs Dellinger and Mrs Pogontcheff as hostesses.
The Hobbs BPW executive board holds its regular meeting Tuesday October 11 at 7 30 PM at Mrs R B Powers home 1522 Penasco. All officers urged to attend and all members welcome.
Mrs Dick Atteberry Jr was elected secretary at the regular St. Christopher s Altar Guild meeting held Wednesday October 5 at the parish house 207 Permian Drive Hobbs. She replaces Mrs W A Magill who resigned due to illness. President R B Hamblen presided.
Army Pvt. Cecil C. Goodwin 25 of Tatum New Mexico joined the 4th Infantry Division in Germany for a training series. The Ivy division maneuvers support NATO defense plans in Western Europe. Goodwin drove in Battery D 46th AA Battalion, entered service 1954, basic at Ft Bliss, arrived Europe last February. A 1948 Tatum High School graduate, he attended Eastern New Mexico University.
United Press reports West Germany's Rinhold Gehlen, a former German general, heads a secret anticommunist group. He arrived in Bonn for a parliamentary security meeting only to find the session postponed.
An 82 year old woman and her 88 year old husband told police they would not evacuate San Diego if hydrogen bomb threats prompted Civil Defense plans. The woman called police headquarters to report they were staying.
The article explains that although wages rose since 1925, gasoline prices before tax have barely changed thanks to fierce competition among thousands of oil companies. This rivalry has improved gasoline quality by at least 50 percent, meaning two gallons today do the work of three from 1925, while dealers offer better service and competitive prices.
Research projects focus on reservoir behavior fluid flow and well log interpretation to gain more information about reservoirs and their fluids. An operator adjusts wires on an electric reservoir analyzer at Humble Oil and Refining Company's Houston Research Center to define a field's producing characteristics and guide operating practices.
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