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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1950
Page
6
The Lea County Publishing Company issues a semiweekly Lovington paper established in 1909 by Chad E. Wiles. The U S Land Office lists it as the official publication with subscriptions offered for Lea County and outside areas at set prices.
Lovington residents are urged to ask how many citizens have voted in city, county, or state elections and attended public meetings. The piece questions public engagement and calls for active participation to support community democracy.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the Padlock Torture case concluded with a calm, detailed government case presented to 12 New Mexico jurors and a New Mexico judge. Citizens feel safer as the trial affirms due process and justice despite power disparities.
State’s attorney general Joe Martinez exposes a drivers license racket in New Mexico. J O Garcia, license director, admitted reinstating a drunk driver’s license with a limited permit to haul mail, a move Martinez calls illegal and dangerous. The disclosure warns of potential wider corruption as many could seek license reinstatement through influence.
A Chicago Daily News editorial argues hoarding coal can boost supply this winter by buffering the transport system. It notes coal is abundant but stockpiles lag 1942 levels, urges filling bins now while winter demand and carrier loads rise, praising the industry’s efficiency and noting excess profits taxes curb incentives.
Filed at Lovington Legal Instruments in Clerk's Office September 29 1950 includes an assign royalty A E Johnson to The Johnson Foundation 3/16 of 1 percent. mortgage deeds John Cason to B F Turner. certified copy wills for John C Cason and Lila B Cason. oil and gas lease releases and assignments involving Amerada Petroleum Skelly Oil Humble Oil and others. change of depository George C Koch to Anderson Prichard Oil. warranty deeds D H Walton to S A Walton and Boles Orphan Home to Phil Vener. quit claim deed J E Box family. leases to Western Cotton Oil Co and Shell Oil. partial release of oil and gas lease. severance agreement W F Bradshaw to Commodity Credit Corp.
A lengthy list details assignments, surface leases, mortgages, releases, and conveyances involving Hobbs and surrounding areas. Transactions include parcels on Blk 80 NH Add to NH and Broadmoor Add Hobbs, oil and gas leases, surface leases, lien releases, and mortgage actions with numerous named buyers and sellers, dates, and monetary figures.
Civil action 8911 in Lea County District Court seeks to establish and quiet fee simple titles for L B Newels and Guy Cave to specific real estate in Lea County New Mexico. Defendants must appear by November 24 1950 else default judgment. Attorneys Heidel Swarthout Box 205 Lovington NM. Published Lovington Leader October 10 17 24 31 1950.
Multiple deed filings show Emmitt R Jordan Nettie A Jordan transferring property to F K Turner Dor a and others. lot descriptions include Broadmoor Hobbs additions. several parcels involve HP Add Hobbs and 1.10 or 55c stamps. other transfers include Harold H Lee Mary Lu cille to Hugh J Ayers Sara Lippman to William P Mee Bee and Hayden T Dallas to C T Rice with various tract boundaries and lot numbers.
London Transport announces a campaign to replace archaic and pretentious wording with plain English on subway, bus, and trolley signs. Officials say the move will make directions clearer and friendlier for millions of riders.
Lena Dye of Lovington seeks permission to drill a 16 inch diameter well to 125 feet in the Lea County Underground Basin to augment irrigation on 160 acres in Section 27 Township 13 South Range 34 East NM. Protest rights exist with a 10 day window from last publication.
Probate Court of Lea County New Mexico designates Christine Weathers as administratrix with will annexed of L E Weathers deceased. All claims against the estate must be filed with the county clerk within six months from the date of the notice.
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