Stolen Wallet Recovered On Dirt Road Near Lovington
A wallet stolen from Marie White’s Speciality Shop on a Monday was found last Thursday on a dirt road north of Lovington Municipal Schools by a Hobbs laundry truck driver who notified City Cab Co personnel and the LEADER. White recovered the wallet with its papers though the money was missing. Police note similar incidents at two other Lovington businesses a week earlier.
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Lovington
Marie White
Hobbs
City Cab Co
Lovington Building Permits Surge in October
October issued Lovington building permits totaled over $65,000 in residential permits across eleven filings on the first of the month. The report notes September had 30 permits totaling $97,450 in residential and $41,600 in commercial, with October highlights including an $15,000 service station permit on South Main, an $8,500 permit for KLEA, and a $10,000 Acme Lumber Co. permit. Yearly totals show Hobbs leading with $3,969,910 for nine months, $1,770,210 more than Lovington.
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Lovington
South Main St
Acme Lumber Co
KLEA
Hobbs
Strikebound plant worker murdered in Chicago
William Foster, a worker at a strikebound International Harvester plant in Chicago, was beaten to death near his home early Friday after joining a back-to-work movement. He died at a hospital mid morning. Foster had disregarded a strike by the Independent Farm Equipment United Electrical Workers union ongoing at Harvester plants in nine Midwestern cities since August 21.
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United Press
International Harvester
Chicago
William Foster
Foster
Independent Farm Equipment
United Electrical Workers Union
Tatum Area Wins Many Fleece Awards
Lea County youths shine at the State Fair wool show with multiple top placements. Billy Royce Medlin and Lynn Medlin of Tatum take first and second in the 3 blood fleeces, while Darela Holeman and A C Taylor I of Mallow are seventh and eighth. A D Jones of Est Tatum earns several honors including reserve grand champion ram fleece and top finish in fine wool 64s. Norman Cross and Caprock teammates also place in spinning counts and fleece judging.
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Lea County
Billy Royce Medlin
Tatum
Lynn Medlin
Dale Caudill
Lovington
Phillip Frier
Mallamar
Darella Holeman
A. C. Taylor I
A. D. Jones
Norman Cross
Caprock
B. M. Medlin
P. H. Harris
Drumsticks For All With Big Thanksgiving Turkeys
New England turkey production is estimated at 1 826 000 birds. The figure, 46 percent above last year and more than twice the 10 year average, signals plentiful Thanksgiving offerings.
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Boston
U.P
New England
Polio Cases in New Mexico Hit 368 in Nine Months
The New Mexico state health department reports 368 infantile paralysis cases in the first three quarters of 1952, up from 90 a year earlier and well above the five year average. At least 37 polio deaths have been attributed this year, while whooping cough shows the largest decline with 165 cases versus 679 last year.
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The
State Health Department
New Mexico
Department
James R. Scott
Rural Electrification Expands As REA Financed Lines Reach Farms
About 223000 farm families received their first electric service from rural electrification administration financed lines in the past year.
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REA
New Mexico Nonfarm Jobs Rise in Late Summer
Following the usual seasonal pattern, non agricultural employment in New Mexico increased during the 30 days centered mid August to September. M F Miera, chairman of the Employment Security Commission, notes total nonfarm jobs reached about 170000 in September, up roughly 1000 from August and near the yearly peak.
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New Mexico
M. F. Miera
Employment Security Commission
Milender Dislodges BB Shot From Tooth With Headstand
In Memphis Bobby Joe Milender spent 20 minutes trying to remove a BB shot stuck in a hollow tooth. He finally stood on his head and the BB rolled out, ending the painful episode.
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Memphis, Tenn
U.P
Bobby Joe Milender
New Housing Spurs Growth Across New Mexico Towns
New housing persists in Albuquerque Farmington White Sands and Artesia as Hosdrey Co begins Deming output with ninety workers. Las Vegas parachute plant adds forty jobs. metal mine hiring remains limited awaiting contract. Unemployment falls from 7000 to 6100 month by month with under 2000 women.
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Albuquerque
Farmington
White Sands
Artesia
Las Vegas
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Frank Teague
North Second
Frederick
North Turne
Hobba
N. M
the Christian: Science Monitor
Monitor
Montron
Christian Science Monitor
Norway St
Mass
U.S.A
Brouse Co
Rose Sewing Center
W. Taylor
Norway
U.N. Council
United Nations
Security Council
U.N
Per Krohg
Tatum Area
Eacle
Sciaumamena
John Wayne
SAN Francisco Story
Joel McCrea
Vonne de Carlo
the Lion and the Horse
Steve Cochran
Kenneth Osborn
Optometrist
Pho
Jones Bros. Co
W. Central
Deming
Dewey L. Gann
Myer’s Motor Company
Lovington, New Mexico
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