Three Held For Hobbs Robbery
Cecil Rineharg 21 Hobbs Lea land Burks 25 Dallas and Jack K. Jordan 26 Dallas were remanded to Lea County Jail on $2000 bond each on two counts of breaking and entering in Hobbs. Arrested near Lamesa after a service station call, guns from two Hobbs homes were recovered along with about 6000 in negotiable bonds 14000 in stock certificates 750 in defense bonds cash and jewelry identified by Vandiver and Hutton.
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Hobbs
Lealand Burks
Dallas
Jack K. Jordan
Lea County
Lamesa
Texas
New Mexico
James Vandiver
Jack Hutton
Hobs
Vandiver
Hutton
Jake's Fountain and Mhoon Jewelry Open Weekend
Jake's Fountain and Mhoon Jewelry plan a formal opening this weekend in the Reed Building corner. Guests can register for a Bulova wrist watch at 8 p.m. Saturday and a Oneida Silverware set is a second prize. Free donuts coffee and candy samples. Wildcat decor and a banana split feature a town pride atmosphere.
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Reed
Art Mhoon
Oneida
Jake Lister
Norris
Jake
White
Wildcat
Two Lea County Tests Find Oil
Operators yielded oil from two drillstem tests at Amerada Petroleum Corp No 4 SC State tester in Lea County. First test from 9,874 to 9,905 feet flowed 52 barrels of oil and 10 barrels of mud in 5 hours, with oil gravity 42.1 and final recovery 11 barrels. Second test from 9,325 to 9,275 feet produced 263 barrels of oil and 42 barrels of sulphur water in 4 hours, oil gravity 40.7 and gas 2,330,000 cubic feet daily, with 46 barrels oil recovered in pipe and 200 barrels sulphur water. The project lies in Section 9 15s 33e near the Saunders field south of Pennsylvanian production, with operations to drill ahead.
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Amerada Petroleum Corp
Lea County
Milwaukee Official’s Water Fountain Prank Named Old Faceful
In Milwaukee the sewer commissioner's office features a fountain that sprays water when someone bends to drink. The staff call the device Old Faceful, a nickname reflecting its surprising design.
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Sioner
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed by Lovington Mayor
Mayor Phillip B Robinson proclaims Fire Prevention Week in Lovington for Oct 5 1952. The proclamation urges municipal agencies the fire department and schools to raise public awareness and citizens to remove fire hazards at home and in business.
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Phillip B. Robinson
Lovington
Rent Board Explains Rent Stability Policy
Rent not frozen under current regulation says Associate Area Rent Director Charles L. O Neal. Increases will be granted when justified and decreases when units rent above the general level. Eviction for complaint is not allowed but nonpayment or property damage can justify action. Decisions appealable to the Rent Advisory Board. Lovington board members listed.
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Charles L. O'Neal
O'Neal
Rent Advisory Board
Lovington Board
J. W. Wallrich
C. C. Yearwood
J. P. Morgan
E. J. Fox
E. M. Hester
Cotton Crop Estimate Up Four Percent
The Agriculture Department forecasts a 1952 cotton crop of 14,413,000 bales, up four percent from last month. Gains are credited to improved conditions in Texas and the central belt, though overall crop quality is 3 percent below last year.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Texas
Crop Reporting Board
Doctors and Dentists Drafted in December
United Press reports New Mexico’s selective service office has no details yet on how many doctors and dentists will be drafted. The Defense Department in Washington announced plans to draft 460 doctors and 204 dentists in December. State headquarters awaits guidance on eligible age groups, likely by November 1.
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New Mexico
Trap Shoot Set For Sunday at Hobbs Gun Club Range
Marksmen from Lovington Hobbs Carlsbad Eunice and Seminole are expected at the big ham trap shoot at the Hobbs Gun Club range on Seminole highway Sunday afternoon. A supply of 50 hams will be awarded to the winners. Sponsored by the Hobbs Gun Club, the trap shoot is scheduled to get under way.
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Lovington
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Eunice
Seminole
Hobbs Gun Club
Seminole Highway
Open to All Shootists for Sliding Handclap Test
An afternoon session begins at 1 p.m. inviting men and women to try a sliding handclap method aimed at equalizing effort between novices and experienced shooters.
Parking Meters Added To Lovington For Town Growth
Lovington to install 107 more parking meters in about two weeks to speed enforcement and free officers for patrol duty. Judge Green's dollar club may hold an expansion sale as meters come online. Trustees consider hiring an additional woman radio operator to staff the set and fund her salary from meter revenues. The assistant chief gets a 25 dollar monthly boost. Mayor Robinson cites Sunday whiskey sales in the Negro section and lax court prosecutions as concerns.
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Lovington
Phillip Robinson
Puppy Found a Home After Boy's Tonsil Surgery
In Cambridge a three year old boy Roger McManaway had his tonsils removed and his father awarded a reward. Mr and Mrs Gerald McManaway read about an abandoned dog and 75 people offered to adopt it until Roger returned from the hospital and the puppy was ready to play with him.
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Cambridge
Roger McManaway
Gerald McManaway
Roger
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