Lovington Rotary hears drive to finish Youth Center
Supt H C Pannell told Lovington Rotary Club members about the Community and Youth Center funding progress. He traced gifts totaling 16 918 50 with 15 745 11 spent and 273 79 balance, outlined remaining work and estimated 15 000 more to finish, and challenged members to raise 10 000 by November 15 to trigger a 5 000 donation from Jack Danglade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pannell
Lovington Rotary Club
Pannell
F. J. Danglade
Lovington
Rotary Club
Arthur Fisher
Jack Dpdanglade
Danglade
Main Street
Boy Scouts
Lions auxiliary meets first fall session 1950
The Lions Auxiliary held its initial Fall meeting with Mrs. Laura Ward presiding and Mrs. Bernard Love presenting the club objectives. Officers read and charter members listed, including 16 named members and one associate, as minutes cover five early meetings and secretary appointment. Several divorce and property suits filed in district court the week were noted alongside disability claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Garner
Hobbs Rig Builder
Roy Simmons
Roscoe Cajan
Texas Employers Insurance Co
L. B. Nevels
Guy Cone
Roy Hickman
Willie Mae Moody
Charlie Moody
M A. Mansur
George Mansur
J. B. Equing
Zenarda Marrufo
Pilar Marrufo
Kenny Joan Brown Zanti
Angelo Agustus Zanti
Y. Idella Keen
Everett Keen
Olin E. Steward
McVay and Stafford Drilling Co
Lions Auxiliary
Laura Ward
Bernard Love
Lions Club
Lion’s Organization
Jacques Dailey
Mmes
Bill Badgett
Hollis Mitchell
Bill Dellinger
David Erwin
Howard Grandon
Hank Hazen
Willie Lawrence
James Long
Robbie Love
Archie Nowell
E. D. Plummer
Kenneth Scoggin
Joe Smith
Chad Wiley
Don Woodward Jr
Alden Woodward
Jimmie Woodward
C. T. Sparkman
Lovington Club
Lions
New Mexico
Earl Huston
Virgil Boteler
Chester Hamzy
Glen Wolfrum
Tom Cammack
Bob Ward
Tom Bridgeforth
Harold Bridgeforth
John Shearman
Connie Pruit
Benjamin Guppy Retires After 61 Years With Railroad
Melrose Mass Benjamin Guppy retires as structural engineer for the Boston and Maine Railroad ending a 61 year career with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Mass
Benjamin Guppy
Boston & Maine Railroad
Lutherans Move Toward Merging Three Divisions
The American Lutheran Church in Columbus Ohio approved talks to merge with the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the United Evangelical Lutherans forming a potential nine member joint union committee. The action follows unity momentum among the three bodies with combined membership exceeding one million. Delegates also backed opposition to diplomatic ties between the United States and the Vatican and re affirmed church state separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Evangelical Lutheran Church
United Evgangical Lutherans
American Lutheran Church
Des Moines
United Luthern Church In America
United States
Vatican
Rank Wildcat Slated For Chaves County
The Oil Conservation Commission says Spartan Drilling Company of Dallas plans to drill a Rank Wildcat well about 7,000 feet deep, 35 miles northeast of Roswell in Chaves County. The nearest production is 28 miles away in the Rough Pool, with no test or production logged in the target area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Oil Conservation Commission
Chaves
Spartan Drilling Company of
Dallas
Roswell
Parking meters aid Greenfield polio drive
Greenfield Massachusetts used parking meters installed in local banks to raise funds for the annual polio drive. Cars curious about the new devices inserted coins in the banks and the proceeds were turned over to the county chapter for Polio.
National School Lunch Funds Apportioned Among 48 States
The article notes the final Mexican bracero arrivals to Lovington, with 210 Nationals brought in by Dolf Taylor and Conner Hudgens. It states the Mexican Consulate is closing its processing office and that after Friday no organized labor recruitment will be possible, leaving farmers to seek workers individually in El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Dolf Taylor
Conner Hudgens
United States
Farm Bureau
el Paso
Engine Failure Aimed For Plane Crash
Air Force officials blame the death of 1st Lt. Louis F. Turmes, 29, of Kirtland AFB, in an F-36 crash at El Paso International Airport during a practice instrument landing approach. The jet stalled from a power failure at mid altitude, its impact ripped off wings, and the burning fuselage exploded through a fence as spectators watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
el Paso
Louis F. Turmes
Kirtland Air Force Base
Tate
Kirtland
Turmes
Former Lovington Resident Mary Scaff Allen Killed in Austin Bike Crash
Mary Mozelle Scaff Allen of Austin Texas former Lovington resident daughter of A J Scaff and wife of R Allen died from injuries after a bicycle accident in Austin last week. Details remain unavailable. The Scaffs were longtime Lovington residents and Presbyterian church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Mary Mozelle Scaff Allen
Austin
Texas
A. J. Scaff
Scaffs
The
Presbyterian Church
Pfc Walter L. Thompson Graduates From Air Patrol
Pfc Walter L. Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Lee Thompson of Silver City New Mexico graduates from the Air Police School at Tyndall AFB near Panama City Florida. The four week course covered weapons field exercises security patrol and other police work to protect U S aircraft and bases under Col Robert W. Warren and Col Kenneth Johnson supervision as part of the Air Training Command system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Fla
Security Patrol Air Police
Pfc
Walter L. Thompson
Lee Thompson
West 13Th
Silver City
New Mexico
Pfc Thompson
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Tyndell Air Force Base
Here
Robert W. Warren
Kenneth Johnson
U. S
Air Force
Robert W. Harper
Air Training Command
Mechem Attacks Rodger Sedillo Over Political Activity
Ed Mechem criticized State Treasurer Ray Rodger and Public Service Commission attorney Filo Sedillo for political activity while in state jobs. Speaking in Carizzozo he called for Mabry administration action and claimed Rodger aspires to distort the Miles Dempsey Mabry record to win public acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Ed Mechem
Ray Rodger
Public Service Commission
Filo Sedillo
Mmchem
Carizozo
Mabry
Rodgers
Sedillo
Fall conference opens for New Mexico El Paso Lutherans in Santa Fe
The annual three day meeting of the New Mexico El Paso division of Lutheran pastors begins at Immanuel Lutheran Church Santa Fe with Rev Rowland A Miller as host. A Wednesday evening communion service features Rev Arnold Mueller of Carlsbad and Hobbs as guest speaker. Rev Earl Krupp of Clovis leads the program titled The Congregation as a Practical Organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico - el Paso
Walter Geihsler
Trinity Lutheran Church
Albuquerque
Farm Bureau Meeting Set for October 20 in Lovington
The Lea County Farm and Live stock Bureau meets Friday evening October 20 at 7 30 at the Bull Barns Lovington Fair Grounds for an annual county wide meeting. Officers will be elected and a Las Cruces guest speaker will address the group. Conner Hudgins, president, urges farmers and families to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County Farm and Livestock Bureau
Lovington Fair Grounds
Las Cruces
Conner Hudgins
Fire engines answer Lovington car blaze during Fire Prevention Week
Lovington Fire Department responded to a car fire Wednesday morning. Mrs Alpert Dean's vehicle caught fire under the hood, gas line leak suspected to have ignited the blaze. Only superficial damage occurred and the fire did not spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Alpert Dean
39th Annual Baptist Invention Starts Oct 16 in Duke City
The 39th annual Baptist convention in Albuquerque begins October 16 with statewide gatherings. Rev. J T Gamble of Alamogordo delivers the keynote as goals include 4 100 baptisms for 1951 and a 1955 total, gifts of 175000 for 1951 rising to 256000 by 1955, 30000 tithers rising to 50000 by 1955, and church count increasing from 197 to 250. Anchor projects include new fields in New Mexico, missionaries, and a $200000 Albuquerque office building. Total gifts last year surpassed 1.75 million. speakers will come from coast to coast and abroad. Main sessions October 17 to 19. S M Morgan presides. Harry Stage and R L Pattillo hold key posts. David Calhoun is vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist of New Mexico
Albuquerque
First Baptist Church
J. T. Gamble
Alamogordo
Africa
South America
China
New Mexico
S. M. Morgan
Artesia
Harry Stage
R. L. Pattillo
David Calhoun
Eunice
Final Rites Today for Wes Owens
Funeral services for Wes Owens were held Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Eunice at 2 p.m. Rev. David Calhoun officiated. Owens, 49, died October 10 at Barzune Hospital in Eunice. He lived in Lea County 39 years, was a rancher, and a First Baptist member. Burial followed at Eunice Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Owens
Eunice
First Baptist Church
David Calhoun
Owens
Barzune
Mason County
Texas
Meda Owens
Jim Owens
Jewell Owens
Horace Owens
Lovington
Pat Stephans
Thornton Davis
Emory King
George Simms
Delmar Franklin
Bud Jeeter
Gene Baker
John Tate
Nail Kendricks
Wiley Long
Jimmy Tabb
Lawrence Muncey
P. D. Simms
Hugh King
Louis Warlick
Curry Truitt
Walter Fort
Simp Martin
Barnie Currie
Hicks Morton
Lea County
Eumnice
Griffin
Reds launch do or die stand near Kaesong in Korea war
United Press reports First Cavalry Division advances 10 miles east of the Seoul Pyongyang road driving into North Korea. Major General Hobart Gay says enemy shelling weakening as Allied forces push toward Kumchon and Kumsong. Wonsan airfield ready for use. British 1st battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers sails. Seoul phone service restored via American Telephone Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Seoul-Pyongyang
North Korea
Kumchon
Kaesong
Jack James
First Cavalry Division
Hobart Gay
Gay
Seoul
Red Border
Kumsong
Wonsan
Fifth Air Force
Earle Partridge
Korea
Northumberland Fusiliers
Southampton
England
American Telephone Company
Doctors Draft Board Named
Members of a state advisory committee to aid the selection of doctors dentists and veterinarians for the armed forces have been named. They are Dr LG Rice of Albuquerque chairman Dr John S Eilar an Albuquerque dentist and Dra James R Scott state health director. The committee weighs community needs against requirements for the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LG. Rice
Albuquerque
John S. Eilar
James R. Scott
REA Control Hits Tax Take in New Mexico
New Mexico tax rolls fell by 4 million since 1944 as REA and municipal electric plant purchases shifted rates and losses. Elmer Carter of the Public Service Commission notes REA owns over 68 plants and three municipalities. PSC lacks authority to regulate REA and municipal utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Elmer Carter
Public Service Commission
REA
Carter
PSC
Farmington
Carrizozo
Hot Springs
Pre Primary Law Faces Voters In New Mexico
Albuquerque reports the UNM government research bulletin reviews the pre primary convention plan last used to nominate candidates. It outlines how conventions would determine party designees, the runoff primary role, and potential impacts on voter choice, party power, and candidate selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Charles B. Judah
Politics Authority
University of New Mexico
Division of Government Research
Democratic Party
Judah
UNM
South Dakota
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Colorado
Nebraska
Utah
Rhode Island
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Ernest Simmons
Rotarians
Rank
Chaves County
Greenfield, Mass
W. L. Thompson
Air Patrol
Mechem
Rogers
Miles
Santa FE
Farm Bureau Meeting
Dean
Duke City
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