Hessler and King Attend Oklahoma Pasture Grass Meeting
Hessler and King attended the 13th annual U S Department of Agriculture meeting in Woodward Oklahoma. Farmers from 16 states discussed brush control pasture and grazing grasses with field demonstrations and seed production plans. The barbecue served 5000 and 12 head of cattle were fed. Loveless delivered the after dinner remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hessler
King
Oklahoma
Bill Hessler
R. M. King
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Woodward
Okla
Lovington
Fort Supply
Department of Agriculture
Woodward Experimental Station
New Mexico
Texas
Capitan
N. M
Loveless
Nationals Arrive Wednesday Night From Chiuaaua
Approximately 375 Mexican nationals arrived from Chiuaaua Wednesday night. County Agent T. C. Perkins said the group is the first from Chiuaaua and arrives about two weeks late due to border processing. Nationals will be distributed to the first six or eight farmers on the list in Perkins office. He is assisting the Lea County Farm Bureau by taking requests and fees for nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiuana
T. C. Perkins
Chiuaaua
Perkins
Lea County Farm Bureau
Twenty Three Arrests In Lovington Saturday Night
Lovington police report 23 arrests on Saturday night including 13 gamblers in raids on the colored district. Additional arrests include two for speeding one for drunk driving and the rest for drunkenness according to Chief R. W. Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
R. W. Hill
Beef Hits New High In Chicago Markets
Beef on the hoof climbed to 36 dollars per hundred pounds in Chicago, the third daily high this week. The gain surpasses yesterday’s 35.75 and matches the peak last December, with high choice mediumweight steers fetching the new price and yearlings around 35.25. Overall market held steady to strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lea County Wealth Leader in New Mexico
Based on the 1949 assessment Lea County is the wealthiest in New Mexico with a total assessment of 83,850,045 dollars, up from 75,400,557 dollars in 1948. The State Tax Commission assesses about 71,000,000 dollars of this, with oil and gas production and wells accounting for 59,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
New Mexico
State Tax Commission
County Special Election Costs for Amendments
The county spent 1143.13 dollars on a special election held last month to vote on ten proposed amendments.
Sheriff Phone Bill For September Estimated At $183
The sheriff's September telephone charges for Jal Eunice and Hobbs stand around 183 dollars. Billing is not complete and totals may change.
Inter-City Rotary Banquet a Great Success in Lovington
More than 289 people attended the Lovington Rotary Inter-City Banquet held in the high school library Tuesday night. About 180 local men and wives and 110 out of town guests were present with PortalesRotarians joining in from a chartered bus. Speakers included Jeff H Williams, a famed Rotarian lawyer, who delivered an hour and ten minute talk. Ben and Betty Moore performed on Hammond organ and piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hear Williams
Lovington
Bill Davis
Rotary Club
Davis
State land office reports October sale proceeds and top lease
The state land office reports it collected more than 20000 dollars at the October land sale held yesterday. The highest price paid was 54000 dollars for an oil and gas lease covering 960 acres in Chaves County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Land Office
Chaves County
White Way lights promised for Hot Springs by Christmas
City officials pledge a White Way in Hot Springs with about 50 street lights to be installed along the two main avenues before Christmas. The plan aims to improve safety and nighttime visibility for residents and visitors.
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Hot Spring
Devonian Strike Opens Denton Field in McAlester Area
McAlester Fuel Co. No. 1-A Denton in Lea county reports a 24 hour natural flow of 456 barrels of 44 gravity pipe line oil with a gas oil ratio of 1463 to 1. Completion depth 11 325 to 11 464 feet. Atlantic Refining Co. plans two outposts to 11 500 feet Dickinson and related drill locations near the Denton opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester Fuel Co
Denton
Lea County
Lovington
Jones Ranch
Gaines County
Atlantic Refining Co
McAlester
Atlantic
Dickinson
Partial Cost Of Grand Jury Shown
The Lea County grand jury convened in August has unpaid witness fees and court exhibits delaying total cost. Judge Harris drew 32.00 for jury drawing. Judge Anderson received 32.28, 68.38 and 15.88. District Attorney stenographer N A Reese got 186.86 and 82.92. Mack Easley earned 65.41 and 123.36. Thus far 117.80 has been paid to witnesses, with many still awaiting fees. Claims require witness claim slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Harris
Anderson
N. A. Reese
Mack Easley
Listings of 12 couples from Texas and New Mexico
A numbered roster lists twelve paired individuals with ages and hometowns in Texas and nearby New Mexico. The couples include Winifred Anderson and Alvin Lamm Jr from Seminole. Eunice Edwards and John Richards from Eunice and Alton. Lillie Cummings and W B Wilkins from Snyder. Beatrice Efrich and J R Haragan from Eunice. Josephine Morrison and Virgil Matthews from La Mesa and Lamesa. Velma Dawson and Vernon Scott from St Jo. Naomi Ballew and James Humphers from Midland and Lovington. Susie Tucker and W G Jones from Abernathy and Hale Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Anderson
Seminole
Texas
Alvin Herman Lamm, Jr
Tex
Eunice Edwards
Eunice
N. M
John Donald Richards
Alton
Lillie Cummings
Snyder
W. B. Wilkins
Beatrice E. Efrich
J. R. Haragan
Josephine Morrison
Lamesa
Virgil W. Matthews
Velma Lee Dawson
St. Jo
Vernon Lee Scott
Naomi Elizabeth Ballew
Midland
James Edward Humphers
Lovington
Susie Katherine Tucker
Abernathy
W. G. Jones
Hale Center
Prisoners Feed Paid to Sheriff Horace Owens
Sheriff Horace Owens received 1207 dollars for feeding prisoners in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Owens
CCC to Buy Cottonseed under Commodity Credit program
The U S Department of Agriculture announced that the Commodity Credit Corporation will purchase cottonseed from farmers and store it to support prices at 90 percent of parity. Net price to farmers is 46.50 per ton after a 3.00 storage deduction. storage, transport, and supervision are handled by PMA committees and local Lea County ACA office details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Lea County
ACA Committee
PMA
CCC
Services Held For Mrs McBryde
Funeral services are held in the Smith Yarbro chapel for Mrs Annie Laura Mc Bryde former Lovington resident who died Oct 11 in Tennessee while living with her daughter Mrs W C Dunn. She was born in 1883 near Memphis and moved to Carlsbad then Lovington in 1916. Her husband W B McBryde preceded her in death a month earlier. Survivors include five children Jewell Gaily Carroll Merchant Richard Merchant Vincent Merchant and Mrs Ben Thompson six grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Laura McBryde
Lovington
Smith-Yarbo Chapel
Tennessee
McBryde
Memphis
Tenn
Carlsbad
W. B. McBryde
Yarbro Chapel
Jewell Gaily
Houston
Texas
Carroll Merchant
Grants Pass
Ore
Richard Merchant
Tucson
Ariz
Vincent Merchant
Pampa
Ben Thompson
Albuquerque
N. M
Prominent Citizens Urge Truman to Back Strike Board
Thirty four notable Americans led by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and several congressmen urge President Truman to back the fact finding board’s report on the strike. They accuse industry of threatening the national economy by not following the recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Rattlers Challenge Wildcats Here Tonight in Fifth Game
Lovington Wildcats host the Tucumcari Rattlers in a high school football clash as both teams seek win momentum. The Rattlers bring a 16 game unbeaten streak while Lovington demands a strong home showing with a lineup featuring Black Anderson Naul Bigham Teas Hall Hunt Griffin Choate Battles and Kirkland против.
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Rattlers
Wildcats
The
Ross Black
John Anderson
Bill Naul
James Bigham
Charlie Teas
James Hallmn
Robert Hunt
Jerry Griffin
Kenneth Choate
Joe Battles
Lewis Kirkland
Missionary Dr Andrew Allison to Speak Friday
Dr Andrew Allison Presbyterian missionary who was forced from China by the Communists will speak Friday evening October 14 at 7 p.m. at the Presbyterian church. In China he served as educational director and principal of a boys school and he is a Tulane University graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Allison
China
Presbyterian Church
Allison
Tulane University
Local Lovington FHA installs officers for year
The Lovington High School Senior Future Homemakers of America install officers for the year in the Home Economics room. Officers include Sally Blackmon president Nelda Wilks vice president Roma Boggs secretary Barbara LeBlanc treasurer Julia Ann Owens parliamentarian Ruth Pannell reporter Thelma Scoggins historian and Betty Anderson song leader Freshman FHA girls act as hostesses Plans discuss district meeting in Artesia November 19 include district president Dorothy Lou Osborn and district secretary Ann Badgett The district advisor is Inez Dykstra The district covers Lovington Tatum Hobbs Eunice Jal Carlsbad Roswell Dexter Hagerman and Hope National FHA week is early November Barbara Wright, last year’s state secretary, collaborates on Flair proof editing for What’s New in Home Ec They aided Rotary banquet proceeds fund delegates to state and regional meetings There are 80 senior and 35 junior FHA members under Dykstra supervision
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The
Lovington Future Homemakers of America
Sally Blackmon
Nelda Wilks
Roma Boggs
Barbara LeBlanc
Julia Ann Owens
Ruth Pannell
Thelma Scoggins
Betty Anderson
FHA
Artesia
Lovington
Dorothy Lou Osborn
Ann Badgett
Inez Dykstra
Tatum, Hobbs
Eunice
Jal
Carlsbad Roswell
Dexter Hagerman
Hope
Barabara Wright
Flair
Barbara
Santa Barbara
Calif
National Recreation Committee
Pressure mounts over Navajo and Hopi rehabilitation bill
Former Indian Commissioner John Collier seeks a nationwide campaign to urge the president to veto the 88 million dollar rehabilitation measure. Congressman Antonio Fernandez of New Mexico accuses Collier of ruthlessness and intellectual dishonesty in opposing the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Collier
Antonio Fernandez
New Mexico
Collier
Ballots Mailed to Elect Lea County ACA Committeemen
Lea County ACA mails ballots this week for electing community committeemen. Ballots are counted at the county ACA office on October 21 at 1 30 p m. Voters may witness the counting and are urged to vote. those who have not received a ballot should contact the ACA office before October 21.
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Lea County
ACA
James F. Robinson
ACA Committee
County Clerk Receives Fees and Files Instruments
The county clerk's office recorded fees totaling 1325.14 for September and filed 658 instruments.
Anderson Bill Gains Senate Approval Over Brannan Plan
The Senate approved the long range Anderson farm bill by voice vote despite Truman administration support for the Brannan plan. It would set flexible supports for major crops and impose price guarantees while pegging aids to parity. The measure faces House opposition and could trigger a veto or automatic shift to Brannan if stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Warren G. Magnagon
Wash
State Department
U. S
Anderson
Clinton P. Anderson
N. M
Mr. Truman
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebr
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rome Martin Funeral Services Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Rome Martin, 46, were held Wednesday morning at 10 30 in the Smith Yarbro chapel. Martin died of a heart attack in Payette Idaho on October 8 1949 and was a former Lovington resident returned for burial. Rev W T Garnett and Rev L W Hardcastle officiated with music by the First Christian Church. Mrs Mac Daniel is his sister in law and a Lovington resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome Martin
Smith- Yarbro
Martin
Payette
Idaho
Lovington
W. T. Garnett
L. W Hardcastle
First Christian Church
Mac” McDaniel
Divorces and suits filed in Pecos court docket
Divorces listed include Helen E Hunt versus Samuel P Hunt Dorothy McGowan versus Lawrence McGowan Gladys Bradford versus John H Bradford Emma Mae Holt versus Horace Holt Plus other suits Laura Swinney versus Ed A Smith a note collection suit D A Gray and wife versus H R Johnson quiet title State of New Mexico versus Paul Gordon Sadie E Manning versus John H Bliss State Engineer and a damages suit Vieda Elvia Forman et al versus Pecos Valley Advertising Company seeking 500 for a tree removal in a yard by company employees.
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Laura Swinney
Ed A. Smith
D. A. Gray and Wife
H. R. Johnson
State of New Mexico
Paul Gordon
Sadie E. Manning
John H. Bliss
Vieda Elvia Forman
Et al
Pecos Valley Advertising Company
Sheriff Office Mileage Report for September Released
The sheriff's department logged a total of 14 723 miles in September costing 1 325 07. Sheriff Owens covered 1 850 miles for 166 50 and Alex Trimble 2 036 miles for 183 24. Undersheriff Trimble 2 328 miles for 209 32. Deputy Boren 2 210 miles for 198 90. Owens and Trimble are based in Hobbs. Gilman drove 1 917 miles for 172 53 in Tatum. McCallum 2 225 miles for 200 25 in Eunice. Turner 2 157 miles for 194 13 in Jal.
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Sheriff’s Department
Owens
Alex Trimble
Lovington
Charles Trimble
Boren
Trimble
Hobbs
Ernest Gilman
Bruce McCallum
Eunice
Elmer Turner
Jal
National Business Women's Week Observed by Local Chapter
Lovington B P W members marked National Business Women's Week with radio programs on KW EW Hobbs. Mrs Juanita Jackson and Mrs John Henry Bishop performed music and song as part of daily club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B&pw
B & PW
Juanita Jackson
John Henry Bishop
KWEW
Hobbs
Judge Armijo to Hold Lovington Court Dates Change
Chief Justice assigns Judge Luis E. Armijo to preside in Lovington from October 24 through 29. The session was moved from October 17 to 21, during which Armijo was initially scheduled to hear cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis E. Armijo
Supreme Court
Lovington
Armijo
Lovington Boy Rushed to Polio Clinic
Terry Alvis Cox eight year old son of Mr and Mrs A 3 Cox of Lovington was taken to Plainview hospital Monday with suspected polio in Lea County since January 1 the 19th polio case in the county no word on his condition yet
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Terry Alvis Cox
A. 3. Cox
Lovington
Plainview Hospital
Lea County
Terry
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Lea Richeston State
Future
Homemakers of America of
Oil Leasing
Elida
Roosevelt County
Skelly Oil Company
Township Four South
Pat Boone
Phillips Petroleum Company
Township 2
Chaves
Apache Oil Company
Lea County Aca
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Charles Brannan
Lovington Wildcats
Tucumcari Rattlers
Wildcast
Boteler
Cozzens
Tucumcari Boys
Sting
Don Babers
Ken Batson
Jack Grayson
Harold Jacobs
Richard Langley
Gene McCracken
Ted Marshall
Ned Mitchell
Jimmie Pelztr
John Shockley
George Staub
Miss Dykstra
Brannon
Rome
Helen E. Hunt
Samuel P
Hunt
Dorothy McGowan
Lawrence McGowan
Gladys Bradford
John H. Bradford
Emma Mae Holt
Horace
Holt
Tatum
E. H. Evers
Here
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