Hobbs VFW Auxiliary to Install Lovington Group
Mrs. Joan Benson will be installed as president of the newly formed Lovington VFW Auxiliary Sunday at 2 p.m. at the skating rink with Hobbs Auxiliary hosting and Mrs. R L Turner leading the installation. The ceremony includes officers from Lovington and Hobbs and a flag and Bible presentation plus a social hour.
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Hobbs
VFW
Lovington
Joan Benson
Hobbs Vfw
R. L. Turner
District No. 7
Hobbs Auxiliary
Longton
Margaret Price
Micky King
Doris Sanderson
Faye Jones
Jamie Miller
Martha Ray
Jean Benson
Alma Clements
Nancy Adams
Terry Crowe
Turner
Eleanor Teague
Bell Orr
Beulah Martin
Adalee Brice
Susie Roberts
Dorothy Young
Mona Rae DeBusk
Deloris Dobbins
Emma Stafford
Betty Miller
Hobbs Officials Installed in IOOF and Rebekah Offices
Lyle Garner of Hobbs was installed as Grand Treasurer and Ralph Hendrickson of Hobbs as Sovereign Signation. Mrs Lauverba Sullins of Hobbs was installed as vice president of the Rebekah Assembly. The group met in Hobbs with Las Cruces chosen for the 1956 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Garner
Hobbs
Ralph Hendrickson
Jane Foo
Diab
Rebekah
Lauverba
Sullins
Las Cruces
Revival Begins Sunday at Central Baptist Church
The Rev. Bert Turner an Irish evangelist will lead a revival at Central Baptist starting Sunday October 16. He will preach each night at 7 p m. Rev Walker is noted for revivals in Ireland Scotland and Wales as well as across the United States. Rev Truman Walker pastor of Central Baptist provides the overview.
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Bert Turner
Central Baptist Church
Walker
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
United States
Truman Walker
States
VA Representative To Visit Hobbs on Tuesday
Veterans Administration contact representative William Hall from Carlsbad will visit Hobbs at the New Mexico State Employment Service Office on October 18. The hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The visit provides information on benefits and services for veterans from all wars and includes World War II and World War I veterans among those listed.
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U. S
William ©. Hall
Veterans Administration
Carlsbad
Hobbs
New Mexico
VFW Auxiliary to Help Form Lovington Group
Hobbs VFW Auxiliary led by President Mrs Beulah Martin prepares a Lovington unit by instituting and installing the new Lovington Auxiliary on Sunday October 16. Members plan floor practice and church attendance.
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VFW
Lovington Group
Decorator's Notebook: New Home Fashions Preview
Alicia Joyce previews HOME FASHION TIME from Sept 29 to Oct 8 showcasing Italian Provincial styled dining groups. The feature highlights circular tables with casters, a drop leaf serving cart, white Formica surfaces, walnut wood with brass trim, and wall to wall carpeting to illustrate current home decor trends.
Minor Damage In Two Truck Crash At Maljamar PO
An oil transport truck owned by A C Blackburn of Hobbs driven by Odis E Shipman of Maljamar collided with a pickup owned by the same company driven by Elmer Maddren near Maljamar cafe and post office. A broken brake line was suspected. Minor damage reported to a New Mexico Construction Co. vehicle. State Bureau of Revenue employee investigated.
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Maljamar
A. C. Blackburn
Hobbs
Odis E. Shipman
Caprock
Elmer Maddren
Blackburn
New Mexico Construction Co
State Bureau of Revenue
Final Rites Held For A L Weaver
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in Hobbs for Albert Leroy Weaver 55 a retired carpenter who died at Lea General Hospital Hobbs on Wednesday Born in Stanton Penn He had lived in Lea County seven years Survivors include daughter Mary Clark Kermit Texas two sons D L Weaver Mona Hans Texas and H D Weaver Sterling Colorado and five grandchildren Burial was at Prairie Haven.
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A. L. Weaver
Hobbs
Albert Leroy Weaver
E. Skelly Sr
Lea General Hospital
Carpenter
Weaver
Stanton Penna
Lea County
Mary Clark
Kermit, Tex
D. L. Weaver
Monahans
Tex
H. D. Weaver
Sterling, Cole
Prairie Haven
Winners at Lovington Appliance Draw
T. H. French won the barbe cuer given away by Lovington Appliance on October 1. Mrs. E. L. Harbison won the Deepflyer and Mrs. Walter Anderson, route one, won the electric iron.
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T. H. French
Lovington Appliance
E. L. Harbison
Walter Anderson
Route One
Eagles Schedule Calls for 11 Games in 1956 Season
Hobbs Eagles announced a tentative 1956 football schedule arranged by Ben Beames. The team will play eleven games starting September 7 and concluding with the Thanksgiving clash against Clovis. Ticket details estimate season sales near $9 for the home game.
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Hobbs Eagles
Ben Beames
Hobbs
Eagles
Clovis
Bemindly
Tex
Duncan
Oki
Lovington
Monghans
Roswell
Artesia
Ees High
Jan Ie
There
Silinoss
Lovington GPA Discusses First Pheasant Hunt Dates
The Lovington GPA met on Monday night October 10 to discuss Lea County's first pheasant hunt set for November 26 and 27. New officers were elected Odel Black president George Cowan first vice president Bill Mosley second vice president Jerry Wright secretary treasurer. Members planning to attend the state GPA Convention October 20 to 22 include George Cowan T C Grable John Gordon Pres Hodge Odell Black Val Perry and Jerry Wright. Fire department blaze prompts Williston reporter to cover from his own home.
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Lovington Gpa
Lea County
Odel Black
George Cowan
Bill Mosley
Jerry Wright
T. C. Grable
John Gordon
Pres Hodge
Odell Black
Val Perry
Maljamar Sherman Methodists Host Pot Luck in Loco Hills
Sherman Methodist Church friends gathered at the Maljamar Crup House in Loco Hills for a Tuesday night pot luck. Attendees included many local couples and families, pastor from Artesia, and news of relatives returning home from military service. Bill Chambers awaits the arrival of son Billy from Camp Chaffee after 24 years in Germany and Korea. Kyle Taylor and son arrived home by plane from New Orleans on the twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Methodist Cauren
Loco Hills
Maljamar Crup House
C. T. Burrows
Cladue Vinson
Cc. C. Dickenson
Calv
Arthur Hatfield
Joey
E. R. McKinstry
Billi Golden
Bully
Bill Chambers
Billy
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
States
Germany
Korea
Kyle
Taylor
New Orleans
Texas Standard Stakes Deep Test and regional updates
Energy projects in Lea and Eddy counties New Mexico include the Texas Standard Stakes Deep Test No 1 Kelley State a 13500 foot drill east of Loving ton and the No 3 Poker Lake Unit a 15500 foot test near Orla El Paso Natural Gas Co drills No 3 Poker Lake Unit while Sinclair reports deep No 1 735 State near the east central Lea County. Nearby operations Sunray Mid-Continents No 1 McDonald Devonian test swabbed for water and No 1 Fulton Wolfcamp progress with cores and drilling activity detailed plus local residents visit relatives and health updates. A jet engine afterburner noise estimate is equated to 1.5 billion people talking at once.
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Stadard
Texas
Poker Lake
Orla
Loving County
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Lea County
J. P. Dean
Sunray
Fulton
Delhi-Taylor
Federal Cline
Signal Oil and Gas Co
Gulf State
Dates Set for Selective Service College Qualification Tests
Brigadier General John P. McFarland announces the Selective Service College Qualification Tests for 1955-56 will be held on November 17, 1955 and April 19, 1956. NM testing centers include University of New Mexico Albuquerque and several state institutions. Applications must be postmarked by November 1, 1955 for the November test and by March 5, 1956 for the April test. blanks available from local boards or the Testing Section in Chicago.
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John P. McFarland
New Mexico Selective Service System
Selective Service College
New Mexico Selective Service
Applic
State of New Mexico
Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Las Vegas
New Mexico Highlands University
Selective Service Testing Section
Science Research Associates, Inc
Chicago
Illinois
North Dakota Farmers Get 75000 Bushels of Selkirk Wheat
The North Dakota Experiment Station announced about 75 000 bushels of Selkirk wheat are available to North Dakota growers for planting in 1955.
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Selkirk
North
Dakota Growers
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Decorator's Notebook
Alicia Joyce
J.C. Head
Dulles
Washington, D. C
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Lawrence S. Mayers
Mary Margaret Doyen
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Doyen
State Dulles
Mary Margaret
Maljamar PO
GPA
Williston, N. D
Dan Halligan
Williston Plains
Amazon
Ike Crossley
Oklahoma
Kansas
Louisiana
Lon McKinstry
Jerry West
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology At
Socorro
E. W. West
Luther Kelly
Melissa Taylor
Jimmie Ed Taylor
Ed Taylor, Jr
Jimmie McCutcheon
el Paso
Dayton White
Pearl Greghorn
O‘donnell
Merle Runyan
Odessa
Leader
Minneapolis
Bos
Portales, Eastern
North Dakota
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Union Bag & Paper Corporation
Watson
Watson Truck & Supply
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