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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1952
Page
2
The Lovington Leader is an official twice weekly paper published by Lea County Publishing Co since 1909. Agnes Kastner serves as head publisher as the land office publication. Subscription rate is 1.75 dollars.
Editorial pages in more than 75 percent of dailies urge voters to back Ike, with several formerly non aligned or Democratic-supporting papers now endorsing him. The piece argues the press acts as watchdog, defending liberty and free enterprise, and rejects the White House claim of a one party press. It cites examples from El Paso Times Portales Daily News Augusta Chronicle Shreveport Journal Richmond News Leader.
A roundup of New Mexico items from Magdalena to Clovis notes oddities from Juan Gonzales hospitalization to a Turquoise necklace at the State Fair and a humor letter about a railroad accident. Gov Mechem proclaims October 15 Poetry Day as Clovis Press prints fall verse.
Berkeley opening of a new University of California biochemistry building featured Dr Herald R Cox of Lederle Laboratories describing a mass production method for polio vaccine. The process uses chick embryos to grow polio viruses, replacing slower brain-tissue methods with a potential output of 40 000 to 50 000 eggs daily.
A condensed critique alleging extensive corruption under the Truman administration. It cites numerous scandals across the Executive Department, including tax officials, surplus property losses, and patronage abuses. It accuses officials of improper ties, political favors, and policy missteps that allegedly worsened debt, inflation, and national security. The piece condemns Alger Hiss investigations as red herrings and attacks Dean Acheson and postwar policy decisions, including Korea and Taft-Hartley, while asserting mismanagement and corruption at the highest levels.
A compilation lists six major Stevenson administration scandals from 1949 to 1952, including horsemeat bribery and cigarette tax fraud. It notes indictments of fourteen inspectors, bribery cases, and large state fiscal deficits amid aggressive taxation and hiring.
The piece accuses the Truman era of expanding federal power, press censorship, and leftist influence. It links Ada and Stevenson to leftist figures, detailing labor policy aims and opposition to Taft Hartley. It notes raids, federal aid, and Korea policy while claiming Democratic ties to ADA and key officials.
A long satirical piece recounts a man’s absurd moral maze through a medical service building with doors labeled by ailments and social categories. The narrative then shifts to hunting plans as local men, including Clint Dobbs and companions, prepare for elk and deer seasons in Colorado and New Mexico. It notes party alignments and remarks on luxury cars and a longing for side saddles.
Rev David T. Moore and Albert Fairweather attend the El Paso Presbytery session as representatives of The First Presbyterian Church of Lovington. The event takes place in El Paso today with the Lovington church delegation.
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