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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1955
Page
4
The Lovington Leader lists subscription options for Lea County readers including one year for 4.00, six months for 2.25, and three months by carrier. The note references Agnes Kastner as head editor and publisher with origins dating back to 1909.
Residents recall two major flood events in two months with Lovington seeing three feet of water and traffic halted. The northeast region faced a hurricane and record rainfall, displacing thousands and causing millions in damage. Red Cross will seek flood relief funds to aid those 2 000 miles away.
A Grapevine note reports Hobbs city officials were stunned by a United Press story about a $300,000 back wages lawsuit filed in 1953. City Manager Neal Hart and City Clerk Welch Morgan questioned the case while KWEW radio cited UP reports. The mixup traced to a Albuquerque suit, not Hobbs, prompting playful scolding of reporters.
While dieting I note Papa Head has shed ten pounds without effort, pushing the scale past 180 before reaching 170. He plans to lose another five to fit into last winter’s clothes, keeping silent on the progress.
The courthouse faces crowding as the treasurer's office plans expensive machinery and the County Agent moves to the old automobile license vendor space. JP John W. Green will hold city court in City Hall, risking missed marriages at five dollars each as up to thirteen couples wed in the courthouse in one morning.
Early reports said the assessor and treasurer would share the county agent’s quarters. New word says Mrs. Ravenene Tatum prefers to take all her space, risking basement relocation at the courthouse.
Attention focuses on Sheriff Jewell McAdoo's quarters where deputies and staff enjoy private offices. Local discussion hints at relinquishing part of the private office and the closed section, a move unlikely to please the sheriff.
In a heated discussion supporters and opponents clash over relocating him from the court house to the old jail building. The exchange centers on accountability and space concerns as attendees weigh the move.
The Alpha Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Monday evening October 10 at Lea County Electric Co op with Mrs. Sue Martin presiding. Hope Roberts, Hobbs interior decorator, spoke on Our Own Home. a follow up meeting is set for Thursday October 13 at 6 45 at Mrs. Troseth’s home.
Dan Czyzewski of Milwaukee sought to repay Christopher Mitchell for diving into a lake near Lansing Michigan to save Czyzewski and his son after their boat capsized. Mitchell, though ill and a weak swimmer, pulled them from the water and refused any reward including a new suit, saying his own son once was saved.
City Manager Bill Harrison briefed the Lions Club on city government structure duties and future plans. He announced a five acre tract to be converted into two ball fields financed by donated work though lighting will cost. Harrison aims to press Santa Fe for a larger cigarette tax share for Lovington as state collection changes take effect. Dr. O R Cook was named United Fund Drive representative.
Chicago report shows the American Society of Planning Officials notes a 65 percent rise in cities spending 20 000 dollars yearly on planning over three years. Average 1954 expenditure 24.1 cents per resident, with Palm Springs at 1 33 and Holland at one cent per person.
Ithaca N Y UP A Cornell University veterinary professor Dr Peter Olafson found the cattle sickness in Israel was caused by cattle licking grease from highly mechanized farms. The grease contained chlorinated naphthalene used in hot climates. The disease caused an estimated two million pounds of meat loss in 1949.
The California Game and Fish Department announced the completion of planting 3,670,000 rainbow eastern brook and brown trout fingerlings in high mountain lakes. Senior Warden Pilot A. L. Reese and crew logged 18,000 miles flying from Lake Arrowhead in San Bernardino County to lakes near the Oregon line.
The University of California reports the largest enrollment among colleges and universities in the United States with about 38,000 students. The current size of American currency notes began to be issued by the U S Treasury in July 1929.
Miss Ann Brock new director of Christian education led a Lovington fellowship dinner at the Methodist Church attended by about 200 people. Rev Edward Hamilton noted Laymen's Week as churches nationwide join in Laymen's Day services with local leaders planning visits to newcomers.
Mrs. Cecil Love is appointed color bearer for the 1956 Rebekah Grand Assembly to be held in Las Cruces next October. The dedication followed a Hobbs Country Club banquet where Lovington Assembly members performed a drill led by Tallye Burns.
Milwaukee man Ross Dick explains his names blend into first names causing a Detroit hotel clerk to hold a room for Richard Ross. Dick wakes to find another guest asleep in his twin bed and the room swap is revealed as he meets Dick Ross.
Mrs Laura McCormick mother of Mrs Jenny Dendy was brought home from the hospital this week and is recovering as well as can be expected. Mrs Nellye Taylor assists in caregiving.
Walter F. Sill Jr., 23, was hospitalized after his car swerved to avoid a flock of chickens and crashed into a utility pole near Evansville Indiana.
Edward Klein recovered his stolen car after three youths directed him to Sixth and Penn Avenues at the corner. Moments later the trio tossed his keys from a passing stolen car they drove, confirming they had kept their word.
G. David Schine a widely publicized corporal and former aide to Senator McCathy will depart Anchorage for Fort Dix New Jersey on Saturday to receive a routine army discharge. The Army described his release as standard and routine.
A military official lauded a leader for doing a good job in Alaska. The remark highlights confidence in regional operations and management amid ongoing duties. No further context provided in the fragment.
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