Taft Enters Primaries Declares Campaign Will Win
Senator Robert Taft announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination at a Senate office building conference. He said he will be entered in Ohio and Wisconsin primaries and vowed to campaign to win, attacking the New Deal and pledging a liberty and local government program. MacArthur shrugged off Taft talk while Eisenhower backers await Hartford and Miami events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Senate
Ohio
Wisconsin
Thomas Dewey
Dwight Eisenhower
Hartford
Connecticut
Douglas MacArthur
American Legion
Miami
MacArthur
Lovington Fans Urged to Register for Los Alamos Game
Lovington football supporters planning to attend the Los Alamos game on November 2 must submit the full list of admitted Lovington attendees by October 27. Names go to the Los Alamos security officer October 28. Call 5581 or 2831 with all names. provide all party members.
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Lovington
Los Alamos
Assassin Kills West Alliance Leader in Pakistan
United Press reports Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan of Pakistan was assassinated during a Punjab speech. He died from two chest wounds after being rushed to hospital. A mob killed the assassin. Liaquat, 56, was a key anti communist diplomat and long time independence activist.
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Liaquat Ali Khan
Pakistan
Punjab
Liaquat
Asia
Indian Subcontinent
Oxford
England
India
Kashmir
Britain
Clement Attlee
Oil Land Leases Bring In Over Half Million Dollars
The state land office sold 28 oil tracts for a total of $517,658.38. Gulf Oil Corp paid $501.84 per acre for 280 acres in north Lea County, while Phillips Petroleum Co bought 560 acres east of that tract for $185,000. Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co. acquired a 40-acre northwest Lea tract for $4.14 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Land Office
Gulf Oil Corporation
North Lea County
Caprock
Phillips Petroleum Co
Gulf
Northwest
Lea County
Texas Pacific Coal & Coil Co
Maddox Sues Cecil Nikkel for Compensation
Emil C. Maddox files a claim seeking compensation under New Mexico laws from Cecil Nikkel Construction Co. for injuries or damages alleged in the work related matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil C. Maddox
Cecil Nickel Const. Co
New Mexico
Ferguson 30 Demonstration Draws Lea County Farmers
Buell Price of the New Mexico Implement Co. invites farmers to a Ferguson 30 demonstration at 1:30 near Wildcat Stadium. He urges all to see the engine and performance, noting 20 tractors already ordered and no obligation to buy.
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Buell Price
New Mexico Implement Co
Lea County
Price
Eariy Ferguson System
Ferguson
Wildcat Stadium
Former Crossroads Homesteader Dead in Kansas
W A Watson died in Medicine Lodge Kansas after homesteading near Crossroads and later moving to Kansas. He is survived by widow Bertha Stinnett a brother Cliff Watson of Kenna and his sister and mother living at Crossroads.
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Crossroads
Kansas
Medicine Lodge
Bertha Stinnett
Cliff Watson
Kenna
Payments Grow Ten Dollars Monthly for Welfare Couples
Santa Fe reports a ten dollar per month increase in Old Age Assistance payments for couples. The raise, first since 1949, lifts maximum aid for couples from 60 to 70 dollars and is funded by tobacco tax revenue dedicated to the old age program.
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Santa FE
State Welfare Board
Investment Firm Eyes Lovington Area Property Deals
California investors Raymond Lee and William Williams visited Lovington and Hobbs this week praising local business activity. Williams, a former USC football player, showed strong interest in high school football. Lee spent half a day in Lovington’s assessor’s office compiling property owner names as the firm plans millions in estate and trust investments and has taken a $50,000 Hobbs Broadway building option. They plan to return next week to meet more owners.
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California
Lovington
Hobbs
Leader
Raymond Lee
William Williams
Williams
USC
Lee
Broadway
Lovington Bay Resident Named to TCU Chamber Board
Warren John Scooter Macatee of Lovington has been named to the Board of Directors for the Texas Christian University Chamber of Commerce. A junior at TCU majoring in business administration, he previously served as treasurer of the sophomore class in 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Warren John “Scooter
Macatee
Lovington
Texas Christian University Chamber of Commerce
TCU
School of Business
Police identify man found shot to death near Tucumcari
New Mexico authorities say a middle aged man found shot to death near Tucumcari last Friday is likely John Gunnish. His last known address was Martin's Ferry Ohio. Identification was made from fingerprints after clothing lacked identifying marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Tucumcari N. Mex
John Gunnish
Martin’s Ferry
Ohio
Confessed Robber Held by Nevada Police
Reno police hold a man who confessed to armed robbery of Bosing Co. near Hobbs Texas State Line. He is charged with taking more than $400 from H. L. Peninger, 30, of Hobbs. The case ties Gaines County Texas officers to the arrest and confession.
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Reno
Nevada
Gaines County
Texas
Bosing OF Co
Hobbs
State Line
H. L. Peninger
1952 Election Journey Opens for Veteran Politicians
An experienced politician notes that the 1952 election cycle has begun, signaling ongoing efforts, candidate preparations, and party strategies as contenders prepare for primary and general contests.
Portales Rams Seek First Win Against Lovington Wildcats
Portales Rams, still seeking their first win of the season, prepare for a Friday game with Class B Lovington Wildcats. The Rams lost 26 to 13 to Roswell Coyotes last Friday, missing suspended players Ronnie Moore, Thomas McClung and Mayo Cares. Lovington played shorthanded against Tucumcari with Bennie Barnes Keneth Lawson and Jimmie Lister out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portales Rams
Lovington Wildcats
Rams
Roswell Coyotes
Ronnie Moore
Thomas McClung
Mayo Cares
Coyotes
Bennie Barnes
Keneth Lawson
Jimmie Lister
Oil Center Man Arrives in States
Noel A. Wright, boilerman first class USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wright Oil Center, and husband of Mrs. Hazel Wright Maywood California, arrived aboard the aircraft carrier USS Boxer. Since arriving in the Far East in March the Boxer's air group of seven squadrons has made more than 7 000 strikes against North Korean targets. The crew contributed to the Armed Forces blood drive before leaving Korean waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel A. Wright
USN
Earl Wright
Oil Center
Hazel Wright
East 56Th St
Maywood
Calif
United States
Far East
Moxer
Jaroki Aoshid
Korea
Korean
Judge Hensley Named to Hear Prisoner Feed Suit
District Judge Hensley of Portales has been appointed to hear the prisoner feed suit filed by Agnes Kastner Head against former sheriff Horace Burl Owens and others. Supreme Justice Eugene Lujan of Santa Fe announced the appointment. Judges Harris and Anderson were disqualified in No. 5.
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E. T. Hensley
Portales
Agnes Kastner Head
Horace Burl Owens
Supreme
Eugene Lujan
Santa Fe
George T. Harris
C. Roy Anderson
Quiet Title Suit Filed in Hobbs Over Property
Clodie J. Baker seeks a quiet title action in Hobbs county court. The suit lists his seven year old daughter Tressa Ann Baker as defendant. The filing follows Bertha Baker party to the estate dying intestate.
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Clodie J. Baker
Hobbs
Tressa Ann Baker
Baker
Bertha
Bond election to be called for Lea County hospital units
Ben Alexander, chairman of the Lea County Hospital group, announced a bond election of 988 900 to fund hospital units in Tatum Lovington Eunice and Jal The plan includes a 10 bed unit in Tatum a 18 bed unit in Jal a 14 bed unit in Eunice and a 15 00 bed hospital in Lovington with costs listed for each site The petition will be prepared and circulated countywide for signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Alexander
Lea County Hospital Group
Tatum
Lovington
Eunice
Jal
Brand Appeals Water Well Permit Denial
Hobbs attorney John Brand filed an appeal in Lovington District Court challenging the State Engineer John Bliss decision denying a water well permit. The application sought to access water from the Lea County underground basin.
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John Brand
Hobbs
John Bliss
Lovington
Brand
Lea County
Russia Charges Re-Armament Ruins World Trade
At the United Nations Far Eastern economic commission conference in Singapore, Russia accused American re armament of wrecking world trade. The United States rejected the charge, defending its record of economic aid and export drive.
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Singapore
Malaya
Russia
United States
United Nations Far Eastern Economic Commission
Neal Fund Givers Told to Claim Returned Money
Fund givers for Burness Neal who died in the state prison last month are told to come to Mt Olive Church in Carlsbad on October 21 to collect their money. The funds aimed to finance a new trial for a young Black man sentenced to death by a Lea County jury in Lovington last May. After Judge Roy C. Anderson denied the petition, Neal died by suicide in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burness Neal
Mt. Olive Church
Carlsbad
Lea County
Lovington
Roy C. Anderson
Neal
No Cotton Quota For Next Year Brannan Says
Agriculture Secretary Charles Brannan says there will be no marketing quotas or acreage allotments on the next year's cotton crop. He notes the crop this year is large but supply is still short of a quota position and that quotas would be proclaimed by October 15 if the supply exceeds a normal level.
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Washington
Charles Brannan
Brannan
Oil Men Claim U S Can Match Russian Output Fast
A U S oil industry analyst argues that if Russia’s 1950 output is the benchmark, American producers could match that monthly in about six weeks. He cites 1950 figures showing Russia at 37.8 million metric tons and the United States at 1.9 billion barrels, with U S output rising in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
U. S
Prison Mutiny Quelled at West Virginia State Prison
About 1300 inmates at the Moundsville prison quit the rebellion they called vile and unsanitary conditions. They returned to cells after doors opened and food pledge. the warden kept them in the yard overnight with guards and cold clothing. This morning they filed back after a loudspeaker promise of meals.
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Moundsville
W. V
West Virginia State Prison
Orel Skeen
New Employee Appointed at Hobbs NM Office
Mrs Reba Jean Loyd has joined the Hobbs local office of the New Mexico State Employment Service as a Clerk Typist at 511 East Broadway. She hails from Artesia New Mexico.
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Reba Jean Loyd
Hobbs
New Mexico
East Broadway
Loyd
Artesia
New Rules For Recording Maps And Plats Adopted
Lea County Commissioners on October 1 1950 adopted rules for recording maps and plats with the County Clerk. Requirements include duplicate maps on linen and paper 18x24 inches, binding margins, size limits 18x21 or up to 26x34 for extensive properties, and a blank area for filing stamps. Restrictions cover dedications covenants and filing methods with originals kept for safekeeping.
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Lea County Commisioners
India
Gill Appointed Director of Lea County REA
Hubert Gill co owner of Lovington Implement Co took the Lea County REA directorship and attended his first meeting on Tuesday night. R. B. Moore said a second director had not been chosen yet and a vacancy would be filled soon. Two resignations created vacancies with Dr. H. W. Gillett and Bernard Love leaving. The other offered seat to Hobby Gann was declined due to board commitments. Moore noted routine business and set November 14 to bid on replacing a cracked foundation under Engine No. . The board will bill the contractor for foundation and labor costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Gill
Lovington Implement Co
Lea County
REA
Gill
R. B. Moore
H. W. Gillett
Bernard Love
Hobby Gann
Moore
REA Board
Government to Buy Turkeys to Stabilize Prices
The Agriculture department will buy large turkeys on a standby basis to support producers against a possible price drop. Purchases target birds bigger than home consumption and will be donated to school lunch programs and eligible institutions. The move aims to absorb a record turkey crop of about 53 million, up 16 percent from last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Quiet title suits filed in multiple cases
D A Hudgens sues unknown heirs of Lula Hudgens. E E Simmons, H Dillard Schenck, James T Jennings and others sue Mitchell Sneed Harris. Alice L Childers sues W C G Yeager. Proceedings seek to establish ownership interests in disputed properties.
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D. A. Hudgens
Lula Hudgens
E. E. Simmons
H. Dillard Schenck
James T. Jennings
Mitchell Sneed Harris
Alice L. Childers
W CG Yeager
FBI Nabs Man on Check Charge in Hobbs
FBI agents hold Joseph Bidwell of Hub Miss charged with forgery and obtaining merchandise under false pretenses. Bidwell reportedly cashed a $186.52 check drawn on the Charles E Long Drilling Co at the Lockhart store in Hobbs.
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FBI
Joseph Bidwell
Hub, Miss
Bidwell
Charles E. Long Drilling Co
Lockhart
Hobbs
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Wildcat
Albuquerque
West
United Press
State Department
Capital
White House
Truman
W. A. Watson
Lovington Bay
Tucumcari
New Jersey
Navy
Koerea
States
Hensley
Charces
West Virginia
London
British Airways
BBC
Tion
Mary Ann Schmidt
Flamingo
Las Vegas
Nev
Mary Ann
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