Eisenhower Grants Wide Federal Aid for Hurricane Hit Carolinas
President Eisenhower pledged full federal aid after emergency White House talks with civil defense chief Val Peterson. He authorized army navy and air force help to Carolina disaster areas and waived usual red tape to speed relief. Governors Byrnes and Umstead reported widespread damage and loss of life from the Hazel hurricane with thousands affected and property in the millions. Maryland also sought aid for oyster fleet damage on three small islands.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Carolinas
Army
Navy
Air Force
Sence
Byrnes
South Carolina
Umstead
North Carolina
Canada
Hazel
James Hagerty
Peterson
Byrnes and
Confessed Bogus War Hero Resigns From Congress Bid
Douglass R. String fellow a 32 year old veteran and admitted fake war hero resigned as a Republican candidate for re election to Congress in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Douglassr. Stringfellow
District Court Docket Lerry and Related Cases
The docket lists cases from October 26 to November 25 including McConnaughay versus Derrick, Ponca Wholesale et al versus Earl C Prince et al, McNeely versus McNeely divorce, McCrary versus McClish damages from a car crash, Wise versus Wise divorce, Pierce versus Maryland Casualty, Kinsey versus Ohio Oil injuries, Richmond versus Richmond divorce, Oklahoma Baptist University versus Blair, Shroeder versus Owens, Cofer versus Bradshaw Exploration injuries, Makin versus Chambliss car notes, Burchard versus Taylor, Gibbins versus County Electrical Co operative, Insurance Company of North America versus Bell, Batten versus East damages, Miller versus Miller divorce, Stover versus Reeder and Gliddens, Tipton versus Farmers Insurance, Gibbins versus Burleson divorce, Neal versus Youngblood collect balance, Price versus Bowden title to automobile, Blocker and Blocker versus Barker and Barber Service, Barber damages, Penninton and Eaves damages lien, Carter versus Hobbs Board of Education desegregation suit, Coll, Owing, Penrose versus Fields quiet title, Goodwin versus Nelson, Stringfellow resignation amid controversy and party leadership discussions after fabrications about a war time mission.
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Phyllis G. McNeely
E. E. McNeely
Sallie K. McCrary
Rufus McCray
Doris McClish
Mildred E. Wise
Arjorie L. Wise
Maryland Casualty Co
Floyd E. Pierce
Dewey E. Kinsey
The
Ohio Oil Co
Ruby Richmond
Louis A. Richmond
Oklahoma Baptist University
Jum Blair
F. O. Shroeder
Weldon Owens
Polly Owens
Emory Cofer
Warren Bradshaw Exploration
H. R. Hunt
Llano
R. Makin
C. G. Chambliss
Ben
Neal Motors
H. Youngblood
Howard B Price
Dba
Price Finance Co
Faugh Bowden
W. M. Blocker
George Blocker
Cos Mex Oil Co
J. L. Barker
W. N. Barber
Barber Service Station
Ethel M. Barber
Dba Cos Mex O.1
E. E. Pennington
J. W. Eaves
Pen Trustee Seen Drinking After Alleged Escape Event
Santa Fe County reports describe car theft bigamy and manslaughter linked to a pen trustee. The Oct 7 incident at a tavern lasted 2 or 3 hours before a quarrel with a man over a woman friend. Warden Morris Abram says no escape attempt occurred and trustee rights are revoked. Governor Mechem defends penitentiary management despite the episode.
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Santa Fe
Morris Abram
Abrams
Gonzales
Edwin Mechem
Mechem
Albuquerque
Max Gonzales
Local People Hunt Elks In Colorado
Don Woodward retires to his Lovington ranch and joins his sons Jim and Rusty on an elk hunt in Colorado. The party includes Rev Vernon Meeks Tommy Meeks Barney Hayes and Hal Woodward of Pearsall Texas. They hunted near Pegaso Springs. Hayes, with a broken foot, joined the pursuit.
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Don Woodward
Lovington
Jimmy
Rusty
Colorado
Vernon Meeks
Tommy Meeks
Barney Hayes
Hal Woodward
Pearsall
Texas
Pegaso Springs
Hayes
Mobile X-Ray Unit Set for November Visit
The County Health office announced a Mobile X-ray unit will tour the county in November. It will be in Tatum on November 5 and in Lovington on November 6, 10 and 11. Free high quality X rays will be available for residents aged 15 and older.
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Tatum
Lovington
Altrusans Study Day Nursery Need in Hobbs
Hobbs Altrusan Club began a survey to assess the need for a day nursery for children of working mothers aged one year to school age. A telephone survey of firms and stores will be conducted, with personal outreach to downtown offices and shops. A meeting is planned Wednesday noon at the country club to hear Ila Rea present an international relations program about her summer trip abroad.
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Hobbs Altrusan Club
Altrusans
Country Club
Ila Rea
Two Weeks Remain Until Election in New Mexico
United Press reports campaigns heat up with two weeks left before the election. Republicans plan Mora county rallies while Democrats meet in Albuquerque after a GOP coffee event. Governor Edwin L. Mechem to rejoin major GOP group after dedicating El Rito high school.
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United Press
New Mexico
Mora County
Albuquerque
Edwin L. Mechem
GOP
el Rito
Mrs Hamilton, Duncan widow, visiting for month
Mrs J A Hamilton mother of Rev E E Hamilton, aged 75, widow, is visiting here for the next month. Her home is in Duncan Oklahoma.
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J. A. Hamilton
E. E. Hamilton
Hamilton
Duncan Okla
Mrs Faye Dodson Returns to Sheriff Office
Mrs Faye Dodson is back at work in the sheriff s office returning Monday after an illness of more than eight weeks.
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Faye Dodson
Sheriff's Office
Three Injured In Car Wreck Near Plains Texas
Miss Nelva Bosher drove the 1952 Mercury that ran off the highway three miles west of Plains and rolled. She suffers fractured vertebrae and other injuries while Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Gore have multiple injuries. Bosher is Harvest Queen for Brownfield. Bertha Bosher, mother, works at Gore's Barbecue and is at the bedside.
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C. D. Gore
Miss Nelva Bosher
Treadway Hospital
Brownfield
Texas
Miss Bosher
Plains
Mr. Gore
Qusted Demo Backs GOP Candidate in Grand Junction
Orest Gerbaz once Pitkin County Democratic chair backs Republican Charles E. Wilson for Congress in the fourth district. He accuses Wayne Aspinall of voting for the Frying Pan Arkansas project after pledging opposition. Gerbaz plans a televised appearance and water policy speech in Colorado.
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United Press
Grand Junction
Colo
Pitkin County
Congress
Orest Gerbaz
Colorado
Joseph Little
Charles E. Wilson
Wayne Aspinall
Aspinal
Aspinall
Palisade
Gerbaz
Aspen
New Mexico Escapees to Face Iowa Trial
James W. Perkins of Hobbs and Robert Edward White of Des Moines were captured in Iowa after breaking into a service station. Iowa officials plan to try them for burglary car theft and carrying concealed weapons and have a hold order to notify New Mexico before any potential transfer. The escape occurred September 28 when they overpowered a guard and fled in a state truck. the guard was unharmed.
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United Press
New Mexico
James W. Perkins
Hobbs
Robert Edward White
Des Moines
Iowa
Morris Abram
Abram
Mutual Concert Series Announces Three Shows and Ticket Sales
The Mutual Concert Association reports season tickets sold above last year with 7 adult and 200 student tickets. First concert is November 16 featuring noted vocalist Andrew Gainey. In March the Comic Opera players stage a vocal theatre piece. in April violinist Robert Rudie appears, with possible scheduling adjustments before March.
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Andrew Gainey
Comic Opera Players
Robert Rudie
Rudie
Benson Attacks Democrats Over Farm Income Slump
Secretary of Agriculture Benson blamed Democratic predecessors for farm income declines. He argued high support prices created a dangerous surplus and that wartime demands fed by past policies worsened peacetime agriculture problems. He spoke at the National Mechanical Corn Picking Contest in Jamesville Wisconsin.
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Jamesville
Wis
Benson
GOP
Wisconsin
Farm Census Underway In New Mexico
Monday marks the start of the farm census in New Mexico. Enumerators will count farm population equipment animals and other assets. The Census Bureau will collect data on crops acres planted and livestock in the state.
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United Press
New Mexico
Census Bureau
Immunization Clinic At Public Health Office Saturday
Public health nurse Beryl Keigler notes immunization shots given to preschool children on Saturday mornings from 8 to 12 at the courthouse. Families with mothers accompany children for vaccines against smallpox diphtheria and whooping cough.
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Public Health Office
Court House
Beryl Keigler
R. N
Public Health
Telephone Co opers Progressing in Caprock and North Sea County
Gil Haugen visits Caprock and nearby communities to recruit members for the Telephone Co operative. About 100 have paid memberships and equities outside Tatum residents. Others have joined but not paid the $50 equity, required before lines can be extended to farms and ranches per R B Moore of the Electric Co operative.
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Gil Haugen
Caprock
North Sea County
Telephone Co-operative
Tatum
R. B. Moore
The
Electric Co-operative
Moore Attends National Power Meeting in Ft Worth
R. B. Moore, manager of Lea County Electric Cooperative, attended the National Power Utilization Council meeting in Ft Worth on Friday and returned home Saturday.
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R. B. Moore
Lea County Electric Co-operative
National Power Utilization Council
Ft. Worth
Local Child Flung From Moving Car in Lea County
Two year old Roger Richard of Lovington fell from a moving automobile Sunday evening about four miles north of Hobbs on Lovington Highway. His mother, the driver, stopped the car after witnesses saw the boy fall. He was treated at Lea County Hospital with three stitches in a forehead wound.
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Roger Richard
Lovington
Hobbs
Lovington Highway
R. A. Richard
South Second
G. P. McCrary
Lea County Hospital
Fourth Graders Learn Spanish in Lovington Schools
Fourth grade rooms in Lovington schools begin conversational Spanish this year marking a return after years. Students learn words phrases sentences and songs to spark interest in Spanish and improve English phonetics while boosting understanding of Latin American people.
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Lovington
David Shop
Central School
Lila Robinson
Carl Carlton
Tom Conway
Frances Campbell
Geraldine Abshier
New Faces At VFW Wrestling in Hobbs
Two debuting wrestlers and a returning talent join a double main event at the VFW arena in Hobbs. Alo Leilani from Pago Pago meets Juan Hernandez of Mexico City in the main match, while Chet Wallick of Detroit faces Tommy Martindale of Milwaukee in the opener. Matches are best two of three falls with a one hour time limit.
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Hobbs
VFW Arcana
Alo Leilani
Pago Pago
Samoa
Juan Hernandzes
Mexico City
Chet Wallick
Detroit
Michigan
Tommy Martindale
Milwaukee
Wis
Leilani
Samoan Islands
Hawaii
U. S
Honolulu
States
Weber Jr. College
Utah
Colo A&m
Los Angeles Dons
Washington Redskins
Southwest States
Bob Geigel
Leo Wallick
Northwest
Martindale
Thief Steals Silverware From Enid Woman
Mrs. Clif ford Bundy took silverware on vacation to prevent theft. On returning home a thief stole the silverware valued at $220 before she could unpack her car.
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Enid Okla
Clifford Bundy
Lions Club House to House Broom Sale Opens
Lions Club conducts a three day room sale in Lovington area offering broom purchases by doorstep delivery. Housewives can buy without leaving home as sale runs today through Thursday.
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Lovington
Lions Club
Wildkittens 26-Eunice Redbirdies in Junior High Clash
Lovington Junior High Kittens defeated Eunice Redbirdies 26 to 0 at Wildcat field on Saturday. Stell Hicks and Blackwell led the offense as substitutes played in the second half. Next Saturday the Kittens meet Artesia junior high at Wildcat field.
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Lovington Junior High Kittens
Eunice
Wildcat Field
Kittens
Clardy
Daws
Stell Hicks
Blackwell
Artesia
Last of three mental escapees recaptured near Las Vegas
Richard Elkins and Jack Ray Day were taken into custody in Lamy south of Santa Fe after surrendering without resistance. Tony Madalena was recaptured the day before near Las Vegas following the trio's escape from the State Mental Institution.
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Las Vegas
Richard Elkins
Jack Ray Day
Lamy
Santa Fe
Tony Madalena
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C. D. McConnaughay
Lewis Derrick
Ponca Wholesale
Earl C. Prince
A. E. Ellington
A. B. Stanfield
W. W. Stanfield
Don Swafford
Bill Carter
Board of Education of Hobbs
N. W. Coll
Roger B. Owing
Neville B. Penrose
Pearl E. Fields
Tommy F.goodwin
Mer Nelson
Ogden
Stringfellow
Utah Republican Central Committee
Germany
Pen Trustee Beer In Bar
Qusted
Ambratan Liolz
Laymen’s National Committee
VFW Wrestling
Lions
Wildkittens
Eunice Redbirdies
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