Democrats At Hobbs Barbecue In Lea County
A Hobbs Lea County Democratic event featured Senators Stennis Chavez and Dempsey with candidates Castner Wiley and local officials. Speakers touted education gains, school costs, and social welfare, while pledging future airport and hospital support amid local tax cautions.
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John J. Dempsey
Dennis Chavez
Bob Castner
Tom Wiley
American Legion Hall
Tom Finn
Hobbs
Lea County
Wiley
New Mexico
Chavez
Lea County Hospital
Finn
Don Hallam
Leroy Wise
Charlie Trimble
Jack Dempsey
Lea County Co-op
Lovington
Tatum
U. S
John Stennis
Mississippi
Tatum Highway Fatalities Rise After Sunday Crash
Two men die in a Sunday dawn one car wreck near Lovington New Mexico. Edward Wolfe 28 of Tatum dies instantly when his 1949 Ford overturns several times. Ramon Gonzalez 28 dies later at Lea County General Hospital. Seven Mexican nationals were aboard the car. Sheriff and coroner rule death due to automobile crash.
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Tatum
Edward Wolfe
George Petty
Ramon Gonzalez
Lea County General Hospital
Lovington
REA
Gonzalez
Wolfe
Trimble
John W. Green
Beard
Fred H. Bruce Sr
del Rio
Tex
Smith-Yarbo Funeral Home
Speeding Driver Arrested After Fatal Wreck Scene
State patrolman Otis Haley arrested Raymon Barisco after a fatal wreck scene Sunday night. Barisco was fined 110 dollars for drunken driving no license and speeding. He reportedly traveled about 70 miles per hour through the lighted area.
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Raymon Barisco
Otis Haley
Two Die in Lovington Road Collision
N W Eaton of Odessa severely injured in a two car crash seven miles north of Lovington on State Board 18. The crash killed Miss Lou Belle Gesell of Sayer Oklahoma and Miss Rose S Small of Sandborn Indiana. Gesell was a surgery supervisor at Hobbs hospital. Small was surgery floor supervisor at Hobbs hospital. Eaton is Zephyr Drilling company drilling superintendent.
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Eaton
Zephyr Drilling Company
Lovington
Lou Belle Gesell
Sayer
OkJja
Rose S. Small
Sanborn
Indiana
Gesell
Gesell, Driving North On State Board 18
Miss Gesell
Fred Gesell
Hobbs
Doris Rhodes
Lea County General Hospital
Miss Small
Vincenness
Sandborn
Helen Duncan
Nurses At
Sea General
Mission B 29 Downing Revives Cold War Tense Moment
The State Department disclosed a Soviet patrol boat vicinity near the crash site of a B 29 on October 7, raising questions on any crew saved. Airman Thomas G Shipp, Lovington High alum, was aboard the Superfortress which US notes call an unarmed bomber. Moscow disputes say the plane violated Soviet airspace.
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State Department
Thomas G. Shipp
T. Shipp
Lovington
Johnnie Roberts
Superfort
Japan
Young Shipp
Airforce
United States
Russia
Kremlin
Habomai Islands
U. S
Moscow
Robbery in Pitchfork Bar Nets $683 From Laborer
Officers hunt four Latin Americans after a $683 robbery at gunpoint in front of a Pitchfork bar. Victim Louis Marreno said two hundred and one twenty dollar bills, six ten dollar bills, three one dollar bills, two cotton sacks, two pairs of trousers, two shirts and a belt were taken. Suspects fled in a green 1948 Buick, west of Levelland, heading toward Austin or San Antonio. Three young men described as slight, swarthy.
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New Mexico
Texas
Pitchfork
Louis Marreno
Marreno
Levelland
Austin
San Antonio
Revival Closes After 58 Join First Baptist Church
The Revival at the First Baptist Church ended Sunday night with 58 additions. Sunday School attendance reached 552 and Training Union counted 258. The Womens Missionary Union is set to meet Thursday at 2 p.m. at the church.
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First Baptist Church
Training Union
Womens Missionary Union
Lovington Gets New Radio Station From Worley and Zorns
Dave Worley and Bruce Zorns announce KLEA Lovington a 250 watt station planned to start by December 1. Worley a Texas Tech graduate and longtime radio man houses with his wife Lea at 1000 W Van Buren and oversees a temporary transmitter storage at Smith Machinery. Parish ties include Rotary and Masonry with Worley also part owner of KTNM Tucumcari.
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Dave
Lovington
Dave Worley
Worley
Bruce Zorns
Brownfield, Texas State Bank and Trust Co
KLEA
Texas Tech
Rotary International
Jacksboro
Tex
Cox Realty
West Central St
Evans Opposes Sale of State Lands for Schools
G. W. Dub Evans Republican candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands declares opposition to selling 11 million acres of state lands to private permittees. He says lands were set aside for public schools and institutions and favors state ownership with careful management before expanding ownership of Taylor Grazing lands. He says changes require unanimous support from the education community.
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G. W. “Dub” Evans
Commissioner of Public Lands
Evans
New Mexico Education Association
Educational and Benevolent
New Mexico
Damage And Compensation Suits Filed
The Halliburton Oilwell Cementing Co. faces a $75000 damage suit from Jack Watson of Hobbs for a cerebral concussion after a defective valve exploded while he watched a well line. Jack C. Knox sues Noble Drilling Co. over a diving board fall causing a broken leg. the suit seeks $1000. Harold Rabe seeks 25 percent compensation plus 50 percent for safety omissions for finger injuries. Evan Lee Wilder sues Well Maintenance Co. Inc. for compensation.
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Halliburton Oilwell Cementing Co
Jack Watson
Hobbs
Makin Drilling Co
Halliburton Co
Watson
Jack C. Knox
Noble Drilling Co
Eugene A. Robert Erd
Eugene A. Robert Jr
Hobbs Country Club, Inc
Harold Rabe
Great Western Drilling Co
Rabe
Evan Lee Wilder
Well Maintenance Co., Inc
FBI Roswell Meet Discusses Auto Theft Crimes
Five Lea County sheriff's staff attended a one day FBI meeting in Roswell. Attendees included Sheriff Charlie Trimble, Under Sheriff James Robinson, R. Long, R. C. Hayes and Hobbs officer Jake Ford. They returned to Lovington late last night.
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Lea County
Lovington Teachers Attend State Convention in Albuquerque
Lovington's 75 teachers join about 6000 NM educators at the state teachers annual convention in Albuquerque from tomorrow through Saturday. Students enjoy an extended holiday as dismissal shifts to 3 30 p m today. Superintendent H C Pannell and delegates Miss Floy Bell Miss Francis Harp Mrs Ethel Lapman Jimmy Henry will attend the opening council meeting Wednesday with others speaking in sectional programs.
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Lovington
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Loevington
Floy Bell
Francis Harp
Ethel Lapman
Jimmy Henry
H. C. Pannell
Baptist Mission to Open in Northwest Lovington
A Baptist mission will open in the northwest part of Lovington with L. E. Lang of Buckeye named as minister. The announcement notes community support and a kickoff event planned in the near future.
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Lovington
L. E. Lang
Buckeye
Smalley Absent From Singing Because of Broken Arm
L. G. Smalley missed the singing performance due to a broken arm, keeping him from participating in the program.
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L. G. Smalley
New Assistant County Agent Returns to Lovington
Dorman Brookey has taken the post of assistant County Agent in Lovington after two years in Germany with the Army. He replaces Lloyd Cavazos who left in August for Tucumcari. Brookey attended a training school at New Mexico A & M Las Cruces October 20 to 22 and joined the Las Cruces homecoming celebration last weekend.
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Lovington
Germany
Dorman Brookey
T. C. Perkins
Brookey
New Mexico A & M
Fort Sumner
Lloyd Cavosos
Tucumcari
Las Cruces
Petition to Condemn Land in Texas Case
The Texas New Mexico Pipe Line Company sues George W. Sims Leo V. Sims and O J Boyd seeking condemnation of land. The filing names the parties and requests the court authorize the taking of property for pipeline use.
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Texas New Mexico Pipeline Co
George W. Sims
Leo V. Sims
O. J. Boyd
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John J. Stennis
Senate
H. C. Parnell
Charlie Brown
Tatum Highway
Colm B. Dean
Archie B. Compton
J. D. Waddill
E. M. Hester
N. W. Eaton
Odessa
East Skelly
Thomas
Isks
Dave R. Worley
Smith Machinery
Dio
South Main St
Worley and His
Lea
Wor
FBI
Roswell
Hobbs Country Club
Tom Kelly
Ers
Pannell
Health and Physical Education
League of Nations
Aachen
Trafalgar
Princeton University
el Alamein
U.N
Agincourt
Lovington Credit Bureau
Mary Payne
Clarellen Green
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