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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1955
Page
2
Saerita Fe New Mexico publishes a legal notice that H L Awe of Lubbock seeks a permit to relocate Well L-588-S for irrigation of 309.1 acres in Section 7 Township 13S Range 38E NM. The plan seeks to mingle water rights with permits L-588 L-576 and L-587 and to use up to 3 acre feet per acre annually. Protest period ends ten days after last publication.
State Engineer publishes notice of L-580-S well location change for shallow irrigation in Section 34 Township 13 South Range 37 East New Mexico. Protest deadline ten days after final publication. public notice in Lovington Leader October 18 25 and November 1 1955.
Santa Fe applicant H L Lowe of Lubbock Texas seeks to change location of non existing shallow Well L-582 to irrigate 273.1 acres in Section 28 Township 14 South Range 37 East N M P M The Well 16 inches diameter about 120 feet deep would be moved from NW¼ SW¼ SE¼ to a new site Protest by EB Reynolds noted.
Santa Fe New Mexico notices dated 5 Oct 1955 detail applications L-584 and L-587 for shallow irrigation wells. L-584 seeks 225.7 acres in sections 10 15S 38E to supply water from a 16 inch diameter well 245 feet deep, with interchange rights under permits L-583 and L-584. L-587 requests 80 acres in section 8 13S 38E for an 18 inch well 130 feet deep, with water rights under permits L-587 L-588 and L-576. Protest deadline ten days. protest must be filed with the State Engineer.
H L Lowe of Lubbock Texas applies to the New Mexico State Engineer for permit L-590-S to irrigate 267.8 acres in Section 18 Township 13 South Range 38 East NM P M with a shallow well 16 inches in diameter and other details, seeking rights to 3 acre feet per acre. filing of rights to the waters of ice must be completed.
Application to the State Engineer of New Mexico for permit L-578 S to locate a shallow well in Section 18 Township 14 South Range 37 East NM P M for irrigation of 310.1 acres. Well L-578 S about 135 feet deep, located Lot 3 Range 37 East NM P M, continuing rights. total underground water not to exceed 8 acre feet. filing date around the 11th.
Application L-583 describes moving a 16 inch shallow well from NE NW 15S38E to NW 4 NE 40 in Section 10, irrigation of 309.7 acres, and changing 273.3 acre feet per year by abandoning 91.1 acres and irrigating 91.1 acres anew. interchanging uses under Permits L-583 and L-584 in Lea County Underground Water Basin. The notice cites New Mexico Santa Fe and Lubbock Texas authorities with details of well locations, depths, and acreages.
A description of a permit change for shallow Well L-581 S in New Mexico. It notes the well location in Section 33 Township 14 South Range 37 East N M P M and the irrigation of 256.9 acres. The text references depth about 117 feet and related permit numbers and dates around 1955.
The notice describes shallow well L-590 in section 18 town 13S range 38E with 16 inch casing and 90 feet depth. It notes the location in the SW quadrant of the described irrigation lands and records a protest to the drilling action.
The Stock Special landed at Portland Airport carrying Harry Holt and twelve Korean American foundlings aboard a Pan American strato cruiser. Holt, a Korean War GI veteran, will adopt eight orphans as the infants, all children of American fathers and Korean mothers, escape mistreatment in Korea and face a hopeful future.
Fort Towson Oklahoma notes its first motor powered fire truck is a 1915 American LaFrance given by Hugo to replace hose carts and a pickup. In a year it fought three house fires and several grass fires and now hauls hose and firemen with a water tank option under consideration.
Ithaca New York Cornell University opens its 88th academic year with several new construction projects. Financed by the state for its contract college, plans include a $6,000,000 veterinary college research center and an agricultural engineering building. Also slated is a 96 apartment married-students college, a $400,000 Gannett Foundation facility, an engineering library center, a $1,000,000 Statler Hall addition, a $500,000 indoor skating rink, and a first scholarship residence hall for men.
The second atomic submarine Seawolf becomes the third U S undersea craft to carry that name marking a continuity in naval nomenclature and capability.
In the Probate Court Lea County New Mexico on September 26 1955 Lillie Mae Dallas was appointed administratrix of the Marion Clarence Dallas estate and has qualified. All claims against the estate must be filed per law. Address Caprock New Mexico and attorney Robert C Dow Box 769 Lovington New Mexico.
T M Blackmon of Lovington Lea County New Mexico applies to the State Engineer for a permit to appropriate 720 acre feet per year of shallow groundwater in Lea County Underground Water Basin by drilling a well 16 inches in diameter about 130 feet deep to supplement Well L 409 for irrigation of 240 acres listed as sections 16 16 township 16 south range 36 east. Protest by affected parties must be filed within ten days after last publication. absent protest the State Engineer will act around November 1955.
Mrs. Bessie Whitman Benham of Lovington Lea County NM seeks to change location of non existing shallow well L-286 in Section 20 Township 15S R37E for irrigation of 129.2 acres. Protest rights to State Engineer due within ten days after last publication by S E Reynolds State Engineer with notices dated Oct 25 Nov 1 8 1955 and publication in Leader.
Pearl Schmerman sues in Lea County District Court to determine heirs of Pete Schmerman and to quiet title to Lot 9, Block 37 Original Town now City of Hobbs, with mineral interests excepted, against all unknown heirs and claimants. L. George Schubert.
Legal notice from Dobris New Mexico asks the defendant to appear on or before December 20, 1955, or a default judgment will be entered. The document is dated October 20, 1955, and signed by clerk W. M. Beauchamp with the district court seal. Published in Leader on Oct 25 and Nov 1, 8, 15, 1958.
Lara Bennett of Raton leads the New Mexico Educational Association as it prepares for the 68th NMEA convention in Albuquerque beginning October 26 with about seven to eight thousand delegates. Executive Secretary W B O Donnell oversees a three day program as Bennett plans pre meeting duties and contentious education issues in the state. The presidency passed to Bennett after the death of Adolfo P Chavez of Albuquerque earlier this year.
A survey shows there are 7 500 drum corps in the United States and Canada indicating substantial youth and marching groups across the region. The finding highlights broad participation and regional spread of marching band activities.
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