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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1950
Page
3
Official publication notice from U S Land Office records Agnes Kastner and Chad E Wiley established in 1909. Printed as second class matter at Lovington New Mexico post office. Published by Lea County Publishing Company.
A Memphis reader asked Crump Stadium director Chauncey Barbour for two tickets with a twist. He requested one seat in the north stands and the other in the south so his friend, who tends to get pie-eyed near the first quarter, would not sit beside him.
In a Bowery tale, Faker Kennedy a famed blind man who shot at a thug with a gun and joked about leaving his eyes to Gargan’s Bar proprietor after pneumonia death. Sammy Fuchs recalls Kennedy’s actable ploy and the strangest urban legend of the era.
Twelve German government officials arrive in Ann Arbor to join a university institute program. They will study practical aspects of United States government administration, contrasting theory with real-world practice under the auspices of the State Department.
County Clerk B. A. Cook told the New York map company that Delphos New Mexico has two residents. The exchange followed a request by C. S. Hammond and Co. for the village population.
Eleven year old Donald Boegler was named King of the Playgrounds in Pawtucket Rhode Island but set aside his crown to join the head of the free ice cream line. He explained that you cannot eat a crown.
A New Mexico report explains how newspapers may truthfully cover official statements without liability, provided they act without malice. It discusses qualified privilege, open city meetings, and libel rules, citing state cases and a Portales opinion. A Cleveland survey notes name trends among girls colleges, listing Jean to Laura as common names in 1950 and noting rarer older names.
A Helena bartender was bilked when a Filipino customer paid with a five peso note and two silver dollars. The bartender gave change and later found the note, stamped payable by The Japanese Government, was fake? The incident highlights a counterfeit scheme involving a Japanese government designation.
In Hingham Massachusetts Russ Burr a 63 year old widower creates mantlepiece birds from wood nine months a year then spends three months hunting and fishing He sells his carvings as far away as London and Honolulu He began whittling in 1937 for fun but demand grew and he now struggles to keep up with orders.
The American Legion Executive Committee urges expanding general medical and surgical beds at the enlarged Albuquerque Veterans Hospital. It protests VA plans to convert 350 beds to tuberculosis care, seeking to reduce that to 250 and allocate the extra 100 to general care.
Jal Public School invites sealed bids for a 40 by 70 foot frame building known as the old Band Building. Bids due 7:00 PM November 13 1950 at the School Superintendent's Office with 10 percent deposit and balance cash on removal. Board may reject all bids and bids sent to Jal New Mexico. The notice appears in the Lovington Leader October 17 24 and 31.
The notice concerns rate of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27 in Township 14 South Range 38 East N M P M and an undivided 1 16 interest in minerals in the South Half of Section 27. It also covers surface estate of the Southwest Quarter and requires appearance by November 24 1950 to avoid default judgment. Attorneys Heidel Swarthout Box 205 Lovington NM. Clerk signs and seals the Lea County District Court notice.
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