Lea County Fair And Rodeo Club Schedule 1954
Lea County Fair and Rodeo Club announces events from Sept 15 to 18 led by Jake McClure Memorial Rodeo at the rodeo grounds 1% miles east of Denver City. Entries close for home economics, booth, livestock, and flower show with daily judging, parade, sales, and dances. Officials include President Hubert Maddox Lovington and T C Perkins Lovington with multiple division chiefs and rodeo staff.
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Jefferson High School
Jake McClure
Rodeo Grounds
Denver City Highway
Lair
Hubert Maddox
Lovington
E. M. Hester
T. C. Perkins
Court actions seek compensation and divorce filings
District Court cases include Tom E. Oglesby vs Corbett Drilling Company and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company seeking injuries under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Frankie Young Gerard vs Grover Gerard seeks divorce with no children or community property. Thomas Willard Caskey vs Livermore Drilling Company and Employers' Casualty Company seeks workers compensation injuries. Mamie M Driver vs J D Driver seeks divorce with $100 monthly child support and division of community property.
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Tom E. Oglesby
Corbett Drilling Company
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Frankie Young Gerard
Grover Gerard
Thomas Willard Caskey
Livermore Drilling Company
Employers’ Casualty Company
Mamie M. Driver
J. D. Driver
Police Court Fines Vary For Multiple Offenses
D L Hammack fined 10 dollars for speeding. Allen Whitley given 60 day suspended sentence for drunken disturbance. Jim Carter 50 dollars for reckless driving. Thomas Leva 25 dollars for drunken charges. L Bush 25 dollars for vagrancy. Vy A Pace fined 50 dollars on second offense drunk charge. J P Sipes fined 15 dollars for drunkenness. Rafael Maya fined 10 dollars for driving without a license.
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D. L. Hammack
Allen Whitley
Jim Carter
Thomas Leva
L. . Bush
Vy. A. Pace
J. P. Sipes
Rafael Maya
Benson May Face New Battle Over Farm Price Supports
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson could confront a fresh congressional fight on farm price supports in the upcoming session. He secured flexible price supports for five basic crops late in the 83rd Congress, while Congress requested a study of new plans for rice and dairy.
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United Press Agriculture
Ezra Benson
Congress
Benson
Former Prison Trustee Pleads Guilty To Theft
Andrew D. Wilder pleaded guilty to grand larceny before Justice of the Peace John W. Green and was bound over to the District Court for sentencing. Held on $1,000 bond, Wilder is accused of stealing a pistol from the sheriff's office while a trustee prisoner at the County Jail. Police in Laurel Mississippi arrested him a week ago, with Sheriff J. G. McAdoo returning him to custody for trial here.
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Andrew D. Wilder
District Court
Justice of the Peace
John W. Green
Wilder
Laurel
Mississippi
J. G. McAdoo
Wayne Jones Improves After Hospital Return
Wayne Jones has returned home from the hospital and shows improvement though full recovery will take time. He is up briefly each day and can receive visitors as he continues to recover.
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Wayne Jones
Jones
Soldiers Get New Look And Salute For All
The Army announced new green uniforms to begin in September 1956 replacing olive drab. An on and off post salute order went into effect Wednesday requiring salutes between soldiers and officers everywhere. Both groups will wear the same basic uniform with rank insignia distinguishing status.
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Army
Motorist Alert As Students Return To School
State education department urges extreme caution as thousands resume classes in Santa Fe. Jess Holmes notes many students cross streets daily and buses load and unload, citing about 170 expected child deaths next year mainly from traffic incidents and an estimated 190000 students enrolled this year.
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United Press
State Educational Department
Jess Holmes
Santa Fe
Holmes
Ike Says France Action Serious Setback To Peace
President Eisenhower at the Iowa State Fair says France’s rejection of the European Army Pact is a serious setback in the fight for peace but the free world remains strong. He notes the setback for the EDC but vows not to quit and urges resolve amid a 20,000 crowd in Des Moines.
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Ike
France
Des Moines
Iowa
Eisenhower
Free World
Europe
America
Odessa Man Injured In Wreck Near Eunice
Doyle Earl Wilson a 30 year old Odessa man sustained head cuts when his 1952 GMC flat bed truck overturned after braking failed on State Road 176 near Eunice The accident occurred as he neared the State Road 18 intersection He was released after first aid and fined 16 50 for driving with defective equipment by Peace Justice Faugh H Bowden Eunice.
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Odessa
Doyle Earl Wilson
Eunice
Hubert Wimberly
Wilson
Wes
Faugh H. Bowden
Eisenhower signs social security bill in Fraser Colorado
President Eisenhower signs a law extending social security to 10 million more people and raising monthly benefits by 5 to 23.50 dollars. The Fraser Colorado signing spot includes Hoover nearby. The act broadens coverage to farmers engineers accountants architects and many state local and federal workers.
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Frazer
Colo
Eisenhower
Fraser
Herbert Hoover
Civil Service
Federal Civil Service
Discovery Near Loco Hills Gas and Distillate Found in Atoka
Great Western Drilling Co of Midland reports gas and distillate shows in the Atoka Land 22 miles east of Artesia New Mexico near Loco Hills. Drill stem test from 11,035 to 11,085 feet yielded surface gas in 3 minutes at 17 million cu ft per day. distillate surfaced in 10 minutes with 180 feet of 47.9 degree gravity distillate recovered. Oil shows noted above the Atoka in Wolfcamp and upper Pennsylvania. drilling continues at 11,317 feet with plans to reach 12,000 feet in Devonian.
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United Press
Midland
Texas
Great Western Drilling Co
Atoka
Grayburg
Artesia
N. M
Lea County
Loco Hills
D. E. Thornton
Great Western
Medina Culvert Road Submerged Under Canal Tunnel
A section of Culvert Road in Medina New York remains underwater just east of town. The road passes through a tunnel beneath the Barge Canal, disrupting local traffic and access.
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Medina
N. Y
Here
Enrollment Sets New School Record at August Close
At the close of school on Tuesday August 31 the district reported 2 385 pupils enrolled across grades. Last year on August 31 there were 2 331 students, with officials expecting at least 150 more enrollments before month end.
Clayton Hosts Farm and Ranch Institute in Clayton
Clayton hosts the fourth annual farm and ranch institute sponsored by the New Mexico farm and livestock bureau. Sen. Clinton P. Anderson plans to discuss the new farm bill signed last week by President Eisenhower and clarify aspects of the measure. Gov. Edwin L. Mechem, opposing Anderson in the senatorial race, Allen Kline, national farm bureau federation president, will lead a panel on price supports and agricultural policy.
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New Mexico
Clayton
Farm and Ranch Institute
N. M. Farm and Livestock Bureau
Clinton P. Anderson
Eisenhower
Edwin L. Mechem
Anderson
Allen Kline
Farm Bureau Federation
Kline
Cres Faculty And Students Start School With Busy First Day
The opening week shows a wide range of experiences from kindergartners to teens at the new high school. Faculty preparation and pre school workshops help the smooth start. Transportation and traffic congestion at Avenue K pose problems. Roy L. Jones to study solutions. First graders adapt quickly. older students enjoy renewed friendships and new facilities, including a grand library and science labs. Building use across Central Elementary and Jefferson campuses adds to the day’s complexities.
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Jefferson
Avenue K
Roy L. Jones
Unit C
Unit A
Central
Jefferson Avenue
Watkins Blasts McCarthy At Senate Hearing Tuesday
Lovington police to receive new uniforms modeled after El Paso gear with dark blue shirts light blue trim and caps as Chief C. D. Stout notes. Senate hearing opened with Chairman Arthur Watkins ruling McCarthy in order but McCarthy challenged Johnson's quote triggering a brief clash.
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Watkins
McCarthy
Senate
Lovington
C. D. Stout
el Paso
Stout
Sen. McCarthy
Arthur Watkins
Utah
Denver Post
Edwin Johnson
Cole
Johnson
McCarthy Johnson
Shivers Victory Signals Conservative Lead in Texas Democrats
Texas returns from 254 counties show Gov. Alan Shivers winning a runoff with Ralph Yarborough. Shivers leads 771000 to 678000, seen as a big advantage for the conservative faction of the Democratic Party ahead of the state convention.
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United Press
Texas
Alan Shivers
Raph Yarborough
Democratic Party
Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Townwide Free Beer Draws Crowd in Luebbecke Germany
A local brewery in Luebbecke Germany served enough beer for the whole town with about 7900 gallons offered free to adults. Police reported no disorders as attendees drank contentedly and remained mostly peaceful.
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United Press
Luebbecke
Germany
School Safety Patrols Begin Operations On First Day
The School Safety Patrol began on the first day of school with volunteers from last year’s group. C E Jackson notes their immediate role in student safety, focusing on pedestrian traffic and crosswalk control. Faculty advisors are named for Jefferson Avenue and Llano School, with plans to expand to the new high school.
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C. E. Jackson
Ralph Magee
Jefferson Avenue
Carl Martin
Llano
Carroll Howard
C. D. Stout
Jackson
Street Takes Course in Texas
T. D. Street, plant supervisor for General Telephone Co. of the Southwest in Hobbs, is in San Angelo, Texas this week attending a company school in basic station installation and maintenance. He will receive a Certificate of Award after completing the 40 hour course.
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T. D. Street
General Telephone Co. of the Southwest
Hobbs
San Angelo
Texas
Pasic
Mechem praises independents in eastern New Mexico
Gov Edwin Mechem lauds eastern voters for independent voting habits saying issues outpace party labels. He notes a wait and see attitude in the region while Warren Coe bean backs continued foreign aid with caveat on relying on funds alone. Raton stockman Stockton proposes legislative reform including push to Feb session start, freshman orientation, and a 20 day bill introduction limit to allow 40 day law consideration.
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Clovis
Edwin Mechem
New Mexico
Warren Cobean
Scond
Stockton
Sunshine Lodge Childrens Home swims halted by theft
In Jeffersontown Kentucky a theft struck Sunshine Lodge Children's Home taking the plastic pool disrupting the daily swim for the residents. Police are investigating the incident and reviewing nearby surveillance footage.
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Jeffersontown
Sunshine Lodge Children’s Home
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Lea County Fair and Rodeo Club
al Woodburn
Roswell
Ivan Watson
State College
Paul Gross
Seminole
W. G. Vinzant
Portales
Floyd Otten
Lovington Rodeo Club
C. T. Grable
Outo Dean Giles Lee Buel Price
Dub
Cres
Mechem
Gov
Raton Stockman
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