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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1950
Page
2
The Lovington Leader is published by the Lea County Publishing Company in Lovington New Mexico. It is an official U S Land Office publication entered as second class matter at the Lovington post office and printed twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Lovington Leader blasts Hobbs gambling and lax law enforcement. It accuses Sheriff Horace Burl Owens and multiple officials of turning a blind eye to slot machines and Sunday bootlegging, while calling for stricter enforcement and accountability from veterans groups and local authorities.
U S industry shows only fractional output changes while rationing fears grow amid Korea war pressures. Steel buyers scramble as rail strikes ease and Chrysler grants 10 cent wage boosts. Commerce notes record employment near 62 million, with Ward's forecasting 188 thousand vehicle production and steady year end output.
Dun and Bradstreet reports the wholesale food price index jumped 3 cents to $6.69, the highest since September 1948. The index, covering 31 staple foods, rose from $6.56 last week and $5.78 a year ago.
President Truman’s speech stresses that the United States seeks no war or aggression and hopes to keep Communism from interfering in Asia, including Formosa. He defends our Korea rationale, warns against appeasement, and pledges defense mobilization.
United Press commentary notes sustained air assaults on North and South Korea, citing 60 percent destruction of railways and power grids. It argues Communist total mobilization timelines are slipping while Red troops face hunger and disrupted supply lines, with possible guerrilla resistance continuing.
Dewey Culpepper, blind, trained his own seeing eye dogs after Detroit waiting lists. he has trained dogs for his blind wife, a man in Bessemer, and a fourth partial trainee. He works to help others, not for money, and says his dog has saved him from many knocks and bumps.
The Illinois public health department states that married people live longer than singles, despite bachelor jokes. It notes the belief is unfounded and highlights the health benefits of marriage.
Broadway press agent Charle Washburn tells of a scam in which a beggar claims to seek a five dollar teddy bear for a sick daughter. The tale reveals a missing husband, a dying child, and a pattern of repeated donations to a walk up tenement with a hospital worker wife and misused generosity.
District attorney weighs charges over 11 slot machines seized from a Hobbs operation tied to a Mickey Cohen deal. Ralph Beard is blamed for tipping police, no charges filed yet as public sentiment favors no action. Veterans groups donated to charity. local clubs face scrutiny amid gambling probes and bingo concerns.
A University of Vermont survey shows Vermont has about 405000 cows while the 1950 census lists 375830 residents. The dairy state remains dominated by bovines with livestock numbers surpassing people.
A long term inmate chosen by Massachusetts labor officials for work performed well copying insignia seals and trade marks on a large sign. The 120 Massachusetts commissioner was serving time as a counterfeiter.
In Chicago a feather merchant, Mer Melstein, filed a 75000 damage suit claiming a slammed door crushed his finger. He says the injury prevents him from rating feathers by feel, crippling his business of evaluating quality and texture.
A Senate Appropriations Committee research report discloses the distribution of government printing and duplicating plants. It counts 61 in Washington D C, 23 in San Francisco, 25 in Philadelphia, 16 in Chicago, 6 in Kansas City, 6 in Denver, 16 in New York, and 86 elsewhere.
Assistant district attorney Mack Easley said no roulette wheel was seen and he doubted any wheel existed in Hobbs. The excerpt hints at a larger, unspecified development described as the big one being recently.
Orville Hubbard the Dearborn mayor faces jail for refusing to pay a $7500 libel judgment. He dodged a sheriff across the U S and Canada, vows to run the city from jail, and operates a so called city hall in exile from Windsor Ontario. Hubbard defends his stance citing poverty but foes push recall amid hospital controversy.
Mrs Simonds of Memphis rebels against her husband assisting with breakfast as R C Simonds drains fat from bacon into coffee causing domestic discord. Akron police add city map to parking tickets to soften pain in a light non violent tone. A Portland bank cashier faces a tense incident when a man threatens after hours but departs after a check cashing request.
A Newport Daily News reporter recalls following a woman who withdrew $1,000 to buy a spinet piano and a sewing machine. In a later interview he learns she could neither play the piano nor use the sewing machine, simply believing they looked nice in a house.
Aged 95 Franklin Spiller of London New Hampshire says his secret is doing what he wants to do. He enjoys knitting and quilting and spoke with a reporter about hobbies and life after 90. In Knoxville an auto thief fled into a blind alley behind the city jail where police calmly detained him.
Washington expectations point to higher taxes and wartime controls as Korea fighting continues. President Truman may seek tax boosts, steel plant powers, price and wage controls, rent limits, and emergency defense funds. Congress debates capital appropriations and deportation authority, with electoral vote recount proposals unlikely to pass.
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