Wildcat Drilling Multiplies Lea County Oil Prospects
Tide Water Associated Oil Co. lines up a 7800 foot Ellenburger test in Drinkard Field Lea County near Shell No 3 A State. Shell No 3 A State flowed 274 barrels in 15 hours from Ellenburger while McAlester No 1 A Brownfield tests Devonian pay with improving oil returns. Gulf and Continental No 1 Nolan and No 1 Saunders nearby push Lea County exploration with multiple deep tests and casing set, as operators await further testing results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil Co
Tide Water Associated Oil Co
Ellenburger
Lea County
Drinkard Field
Shell No. 3-A
Tide Water
Continental Oil Co
J. H. Nolan
Drinkard, Pay
Drinkard
McAlester
Shell
Gulf Oil Corp
Saunders
Gulf No. 1 Saunders
Gulf
Wildcat
Lovington
Wildcats Fall to Cavemen in Lovington Football Showdown
The Lovington Wildcats were blanked 35 to 0 as Carlsbad Cavemen opened with two first quarter touchdowns and added one in each period. Key plays included a 95 yard interception return by Porky Leyva and standout runs by Carlsbad backs. Lovington faces Artesia next at home.
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Cavemen
Wildcats
Yaster
Carlsbad
Porky Leyva
Lovington
L. E. Bullington
Leyva
Caveman
James Bigham
Jimmy Durram
Kenneth Lawson
Haydon
Lawson
Artesia
New Mexico
Yanks Gain 100 Miles in Ten Days Near Seoul
American forces push toward Seoul cutting routes to Pyongyang with units of the Seventh Division and Marines driving into the city from multiple sides. Resistance remains fierce in parts of the capital as reinforcements arrive and airstrikes intensify. General Walker says victory is in sight and Korea may see a free society with restored dignity.
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Seoul
North Korea
Pusan
Army Seventh Division
Osan
Han River
Walton Walker
Eighth Army
Mabry Relieves Beasley. Roach to Act as NM Police Chief
Governor Thomas J. Mabry removed Hubert Beasley from his post as New Mexico state police chief amid a federal torture case. Captain Joe Roach is named acting chief as Beasley faces possible prison time after a federal jury found Beasley and other officers guilty of torturing a suspect. Beasley will appear in Albuquerque federal court on October 9 for motions toward a new trial.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Thomas J. Mabry
Hubert Beasley
New Mexico
Joe Roach
Mabry
Beasley
Federal District Court
Albert Clancy
U. S
Ben Brooks
Brooks
Hubert
Hatch
Apodaca
Dona Ana
Sandman
Byrd
Salazar
Wesley Eugene Byrd
Cricket Coogler
Las Cruces
New Mexico Increases Aid for Needy and Dependent Children
Welfare director Murray Hintz explains that aid rates rise to 100 percent for needy individuals and 75 percent for dependent children, with funds flow from the recent social security act. The changes allow direct payments to doctors and hospitals and include broader federal support for aged, crippled, and blind recipients.
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New Mexico
Murray Hintz
Welfare Department
Lovington Youth Injured Playing School Football
Tommy Cox broke his arm during gym class football at school. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Weldon Cox. The injury occurred Wednesday.
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Lovington
Tommy Cox
Weldon Cox
Payne Office Supply Opens in Lovington with Festive Reception
Mrs. Mary Payne, owner and manager, greeted shoppers at the Saturday opening in Lovington. Carnations were distributed to attendees as a steady stream visited the new store. The Lovington Credit Bureau was purchased from Mrs. Ben Hessler and will operate with the office supply.
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Payne
Lovington
Mary Payne
Lovington Credit Bureau
Ben Hessler
TATEM TO BUILD NEW FIRE HOUSE
The Village of Tatum board met in a special session to open bids for a new fire house. From three bids the lowest was approved and contract let to Jim W. Allen for materials and labor at $1825. Construction begins immediately.
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Board of Trustees
Village of
Tatum
Monady
Jim W. Allen
Brake-Light Sticker Racket Draws Fire in New Mexico
A New Mexico subcommittee urges repeal of the brake light sticker law and recommends state operated inspection stations. The report faults private stations for lax inspections and notes drivers pay 50 cents for each test showing brakes lights and horn. It cites wage pressures and past abuses, including a Hobbs prank where a car with defects received a sticker.
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New Mexico
Governor’s Committee On Safety Legislation
New Mexco
Hobbs
Four Teens Charged Over Park Tree Damages
In Indianapolis police halted four teenage woodsmen as they chopped down or damaged 22 evergreen trees in George Washington Park. Officers confiscated their hatchets and the youths admitted they aimed to build a hut. They were taken to juvenile court for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
George Washington Park
Auto Accident Draws Crowd on Central Avenue
A minor collision occurred Saturday in Lovington when Bill Holloway of Tatum backed from the curb into Mary Stansell who had just turned from Main Street. Both cars suffered minor damage. Spectators gathered as Chief Jack Hadderton filed the police report.
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Lovington
Central Avenue
Lea County State Bank
Bill Holloway
Tatum
Mary Stansell
Main Street
Jack Hadderton
Catchings Seils Ewes and Lambs At Humble City Ranch
John Catchings says he nearly stopped sheep killing on his Humble City ranch. He reports a neighbor’s dog killed, then found wool on the dog and signs of sheep killing. He sold 300 old ewes and four year olds for about 21.50 each, while fat lambs brought more than expected. He lost many lambs and sheep to dogs earlier but now keeps them penned at night. Capable of selling his ranch and moving to San Angelo to enter cattle and sheep brokerage.
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John Catchings
Catchings
Humble City
San Angelo
Three Suits Filed in District Court on Sept 21
William A. Satterfield sues F F Har dison for 252.35 for damages from a highway vehicle accident near Eunice. Mills Roberts as administrator of C T Kibbe estate seeks sale of estate property to pay debts. Cecil Thompson sues W W Stanfield to dissolve Home Lumber partnership and to account earnings profits and assets with costs.
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William A. Satterfield
Lovington
F. F. Hardison
Eunice
Mills Roberts
C. T. Kibbe
W. Dolores Kibbe
M. R. Anderson
Cicero Smith Lumber Co
E. L. McBride
Cecil Thompson
W. W. Stanfield
Home Lumber
Good Citizens Push Support for Lovington Schools
Lovington Superintendent H C Pannell addressed the Lovington Business and Professional Women, urging community involvement to strengthen schools. He detailed enrollment, staff, district size, and funding, and proposed PTA formation, adult education, physician and dentist involvement, and a campaign during American Education Week to boost parent participation and school facilities.
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Dist Church
Pannell
Lovington High School
Supt
Ing
Ghost of Gran Via Terrorizes Bilbao Windows
Police seek a man known as the Ghost of Gran Via or Bombardero after he shattered dozens of house windows in Bilbao Spain by night raids using water bottles dishes sacks of flour and sand targeting odd numbered homes. Residents hold all night vigils but authorities say the suspect may be insane.
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Bilbao
Spain
Gran Via
Gran Vie
Vacuumed Bees In To Living Room Invasion
In Optales New Mexico a woman trapped swarms of bees that entered her home through the chimney using the nozzle of her vacuum cleaner. The incident began when bees swarmed into the living room.
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Optales
N. M
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Simpson
Denton
Lovington Wildcat
Carlsbad Cavemen
Kimpo
United Press
Jack James
James
South Korea
Robert Miller
Happy Apodaca
Deuuty
Roy Sandman
Negro Wesley Byrd
Carl Hatch
I. E. Salazar
Hintz
Meadows
Apydaca
Payne Office Supply
Mabry's
John F. Simms Jr
Govenor Mabry
H. C. Pannell
First
J.L. Yarbro
John Easley
Hobby Gann
Kyle Taylor
John Campbell
Mallamar
Texas Line
Buckeye
Prairieview
Montieth Ranch
PTA
Levington
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