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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1950
Page
6
Mrs Mary L Reaves is visiting with her daughter Mrs B J Boyd in Lubbock Texas during a northeastern trip reporting local family ties and travel.
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Hamlin of 111 East Sea visited Mrs. Hamlin's brother Harry Bish in Odessa Texas on Sunday for a Bar-B-Que at his home.
Two new teachers join the Lovington faculty to handle increased first and fourth grade enrollments. A new first grade section brings six total. Joyce Johnson, from Lakewood New Jersey and formerly with Santa Fe Schools, will teach it. Mary Frances Werhan, ex Roswell elementary, will lead the extra fourth grade section.
Lea County Bus Drivers announce their annual meeting set for Tuesday October 3 at 10 am at the Lovington Methodist Church. Prominent New Mexicans have been invited to speak and lunch will be served at noon.
Mr and Mrs W H Jordan and two daughters returned to their Baltimore Maryland home after visiting relatives in Lovington.
Mr and Mrs Tom Bridgeforth entertained the Saturday Night Bridge Group at home on September 23 Six hand Rubber Bridge was played Those attending included Mr and Mrs W T Myers Mr and Mrs Bernard Love Mr and Mrs C T Sparkman Mr and Mrs Bill Badgett Mr and Mrs W H Jordan Mr and Mrs John Shearman Mr and Mrs Harold Bridgeforth and Dr H W Gillett
Olin C. Ainsworth of Milnes sold a registered yearling Hereford bull, by his herd sire, to H. J. Burns of Lovington. The sale leaves him with nine bulls for the Lea County Hereford Association sale in Lovington on November 27. Ainsworth won grand champion bull at Roosevelt Fair last week.
The Union Oil Co of California opened a district geological land office in Roswell to handle operations in New Mexico. J A Jorgenson travels from Midland Texas to serve as district geologist. Division headquarters remain in Midland.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ward returned Monday after a trip to Santa Fe.
Lea County Gospel Singers convene Sunday October 1 at Missionary Baptist Church in Prairie View from 2 to 4 p.m. Carol Turner leads the meeting.
A special ice man visit delighted Tiny Tots who hope he returns. Ill children include Barbara Dietz Butch Howard and Doug Sinclair. The group toured Love Farm to watch sheep shearing and learned how wool is made. Tony Fallin brought Linda Lee to visit. Joe Dell Grisham missed due to a trip to Lubbock. Donnie Patterson shared candy and Butch Howard had a birthday party with cake punch and ice cream.
Rear Admiral John G. Crommelin, ousted from the Navy, campaigns as an independent in Alabama seeking to unseat Senator Lister Hill. He barnstorms the state by air, pledging defense first and opposing pork barrel politics while blaming Washington leadership and calling for racial policy by educated leaders of both races in the South. Hill has ignored the candidacy.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan urged stricter curbs on commodity exchange speculators at a Springfield Illinois speech. He cited profits up to 270 percent since the Korean War began and called speculators a privileged class excluded from defense act credit controls.
Sgt. Wilburn K. Ross, Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, recalls peace as more dangerous than war while training with the Second Infantry Division at Fort Lewis Washington. A nearby flash simulator exploded during maneuvers, highlighting the perils of false calm and the readiness of soldiers.
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