The Lea County second water Conservation District Board of Supervisors have selected Henry Harada as Conservation Farmer for 1969. Henry was born and raised at Rocky Ford, Colorado. In 1942 he went into the armed services where he served until 1945. In 1946 he married Amy Watanave, also from Colorado. ... Henry farmed one year … Continue reading Henry Harada Named Lea County Conservation Farmer of the Year (1969)
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Pearl Ditmore – Owner/Operator of Pearl’s Restaurant in Lovington
It's not all that often that someone from Lea County gets written up in a state wide magazine, but in 1977, the Hobbs Flare told of Lovington resident Pearl Ditmore's write up in the June issue of New Mexico Magazine. Pearl came to Lovington shortly after World War II and in her first local restaurant … Continue reading Pearl Ditmore – Owner/Operator of Pearl’s Restaurant in Lovington
T. P. Bingham
On last Friday evening, June 8, 1928, at 6:30 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Gaither, near Pearl, New Mexico, our beloved friend T.P. Bingham, closed his eyes on the pain and suffering of this world to open them in that City beyond where pain and suffering are unknown. He had been a … Continue reading T. P. Bingham
Col. C. D. Woolworth Dies
Col. C. D. Woolworth Dies in San Angelo Friday. Prominent Lea County Oil and Cattleman Dies After Illness Of Several Months. Col. C. D. Woolworth, widely known politician and prominent cattle and oil man, died Friday night, October 28th at 10:30. He was receiving treatment in the Shannon hospital in San Angelo, Texas at the … Continue reading Col. C. D. Woolworth Dies
Pioneer Woman Tells of First Days of Jal
Mrs. A. Q. Cooper First Saw Site of Jal in Eighties Mrs. Cooper first visited Jal at the age of eleven. She came from Palo Pinto. She later went to Chattanooga, Tennessee to attend school. After marrying Mr. A. Q. Cooper in Midland, Texas she moved to Jal in 1896 to make her home. Mrs. … Continue reading Pioneer Woman Tells of First Days of Jal
Harold L. Runnels
Harold Runnels was born May 17, 1924 to Elbert Dewey Runnels (1898-1969) and Stella McCutcheon Runnels (1898-1964) in Dallas, Texas. Dewey, his father, had grown up in a farming family living in nearby Kaufman, Texas. By the 1920 Census, Dewey and Stella had married, Dewey was working for a tractor company and they were living … Continue reading Harold L. Runnels
Creation of Lea County
Governor Lindsey has affixed his signature to the Lea County bill, which creates the twenty-eighth county in New Mexico. Lea county takes a strip off the eastern side of Eddy county, also a big piece from the southeast part of Chaves county and will have an assessed valueation of about $6,000.00. Lovington is named as … Continue reading Creation of Lea County
Rededication of the World War II Memorial Plaque (May 30, 1950)
The formal observance of Memorial Day dates back to around 1868. Before that year, a tradition had developed whereby the graves of the soldiers killed in the Civil War had been decorated with flowers. Since then, poppy flowers have become associated with Memorial Day observances. On Memorial Day, May 30, 1950, Lea County residents honored … Continue reading Rededication of the World War II Memorial Plaque (May 30, 1950)
Joseph C. Lea, Namesake of Lea County
Joseph Calloway Lea was born November 8, 1841 in Cleveland, Tennessee to Dr. Pleasant Lea and Lucinda Francis Calloway Lea who had married three years earlier in Monroe County, Tennessee. Joseph was the second son born to the couple after Thomas C. Lea (1839) and was followed by brothers Franklin Houston Lea (1843), Alfred Erskine … Continue reading Joseph C. Lea, Namesake of Lea County
Opening the Cowboy Hall Of Fame and Western Heritage Museum
Western Heritage on Display at Cowboy Hall of Fame By Sue Seibert A journey into the colorful history of Lea County and the Llano Estacado will shortly become a reality as progress toward completion of the Lea County Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center nears conclusion. The Center, housed on the campus of New … Continue reading Opening the Cowboy Hall Of Fame and Western Heritage Museum
Old Lea County, N.M. 