Local Firms Finalize Alta Vista Homes Appliance Contracts
Alamogordo Housing Authority completed bidding and let contracts for 70 kitchen ranges and refrigerators to equip Alta Vista Homes. Joseph Roessler reports 55 eligible families have applied, 15 units remain open, with final approvals pending investigation. Construction deadline is September 15. Wilcox Electric won the kitchen ranges and Home Furniture secured the refrigerator contract.
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Alta Vista Homes
Alamogordo
Wilcox Electric
Home Furniture
Bataan Vets To Unveil Monument in Santa Fe
Bataan Veterans Organization in Alamogordo and Otero County work with the Bataan Gun and Rod Club to form a delegation for the unveiling of a New Mexico 200th Coast Artillery marker on the capitol grounds in Santa Fe on Saturday August 15. A parade precedes the ceremony and a reception for Gold Star mothers is planned at the Governor’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan Veterans Organization
Alamogordo
Otero County
Chito Sanchez
Bataan Gun and Rod
Capitol Grounds
Santa Fe
200Th Coast Artillery
New Mexico
BVO
200Th
515Th Coast Artillery
Fort Bliss
Texas
DAV
VFW
Montezuma
Missouri
Manuel A. Armijo
Ope Fe
Old Lincoln Town Relives History In Pageant Sunday
The Lincoln County Historical Society stages a two day pageant “A Day in Old Lincoln” at 8 p m Saturday and Sunday with Billy the Kid Pat Garrett and Gov Lew Wallace among the reenactors The Sunday program features a registration old timers parade dances music and a 2 pm address by Governor Edwin L Mechem Admission is 1 for adults and free for children Cushions are urged for the open air seating with about 200 participants including lead cast member John Thomas and numerous local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
San Patricio
Angelita Gonzales
Edwin L. Mechem
W. C. Masey
Roswell
McNutt Brothers
Mescalero
Roosters Club
Bill Sshrecengost
Fred Pfingsten, Jr
Benito Herrera
Josephine Chavez
Mary Ramiz Chavez
Men Fined for Possessing Illegal Deer Meat
Two men pled guilty in Police Judge Lois Howerton's court to possession of illegal deer meat. J. E. Eldridge and Hubert Denton Jr were fined $100 each plus $5 court costs after deputy game warden T. J. Rogers arrested them in Alamogordo, Chavez County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Howerton
Tuesay
J. E. Eldridge
Hubert Denton, Jr
T. J. Rogers
Chavez County
Alamogordo
Alamogordo Reaches Million Dollar Construction Mark
Alamogordo issued permits totaling 122 447 for July raising the year to 1 044 624. Residential building declined with eight new dwellings totaling 37 700 while two business permits accounted for 55 000. A $40 000 medical center project at 1217 Tenth street and a 15 000 dwelling store at 1601 Tenth street highlighted nonresidential activity.
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Alamogordo
Ed L. Greenwood
Wilmer Hamilton
H. H. Stevenson
Tenth Street
James V. Jorio
Melvin E. Tays
Fifteenth
E. F. Hummel
Callaghan
Mercedes J. Rebira
Texas
Golda Parker
Florida
Sam A. Bednorz
Pecan Drive
W. C
Lois Harding
Cuba
Ernest Best
Hawaii
G. McGee
B. E. Ruiz
M. E. Morgan
Lola Ortega
Third
Luis Apodaca
New York
Felix Chanez
Virginia
Wade L. Maupin
Indiana
John E. Tillotson
Vermont
Will Givens
Maryland
Albert Blair
Henry Hensley
Virginala
Sesario Romas
H. Stevenson
Services Held For Accident Victim Charlie Anglin
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Baptist Church for Charlie Anglin of Mayhill who died in a one car crash in Cox Canyon last Wednesday. W. F. Taylor delivered the sermon. Mullins Hamilton Funeral Home handled arrangements. He died at Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital after being rescued from the wreckage and lying 11 hours. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Barney Anglin of Mayhill a brother Robert Lee Anglin of Carlsbad another brother Barney Anglin Jr and a sister Lillie Mae Anglin, all of Mayhill. Burial followed in Mayhill cemetery.
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Mayhill
N. M
Baptist Church
Charlie Anglin
Cox Canyon
W. F. Taylor
Mullins- Hamilton Funeral Home
Anglin
Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital
Barney Anglin
Robert Lee Anglin
Carlsbad
Lillie Mae Anglin
Mayhill Cemetery
Artesia Rodeo Opens August 12 With Ranch Hands Theme
Artesia's annual Ranch Hands rodeo begins a four day run on August 12 drawing about 5000 spectators last year. Artesia Roping Club President Walter Solt explains the event reflects rodeo roots on Southwest ranches before professionalism took over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artesia
Walter Solt
Artesia Roping Club
Southwest
Medical Officer for Fort Stanton Approved by Board
Announcement of the appointment of Dr. Edgar E. Duncan as medical officer in charge of the General Hospital at Fort Stanton Medical Center. Effective August 15, the decision was approved by the Board of Medical Consultants and by Dr. James J. Barfield. Dr. Duncan trained at Johns Hopkins, served in Heidelberg, and has practiced in Seattle, focusing on cancer.
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Edgar E. Duncan
General Hospital
Fort Stanton Medical Center
State Welfare
Alva A. Simpson, Jr
Board of
Medical Consultants
Carl Gellenbhein
Carl Mulky
J. Gordon Strance
J. E. J. Harris
James J. Barfield
Duncan
Johns Hopkins University School
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
John Hopkins Hospital
Heidelberg University Fraunklinick Women’s Clinic
Heidelberg
Germany
Seattle
Washington
Simpson
Kids Rodeo Champ To Get New York Trip
The Billy the Kid Rodeo crowns a winner August 23 at the Thomas F. Ryan ranch Three Rivers. The champion will receive an expense paid trip to New York and Washington D C and the presentation occurs at Madison Square Garden. Gerald Marr, 1952 winner, will compete as a Tularosa high school junior this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington, D. C
Madison Square Garden
Thomas F. Ryan
Three Rivers
Gerald Marr
Peter Hurd
Lincoln County Historical Society
Marr
Tularosa High School
Ryan
Tularosa
National Farm Bureau Official Attacks Brannan Plans
State Farm Bureau Board meeting in Cloudecroft spans Tuesday and Wednesday with 175 attendees from Otero County. Roger Fleming of Washington, DC, criticizes Brannan plan methods while praising Benson grass roots approach and outlines Farm Bureau stance on REA and Soil Conservation.
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National Farm Bureau
Brannan
Farm Bureau
Cloudecroft
State Farm Bureau Board
Otero County
State Board
Clinton P. Anderson
Roger Fleming
Washington, D. C
American Farm Bureau Federation
Fleming
G. Verner Clayton
Tularosa
PMA
Benson
National Grange
Farmers’ Union
Agriculural Department
S.C.S
T. E. Lusk
Carlsbad
Virginia Chavez
Raymond Garcia
Floyd Lee
San Isidro
N. M. Wool Growers’ Assn
Lee
U. S
W. P. Thorpe
Las Cruces
Ben MacAlister
Portales
Ss Ae Bureau
Schulmeister
Albuquerque
N. M. Education Assn
Andrew Chitwood
Clovis
Extension Service
State College
Bureau
Hereford Tour Concludes At Lincoln In New Mexico
The Hereford Tour to be held September 3-5 visits Hereford registered and commercial herds across Lea Roosevelt Curry Chaves and Lincoln counties. About 1000 ranchers expected as rainfall supports good grass through September. The event begins in Hobbs after the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association meeting and continues via Clovis and Roswell with stockyard tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Linda Lambert
Mosquéro
Lambert
Mayor on way to state board meeting in Santa Fe
Mayor Walter S Mullins departs Sunday for Santa Fe to attend the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers meeting. The Alamogordo mayor retires as board president, making this his final term in that role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S Mullins
Santa Fe
State Board of Funeral Directors
Alamogordo
Alamogordo Safety Committee Proposes Parking and Street Closures
The Citizens Safety committee recommends enforcing right side parking within Alamogordo and closing Tenth and Eleventh Streets at Ohio and Indiana from 8 am to 4 pm during school sessions. Signage aims to protect pupils between schools and gymnasiums. City officials will review proposals at upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Walter S. Mullins
Citizens Safety Committee
Ohio
Indiana
C. A. Glover
Herbert Holcomb
City Commission
Sergeant Killed in Holloman Area Bridge Crash
Sgt. First Class Loren E. Beck 23, of Denver Colorado, died in a Sunday 2 15 AM crash on the Tularosa Creek bridge north of Alamogordo. Dexter Hubert Holland of Holloman sustained injuries but returned to duty. The car a 1953 Pontiac allegedly dozed at the wheel. Body shipped to Denver for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren E. Beck
Holloman Air Development Center
Tularosa Creek
Alamogordo
Dexter Hubert Holland
Holloman
Holland
E. A. Tafoya
Tafoya
Sgt. Beck
Denver
Colo
Mullins-Hamilton Funeral Home
Twenty-Four Teens Set for Alamogordo Talent Show
Twenty four Alamogordo teens perform in the White Knights second annual talent show at the Junior High School starting 7:30 PM with doors at 7:00 PM. Proceeds go to the Wednesday night teen party group for recreation equipment under adult supervision.
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Alamogordo
White Knights
Vancille Cadenhead
Pat Zabriski
Jimmy Armstrong
Marilyn Massay
Linda Keim
Marilyn Pender
Marilyn Andre
Pat Lee
Janet Joyner
Jackie Mason
Lynell Burns
Barbara Bartlett
Glad
Alamo
Otero County Faces Wet-Dry Election Decision
Otero County residents will vote on liquor sales in the next three months after 1257 valid signatures met the required threshold. The county board accepted the petition for a wet-dry election, but the law requires timing with state elections and registration deadlines, likely placing the vote in late October or November. Local officials and temperance leaders debated costs, revenue loss, and enforcement challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otero County
Lucille Alexander
M. M. Ward
Wilson Bennett
Ward
Civic Loyalty League
Board of County Commissioners
C. C. Chase
Las Cruces
D. R. Trolinger
The
New Mexico Temperance League
Alamogordo
Three Alamogordo Servicemen Depart for Overseas Posts
Three Alamogordo area servicemen have arrived at overseas bases. Pvt Elias G Calles joins the Forty Fifth Infantry in Korea after training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Pvt Benford Tortilla begins service with the Third Infantry in Korea after Fort Bliss. Lt George P Chavez serves with the Second Armored in Germany after Fort Knox and July 1952 enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Army Home Town News Center
Elias G. Calles
E. G. Calles
Delaware
Forty- Fifth Infantry Division
Korea
Calles
Alamogordo High School
Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Benford Tortilla
Teresita Tortilla
Elbe River
Germany
NATO
Western
Europe
Last Rites Held Here Friday For Mrs. F Rolland
Mrs. Frank Rolland dies suddenly July 28 in Alamogordo. Funeral services held Friday at 2 pm at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. C. K. France officiating. Burial in Monte Vista Cemetery. Survivors include husband, two daughters in San Francisco and Colorado Springs, a sister in Las Cruces, another in Santa Fe, and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Frank Rollana
Rolland
First Presbyterian Church
C. K. France
Monte Vista
Mullins-Hamilton Funeral Home
Vel Lane
S. C. Cooper
Guy Grant
George Shipley
Frank West
Leo Aubel
H. H. Stevenson
Wilmer Hamilton
Felix Loggains
Ernest Faigle
Civic League
New Mexico A&m College
A&m
New York Avenue
Alice Lee Eggleston
San Francisco
Ruth Patton
Colorado Springs
L. F. Elliott
Las Cruces
Ruth Miller
Santa Fe
John
Ward Rolland
Los Angeles
James
Betty) Haighton
London
England
Food Handling Course Offered Here Next Week
Alamogordo workers in restaurants and food establishments can take a sanitation course next Tuesday through Thursday. The State Department of Public Health sponsors the program with lectures demonstrations and films at the Junior High School building. Attending one session per day earns a certificate. sessions run at 9 am 2 pm and 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
State Department of Public Health
Fred Sell Named Football Coach At Alamo High
Fred W. Sell will direct Alamogordo schoolboy football next season after a board of education meeting. He will replace Curtis Clement who shifts to teaching duties. Sell, an assistant coach last season and former player at Iowa State Teachers College and Illinois Normal, has coached at Tularosa and Plano NL. He plans to attend UNM coaching school and start workouts August 17 with Sam Stratton as B squad coach and Newton McDonald and Tommy Hickson guiding junior high teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Sell
Alamogordo
Board of Education
Curtis Clement
Sell
Iowa State Teachers College
Illinois Normal
Tularosa
Plano
University of New Mexico
Sam Stratton
Newton McDonald
Tommy Hickson
Land Air Group Proposes Flight Training Club
Land Air Group moves ahead with a plan for a flying club at Alamogordo municipal airport. Robert V. Larsen and Walter McClarin, licensed flight instructors and Land Air employees, back the project to stimulate local aviation interest. A second meeting will determine plane availability hangar space and member costs before incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Land Air
Robert V. Larsen
Walter McClarin
Larsen and MacClarin
Marines in China 1854 Protecting Foreign Lives
United States Marines were deployed to China in 1854 to safeguard the lives of foreigners, including Americans, during early international presence in the region.
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United States
China
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Bataan
Tom Babers
Young Marr
Billy the Kid
Old Lincoln
Keller
Cecil Wilson
Emily Donnell
Homer Land
Pennsylvania
Maytag Alamogordo Company
M. R. Wallace
J. C. Wilburn
Maude M. Ward
Kenneth L. Hinkle
Fort Stanton
Hereford
Lincoln
Hobbs
HADC
F. Rolland
Fred Sell
Alamo High
Fred W. Seil
Land Air Group
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