Taft confuses Republicans with shifting foreign policy stance
Wa tone piece argues Taft, returning from Ohio victory, fragments Republican unity on Europe policy. It notes his alternately opposing and supporting troop commitments, rivaling Eisenhower while courting different factions. The column predicts convergence toward Eisenhower or Truman by 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Toledo Blade
Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
Europe
Senate
U.S
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Statues at Lafayette Park and Ellipse Scene
Washington statues line Lafayette Park corners with Lafayette, Rochambeau, Steuben, Kosciusko and Jackson at center amid cannons. The Ellipse hosts softball diamonds tennis courts and a kaleidoscope of athletic activity under the monument shadow. Carlton hotel scene features guests with U S Steel as hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Lafayette Park
White House
Stonewall Jackson
Rochambeau
Frederick William Baron von Steuben
Kosciusko
Washington Monument
Carlton Room
Carlton Hotel
United States Steel Corporation
Teachers Needed to Supply 100000 New Educators yearly
Commissioner of Education Farl McGrath warns that 100000 new elementary teachers are needed annually for the next decade while current output is only about a third of that goal. He argues schools and colleges that sufficed for 1900 are inadequate for 1950 demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farl McGrath
Record Power Output by Reclamation in 1950
The department of reclamation posted a new year high in hydro electric production with installed capacity of 3,218,490 kilowatts and sales of 19,790,000,000 kilowatt hours. Supporters of shifting reclamation projects to a revolving fund argue crop values already exceed costs by a factor of three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Reclamation
Pig Stolen From Alamogordo Family Police Report
A Ferris family in Alamogordo reported a pig stolen last week. Police records show the incident occurred after a visit rumored involving a character linked to the rhyme Tom Tom the Piper's Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Piper
Alamogordo
Ferris
Alamogordo Showcases Local Film Your Home Away From Home
Alamogordo residents and Holloman Air Force Base personnel can view the self produced film Your Home Away From Home at the White Sands Theatre Star Lite Drive In and Mesa Theatre over March 11 12 and 13. The movie filmed entirely in Alamogordo and Holloman highlights the Alamogordo Armed Service Club funded by local drives and base support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Holloman Air Force Base
Holloman Public Information Office
Jack R. Olsen
White Sands Theatre
Mesa Theatre
Holloman
Maurice L. Hoover
Harold A. Richardson
Robert E. McKinley
Lt. Olsen
Robert J. Hoffman
Public Information Office
City Garbage Dump Moves To New Location
City crews finished a gravel road to a cleared site west of the railroad to host the new city dump. The old dump along the tracks caused rail hazards and eye irritation for passengers. The area will be fenced to prevent burning debris and a full cleanup of the old site will improve sanitation and appearance, says City Manager B. Rutz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Rutz
Brunell Names CC Committee Heads
Herbert Brunell president of the Ala mogordo Chamber of Commerce announces chairmen for upcoming year. Appointed thus far are Lewis Gillis finance Conley Chappel membership Jonnwill Faris publicity James Joy park improvement Andrew Hendrix water conservation Tony Llewellyn Fourth of July Fireworks B J Edwards Christmas lighting Charlie Dean rural relations Kenneth Garland retail trade Bill Anderson safety C E Moore tourist development Walter H Wade Otero County Fair Irvin A Menger city improvement committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Brunell
Alamogordo
Soldier Hit By Car While Fixing Flat
Corporal William K. Haney of Holloman AFB received a broken leg and possible hip injury when struck by an auto while repairing a flat on the highway at the south city limits Thursday night at 6 25. The car driven by Mrs Hierro Lujan of Alamogordo blinded by oncoming headlights did not see the airman. State Patrolman Robert Badagher investigated the accident. Haney was taken to Holloman AFB station hospital by Mullins O Dell ambulance. The two airmen with Haney, Sgt Laird D Startz and Cpl Salvatore Perla, also suffered minor injuries. Mrs Lujan and a woman companion were returning from El Paso at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Haney
Holloman Air Force Base
Hierro Lujan
Alamogordo
Robert Badagher
Haney
Holloman Afb Station
Mullins-O’dell Ambulance
Laird D. Startz
Salvatore Perla
Lujan
Paso
Panion
Burglary Loot Recovered At Alamo Drug Store
About $500 in cash and merchandise stolen in a March 3 burglary at Alamo Drug Store was recovered by City police less than 24 hours later. Loot included 53 pocket flashlights 2 watches five Indian jewelry rings a billfold cigarettes gum and $13.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamo
Lott
Joe Moffett
J.C. Danley
Jack Scott
R. L. Nance
Moffett
George Wood
Las Cruces
District Court
Walter Lafferty
Suit Is Postponed Indefinitely After Monday Hearing
The guardianship suit of Clara B. Holden against the City of Alamogordo was postponed to an indefinite date after a Monday hearing before District Judge W T Scoggin. The claim seeks 3000 damages for alleged taking of water from La Luz Creek by the city. City and Holden property water rights debated. trial began with testimonies and a property visit. The suit was filed April 29, 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Scoggin
Guardian
Clara B. Holden
City of Alamogordo
la Luz
Holden
W. C. Whatley
Las Cruces
Allen Walker
George Shipley
Alamogore
Dominga Noriega Buried in Alamogordo Cemetery
Funeral services were held Monday at Immaculate Conception church for Dominga P. Noriega who died March 2 at her home 100 Railroad Avenue. Burial followed at Alamogordo Catholic cemetery. She was born May 12 1883 in Mexico and married to Juan Noriega in 1898. Nine surviving children, thirty seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Member of Catholic church and Unificador Mexicana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception
Dominga P. Noriega
Railroad Avenue
Alamogordo Catholic
Mullins- O’dell
Noriega
Mexico
Dominga Perez
Juan Noriega
Aguas Calientez
Alamogordo
Juanito, Jr
Reymundo
Santiago
Velen
Catholic Church
Unificador Mexicana
Manuel Duran
Jose Hernandez
Four Inductees Sent To Fort Sam Houston From Otero County
Four Otero county men reported to Ft Bliss on March 1 and were inducted on Friday. They were Aubrey Jack Landers of Alamogordo, Edgar Eugene Mathews of Weed, Albert Diaz Maez of Tularosa and Alamogordo, and Dorotea Tito Sida of Alamogordo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otero County
Ft. Bliss
Ft. Sam Houston
Mariam Smith
Selective Service Board
Aubrey Jack Landers
Alamogordo
Edgar Eugene Mathews
Weed
Albert Diaz Maez
Tularosa
Dorotea Tito Sida
February Building Permits Totaling 41000 Issued
Building permits issued for February have a total construction value of 41000 according to City Manager B E Rutz. Classifications include single family dwellings 24800 additions to dwellings 1500 duplex 13300 business 1000 and garage and store room 500. With January permits totaling 132700, 1951 year to date is 173800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Rutz
Prestridge Elected First Vice President of Western Pine Assoc
M R Prestridge of Prestridge Lumber Co was chosen first vice president of the Western Pine Association at its San Francisco meeting February 23 24. A Alamogordo resident for ten years he serves on the National Production Authority Advisory Committee and recently completed a four year term on the New Mexico State Highway Commission. His mill uses timber from the Sacramento Mountains and employs over 200. Western Pine mills produced more than seven billion feet in 1950. Walter S Johnson of American Box Co San Francisco was elected association president for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Prestridge
Prestridge Lumber Company
Western Pine Association
San Francisco
Alamogordo
Prestridge
National Production Authority
New Mexico
Sacramento
Otero County
Western Pines
Walter S. Johnson
American Box Company
Ira Greer Dies In Tucumcari At 63
Ira Greer of Tucumcari a railroad engineer and former San Andreas rancher died of a heart attack in Tucumcari hospital days after an earlier attack He was 63 born in Bonita New Mexico Surviving are his widow two sons Jack and Fred and two grandsons with relatives from Alamogordo Carrizozo and Three Rivers attending services in Alamogordo and Tucumcari
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Greer
Tucumcari
San Andreas
Greer
Bonita
New Mexico
Ira C. Johnson
Alamogordo
Visitors Descend on White Sands in Spring Influx
John Davis and Ralph Lassitter toured White Sands National Monument on February 28 for a routine inspection and water source check. Superintendent Faris notes over 1200 visitors the prior Sunday, March 4, with 285 cars. last Sunday included 270 service members from White Sands Proving Ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
Southwestern National Monuments
Ralph Lassitter
White Sands National Monument
Johnwill Faris
White Sands
Faris
the Sands
White Sands Proving Ground
Texas
Water and Sewer School Attendance by City Official
R O Pender, city water superintendent, left Sunday March 4 for Pueblo Colorado to attend a four day school on operation and maintenance of municipal water and sewer systems. The New Mexico State Health Department requested each municipality send a representative from its water and sewer department. Program discussions include modern trends such as fluoride addition to water to reduce tooth decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Pender
Pueblo
Colorado
New Mexico State Health Department
Water and Sewer Department
Tularosa Salvation Army Committee Formed
Captain Jess King announces a new Salvation Army Service Unit committee for Tularosa to administer the local Salvation Army Fund. Members include J. L. Larkin Rev. F. E. Curry and J. B. Turner. Funds for 1951 to be provided via allocation from a former fund until a new appeal is conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Service Unit
Tularosa
Jess King
Border
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Fund
J. L. Larkin
F. E. Curry
J. B. Turner
King
Southwest Service Extension
New Mexico
Arizona
Imperial Valley - California
Agreement on park use and gas price date set
At a March 7 city meeting, the ball park will host both the county fair and baseball. City Recreation and Chamber of Commerce committees will draft an agreement to avoid conflicts. Lighting, financing, and park improvements were discussed with engineers and gas company representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
City Hall
City Recreation Committee
Fair Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Ball Park
Henry Dalberg & Co
Tucson
Boether & Co
Denver
E. M. Lane
Sacramento Gas Co
Alamogordo
Pioneer John Hunter Dies in Tularosa at 82
John Hunter 82 of Tularosa died Monday afternoon from a heart attack. Born December 26, 1868 in Brown County Texas, he moved to the Sacramento section in 1888 and settled near Cloudcroft. Survived by son Edgar Denver and grandson Dan Booker in the Navy. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. at Baptist church Tularosa. Burial in Tularosa cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hunter
Tularosa
Edgar
Denver
Dan Booker
Navy
San Diego
Mr. Hunter
Brown County
Texas
Sacramento
Wimsatt Ranch
Cloudcroft
James Canyon
W C. Hunter
Luke
California
Sam
Hope, N. M
Bud Nelson
Baptist Church
Melvin Rice
Gray Ladies Sought for HAFB Hospital Volunteers
Women with Gray Ladies training or interest are urged to contact Mrs. H. G. Williamson vice chairman Red Cross at 5771 or Mrs. John Rolland secretary at 5271. Mrs. Wells Collett leads the Holloman Base hospital program. The hospital is full and Gray Ladies would aid materially. A training course may be arranged if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloman Air Force Base
H. G. Williamson
American Red Cross
John Rolland
Holloman
Wells Collett
Williamson
Alamogordo Board of Education Renames Officers
At the March 6 meeting at the high school, George Abbott was named president B E Rutz as vice president and Mrs Beth Hagaman as secretary. This follows Abbott and O Dell’s reelection by the public on February 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Red Cross Drive appoints local chairmen and district leaders
Frank L. Simpkins announces the annual Red Cross fund campaign opening March 1 with Walter Mullins named industrial chairman. H. G. O Dakell directs the business district and Nina Opperman leads outlying districts with Thomas Hyde as co chair, Lt. Col. James Peterson at Holloman AFB, and Earl Shain handling Air Base contractors. district wardens and block wardens will coordinate residential areas, with four additional outlying district appointees named by Opperman. Conley Chappell serves as Red Cross chapter chairman in Otero county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Frank L. Simpkins
Chirman
Walter S. Mullins
Lions Club
H. G
Red
O'Dell
Nina Opperman
Thomas Hyde
James Peterson
Holloman Air Force Base
Earl Shain
Conley Chappell
The
Otero
Parks and Fourth of July committees plan 1951 program
The Park and Fourth of July fireworks committees formed by the Chamber of Commerce outline their 1951 plans. Park group led by James Joy meets today with members Lorna Shipley O Dell Blaylock Wade Mullins and others. Fireworks panel chaired by Tony Llewellyn intends to spend more, will order catalogs and meet in two weeks to finalize displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Lillian Bagwell
James Joy
Lorna Shipley
H. G
Red) O'Dell
E. J. Blaylock
Walter H. Wade
Walter Mullins
Ben Rutz
Tony Llewellyn
Fred Roessler
Bill Anderson
W. L. Day
Fritz Heilbronn
Dick Hoffman
Joe Moffett
Llewellyn
Hoffman
Moffett
Day
Wayne Phelps
Dr Parker Kalloch Dies At Tularosa
Dr P C Kalloch dies after five year illness at Tularosa home. Funeral held Thursday at 4 30 pm at local cemetery with Rev Laurence Stueland officiating. Survivors include son Dr Dudley Kalloch of Los Angeles daughter Mrs Loyer McDaniel of Tularosa and Col Parker Kalloch and Mrs McDaniel. Pallbearers named J C Johnson Dan King Leonard Fribley G C Cram James E Anderson G V Clayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Bedloe’s Island
McDaniel
Dudley Kalloch
Los Angeles
Col
Parker Kalloch
Albuquerque
Tularosa
California
Walter Sullivent
Alamogordo
Jeanette Sullivent
J. C. Johnson
Dan King
Leonard Fribley
G. C. Cram
James E. Anderson
G. V. Clayton
Rainbow Girls raise record Salvation Army Tag Day total
Local Rainbow Girls set a record for Salvation Army Tag Day sales in the Border Division on March 3, collecting 336.40 dollars. Captain Jess King notes overall drive receipts reach 833.90 with Rotary Club expected to add over 200 more to meet a 1000 dollar regional goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls
Salvation Army
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Border Division
Jess King
Captain King
Irene Elliott
Salvation Army Corps
el Paso
Nanette Allen
Rainbok
W. F. Allen
Margaret Rutz
King
Flagstaff
Alamogordo Assembly No. 18
John C. Rolland
Keller
Fatally Shot Corporal Hagood at Holloman AFB in Barracks Incident
Corporal James M. Hagood of Holloman Air Force Base died instantly from a .22 pistol shot while reportedly playing with a weapon believed unloaded. AACS squadron detachment member was involved. Hagood, 20, had served since January 1949. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hagood of Dallas. Body sent to El Paso mortuary for shipment for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Hagood
Holloman Air Force Base
AACS
Homer H. Hagood
Dallas
Texas
Cpl. Hagood
el Paso
Liquor Raid Hits Tularosa Home Saturday Night
State and local officers raided Manuel Dominguez of Tularosa around midnight Saturday March 3 suspected of selling liquor to Indians. He was held in Otero County jail until the Albuquerque Indian agent arrived and released him. Participants included State Patrolman Robert Badagher Deputy Sheriff James Brusuelas and Tularosa Patrolmen Potter and Mike Baca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tularosa
Manuel Dominguez
Dominguez
Otero County
Albuquerque
Seriff
Robert Badagher
James Brusuelas
Potter
Mike Baca
Contracts Awarded By Holloman Air Base
Holloman officials announced two contracts for Base work. Robert E. McKee of El Paso received a 237000 dollar contract for a missile assembly building. W C Kruger of Santa Fe got a 140271.62 dollar contract for architectural and engineering design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloman Air Force Base
Holloman
Robert E. McKee
el Paso
W. C. Kruger
Santa Fe
Mack Moya Injured Saving Squad Leader in Korea
Pfc. Mack T. Moya of 519 Florida Avenue, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Moya, was seriously burned in Korea while attempting to save his injured squad leader after a mountain assault on February 16. From the 141st General Hospital in Japan he reports the leader fell to a white phosphorus shell as grenades burned. Moya disposed of four grenades and led the squad before medical aid sent him to hospital in Japan. He previously served in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Mack T. Moya
C. L. Moya
Florida Avenue
141St General Hospital
Japan
Moya
Reds
Make Personal Call On Rent Problems Says Mrs Weaver
Mrs Mary Weaver secretary of the local board urges landlords and tenants with rent control problems to visit the rent office at 801 New York avenue for speedy equitable action. She says in person contact helps discuss the case and gather needed information before forms are filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Avenue
Mary Weaver
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington
Win Carr
Movie Pictures Service Club
Brunell Names CC Committee
Western Pine Assoc
Water and Sewer
Salvation Army Committee
Hafb Hospital
Board of Education
Col. J. Hagood
Mack Moya
Mrs. Weaver
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