School Boy Injured After Leaving Bus At Holloman
A six year old Holloman boy was slightly injured Thursday afternoon after dis mounting from a school bus and crossing in front of a furniture van driven by Felix Ramirez of El Paso. The boy ran into the van and was tossed to the street. He was treated at the base hospital for bruises and shock before being sent home. Ramirez faced a traffic citation for reckless driving and was ordered to appear before the U S Commissioner at White Sands Proving Grounds New Mexico.
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Holloman
Gerard Diel
Felix Ramirez
el Paso
Young Diel
Ramirez
U. S
Whste Sands Proving Grounds
N. M
Holloman AFB Bowls Way to Telegraphic Tourney Win
Holloman Air Force Base bowling team captured the first Air Research and Development Command Telegraphic Bowling Tournament with a 2842 team score. Nine ARDC centers and Command Headquarters competed without crews leaving their posts. Captain Emery S. Massey led the squad with a 588 second place individual series, while Aric Norman Laycock of Rome Air Development Center won the top individual series with 594.
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Holloman Air Development Center
Air Research and Development Command
Command Headquarters
Air Research and Development Command Centers
Holloman
Emery S. Massey
S Sigurd Johnson
Albert Oleski
Ronald M. Boylan
William L. Moran
Massey
Johnson
Boylan
Aric Norman Laycock
Rome Air Development Center
New York
Limelight Ready for Alamogordo Arrival and Oasis Memories
A narrated piece about Limelight the cat awaiting a move to Alamogordo around April 1. It reflects on the town’s park and grass oasis that impresses tourists, contrasts with Albuquerque birds, and recalls a 12 year old memory of a park visit near Highway 54.
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Albuquerque
Alamogordo
O. K
Ruidoso
Alamogordo Park
Alamogrado
Kokomo
Syracuse
Endive
Mudville
Old Time Revival Begins at Full Gospel Church
An old time revival at the Full Gospel Church on 1013 Florida Ave opened Sunday, March 21 and runs for two weeks. Rev. F Tives of Portales speaks each evening at 7 30 p m and prays for the sick. Everyone is welcome per Pastor M E Slaughter.
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Full Gospel Church
Florida Ave
F. Tives of
Portales
M. E. Slaughter
Chamber committee meets to plan guided tours
Special Events Committee members convene at 7 30 tonight in the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss points of interest for Chamber sponsored guided tours. Dave Stevens serves as chairman of the guided tours committee.
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Chamber of Commerce Office
Dave Stevens
Weather-Eye fire school aids Lincoln National Forest
Forest officials install a weather eye on vast Lincoln National Forest timberlands as spring winds heighten fire risk. Three fires so far were man caused, with two lookout points manned and 35 attendees at a two day fire school in Mayhill. Relate to radios, supplies, and mutual aid with Holloman AFB White Sands Ft Bliss Walker AFB plus safety instruction.
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Lincoln National Forest
Mayhill
Dean Earl
Dave Stevens
Fay Kalfaus
Charles Sutton
CoMran
Alamogordoo
Mesa Ranger Station
Holloman Air Force Base
White Sands Proving Grounds
Ft. Bliss
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
Dean Cutler
Lincoln Forest
Lincoln
Alamogordo Merchants Host Appreciation Days Event
Local merchants kick off Appreciation Days on Friday and Saturday with special bargains to thank shoppers. Managers from Stevenson's Hardware Safeway Rowland's Department Store Jim's College Market and others express pride in cooperative effort and value for customers.
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Alamogordo
Alamogorco
H. H. Stevenson
Stevenson’s Hardware
Byron Hall
Safeway
John W. Rowland
Rowland’s Department Store
Jim
Jim Joric
School Census Set for Monday in Alamogordo
The annual Alamogordo school census will be held Monday March 29 from 3 to 6 pm. Teachers will dismiss classes at 3 pm and aim to finish by 6 pm, counting all children ages 6 to 18 born between January 1 1937 and January 2 1949. Parents away can list children on a census blank and place it on the front door.
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Alamogordo
Raymond Westfall
Central School
New Mexico
Rebecca Raley Dies at 20
Mrs Rebecca Ruth Raley died on March 18 at age 20. Funeral services were held at Mullins Hamilton Funeral Home with choir selections including Near My God To Thee and Rock of Ages. Interment followed at Monte Vista cemetery. Pallbearers were Oliver Jordan Charles Hornbuckle Dick Raley Lewie Harris C D Brunnell and Cleo Winters. Surviving are her husband Donald Raley of Cloudcroft, her parents Mr and Mrs Pete Grisak of Weed, brothers John R Grisak Pete A Grisak, sisters Gracie Elaine Grisak Julia A Parker, and father in law Richard L Raley of Cloudcroft.
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Rebecca Ruth Raley
Mullins-Hamilton
God
Rock of Ages
Monte Vista
Oliver Jordan
Charles Hornbuckle
Dick Raley
Lewie Harris
C. D. Brunnell
Cleo Winters
Donald Raley
Cloudcroft
Pete Grisak
Weed
John R. Grisak
Pete A. Grisak
Gracie Elaine Grisak
Julia A. Parker
Richard L. Raley
Off Season Hunt Costs Man $55 Fine
C. W. Braziel of High Rolls was fined $50 plus $5 costs after pleading guilty in JP court to attempting to kill a deer in Caballero Canyon on Sunday. Game Patrolman Ray Owens cited him for having a gun in the canyon.
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C. W. Braziel
High Rolls
Caballero Canyon
Ray Owens
Braziel
Justice of the Peace
Lois Prather
Radio Station Opens Clinic For Salesfolk Next Week
A two night sales clinic for Alamogordo retail sales and service staff will be at the Community Center at 7 30 p m Monday and Tuesday April 5 6. KALG sponsors with Ralph Carney as guest speaker presenting The Man Who Sells and Welding The Weakest Link. Tickets via call 211.
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Alamogordo
KALG
Ralph Carney
Coleman Company
The
New York Times
Carney
United States
Winston Churchill
Henry Ford
Blowout Crash Kills Mrs Portilla on Highway 54
A 65 year old woman, Maria Portillo Portilla, of Three Rivers, died from a skull fracture after a tire blew on a 1941 coupe, sending the car into a 12 foot ditch near Boone Draw Bridge on Highway 54. Driver Pete Barela survived with rib injuries. two other passengers were unhurt. Portilla’s funeral services were held in Tularosa with survivors listed.
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Otero County
Maria Castrillo Portilla
Three Rivers
Boone Draw Bridge
Tularosa
Pete Barela
Ramon Delgado
Earl Lopez
Pete Moore
Gerald Champion
Alamogordo
Safety-Minded Citizens Attend State Governor’s Meet
Alamogordo residents joined a day-long session of the State-wide Highway Traffic Safety Committee led by Gov. Ed Mechem in Albuquerque. The meeting reviewed progress in reducing highway deaths, noting 63 percent of fatal crashes occur within 25 miles of home and 87 percent of accidents fall in that radius. Key speakers included F. E. Greenwood and local officials from Holloman, Alamogordo, and Las Cruces.
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Alamogordo
Highway Traffic Safety Committee
Ed Mechem
Albuquerque
New Mexico
F. E. Greenwood
Holloman
City Commission
Greenwood
Citizens Safety Coucil
R. F. Walsh
Holloman Center
John Stogden
Clarence Walker
Ken L. Hinkle
James Telles
Barnie Caton
Bob Seller
Mechem
Free Clinic For Children Now In Session
The second day of a three day immunization clinic for children is held at the Community Center with Otero County Health Department sponsorship. The Alamogordo Grade School PTA assists as parents are urged to have their children immunized before hot weather.
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Otero County
Al Gardner Heads Amateur Radio Club
Al Gardner W5RDX was elected president of the Tularosa Valley Amateur Radio club where 6 officers were chosen from 17 members. Other officers include Karl Mayberry W5JMM as vice president and Dolores Dyvad W5RFK as secretary-treasurer. The group postponed the picnic and field day rehearsal due to Sandstormy season and will meet again April 7 at 7:30 PM at the CAP building behind the high school gym.
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Tularosa Valley Amateur Radio Club
al Gardner
W5rdx
Karl Mayberry
W5jmm
Dolores Dyvad
W5rfk
Bob Harmon
W5sep
Larry Dyvad
W5rfj
Homer Barnwell
W5enh
CAP
Bids Open For City Well Pumps Near Dora Prather Cooley
Deadline is 2 p m tomorrow for sealed bids on a 12 inch deep well turbine pump to be installed at Dora Prather Cooley well No 1 six miles south of the city and a 12 inch 1100 GPM booster pump station about 600 feet south of the railroad overpass on Highways 54 and 70. Specifications note 1000 GPM at 298 foot depth and 150 HP 1800 RPM 440 volt 3 phase motors for both units. Full specs are at the city manager’s office in city hall.
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Dora Prather Cooley
Cars Collide On Highway 83 Two Weekend Accidents
Two crashes on Cloudcroft highway No. 83 left injuries and fines. Leroy Stone was fined for failing to yield to George McMurray in a 42 mile west Mountain Park collision. Floyd Paradise cited for DUI after a 150 foot canyon plunge. Both incidents occurred near Alamogordo and affected occupants of both vehicles.
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Cloudcroft Highway
Leroy Stone
Mountain Park
George McMurray
Alamogordo
McMurray
Carr Canyon
Floyd Paradise
Hollo
Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital
Community Chest Meet Scheduled by Chamber of Commerce
Organizational meeting for the Community Chest will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce building Bob Hoffman chairman announced today All representatives of local fundraising organizations have been invited to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bob Hoffman
Holloman Grows In Facilities After Lean Beginning
Special to the News profiles Holloman Air Development Center noting its shift from a temporary WWII base with ramshackle wooden buildings to a permanent facility. The Mangums recall early hardships, while the installation expands in rockets and guided missiles to support peace, with growth evident on base and in Alamogordo.
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Holloman
Holloman Air Development Center
Royal Air Force
Mangums
Colonel Mangum
Alamogordo
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By Louise Myers
Holloman Afb
Red Cross
Charles Miller
Perry Posey
Otis Jones
George Green
Fiver
Everett Hadley
Roger Veyies
Glenn Enrich
Mayhfi
Yeo Kennedy
Paul Jones
D. Poindenter
Vander Kolk
Ruidese
Roy Morgan
Sacramento
Vern Hudman
Franklin Scott
Jae McEuen
Carl Alden
Bob Latham
Otero County Court House
Ken Garland
Sprowse- Reitz
R. E. Green
Maytag
Tularesa Appliance Co
Rebecca Raley
Amateur
Cledus Mangum
Batchelor
U. S. Air Force
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