Alamogordo Spring Rodeo crowns Tyron Cowhand top winner
Roy Wilmeth of Tyron New Mexico claimed $393 as top first annual Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce ranch hands rodeo crowned winners across calf roping bull dogging bronco busting and girls flag race. Loren Reardon won the soldier's bareback event and Suzanne Norton topped the girls event. Net receipts and prizes totaled over $2 500 with crowds at four performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wilmeth
Tyron
N. M
Alamogordo
Leonard Cain
Eagle
Morris Hadley
State College
Las Cruces
Curly McCracken
Hope
Floyd Green
Pat Daugherty
Hot Springs
Bobby Porter
Silver City
Ed Parnell
Artesia
John Thomas
Sal Partido
Wilmeth
Engle
Harry Hopson
Buster Hobbs
Deming
Ray Prather
Hadley
Pat Colburn
Yuma
Ariz
Stub Allen
Roswell
Bob Morris
Pinon
Ross May
Marion Clark
Texico
Rocky Rutherford
Duncan
Clyde May
Henry Bobble
Suzanne Norton
Lessie Prother
Cora Marie Porter
Soldier Special
Loren Reardon
Clarence Royal
Holloman Air Force Base
Robert Page
Holloman Afb
Republicans Split Over Policy And Operation In Congress
The piece outlines a fractured Republican minority in Congress with no unified program. It notes Aiken, Flanders, Morse, Thye, Ives, Baldwin, Langer, Lodge and others disagree with Taft led leadership and differ between Senate and House campaigns. It mentions Victor Johnson and Joe Martin shaping separate PR efforts and funding gaps. The analysis warns of a possible coalition era with Southern Democrats and Northern Republicans if splits persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Aiken
Vermont
Flanders
Morse
Oregon
Thye
Minnesota
Ives
New York
Baldwin
Connecticut
Langer
North Dakota
Lodge
Massachusetts
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House
Senate Gop
Republican National Committee
Victor Johnson
Harold Stassen
House Gop
Joe Martin
Hugh Scott
GOP National Committee
House Committee
Congress
No Grounds For Rumors Of Water Rationing Rutz Says
Town manager Ben Rutz rejects rumors of domestic water rationing, stating ample supply for residents and Holloman Base. He notes near capacity irrigation reservoirs, recent gains from springs, and controlled domestic use with irrigation rotations while Holloman receives sizable allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutz
Ben E
Holloman Base
Ruiz
Tne
la Luz Canyon
Alamo Canyon
Holloman Air Force Base
Alameda Park
Chambers of Commerce Back New Alamogordo Land Lease Plan
A five member joint committee from Chambers of Commerce and ranchers from Alamogordo, Las Cruces, Tularosa and others endorsed leasing government lands at Alamogordo Bombing Range. The plan favors an annual lease equal to one tenth of appraised value with $150 per animal unit plus improvements. The proposal, endorsed by the local committee, was previously sent to U S Engineers Real Estate Division in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Gililland
Engle
Alamogordo
Tularosa
Las Cruces
Ruidoso
Cloudcroft
Hot Springs
Truman Spencer
C. of C
Washington
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Henry Spadel
Albuquerque
Alamogordo Bombing Range
Congress
New Mexico
Miles
Fernandez
Chambers of Commerce
U. S
Army
Guy Shepard
Public Invited To Trang Center Opening
The Adult Training Center of the NM School for Blind opens to the public Thursday from 2 to 5 and 6 to 9 pm. Sightless workers will be shown making brooms weaving and tuning pianos as part of a New Mexico rehab program. Lions Club leaders and state officials attend. trainees include one girl and nine men learning weaving sewing broom making woodwork leather and piano tuning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. School For Blind
New Mexico
Alamogordo Lions
Norbert Roessler
Gerald Hanson
Walter Lafferty
Charlie Dean
Walter Mullins
Francis Simpkins
John Dalton
Edgar Price
Olan Neel
Raymond Wastfall
A. L. Dunn
School For Blind Board of Regents
Harold O'Dell
H. J. Hebbin
Division of
Services To Blind
James Joyce
Rehabilitation Service
State Department of Public Welfare
Alamogordo Lions Club
School For Blind
Truman Presses Liberal Fair Deal Amid Mail Support
Washington observers say President Truman treats the last election as a mandate and will use all powers to pass a liberal program labeled pink New Deal or socialistic by opponents. Democratic unity frays as liberal Republicans back the push, while lawmakers receive a flood of mail favoring the president’s Fair Deal. The administration grows more vocal urging Democrats to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
President Signals Strong Push on Outreach Tour
The President hints at traveling by train to sell his program to the people if Congress stalls. He may do radio talks but finds face to face engagement in home towns more effective, speaking in audiences' language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Death Calls Mrs F T West and Family to Sylva
Mrs. F. T. West and her mother, staying with her as guest, departed by plane to Sylva on Wednesday night after the death of Mrs. Wests brother in law Cyrus Nickolson. Mr. and Mrs. Nickolson had visited Alamogordo on several occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. West
Sylva
Local Man Struck, Hospitalized After Night Park Crossing
John E. Johnson, hospitalized with three broken ribs and a broken collarbone, was struck by Nina Louise Nappier on Pennsylvania Ave near Second St while crossing with his wife from Marchito Hall. Mrs Johnson was also hurt, while Nappier’s vehicle allegedly had faulty brakes and an obscured windshield. Charges await Johnson’s injury outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Johnson
Hotel Dieu
el Paso
Joseph E. Moffet
Nina Louise Nappier
Pennsylvania Ave
Second St
Johnson
Marchito Hall
Moffet
Nappier
Pennsylvania
Robert Eanes
$400 Stolen From Cleve Store Elk
Mr and Mrs Bernard Cleve reported to Sheriff Wayne McCommis and State Patrolman Albert Hathaway the robbery of 400 in cash from their Elk store. The couple had pursued clues themselves before handing the case to authorities. Officers visiting Elk Tuesday found no positive leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Cleve
Wayne McCommis
Albert Hathaway
Elk
Pioneer County Resident Breaks Hip Monday
John L. Buck 83 a pioneer resident of Alarosa since 1917 and of Otero County since 1888 was rushed to St. Joseph Hospital Albuquerque in an ambulance for emergency treatment of a fractured hip after a fall Monday evening. Buck father of Coach Rolla Buck of Alamogordo had been weakened by recent illnesses before the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Buck
Otero County
Alarosa
St. Joseph Hospital
Albuquerque
Leadinghaus- Mullins
Mr. Buck
Rolla Buck
Alamogordo
Town Siren Calls Forest Fire Fighters
Two blasts of the Alamogordo town siren will summon registered fire fighters to the forest service warehouse on New York Ave for a forest fire response. The program, coordinated by the Forest Service and the State Employment Service, lists adults 18 and over who can perform arduous work and provides pay, transportation, and subsistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Forest Service
New York Ave
Sth
9Th Sts
N. M. State Employment Service
State Employment Service
Eunice Mobley
Employmnt Directr
New Mexico State Employment Service
New York Street
Death Cometh To Cicero Green In Santa Fe Hospital
Funeral services for Cicero Green 61 will be held at the Baptist Church in Tularosa at 2 p m Thursday with Rev Hooker Campbell in charge. Survived by wife Emma McDonald and daughter Mrs Willis Danley, he lived most of his life in the Sacramento Mountains and near Cloudcroft. He died in a Santa Fe hospital from asthma complications after earlier transfers from Carrizozo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero Green
Santa Fe
N. M
Baptist
Tularosa
Carrizozo
Green
Toyah Creek
Texas
Jesse FP. Green
Seven Rivers
Carlsbad
Sacramento Mountains
Weed
Cloudcroft
Resnal
Mountain Park
Jornado Flat
San Antonio
Emma McDonald
Willis Danley
Grapevine Canyon
Here
Jessie Falkner
el Paso
Sallie Thomason
Socorro County
Alamogordo
Mr. Green
Attorney Allan D Walker Moves Downtown Office
Allan D. Walker moves his law office from the Cooper Building on Tenth Street to the Bennett Building at 208 Tenth Street. The former Otero County Times office has relocated to the Gilbert Building on New York Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan D. Walker
Cooper Building
Tenth St
Bennett Building
The
Otero County Times
Gilbert
New York Ave
Long Range Missiles Set for Banana Creek Florida
A joint Army Air Force and Navy statement says a long range guided missile testing course will be at Banana Creek Florida with initial funding of 75 million dollars. The Alamogordo Bombing Range remains the short range testing site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Air Force
Navy
Banana Creek
Florida
Paul Helmick
Alamogordo
Helmick
Women’s Club To Install Officers In Alamogordo
The Alamogordo Women’s Club will meet at the club building Sunday afternoon May 138 for their annual installation of new officers. Retiring president Mrs E C Bartlett is named, president elect Mrs G I Typin, installing officer Mrs Rolland. Tea hostesses include Mrs S M Wilson and others. A Spiritual Values program led by Mrs C K France will present a skit It Could Be You.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Holloman Employees Admired as Chamber of Commerce Members
Duncan Campbell of the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce spoke at the National Federation of Federal Employees monthly meeting held at the Woman's Club Building inviting Holloman Air Force Base employees to join the Chamber and engage in local affairs. John Young and Norbert Tibbets were elected vice presidents and George Cram with Elbert Rudder to the executive board. A screening of The History of Guided Missiles was announced for the next regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Campbell
Alamogordo
George Cram
Elbert Rudder
L. Berkheimer
Tigers Dominate District Four Meet Despite Dust Storm
Alamogordo High School Tigers place third in District Four at Deming as Bobby Fritz misses due to ankle injury. Deming leads with 68 points, Silver City 48, Alamogordo 20, Las Cruces 18. multiple records set in shot put, mile, 220 dash, half mile, and relays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla Buck
Alamogordo
Tiger
Deming
Tigers
Las Cruces
Silver City
Bobby Fritz
Lordsburg
Hatch
Hurley
Cliff
Virden
Hot Springs
Tularosa
McCauley
Leyba
Jeffries
Kipp
Elder
Chavez
Mayner
Valkinburg
Marrujo
McDonald
Watson
Tyra
Johnson
Green
Klement
Chacon
Guiney
Mathews
Smith
White
Brown
Emens
Robinson
Jefferies
Trujillo
Abbott
Pace
Bertram
Leshiker
Frias
Romero
Carr
Beoker
Baca
Lydea Deming
Abeyta
Merrell
Vega
Las Cruces Lordsburg
Tourist Finds Washing Machine Cover Near Holloman AFB
A tourist traveling east near Holloman Air Force Base saw a washing machine cover fall from a pickup truck. He recovered it, tried to catch the loser, failed, and turned the cover over to Alamogordo police before continuing on. The Alamogordo News office has the cover for the owner to describe and claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
Softball League Opens May 10 Under Lights
Softball opens May 10 at 7 30 p m under the Tiger field lights with Alamogordo fans to witness the season kickoff. New teams and sponsors join the league as Prestridge Lumber withdraws and Lions Club and Alamo Drug enter. The high school Tigers face Alamo Drug in the opener, Brunell’s vs Blacksox in the nightcap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger Football Field
Alamogordo
Softball Association
Tularosa
Prestridge Lumber Co
Lions Club of
Alamo Drug
Sacramento Motor Co
Blacksox
Tigers
Brunell’s
Henry’s
New
Lions Club
Mt. Park
Second Tourist Host School Session in New Mexico
The second of four Tourist Host Schools for developing tourist traffic will be held Monday evening May 9 at 7:30 at the community center. Johnwill Faris and Joy Clark head the first session and New Mexico Game and Fish official C. Caldwell will present moving pictures on local spots. Last week 29 attended to hear Joy Clark discuss New Mexico tourist points and visitor data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
C. Caldwell
New Mexico Game and Fish Department
Joy Clark
New Mexico Tourist Bureau
Archie Lacy Improving At Home After Illness
Archie Lacey is improving satisfactorily at his home following a recent illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Lacey
Archie Lacy
Overbys Tour Kentucky With Stops In Clovis
Mr and Mrs G C Overby left Friday for Kentucky on an extended visit. En route they spent a couple of days visiting friends in Clovis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
G. C. Overby
Points
Clovis
Fee Acquisition Of Bombing Range Faces Resistance
A proposed bill to authorize permanent fee ownership and withdrawal of government lands within the Alamogordo Bombing Range faces likely pushback from ranchers and officials. Ranchers advocate lease terms of 10 percent of appraised value annually, while state lands fund schools. the government cites a minimum lease price and constitutional constraints.
Dr Baumgartner to Open Office Here in May
Dr M R Baumgartner arrived to open a medical and surgical office May 9 in the Cooper building at 217 Tenth St. Hours are 10 to 12 and 2 to 5 with office phone 695 and residence 676. He has bought a residence at 1607 Cuba Ave and will be joined by his wife and two sons after school. He is an Ohio State graduate with recent Denver postgraduate study and prior service in the army medical corps. He previously practiced in Ohio and at Santa Rita Hospital in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Baumgartner
Cooper Building
Tenth St
Lian D. Walker
Tenth
Baumgartner
University of Denver College of Medicine
Ohio
Army Medical Corp
Santa Rita, N. M. Hospital
Truck Overturns Near Tularosa Injuries Not Reported
Jackie and Pat Shores escaped injury when their truck overturned on the overpass north of Tularosa after a collision with the DeSoto sedan driven by Clarence Smith, Mescalero Indian. Fidel Sanchez of Tularosa police investigated. Smith was fined $30 and had his license suspended 30 days for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie
Pat Shores
Tularosa
DeSoto
Clarence Enjady
Mescalero
Clarence Smith
Fidel Sanchez
Enjady
Smith
Alamoordo
Donkey Softball To Benefit Jr. Legion Baseball
A May 14 fundraising event at Tiger Field features Lions and DAVers playing softball on trained donkeys to support the American Legion Junior Baseball Club of Alamo gordo. The game begins 8:00 p m with tickets sold by club members to aid the new regional youth program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger Field
Lions
Davers
American Legion
Alamogordo
Tunnel Work Closes New 83 Route
Unforeseen conditions on Highway 83 west of Las Cruces delay the new tunnel lining. Thygesen expects extended closures until August or September as rock slippage and cavernous gaps require extra cement and multi stage forming. Detoured traffic uses the old La Luz canyon road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 83
Hgh Rolls
Henry Thygesen
Albuquerque
Thygesen & Llewellyn
Thygesen
Tinsley Trailer Court
Thygesen Company
la Luz
USDA Curtails Use of DDT in Livestock and Barns
The Agriculture Department says manufacturers and distributors must alter DDT use guidance. DDT is no longer advised for dairy cattle, finishing animals, dairy barns, or related forage. Methoxychlor, or Marlate, is now recommended for fly and pest control, with local dairies notified through the Extension Service via the county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture, Production and Marketing Administration
Walter Wade
Alamogordo Students Gather 70 Bags for Navajo Indians
Alamogordo High School Honor Society members were praised for collecting 1,249 pounds of clothing filling 70 shipping bags. The drive aided Navajo and other Northwestern New Mexico and Arizona tribesmen enduring severe winter blizzards. The statewide campaign was directed through New Mexico Superintendent of Public Instruction Chas Rose in Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
Newexico
Arizona
Chas
Rose
New Mexico
Cherry and apple crops dip in Mountain Park area
Jay Cadwallader, Mountain Park, says Mt Park sector will yield about a third of a cherry crop with Mt Park High Rolls producing small to fair apples. Last year was heavy. spring frost caused damage but larger apples with better quality are expected. Hail and birds threaten harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Cadwallader
Mountain Park
Alamogordo
Mt. Park
Mt. Park High Rolls
Science Classes Secure New Optical Aid
Alamogordo High School adds a Bioscope to its Science Department covering General Science Biology Chemistry and Physics. The device may replace microscopes for slide preselection and projects living and non living specimens on a distant screen with clear detail including plant cells salt crystals molds and fabrics. It includes two polarizing lenses to study light refraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo High School
Walcotts Return From Texas Visit
Mr and Mrs B J Walcott and Mr and Mrs Chas Walcott have returned from a Texas trip They visited Mrs Walcotts brother Otho Jones at Post and the Walcotts daughter Mrs Earl Scoggins and family at Sundown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Walcott
Chas
Walcott
Texas
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Trang Center
Cleve
Pioneer County
Santa Fe Hospital
Women’s Club
Ask Holloman
Dr. Baumgartner
Jr. Legion
USDA
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