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Capt. WimberlyPicked To HeadLawmen’s GroupBy FRIED \ BRYAN HYATTTrie Tlst annual convention of the I N» w Mexico Sheriff s and PoliceAssociation held here early thisweek closed with election of officer for 1966 and selection of a new jconvention site, Hobbs, lor next year.Hoover Wimberly, captain in the New Mexico State Police. Albuquerque was elected president. Firstvice president on th'* new slate is Roy Marcum Sheriff of San Juan County. Aztec; second vice presi-dlt; nt P A Sipe Spec I a 1 Officer A T A S F Railway Co., Raton; third vice-president, L. M Hall, Chief of Police Roswell.S« * treasurer Ethel MHighsmith. Albuquerque, was elected by a standing ovation for the 16?h straight year.The officers voted on Hobbs as convention city for 1966 Mrs Billie Fort of Hobbs won 'he grand attendance prize of a 38 Special Colt in a defiance of the odds against her There were only four women present at the drawing, the rest be in «r members of the male lawforce in the state.A total of 233 attended the convention. according to Mrs High-srmthRegistration was held from two to six p m . Oct. 9 for convention participation and pistol match event Oct 10 convention registration wa lt;completed the annual pistol matches were held at the Rui-doso Downs race track, and a buffet supper in the main dining room of the Chaparral Motor Hotel, site of the convention activityAt 7 pm a training film was shown by Frank J Stephenson, Deputy Chief Albuquerque PoliceDepartment From 8 to 12 pm. aparty was held for members in the Convention Center adjacent to theChapat ral with Bill Barbour’s orchestra from Farmington.Capt. Hoover Wimberly gave atraining seminar a* H a m Oct 11A' 9 a in Chief James F Robinson Loving ton Police Departmentand out going president of the As-sociation presided over the business sessionInvocation was by Lt James Le-Rue Albuquerque Police Department K F i Brother » Miller Mav-or of Ruidoso Downs, gave the ad tire s of welcome Addresses of wt Iconic were also given by George H Stent man Mayor of Ruidoso and Robert Walker, Manager oi the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of CommerceHon Mack Ea ley, Lieut -Gov of New Mexico, addressed the memberv Hon. James J Rowley Chief of t S Secret Service. Washing-ton I) C talked before the group A dance was held Monday night Oct 11, in the Convention HallThe con « n charge of theconvention program was Frank J Stephet chairman: JohnBradford Chief of New Mexico S ate Police Santa Fe James La-Rue. I t Albuquerque Police Department; Gary Carlton Special Agent FBI Albuquerque; Joe Wil- J son. Sheriff, Bernalillo County, Albuquerque; Ethel H Highsmith Those arranging the entertainment for the program were HooverWimlx cha Bobbie AMiller New Mexico State Police.Ruidoso Downs; Manuel 8 Balsa of El Paso, Ben T Judia, RuidosoDown F F Miller RuidosoDown- the C haparral Motor Hotel and ! ♦ andro Vega Jr SheriffI mcoin County, Carrimo.
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Ruidoso News
Ruidoso, New Mexico, US
Fri, Oct 15, 1965
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