Himes Resigns as Bayard Mayor. Joe Beck Takes Post
R. L. Himes resigns as Bayard mayor and is replaced by Joe Beck, cabinetmaker and senior village council member. Himes cited business changes keeping him away from Bayard. he moves from Watson Lumber Co. to Harris Motors in Silver City. He was elected in 1948.
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Himes
Bayard
Joe Beck
R. L. Himes
Watson Lumber Co
Harris Motors
Silver City
Silver City Press
VFW Chief Visits New Mexico Department in Albuquerque
Clyde A. Lewis commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars arrived in Albuquerque to visit the New Mexico department. He traveled in his own plane with Mrs. Evelyn Monaco national VFW auxiliary president.
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Clyde A. Lewis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Albuquerque
New Mexico Department
Lewis
Evelyn B. Monaco
Santa Fe
National
VFW
Maize term note for British usage prompts grain clarity
A concise clarification explains that in British English corn refers to any grain while maize denotes the specific crop known as corn in that region. It highlights regional language differences in agricultural naming.
Gallup Aids Waif Who Lived In Mine Shaft
In Gallup New Mexico 14 year old Gilbert Santillanez who lived five months in mine shafts caves and outbuildings receives community aid after sheriff Mollica uncovered his story. Neighbors donate clothes money and support while a possible boarding school or foster home is discussed. The boy hopes for care and a stable environment not a reform facility.
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Gallup, N. M
Gallup
Gilbert Santillanez
D. F. Mollica
Gilbert
Colorado
Mollica
David Carmody
District Court
Gypsy Gold Haunts Autumn Hills in Boston Herald Verse
The poem celebrates autumn scenes and fading gypsy imagery as October warms hills and valleys. It contrasts gray skies and bare trees with golden leaves, wild asparagus, and hickory highlights. The speaker urges gathering beauty now to store in memory through winter frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Airline mail ton-miles rise in August 1949 CAB report
The Civil Aeronautics Board reports U S trunk airlines flew 1949 August mail ton-miles up 7.81 percent from 1948, freight ton-miles up 38.94 percent, and express ton miles up 0.93 percent. The piece notes expansion beyond Europe and America to South America, Australia, New Zealand, Northern India and China.
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AIR Mail
Civil Aeronautics Board
U. S
Europe
America
South America
Australia
New Zealand
India
China
Tunnel opens on Highway 83 between Tularosa and Cloudcroft
About 1000 people gathered Sunday November 27 to witness the 500 foot tunnel opening on Highway 83. Mayors Ray Daniels and Eber D McKinley cut the ribbon as traffic moved through two way, marking a $2 million federal and state funded project with extensive lining and rock work including 30 yards of concrete packed by pack horses to seal crevices.
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Alamogordo
N. M
Tularosa Basin
Cloudcroft
Ray Daniels
Eber D. McKinley
Lincoln Forest
U. S. Forest Roads
New Mexico
Forest Boundary
Public Roads Administration
Waikiki Beech to Smithsonian for preservation
The Waikiki Beech, flown by Capt. Bill Odom in March 1949 to set two world records from Honolulu to Teterboro, has been accepted for permanent display by the Smithsonian National Air Museum near Chicago. Donated by Beech Aircraft Corp with engine by Continental Motors Corp and instruments by Lear Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Odom
Honolulu
Teterboro
Smithsonian Institution
National Air Museum
Chicago
Waikiki
Economic Structure Needs Expansion in New Mexico
Clarence Forsling, chairman of the southwest field committee, calls for expanding New Mexico’s economic structure 59 to 75 percent over the next decade to match population growth. He cites natural gas as the main power source due to scarce streams and urges retaining gas for state use before export. He also stresses water resources development as crucial to the state's growth.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Interior Department
New Mexico
Clarence Forsling
Southwest Field Committee
Forsling
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VEW
New Mexico Dept
B & B Motors
A. O. Blanscott
E. Lordsburg
Watkins Products
John Gruwell
Hidalgo County
Lordsburg, N. M
Lordsburg
Taai
Romeo A
Gallup Aids
Tularosa
BEECH
Smithsonian Institute
Ieee Adda
White House
Yrank Nest
Glendale
Charposs
Cornell
Greyhound
Dallas, Texas
Phoenix
Ariz
Tulsa, Okla
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Calif
Indio
el Paso, Texas
Tucson, Ariz
D. S. Pen
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