Drafts merged on standby basis for selective service
Draft records will consolidate from 2,700 to 925 or fewer by January 1, 1974 with Area Office No. 10 in Roswell handling Local Boards 3 and 14, and Area Office No. 6 taking Eddy County. Local boards keep identity for classification. Clovis will record Curry De Baca Quay and Roosevelt Counties. The annual lottery continues. 18 year olds must register but will not be called up unless law changes.
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Selective Service
New Mexico
Roswell
Chaves County
Lincoln County
Eddy County
Clovis
Curry
de Baca
Quay
Roosevelt
Historical checks display at New Mexico bank week
National Bank Week in New Mexico will feature a display of historical checks. Among those shown are checks made payable to Col. F. H. Lea J. J. Dolan of Lincoln County and Jaffa Prager & Co. The piece traces Roswell’s early banking, noting the Bank of Roswell formed about 1890 with S. M. Folsom as president and Nathan Jaffa as vice president.
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New Mexico
Col. F. H. Lea
J. J. Dolan
Lincoln County
Pioneer
Jaffa Prager & Co
Roswell
First National
Pueblo
Colo
Bank of
E. A. Cahoon
Snowy Week Ski Report and Pi Kappa Delta Honors
Heavy snowfall at Sierra Blanca reports 48 inches of new snow with mid point depth. ENMU forensic team wins top honors at national Pi Kappa Delta tournament at University of Nebraska with 132 colleges competing and Tommy Milladge of Roswell earning an excellent oral interpretation award.
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Sierra Blanca
Midway Point
ENMU
University of Nebraska
Tommy Milladge
Roswell
Mushroom recall widens after botulism toxin found
The Fran Mushroom Co issued a voluntary recall of products packed Nov 2 after botulism toxin was found in an eight ounce can. The recall covers all can sizes and private labels including FRANgella White Top and J N labels. About 95 percent of distribution stayed in New York State with Grand Union and Price Chopper Central Markets.
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New York
U.S. Naval Training
Great Lakes
Ill
Joseph Frangella
New York State
Grand Union
Albany Public Markets
Price Chopper- Central Markets
Frangella
White Top
POWs debriefed at Sheppard AFB release unaccounted for prisoners
Six Air Force officers spoke at two news conferences at Wichita Falls Texas saying no more American POWs are unaccounted for based on debriefings of 38 prisoners at Sheppard AFB Regional Hospital. They recalled torture and propaganda, urged support for disabled veterans, and criticized antiwar rhetoric.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Sheppard Air Force Base
Air Force
John Murphey
Lubbock
David I. Drummond
Fort Worth
William H. Talley
Sayre
Okla
Stafford
Kan
William W. Conlee
James D. Cutter
Wichita
James D. Latham
Pierceville
William A. Gaunt
Sheppard Afb Regional Hospital
Talley
Drummond
Hanoi
Latham
Conlee
Drummon
Vietnam
Cutter
Jane Fonda
Murphy
Veterans Hospitals
Former police officer charged in insurance fraud scheme
A former New Mexico state police officer, Mike Armendariz, faces fraud and conspiracy charges in a long running insurance fraud investigation. He is to be arraigned on Monday. The case involves a destroyed car claimed as destroyed months after its actual destruction, with multiple co-defendants already convicted or pleading guilty.
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Santa FE
N.M
Mike Armendariz
Force
Dist
Thomas Donnelly
Armendariz
Lovington
Martin Vigil
Espanola
Chama
Lavington
Vigil
Joe Castellano
Castellano
Gene Morrison
Leeds
T. J. Chavez
Alvin Miller
State Police Narcotics Division
Miller
State Police
Atty
Chet Walter
Morrison
Pickup truck burglary reported near Roswell
Chaves County sheriff's officers investigate a burglary at 2 a.m. Saturday from Ralph Carter's pickup parked at Scotty's Night Club west of Roswell. Stolen items include a 30-30 rifle, two boxes of shells, a toolbox and tools, two coats, a hunting knife, coveralls, a lantern, and .38 caliber shells, total value about 389 dollars. The truck was locked but a vent window had been left open.
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Ralph Carter
S. Avenue B
Portales
Scotty
Roswell
Carter
Goddard High names Sally Hartman to honor roll
Sally Hartman a sophomore at Goddard High School earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the recently completed nine weeks period and was listed on the honor roll.
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Sally Hartman
Goddard High School
Orval King rites set for Roswell resident 62
Funeral services for Orval Henry King 62 of 70 S Michigan Ave Roswell will be held 2 PM Monday at LaGrone Funeral Chapel with Rev Eschel A Hendrix of First Church of God officiating Burial follows at South Park Cemetery LaGrone Funeral Chapel in charge King operated Roswell Gas Appliance for seven years and lived in Roswell for 10 years He was born April 29 1920 in Huron Indiana married Wynona Hobbs November 27 1931 in Noblesville Indiana Survivors include wife daughter Patricia Nicholson son Phillip King two brothers Raymond E King Odon S King sister Vivian Carlyle and several relatives Pallbearers are James R Nicholson Brian Nicholson Ismael Caraballo Robert Krebbs Phillip King and Clarence Nelson.
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Orval Henry King
S. Michigan Ave
LaGrone
Eschel A. Hendrix
Church of God
South Park Cemetery
Mr. King
Roswell
Huron
Ind
Wynona Hobbs
Noblesville
William O
Ida Bell Furgeson King
Danny Lee Youngblood
Danny Youngblood
East Grand Plains
South Park
Hole B. Sparkman
Midway Baptist Church
Ballard Funeral Home
George F. Youngblood
Doyle Lasiter
Winners named across multiple categories in regional listings
The page lists winners in several divisions such as Stenographic, Typing and Related, Verbal Communications, and Chapter Activities Manual with names from Aztec Roswell Albuquerque and more. It notes a separate Chicago AP item announcing a $12 000 grant by World Book Childcraft of Canada Ltd. to set up library standards for Canadian schools.
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Chicago
Canada
World Book Childcraft of Canada Ltd
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Fran Mushroom Co
Nerhen
Henry Block
Yould
IRS
H & R Block
S. Main
North
South
W. B. Dunavant CO
Hagerman
P.O. Box
Albert A. Stubbs Eastor
Jerry McCormack
Lois Purvis
M. Higginbotham
Cecil Goins
John Pettit
Ady
AL Geary
Harold Kingrey
Trade
Elks Awards
Elks Lodge
Marianne Stevens
Barney C. Jobe
Elks
Buddy Rodgers
Jack Bryan
Orval King
Ismael Caraballo
Robert Krebbs
Phillip King
Clarence Nelson
Teresa Terwilleger
Aztec
Terri Miller
Linda Baca
Las Cruces
Robin Davis
Cloudcroft
Edna Sanchez
Albuquerque West Mesa
Ella Raye Lovejoy
Dora
Pam Bristerweld
Albuquerque Highland
Christie Lujan
Pojoaque
Gail Hewitt
Los Alamos
Nanci Abbott
Jeannie Price
Springer
Pam Patton
Jal
Tracy Harris
Moriarty
Brenda Busch
Yvonne Leyba
Albuquerque Valley
Karen Lee
Roswell Goddard
Priscilla Raval
Las Cruces Mayfield
Cherri Kessinger
Goddard
Ivan Gill
Main
Winchester & Iverness
Joe Lucas Ray Carpenter
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