House Moves to Add 41 Million for Post Office
Washington reports the House poised to approve 41 million dollars to restore normal mail service, with Senate action expected. Postmaster General Summerfield demands 47 million to maintain full service through the year, citing heavy volumes and new routes. Critics accuse overspending and cite antideficiency concerns.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Senate
Summerfield
Cannon
State Baptists To Convene Here In Roswell April
A state convention representing about 22 600 Baptist trainees will meet at Roswell First Baptist Church April 17 19 with over 1000 expected attendees. Rev John Ransdell of Las Vegas will preside as state president and music events feature a festival with choirs from Roy Tucumcari Albuquerque Roswell Clovis Portales and Carlsbad. Judges include R Paul Green and Charles Duke from the Baptist Hour and Nettie Lou Crowder of Nashville Tenn. Activities include a young peoples tournament adult devotionals and sword drill competition plus a musical drama from TV See STATE.
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John Ransdell
Las Vegas
Roy
Tuumcari
Albuquerque
Roswell
Clovis
Portales
Carlsbad
Baptist Hour
R. Paul Green
Fort Worth
Baptist Hour Choir
Charles Duke
The
Baptist Our
Nettie Lou Crowder
Baptist Sunday School Board Music Department
Nashville, Tenn
Mrs Pfingsten N M Pioneer Dies in Lincoln County
Maggie M. Pfingsten eighty pioneer of Lincoln County died Saturday at Carrizozo Hospital after a weeks long illness. She came to Lincoln County in 1884 born White River Missouri 1876 married Fred Pfingsten homesteaded Nogal Mesa. Survived by two sons A T Pfingsten Hondo and Fred W Pfingsten Capitan a daughter Edna Zumwalt Tucson sisters four grandchildren four great grandchildren. Services Tuesday 2 30 at Angus Community Building Rev Jesse Allen Greentree officiating Snow Mortuary Carrizozo in charge Interment Angus Community Cemetery.
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Maggie M. Pfingsten
Lincoln County
Carrizozo Hospital
Pfingsten
Abe May
White River
Fred Pfingsten
Nogal Mesa
Edna Zumwalt
Tucson
Ariz
Angus Community
Jesse Allen
Greentree
Snow Mortuary
Carrizozo
This Is Your Life Surprise for Shinkle in Roswell
Longtime Roswell educator J D Shinkle was surprised at a Holiday Inn banquet with a This Is Your Life program. Friends from as far as California attended, among them former students, colleagues, and family, plus a parade highlight featuring his daughter Sally.
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J. D. Shinkle
Sally
University of Southern California
Shinkle
Holiday Inn
Roswell
California
Charles Whitacre
Lubbock
Edith Salmon
San Francisco
R. L. Villiard
Everett Shinkle
Compton
Calif
Dale Firestone
Dalhart
Tex
Anna Lou Firestone
West Texas State College
Canyon
Raymond Arnold
Charlie Dunlap
Vaughn Rancher
Col. E. L. Lusk
New Mexico Military Institute
Clarence Hinkle
Teamsters Council to Decide On Defense Against Charges
The 13 member Executive Council of the Teamsters Union meets in Galveston to decide whether to defend against AFL-CIO charges of corrupt practices. A May 16 hearing is planned and the session may indicate if Dave Beck retains leadership amid Senate probe accusations of misused union funds. Beck says he borrowed but repaid work funds.
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Galveston
Tex
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Teamster
Dave Beck
Senate
Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Teamsters
National Labor Federation
Beck
Executive Council
Girl Sold Three Times in Six Months in India
Calcutta reports tell of a Teghra villager’s daughter who was sold three times within six months before escaping her last buyer and returning home. Tuberculosis and poverty plagued her family as a relative moved her to Patna and sold her for 400 rupees, then resold for 1 000 and 2 200 rupees. She fled one night and sought refuge with Hindu priests nearby.
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Calcutta
Teghra
India
Patna
Block Island School Open Seven Days in Row
Block Island Rhode Island reports the island school was in session for the seventh consecutive day. Saturday served as a makeup day for a previously lost session due to a chicken pox epidemic. On Sunday two students returned after morning worship for makeup chemistry work.
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Block Island, R. I
Block Island
Delilory tactics in Congress cited by AJCommittee
The American Jewish Committee criticizes what it calls diliary tactics in Congress over civil rights legislation. The remark highlights partisan maneuvering and delay tactics affecting passage of key civil rights measures.
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New York
The
American Jewish Committee
Congress
River Oaks State Bank Closed by FDIC in Fort Worth
The FDIC stated River Oaks State Bank of Fort Worth was cited for unsafe practices in 1956 and later folded. It reported seven banks with unsafe practices that year, with River Oaks placed in receivership and depositors paid up to the $10,000 insurance limit.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
River Oaks State Bank of
Fort Worth
FDIC
River Oaks
Civil defense urged to act on atomic threat
UCLA biophysics professor Dr Albert W Bellamy told civil defense leaders and educators in Los Angeles that the civilian defense system is dead on its feet. He urged decisive action or dropping the program entirely.
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Los Angeles
Atomic Energy Commission
Albert W. Bellamy
UCLA
Biophysics
Mail Box Bashers Suspect Held in East Deming Vandalism
Police report a man, Robert Harris age 22, held in connection with running over a dozen mail box posts on East Deming 400 to 600 blocks and a burglary complaint. Chief Tommy Thompson notes Harris offered no reason for the acts. Seven thefts are listed with varying items and values.
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East Deming
Tommy Thompson
Robert Harris
Harris
G. R. Short Corp
Roy Allen
Kentucky Ave
Max Goodman
Third St
Eugene Blaylock
Michigan Ave
Lupe Alvarez
E. Mathews Sr
Gladys Lewis
South Cypress
Fairfax
Alice Lucero
Holiday Inn
Bishop Is Taken To Wrong Church in Liberty
Bishop Eugene M. Frank was taken by police escort to St James Catholic Church instead of Liberty Methodist due to a miscommunication about his denomination. The error was corrected and he arrived in time for the service honoring him.
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Liberty
Kansas City
Eugene M. Frank
Jonly
Frank
St. James Catholic Church
Liberty Methodist
St. Louis
Albuquerque couple killed by husband in self-inflicted gunshot
A coroner's jury ruled that 42 year old T Vernon Anstine killed his wife Maxine 46 at their Albuquerque home then shot himself with a heavy rifle.
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Albuquerque
T. Vernon Anstine
Anstine
Maxine
Welcome Greetings for Mr and Mrs Albarez Crouch
A short social note greets Mr Joe Albarez and Mrs K Crouch with warm wishes for a happy occasion. The message extends congratulations to both couples on their companionship and shared milestone.
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Joe Albarez
K. C. Crouch
Nasser Faces Fight of Career After Jordan Coup
Cairo reports reveal President Nasser confronts a defining battle to keep Arab leadership after King Hussein ousted pro-Egyptian elements in Jordan. The coup fractures the free Arab front, uniting Egypt Syria Jordan Saudi Arabia and Yemen against Western ties and Baghdad Pact.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nasser
Hussein
Jordan
Free Arab” Front
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Sir John Bagot Glubb
The
Eisenhower
Three Boys Rescued After Night Lost In New Mexico
Three New Mexico boys were found safe after spending Saturday night outdoors. Allen Smith, seven, from Alamogordo, was located by an Army helicopter near White Sands with mild exposure. Two Santa Fe youths, 15 year olds Bill Sullivan and Bill Fisher, were later found in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and driven to Santa Fe by an Albuquerque woman. A large search by Holloman AFB personnel, state police and National Park Service followed Play Day reports.
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Alamogordo
Allen Smith
Desert
White Sands
Bill Sullivan
Bill Fisher
St. Michaels High School
Santa Fe
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Albuquerque
Holloman Air Force Base
National Park Service
Smith Boy
National Monument of White Sands
William Spalding
Ernie Rodriguez
Catherine
Sullivan
Fisher
Farmington
Roswell Chamber chief Claude Simpson to retire after four decades
Claude Simpson 69, executive vice president of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce, resigns effective by December 31 1957 after 38 years as manager and leader. Highlights include bringing Walker Air Force Base, water supply study in 1926, boosting the Eastem New Mexico State Fair and Roswell highways, plus cotton industry growth. He and wife live at 304 West Alameda. Son William R. Simpson works for Standard Oil of Texas in San Angelo.
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Claude Simpson
Roswell Chamber of Commerce
C. of C. Board of Directors
Record
Ellers
Roswell
Simpson
Chamber
Frank Kaufmann
Will Lawrence
Walker Air Force Base
Chaves County
New Mexico
Bui
Roswell Petroleum
Roswell Towers, Inc
Fourth and Main
East Fifth Street
W. Alameda Blvd
William R. Simpson
San Angelo
Texas
Standard Oil of
Artesia Youth Tops at New Mexico High School Science Fair
SOCORRO April 13 New Mexico high school students showcased science exhibits from electric brain to flying bouquet at the annual state fair. Top honors went to Betty Rae Smith Las Vegas for vitamin A and B deficiency in guinea pigs and Royce Fletcher Artesia for ultrasonics.
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Socorro
New Mexico
Betty Rae Smith
Las Vegas
Royce Fletcher
Artesia
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Charles Polston
New Mexico Baptist Training Union Convention
Gene Reischman
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Irene Swann
Roy Fry
Lavora Fisk
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