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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1964
Page
2
The first papal encyclical by Pope Paul stresses world peace and church unity. It calls for dialogue with non Christian faiths, denounces communism and atheism, and outlines four sections on the church’s mission, self awareness, renewal, and dialogue with the world.
L. L. Willcut, a longtime Albuquerque banker, was named president of the United Cerebral Palsy Assn of New Mexico Inc at the board’s annual meeting in the Western Skies Hotel. Fred H. Dilley Jr. of Roswell retired as president but remains on the board as treasurer.
Police log lists several incidents including a parked car on Main Street struck by an unknown vehicle near 600 block W McGaffey Street at 12 45 a m. A collision involving drivers Gertie Lane and Antonia Gallegos near 1300 block N Union Ave at 6 45 p m. A stop sign collision with a car driven by Josephine Ortiz near 5 block N Kansas Ave at 9 40 p m. A parked car owned by Jay Wendell Webb at Trailer Village involved at 9 40 p m.
Funeral services for Anna Ruth Haney 43 of Route 1 Box 136 J Roswell will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ballard Chapel with W L Shuttlesworth of Bethel Baptist Church officiating. Burial follows at Memory Lawn with Bethel Baptist Church Choir rendering hymns. Survivors include husband George Scott Haney and six sons plus three daughters and siblings. Ballard Funeral Home in charge.
A former WAFB officer Colonel Al phonse Yupcavage of Abilene Texas died Saturday in Waco of an apparent heart attack. Funeral Mass is set for Monday with a special Mass Tuesday at 8 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church and a Rosary. Fr Lambert Dannenfelser will celebrate. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery Thursday.
William G. Harrell a 42 year old former Marine sergeant who lost his hands on Iwo Jima killed himself and Edward E. Zumwalt 39 and his wife Geraldine 43 with a rifle in a dawn attack in a fashionable San Antonio neighborhood. The medical examiner cited a hook like device as the weapon and offered no motive.
Barry Goldwater told the National Association of Counties that peace comes from preparedness and that the Vietnam War might have been averted if the U S had shown willingness to act. He argued American strength deterred North Vietnam and defended President Johnson's actions while urging a tougher defense stance.
State Forester Ray Bell warns a new fire danger grows where resort homes sit in dense forests across Ruidoso Jemez Chama Red River Eagle Nest Mora and near Las Vegas New Mexico. Residents’ failure to thin timber and use open flames near pine timber raises risk of rapid spread if a house catches fire.
Washington notes that cabbage thrives in most areas but is most abundant in temperate zones. The report emphasizes climate suitability and distribution without broader agricultural context.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Collier are handled by Ballard Funeral Home with calling hours tonight. She belonged to the First Christian Church and is survived by her niece Mrs George H Foster of Roswell. Local arrangements are in charge.
Police report Jimmy A. Floyd’s car at 1605 N Union stolen Sunday at 7 09 am from Columbia Manor Apartments 214 W Third and found seven miles east of Roswell at 9 am with five tires and wheels missing. Also thefts from two other residents reported: Herb Henry’s two pairs of trousers and six shirts valued at 35 and Linda Thompson’s dress valued at 10 from vehicles at Montgomery Ward and El Rancho respectively.
The stock market closed mixed in slow trading with 3.1 million shares that day. Gains and losses were mostly fractional with copper and motors firm, steels weaker after an early rise, rails mixed, and Studebaker leading volume gains.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes steady to firm egg prices with wholesale buying higher. Grade A whites jump to 70 percent or better, mixed varieties around 29, mediums 27 to 29, dirties uneveted with checks 723.
Luci Baines Johnson suffers intestinal flu delaying her return to Washington. The 17 year old remains in bed at an airport hotel after a California campaign stop. Doctor said illness is not serious but she is very uncomfortable.
Mrs Angelina Humble 27 of Route 1 Box 223 suffered whip lash in a two car crash on the 300 block of S Main St. She was a passenger in a car driven by Donald Humble 38. Laurencia Ruiz 30 of 1805 N Maryland was the other driver. Both cars were southbound and the Humble vehicle was rear–ended while stopped. She was treated at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center and released in non serious condition.
Saturday at 204 E Brand St a bathroom fire in the home of Jack Butler caused ceiling and roof damage from a ceiling heater. Sunday at 512 W Second St a fire in the front seat of a 1960 car owned by W E Brigham appeared cigarette related. 320 S Main St a broom fire scorched a back room floor in a building owned by L A Teller possibly started by children.
New York reports that the first steam whistle for a railway locomotive was manufactured around 1835 marking an early milestone in steam transport.
Billie Lorraine O Bryan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom O Bryan of Columbus New Mexico, a New Mexico State University sophomore secretarial science major, competes in the Miss Wool contest with a $250 prize and other awards. Rex Alcorn hosts August 14 at the Roswell Inn with Miss Robin Read of Albuquerque present to crown the winner.
The Albuquerque region features rocks that illustrate nearly every geological age in the southwest. Researchers note diverse formations across fields and quarries, highlighting the area's rich paleontological and geological record for study.
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