Merger Approved for Studebaker Packard Auto Firms
Stockholders ratified the Studebaker Corp and Packard Motor Car Co merger. Packard votes totaled 12,016,402 shares or 82.9 percent. Studebaker votes were 1,955,320 shares or 92 percent. A new Studebaker-Packard Corp will form within four weeks with James J. Nance as president and CEO and Paul G. Hoffman as board chairman.
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Detroit
Studebaker Corp
Packard Motor Car Co
Packard
Studebaker
Wilmington
Del
Studebaker-Packard Corp
James J. Nance
Paul G. Hoffman
Harold S. Vance
Nance
Hoffman
Vance
Summer Fun Final 18 Event Program at CCMNY Center
An 18 event program begins at 7 30 p m tomorrow on the CCMNY Center outdoor stage to close Roswell summer recreation. Participants parade before parents and friends, with awards to be presented based on summer activity participation. Miss Margaret Ford lists the lineup of folk dancing and other youths in order of appearance.
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Ccmny Center
Roswell
Margaret Ford
Dickie Watts
Corrine Peschka
Robert Henderson
Pamela Hovious
Jerry Peschka
Patty Spinello
Jean Ann Welton
Joe Henderson
Sharon Crum
Martha Leeds
Frances Louise Clardy
Susan Deutcher
Eisenhowers Register in New York for Elections
President and Mrs Eisenhower paid a flying visit to New York and registered as voters for the November 2 election. They also filed applications for absentee ballots.
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Eisenhowers. Register
New York
Ars
Eisenhower
Weather Summary for State Through Next Saturday
The reading records from 2 PM yesterday to 11 AM today show high temperatures near 96 with lows around 65. Forecast calls for clear to slightly cloudy skies through Wednesday with drying winds and a high near 97. The five day outlook expects 2 to 4 degrees above seasonal averages, with frequent showers and thunderstorms mainly in western areas.
Congressmen Show Readiness to Quit
Washington notes that Congress, moving fast, passed the atomic energy bill 59 to 17 after brief discussion. The Senate then quickly approved a bill by roll call 305 to 2 to outlaw the Communist party.
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Congress
Senate
House
Communist Party
President Attacked in Contract Deal Amid Election Debate
Democratic national chairman Stephen A. Mitchell accuses President Reisenhower of ordering a $90 million higher power contract for an atomic plant in Paducah Kentucky to a syndicate in which a close friend of the President has an interest. Mitchell cites lack of competitive bidding and protests from the Atomic Energy Commission and TVA. He implies but does not name the friend, later said to be golfer Bobby Jones who calls the charge ridiculous. Jones rejects any connection to the President or his own role as a director of Southern Co.
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Chicago
Reisenhower
Stephen A. Mitchell
Leonard W. Hall
Atomic Energy Commission
TVA
Hall
Washington
James C. Hagerty
White House
Mitchell
American Bar Assn
Senate Subcommittee On
Monopoly
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Jones
Southern Co
Eis
New Students to Register at Roswell High School
Robert H. Nelson, principal, announced that 1954-55 registration for Roswell Senior High will start at the new building at Hobbs and Lea Avenues. Registration hours are 1 to 4 p.m. from Aug 23 to 27 and Aug 30 to Sept 1, limited to students transferring from other districts.
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Robert H. Nelson
Roswell Senior High School
Hobbs and
Lea Avenues
Nelson
Roswell High School
Roswell
Bottomless Lakes Pool Reopens This Weekend
The Bottomless Lakes swimming pool will reopen this weekend and operate Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of the season. The State Parks Board announced the reopening and mandated hand chlorination to meet Health Board specifications. Sanitation officer Tom Proctor from the Health Board will supervise chlorination and monitor the pool going forward.
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State Parks Board
State Board of Health
Tom Proctor
Gas Flaring Ban Put on 2500 Lea County Wells
The Oil Conservation Commission in Santa Fe issues New Mexico first no flare order banning gas flaring for about 2,500 southern Lea County wells effective November 1. It covers oil produced gas and gas plants with limited exceptions and aims to capture remaining five percent of casing head gas while maintaining reasonable enforcement.
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Santa FE
Oil Conservation Commission
New Mexico
Lea County
Ea County
Macey
Commission
Jalco
Angmat
Eunice Monument
Cooper-Jal
Langley
Eumont
Jalmat
Arrow
Artesia Tightens Weapon Curbs After Fatal Stabbing
Artesia police extend crackdown on illegal weapon carrying to adults after a teen's fatal stabbing. Judge Ellicott fines two men 100 dollars each for carrying short chain pieces. Manuel Onzarez 32 and Reyes Rodriguez 22 plead innocent to fighting. A 15 year old remains jailed as juvenile officers investigate. An unrelated crash near Artesia saw a board from a sheep truck smash through a windshield, injuring W H Guthrie but causing no serious harm.
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Artesia
John Ellicott
Ellicott
Manuel Onzarez
Cottonwood
Reyes Rodriguez
Dexter
Main Street
J. D. Josey
Josey
Frank Powell
A. J. Smith
W. H. Guthrie
Guthrie
Smith
Carlsbad
Fireworks at Fair Park Stadium Light Up Friday Night Baseball
The Floral Fountain and other displays headline a Fair Park Stadium program Friday with 18 ground sets and over 100 aerial bombs. Little Joe of TV fame opens the 7 pm show, followed by the Ros ewell Rockets vs Odessa Oilers in a rivaled baseball game. Tickets at 80 cents for the trio program. no solicitation. Patsy Allen heads the Chamber of Commerce committee.
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Fair Park Stadium
Chamber of Commerce
Little Joe
Television
Rosewell Rockets
Odessa Oilers
Rockets
Odessa
Patsy Allen
Chamber of Commerce Baseball Committee
Fair Park
Holsum Bakery
Glover Packing Co
Allen
Fernandez With Majority as House Passes Party Law
Rep A M Fernandez of New Mexico joined the majority in the House as a bill stripping the Communist Party of all legal rights and standings passed. Rep John Dempsey of New Mexico was not recorded as voting.
Senate votes to outlaw Communist Party membership
The Senate voted to make Communist Party membership a crime with imprisonment and heavy fines, defying administration wishes. President Eisenhower warned China’s Communists would face the Seventh Fleet if they invade Formosa, and he expressed astonishment at linking Bobby Jones to TVA power plant decisions by the Democratic chairman.
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Washington
Senate
Communist Party
Eisenhower
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Warrior of 52 Ike Campaign Quietly Fades
Washington reports a gray barrage balloon carrying Ike imagery drifted over a hotel where Citizens for Eisenhower presented a campaign film. A sudden gust tore the balloon from its mooring line, dragging three workers toward the roof edge before it rose into the sky.
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Warrior
Washington
Congress
Citizens For Eisenhower Group
Guardsmen Prepare for Desert Trek at Ft Bliss
New Mexico National Guardsmen begin a two week encampment at Ft Bliss after a midnight convoy ride collecting troops. The 111th Brigade will deploy to desert training while other units follow for artillery and anti air weapon drills. Governor Mechem will review the troops on Governor's Day as Maj Gen Sage hands command to John McFarland.
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FT Bliss
Tex
New Mexico National Guardsmen
New Mexico
Ft. Bliss
111Th Brigade
Nox
Edwin L. Mechem
Charles Sage
New Mexico National Guard
John McFarland
Guard
Democrats to Launch Campaign in New Mexico
State Democratic leaders outline a full state campaign kickoff with a Roswell TV program on Sept. 6 followed by extensive advertising across radio TV and newspapers. Two caravan tours will begin Sept. 15 led by Gubernatorial candidate John Simms Jr. and Sen. Anderson to defend NM seat.
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T. E. Brown
Roswell
Brown
Los Alamos
Democratic Central
John Simms Jr
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Edwin L. Mechem
Albuquerque
Richard Everett
Simms
Everett
Not Roswell Youth Identified in Fort Sumner Riot
Family clarification says the man killed early Sunday in the Fort Sumner riot was not Gilbert Gallegos of Roswell. The Roswell couple at 211 East Van Buren Street denied the youth’s death name, reported by his mother.
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Roswell
Gilbert Gallegos
Fort Sumner
Vicente Gallegos
E. van Buren St
Mechem Seeks Far Sighted Drought Plan For New Mexico
Gov Edwin L Mechem urged a long range drought program to combat what he calls the worst drought in history. He warned New Mexico foundation herds face liquidation and said current aid of cheaper feed is inadequate. He noted ranchers expect at least two years of good rains to restore ranges.
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Santa FE
Edwin L. Mechem
Mechem
Benson
New Mexico Foundation
Compromise Farm Bill Near End Of Road
Washington lawmakers race to approve a hard fought compromise to the omnibus farm bill. Opposition from Sen Young and Rep Andresen failed to stop the deal as dairy supports settle at 75 percent parity amid government surpluses and shifts in farm price protections.
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Washington
Sen
Young
N.H
Rep
Andresen
Minn
Hope
R-Kan
House Agriculture Committee
House
Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Administration
Senate
Senate House
Benson
Central Demo Committee to Meet Tonight in Courthouse
A Chaves County Democratic Central Committee meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. in the district courtroom of the courthouse. Chairman A. D. Chatten will oversee discussions on coordinating county and state election campaigns.
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Chaves County
Democratic Central Committee
Court House
A. D. Chatten
Pleas Split 50-50 In District Court Arraignments
Eight arraignments in District Court split pleas evenly with four guilty and four innocent. Judge A W Marshall presided in Harris absence. Guilty pleas by Leonard C Williams and others. innocent pleas by A L Lewis Adolf Mendoza James Alls Jeff Silva. Bonds set or continued for several defendants. Local officials and lawyers attended including Pat Hanagan Jack Love and Jim Decker Marvin Hill Tommy Thompson and Glenn G Stiff.
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A. W. Marshall
Deming
6Th Judicial District
George T. Harris
Leonard C. Williams
Williams
Johnnie Whited Belcher
Henry Fuller
Richard R
Jim Decker
Marvin T. Hill
Tommy ‘Thompson
Glenn G. ‘Stiff
Bill Osborn
Dick Bean
O.O. Askren
H. C. Buchly
Gloria Vanderbilt Debuts On Stage In The Swan
Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski overcame early nerves to star as a princess in Ferenc Molnar The Swan at the Pocono Playhouse in Mountainhome Pa. The performance drew a full house and praise for a beginner, with Vanderbilt expressing gratitude and excitement after the curtain.
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Mountainhome
Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski
Ferend Molnar
Leopold Stokowski
Pocono Playhouse
Pennsylvania
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria
Hapsburg
Bourbons
Stokowski
Measure to outlaw Communist party cleared by House
The House passed a bill to outlaw the Communist party and strip related unions of protections by 305 to 2, heading for Senate approval with minor changes. The Senate considered amendments, while a separate antisubversion package moved forward, including penalties for espionage and registration of trained individuals.
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Washington
Communist Party
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Sen. Butler
R-Md
National Labor Relations Board
Humphrey
D-Minn
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Butler
White House
Atty. Gen
Brownell
GOP
Halleck
Indiana
Baseball Scores First Game Narrowly Edges Opponent
Valentine Callum bats for the National League in a 5 to 5 tie with a late rally. Baczek and teammates stumble in defense as aetetras score in the final innings. Ski earns the loss after a rough outing. Seminick Pollet Garagiola and Cooper contribute offensively.
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Valentine
Callum
Baczek
National League
Aetetras
Seminick
Pollet
Garagiola
Cooper
Albuquerque 1953 population estimates from city and county
The 1954 Albuquerque city directory lists the 1953 population as about 150000 for the city and 190000 for Bernalillo County reflecting rapid postwar growth.
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Albuuerque
Albuquerque
Duke City
Bernalillo County
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