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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1956
Page
4
A Roswell Kiwanis Club milk fund project publicizes its work through an Ace of Clubs circular. Community readers urge disclosure of project start date funding amounts operations and distribution details while praising the service and booth improvements at the Eastern New Mexico Fair October 9 13.
Dick Everett, freed from the governor's office Aug 1, still drew his $1,000 monthly state pay by Aug 15. The governor was away. Joe Bursey took Everett's post with a reduced salary. Chavez refused to pose with Mitchell. Kefauver’s NM reception boosted his VP bid, as Estes Kefauver drew nine of 16 NM votes. The North Central Association criticized school boards over a patron complaint flow. Superintendent Phil Ludi was cleared in a separate high school controversy.
Frederick Othman notes San Francisco’s abalone culture and cuisine while advising Republicans to tread carefully with locals. He mockingly jokes about abalone toughness, cable cars, and the city’s weather, then previews the convention with Ike and Dick as likely nominees and plans for a late start and early finish. He also mentions Chinatown and the Barbary Coast as diversion during delegates’ roam.
Postmaster John J. McCarthy seeks help as two Rock Island mail carriers are bitten by dogs requiring medical care. Despite field tests of repellents and gear, McCarthy advocates restricting hungry dogs until mail delivery to protect workers and uniforms.
Miami Daily News photographer Bill Moeser chased to an accident scene by Motorcycle Officer Summer Spellman who took his license and sped away. After photos were taken Moeser retrieved his license along with a speeding summons.
A quotation from the Hartwell Georgia Sun reflects on how a person who forgets himself may do something that others remember, illustrating social memory and consequence.
A playful note suggests beefsteak may not cure a black eye yet many a beef has caused a shiner. The remark blends home remedy doubt with a pun on cooking meat and facial bruising.
In a San Francisco inside story Nixon reconciles with Knowland and plots influence as potential future secretary of state. The piece stratifies Herter and Hoover roles, Warns of a Nixon ascent, and notes Weinburg backs Nixon publicly while opposing him privately.
In August 1931 the Ku Klux Klan advertised another meeting by the K third division. Obituary notes Daniel Howell Lucas, 76, a Chaves County rancher, died in Deming Hospital. Farm headlines report President Farming System to Aid Unemployed and Farmington pledging 250000 for a Texas through Roswell railroad. Pecos Valley Orchestra reaches seventh year with 117 enrolled in latest production. Artesia’s E L Harp is promoting. New Mexico governor voices dissatisfaction as executive office number omitted from directory.
A Lexington Leader item notes men may prefer arguing with bill collectors to wife purchases on credit. A Lamar Democrat quote has a job ad line promising responsibility and a brash young man claims he is always responsible wherever he worked.
James Marlow argues that Democratic and Republican platforms share few foreign policy differences beyond Israel. He notes both parties pledge aid, collective security, UN support, and oppose Red China in the UN. He criticizes both for claims of success and highlights the Suez crisis and Viet Nam issues as misrepresented by the platforms.
Dr. Van Dellen discusses water as essential to health and civilization, warning that pollution threatens communities. He notes rising demand, uneven distribution, and the need to conserve while exploring storage, desalination, and wastewater reuse. Public awareness and preventive measures are urged.
A note discusses whether encountering bad news before or after meals changes appetite or digestion. Reading before dinner lowers appetite. delaying until after dinner may cause indigestion. The outcome remains the same.
A publication by F.H. asks if a yeast infection is a fungus disease and naming mycotic disorders. It cites blastomycosis and noisier terms as examples of illnesses caused by yeastlike invasions.
Modern Industries notes most medicines today were unknown a decade ago. It claims about 90 percent of drugs on shelves were not available fifteen years ago, with similar trends in foods and textiles.
A reader 23 and 4 feet 9 inches asks for ways to gain height. The reply suggests few options beyond wearing high heels and platform shoes, emphasizing personality over stature.
Roswell Daily records subscription prices in advance for Roswell and Chaves County by mail and for Roswell and Trade Territory by carrier. The newspaper is published weekday evenings at 424 North Main Street Roswell New Mexico with Sunday morning insert, and is dated May 10 1903. It is a second class mail matter and AP member.
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