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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1964
Page
2
President Johnson aged 56 today receives overwhelming party endorsement for a second term. Doctors assure he is physically fit for an active vigorous life. Democratic National Committee signals strong support as he attends a birthday party with a rousing reception.
Hubert Humphrey stood cheered in Atlantic City after President Johnson nominated him in person for vice president. The piece recalls Humphrey’s 1960 West Virginia primary loss to Kennedy and his resilient 1960 campaign, noting Johnson’s health update and the crowd’s excitement at the convention site.
Funeral services for William C. Dub Boarman age 50 of 1600 East Bland Roswell were held Friday at 2 p.m. at Ballard Chapel with Rev FE L White of Immanuel Baptist Church officiating. Jo Tyner sang as pallbearers were Jim F Edwards O B Johnson Gilbert Day John Lonon A L Kelley and George R Durand. Honorary pallbearers listed include Fred M Tolar H T Robinson Emil Behnke Bob Mason F DeClercq J F McAdams Joseph R Lucas John Joyce Chester Hunter L B Patterson and Chester Carr. Boarman long associated with Pecos Valley Lodge had lived in Roswell nine years. The obituary notes his high energy and comments on a 1955 heart attack and continued fitness.
Stocks moved generally up in moderate trading with volume around 3.4 million shares. Chrysler slipped about a point after being named the No 1 strike target by the UAW as talks shifted from Aug 31 to Sept 9. Du Pont and Westinghouse led gains along with IBM and Polaroid while Gillette fell to a yearly low on a large block.
The New Mexico delegation celebrated President Johnson's nomination with a birthday party for Sen. Clinton Anderson though not his birthday yet. Gov. Jack Campbell and Reps. Tom Morris and Joe Montoya hosted, then the group attended the convention. Anderson will be 68 on October 23.
At 11 39 p m a collision with a light pole occurred on Garden Avenue and Summit Street involving driver Lela T Gonzales of 726 E Summit. Earlier at 11 40 a m Basil Don Collins of 104 E Pear and Loret ta Geraldine Black of 3107 N Alhambra were involved in incidents on the 3100 block N Alhambra.
Hospital visiting hours listed for general patients from 2 PM to 5 PM and 6 30 PM to 8 30 PM. ENM Medical Center reports admissions on August 26 including Novice Ruffin and others. discharges listed with names and addresses. Walker Air Force Base notes births on August 26 for A SC and Mrs James H McCullough a daughter.
In Salt Lake City AP reports a new attempt to end the month and a half United Steelworkers strike against Kennecott Copper Corp. plants in Arizona and Utah. Contract talks in Salt Lake City continued after reports of no progress on Wednesday with Federal Mediator S Lyle Johnson saying negotiations extended into the evening.
City and water board attorneys announce a formal agreement ending the legal dispute over department operation. The pact sets mayoral appointment power, council approval, city attorney as board lawyer, and purchasing via the city clerk treasurer with strict statute compliance for revenue handling and routine operations.
A 5-year-old boy from Oklahoma Lane Tex was treated at Memorial Hospital Clovis for encephalitis and sleeping sickness. Dr. Joel Ziegler diagnosed the illness after the boy Joe Haseloff was brought in Tuesday night in poor condition but improved. No New Mexico cases had been reported despite a Texas outbreak. The family was vacationing in Colorado when illness began.
Funeral services for Raymond Coffey Kornegay 53 of 604 Adams Dr will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Ballard's Funeral Home with Rev. Paul L. Dick officiating. Burial in Murphy's Chapel Cemetery Roswell NM. Survivors include widow Viola Harris and son Clinton D. Kornegay.
A catastrophic blaze in Chicago during 1871 razed 17,000 structures and caused an estimated property loss of 160 million dollars, reshaping the city and its fire response.
Reports from Gallup Albuquerque Santa Fe Farmington Los Alamos Silver City Portales cover a highway graveling push for Santo Domingo to Cochiti Pueblos. Bids open Sept 17 for Los Alamos commercial leases. A 12 year old dies in a Farmington shooting accident. A Portales man is jailed after his father’s fatal shooting.
A 26-year-old Roswell man L. C. Barnes of 703 W Albuquerque was arrested after a break-in at Gary's Drive-In on 1203 S. Main reported at 3 48 am. He admitted related incidents including the A W Root Beer stand on 2003 S. Main and other city burglaries.
Lorene Griffin 20 of Roswell was sentenced to an additional 90 days after pleading guilty to petty larceny while already serving a sentence in Chaves County. Police linked her to thefts from several residences and recovered clothing savings stamps and jewelry from her possession. She had previously received 15 days for petty larceny on Aug. 12.
In Newport Beach California Senator Barry Goldwater says private polls show President Johnson ahead in the race. He cites figures around 63 to 29 and notes polls seem unreliable but hints there are signs of improvement for the Republicans.
October 133.2, December 132.5, and March 132.0 listed by E. F. Hutton & Co. as current wool market figures.
USDA cattle and hog prices in Denver range with hogs steady to 25 lower at 18.00 to 18.50 for light weight barrows and gilts. Slaughter steers and cows show varied gains and declines with high good to average choice around 74.60 to 75.25, standard and lower grades 18.60 to 24.35, sheep and lambs steady with prime spring lambs 24.10 to 25.15 and feeders about 21.60 to 21.90.
AP report shows unsettled egg quotes with slight declines across grades in Chicago. Grade A whites 40 percent, mixed 40, mediums 34, standards 322, dirties 24, with various adjustments noted.
In Albany, a 12 year old Negro youth Ike Homer Jr. was shot and killed by a white junk dealer who said he caught the boy robbing the yard. Police and FBI investigated. SNCC reported the dealer was arrested. The boy died at Phoebe Putney Hospital.
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