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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1965
Page
2
Funeral notices detail services for Mrs. Audry Suzanne Norton and Mrs. Nancy Eldora Riley in Roswell. Norton, 68, died Thursday in El Paso after a career of community service and military family life. Riley, 84, a longtime Roswell resident, died Thursday morning at home.
The Chaves County Cancer Society forms a loan closet supplying medical equipment and beds via the New Mexico Cancer Society in Albuquerque. The 1965 campaign raised 12137 dollars from residents with about 13500 educational letters mailed and expenses totaling 578 dollars.
The July consumer price index climbed one tenth of one percent led by meat and potato price spikes. Beef up 1.2 percent pork 7.5 percent and potatoes up 10 percent while overall food and housing costs rose. Medical care increased 0.4 percent and tobacco products rose 1 percent due to higher taxes.
City workers completed a traffic light at the Country Club Road and Garden Avenue intersection amid recent accidents and upcoming school opening. The light marks safety upgrades ahead of Goddard High School's opening.
Five highway commissioners allocate 250000 for flood damaged roads in northeast New Mexico. Dr John Q Thaston provides 50000 from maintenance fund with the other four contributing 25000 each plus 10000 from contraction contingency and 10000 from district recreation funds.
Five of twelve Roswell recreation commission members attended the Thursday meeting so no action could be taken. Mrs. Velma Stone reported on the Governor's Conference on Children and Youth and the Roswell summer program. Poe Corn praised the season as very successful with no serious accidents. The fall program begins Oct. 4 and plans for a joint city county school study for federal funds were discussed along with Halloween festival plans and support for Boys Clubs of Roswell Inc. Next meeting is Sept. 23.
Rev. William Franklin Osborn 84 died of a heart attack at his home. Funeral services are Monday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church. He was a retired Methodist minister and father of attorney William W. Osborn. He was born July 16, 1881 in Bosque County Texas and married three times, surviving four sons. Cremation and interment plans include his ashes with his first wife in a St Louis mausoleum. Ballard Funeral Home handles arrangements.
Two accidents occurred Thursday on area highways. At 8:20 a.m. near the San Patricio Post Office a car driven by Robert A. Trainor struck the rear of another vehicle driven by Urbin DeShutter of Tucson. At 5:15 p.m. on U.S. 285 south of Roswell a car driven by Lowell Wood was rear ended by Arthur L. Lard as Wood slowed for a left turn.
Terrill Luginbill 18 and Sandra Burton 18 of Roswell. John Binns 19 and Phyllis Hendrix 18 of Roswell. John Smith 24 Woods Town New Jersey and Alice Island 28 of Roswell.
A brush and trash fire was reported in a vacant lot in the 1800 block of North Kentucky at 5 23 p m. No injuries or structures reported. Fire crews responded and contained the blaze.
City police booked 24 year old Dallas Ivanhoe Buchanan Thursday night on a warrant charging falsely obtaining services. He was released on bond. Several traffic accidents were reported: at 1301 S E Main a hit and run damaged a parked car and a fence. drivers Blank and Tabor cited for careless driving and license violations. Flores cited for failure to yield. Marks cited for failure to yield. additional details listed for other collisions.
The stock market ended with a small gain in active trading led by cigarette issues and lower priced stocks while aerospace shares retreated on profit taking. Volume was about 5.8 million shares. IBM rose over two points while Du Pont and GE fell modestly.
About 150 law officers are expected in Roswell for the September 15 16 fall meeting of the Texas South Plains Eastern New Mexico Peace Officers Assn. Hosts include Roswell police chief L M Hall Chaves County Sheriff W E Smith and Roswell state police captain I R Funk. Boston Witt NM attorney general is slated as a guest speaker.
Eggs steady to firm with wholesale prices unchanged to one higher. Grade A whites 34, mixed 34, mediums 30, standards 28 12, dirties not quoted, checks 22.
Denver livestock report notes no cattle calves hogs or sheep trading activity. All classes listed as nominal with no price or volume movements recorded.
Market summary shows the Dow Jones Averages closing 895.96 up 155.30. Industrials utilities and railroads led gains as cattle futures at Chicago for Oct Dec Feb contracts moved with highs lows and closes noted for each month. Volumes are listed for each trading period.
Visiting hours at local hospitals are listed for general patients and maternity. The St. Marys and ENM Medical Center records include admissions, discharges, births, and addresses for patients and staff. Also noted are Walker Air Force Base personnel births and a Memorial Osteopathic listing.
Airman George Gardner aged 17 of 619 E Cherry remained in Walker AFB Hospital with head lacerations body abrasions and a broken or dislocated collar bone after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Fern E Moore at the Greenwood and Cherry intersection about 6 30 p m The mishap left Gardner to be cited for failure to yield.
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