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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1965

Page

2

Aqualantes Name Men as Directors

Aqualantes elected new directors at the November meeting. Ed Kinney Artesia Rogers Aston Frank Kaufmann new terms 1966. Cooper Malone Cottonwood Tom Mann Cecil Schrimh er 1967. Paul Eaton Russell Smith Rosco Fletcher 1968. Stamper reported Roswell plant fresh water cost 96 cents per 1000 gallons last run and notes on corrosion and six month operation with shutdowns and boiler checks. The film New Water for a Thirsty World highlighted saline water conversion in several U S sites. Roswell plant yields a million gallons daily when operating as an experimental installation.

Pecos Valley Tors Ed Kinney Artesia Rogers Aston Frank Kaufmann Cooper Malone Cottonwood Tom Mann Cecil Schrimshher Paul Eaton Russell Smith Rosco Fletcher Stamper Roswell United States South Dakota Wrightsville Beach N. C Freeport Tex Guantanamo Base

Johnsons to discuss surplus foods for India and Pakistan

President Johnson will meet with Secretary Rusk and Secretary Freeman at the LBJ Ranch to plan surplus food aid for India and Pakistan in light of Ayub Khan’s visit. Shastri is expected to visit, while a Viet Nam policy conference may be postponed due to McNamara’s paperwork. The United States moves to a currency based repayment policy with several excess currency nations.

Johnson City Tex Johnson Dean Rusk Orville Freeman India Pakistan Joseph Laitin White House Lbj Ranch Here Ayub Khan Lal Bahadur Shastri Rusk Freeman Laitin Viet Nam Defense Robert S. McNamara McNamara Washington South Viet Nam United U.S United Arab Republic U.S. Treasury United States Ceylon Burma Guinea Israel Poland Tunisia Yugoslavia

District Court Jury Trials Open

A seven week docket of jury trials began in the district court with delays from new pleas. The first trial today is Arthur Lord of Lake Arthur charged with driving while intoxicated in an August 26 traffic crash south of Roswell.

Sth District Court New Pleas Arthur Lord Lake Arthur Roswell

Divorces Granted in Local Official Records

Lola Lucille Jones is granted a divorce from Will R. Jones. Official records list spouses Jimmy Loyce Lee and Barbara Eugenia DePauw with ages 21 and 19 in Alameda California and Roswell respectively. Hubert Sidney Hatch and Mattie Odessa Hatch, ages 59 and 57, from Capitan and Portales appear in the same records.

Jimmy Loyce Lee Alameda Calif Barbara Eugenia DePauw Roswell Hubert Sidney Hatch Capitan Mattie Odessa Hatch Portales Lola Lucille Jones Will R. Jones

Fire Rating May Change in Roswell After Inspection

Roswell may see a fire-protection rating upgrade after next week’s inspection by two representatives of the American Insurance Association. Officials requested the review of water and fire facilities and building codes. A shift from Class 6 to Class 5 could occur, with small business insurance savings and no change for homeowners. An agent suggested Class 4 would yield further reductions.

Roswell The American Insurance Assn National Board of Fire Underwriters

Accident reports from Tuesday at multiple intersections

At Second and Atkinson at 10 50 a m drivers Dempsey Carrol Floyd of 2626 W Alameda and Ralph B Cowles of Albuquerque clash Floyd cited for careless driving In the McGaffey and Virginia area at 3 30 p m drivers Gary W Hamill of 323 E Bonney and Ted H Pooler of 322 E Lewis Pooler cited for failure to yield In the 1400 block West Second at 4 15 p m drivers M C Kizer of 1401 W Tilden and William R Goutt of 1402 E Tilden Kizer cited for improper backing

Atkinson Dempsey Carrol Floyd W. Alameda Ralph B. Cowles Albuquerque Floyd M. C. Kizer W. Tilden William R. Goutt E. Tilden Kizer

Delayed Joy Ends in Tragedy in Italy

Nicola Comelli, 88, and his son Pietro, 55, reunited in Bergamo after 20 years. Moments after the meeting Pietro collapsed, dying from a heart attack. His father died hours later from another heart attack in Sardinia or Bergamo.

Bergamo Italy Nicola Comelli Pietro Sardinia

Long Illness Takes Local Woman 60

The body of Mrs. Mildred Louise Sumner, 60, is in Ballard Funeral Home today pending funeral arrangements. A Roswell resident for 24 years and wife of contractor T. D. Sumner, she died Tuesday night at St. Marys Hospital. Survivors include her husband, a son William E. Sumner, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren. She was born in 1905 in Muskogee Oklahoma and lived in Texas before moving to New Mexico in 1937. She attended Belton College for Women and taught art before illness. She was a member of Central Assembly of God Church. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Mildred Louise Sumner Ballard Funeral Home William E. Sumner Roswell Betty J. Moran Dorothy Corn Las Cruces Elmo W. Stults Long Beach Calif Allan Stults Kernsville Ethel Stults Ft. Worth Tex Margaret Harless Sumner Milded Louise Russell Muskogee Okla William C Jennie Wiley Russell Oklahoma Wellington Belton High School Belton Baylor-Belton College For Women Mr. Sumner Childress

Bank Robbery Suspect Tied to Albuquerque Heist

Officers and FBI agents pursued leads in the nine thousand plus robbery at an Albuquerque bank. A man wearing a false beard entered the bank claiming a pistol and warning of an outside accomplice ready to blow up the bank if money was not handed over.

Albuquerque FBI

Blank Is Drawn In Gunman Hunt

El Paso officers failed to locate the gunman who robbed the El Paso Federal Savings and Loan Association of 1062 dollars Tuesday. A bank lineup produced no identifications, and a car found near the scene belonged to a customer who left the bank minutes before the robbery.

EL Paso, Tex el Paso Federal Savings and Loan Association

Six Children Die in Home Fire Near Quakertown Pa

In a rural home near Quakertown six children died in a fast spreading fire. A seventh child was critically burned. The victims were foster children of Chester Allen Sr and his wife. The father sat in a police car as investigators searched for the cause.

Quakertown Chester Allen Pennsylvania Allen Chester Allen Jr Eric David Jack Jones Robin Jones Penny Jones Ronnie Jones Elaine Elizabeth Chester Jr Alonzo

Las Vegas Chamber weighs mineral lease for Camp Luna

The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce will consider Rare Minerals of New Mexico Inc. proposal to lease Camp Luna land to process lepidolite ore used in missile noses. Rare Minerals mines near Las Vegas and would source ore for a new Rosiada plant. The item follows other state and political notes from Santa Fe and Carlsbad.

Associated Press Las Vegas N.M Rosiada

Little Snow Falls in Hills

RUIDOSO New Mexico reports light but noticeable snow in the hills. The Sierra Blanca Ski Area recorded about two inches, with heavier accumulation in the upper canyon and light coating downtown. Ground cover appeared in the morning and snow depth was roughly .12 inch in the canyon.

Ruidoso Sierra Blanca Upper Canyon Midtown Canyon

Hodges Named Manager of Roswell Inn

E. L. Ernie Hodges longtime Nickson Hotel manager appointed to head Roswell Inn replacing E. H. Curry. The change is effective today. Hodges has insurance background and serves on the city council.

E. L Ernie) Hodges Nickson Hotel Roswell Inn E. H. Curry Hodges

Clines Corners Area Is Slick After Light Snowfall

December snowfall across northern New Mexico created hazardous road conditions. Clines Corners and Moriarty on U.S. 66 reported 2-4 inches, Santa Fe about three inches, and a 14-car chain reaction on US 64 84 285 near Santa Fe. Roads were slushy. injuries not reported.

Santa FE New Mexico Clines Corners Moriarty U.S. 66 Albuquerque Grants Laguna Gallup Vaughn Santa Rosa Alamogordo Artesia Mesilla Park

Artesians Face Car Burglary Charges Here

Two Artesia men were arrested by city police Tuesday night in connection with the theft of clothing and other items from a car parked at the Hiway House Motor Hotel in Artesia. Charges will be filed against John Hernandez and Armando Valencia Perez, both 19, who were picked up in downtown Roswell. Items in their car matched goods stolen earlier from Robert Adams at the hotel.

Artesia Hiway House Motor Hotel John Hernandez Armando Valencia Perez Roswell Robert Adams James Edminister Star Bar S. Main Manuel Reyes E. Deming

Hospital Visiting Hours And Listings At Local Hospitals

Visiting hours for general patients are from 2 p.m. to 8 30 p.m. Maternity visits run 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 30 p.m. The St Marys hospital admission and discharge notes list multiple individuals by name and address, including Louis Gadbois and Mrs Jefferson Morley admitted on Nov 30, with others in Hagerman Portales and Clovis. Births on Nov 30 include several newborns to families such as Mr and Mrs Luther McCarty and Mr and Mrs Everett Dean among many listed addresses. Memorial Osteopathic notes name Maria Luisa Luevana and Gordon Corzine among others.

ST. Mary’s Louis Gadbois S. Evergreen Jefferson Morley N. Michigan Gary Helmstettler Beech Jose Gomez S. Jackson Phyllis Deason William Keeth Hagerman Clayton Allen Diana Leaton E. Cherry Blanche Wakefield Portales James A. Bowin N. Grand Abran Garcia Fred Leroy Scott Luther Helmstettler James Delaney John Croft Jr Luther Harold McCarty W. First Everett Dean S. Union

Markets Narrow Advance Is Made by List

New York stocks staged a narrow advance in heavy trading as gains and losses appeared across leading issues. Blue chips recovered while speculative issues led the parade with big blocks traded and notable gains for Fairchild Camera Polaroid American Enka and New York Central among others.

New York Fairchild Camera American Broadcasting Polaroid American Enka New York Central IBM Fairchild Hiller Pan American World Airways Grolier National Airlines Pennsylvania Railroad Texas Instruments United Aircraft

Accident victim awarded in $28,600 suit

James A. Nethway of Ruidoso was awarded 2000 in district court in his 28600 damage suit against Southwestern Public Service Co and employee Albert Reese. Intervenor Western Farm Bureau Insurance Co received 1000 for money paid to Nethway. Total to Nethway covered 1700 medical costs fees and 300 daughter’s suffering. Original suit sought 1100 medical costs and 27500 for pain and agony.

James A. Nethway Ruidoso Southwestern Public Service Co Albert Reese Nethway Reese Western Farm Bureau Insurance Co

Fewer Traffic Accidents in November Record Low

Roswell police investigated 58 traffic accidents in November, the fewest for any month since September 1956 when 53 were investigated, marking a record low for the city.

Roswell

Joseph McElroy Sentenced for Burglary in 5th District Court

Joseph McElroy aged 44 of 823 E Albuquerque was sentenced in 5th District Court Tuesday to 15 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to one burglary charge. A second burglary count was dismissed.

Joseph McElroy E. Albuquerque 5Th District

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Aqualantes States Official Blank Gunman Sally Benson Junior Miss State Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement Paul Sigmund Ezra Ezra Miss Benson Codeine Demero Jack Campbell Campbell Carlsbad and Hobbs Highway Commission Carlsbad Commission Tucumeri Carlsbad City Sybil Cole Henry Hutson Carl Landel Landel Hutson Janice Hayman Lincoln County Bureau Inn Roswell Lodge No Max Littell Ww. M Artesians Ginsberg Music CO ENM Medical Center Maxie Jeter Delicado Ray Hargrove N. Ohio I. M. Sartin Jr Riverside Dr Howard Willoughby E. Pear Norman Welch Jr Maxine Heard S. Stanton George McLellan S. Balsam Shelly Stockton Gaye Delores Mesa S. Mulberry Chester Hunter Hillcrest Howard Lee Cheryle Ellard Robert Smith Pablo Jimenez Bert Minter James Rogers Clovis James Davis E. Seventh Russell Belcher Maria Luisa Luevana Dexter Gordon Corzine Michigan Ted Fergeson W. McGaffey Cenorina Madrid Bruce Crockett James Daniel Dye Ohio Raytheon 2 Eastern Air Lines American Telephone du Pont Allied Chemical Anaconda U.S. Steel International Harvester Sperry Rand Amerada Phill Pet Reich Ch Reyn Rev Teb Tel Tel Safeway St Ariz P Sy San D Gas Atchison Sears Roeb Afl Shell Chrysler Sinclair Socony Sweet PS Sperry Rd el & Mus el Paso Ind Ford Oil & Gas Chicago E. F. Hutton & Co EGG Market Bellone Beltone Virginia Owe TTA Trans-Texas Airways, Inc Houston International Airport Houston, Texas
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