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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1956
Page
4
Cleveland loses daily newspapers amid a strike. Residents seek out-of-town papers to stay informed and miss ads, sports notes, employment listings, weddings, and weather services. The piece argues newspapers remain integral to community life through local employment and daily information.
The National Livestock Produc er predicts vast water pipelines will connect water surplus regions to drought areas, crossing the country like petroleum lines. It cites that only 27 percent of western rainfall is used and just 8 percent in the east, with 825 billion gallons wasted daily. The piece argues for timely action to move surplus water to shortage regions.
Betty Doak, a Democrat and former head of the records control section in the bureau of revenue, resigns December 31. Irvin Moise of Albuquerque to quit early next year as chairman of the new state parole board. Lincoln O’Brien, NM publisher, will not seek reappointment after his term ends. Dick Everett, governor’s mentor, seeks a writing role. Technical staff hard to recruit.
Washington hears industry pleas to lift excises on water heaters handbags tractor tires and freight shipments as lawmakers debate postwar taxes. Mendelson and Berkowitz press for relief while officials weigh budget needs and potential replacements in state offices.
Washington observers report a sweeping foreign policy review led by President Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles at a private Augusta cottage. They weigh aligning with Afro Asian nations and moving away from France and England while negotiating to maintain traditional ties.
Ottar Rygh of Norway announced the discovery of Vitamin C on December 3 1931. The Capitan advertised a family night deal with pa ma and all the children for one ticket. Died Postmaster Charles H Lutz aged 35 at 903 West Fourth Street. Rear Admiral Moffet called for more defense spending ships and faster planes. Death notices list Ethel Belle Coffey and Andrew Guffin with addresses given.
In Honolulu a man receiving a good night kiss was struck by a coconut that fell forty feet from a tree and knocked him unconscious. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Roswell records praise Officer Shultz recovering from injuries. Troop 111 scouts Timothy Ricker and Donald Wolf earned Eagle Badges with WAFB airman Spencer Goldstein. ceremony held at Roswell High Little Theatre. EB Chewning touts new working drinking fountain in district court corridor. Springer drug store owned by Genevieve and Irby Brown was wrecked by a gas explosion with injuries but no fatalities. Civil defense plans may shift evacuation points from Fort Sumner to nearby areas. decision after Tuesday council meeting.
Ruth Stewart, city manager, is described as one of the hardest working girls at city hall. Her desk, at times, resembles an editorial department’s cluttered newsroom, stacked with work she promptly clears.
New Mexico cattlemen will head the 60th annual American National Cattlemen Association convention in Phoenix January 7 to 9. A large delegation is expected from New Mexico including E O Moore Jr of Carlsbad, a national committee member and son of E O Moore of Dexter.
Walter O'Brien of Roswell was selected among 30 students at New Mexico A&M College for Who's Who in American Colleges. A senior civil engineering major and son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. O'Brien, he was named outstanding Air Force ROTC cadet for 1955 56 and serves as editor of the Swastika, the campus yearbook.
Seaman apprentice Bobby G. Ransom, USN, 508 E Fourth St, is scheduled to return today to San Diego aboard the radar picket destroyer USS Hanson. The Hanson has served on Western Pacific duties since last July.
The Downtown Lions Club is organizing a Christmas project to assist children at Fort Stanton Hospital. It aims to gather gifts and support for hospitalized youngsters during the holiday season.
In the week ending November 24 CHAVES County shows minimal activity with six venereal disease cases listed as the sole entry in the state communicable disease summary for the period.
Dr Myerson reports on 101 destitute alcoholics from Boston skid row. Most remain emotionally dependent, with only 12 renouncing alcohol and resettling with families. Twenty stayed sober three years, but rely on hospital protection. 47 failed. Rehabilitation remains difficult.
The article discusses whether to avoid foods high in cholesterol without coronary thrombosis. It notes that evidence linking cholesterol to arteriosclerosis is largely from animal studies and offers a list of high cholesterol foods upon request via stamped self addressed envelope.
The article notes that kidney trouble can affect the eyes. Puffiness of the eyelids may occur in acute Bright's disease as part of generalized dropsy. In chronic kidney disease retina changes may occur when blood pressure rises and arteries are involved.
The writer challenges the notion that overweight people become fat because they assimilate food efficiently. It notes that this is an old theory with many studies failing to confirm it.
Subscriptions in advance by mail or carrier in Roswell New Mexico. Rates include per week six months and yearly options. Published weekdays except Saturday and Sunday morning from 424 North Main Roswell. Entered May 10 1903 under act of Congress and member of The Associated Press.
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