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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1956
Page
14
Overnight lows at Weather Bureau sites ranged from 10 above at Grants to 48 at Roswell. Daytime highs varied from 68 in Clovis and Roswell to 47 in Farmington as clouds and clear skies moved across southeastern New Mexico.
Joe Lackey of Malco Refining Co. Roswell was elected president of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Assn succeeding Emery Carper. Roger L. Smith of Lovington was chosen vice president and Earnest Hansen of Hansen Oil Co. Roswell was elected treasurer.
Nov 39 Coy Leon Brisco and Peggy Lou Lyons both 18 of Roswell New Mexico. Dec 1 Wayne Kindred 26 and Jean Jenkins 32 both of Muleshoe Texas. 1610 E Second Midland Elmer Provandha 62 and Edith Slack 62 Hartington Nebraska Box 10 A Rt 1 Midland. Dec 3 Harold D Hast 21 Buckgrove Iowa and Maxine Hoffard 20 Early Iowa 6th FMS Box 403 WAFB.
Brown Co 16 percent Cub Ven Oil 38 Humble Oil 127 Louisi Land 61 Cub Am Oil 5s are listed among early market moves. The brief quotes reflect a range of oil and chemical stocks visible in the session.
Wool futures eased 1.9 to 3.5 cents, with December at 162.5 and March at 160.6. Certificated wool spot marked 164.0N. Wool tops futures fell 1.5 to 5.0 cents, December 193.0B and March 189.0, with certificated spot wool tops at 191.5B.
Fort Worth reports cattle numbers: 3,200 cattle 1,300 calves with steers 50-1.00 lower and others steady. Good and choice steers 16.50-19.50, calves 15.00-18.50, stock cows 7.00-10.50. Hogs 1,300 up with choice 16.25-16.50. Sheep 3,800 lambs steady to weak, good and choice lambs 16.50-18.50, stock lambs 14.00-17.00, ewes 5.00-6.00.
Kansas City market figures show cattle volumes at 7000 head with calves 500. Prices span cattle from 12.00 to 22.50 per unit, hogs at 3500 with barrows and gilts 15.50 to 16.00, sows 13.50 to 14.75, and sheep at 2000 with slaughter lambs 18.00 to 18.50 and Colorado feeder lambs 17.25.
Cotton futures in New York finished trading with declines of 10 to 95 cents per bale. The December contract settled at 34.19, March 33.98, May around 33.85 to 33.86, July 33.65, October 32.99, December 32.96, with nearby May at 32.89 as middling prices listed around 34. i
Deputy Sheriff Ivan Read aged 53 suffered burns when an explosion ignited a privately owned patrol car. Firemen say a cigarette lighter triggered the blast as he operated the car. Read, former Hobbs police chief, is hospitalized at Lea General Hospital.
Admitted on December 3 include Master Richard Leyba and Mrs. Tony Garcia among many others. Discharged December 3 include Miss Frankie Mae Coulter and Mrs. Lester Hood with daughter. Births announced for December 3: a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Brown and a girl to Adolph Mendoza. Additional admissions on December 4 list several names. Walker AFB notes births none.
Ora Aline Buckmister, 38, of 504 W. McGaffey Roswell, died at home last night. Born March 6, 1918 in Knox City Texas, she lived in Roswell since 1928 and married Robert Buckmister on August 6, 1955. Survived by husband, three children from a prior marriage, a sister, two brothers, and parents Mrs. Lucille Flowers and Earl Reed. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Chapel. burial South Park Cemetery.
Police court docket shrank from nine cases to three with a carryover DWI, all three new cases involve intoxication. Yesterday in justice court innocent pleas were entered by Martin L. Clifton and Earl Courtney. Clifton faced embezzlement charges while Courtney faced two worthless check counts. Bond amounts totaled 3 000 for Courtney, 1 500 for Clifton. Fire crews logged two calls this morning, a fence fire and a trash fire. District court trial began for Margarita Sedilla charged with cultivating marijuana with legal representation noted. case dates to last July.
United Nations delegates debated ousting Hungary’s delegation from the General Assembly after Budapest barred U.N. observers. Some argued for rejecting credentials to pressure the Communists. others warned of dangerous precedents. Cuban delegate Emilio Nunez Portuondo pressed for expulsion as Hungary agreed only to meet Hammarskjold later.
The Department of Dorothy Herring, county clerk, issued 59 marriage licenses in the last month. A local ad promotes buying a spinet piano from Ginsberg Music Co. at 205 North Main, with terms of $10 down and $10 monthly for the first year and no carrying charge.
An appeal was launched in Bonn for a Christmas amnesty affecting 122 German war criminals held in Allied jails. The effort seeks clemency from Allied authorities and could influence postwar justice policy.
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