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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1965

Page

2

Rites Held for Plane Pilot in Hagerman Tragedy

Graveside services for Milton Brown 27 pilot of the plane from Aspen Colo with Dr Randolph Lovelace II and Mrs Lovelace aboard were set for Hagerman cemetery. He was a Cutter- Carr Flying Service pilot and a Hagerman native with family in Hagerman and Albuquerque. Survivors include his widow mother brother and two children. Graveside rites led by Rev Frank Curry. Additional notices include obituaries for Mrs Iv an E Dempsey and Mrs Naomi J Wright with service details and survivors.

Hagerman Cemetery Milton Brown Aspen Colo Randolph Lovelace II Mr. Brown Cutter- Carr Flying Service Albuquerque Hagerman Louis Vedder Brown Mary Evans Howard Sleeper Santa Fe Terry Angela Hagerman High School Frank Curry First Methodist Church

Wingfield Funeral Friday for Roswell Rancher Wingfield

Wingfield 86 Route 2 dies Wednesday at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Retired rancher lived 21 years in Roswell and moved there in 1946 with wife and 10 children. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. in Ballard Chapel with Dr. John Parrott officiating and Walter Robinson directing music. Survivors include wife Etta Ella Lee Wingfield, five sons, four daughters, a brother and a sister, 30 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.

Naoma J. Wright W. Chisum St. Mary’s Hospital Ballard Chapel Wright Fort Smith Arkansas Will Bertha Cassell Roswell Amarillo Alvin Lay Tabernacle Baptist Church South Park Cemetery Lee Carr Faye Taylor Ruby Dalton White City Ore May Coulson Enid Okla Willard E. Skaggs Dallas Tex Arlie Cassell Houston Edna Treadway Ariz Kriss Williams Buford Coplen Paul Green Tina Sanchez Guy Gray Tom Ridgeway Thelbert Melton Fleming W. Ninth Fleming Western Gas Service Co John Parrott First Baptist Church Carl Verhines George Dietrich Sam Hutchinson Joe Nicholas Jake Rolla Elmo Wingfield Route 2 Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Wingfield Austin Mary Elizabeth C. W. Wingfield Ruidoso Etta Ella Lee Lincoln Three Rivers Walter Robinson William R Walker L Tularosa Edwin E Los Alamos Melvin T Fayetteville Ark Charles W. Wingfield Germany Mary Virden Elsie DeSmit Oxnard Calif Susie McNiel Ruby Fans Alamogordo Dorothy Buie Cloudcroft Merle Wingfield Phoenix Doris Gray Globe Ronnie Johnnie Donnie Wingfield Melvin Wingfield Terre Buie Walter Eans Marlin Dan Virden Charles McNiel

Decision on Pipeline Favors Gulf in California Gas Plan

Federal Power Commission examiner Alvin A. Kurtz issued an initial decision allowing Gulf Pacific Pipeline Co to build a 314 million dollar natural gas pipeline from Texas to Southern California. The ruling rejects competing plans from Transwestern Pipeline and El Paso Natural Gas.

Washington Federal Power Commission Alvin A. Kurtz Gulf Pacific Pipeline Co Houston Texas California Kurtz Transwestern Pipeline Co el Paso Natural Gas Co el Paso Tex Transwestern Gulf Pacific Tennessee Gas Transmission Co Calfornia

U S Planes Step Up North Viet Nam Raid Power Loss Reported

U S warplanes returned to the skies to strike at Hanoi Haiphong and surrounding targets. 25 percent of Hanoi’s power was knocked out and Haiphong lost a third of its supply as 15 tons of bombs and 300 rockets hit the Vong Bi plant. Navy planes attacked Bac Long Island radar with a reported secondary explosion. Marines in Death Valley repelled Viet Cong fire as Operation Harvest Moon continued.

Thomas A. Reedy Saigon South Viet Nam U.S North Viet Nam Haiphong Vong Bi Hanoi Vinh U S Death Valley da Nang Air Force Bon Homme Richard Kitty Hawk South China Sea Bac

Yale Dance Friday at Elks Club by Freshman Class

Roswell Community College students host annual Christmas Dance on Friday from 8 to 12 p.m. at the Elks Club. The Four Profs provide music for the event. Sponsored by the freshman class.

Roswell Community College Elks Club

Red Water in Yugoslavia Well Sparks Confusion

In Raktovo Yugoslavia a 300 meter deep well yields red water colored by minerals, creating a wine colored appearance. Locals report the liquid tastes like water rather than wine, highlighting the optical confusion.

Raktovo Yugoslavia

Rare Malayan Praying Mantis Resembles Orchid Bloom

A Malayan praying mantis mimics an orchid with pink hues and delicate motion, appearing as a breeze blown flower to observers.

Realtors Group Urges Lovelace Scholarship Naming

Fred Brandes of Roswell, past president of the Realtors Assn of New Mexico, urged the association to name its scholarship fund for Dr. Randolph Lovelace II, a famed New Mexican who died in a Colorado plane crash, calling him a great American and citizen.

Fred Brandes Roswell The Realtors Assn New Mexico Randolph Lovelace II Colorado Realtors’ Group Brandes Dr. Lovelace

Wilson Appeals UN for Rhodesia Policy Support

Prime Minister Harold Wilson urged the United Nations General Assembly to back Britain's Rhodesia policy as African delegates walked out. He vowed to press on until Rhodesia’s white minority rule ends, ruled out force, and urged negotiated settlement. He planned talks with President Johnson on Vietnam and world issues.

United Nations, N.Y Harold Wilson General Assembly Britain Wilson Rhodesia Ian Smith Washington Lyndon B. Johnson Viet Nam Red China

More Saline Experiments Considered

In Albuquerque AP U S Rep Thomas G Morris criticized the Roswell Walker Air Force Base closure calling it a threat to national security. Frank C DiLuzio head of the Office of Saline Water said Roswell is among three sites for further brackish water conversion experiments.

Albuquerque U.S Thomas G. Morris D-N.m Walker Air Force Base Roswell Frank C. DiLuzio Office of Saline Water Morris Defense Robert S. Mcamarra DiLuzio

Official Records Amid Names From Various Cities

Official records list include Orvie Theodore Shrader of Pittsburgh and Peggy Theleen Peeling age 17 of Roswell. Also named are Lester Stephen Donaghe of Hope and Pattison Lyman of Hagerman, age 29 and 18 respectively.

Orvie Theodore Shrader Pittsburgh Peggy Thleen Peeling Roswell Lester Stephen Donaghe Hope Pattison Lyman Hagerman

RHS Choral Department Presents Christmas In Song

Roswell High School choral department under Mr. Joe Carroll stages Christmas In Song at 7:30 tonight in the RHS gym. Tickets are 50 cents at the door or from chorus members. Girls Chorus I Advanced Girls Chorus and Advanced Mixed Chorus perform selections from the holiday program including Little Drummer Boy and Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah with soloists Barbara Blaha June Parker Tommy Hart Carolyn Finch Ollie Long Carol Dawson Pamela Reames and Debbie Blakely.

Roswell High School Joe Carroll RHS Barbara Blaha June Parker Tommy Hart Carolyn Finch Ollie Long Carole Dawson Pamela Reames Debbie Blakely

Somerset Maugham Dies At 91 In Riviera Villa

British author W. Somerset Maugham died at his Cap Ferrat villa La Mauresque after being moved from the Nice hospital in a coma following a stroke. He wrote 30 plays 26 novels and 120 short stories. His enduring work includes Of Human Bondage and Miss Thompson. His last memoir Looking Backward appeared in 1962. He valued clarity and plot and wrote with a fountain pen though aging slowed him in later years.

Nice France W. Somerset Maugham Riviera Villa la Mauresque Maugham Cap Farrat Library of Congress America

Roswell City Council to Meet Dec 29 on March 1 Election

A special Roswell city council meeting is set for December 29 to adopt a resolution declaring the March 1 city election. City Attorney James Stapp says notices require action now, not at the January meeting. Election will choose mayor police judge and six council members.

Roswell James Stapp Gail Harris

No Roswell Accidents By Noon Report Debunked

The Record reports a police spokesman’s erroneous claim that no accidents occurred in Roswell by noon. At 9:05 a.m. second and sea, 9:05 a.m. drivers Annie M. Stephens from Artesia and Margaret H. Neal of 1903 S Heights were involved. no citations issued.

Roswell Annie M. Stephens Artesia Margaret H. Neal S. Heights

Cloudcroft Ski Conditions Improve With Fresh Snow

Ski Cloudcroft reports excellent conditions on lower slopes and fair to good on upper slopes after 12 inches of new snow. Depth ranges from six to sixteen inches, all slopes open and lifts running through the Christmas holidays.

Zoning Commission to Hear Sunset Shopping Center Requests

The city planning and zoning commission meets at 7 30 p m in city hall council chambers to consider one variance request one rezoning request and a re plat of Sunset Shopping Center.

City Planning and Zoning Commission Sunset Council Chambers City Hall

Hospital birth and admission notices across multiple facilities

The notice lists admissions and discharges at St. Marys ENM Medical Center Memorial Osteopathic and Walker Air Force Base. It records births on Dec 15 including a boy to Mr and Mrs Manuel Griego and two girls to Airmen Roger W McKee and Kenneth G McConnwell. Also lists patients admitted and discharged with names and addresses.

ST. Mary’s Herbert Wade Radcliff Cleo Maner S. Adams William Keeth Hagerman John Finley S. Cypress William Watkins Artesia John Blevins S. Washington James Caley W. Third Diane Swarner Hobbs Walter Hernandez Fred Casting Creatie McAlister Joe Wilbanks Wayne Nelson Sylvia Hernandez Danny Kincheloe J.E. McGary Eddy Borland ENM Medical Center Memorial Osteopathic Manuel Griego E. Albuquerque James Lamontine Gordon Corzine Walker Air Force Base Roger W. McKee Kenneth G. McConnwell CSG

Breakins On East Second Street Under Police Look

Three breakins on East Second Street were discovered early today and are under investigation. Losses at White's Skateland and Jerry's Coin Laundry were not yet determined. A Burrows Service Station vending machine was heavily damaged but the coin box not entered. A theft of two tool boxes valued at $200 from Charles Malewolski was reported, plus two other tool thefts from pickups and several cash and personal item thefts at local venues.

East Second Street White’s E. Second Jerry Burrows Charles Malewolski Culligan Soft Water Co Bobby Lattner Highland Road Golden Spur N. Main Jean Krouse Dexter Wylie SE Main

Social eating boosts intake in chickens study finds

Biologists report that chickens eat more when in company. A chicken that is already full will resume feeding if placed with another in the act, indicating social cues drive repeated eating.

Roswell Schools Dismiss for Christmas Vacation Friday

Local students in Roswell will finish classes Friday at 2 p.m. across elementary, junior high, and high schools for the Christmas holiday. Roswell Community College schedules a vacation starting Friday after classes with limited office hours and resuming January 3.

Roswell Community College Fourth and Richardson

Markets Rally As Steel Copper Rails Pace Gains

Steels, coppers and rails led a late trading surge in New York stocks with volume near 9.9 million shares. The Dow Jones and AP averages topped their November 4 closing highs as blue chips outpaced prior leaders. IBM and Polaroid posted solid gains while Sperry Rand moved on heavy volume.

New York Dow Jones Associated Press Jones & Laughlin U/S. Steel Goodyear Goodrich IBM Polaroid Douglas Comsat TRW Inc Sperry Rand Sperry Ford Motors Eastern Air Lines United Aircraft Boeing Homestake New York Central Southern Railway U.S. Treasury Ee York New Amerada Am Reich Reyn Tel Ariz P Safeway St Atchison Sears Rock Shell Chrysler Socony Sweet PS Sperry Rd du Pont Mus Wn Bancorp Mont Ward Westg el Nor N_ Gas

Harris Re elected President Of Roswell YMCA

Lawrence C Harris was elected president of the Roswell Family YMCA for a second one year term starting January 1 after the December board meeting. Rex Alcorn Rex Brown were named vice presidents Robert Singleton elected treasurer and Mrs Dan Cahoon secretary. Roy Crocker Rex Desmond George Hunker Jr and Charles Smith were commended for leadership as terms expire Will Green resigned to transfer early in 1966. The board focused on orientation and committee development and thanked Chaves County United Fund donors supporting youth services.

Lawrence C. Harris Roswell Family Ymca Ymca Board of Directors YMCA Rex Alcorn Rex Brown Robert Singleton Dan Cahoon Roy Crocker Rex Desmond George Hunker Jr Charles Smith Will Green Chaves County United Fund

Egg market Chicago slips as prices fall across grades

AP report from Chicago shows wholesale egg prices dropping 1 to 3 cents with 70 percent or better Grade A whites at 41 to 42 cents per dozen, mixed at 41 to 42, mediums around 39, standards 38, dirties unquoted, checks 32.

EGG Market Chicago

Chicago Live Cattle Prices and Volume Summary

Trading snapshots show February, April, June and August contracts with highs from 27.50 to 28.57 and lows from 26.90 to 28.35. Closing figures range 26.90 to 27.45, with varying volume readings across months.

Chicago E.F. Hutton & Co Close

Dow Jones Advances Mixed Across Sectors

The Dow Jones averages show gains in 30 Industrials and Railroads with notable upticks. Utilities and other segments slip slightly as overall market activity shifts, with broader indices reflecting modest changes.

DOW Jones E.F. Hutton & Co

Fire incidents and damages in local neighborhoods

Fire reports detail three incidents: at 500 block East Second a car fire caused by a faulty air conditioner seal damaging the air vent and hood, owned by Mrs. Roy Florez. at 106 S. Ash a blaze in a clothes closet of a house owned by Alice Archuleta and occupied by Orlando Archuleta causing smoke damage across several rooms. and at 1508 S. Cahoon firemen stood by while trash was burned on the ground.

Block East Roy Florez E. Deming S. Ash Alice Archuleta Orlando Archuleta S. Cahoon

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