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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1973
Page
2
The Villa Solano state school near Hagerman reports about 80 teenage boys need gifts this Christmas. With only 15 presents on hand, staff welcome grooming supplies apparel and small items. Roswell area residents can help by calling 347-5431 to arrange pickup before Christmas.
Diana Najar a Roswell freshman and Kalthy McFarland a Artesia sophomore were finalists in the P M Bailey Oratory Contest at Eastern New Mexico. Robbie Pena of Muleshoe won. Miss Rodeo El Paso selections Feb 2 with Donna Howsley hosting the Southwestern International Livestock Show and Rodeo Feb 2 10 at the county coliseum. Gals in Eddy Lea and other NM counties eligible. age rules apply. Rosemary Newlin of Roswell joined the Black and Bridle Club at NMSU. she is a freshman animal science major and Goddard High graduate.
A westbound I-20 crash four miles west of Tye, Abilene area, killed Herman A. Ritch, 47, of Clovis New Mexico. Two others, Joe B. Sellers, 45, of Garden City Texas and his wife Bobbie, 44, were injured. Sellers in critical condition and Mrs. Sellers in satisfactory condition.
A man caused grass blaze west of Ruidoso on the Mescalero Apache Reservation covered about five acres south of the Mescalero Cieneguilla resort complex. It was contained about 2.5 hours after a B17 slurry drop and fire line circling the area. Mopup was to finish the work the next day.
In Borger Texas a derailment and leak on Phillips Petroleum propane cars sparked two rolling fireballs injuring at least 10 people including five firemen. The blasts around 5 30 p m set fires and damaged homes as five cars were derailed and windows shattered. Firemen Capt R L Harris and W S Cutrell were hospitalized with severe burns.
Gifts totaling two tons of toys clothing and Christmas goodies will be delivered today to Ft. Stanton Hospital and Training School Los Lunas Hospital and Training School and Villa Solano State Training School. Noble Grand Harvey Gadbury of the Roswell Oddfellows leads the effort with Rebekahs Junior Oddfellows and The Rhos assisting.
Britons rushed to spend as labor unrest and fuel shortages threaten a grim Christmas. Department store executives say shoppers seek expensive items and fear a devaluing pound, while stores cut hours and the energy program tightens next year.
Bernalillo County officials weigh a four day work week for most employees with Monday to Thursday schedules. Offices would open earlier and stay open until 9 p.m. one night. Road Superintendent Joe Chavez cites potential annual savings of about 4000 dollars in personnel costs and notes improved employee enthusiasm after three days off. An ordinance to cut county road speed limits from 60 to 50 mph is also planned.
Funeral services will be held at Ballard Chapel for 89 year old Orpha May Fairbank of 1414 S. Union with burial in South Park Cemetery. She died Friday night in Eastern New Mexico Medical Center after a long illness. She was born August 20 1884 in Titusville Pennsylvania and lived in Roswell 61 years. She was married in Lima Ohio in 1903 to Harry J. Fairbank who died in 19 14. She was active in Red Cross work in two world wars and gardening and belonged to Woodmen of the World. Surviving are a son and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Re registration of motor vehicles for 1974 will include a new classification of recreational vehicles. Segundo Rigal, manager of the Roswell field office of the New Mexico Dept. of Motor Vehicles, said the 1972 mandate requires uniquely identifying vehicles defined as recreational. Vehicles presently classified as travel trailers, camping trailers, motorized homes, trucks with truck campers including slide in campers, chassis mount campers and pickup campers will fall under the recreational vehicle category.
A Roswell man is hospitalized after a Saturday evening crash at Seventeenth Street and Kansas Avenue. Thornton Weston 21 was riding a northbound motorcycle when a car driven by Clifford Graham 16 failed to yield and collided. Weston is in fair condition. Graham was cited for failure to yield.
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