Duke City Christmas tree vendor keeps selling at 99
Tony Garcia of Albuquerque recalls starting in 1937 after army discharge and built a Fourth Street lot in the 1960s to sell Mora pines. He and his family move 150 to 200 trees yearly with prices up from 75 cents in 1937 to about 55 dollars now. His grandson helps load, while Garcia supervises through an east-facing window.
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Garcia
Fourth Street
Fourth St
Richard Sanchez
Tony Garcia
Rick Sanchez
Obituary notices for Elena Vasquez and Eleanor Dunham
Elena Vasquez born April 16 1938 in Santa Barbara Chihuahua Mexico died after a life of family devotion and work at Stardust Restaurant and Azteca Janitorial. Survivors include children and many grandchildren. Eleanor Jane Dunham 88 Roswell died December 16 2011 with graveside services planned December 19 at South Park Cemetery officiated by Rev. Maples. Arrangements by Ballard Funeral Home and LaGrone Funeral Chapel.
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Elena Vasquez Elena
Santa Barbara
Chihuahua
Mexico
Juan
Luz Chico
Jose Chico
Jesus Chico
Guadalupe Chico
Jose Vasquez
Roswell
Joe Torres
Susan
Tammy
Anthony
Nick
Krystal
Victor Torres
Yolanda
Joshua
Victor
Melissa
Lalo Torres
Debra
Matt
Laticia
Kirk Mundy
Candie
Raymond
Adriana
Jaime Torres
Rosa
Jaime
Ivan
Monique
Hugo
Allen
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Joe
Cecilia
Joseph
Oscar
Irma Nevarez
Rutilo
Maria
Ellie Mundy
Nicole
Linda Mundy
Elena
Maria Salazar
Marcos Salazar
Luz Salamanca
Elizabeth Zavala
Juan Chico
Elisa
Raymundo
Carolina Chico
el Paso
Texas
Gillermina Chico
Stardust Restaurant
Azteca Janitorial
Nuestro Senor
Nuestro Corazones
Ballard Funeral Home
Ballardfuneralhome.com
Eleanor Jane Dunham
South Park Cemetery
Eleanor Jane “Lannie” Dunham
Bob Maples
Lagronefuneralchapels.com
LaGrone Funeral Chapel
Marriage Licenses and Accidents Reported in Roswell
Public records list marriages for Steven Perez and Mandy R Trujillo. Keith W Bell and Anna M Green. Brian T Porte and Margarita Sarah Picchiarni. Emilio Sierra and Martha A Carmona, all Roswell or nearby areas. Accidents include multiple incidents Dec 18 to 4:12 p.m. at parking lots and streets with drivers from Roswell and surrounding towns.
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Mandy R. Trujillo
Roswell
Keith W. Bell
Anna M. Green
Brian T. Porte
Hagerman
Margarita Sarah Picchiarni
Dexter
Emilio Sierra
Martha A. Carmona
Duc
Washington and Deming
Bertha Duran
Christopher Hitchens dies at 62 after cancer battle
Prominent author and polemicist Christopher Hitchens died at 62 after a long cancer illness. The death was announced by Conde Nast and occurred at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston due to pneumonia linked to esophageal cancer. He was a vocal critic and writer for Vanity Fair Slate and The Nation and authored God Is Not Great.
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Christopher Hitchens
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Conde Nast
Vanity Fair Magazine
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
Vanity
Fair
Slate
Osama bin Laden
England
America
George W. Bush
Henry Kissinger
Mother Teresa
Salman Rushdie
Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
George Orwell
Thomas Paine
Gore Vidal
Congress Delays Light Bulb Energy Standards in Split Vote
Congress approves delaying enforcement of 100-watt bulb standards until October. Rep. Fred Upton and Sen. Jeff Bingaman frame the move as limiting government interference, while opponents warn it creates market confusion and slows energy savings.
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Senate
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House Energy and Commerce Committee
Upton
Jeff Bingaman
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Bingaman
D-N.m
George W. Bush
Joseph Higbee
National Electric Manufacturers Association
U.S
Energy Department
Joe Barton
Texas
Presswood
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Myong Montgomery
Albertsons
S. Main St
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Main
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Melanie Estrada
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Kim Jong Il
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Prince Charles
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