Wool Growers Honor Two Roswell Men
New Mexico Wool Growers Assn ends 54th convention in Albuquerque reelecting Floyd Lee as president. Members urge military land controls and a trade for Fort Stanton land to A&M College, with focus on public domain use and Indian stockman rights under the Taylor Grazing Act.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Fort Stanton
New Mexico A&m College
New Mexico Wool Growers Assn
Floyd Lee
San Mateo
Mex
Ico
U. S
New Mexico A&m
Two Die as Reno Gas Explosions Hit Sierra Street
Two people died and 41 were injured as a chain of gas explosions and a fire leveled five buildings along Sierra Street in mid Reno. Damage tops two million dollars with five missing. responders evacuated nearby shops and the Elks Club as delays hindered search efforts.
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Reno
Sierra Street
mid-Reno
Karl Evans
Sierra Pacific Power Co
Fire Department
Oroville
Gray Reid
Elks Club
John DuPrat
Frank Spina
Ed Caffrey
Eisenhower Warns on Inflation Controls If Talks Fail
President Eisenhower declared the government may impose inflation controls if business and labor do not voluntary curb rising prices. He did not specify the type of controls and noted U.N. demands on Israel to withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba area. He reaffirmed U.S. support for the U.N. and called for continued voluntary restraint.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Israel
United Nations
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
U.N
Egypt
City Council Marathon Breaks Record Five Hours Thirty Minutes
Ruth Stewart, secretary to City Manager C. M. Woodbury, faced a lengthy five hour 31 minute meeting, the longest in four years, forcing mimeographed pages to run out. She also filled in for ill City Clerk Treasurer Louis Link during the marathon session covering dog law ambulances bids asphalt plumbing code amendments and drinking fountains. The meeting began 7:34 p.m. Tuesday and ended 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, surpassing the previous long session on December 11.
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Ruth Stewart
C. M. Woodbury
Louis Link
Road Department Advertises Two Major Projects
The New Mexico Highway Department listed two major projects exceeding one million dollars each. Key works include four lane additions on U S 66 in Bernalillo and Guadalupe counties, west of Santa Rosa, linking with existing four lane sections. Additional segments on U S 66 near Valencia Bernalillo line, U S 70 in Portales, and State Road 53 toward San Mateo and Ambrosia Lake are planned.
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Santa Few
Highway Department
Bernalillo County
Guadalupe County
Santa Rosa
Albuquerque
Santa Rosa West
Valencia-Bernalillo County
Roosevelt County
City of Portales
Valencia
McKinley Counties
San Mateo
Ambrosia Lake
Artesia Man Defiant Over Speed Zone Radar Findings
An Artesia man, cited for speeding, dismisses school zones in Artesia while police report a radar zone on Southeast Main. Of 184 vehicles, eight exceeded the limit, with six of those from Artesia or Carlsbad cars, as Police Chief Tommy Thompson told the city council.
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Artesia
Main
Carlsbad
Tommy Thompson
Mechem speed limit bill passes first test in House
Gov. Edwin L. Mechem's proposal for a 70 mph top speed with slower zones cleared the House Transportation Committee. Critics had attacked the Highway Commission for not adopting 70 mph, while the bill would set 70 as the open highway maximum. The Senate focused on welfare moves as the House advanced other bills.
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Santa FE
Edwin L. Mechem
New Mexico
House Transportation Committe
The
Highway Commission
Mechem
Fred Thompson
Senate
House
J. G. Moore
Lincoln
YMCA Directors Meet Tonight in Roswell Undercroft
Roswell YMCA Board of Directors and incorporators convene at 7 30 p m in the First Methodist Church undercroft to vote on urgent matters. Walter Haut, president, urges full attendance as a regional representative from Los Angeles will visit next week. Refreshments will be served.
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Roswell
Two More Victims Added to New Mexico Traffic Toll
Two more people die from traffic crashes in New Mexico in 1957. Joe Garcia 65 of Albuquerque died after being struck by a car on U S Route 66 two miles west of Albuquerque. M Sgt James Fernandez 47 of Romeroville died from injuries after a crash on U S Routes 84 and 85 near Las Vegas attributed to excessive speed.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Joe Garcia
Albuquerque
James Fernandez
Romerobille
Garcia
Fernandez
U. S. 66
U. S. 84
Las Vegas
Andy Argeanas
Claim Filed Against City of Roswell and insurer
Pedro Losalla files a compensation claim in district clerk's department alleging a back injury on January 2 while unloading a trash barrel into a truck. He lists his average weekly wage as 50 dollars and names the City of Roswell and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America 206 West Third Street as defendants.
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City of
Roswell
Indemnity Insurance Company of North America
W. Third St
District Clerk’s Department
Pedro Losalla
Couple's license bid sent to planning panel
A couple seeking a health building business license appeared before the city council last night and had their application referred to the planning and zoning commission. The home occupation provision was questioned as to whether 909 North Orchard Avenue falls within its scope.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
N. Orchard Ave
Roswell Passes Yet Another Amendment to Dog Ordinance
Roswell City Council adopted Ordinance 725 adding an amendment to Ordinance 720 regarding dog control. Attorney Tom Forbis objected, calling 720 confiscatory and unconstitutional, but objections were cited as resolved by 725 before the meeting.
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Roswell
Tony Redman
Tom Forbis
Forbis
Redmon
Max: Littell
Littell
Sears Grand Opening Roswell 1000 S Main St
The Roswell Daily Record announces an 18 page Sears special section for tomorrow’s 10 am grand opening at the new Sears Roebuck building on 1000 South Main Street. It previews background and future plans as part of Roswell’s mercantile expansion.
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Roswell
City Council OKs Featherstone Hangar Withdrawal
The city council approved Lt. Richard A. Featherstone's withdrawal from a prior hangar agreement at the municipal airport. He agreed to cover bid advertising costs. The motion by Max Shepherd, second by Roy V. Tyner, passed 9-0.
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Richard A. Featherstone
Max Shepherd
Roy V. Tyner
City to Seek Insurance Opinion on Airport Liability
City council will request an insurance agents committee opinion chaired by Bert Shephard regarding municipal airport insurance. The panel will review the truck plane collision incident and the city’s need for more than $10,000 in liability coverage as discussed at last night’s meeting.
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Bert Shephard
Welcome Lt. and Mrs. Jerry Hayden and H. E. Morgan
A brief greeting column welcomes Lt. and Mrs. Jerry Hayden and Lt. and Mrs. H. E. Morgan to the community. Their arrival is noted in a concise society item without further details.
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Jerry Hayden
H. E. Morgan
Roswell School Board Winners Elected in Landslide Vote
Roswell residents reelect Grady Southworth and elect Jim Marks to the Roswell School Board. The election drew a record turnout with 1339 ballots cast, filling the two top spots on the nine-seat slate.
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Jim Marks
Grady Southworth
Roswell
Fred Ellers
Longtime Roswell Resident Frank Talmage Jr Dies at 76
Frank Talmage Jr 76 longtime Roswell resident and former owner of Talmage Mortuary died today at 4 am Funeral services set for 3 pm tomorrow at Mason Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev Elbert Hanes and Rev Le Roy Thompson He was born Feb 16 1880 in Milford Ind and married Josephine Mills in Greenfield He left a funeral business in Caldwell Kan in 1901 and moved to Roswell Survivors include five children two daughters in law and several grandchildren A voting recap lists Cecil Anderson Bill Deane and Robert Beck among candidates with vote totals by precincts and write in notes
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Frank Talmage Jr
Roswell
Talmage Mortuary
Christian Church
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Mason Funeral Home
Elbert Hanes
LeRoy Thompson
Frank Talmage
Margaret Louise Talmage
Milford
Ind
Philadelphia
Caldwell
Kans
Captain Lea
Otto Hedgecoxe
Greenfield
Josephine Mills
Talmage
Cecil Anderson
Bill Deane
Robert H. Beck
Lloyd Pierce
Chas. D. Harris
Herbert H. Mardis
Bayard E. Weibert
Stiles McMillan
E. C. Barry
Albert Romero
Missouri Avenue School
Washington Avenue School
Sewer Line Laid On North Main Street At City Meeting
The city council heard that a sewer line has been laid on North Main behind the Frontier Motel at 3010 N Main St and the Esslinger property. New water lines were installed on Deming and North Kentucky replacing an old 4 inch line with a 6 inch line and replacing valves that had been sealed for many years.
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North Main
Frontier Motel
N. Main St
Esslinger
Deming
North Kentucky
Damages Sought Over Twenty Four Thousand in Auto Crash Case
A case filed in the district clerk's office lists Jack Lorne Farris and Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. plus Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. against John Smith and Cliff Dunham over a March 8 1955 collision 5.3 miles south of Roswell. Farris seeks 12000 for permanent partial disability 5000 for pain 2650 for lost earnings and 300 for medical expenses. Firestone requests 1210 for vehicle damage and Liberty Mutual 3694.22 for disability and medical bills.
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Department
Jean Willis
Jack Lorne Farris
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
John Smith
Cliff Dunham
Farris
Dunham
Smith
Roswell
U. S. Highway 285
Firestone
Majority of Incumbents Win In State School Elections
Voters across 31 New Mexico communities selected school boards with incumbents prevailing in most races. Farmington, Belen and Las Cruces reported record or near record turnout, Albuquerque had its second largest in history. In Santa Fe, Dr. Gayle Renfro lost to William Baca and Leroy Ramirez while Farmington’s Dwight Rouse won a high vote total. In Carlsbad, Ray Solady won re election but George T. Harley lost. In Clovis one incumbent was defeated in a four way race.
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Albuquerque
State Fair Grounds
Ralls Jones
Tatum
J. L. Merritt
Yeso
William E. Hubbell
Datil
C. F. McWilliams
Carlsbad
Peter Mocho
Roswell
Jack Huning
Los Lunas
Bob White
F. S. Atchley
Mount Dora
Gordon Bond
T. D. Burns III
Tierra Amarilla
W. E. Corn
Charles D. Fuller
Picacho
Lowry Hagerman
Santa Fe
Ralls Jones Tatum
A. S. MacArthur
Wagon Mound
W. E. Overton
Eugene Perez Jr
Vaughn
Joel Skeen
Associated Press
New Mexico
Farmington
Belen
Las Cruces
Raton
Robert M. Elder
Richard W. Thorne
John E. Postlethwaite
J. Leon Thompson
Gayle Renfro
William Baca
Leroy Ramirez
Renfro
Ramirez
Baca
Farmington Board
Dwight Rouse
Charles E. Powell
Reed L. Frost
Ray Solady
George T. Harley
Douglas Bourne
Clovis
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Thompson
Tommy
Tyner
Valley Chevrolet
Desmond
Max Lee
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YMCA
Record
SEARS
Marks
Southworth
Dayton
Mills
Margaret French
Lubbock
James A. Welch
Homer Wedig
Odessa
A. M. Walls
Salisbury
R. Perry Bean
William J. Bragg
Joel Green
E. G. Minton
Jack Moore
Luther Tankersley
Anderson
Deane
Beck
Pierce
Harris
Weibert
Mardis
McMillan
Barry
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