14 Feb 1956
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1956
Page
1
John Q Public faces a 16 day deadline to list all property for assessment in Cha ves County. If unlisted property is found the assessor records owner details and adds a 5 percent penalty to taxes. The head of family may lose a $200 property exemption if not claimed under oath before the board's deadline.
Vice President Nixon praised a magnificent record for the first three years of the Eisenhower era at the National Republican Club Lincoln Day Dinner in New York. He touted prosperity without war and full employment, cited progress against racial discrimination, and rejected Truman loyalty claims while defending the party's stance on communism.
The Roswell Daily Record runs a ten part series by Frank OBrien onIncome tax filing. The first installment appears on page 11 and aims to help readers decide if they owe or are owed a refund. It explains simplified reporting and new IRS forms for 1955.
Pvt James J Welsh Jr, fresh from basic at Ft Knox, resumes Baltimore city council duties Monday. He will be assigned to the JAG office at Ft Meade and depart at 4 30 p m each Monday for the 5 p m sessions. He was appointed to the council a year earlier to fill a vacancy and elected to a full term last May 3 before being drafted.
A brief greeting notes welcoming Shirley Bailey along with A K and Mrs James P Burrow. The line presents social introduction style wording without further context.
A federal grand jury begins an inquiry into a $2,500 donation rejected by Senator Francis Case during a natural gas bill debate. John M. Neff of Nebraska and Elmer Patman of Texas testified after previously appearing before a Senate committee. They are lawyers for Superior Oil Co.. its president Howard B. Keck allegedly funded the donation delivered to Case in Sioux Falls.
After revealing a 36000 mortgage to cover bills the Eastern New Mexico State Fair board president Rowland Tessier urged Roswell merchants to commit fully. He warned the fair, a five day $100000 business, requires broad participation and parade entries. Four directors were elected and a board meeting was set to plan the coming year.
Europe's record cold wave cuts across nations with 423 dead from cold and related hazards. U S Navy aircraft deliver aid to Italy while a 25 car relief train ferries food and clothing to Sicily. Ice halts Baltic sea traffic and threatens Danish islands.
Mrs Martin M Boswell has accepted Heart Sunday Chairman duties for Boswell area with other chairs listed from Dexter Hagerman Lake Arthur and Cottonwood. A civic minded golf champion and active community worker she has held PTA Cub Scout and church roles and serves on Cancer Association board.
M I Taylor will direct the 1956 oil information and service program in Roswell, announced by O W Lawrence area chairman for Chaves and Eddy counties. The meeting at the Nickson Hotel awarded Harry Childers for distinguished participation in OTIC public relations.
In Long Beach California a 75 year old dentist reports a woman entered seeking teeth pulled. He refused and directed her to a colleague. She grabbed him and said she needed affection. He then found $160 missing from his wallet after she left. He described her as about 40 with six upper and eight lower teeth.
Speculation places Ed Mechem as a potential GOP candidate for New Mexico governor amid a rumored Republican slate. Former State Chairman Phillip Hubbell and others named for lieutenant governor and Congress. Mechem denies current plans but leaves door open, saying he would not rule out a future run.
In Moscow at the 20th Congress Khrushchev proposed five foreign policy principles aimed at improving ties with the United States Britain and France. He urged peaceful coexistence or war and called for strengthened relations with the Soviet satellites India Burma Afghanistan and non aligned states while maintaining defense readiness.
Rev Gerald Fisher reports his suitcase stolen from a stage wagon in Springfield Ohio. The case contained large wooden discs used by Ubangi women to stretch their lips for a glamorous display. Fisher travels the state giving religious lectures and plans to use the exhibit in talks.
President Eisenhower receives a more or less final medical report on his heart today. He will weigh four doctors opinions before deciding whether to seek a second term. Midafternoon delivery precedes a public news conference led by Dr. Paul Dudley White. He will consider how he feels alongside the medical advice.
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