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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1956
Page
4
The piece urges bipartisanship on the farm issue as President Eisenhower prepares a farm program for Congress. It warns that turning agriculture into a political battle could wreck the economy and chill prosperity. A mixed approach from all plans may lift farming from its rut.
The State Board of Education plans to send a survey team to Chaves County to assess potential Berrendo School locations. Competing factions have heatedly debated sites and will pause construction until the team reports. Officials hope for an impartial decision honoring applicable state laws and local factors.
Albuquerque inventor Harry Tellyer sells his pipe plant network to the Concrete Conduit Co of California. The Tellyer division will expand under new ownership of American Marietta Co with plans for a Las Cruces plant and NM Oklahoma operations.
Drew Pearson recounts telecasting from an iron lung at Providence Hospital to promote March of Dimes funding. He notes Basil O'Connor borrowed 9 million to finance Salk vaccine and outlines costs of iron lungs and supportive care, urging ongoing support as adult polio and care expenses rise.
Gene Fisher notes West of the Pecos column is brief about driver permits tests and tags. He laments bureaucratic muddle linking police court state police and auto license bureau and jokes about city hall box numbers and former officials entombed in city hall.
In Canyon Texas bandits abducted an assistant bank cashier and his wife, overpowered the sheriff, and robbed the bank of $15000. The Roswell brief notes political shifts and local visits, including Perry Bean’s constable bid and residents returning from Los Angeles.
John Fell Stevenson son of Democratic presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson left Passavant Hospital after two weeks of treatment for injuries from a December car crash near Goshen Indiana in which two schoolmates were killed. At nineteen he walked with a cane and wore a cast removing the kneecap. He plans to resume studies at Harvard University Sunday.
FBI officers arrested Lt. Neil Newton Jr. of Dallas for embezzling $2000 in government funds.
A mixed list of across and down crossword clues covering categories from crustacean to close. Includes entries for animal, objects, actions, places, and common abbreviations, designed to fill a puzzle grid.
A Greensboro Ga Herald Journal item quips that a life spent marking time needs a steady job as a train dispatcher. It also satirizes mild religion and the confusion of evening and night affecting a gown.
Albert Stubbs reports first graders at Valley View School enjoyed a holiday transition with an afternoon Christ mas toy show and tell in one room. Meanwhile locals groan over income tax forms and a Verdun assignment takes Captain Eugene H Mills from Yuma to France.
Mrs J Caraway reports Sweetbriar Shops, Inc., celebrates its 25th anniversary in 1956. Founded in 1931 by Mr and Mrs A C Barrow with three stores in North Platte Nebraska Lamar Colorado and Goodland Kansas, the chain now operates 42 shops in 11 Rocky Mountain and Plains states. Lynn Croissant notes light snow on Old Baldy at Ruidoso Thursday and a mountain white by now possible.
About 250 people attended an open house at Roswell Floral Co on 505 N Atkinson Ave last Sunday to celebrate the firm’s 50th anniversary. A belated Letter to Santa arriving January 5 was unreadable and had no return name or address.
J. A. Roming, W. L. Auxer and H. W. Parker of Roswell represent Phillips Petroleum in Roswell at the Phillips 66 national sales conference in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The event spans three three day periods from January 5 to January 14.
Private Richard R. Armstrong 28 son of Mr and Mrs G B Armstrong Jr of 212 N Washington Ave recently graduated with honors from the Engineering School Fort Belvoir Va after completing a 10 week topographic surveying course Armstrong entered the Army in July 1955 and finished basic training at Ford Ord Calif A separate incident reports an airman fined $15 in city police court for throwing a firecracker under a theater seat of his commanding officer during a New Year’s Eve show at the base and another case a racing airman fined $45 for speeding after being blocked by a major in a souped up car on U S 70 380
A survey of 50 000 British pupils aged 5 to 15 shows 954 accidents in two years with boys more affected. Most injuries occur outdoors on playgrounds and indoors in classrooms, corridors, and stairs. Hospitals and physicians are mobilized via school nurses and parent contact when serious, with safety procedures emphasized at term start.
Mrs J asks if endometriosis ties to the change of life. The answer: no, except that symptoms are less likely after the climacteric. A stamped self addressed envelope is requested to obtain a leaflet on endometriosis.
L. J. notes that post meal breathlessness may stem from gas nervousness or overeating rather than heart trouble, listing a few possibilities for consideration.
Mrs. A H asks if a four year old sleeping 12 hours in a 24 hour day is enough. The advice responds that twelve hours is generally adequate for preschoolers, with daytime naps optional based on the child’s needs and routine.
A stubbed toe usually requires little care. Soak the foot in warm water and wear supportive shoes. An X ray may be needed to check for a possible fracture.
A reader at 61 asks how to thin thickened blood and notes fatigue. The reply suggests that fatigue may not stem from thickened blood or arteries and calls for a thorough examination to identify the underlying cause.
Roswell Daily Record lists advertising rates for Chaves County and other New Mexico counties with carrier and mail options. Published weekdays with Sunday morning editions, at 424 North Main Street Roswell. Established 1903, AP member newspaper with rights to local and AP dispatches.
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