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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1956
Page
3
Fred Ellers Jr Pete McCarter and others present ideas to reduce surplus cotton by shifting production toward higher quality and by government backed sales abroad. Proposals include limiting farm loans to smallholders and planting surplus land in grass or trees to cut acreage.
Three men were arrested after a five hour early morning bank robbery in Marion Ohio. They seized Ralph C Hurr his wife Alma and mother in law Carolyn Sulser as hostages while attempts to access the National City Bank of Marion failed. Police had staked out the area and arrested Ciola Packer and Kimberling after closing in at the Hurr home.
Sen Byrd accuses the Eisenhower administration of piling up hundreds of unspent and new appropriations, signaling a reversal from prior criticism of unexpended balances. He cites budget projections for 1954 to 1956, noting proposed increases and doubts on tax cuts, while Humphrey hints at possible relief if surpluses grow.
Former Gov A T Hannett urged the New Mexico Supreme Court to allow a referendum on the 1955 Truck Weight Size Act. He argued the law affects road safety and the public should voice opinions on truck sizes while officials defending the act cited police power and exemptions from referendum. The court took the case under advisement.
S R Mike Whitman 51 former Pecos Valley pioneer died yesterday in St Charles Missouri. A longtime area builder and member of a pioneer Pecos Valley family he moved with his parents from Mason City Iowa in 1905. In 1940 he relocated to St Charles with his family to run a cabinet making business. He is survived by his widow a daughter Mrs Stanley Santheson Roswell and two sons Robert in the U S Navy at Norfolk Virginia and Harry.
Gov. Orville L. Freeman of Minnesota told the Senate Agriculture Committee that 90 per cent fixed price supports should apply to all basic products, not just a few. He backed production payments and warned that supports alone won’t ensure farmers’ income, while committee members signaled slow progress toward a compromise bill.
Dr Irvine H Page president of the American Heart Assn says half of US deaths come from heart disease. He urges moderation in salt fats tobacco and alcohol and stresses stress management as a warning signal. Funeral services for Mr Whitman set for Thursday at St Charles after death of local Mason leader.
Worry of false teeth slipping or irritating. Do not be embarrassed by loose plates. Sprinkle FASTEETH on plates to hold them more firmly. Pleasant powder with no gummy taste. Alkaline formula. Available at drug counters.
The spotted alfalfa aphid has cost New Mexico farmers over 6 million dollars since 1953. Extension entomologist John Durkin notes the pest thrives in warm spells, is hard to detect, and requires timely insecticide use with BHC or methyl parathion. Livestock grazing restrictions apply post treatment.
A souvenir plate marked License No. 1 was stolen from Governor William C. Marland’s black car during an industrial development meeting in Wheeling. State Police Lt. Roy G. Coen said it was his first such theft in years serving five governors. The incident drew attention to the governor’s security and symbolically affected his image.
The text describes visiting a broker in a member firm to gain financial guidance and earn commissions. It promotes a free booklet titled Investment Facts About Common Stocks and Cash Dividends and explains the Monthly Investment Plan allowing $40 quarterly investments. It supplies a mail address and directs checking the Classified Telephone Directory for stock brokers under New York Stock Exchange listings.
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