Desk Derrick Club Hears Local Oil Specialist
Roswell Desk and Derrick Club held a dinner meeting at the Nickson Hotel with Dr. John De Benedetti, a geologist formerly from Argentina and now with Union Oil in Roswell, speaking on comparisons between the United States and Argentina and the impact of nationalization on oil. A Houston convention was planned for September, with a July 12 field trip and New Mexico Oil Exhibit organized.
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Roswell
Derrick Club
Nickson Hotel
Edna MacBear
John de Benedetti
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Union Oil Company
de Benedetti
United States
National Desk
Houston
New Mexico
Ruth Horton
Fern Shepherd
Glenna Wright
Dorothy Shores
Marie Louise Cauhape
Anne Worthington
Virginia Henry
Jeanete Abercrombie
June Buzenius
Lottie Jernigan
Marjorie Stadier
Rosemary Stephenson
Helen Waite
Edna MaeBear
Pearl Scott
Julie Morrison
Muriel Weaver
Bea Grimland
Margaret Flinn
Thea Otterson
Sim B. Christy
Drivers Cautioned To Be Careful On Holiday Exodus
State, county and city officers urged caution as Chaves County faces nine traffic deaths this year, near last year’s 11. major establishments close for July 4, with many taking the long weekend as a mass exodus begins tonight. Weather forecasts predict rain showers near Roswell with cooler temperatures.
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Chaves County
Court House
Chaves
U.S. Weather Bureau
Roswell
Seek to Provide Indians with Water
Senate House Conferees approved 154000 to improve domestic water supplies for several New Mexico Indian pueblos. Senator Chavez disclosed the Interior Department addition after committee work, with action pending Senate and House approval. The panel also allotted 10200000 for the Navajo Hopi rehabilitation program amid criticism.
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Washington
New Mexico
Recent Bride Feted with Party
Mrs. Jess Lott and her sister Mrs. Earl Blair hosted a garden party at 1812 North Penn in honor of Mrs. Billy Ray Roberson a recent bride. A miscellaneous shower followed the opening of gifts with refreshments served to a long list of guests.
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Jess Lott
Earl Blair
Lott
North Penn
Billy Ray Roberson
Roberson
Gorda Anthony
Billy
Harold Elam
Sandra
Joe Tydiaska
Lucille Tydiaska
Cathy Burris
Wayne Roberson
Donna Wayne
Ben’ Fatheree
Shirley Roberson
Joe Mooring
Sybil Gadberry
Curtis Jackson
Mabel Campbell
Glenda B. Pickering
Mrs Price Hosts County Council Meeting at Home
The Chaves County Council held a regular meeting at Mrs J T Price’s East Second home with co hostess Mrs T E Sumrow. Irene Scranton presented a 4 H baking demonstration and plans were discussed for the 4 H contest set for July 10 and 11 at Kilowatt Kitchen. Attending were Irene Scranton and Mesdames Harry Blake Charles X Vertrees W H Foster Sam Bradley M D Menored R T Watts Billy Sue Abercrombie E E Ernst H D Blake H H Mills H C Garrison R J DeWitt T H Fee Louis Nelson May McDonald Robert W Simmons E B Robertson K Crawford Mary B Nelson Tom Hammer Curtis Allman.
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Chaves
Knights of Pythias Dance At Pythian Hall Saturday
The Knights of Pythias invite all members and friends to a dance at Pythian Hall Saturday night at nine o clock. The event promises entertainment and a social gathering for the organization and its supporters.
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Knights of Pythias
Pythian Hall
Tea After Meeting Honors CWF President at First Christian
Members of the Christian Women’s Fellowship invite all First Christian Church women to a general meeting followed by tea on Monday afternoon July 7. The event honors Mrs. Lee Corn, state CWF president, with attendees invited to attend both the meeting and the reception.
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Christian Women’s Fellowship
Lee Corn
CWF
First Christian Church
Blair family returns from California trip with Modesto stay
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blair and daughter Glenda B. Pickering have returned from a trip to California. Miss Madeline Hamm stayed in Modesto for a longer visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pickle.
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Earl Blair
Glenda B. Pickering
Points
California
Madeline Hamm
Modesto
Calif
Jim Pickle
Quay County Grain Elevator Owners File $50,000 Suit
ALBUQUERQUE Pat Mitchell and M P Wilson owners of a Quay County grain elevator filed a 50 000 suit in U S District Court alleging a conspiracy with 18 others to defraud by securing loans for 750 000 pounds of grain when only 350 000 pounds existed A Texas resident W W Quattlebaum managed the Lesbian gin and elevator near Tucumcari and a receiver was appointed for the Lesbia Gun and Elevator with Mitchell and Wilson buying their property at a receiver's sale after partial loan payments and claims against them.
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Albuquerque
Pat Mitchell
M. P. Wilson
Quay County
U.S
Mitchell
Wilson
Commodity Credit Corporation
W. W. Quattlebaum
Texas
Tucumcari
Mitchell and Wilson
Lee R. Green
Blair Bowe
Frank Flint
W. C. Hutchinson
Wilbur F. Foote
H. C. McCauley
W. C. Benefiel
Jack Duke
A. J. Huskey
M. L. Hayworth
W. E. Sheets
J. W. Goodman
Devotion Urged in Educating the Blind
Dr. Neal Quimby of Alamogordo New Mexico urged old fashioned devotion to teaching the blind. Quimby president of the American Association of Instructors for the Blind and superintendent of the New Mexico School for the Blind spoke at a general session in Louisville Kentucky before Workers for the Blind and the American Association of Instructors for the Blind.
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Louisville
Neal Quimby
Alamogordo
N. M
Quimby
American Association of Instructors For the Blind
New Mexico
21 Towns in State Will Be Sued Over Retirement Plan
SANTA FE Twenty one New Mexico communities counties and agencies face suits filed by the state to force their participation in a state retirement plan. Asst Atty Gen Hilario Rubio said three suits will be filed in district courts within two weeks. The State Employes Retirement Board chairman Benjamin D. Luchini says back payments are sought along with continued participation. Some defendants will oppose while others plan no contest. the prison board operates its own retirement plan and wishes to keep it.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Hilario Rubio
Jal. Hobbs
Rubio
Benjamin D. Luchini
State Employes Retirement Board
Luchini
Hobbs
Jal
State Penitentiary
Vaughn
West Las Vegas
Santa Rosa
Guadalupe
Sandoval
Catron
Rio Arriba
Mora
Harding
Valencia
Board of Pharmacy
Board of Medical Examiners
Rubie
Juan
Guadalupe County
Taos
Elks in New York To Get Full Fanged Carlsbad Rattlers
Bill Colvert advertising manager of the Carlsbad Contrent Argus sets out for the Elks national convention with a box of four live rattlesnakes six feet long, in a red labeled box. He travels with three companions and aims for New York City by July 11, promising a publicity stunt.
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Elks
New York
Carlsbad Rattlers
Carlsbad
Bill Colvert
Colvert
Carlsbad Contrent-Argus
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Robert Cunningham
Ray Arias
Melatone Sandoval
Santa Fe
New Mexico
New York City
Calvert
Unknown Sex Bustards Frustrate Carlsbad Bird Farm Efforts
At Carlsbad Farm two exotic bustards from Iraq and Iran failed to lay eggs all year. State Game Department shipped the birds to the National Zoo, admitting uncertainty about their sex. Upland bird chief Leven Lee notes the birds may be unable to lay eggs, highlighting the mystery surrounding these four pound, 15 inch birds imported under a federal exotic import program.
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Santa FE
State Game Department
McQueen
National Zoological Gardens
Carlsbad
Iraq
Iran
Leven Lee
Upland Game Birds
Gardiner Bump
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Near East
Federal Agency
Leaders Confident Congress to Quit Work on Saturday
Congress pushed toward adjournment with hundreds of bills pending yet. The Senate opened a long day with more than 300 items on its calendar, including six of eleven money bills and a 46 billion military measure in conference. House activity suggested a possible all night session, though Senate leadership anticipated Saturday night adjournment.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Chicago
Theirarty
McFarland
D-Ariz
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman
GOP Finance Chief In State Switches To Eisenhower Camp
SANTA FE New Mexico. Frank C Rand Jr finance chairman for the state GOP says he may switch support from Taft to Eisenhower after returning from Newark and the East. He notes he respects Taft but fears Taft could be unable to win if nominated and believes Eisenhower could win.
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GOP
Eisenhower Camp
Santa FE
Frank C. Rand Jr
New Mexico Gop
Sen
Taft
Rand
Eisenhower
Newark
Desert birds defy New Mexico experts says Lee
Buzzards with long angular legs and necks, large round eyes, move fast on foot or in flight. From a desert habitat they need little water. Lee notes locals knew little about bustards when first seen and, he adds, no one knows now. They didn’t have any business here anyway.
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Lee
New Mexico
Manganese Ore Depot Established
Washington announces the creation of a manganese ore depot at Wenden, Arizona, to purchase domestic ore. The move aims to secure supplies and support ore distribution for national needs amid ongoing procurement efforts.
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Washington
Wenden
Arizona
Dom
Oil Show Highlights Drilling Tech Across Platforms
The Roswell exhibition features true to scale models of offshore drilling ships and a working seismograph exhibit by Sun Oil. Displays from Humble, Bethlehem, Phillips, Byron Jackson, and Steinberg show pumps, cable tool rigs, and a cross sectional model of the West Cement Nedrano field. The event aims to educate residents on petroleum progress and drilling methods with interactive demonstrations and rotating exhibits through early July.
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Humble Oil Refining Company
DeBenedetti
Tobin
Carlsbad
Geological Society of the
University of New Mexico
Hughes Tool Company
Bethlehem Supply Company
Humble Oil
W-K-M
Steinberg Drilling Company
Byron Jackson Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
West Cement Nedrano
Byron- Jackson
Roswell
Government sets up manganese depots in four states
The government has established four manganese ore depots under a five year domestic purchase program to spur discovery development and production in the United States. Besides the new depot at estic manganese ore other depots are already operating at Butte and Philadelphia Mont and Deming New Mexico.
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United States
Butte
Philipsburg
Mont
Deming, N. M
Mechanical Mike Fails to Appear at Vote Registration Meeting
The 48 inch talking robot named Mechanical Mike, ordered by Chester Voloshik from Price's Creameries in Albuquerque, did not arrive as planned for the Operation American Way committee meeting. It was slated to help staff a mobile vote registration project beginning July 14, appearing at each new trailer location.
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Mike
American Way” Committee
Chester Voloshik
Price’s Creameries
Albuquerque
Unsuccessful Hunt Ends for Companion Of Girl Epileptic
Clovis authorities ended their search for Kenneth Buchanan of Davis Oklahoma, linked as a boyfriend of 17 year old Barbara Jean Kearns who died in a hotel room. Autopsy pending but death attributed to epilepsy. Buchanan had been sought for questioning. no state law violation found. Father of the girl said she did not have long to live.
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Clovis
Buchanan
Taft Backers Fight for Delegates at Convention Fight
Taft backers vow to carry fights for delegates to the Credentials Committee and the convention floor, aiming to seat two rival groups of would be delegates. The convention itself holds the final ruling on seating and an early vote pattern may signal whether Eisenhower or Taft prevails.
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National Committee
Eisenhower
Taft
Albuquerque Woman Dies in Arizona
Terese Reynolds Ryan of Albuquerque died in Tucson after a several months illness. The 26 year old woman was from a prominent Las Cruces family. Surviving sisters are Mrs. A. J. Fountain Jr. and Mrs. E. D. Grieggs of Old Mesilla, and her mother Mrs. Adelina Chavez Reynolds of Las Cruces.
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Tucson
Ariz
Terese Reynolds Ryan
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
A. J. Fountain Jr
E. D. Grieggs
Mesilla
Adelina Chavez Reynolds
Tremendous Missile Speeds Reported From Los Alamos Lab
Denver report notes Dr. R. J. Seeger of the National Science Foundation describes test work at Los Alamos that produced accelerations up to 180000 miles per hour through shock wave effects. The method uses rapid air pressure build up and a stream of fast particles to generate extreme speeds, with some phases kept secret.
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Denver
R. J. Seeger
National Science Foundation
American Physical Society
Los Alamos Laboratory
Seeger
Possible Truman Senate Run Supposed in Missouri Ticket
Kansas City report notes rising likelihood that President Truman could appear on the November ballot as a Democratic Senate candidate rather than for re-election as President. Missouri officials think Truman's name might replace J. E. Taylor for the Senate if Taylor secures the nomination.
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Kansas City
Truman
United States Senate
Missouri
J. E. Taylor
Senate
Taylor
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County Council
Heli Cruial
Carlsbad Farm
Davis & Lawrence Distributing CO
Nature
Erie Line
Dupont
Second Hone
Kory Korner Kourts
Yeuil Te Tlitand
Talmage Motor Co
Maddux Monument Co
Roswell, New Mexico
Wards
Hamilton Beach
Los Alamos Lab
Nsurors
AAREL
Altors
Bartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Bartford, Connecticut
Penney
Roswell Museum
Roswell Petroleum Club
Children’s Fashion Center
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