Rainfall Levels Draw Valley Farmers to Hope Dry Spell
Hager man reports Hondo Valley rainfall of 2.7 inches in two days with 2.2 inches Tuesday and 0.5 today. Hay fields suffer, farmers wish for drying weather to bale. Twin Dams Reservoir drains at 1000 cfs. American Legion flag program offered by O R Johnson and Frank Burnworth. Tres Valley Garden Club hosts cookout at Tinnie Merchantile Co pavilion Friday from 5 to 9 pm at $1 per plate. UT Graduate School awards 251 master’s degrees. Ronald Clemens Weindorf cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerman
Hondo Valley
B. W. Curry
Twin Dams
Tres Valley Garden Club
Lincoln County
Tinnie Merchantile Co
John Thomas
University of Texas Graduate School
Ronald Clemens Weindorf
la Fonda
Davenport Burned To Death In Cattle Truck Crash
A 20 year old El Paso truck driver Joe Nick Davenport died in a cattle truck fire after rescue attempts were driven off. The fatal crash occurred Tuesday as flames engulfed the vehicle in Alamogordo New Mexico. Authorities described the scene as fatal and quickly contained the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alamogordo
el Paso, Tex
Joe Nick Davenport
Ed Foreman Unopposed In NM Primary As Filing Totals Hit $90,000
In New Mexico 263 people paid 90000 to file for office. Ed Foreman Las Cruces Republican is the lone unopposed congressional or gubernatorial candidate within his party. The field for governor and the first district includes multiple Democrats and Republicans with races shaping up for the general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Ed Foreman
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Secretary of State
Foreman
E. S
Johnny Walker
Harold Runnels
Lovington
Thomas G. Morris
Sterling Black
Los Alamos
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Tom Benavidez
Eugene R. Hill
Albuquerque
Manuel Lujan, Jr
Arthur G. Beach
Ronald K. Cooper
Schuble Cook
Rodney Driver
S. P
Pete” Laird
Penasco
David Cargo
Clifford Hawley
Candidates file for magistrate posts in three counties
Thirteen hopefuls from Lincoln Eddy and Chaves counties filed in Santa Fe on Tuesday for magistrate seats. In Chaves County Division I Harry Redford Democrat and Clyde McKee Republican will face no primary opposition in Division II Virgil Phillips Democrat to be opposed by Kent Shannon. Division III George Losey Democrat and John Moore Democrat. Lincoln County Division I Raymond Sherrill unopposed and Division II Kenneth Huey unopposed, Division III Austin Pritchett to face Alton Gray in the Democratic primary. Eddy County two candidates Richard Floyd Felipe Quesanda face off in Division I, E M Perry unopposed in Division II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Eddy County
Chaves County
Santa Fe
Harry Cecil Redford
Clyde McKee
Virgil Phillips
Kent Shannon
George M. Losey
John J. Moore
Richard J. Floyd
Felipe M. Quesanda
E.M. Perry
Roswell Daily Record Will Not Publish July Fourth
The Roswell Daily Record will not be published Thursday July 4 so employees may enjoy the holiday. Regular publication will be resumed Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Daily Record
Policeman Says Fry Lied to Senate Probers
Sgt Neal Wilson testified that Rev John R Fry lied under oath about being asked to hand over a church stored gang arsenal to Chicago police The subcommittee chair urged accountability while Fry defended a 927000 Office of Economic Opportunity grant aiding two Chicago gangs The detectives recalled 1966 efforts to arrange a general surrender of gang weapons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Chicago
John R.) Fry
Neal Wilson
Permanent
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Fry
Office of Economic Opportunity
Blackstone Rangers
Devils Disciples
Police
Sniper Kills Woman In Central Park Shootout
In Central Park near 85th Street and Fifth Avenue a gunman killed a woman in a restroom, wounded an elderly man and two officers, then was killed by police. Tear gas flushed him from trees by the Met, as doctors treated victims at Lenox Hill hospital. The gunman carried a .45 revolver and a bank book bearing Angel Angeloff of Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Park
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Stone
Arthur Deutch
McLoughlin
Deutch
Robert McLoughlin
85Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Jacqueline Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Angel Angeloff
Manhattan
Charles Bach
Lenox Hill Hospital
Philip
Westmoreland Sworn In as Army Chief of Staff
Gen William C Westmoreland is sworn in as the Army's 26th chief of staff at the Pentagon with President Johnson present. The ceremony honors and remarks acknowledge his Vietnam command and leadership as the Joint Chiefs of Staff and noted figures attend. Westmoreland vows loyalty to authorities and troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Westmoreland
25Th Army Chief of Staff
Washington
Johnson
Pentagon
William CC. Westmoreland
Army
Stanley R. Resor
Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lawton Collins
Ambas
Sador
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army Chief of Staff
George H. Decker
Westy
Harold K. Johnson
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Saigon
Paris
Paul D. Harkins
U. S
Creighton W. Abrams
President Johnson calls for gun control after Central Park shooting
President Johnson expressed horror over the Central Park shooting in New York City and urged Congress and the American people to pass gun control measures to protect against insane and reckless murder by gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Central Park
New York City
Congress
America
Navajo Long Walk Reenactment Opens in Grants Event
Navajo marchers arrive in Grants as part of a centennial observance of the Long Walk. More than 160 participants plan a Bluewater Lake State Park camp then a Gallup parade finale. Tribal leaders praise the warm reception in Albuquerque and emphasize the 1868 treaty and return home themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grants
Old Ft. Sumner
Bluewater Lake State Park
Gallup
Albuquerque
Window Rock
Ariz
Old Town Plaza
Raymond Nakai
Contested Legislative Posts Shape Local Candidate Filings
As filing closed Tuesday, legislative district posts drew multiple candidates on both parties. Incumbent Nellie Floyd faced late challenge by David H. Kuykendall for assessor. Ballot draws placed lawmakers in specific places across districts, with Republicans and Democrats naming candidates for Districts I IV and for county offices including clerk, treasurer, sheriff, and commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Floyd
David H. Kuykendall
Johnny M. Matn
Jim Garcia
Rev. W.J. Lawhorn
Juan Cobos
Darryl Samples
Joseph W. Darnell
William H. Lang
Ernest C. Tucker
Stephen C. Helbing
Max Coll
Carl Engwall
Richard White Corn
Ronald H Mayer
Leland C. Hendricks
Lorraine R. Haut
Lawrence B. Hess
Tom Nord
William L. Shaner
James L. Wiley
Ora H. Hall
Wallace R. Reinecke
Dannie Weibert
Sam P. Osborn
Nellie Edwards Floyd
L.O. Thompson Jr
Thomas Mann
Also Mentioned on This Page
AL Stubbs
Raaaarar
American Legion
O. R. Johnson
Frank Burnworth
Municipal Stadium
YMCA
Tales From the Lions den
Perryton
Tex
Ronald Reagan
Drew Pearson
Moscow
Soviet Union
Petny
East Germany
West Berlin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Pasadena
Calif
Saidallah B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Fabian Chavez, Jr
Harry E. Stowers Jr
Calvin Horn
Bruce King
Stanley
Mack Easley
Hobbs
Bobby Mayfield
Rex White
White
Russell F. Cappel
Ralph ‘“Sabu
Gallegos
Michael Alarid
David Kelsey
Repub
Roswell
Union Plaza
Sears
Ymca Board of Directors
Roswell Police Department
Auxiliary Police
Mountee Patrol
The
Raymond Sherrill
Kenneth A. Huey
Austin Pritchett
Alton Gray
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Bar of Justice
Rangers
First Presbyterian Church
South Side
Deedra Robertson
Brother Don
Fort Worth
California
E. H. Roberston
Pearson Drive
West
Katherine
Adj
Kenneth G. Wickham
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Ft. Sumner
Navajoland
Nakai
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!