Roswell News Early July 6 1952 Rates and Editorial Staff
Roswell New Mexico weekly newspaper details advertising rates subscription prices by county and carrier plans. Mentions editor DON C WRIGHT business manager LYNN W CROISSANT advertising manager JOHN L MEYERS and AP membership. Published at 424 North Main Street Roswell with registration under federal law. Sunday July 6 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don C. Wright
Lynn W. Croissant
John L. Meyers
Chaves
New Mexico
Roswele
Trade
North Main Street
Roswell
Opinion notes on politics and a parade of lines
A miscellany of opinion pieces and brief items discuss the Taft Eisenhower debate and the need for administrative skill in a president. Other notes lampoon government policy on castor beans, praise Hoover’s old virtues, and include witty quips about daily life from jokes to local observations. A church page and local flag-hunting anecdote round out the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Eisenhower
Artesia Growth Report Highlights Midyear Population Rise
The Artesia Advocate notes strong progress in the first half of the year with 9,499 residents inside the city limits and 11,742 in the broader area. June building activity reached 75000 dollars, signaling ongoing expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artesia
Mesilla Park to discuss school expansion funding shortfall
Citizens and county school officials will meet Tuesday to resolve a financial shortfall in the Mesilla Park school expansion. With 60000 available and bids totaling 75000, the group must decide how to proceed given the $15000 gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesilla Park
Gallup Faces Invasion of Furry Worms on Shade Trees
Thousands of furry worms attack Gallup trees at intervals according to The Independent. The paper urges rapid action to remove the infestation and protect foliage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
The
Independent
Farmers oppose rainmaking contract in New Mexico
Farmers from Bard, Porter and San Jon held a midweek meeting to discuss hiring rainmakers. They reached a unanimous decision against engaging in any such contract, reflecting skepticism about rainmaking efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Bard, Porter
San Jon
State highway department rents external quarters
The state highway department, despite moving into a new building, has been compelled to rent outside space due to poor planning and an expanded staff. The shift reflects insufficient internal space to accommodate the enlarged workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Albuquerque residents sue over cottonwood tree at Perry property
In district court residents seek removal of a shedding cottonwood on Mrs. Evangline Perry's property. The judge has not yet ruled. Two witnesses said they would request removal if the tree cannot be decottoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Evangline Perry
New Mexico Governor Weighs Taft or Eisenhower Support
The New Mexico governor remains an unknown in national politics. He has shifted between Taft and Eisenhower and insists he will not support outside candidates like Warren or Stassen. He vows to choose between Taft or Eisenhower, saying he will not disappoint his own political stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Taft
Eisenhower
Warren
Stassen
Observer cites McKinney Hurley rift over Mechem feud
A state political observer links Robert McKinney, newly appointed undersecretary of the Interior and Santa Fe New Mexican publisher, to tension with GOP senatorial candidate Hurley. The rift traces to McKinney’s reluctance to attack the Mechem administration during his primary campaign after resigning from the resources development commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McKinney
GOP
Hurley
Pat
Mechem
McKinney
Santa Fe New Mexican
Resources Development Commission
Carlsbad man brings rattlesnakes to Elks conventions
Bill Colvert plans to attend the New York Elks convention after exhibiting a snared cage of rattlesnakes at Chicago’s national gathering last year. The cage bears the message These Are Communists Captured in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Colvert
Carlsbad
Chicago
New York
New Mexico
Truman Praised South Policy at Bull Shoals Address
President Truman defended the Democratic administration's 20 year record, praising progress and prosperity in the South during the Bull Shoals address. Arkansas listeners reacted favorably to his remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
South
Arkansas
Hobbs to Pave 80 Blocks This Season
Hobbs city council issued orders for 80 blocks to be paved during the current season after years of debate over street improvements. The move signals a major infrastructure push and aims to finish extensive paving throughout the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Public Service Company Chief says no New Mexico power shortage
Arthur Prager, president of Public Service Company of New Mexico, rejects a proposed Espanola REA project. He says state facilities can sell power to REA ventures and still spare enough for local use. He notes a shortage only when all farms and ranch houses lack electric service, and stresses distribution remains the current bottleneck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Prager
Public Service Company of
New Mexico
Prager
Espanola
Albuquerque Cuts 22 City Jobs Amid Pay Standoff
Albuquerque officials cut 22 employees to trim costs but remaining workers threaten a strike unless wage increases are granted soon. The dispute centers on funding and the city’s ability to sustain operations while meeting labor demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Covered-Wagon Travel Tough in Centralia Ill
Mattoon couple Francis S Reed and his wife tackled a 100 mile journey in a covered wagon with horse in four days. They expected hardship and chose the route to honor a relic voyage, despite the tough old fashioned travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Ill
Mattoon
Francis S. Reed
WASHINGTON MERRY GO ROUND Laments on Liberty and Military Reform
The piece contrasts public ignorance of the Declaration with a drive to broaden distribution of Jefferson’s words and calls for a modern study of U S military force. It notes a Johnson committee report praising organization over sheer size, critiques the fat in services, and sketches political-cultural items from Roosevelt to science observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Philadelphia
Madison
Wis
John Hunter
Capital Times
The
Item
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
August Dietz
Dietz Press
Richmond
Sertoma ‘Service To Mankind Clubs
Bank of America
California
Jefferson
Continental Army
Valley Forge
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Red Army
Johnson Committee
United Nations
Army
Air Force
Navy
Secretary of Defense
Ed Rivers, Jr
Georgia
South
Jim McGranery
Justice Department
HST
Joliot-Curie
United States
Korea
Curie
Clint McKinnon
Eisenhower
White House
Leonard Lyons
Truman
Oscar Chapman
A. P. Frame
Interior
Hymn is Born and Wesley Notes on Christ the Lord
A compact biographical sketch traces Charles and John Wesley, detailing Charles hymn writing and John’s prolific preaching and publishing efforts. It notes their ages, key works like Christ the Lord is risen today, and the editorial shaping of hymns, with anecdotes of their intense work habits and final years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wesley
John
Wesley Brothers
Charles
Wesleys
John Wesley
Christ
Jesus
Walter Winchell’s Night of City Celebs and Whispers
Walter Winchell catalogs a night on Broadway and Fifth Avenue with Joan Blondell and Darvas, Eartha Kitt at the Royale stage door, Jay Racusin stalking North Broadway, Major Albert Warner dining solo, Arthur Treacher with his dachshund, Eliza Kazan rendezvousing at Lindy’s, Joey Bishop reading Funnies, Wanda Hemingway shopping on 57th Street, and other glittering figures. The piece mixes gossip on Broadway, television, and socialites with sharp asides about drugs and European stars, plus notes on a Swiss cheese ban and a jóker’s press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Blondell
Darvas
Bonwit-Teller
Eartha Kitt
Royale
Star
Jay Racusin
The
Herald Tribune
Ankling
57Th Street
Broadway Gossip and Theatre Scandals Dot 1920s Tales
A fragmentary column scatters names and rumors from Broadway show biz. Claims of happiness and annulments mix with gossip about Miss United States Jackie Lougherty, Pat Northrup, The Continental, Pal Joey, and others. Rumors include family feuds and media plots tied to films and theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Lougherty
United States
Continental
Warner
Joey
Pat Northrup
Chums
Tommy Summers
John O’malleys
April Tendron
Marcus Weatherly
Wall
Wish You Were Here audiences mix humor with romance
An audience member quips that swimsuits stole the show at Wish You Were Here, and Monique van Vooren explains her happy marriage with the line The rocks in my head fit the holes in his, illustrating witty backstage flavor and lighthearted banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monique van Vooren
Broadway Break and Hollywood Novelette Fragments
Brief collage notes from a Broadway scene with Guy Mitchell and Brill Building offices, a Blondie novelette about a starlet who marries a writer, and Manhattan murals plus socialites at Downey’s and St Moritz. Ends with a continued note on Page Six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
al Capone
Downey’s
8Th Ave
Lexington Avenue
St. Moritz
3Rd Avenue
Paramount
Poking fun at politics and a paving fight in Oneida
Don Pinkston reflects on last year s Fourth of July advocacy for noisy patriots and predicts election year noise will continue. A SOSWELL resident cannot buy small flags, then North Hill resident K T Randle petitions for paving Maryland with a sewer, but land donation and state law block action. Three councilmen oppose paving, leaving Randle hopeful for sewer later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Pinkston
Moscow
Soswell
Main Street
North Hill
K. T. Randle
Randle
Maryland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boswell Baily
Schopenauer
Herbert Hoover
Henry Krajewski
Poor Man’s Party
Secaucus
N. J
Richardson
College
Record
Ccord
Henry Ward Beecher
Drew Pearson
Bonner
the Lord
Hell
Paradise
Syria
Ala
Walter Winchell
London Palladium
Beaucoup Reefer
Art Ford
Mason-Hamlin
Benj. Gigli
Canada
N. Y
Robert Young
Mamma
Guy Mitchell
Brill Bldg
Blondie
Hollywood
Edison
I. Kramer
Chic Young
Thimble Theatre
Nancy
Tom Sims
B. Zaboty
By Ernie Bushmiller
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