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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1952
Page
4
Roswell Daily Record lists advertising rates, subscription prices, and carrier options for Roswell and Chaves County. Weekly weekday issues and Sunday morning paper publish from 424 North Main Street Roswell New Mexico. Copyright and AP news rights noted.
The 1952 Republican platform mirrors 1948 on goals like a just peace and a free world, but is harsher on Truman and communism. It pushes for fast military buildup, air power, and atomic weapons, criticizes government control and inflation, and signals a cautious stance on Taft Hartley while stressing anti monopoly actions and labor limits.
The Taft forces faced a setback as delegates from Texas and Georgia challenged credentials, revealing that people’s choice was influenced by rules and party machinery. The two committees sustained Taft delegates, but the convention ultimately blocked the plan, yielding a near-people’s voice in Chicago.
Police Chief J. C. Summers of Silver City resigns due to a heart ailment and low-altitude travel. The city council has not acted and may grant a extended leave of absence, Summers states he may never return to police work.
Silver City has been chosen as host city for the 1953 American Legion convention with dates set for July 25 through 27. The event will bring together Legion members from across the region to plan activities and commemorations.
Lea county led a consolidation that eliminated the office, followed by Lincoln county. Bernalillo and Valencia counties had already abolished it, and experts expect the trend to spread statewide.
The Hobbs News Sun notes Roswell could become the oil hub for Southeastern New Mexico as Hobbs dominates production. It argues Hobbs should offer stronger inducements to attract offices and other operations and relocate major companies there.
The Artesia state employment office previously held jurisdiction over Carlsbad potash mine placements and others in Eddy County. Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce intervened, clarifying duties so Artesia now handles placements only in its own territory.
The Albuquerque Journal reports a sharp drop of about 700 marriages last year affecting state merchants. Counties near borders with stricter laws voice concern as the marriage trade estimated at $600000 yearly loses ground, a situation described with blunt regional language.
County income for the just ending fiscal year increased by 1 422 582 from the previous year. Most of the rise, about 80 percent, came from property and school tax collections. Total income last year was 8 626 151 versus 7 203 568 the year before.
The Albuquerque tax assessor’s office faces a headache as it must process 48 000 street name changes so mail will reach the correct addresses. It is expected to take five clerks about one month to complete the changes.
The New Mexican asks what New Mexico plans are to handle job losses when federal support ends and Uncle Sam stops payrolls. It urges forward planning as federal bounty may not last forever.
The Clovis News-Journal questions a California judge who argues that recreational programs reduce juvenile delinquency, saying the claim lacks statistical support. It argues such programs violate the Golden Rule and frames taxation as the motive behind the ruling.
No superintendent will be employed to handle the Roosevelt County Fair this fall. P. A. Wood Fill, president of the fair association, will manage the event with help from classes in the vocational agriculture department at Portales schools. A professional superintendent had been used for the past two years.
Roosevelt county fields will fall under Dr R F Crawford of New Mexico A&M College. He will continue a three year program testing control methods for the stem rot fungus that reduced the Portales valley crop by about a quarter. The disease is thought to spread via infected seed.
A Roswell man returning from Chicago says the bitterness of the GOP nomination fight is worse than reported, while a woman delegate claims it is less. The dispute appears echoed by local observers who doubt the press fully captures the Chicago dogfight. Also noted, fewer than four percent of minerals known to science qualify as gemstones.
In Chicago Ike Eisenhower builds momentum with a skilled staff led by Omar Bradley, a clear cause against alleged Democrat corruption, a high powered publicity push, and money from Wall Street. Taft allies lash at reform while Michigan and Pennsylvania swing toward Ike through GM Ford and steel industry influence.
Walter Winchell sketches a nostalgic Broadway scene with reminiscences of autumn strolls. Celebrities like Countess di Frasso, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Mrs Eden, Gregory Ratoff, Rudy Vallee, June Allyson, Dick Powell, Phil Silvers appear amid Sardi’s, Central Park, and 2nd Avenue sightings.
A brisk summary of Rio-like showbiz chatter and taunting political quips from Blondie N Y. The piece spotlights notes on Taft Roosevelt remarks, Broadway revival flops, midnighter memos, and social swirl around figures like Xavier Cugats Abbe Lane Mary Kirk Brown Louis Tamayo Abel Green Skeeta the Boston Terrier and the Paramount dance team Paul and Eva Reyes.
Wilbur Peeble writes from Chicago about the Republican convention scene. He describes fast moving events with many campaign buttons and uncommitted delegates, a TV view of Bald candidates, a strip club detour, and jokes on party loyalties. He notes high costs like 36 cent milk and ends with a playful postscript.
A short note examines common habits of parishioners who drop into the kitchen for a quick sandwich on their way to church suppers, reflecting practical needs and community routines.
A fragment suggests rail safety appeals as auto drivers remain careless and reformers argue the world is worsening. The comment notes more reformers alongside calls for trains to stop look and listen.
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