Traffic Accidents in Roswell Jump in 1952
Police records show a sharp rise in Roswell traffic crashes in the first half of 1952 with 61 injuries, nearly double 1951’s 36. Four local deaths occurred this year, two in the first six months. Daytime collisions dominated, with 375 daytime incidents versus 139 at night, and male drivers remaining the majority. Capt Erwin D Ashton, a pilot in Korea, recently completed his 100th mission.
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6147Th Tactical Control Group
Korea
Erwin D. Ashton
East Sth
Roswell
Ashton
E. C. Ashton
East Sixth Street
Berna
Johnnie 8
Ann 1
East Fifth Street
Tommy Thomson
Final Session for Summer Closes at Camp Wehinahpay
Camp Wehinahpay in the Sacramento Mountains wrapped its 26th season last week under Henry H. McGinty with staff from Eastern New Mexico. About 45 Scouts and leaders from Roswell, Chaves County, Dexter, and nearby areas attended.
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Wehinahpay
Eastern
New Mexico
Boy Scouts of America
Sacramento Mountains
Tamarix
Henry H. McGinty
Roswell
U. S. Forest Reserve
Oscar Cantwell
Clovis
Set
Bill Burkette
Walker Air Force Base
James Bowman
Carl Ward
Mrs Truman Among Democratic Nation’s Notables at Ball
Chicago coverage highlights Mrs Truman’s calm smile as she joins the Democratic convention drama. The piece notes reactions of Nancy Kefauver and Averell Harriman, and mentions Adlai Stevenson family members and Mrs J K Stacy as a supportive presence in the hall. Also appears a Cheyenne rodeo report with Tater Decker as top money winner in calf roping and bulldogging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Nancy Kefauver
Egora
Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Stevenson
Gov
Adlai Stevenson
Ernest Ives
Letitia Stevenson
St. Louis
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Richard Russell
Georgia
J. K. Stacy
Washington, D. C
Decker
Cheyenne
Wyo
New Mexico
Clayton and
Roswell
Increase Shown In Bollworms in County Cotton Fields
Maj. James H. Sikes of the Chaves County Farm and Livestock Bureau reports for the week of July 21 to 26 that bollworms in county cotton fields show a sharp rise with many fields moderately heavily infested and insecticidal control recommended. There is also a slight rise in injurious bugs such as Lygus and flea hoppers.
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James H. Sikes
Chaves
Imported lady bugs fail to curb bollworms in fields
Stink bugs noted and imported lady bugs have not controlled bollworms in any inspected fields. A local ad from Ginsberg Music Co. offers a New Spi net Piano with 25.00 down and 36 months to pay, located at 205 N. Main. Phone 10. 7-16t30c
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Ginsberg. Music Co
N. Main
Pick Queen for Cowboys Reunion in Las Vegas
Miss Diana Sandifer of Washington DC, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Gibson Sandifer, has been chosen queen for the Cowboys Reunion set to be held in Las Vegas next.
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Las Vegas
Diana Sandifer
Gilbert “Gib” Sandifer
Washington, D. C
Weekend Parade Hopes Lead by Blonde Miss Sandifer
Weekend notes describe Blonde Miss Sandifer as an accomplished horsewoman who will lead the parade next Friday morning and ride in each day's grand event. Giraffes, native to Africa, may enter at the rodeo. The Sandifers reach heights of up to 19 feet.
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Sandifer
Africa
Ownership dispute over Dead Horse ranch trek
A fragmented note places ownership of the Dead Horse ranch at Seri fino between Las Vegas and Santa Fe in question, hinting at a potential land claim or transfer in a sparsely documented regional archive.
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Dead Horse
Serifino
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
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First Methodist Church
Ed Bonner
Knights of Phythias
Burl Wilkerson
Roswell Advertising Club
Robert W. Fall
Roswell Kiwanis Club
Gerald McBride
Hagerman Lion’s Club
Harry Boggs
The
Texas
Davis & Lawrence
Floyd's
Capitan Theatre
Mary E. Trieb
Independent Theatre
Sian
Yvonne
47A
City Asters
Wafb Airmen
Walt Disneys
Gebert Louis Stevenson
Sland
RKO Radio Pictures
Elizabeth Arden
von Walgreen
Francis
Universal-International
Military Brass
Donald O'Connor
Oz Nelson
Gai
X Francis
the Talking Mule
Ya Ta Ae
Lizabeth Ladd
Scott
Kennedy
Ireland
Empire
Tered
Cav
Alry
Technicolor
Hal Walls
Ray Milland
Marshall Thompson
Dalton Gang
Bud Williams
Country Club
Comet Wilde
Jean Arthur
William Holden
Arizona
Dexter Miguway Iin
Cartoon
Winchester
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