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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1952
Page
3
Pythian Sisters met with Mrs. W. R. Goldston at 401 North Union for a back lawn pot-luck supper. Thirty attended as fried chicken was served buffet style. August meetings recessed while plans for Grand Lodge in Albuquerque on Sept 14 to 16 were announced. an ice supper was planned for Aug 1.
Miss Morene Massey daughter of Mrs Thelma Lee Massey of 237 East Sixth Street has been at Carrie Tingley Hospital Truth or Consequences since July 10 following a serious bone graft in an arm broken in an auto accident three years ago She hopes to return home in about a month.
Uxbridge reports a local recruiter A W Haltom says the Air Force attracts more recruits than the Army due to Walker Air Force Base. The agency lists a waiting list for the Air Force while none exists for the Army. Nationally similar trends hold with more people seeking Air Force than Army slots. Air Force total 17 with 12 Air Force, 3 cadets, 2 WAF. Army total 22 with 18 Army, 2 Officer Candidate School, 2 WAC.
Portales editors report Eastern New Mexico University will operate within limited funds after regents met with President Floyd D. Golden. The board ordered expense cuts to match the revised budget prepared at the Finance Board’s request, noting ENMU’s budget exceeded state appropriations and seeking conservation of state funds.
An advertising notice touts Payne's Formula as a remedy for arthritis pain from head to foot. It claims relief starts with the first bottle and offers a money back guarantee if not improved, emphasizing internal action throughout bones and muscles.
Thirty two officers from nineteen Lions clubs in District 40-x attended a district parley to receive training. The event at the Elks building included an 10 am orientation and 2 pm cabinet session with district governor Howard Babcock and other officers. A new points schedule for club contests was announced encompassing attendance dues payments new clubs reports and timely district dues.
Maj. Wendale A. Gunderson departs Walker Air Force Base this week for a new assignment in Germany. The experienced transportation officer, known for his Roswell Rockets attendance and fishing hobby, previously managed the 24 hour Walker freight section handling nearly 100 tons daily. W/O Francis L. Meers will assume Base Transportation Officer duties upon Gunderson’s departure.
A 12 year old Roswell boy stole three cars and two motor scooters in a week and was arrested this morning after speeding away in his third vehicle. He told Police Chief Tommy Thompson he wanted rides. Vehicles were abandoned within hours and the car was returned to Ed Carter of Farr's Food before the owner knew it. the district attorney ordered the boy detained until juvenile court.
Burglars entered the Owl Drug Store through a rear window early Sunday, taking only six cigarette lighters. The break-in was discovered yesterday morning at the downtown business establishment.
Twenty two Boy Scouts from Charlotte North Carolina with a bus driver and an assistant executive visited New Mexico on a trip to Philmont Ranch. They toured Roswell Carlsbad Caverns and Albuquerque staying overnight and plan a 13 day stay at Philmont. The trip marks eight year plan and involved stops through Montgomery New Orleans Lake Charles San Antonio Del Rio Fort Stockton Carlsbad and Roswell.
Edward E. Evans, a Roswell man, was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the 100 block on North Kentucky. Judge R L Ballard, recalling a $200 fine from last November, labeled him a two-time loser and also charged him with driving after revocation.
Airman Third Class J A Sheridan prevented damage to a B 29 at Walker AFB by nudging a moving maintenance stand with a patrol jeep. His quick action avoided a serious incident and earned a letter of commendation from Lt Col Richard Hackford for the Sixth Periodic Maintenance Squadron.
A brief but violent storm with hurricane gusts up to 85 mph struck Salem harbor and surrounding Essex County, killing four in small boats and leaving three missing. Coast Guard rescues numbered about 100, with 200 crafts capsized and extensive damage across the harbor and area. Dead were John Boisvert, Isidore Leboeuf, Kenneth Drew, and Samuel Weiner. missing included Edwin Nowak, Robert Savageau, and Harrison Cole. Twelve planes at Mountain Field were demolished.
Washington reports Lt Joseph J Murray of Albuquerque killed in action in Korea raising New Mexico casualties to 128 since the war began Two North Korean POWs died and seven were injured in weekend incidents at Korean POW camps according to U N Army headquarters.
Sealed bids are invited by the Board of Regents of the New Mexico Military Institute for furnishing and delivering a centrifugal pump and installation for the swimming pool drainage. Bid deadline August 7, 1952 at 1:30 P.M. Specifications available at the Adjutant's Office free of charge. The board may reject bids and waive technicalities. Also notice of protest meeting for Roswell zoning change on August 5, 1952 at 7:30 P.M. in City Hall Council Chamber.
State Engineer of New Mexico receives a request to appropriate shallow groundwater from the Roswell Artesian Basin. A 14 inch diameter, 250 foot deep well would supplement existing wells to irrigate about 235.44 acres in Section 29, Township 14S, Range 26E. Licenses RA-1198 RA-1228 RA-1332 and variants are cited as contemplated under this filing.
Protest may be filed with the State Engineer within the 21st day of August 1952 regarding the granting action. JOHN H Bliss State Engineer.
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