Rock Garden Wedding Unites Colby Cooper at NMMI
A double ring ceremony in the Rock Garden at New Mexico Military Institute joined Miss Emma Louise Colby and Lt Joe Lane Cooper. The bride wore a brocade gown from Beirut and a Bible in brocade, with Edith Ateri as her attendant. After a reception at the Officers Club, the couple left for a Mexico motor trip en route to Fort Knox for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lane Cooper
Emma Louise Colby
Nathaniel H. Colby
Arlington
USAF
Rock Garden
Nmmi
Joe L. Cooper
U. S. Army
New Mexico Military Institute
U.s.af
Colby
U.S. Army
Harry W. Cooper
Cooper
Enna
N. M
Heidelberg
Germany
Rodman Cookson
Col Colby
Beirut
Lebanon
Queen Elizabeth
England
Edith Ateri
Boston
Mass
Alan K. Holmes
US. Army
Seattle
Wash
George Ward
Wafb
Mexico
McLean School of Nursing
Roswell High School
W. S. Cooley
el Paso
Texas
City Authorizes Purchase of Pickups
City Council authorized City Manager C. M. Woodbury to buy one of two Chevrolet pickups from McNally-Hall Motor Co. The 1951 model at 500 dollars was favored over the 1950 at 400. The purchase funds a need created after losing a city pickup in the water and to supplement hauling with a tractor in parks. A 13 foot wheat truck bed with a 6 inch Anthony hoist at 500 dollars was approved for the sanitary department to haul items that cannot be taken in packer trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Woodbury
McNally-Hall Motor Co
Anthony
Sanitary Department
Pecos Valley Drug Co Sells Keratolytic Fungicide
An advertisement promotes OFF the tainted skin keratolytic fungicide. It claims to remove buried fungi and kill on contact. The offer promises satisfaction with a money back guarantee and is available at Pecos Valley Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Valley Drug Co
Grapefruit Orange Gelatin Dessert
A simple no bake gelatin dessert combines grapefruit sections with orange juice and gelatin. Drain grapefruit syrup, mix with orange juice to two cups, bloom gelatin in 1/2 cup orange juice, heat to dissolve, fold in grapefruit, chill in six dishes until set.
Local Club Meetings Schedule From City Groups
Thursday Victory Club with Mrs Ralph Burnworth at 1410 S Penn Ave starts 7 30 p m. Home Garden Club with Mrs W A Sterrett on East Grand Plains at 9 30 a m with Mrs L L Turn age speaker Iris. Welcome Wagon Club luncheon installs officers at 12 30 p m at La Cima. Reservations with Mrs John Mackin or Mrs N P Waddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Club
Ralph Burnworth
S. Penn Ave
Home Garden Club
W. A. Sterrett
East Grand Plains
L. L. Turnage
Iris
Welcome Wagon Club
la Cima
John Mackin
N. P. Waddle
Saturday Family Night at I.O.O.P Hall
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs invite their families and friends to a Saturday program at the I O O P hall followed by an amateur show and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.O.O.P. Hall
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Trinity Methodist Reception Announced
Trinity Methodist Church plans a Friday 6 p.m. lawn reception for Pastor Rev. R. C. Cantrell and family. Attendees should bring fried chicken covered dishes and a blanket. drinks and rolls will be provided. All members and friends urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Methodist Church
R. C. Cantrell
Republican Women of New Mexico Meet in Carlsbad
The New Mexico Federation of Republican Women will hold an all day meeting at the Crawford Hotel in Carlsbad on Saturday June 5 from 9 30 a m to 6 p m A luncheon is planned at noon Two speakers Mrs Patrick Hurley of Santa Fe Washington D C will report on a national board meeting and Mrs Floyd Lee will discuss work in South America Reservations for the luncheon may be made by calling Mrs E W Lander at 2255 by Friday 5 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Federation of Republican Women
Crawford Hotel
Carlsbad
Patrick Hurley
Santa Fe
Washington, D. C
Floyd Lee
South America
E. W. Lander
Mrs Standhardt Heads P T A Group
Mrs Standhardt elected president of the Junior High PTA at a special executive board meeting held at Mrs W B Chesser 304 N Mich Ave to fill the vacancy created by Chesser resignation She will be installed at the first September meeting and plans for the coming year were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
W. B. Chesser
N. Mich. Ave
Frank Standhardt
Standhardt
Closing of Hospital Wing Not Ordered
Washington officials stated the Albuquerque Veterans Hospital wing will not be closed by order of the Veterans Administration. Vice Admiral Joel T. Boone said the hospital manager has a tentative budget and is to operate within it. no specific instruction to close any part was given. Veterans groups press to keep the wing open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albuquerque Veteran’s Hospital
Veterans Administration
Joel T. Boone
D. K. Dalager
Albuquerque
Veterans Organizations
Forest closures in Arizona restrict Coconino and Kaibab areas
U S Forest Service announced sections of Coconino National Forest and the Kaibab watershed in Arizona are closed to visitors due to fire hazard. A forest fire earlier this week burned between 1400 and 1900 acres and is now under control. Restrictions to continue into early July with access only via special passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Forest Service
Coconino National Forest
Kaibab
Arizona
Collins
Miss Massey Luncheon Honoree Ahead of Chicago Event
Mrs. Mansfield Tweedy and her daughter hosted a luncheon at the Tweedy home 69 Riverside Dr to honor Miss Jo Ann Massey whose marriage to William H. Mikesell Jr of Topeka Kansas is planned for Sunday. Guests sat at a single table and several side tables with white and garden flowers and silver appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield Tweedy
Sammy Hammonds
Tweedy
Riverside Dr
Jo Ann Massey
William H. Mikesell Jr
Toeka
Kan
Miss Massey
Joe Massey
Mikesell
Topeka
Columbus
Massey
Artesia Couple Weds at Colorado Springs Chapel
Albert Behnke of Colorado Springs announces the marriage of his sister Dr Kathryn Behnke of Artesia to Rene Rains of Artesia. The ceremony occurred May 29 at the Carson Army Base chapel with Chaplain Edwin Norton officiating. The couple reside at 810 Mann Ave Artesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Behnke
Colorado Springs
Colo
Kathryn Behnke
Artesia
Rene Rains
Woodrow Rains
McKinney
Texas
Sgt
Don Smith
Broadmoor
Rains
Texas Power and Light Company
Southwest Public Service Company
Paralyzed Man Earns Gunsmithing Degree at Trinidad JC
James E. Benninger of Clarksburg West Virginia, paralyzed from the waist down by polio, earned a gunsmithing degree at Trinidad Junior College after insisting on enrollment despite initial rejection. President Dwight D. Baird called him a morale booster and noted his two years of persistent study inspired other students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad. Colo
James E. Benninger
Clarksburg
W. VA
Trinidad Junior College
Benninger
Dwight D. Baird
Baird
Jim Benninger
City to Spray Alleys for Flies
City plans to spray alleys to combat flies and mosquitoes in Fourth Street area along the river. City Manager C M Woodbury urged homeowners to treat shrubs and damp spaces under houses. Officials discussed starting the operation soon with a potent chemical. cost listed at 669 dollars for 2700 gallons, but no formal purchase motion was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Woodbury
Cadet Pilot Killed in Reese Air Force Trainer Crash
Reese Air Force Base officials report a single engine trainer crashed about 24 miles north of Lubbock near Abernathy. The cadet pilot died. identification withheld pending next of kin notification. The plane took off from Reese on a midnight training flight and last contacted base at 1 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock. Tex
Air Force
Lubbock
Reese Air Force Base
Reese
Abernathy
Man Extinguishes Fire by Drove Car Into Pond
Dub Brown of Lake Dallas pulled a car from a burning garage by hitching a tow chain to a truck and backing away. He then controlled the house and garage fire and pushed the car into a pond to extinguish it, believing the blaze is out as the car lies six feet underwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Dallas
Tex
Dub Brown
Possible Operation for Mrs Harold Naylor Returns to NYC
Mrs Harold Naylor wife of the city clerk travels to New York City for a possible operation due to an eye ailment. The city clerk accompanies her for part of the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Naylor
New York City
Homer Clees Named Manager of Cahoon Park Pool
Homer Clees, 21, was named Manager of the Cahoon Park municipal swimming pool for the 1954 season at a City Council breakfast meeting in the Nickson Hotel. Clees has worked at the pool for six seasons. The pool opening date was not set, but likely this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Clees
Cahoon Park
Nickson
Clees
C. M. Woodbury
Woodbury
Mayor Jeary Receives City Hall Story Honor
Lincoln Journal editor notes veteran reporter Phil Wadhams passed up a story, which the Mayor Clark Jeary ensured reached the paper. The piece praised Wadhams for his consistently high standard of reporting on city affairs since 1913 and his honesty, integrity and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Journal
City Hall
Phil Wadhams
Clark Jeary
Wadhams
Arizonian Encounters Bear While Driving Home
Charley Patterson, a mechanic from Eg ariz, found a bear seated beside him in the front seat after climbing into a stalled car on a mountain road at night. He had just filled the tank and started the engine, mistaking the bear for a large dog before chaining it to the door on the far side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egar, Ariz
Charley Patterson
Patterson
Two Unions Resume Picketing Your Food Stores
In Santa Fe two unions AFL Retail Clerks Local 1564 and Meat Cutters Local 168 resume picketing of Your Food Stores after U S Circuit Judge Bratton dissolved a temporary restraining order. The ruling, linked to Norris LaGuardia Act protections for peaceful picketing, also involved interstate commerce implications of Your Foods Stores purchases totaling $400000 a year outside the state. The unions said the action targets employees for organizational purposes and will seek bargaining once a majority joins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
United States
U. S
Sam G. Bratton
Albuquerque
Bratton
Edwin Felter
AFL
Felter
Your Foods
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
W. S. Roberts
State Federation of Labor
Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen Local
Eisenhower Aims Funding To Stockpile Domestic Metals
The administration plans to ask Congress for more than a modest sum to buy and stockpile additional domestic metals. The program, begun under a long term plan, will start with lead and zinc, with a few others added later. Copper purchases are not planned yet depending on market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
General Services Administration
GSA
Flemming
Policing Proposed by Small Loans Firms Leader
Albuquerque official Lilburn Homan urged small loan firms to police their own. He said legitimate organizations should report lawbreaking firms, while a few violators were outside the state small loans group and should be prosecuted by the state. Hugh Woodward urged action against the few offending firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Lilburn Homan
Homan
Hugh Woodward
Prisoner Pays for Year in Los Angeles City Jail
A prisoner sent $300 to City Treasurer Leon V. McCardle for a year’s lodging behind bars. The note, signed Cassi C. Lenzinger of York Hotel Dallas, claims previous jail stays and seeks to cover jail keep. The letter requests that the city be thanked for good care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Leon V. McCardle
Ars
Power Commission Ponders Natural Gas Case
Washington applicants in the Pacific Northwest natural gas case await a decision after two years of hearings. The commission considers granting access to the Oregon Washington market to West coast Transmission, Trans- Northwest Gas, and Pacific Northwest Gas, while Northwest Natural Gas waits on rejection or export authority. Pacific plans to draw on San Juan Basin reserves in New Mexico and Colorado, drawing criticism from California communities who argue southwest fields should serve their own region first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Wat Commission
Oregon Washington
United States
Westcoast Transmission Co
Trans- Northwest Gas Co
Pacific Northwest Gas Co
Northwest Natural Gas Co
Pacific
San Juan
New Mexico
Colorado
California
Southwest
Jaycees Discuss National Convention Attendance
Roswell Jaycees executive committee met at the Hotel Nickson to allocate funds for delegates’ expenses to the National Jaycees Convention in Colorado Springs June 14 to 20. Likely attendees include Jim Bruin Gene Hinkle and Bob Bussian. Jim Stockton heads a Fly Free Roswell program. Next meeting is June 9 at 6 30 p.m. Bruin led the session with several members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Colorado Springs
Roswell
Nickson
Bruin
Drobel, Hinkle
Stockton
R. E. Jones Jr
George Towne
Russ Mann
Paul Eaton
Russian
Chicago aims to host 1956 party conventions
City officials and business leaders met with Mayor Martin Kennelly to plan a drive inviting the 1956 Republican and Democratic national conventions to Chicago. The initiative highlights Chicago as a potential host city and reflects local political and economic interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martin Kennelly
Vigilance urged against illegitimate operators
Citizens urged to monitor violators and report them to the state or take action against illegitimate operators, detailing steps for enforcement and public safety.
Military Chiefs Of Five Powers In Washington Meet On Asia Threat
At the Pentagon five military chiefs and aides from the United States Britain France Australia and New Zealand gathered to discuss military options to halt Communist expansion in Southeast Asia including Indochina. Secretary Wilson warned politics may dominate the issue while outlining limited steps guided by existing or future high level decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Secretary of
Wilson
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Indochina
Amer- State Department
Hensmen
Far East
East Asia
Philippines
Ramon Magsaysay
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
John Harding
Paul Ely
Sydney Rowell
W. G. Gentry
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C. K. Collins
Uay
Trinity Methodist
P.T.A. Group
Jener Diamonds
Watc ES
NORGE
B. F. Sanders
Orchard Park
Sylvania Clock Radio
J. A. Terry
W. 7Th Street
Sunbeam
F. W. ‘Allen
East 7Th St
A. M. Kelly Jr
N. Lea
Claude Simpson
Mrs
Frank Ingram
Reba June Lowrey
Aubrey A. Brock, Mildred Clees
Anderson & Watkins
Ous
Mee
Arizonian
Maryland Club Coffee
Nokys
Power Commission
Ag Hue
al Blethes
Union Plaza
Union
Asia
Tucker Roswell
W. Fourth
Bib 'N
Tucker
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