Walker AFB Awards Contracts Locally Totaling 322 992
Roswell firms received contracts during the 1953 54 Walker AFB repair program totaling 323 992.98 their work included runway rehabilitation base road upgrades and fuel facility and housing refurbishments totaling 582 403 20 with civilian firms handling items not available in house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Walker Afb
R. W. Devereaux
Air Installations Squadron
Haake Const
Ernst
J.S. Stites
Gunnison
Neal
Graves
De-Shurley
LeeRoy Walker
Haake
Ernst Const
Mason Flooring Co
Smith Machinery
Neals Builder Co
Meyners
Airmen’s Barracks
J. S. Stites
Ernst Construction Co
Cottle Coast. Co
Wright Construction Co
Otto Ashback
St. Paul
Hollis Plumbing and Heating
Coleman
Tom W. Heflin
Hollis Plumbing
Guardian
Davis Bros
Broome Electric
Hollis
Browser Co
Howser
Rev Marion Nilsson Resigns for Portland Pastorship
Rev Marion W Nilsson longtime pastor of First Christian Church Richardson and Fourth Streets resigns to accept pastorate at Mallory Avenue Christian Church Portland Ore He and Mrs Nilsson will move in late July with duties beginning August 1 During his 11 years there about 900 members joined the church and over 118000 was given toward a new building The Roswell church aided by living link missionary Dean Earl Rogers in Paraguay and Nilsson held multiple church and civic roles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion W. Nilsson
First Christian Church
Richardson and
Fourth Streets
Mallory Avenue
Portland
Nilsson
Virginia Inn
South Main
West Chisum
Roswell
Living Link
Dean Earl Rogers
Paraguay
Kiwanis
Fort Bliss
Texas
Albuquerque
Religious Education Commission
The
New Mexico Christian Missionary Society
Mallory Avenue Christian Church
Patrolman Keller Found Guilty In Firearm Charges
Albuquerque patrolman Albert J. Keller was found guilty on two counts of illegal firearm use. Peace Justice Robert L. Ayers deferred sentencing. The charges stem from firing a weapon within a game preserve and within 300 yards of a residence, brought on by complainant Robert J. Audette, 27, of Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Albert J. Keller
Robert L. Ayers
Robert J. Audette
Four wildcat drilling locations announced in Eddy County
Four wildcat sites approved for drilling across Eddy and Chaves counties. Richardson and Bass No 1 Federal Welch targets 7,500 feet in east Eddy. Great Western Drilling Company No 1 Grayburg Deep Unit probes 12,000 feet in northeast Eddy. Swearingen No 1 Swearingen, 2,000 feet in North Eddy. John Kelly No 1 Tulk planned 3,100 feet in Southeast Chaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildcat
Eddy County
New Mexico
Richardson and Bass No
Federal Welch
Great Western Drilling Company
Grayburg
W. H. Swearingen
Swearingen
John Kelly
Tulk
Chaves County
Richardson & Bass
Central Eddy
Delaware
Four Marriage Licenses Issued This Month So Far
A quartet of marriage licenses was issued here Friday bringing the total for the first four days of the month to 21. James B. Winn 19 and Norma Faye Burrows 18 both of Dexter Albert D. Dolf Jr 23 Arcata Calif and Delma Owasso Cross land 18 Roswell Martin Roy Wilcox 21 and Zelma Eileen Reed 17 both of Roswell Charles F Kyger 27 Enid Okla and Katherine M Reidy 34 El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Winn
Norma Faye Burrows
Dexter
Albert D. Dolf Jr
Arcata
Calif
Delma Owasso Crossland
Roswell
Martin Roy Wilcox
Zelma Eileen Reed
Charles F. Kyger
Enid
Okla
Katherine M. Reidy
el Paso
Personal Finance Notes Anniversary of Fifth Office
Joe T. Welsh, manager for the Personal Finance Company at 328 N Richardson Ave, announced the Fifth Anniversary of his office opening on June 6 1949. He is assisted by staff George Ford Mrs Rita Bendel and Mrs Geraldine Hemperley. The organization has over 800 affiliated offices coast to coast in the United States and Canada with eight in New Mexico. Welsh thanked customers for cordiality and friendship as he and his staff mark five years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe T. Welsh
N. Richardson Ave
Welsh
George Ford
Rita R. Bendel
Geraldine Hemperley
United States
Canada
New Mexico
Airman Shot in Albuquerque Cafe Incident
Airman James Smith, 22, from Kirtland Air Force Base, is resting after being shot in the hip near an Albuquerque cafe owned by Cain Rhodes. Rhodes, 44, was detained for investigation after claiming his pistol discharged accidentally while he struck a door frame during a confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
James Smith
Kirtland Air Force Base
Cain Rhodes
Smith
Rhodes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marion Nilsson
Mrs. Nilsson
Kelvinator
N. Main ST
Gardner Petroleum Corporation
Kidwell
Torrance County
Valencia County
O. A. Larazola
Gottlieb
Sanitary
Thriftwater
Hotpoint
Woolleys
S. Main
Lice
Southwestern Public Service Company
Public Service Company
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