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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1954

Page

22

Summer Leaders Named for City Programs and Activities

Mayor announces summer leadership across centers and clubs. Capt. Fred Miller heads Teen Town with sports and crafts, Betty Jane Corn oversees swimming at East Side Park, Ruth Beardsley and Ray Price coordinate multiple activities, and others supervise ballet, theater, crafts, and judo.

Fred Miller Spanish Center Betty Jane Corn East Side Park Ruth Beardsley Ray Price John Lankford Jim Poorbaugh Rex Alcorn Jeanie Schemp Jeanine Hooper Carrie Gillispie Leon Taylor Ed Maley

Card of Thanks for Don W. Vertrees

We express thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy after the death of Don W. Vertrees. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Charles X. Vertrees and family and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown and relatives.

Don W. Vertrees Charles X. Vertrees Joseph Brown

U S Attacks Korean Election Plans at Geneva

U S Undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith condemned Soviet and Chinese proposals for supervising Korean elections as flawed. He accused North Korea of arming forces in breach of the armistice while the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission remains unable to act due to Communist obstruction.

Geneva United States North Korea U. S S Walter Bedell Smith V. M. Molotov Red China Chou En-lai

Weekend Home Comforts and Time Saving Gadgets Ad

A Sunday ad lists cooling options from Kelvinator and evaporative coolers plus repair parts. It promotes Kitchen Aide dishwashers for busy housewives and features a metal irrigation dam sale with fixed prices. Also includes light humor, lawn tools like Roto Edger, Vigoro lawn fertilizer, and a quip about endorsements from Ragson Tatters.

Art and Crafts Instructors Named For Local CCMYC Program

The article lists Trinity University and Texas Tech students plus local staff named to teach crafts, tap dance, swimming and art at CCMYC and related centers. It highlights Ruth Beardsley, John Lankford, Doris Drew, Janet Jenkins, Jeanie Schomp, Mrs. Bitter and Mrs. Van der Veen with their roles and backgrounds.

Trinity University San Antonio Texas Albuquerque Oteiro County CCMYC Jeanine Hooper Texas Tech McEvoy School of Allied Arts Roswell Charm School Long Beach Calif Ben and Sally Tech Tech Wm. Muehlbrach Ruth Beardsley John Lankford Muehlbrac University of Texas Clovis D. A. Beardsley Red Cross Florida Gulf of Mexico American Red Cross Aquatic School Roosevelt State Park Roswell High RHS NMMI Janet Jenkins Richard Bitter Doris Drew Wesleyan College Macon Jeanie Schemp W. S. van der Veen Ray Price Maine California Los Angeles Jeanie Schomp

Mrs. Bertha Haley Rites Held Near Roswell

Funeral services for 80 year old Mrs. Bertha Rebecca Haley who died last Thursday at her son Elmer Haley’s home northeast of Roswell will be at 2 p.m. in Ballard Chapel with Rev. Hugh Jordan Nazarene pastor officiating Burial follows at South Park Cemetery near Roswell.

Bertha Rebecca Haley Elmer P. Haley Roswell Ballard Chapel Hugh Jordan Nazarene South Park Cemetery

Height Limits of Douglas Fir Trees Studied

The article notes the extreme height of Douglas firs is hard to record since many older trees have broken tops, complicating measurements and growth assessments.

Hospital Admitted Discharges and Births List June 4 5

Admitted June 4 John Howard Jeannine Ellington Peggy Holland Wanda Larder. Admitted June 5 Dora King Gloria Burnette Amy Sanchez Helen Lee Robertson Dean Horton. Dismissed June 4 Lewin Watson O L Thompson Cadet John Kelecher W C Urton A P Mahone W W Thomas Condon Blackart Joshua Thomas G A Moberry Mary Jones. Births June 4 George Holland twins girls. Births June 5 Forest Frader baby boy. OSTEOPATHIC Mildred Wright Janice Mathews B C Harrison Claude Hobbs Martin Sedillo Aristeo Lucero Janice Mathews.

John Howard Jeannine Ellington Washington Ave Peggy Holland Seventh St Wanda Larder Dora King S. Monroe Ave Gloria Burnette Ohio Carlsbad Amy Sanchez Kentucky Ave Helen Lee Robertson W. First St Dean Horton Albuquerque St Lewin Watson O. L. Thompson John Kelecher W. C. Urton A. P. Mahone W. W. Thomas Condon Blackart Joshua Thomas G. A. Moberry Mary Jones J. K. Kreiter D. E. Horton Robert Duran Emma McClure B. C. Harrison Claude Hobbs Martin Sedillo Aristeo Lucero Janice Mathews

French Aircraft Score Direct Hits On Enemy Convoys

French planes scored direct hits with half ton bombs on Vietminh convoys moving along routes used to close a pincer around Hanoi. They also bombed a Vietminh ammunition dump east of Hanoi and strafed artillery transports along routes from Dien Bien Phu. Ground action focused on maintaining the Hanoi Haiphong rail and highway link.

Hanoi Indochina Red River Dien Bien Phu Haiphong

Bergstrom AFB Bank Hit For $30,000

A bandit wearing dark glasses and fatigue clothing robbed the Bergstrom Air Force Base branch of the Austin National Bank of $30,000 just before closing. He forced three employees to lie on the floor and fled with the cash in a paper sack.

Austin Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin National Bank

Skull of Austria's great composer reunited with body

In Eisenstadt Austria on June 5 the skull of composer Joseph Haydn was reunited with his body and reburied in a new grave. The ceremony in the Austrian capital featured President Theodor Koerner Chancellor Julius Raab and other dignitaries as the skull was blessed and placed in a copper coffin in a baroque church.

Eisenstadt Austria Theodor Cardinal Innitzer Vienna Theodor Koerner Julius Raab Lower Austraydn Gustinus Ambrosi Haydn Prince Esterhazy Josef Rosenbaum

City permits total $76,506 in Roswell for week

The Roswell building department issued 16 permits totaling $76,506 for the week ending yesterday. Largest was a $15,000 warehouse at 1206 N Grand Ave for W. E. Bonham, followed by a $13,560 house at 1311 W Third St for W. L. Fraser.

Roswell Charlie O'Neal W. E. Bonham N. Grand Ave W. L. Fraser Third St John M. Leakey S. Lea Ave Pecos Construction Co S. Washington Ave S. Missouri Ave W. P. Hamilton Hagerman E. Frazier St Albert Hudson Michigan Ave Pat Irwin Montana Ave Leon McConnell F. D. Mays N. Atkinson Ave Bob Dollahan Dora Gonzales S. Main St Sidney J. Ward Walnut St Ada Jolly W. First St Marshall Padilla E. Deming St Gregorio Chavez S. Montana Ave

Airman Pleads Guilty to Discharging Firearms at Base

A-2c Billy Joe Thompson of the 6th Field Maintenance Squadron at Walker Air Force Base pleaded guilty Friday in Judge R. Perry Bean's court to discharging firearms within a settlement. He was bound over to the district court with bond set at $750.

Allies urged prompt choice on war or talks in Asia

A speaker warned that the allies including Australia the Philippines Nationalist China on Formosa and Korea face a decision soon. He urged Congress and the nation to see all facts and consequences and to declare whether to pursue talks or take action. If not worth fighting for the country should say so openly.

Australia Philippines Formosa Congress Hartford Hartford Claim Service Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company Hartford Insurance Russell, Bacon & Shephard West Third Roswell New Mexico

Man Admits Slayings and Rapes in New York Case

John Francis Roche, 27, a steamfitter described by acquaintances as “well man nered,” told police yesterday he admitted to three slayings and two rapes of teenagers. His arrest capped a around-the-clock search by over 100 detectives.

New York John Francis Roche

Taylor Guest From Los Angeles Visits Frank Family

W J Taylor of Los Angeles visits Mr and Mrs Frank at 1600 S Washington Ave. He is the father of Frank and is described as a guest hero in the household.

Taylors W. J. Taylor Los Angeles Frank Taylor Washington Ave

McCarthy Suggests Schine’s Return for Weekends

The McCarthy camp proposed letting Schine return on weekends to ease his absence for Cohn and his daughters, while the Army accuses improper pressure for Schine’s favored treatment. In the Nov. 7 call McCarthy said he valued Schine as a "good boy" but “nothing indispensable.”

McCarthy Roy Cohn Schine Rory Army Cohn Stevens

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