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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1954
Page
8
Mrs Lowry Rigsby thanks W T Clardy and family for the Roswell Girl Scouts day camp at Oasis Ranch. About 55 girls per day attended a six day session learning hiking birds trees crafts fire making simple cooking and knife use with many adults helping ensure a successful camp.
United Rural Club met with Mrs. T. H. Ferguson for a covered dish luncheon. Mrs. M. O. McCracken presided as the group recited The Lord’s Prayer and The Pledge of Allegiance. Three Busy Bee 4 H Club girls Peggy Patterson, Margaret Patterson, and Sue Brewer demonstrated cookie making.
The Las Vegas parade honors Kearny and frontier history while Raton signals hard times and hope. Local figures, veterans, and ranchers ride with a Texan guard presence as coal mining declines and oil drilling gears up with Continental Oil planning 50 rigs by October.
City officials referred several zoning matters to committee for study. Beers Jr and other owners sought approvals with conditions including street turnarounds and 50 foot setback covenants. Lehman and Neilson urged commercial use. Miller Daniels and Hester requests conform to Ordinance 621 with varied setbacks. Count 41 present.
A Western style barbecue by Harmony Class of First Christian Church was held at the Frank Pieratt home on South Michigan Avenue. Guests enjoyed buffet service, a social period, and annual reports were presented as officers and chairmen closed the year. installation of new officers is set for Sunday June 27.
Base Vacation Bible School reports strong early enrollment led by Chaplain Jolly with 4 to 16 year olds. Activities include wholesome living lessons and handiwork. Protestant Ladies Auxiliary serves refreshments. Commencement set for Friday June 25 at 7 30 p m in the base elementary gym. 4 5 age group also to hold morning exercises at 10 a m.
Mrs Ben Horton and Mrs Richard Thorne entertained yesterday at the Officers Club of WAFB with a one o clock luncheon in honor of Miss Winona Trent fiancee of Frank Elliott. The table featured an electric fountain with yellow daisies and greenery with white Ester Reed daisies. Covers were set for a large group including Mrs Morris C Trent Mrs E Y Chambers Jr Mrs W B Rogers Mrs Philip Hopkins Mrs Steve Viech Mrs Charles Brown Mrs J P Williams Mrs J R Allen Mrs James Stockton Mrs Lenn Mayers Mrs Archie Campbell Mrs Larry Hess Mrs Richard Thorne and Mrs Ben Horton.
A wedding will be held at 9 a.m. at First Methodist Church Little Chapel with no invitations sent. all friends are invited. Also a VFW Auxiliary fried chicken dinner runs 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. with tickets at the door for $1. A Rainbow Girls breakfast honoring fathers is planned Sunday at 8 a.m. at Masonic Temple. reservations listed.
A mid century recipe yields Curried Peas and Potatoes with butter onions curry powder lemon juice diced potatoes drained peas hard boiled eggs light cream pimiento and seasonings. The dish finishes with a cream garnish and serves four.
Final meeting of Eastern Star was held at Masonic Temple Tuesday evening with Mrs. John C. Kost and M. C. Taylor presiding. New initiates included Miss Ruthe Owens Frances Gay Marley Nancy Standhardt and Ralph McBride. Mrs. Ralph McBride was welcomed by affiliation. A reception followed with pineapple frosted punch and cookies served by hostesses.
Lady Damon Temple of Roswell hosted the district convention of the Pythian Sisters with luncheon at KP Hall and an installation led by Mrs. Floyd Fisher. Attendees included Cedarvale Magdalena Belen Calanthe of Albuquerque Albuquerque Temple No 8 Clovis and Roswell with awards for best punch bowl representation and a proficiency certificate for Mrs Lloyd Johnston of Roswell.
The NCO Wives' Club hosts a semi monthly tea at the NCO club Monday at 1 30 p m to welcome Mrs Charles W Schott wife of the 47th Air Division commander. She will be made honorary president as Mary Termin announces Dee Stover as hostess and asks attendees wear hats and gloves.
Trinity Methodist Church Gleaners Sunday School class met in the Parish Hall for a luncheon. Mrs. Casey Cantrell led a devotional on the importance of small things and a hymn was sung. Attendees included Mesdames Brewster Fall Murrell Fales Hartman Young Garrett Wilson Litell Davis McMillan Youse Thorne Rowe Cantrell Moen and others.
The first two week session of Camp Mary White opens Sunday for girls majoring in outdoors fields. They will review camping skills explore mountain sites and plan a two night primitive trip. Roswell attendees include Christina Arnold Ouida Atkins.
Mr and Mrs John Ricard Anderson of Muleshoe Ranch Gail Texas announce the birth of a daughter June 2 named Mary. Mrs Anderson is the former Barbara Clayton daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Clayton of Lovington formerly of Roswell. The Andersons also have a daughter Sally. Mrs Filbert Melindez and Mrs Robert Keyes returned to Roswell from England visiting relatives in the British Isles. Mrs Keyes travelled with her daughter to Great Yarmouth. Mrs Melindez stayed six weeks with her parents at Clacton on the Sea. Mrs Melindez resides at 1714 N Ohio Ave.
Mr and Mrs Max Littell host an at home Sunday afternoon at 1104 W Fourth St Roswell inviting all friends for the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs F Guy Newell. Mrs Littell is the youngest daughter of the Newells who have lived in Roswell since 1905.
Mr and Mrs J L Westover return from California with son Oliver B Westover and Dan Oliver visiting in Downey and Santa Monica sister Elsie J Harris. They stop in Clovis on return, visit Dallas relatives, enjoy Ruidoso trip, and attend Gil Amis funeral in Roswell. A3c Jimmy Rogers returns to Keasler AFB Mississippi after visit with Rogers family in Roswell.
The outlook predicts near seasonal temperatures in the northwest and slightly above in the southeast through next Wednesday. A cooling trend begins after Sunday with small daily changes and a few widely scattered thunder showers mainly east of the state. The list of names reads as potential readers or witnesses.
France appoints Mendes France as 14th postwar premier after a decisive assembly vote. He vows to safeguard forces in Indochina and rejects surrender while promising negotiations, with eight MPs defying party lines to push his majority. His cabinet becomes France’s 20th postwar government.
British film attendance grew in late 1953 as TV popularity faded. Board of Trade figures show 305,773,000 admissions in the last three months, up 954,000 from 1952, marking the first rise since records began in 1950 except for a 1951 blip.
L M van Noppen of a auto finance company warns fatigue and sleepiness threaten drivers. He says most motorists push travel limits daily and advises pulling off to sleep if sleepy, noting dozing on the highway risks not waking up.
Civil Docket 57 was replaced by Civil Docket 58 in the office of District Clerk Jean Willis. The old book recorded 317 cases filed between October 18 and last Wednesday, ending with a foreclosure. The first case in Docket 58, entry 18672, involves quiet title.
The regional commissioner of the U S Internal Revenue Bureau will visit Albuquerque and Santa Fe next week. It is the first visit for B Frank White of Dallas since becoming chief of the five state area last December.
Thoral M. Christian pleaded guilty to four counts of making false crimes in bank records with intent to defraud the bank and its customers. He appeared in Santa Fe for arraignment last Tuesday and faces sentencing Tuesday morning.
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