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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1954

Page

13

Tool Board Prize For Roswell Soap Box Derby

Shell Oil Company will award a three by three foot Stanley tool board with 19 carpenter tools as the Roswell Derby prize. O V Lawrence Roswell district land agent announced the wall hanging prize designed for the winner and similar awards will be given in 155 derbies nationwide. Chevrolet and Roswell Daily Record arrangements supply official Soap Box Derby lubricant for the July 4 event sponsored by the Roswell Daily Record McNally Hall Motor Co and the Optimist Club of Roswell.

Stanley Shell Oil Company Roswell O. V. Lawrence Shell Roswell District Stanley Tools Lawrence Chevrolet Roswell Daily Record

Expect Gas Ruling To Please New Mexico Officials

The Federal Power Commission granted authority for Pacific Northwest Pipeline Co. to cart gas from the San Juan Basin to the Northwest. State Geologist R. R. Spurrier and the Oil Conservation Commission executive director supported the permit noting a near billion cubic feet per day available and reserves around 11 trillion cubic feet, with potential to reach 20 trillion as development continues.

Santa FE Pacific Northwest Pipeline Co San Juan Basin Northwest Federal Power Commission New Mexico San Juan R. R. Spurrier State Oil Conservation Commission Pacific Northwest Oil Commission New Mexico Public Service Commission Washington Spurrier

Airman Dies After Roller Coaster Leap

A 19 year old airman from Houston Texas died at Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver after being thrown from a roller coaster. Deputy Sheriff Jack Peters said Coleman had told friends he liked to stand up in the ride moments before the accident.

Denver Lakeside Amusement Park Danny C. Coleman Houston Tex Jack Peters Coleman

WAFEB Library Opens Music Room

The Walker AFB Library unveils a new music listening room with a Stromberg Carlson player and over 70 LP titles ranging from Bach to Gershwin. Open weekdays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays 12 to 4 p.m.

WAFEB Walker Afb Gershwin Glenn Miller

Swimming Program At WAFB Announced

Walker AFB announces a summer swimming program for children. Parents may enroll their kids June 28 at the officers or airmens pools, with classes running weekdays until July 17. Membership in the Walker AFB Youth Council costs $1 per family plus $2 per child entered.

Walker Afb Walker Afb Youth Council Youth Council Airmens Airmens’ Pool

106 WAFB Wives Attend Dependents Training Course

The 106 Walker AFB Dependents Assistance Training Course is underway for 106 WAFB wives. It helps handle family issues from extended TDYs and aims to prepare wives for duties as husbands depart on TDY to Guam with graduates expected June 2.

WAFB SAC Walker Afb 509Th Bomb Wing Guam Air Force

Course topics offered for dependents of service members

The program lists two daily classes and covers Red Cross, insurance, retirement, military and community facilities, dependents assistance, personal affairs forms, housing, overseas travel, allowances, and Air Force Aid Society.

Red Cross Air Force Aid Society

VFW S Dinner Meeting Set At Ingalls Memorial Hall

The regular supper meeting of VFW is set for Monday starting at 7 p.m. at Ingalls Memorial Hall. Reports on the encampment and other important business are scheduled following the supper.

VFW Ingalls Memorial Hall

Eros Asteroid Comes Close to Earth within 14 Million Miles

Astronomers note that the asteroid Eros occasionally approaches Earth to as close as fourteen million miles, offering opportunities for observation and study of near earth objects.

Eros

Management Teams Slated for WAFB

Walker Air Force Base plans to appoint management improvement teams in each squadron and group. Squadrons select teams to instigate and transmit ideas across units. Group and wing teams aggregate squadron suggestions, filter them, and forward to the base team and higher headquarters.

Walker Air Force Base

Management Ideas for Potential Return from Higher HQ

A report discusses management ideas that may eventually be adopted as a regulation or policy by higher headquarters. It outlines potential pathways, expected impacts, and timelines for formal approval or issuance.

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Tire Purchases Planned for Highway Department in New Mexico

An estimated 81 thousand four hundred twenty four dollars worth of tires and tubes will be bought for the Highway Department from about 40 to 45 New Mexico dealers in the next six months. Purchasing Agent H F Scott said brands to be bought under contracts now being drawn up will be Goodyear Goodrich Royal Firestone and General.

Santa FE Highway Department New Mexico H. F. Scott Goodyear Goodrich Royal Firestone General

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