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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1954
Page
4
Roswell newspaper lists advertising and subscription rates with publication details. It notes delivery by carrier and mail, the Roswell address at 424 North Main Street, and AP news access rights.
A Sunday column reviews S. Omar Barker’s poetry collection Songs of the Saddlemen releasing June 23 near Las Vegas, recalls a humorous college entrance quip, and opines on eliminating the term comrade in Carlsbad Legion. It also riffs on pie preferences, cooking beans, Eisenhower Churchill Eden talks, and critiques direct primaries versus old convention politics in New Mexico.
A humorous old note suggests most girls have dreamy eyes. The quip adds a punchline that they “need looking into” provoking a lighthearted confusion about attention and perception.
A tongue in cheek line urges fathers to exert firm guidance when children push boundaries. It uses rustic farming imagery to stress disciplined parenting and clear boundaries for youth behavior.
Floyd Golden, president of Eastern New Mexico University at Portales, visited the city to promote ENMU. He disclosed the summer session is the most successful, with 550 enrolled and additional stragglers likely to raise the total, a 30 percent gain over last year.
Claude C. Hartley formerly of Roswell now of 44 252 North Jackson Street India California writes the Record to locate Mrs McNally a former regular attendee at Faith Tabernacle during his pastorate Hartley asks anyone with information on her whereabouts to notify him at the listed address.
The New Mexico Manufacturers Association polls newspapers and other agencies for information on a proposed boost to industrial activity. They plan a brochure for manufacturers and agencies and want to assess whether current industry would welcome the initiative in state communities. The Hobbs News-Sun notes a Burmese assassin died after a viper bite, quipping that when snake bites snake that is news.
City council hears a recommendation to issue 100000 in revenue bonds to lay water lines on streets being paved now rather than after paving. Carlsbad Chamber aims to raise 3500 extra for tourist promotion focusing on recreation beyond the caverns.
Carlsbad Current Argus notes the platform’s vow to pursue an anti segregation school policy as a bold step after the Supreme Court ruling. New Mexican reports evacuation test results show uncertain civil defense preparedness in Santa Fe Roswell and other communities.
The Artesia Advocate notes new hires at Central Assembly Electric Co op who will also play basketball for the company team next fall and winter. The lineup grows with Gary Shivers of Marlin Texas, boosting the Travelers to a total height of 90 feet with Shivers listed at six feet eight inches.
County Agent T. C. Perkins reports a light infestation of grasshoppers in Lea County with the heaviest area about 12 miles north of Lovington, as noted by the Press.
The Sun-News reports in Las Cruces a heated discussion over installing a new lighting system in the business district. The paper says the project is needed but urges the city to first build curbs to protect light poles on Main Street where curbs are missing.
Tucumcari Daily News reports the state Democratic convention in Santa Fe presented fresh leadership. It notes Hoover was not a prominent figure this time and the gathering avoided harsh attacks on the opposition as the party moves to heal its ills.
Residents of historic White Oaks in Lincoln County petition the postoffice department to reopen the closed postoffice. The mining town once thrived but now seeks restoration of postal service.
The Albuquerque Journal notes the motion to disqualify Corporation Commissioner Pickett from Mountain States T and T rate increase hearings. It argues the public elected him, while the phone company seeks to appoint the decision maker, implying undue control over rate cases.
White House aides predict Republican candidates will not ride Eisenhower’s coattails in November unless loyal to his program and legislative priorities. The article notes Meek’s bid against Douglas in Illinois and details the White House endorsement strategy and key Senate priorities including Ferguson Kuchel Saltonstall Cooper Cordon Mundt Bridges Schoeppel and Smith.
Warren Cobean visited New York City from Monterey Mexico where his family spent the summer with Mrs Co bean s parents. George Co bean and family bought a home in Evansio Ill. George Cobean Jr attended New Mexico Military Institute and Culver. C E Mason Miss Clara Mason and Edward Scarritt arrived in Roswell from Grand Canyon after Holmby College graduation June 10.
In Santa Fe Portales Eastern New Mexico University faces a $184 annual resident fee after an attorney general ruling. Albuquerque, Roswell and other campuses set fees ranging from $141 to $200 while out of state costs climb to $246 to $400.
After 36 days of Army McCarthy hearings, Senator McCarthy plans new probes into Communist infiltration in defense plants and possibly CIA and atomic sectors. He hints at talking with the White House, aiming to pressure the Eisenhower administration and provoke a constitutional clash over executive and legislative powers.
Frederick Othman Carr, a quiet FBI veteran and Senate witness, testified clearly under oath about pressures on the McCarthy inquiry. He recalled a luncheon with Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens and noted Schine's absence at Ft. Monmouth hearings, signaling his readiness to speak up when needed.
A compact crossword with across clues including Other Place Vagabond and biblical king plus down clues like Biblical country Beside and Fisherman. The grid fills with standard wordplay for a newspaper puzzle suitable for a general audience.
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