Judgment Awarded After Walker AFB Auto Pedestrian Crash
The District Court awarded $1,000 to Homer L. Cress Amy N. Cress and John T. Cress as next friend for the minor after a Sept 11 incident at Walker AFB. Albert J. Morin was involved as his 1950 Chevrolet backtracked then moved forward striking the child, causing a fractured leg and deep leg injuries.
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Walker Air Force Base
Homer L. Cress
Amy N. Cress
John T. Cress
Albert J. Morin
Cresses
John T
TV and Ex Movie Star Leads Roswell Benefit Show
Little George Havens, a former motion picture actor and TV star, headlines the Stamps Ozark Quartet for a Roswell Fire Department benefit at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Junior High Auditorium. Tickets at Central Fire Station offer advance savings for adults and children. Havens, once with Grand Old Opry acts and films with Autry Hamblin Rogers, is a Texan born in Abilene who moved to Hollywood at 19.
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Little George Havens
Stamps-Ozark
Roswell Fire Department
Firemen’s Benefit Fund
George E. Daniels
Central Fire Station
First St
Havens
Grand Old Opry
Peewee King
Golden West Cowboys
Gene Autrey
Stuart Hamblin
Roy Rogers
Rex Allen
Bill Elliott
Abilene
Hollywood
Hearings and Auctions in Chaves County Probate and Court Notices
Notices announce hearing on first and final account of Hugh T. Willoughby estate and heirship in Roswell with executor Bessie L. Willoughby. Also sale of real estate in Roswell under a 1954 court judgment, detailing property and liens. Public oil conservation hearing set for July 7 1954 in Santa Fe on Continental Oil unit for West Anderson Ranch across Lea Eddy and Chaves counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaves County
State OF New Mexico
Hugh T. Willoughby
Bessie L. Willoughby
New Mexico
Roswell
William M. Siegenthaler
Artesia
Dorothy Herring
Frances Long
Julius Skinner
District Court
Etta L. Jones Benson
George Edward Jones
Hazel Jones Cooper
Anona Bess Jones Burnett Combe
A. C. Jones, Jr
Zona Earle Jones Conley
Greenways
South Highlands
Equitable Building and Loan Association
Richard G. Bean
Township
Range
Nm.p.m
Oil and Cas
Magnolia Petroleum Company
N.M.P.M
Western Natural Gas Company
John M. Kelly
W.se
N.M.P
State OF
Continental Oil Company
West Anderson Ranch
Lea, Eddy and
Chaves
Lea County
New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission
Santa Fe
State OF New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission
R. R. Spurrier
Roswell Geological Society to Discuss Leasing Past and Present
At 6:30 p.m. Thursday the Roswell Geological Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Knights of Pythias Hall to discuss Leasing Past and Present with F. P. Jack Rushmore a pioneer in Southeastern New Mexico land work and former Gypsy Oil Company employee. Members are urged to reserve seats for themselves and guests before Wednesday noon.
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F. P
Jack
Rushmore
New Mexico
Roswell Geological Society
Knights of Pythias Hall
Gypsy Oil Company
Gulf Oil Corporation
Gambling raid nets over twenty thousand in Phenix City
Heavily formed civilian and military raiding parties seized more than $20,000 in gambling equipment in Phenix City during three swift raids. Twenty two slot machines and as many pinball tables were confiscated at a honky tonk and a warehouse and another night spot outside town.
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Phenix City
Ala
Vice
Marriage License Business Is Brisk
Marriage licenses were issued here yesterday to Clarence B. Lockett and Mary B. Dye both of Fort Worth Martin Pena and Gloria Serna both of Dexter William Doyle Sutter and Barbara Jean Frederick both of El Paso. Saturday June 19 equalled Tuesday June 1 in the number of licenses issued nine high for any single day this month to date. Licenses granted Saturday included Albert Garcia Gonzales and Virginia Guerrero both of Roswell Malbern J Dunn Ocean side Calif and Edith Hershb erger Newton Kan Richard Crawford and Christine Rigdon both of Roswell Willie Edward Hughes and Alma Lois McCollom Artesia Roswell date details given.
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Clarence B. Lockett
Mary B. Dye
Fort Worth
Martin Pena
Gloria Serna
Dexter
William Doyle Sutter
Barbara Jean Frederick
el Paso
Albert Garcia Gonzales
Virginia Guerrero
Roswell
Malbern J. Dunn
Oceanside
Calif
Edith Hershberger
Newton
Kan
Richard Crawford
Christine Rigdon
Willie Edward Hughes
van Horn
Tex
Alma Lois
McCollom
Artesia
Hidden Metal Box Found Empty in Shower Stall
The suspect claimed he hid a metal box containing cans in a second floor bathroom beneath a metal shower stall. Police say Nesci opened a clothes hamper yesterday and found the box empty.
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Nesci
107 Isn't So Hot South Texan Says
PRESIDIO Texas on the first day of summer the heat proves mild to locals. Oliver Harper 54 hardware man and observer notes 107 feels cooler with 111 logged June 10 in Starr Hotel area canteloupes grow nearby in adobe town near the Rio Grande.
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Presidio
Tex
Oliver ‘Harper
Phoenix
Ariz
Pressidio
Dallas
Harper
Rio Grande
West Texas
Starr Hotel
Mae Starr
Mother of Local Woman Is Stricken
Mrs. Rose McCrary, 65, a pioneer New Mexico resident, died at her Torrance California home on June 16. Services were held June 19 at Strong Thorne Mortuary Albuquerque with Rosary services the day before. She is survived by daughters Mary Austin Laura Englebrecht and Frances Grammer plus son George Englebrecht four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. One grandchild is Mrs. Jan J. Gilles of Walker Air Force.
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Rose McCrary
New Mexico
Torrance
Calif
Strong Thorne
Albuquerque
Charles Rice
McCrary
Mary Austine
Laura Englebrecht
Frances Grammer
Roswell
George Englebrecht
33 Millions Paid Albuquerque Base Payroll in First Half
Government disbursed over 33 million dollars to AEC employees and military and civilian workers at Sandia Base and Kirtland Air Base in the first half of the year. Officials reported 8,739 civilians and about 6,000 military personnel received payroll funds. Run 22 June.
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Albuquerque
AEC
Sandia Base
Kirtland Air Base
Margaret Truman Tops Summer Theater Debut In Autumo Crocus
Margaret Truman drew acclaim in Pocono Playhouse debut as Katie Grey in Autumn Crocus. Critics hailed her as the darling Marge of the summer theater circuit for a gracefully honest performance. She, daughter of the former president, plans nine weeks of stock appearances ending at Philadelphia Playhouse in the Park in August.
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Mountainhome
Margaret Truman
Marge
Pocono Playhouse
Miss Truman
Katie Grey
Dodie Smith
Variety Magazine
Kansas City
Philadelphia Playhouse In the Park
Two DWI cases listed in R Perry Bean blotter
Two drunken driving cases appeared in the blotter today in the court of Justice of the Peace R Perry Bean. Reyes Herrera age 24 with address 701 E Hendrick Sr was fined 100 dollars on the DWI count plus 10 dollars for no driver license and 5 dollars costs totaling 115 dollars. Another man named Ralph Franklin Meeks of Oklahoma City was assessed fines and costs totaling 105 dollars.
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R. Perry Bean
Reyes Herrera
E. Hendrick Sr
Ralph Franklin Meeks
Oklahoma City
D Day leader Major General Keller dies at 53
London born Maj. Gen. R F L Keller who led the first Canadian troops on D-Day died Monday at age 53 in Tedbury England. Alfred Harcourt book publisher who aided Sinclair Lewis and Carl Sandburg died Sunday in Santa Barbara at 73. Gideon Sundback 74 inventor of the zipper died Monday in Meadville. Rev. James Lloyd McBride 61 chaplain in both world wars died Sunday in Penney Farms Florida.
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Associated Press
London
R. F. L. Keller
Normandy
Tedbury
England
Santa Barbara
Calif
Alfred Harcourt
Sinclair Lewis
Carl Sandburg
Harcourt, Brace Co
Meadville
Gideon Sundback
Talon, Inc
Talon
Sweden
Penney Farms
Fla
James Lloyd McBride
Chicago
Duluth
Minn
Alaska
Plague deaths in the United States sparse 1949 to 1954
A historical note states there were no plague deaths in the United States between 1949 and 1954, indicating a period of apparent absence of fatal cases during that span.
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United States
Flying Twins Grounded Await Appeal on Federal Charges
George and Charles Finn 40 were sentenced to a year in prison for conspiracy and forcibly interfering with a government officer after seizing U S Attorney Laughlin Waters on January 21. They face a bail appeal as counsel prepares. The dispute centered on a war surplus C46 purchased from Vineland school district near Bakersfield.
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Los Angeles
Flying Twins
George
Charles Finn
U. S
Edward P. Murphy
Vineland
Bakersfield
Carefully Hidden Savings Vanish
Dominic Nesci a 68 year old retired railroader hid ten thousand dollars in lighter-fluid cans by removing caps and placing one thousand dollars in each. He then placed the cans somewhere hidden. Authorities later recovered evidence from the scene as part of the investigation.
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Baltimore
Dominic Nesci
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Etta J. Jones Benson
H. Puryear
Lela S. Wier
Arbor Hills Drive
P. O. Box
Jackson 7
Mississippi
South Texan
Domingo D. Garcia
Felix Griego
Berrendo Cafe
Dominga D. Garcia
Dominga D. Garcia, Felix Griego
DAIRY
BEN Stores
Earl Ee
Safeway
O'Keefe and
Merritt
Gilbey
Gilbey’s
W. & A. Gilbey, Lid
Cincinnati
Ohio
Arctic Circle
Woolsey
S. Main
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