New Mexico’s Big Real Estate Deals For Highways
New Mexico’s land buy for interstates 66 85 and 70 80 spans about 100 feet wide for 1000 miles from Santa Fe to Houston. The state highway department says it buys fair market value through qualified appraisers, accepting disruption to longtime landowners as it expands access roads and handles water wells and damages. Costs total over 26 percent of a billion dollars, with Albuquerque receiving the largest shares due to dense land values.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Houston
State Highway Department
Robert de la Ru
Department
de la Rue
U. S. 66
Texas Line
Arizona Line
Albuquerque
de la Due
U. S
Las Cruces
T Or C
Colorado Line
Actor to Play Jimmy Durante Causes Problem
Hollywood buzz on who should portray Jimmy Durante in a film biography. Names include Danny Thomas and Frank Sinatra, with Gene Kelly as Lou Clayton and Dean Martin as Durante. The discussion centers on capturing Durante’s personality rather than mere impersonation and the challenge of the real story set in his youth.
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Hollywood
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy
Danny Thomas
Frank Sinatra
Gene Kelly
Lou Clayton
Thomas
Durante
Clayton
Dean Martin
Cantor
Eddie
Jolson
Larry Parks
Beverly Hills
Roswell Residents Spark Small World Moment Abroad
Lanny Young of Roswell wrote home from a European voyage describing a moment near Montreal where a woman mistook fellow travelers for Luminaries. The exchange led to reveals about Roswell origins and a planned Vespa motorscooter tour across Spain with Madrid as a base.
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Lanny Young
W. B. Young
Montreal
Hotel Frontenac
New Mexco
New Mexico
Roswell
Wells
Walter J
Phyllis L.) Wells
James
University of New Mexico
Roland Tessier
Europe
Young
Harvard
Spain
City Drops Roswell From Icy Sidewalk Injury Suit
In a district court order of dismissal, the City of Roswell was removed as a defendant in the case Iaa A. Jones versus City of Roswell and Roy Norton. The suit, filed March 22, seeks damages for injuries from a February 9 1956 slip on an icy sidewalk at 214 N Richardson Ave with medical costs and pain and suffering claimed.
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City of Roswell
Iaa
A. Jones
Roy Norton
N. Richardson Ave
Drying nylon curtains boosts fluff and freshness
The American Home Laundry Manufacturers Association notes using an automatic dryer helps dust nylon curtains. Do not overcrowd the drum as curtains need space to fluff up. Two or three pairs dry in about five minutes, yielding wrinkle free rehanging. occasional fluffing reduces subsequent laundering.
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Orion
Dacron
American Home Laundry Manufacturers’ Association
Divorces Filed and Granted in June Proceedings
Legal notices show multiple divorce actions and separations with dates: Joyce M. Haire vs R D Haire Jr filed June 18. Eva Fay Whitfield vs Marvin Whitfield filed June 19. Marilyn Coplen vs Shirley Oplen granted June 20 for legal separation. Cantrell cases Joan Ellen Cantrell vs William Cantrell and Clifford McGuffin Jr. vs Frances McGuffin. Dora Conklin vs Donald Conklin. Conrad Meyners vs Sylva Meyners. Georgia June Hosie vs Archie Hosie. Geraldine Newkam vs Horace Newkam.
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Marilyn Coplen
Shirley Oplen
Joan Ellen Cantrell
William Paul Cantrell
Clifford H. McGuffin Jr
Frances E. McGuffin
Dora Conklin
Donald E. Conklin
Conrad Milton Meyners
Sylva V. Meyners
Georgia June Hosie
Archie J. Hosie
Geraldine Newkam
Horace Newkam
Settle Back Injury Case For $2000 In Artesia
Robert N. Wilson, 32, of 810 W Grand St Artesia, won a $2000 lump sum settlement in his back injury claim against Donnelly Drilling Co and American Employers Insurance Co. The injury occurred November 23 at a rig near Loco Hills while Wilson assisted in loading steps at the rig. Wilson earned an average weekly wage of $135 as a tool pusher.
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Robert N. Wilson
Donnelly Drilling Co
American Employers’ Insurance Co
Wilson
Grand St
Artesia
Loco Hills
Licenses Listed For Youth Rights Checks In June
The report names four applicants June 20 Clyde L Oliver 39 Kathryn Goin 32 both of Odessa James Kyle Parker 21 Roswell and Janet Bean 17 Hereford Tex. A June 21 list includes Richard Albert Aubrey 20 Wyandotte Mich and Alanoa Rose Cole 16 Roswell.
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Clyde L. Oliver
Kathryn Goin
Odessa
James Kyle Parker
Roswell
Janet Bean
Hereford
Tex
Richard Albert Aubrey
Wyandotte
Mich
Alanoa Rose Cole
PTA Tip for Wrapping Treats for Meetings
A practical PTA tip suggests wrapping cakes or goodies in transparent household wrap before bringing them to a meeting. The clear wrap helps display items neatly while protecting them from dust and particles.
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PTA
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By Steve Lowell
Joyce M. Haire
R. D. Haire Jr
Eva Fay Whitfield
Marvin Whitfield
PTA Tip
NTA
DuPont
Axminster
Pecos Valley
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