Dead Ex Governor Hoffman Defends Self in Letter
Ex New Jersey governor Harold G. Hoffman denounces charges in a posthumous letter released by his daughter Ada Hoffman Leonard. He claims no wrongdoing in the state department while admitting embezzling $300,000 from South Amboy Trust Co. Meyner’s administration is blamed for political attacks as Hoffman's documents respond to a 16 count state probe.
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Newark
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
State Department
Ada Hoffman Leonard
Rober B. Meyne
Hoffman
Leonard
Meyner
South Amboy Trust Co
Harry Green
State House Commission
Soap Box Derby Entrants Advised To Do All Work
Roswell hosts a Soap Box Derby on July 5 down Union Avenue at North Hill with many original racers. Cars must be built entirely by each entrant under rules from 1954, excluding ready made wheel axle and steering parts. inspectors will disqualify any car not built by the entered boy. Sponsored by McNally-Hall Motor Co. Roswell Daily Record and the Optimist Club of Roswell.
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Roswell
Union Avenue
North Hill
McNally-Hall Motor Co
Evangelist Graham Ordered to Bed by German Doctor
Billy Graham fell seriously ill in Düsseldorf and a German doctor ordered a hospital checkup. His secretary stated he woke up sick and was taken for a full medical evaluation after a brisk revival schedule in Britain, Scandinavia, and a Berlin visit.
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Evangelist Graham
Duesseldorf
Germany
Billy Graham
Graham
Billy
Jerry Beavan
Beavan
Britain
Sandinavia
Berlin
Frankfurt
Minor Receives 2000 Dollar Compensation in Portales Accident
In district court Arvin Stafford by his father Hiram Stafford vs Hyatt employer and Firemen's Fund Indemnity Co a judgment awarded 2000 dollars. The case stems from an August Portales accident where Stafford then 15 sustained a deep corneal cut while unstrapping lumber. The judgment follows a stipulation dated May 8.
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Arvin Stafford
Hiram Stafford
Hyatt
Firemens Fund Indemnity Co
Portales
Stafford
Hoffmann Defends Rental-Purchase Deals Amid State Debates
Hoffmann states there is nothing wrong with the rental-purchase agreements the state entered into and calls the arrangements sound business. He notes Meyner, then a state senator and lawyer, once represented a group seeking to build local division office buildings.
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Hoffman
Meyner
Eligible Veterans Advised of Benefits Under Korean GI Bill
The Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 empowers eligible veterans with active service since June 27, 1950 to receive education or training at government expense. Richard M. Lawson is the Veterans Administration contact representative.
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Richard M. Lawson
Veterans Administration
Representa
Ex Sears President Joins Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame
Julius Rosenwald, longtime head of Sears Roebuck, is elected to Chicago's Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame. The Springfield Ill. native built a low cost high quality consumer goods model, leading Sears from 1908 to his 1932 death, with the honor announced at a banquet last night.
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Julius Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
J. B. Owens
Sears
Mr. Rosenwald
Springfield
Ill
Rosenwald
Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame
Marriage Licenses Issued In Roswell And San Fernando
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to James Clark Atteberry Jr. 22 and Barbara Lee Ohlwein 18 both of San Fernando California and to Billy D. Trammell 25 and Lorena M. Skipper 23 both of Roswell New Mexico. The veteran affairs officer will be in Roswell City Hall Second Floor from 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday June 29 to assist veterans and dependents in benefits beyond GI education and training.
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James Clark Atteberry Jr
Barbara Lee Ohlwein
San Fernando
Calif
Billy D. Trammel
Lorena M. Skipper
Roswell
Itive
City Hall
Marilyn Monroe Not Expecting Child Despite Collapse
HOLLYWOOD Marilyn Monroe says she is not expecting a baby. She explains her Tuesday on set collapse owed to overwork and nerves. She adds that Joe DiMaggio and she do want a child, though not yet.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Monrose
Joe DiMaggio
Joe
Notice to School Cafeteria Equipment Dealers
Sealed bids for furnishing cafeteria equipment for Roswell City Schools Roswell New Mexico are due by 5:00 PM July 19 1954 to Jas D Shinkle Superintendent at the Junior High School Building. Specifications available from the Superintendent. The Board reserves the right to reject bids and waive technicalities. Gene Reischman President Board of Education.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Jas. D. Shinkle
Board of Education
Heat Bothering Truman Refuses Cooler Room
Former President Harry S. Truman, recovering from gall bladder and appendix surgery, braved near 100 degree heat in a hospital room but declined to move to cooler quarters. Doctors report he is in satisfactory condition and cooperative as nurse Mrs. Ira Mae Kampschroeder praises his resilience despite a penicillin rash.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Wallace Graham
Truman
Ira Mae Kampschroeder
Research Hospital
Girl Good as New With Patched Heart
Pamela Schmidt of Minneapolis is thriving after a televised heart operation. Her mother says she is playing like any other girl and will soon have restrictions lifted, just in time for her seventh birthday on July 9.
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Minneapolis
Pamela Schmidt
Reonald Schmidt
Pamela
Married 1944 graduates have more children than 1921 peers
The Population Reference Bureau reports that married U. S. college class of 1944 graduates show a higher average number of children ten years after graduation than those from the class of 1921.
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U. S
Population Reference Bureau
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Harry Truman
Leroy F. Fry
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Richardson Ave
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