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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1961

Page

2

Missing Alamo Girl Figures in Murders

Virginia State Police said Kenneth Dudley an itinerant carnival worker and his wife Irene confessed disposing of the bodies of their four missing children. Dudley and his wife face charges in the death of daughter Carol Ann 7. a Prescott Arizona grave may hold Debbie Dudley.

Petersburg Virginia Kenneth E. Dudley Dudley Irene Dudleys Carol Ann Petersburg Progress Index Prescott Ariz Mnay Arizona Debbie Dudley Arizona Desert Las Vegas Nev Russell Allen E. M. Lloyd Progress Index Sharon Gallegos Alamogordo N. M Gallegos Christene North Carolina Syracuse N.Y Norman Charles Claude Debbie State Richmond Lawrenceville

Derelict Killer Caught After Little Edith Victim Found

Police traced Fred Thompson alias John Andrews from a Bowery rooming house where Edith Kiccorius was found. A cabaret card and fingerprints linked him to the crime, with a mass at St Rose Lima and calls for the electric chair as the man confessed, saying it was the worst crime he had known.

Bowery 20Th Street Edith Kiccorius Edith Bowery Room Philadelphia Hey Manchester Township Brooklyn New Jersey Thompson Fred Thompson John Andrews Little Edith Manhattan

Three Civil Suits Filed After Mishaps

Three civil suits filed in District Court seek judgments for injuries from accidents. C N Smith and Mae Smith request 45250 against Bobby J Lander and Renate Adams for injuries to Mrs Smith at Main and Seventh Streets on Oct 22 1960. Smith seeks 15250 for medical expenses car repairs and loss of companionship. Mrs Smith seeks 30000 for pain and suffering. Jimmy Ezzell sues Railway Express Co and Ellis Brewer for 7615.72 after a collision on North Main Street Dec 4. Hubbard's Inc is named in a suit by Billy and Carole Bradshaw for 2704.03 for injuries and medical bills from a fall at Hubbard's Navy 16.

C. N. Smith Mae Smith Bobby J. Lander Renate Adams Hubbard's Navy

Hospitals Admitted and Dismissed List for Feb and Mar

A hospital notice lists admitted and dismissed patients dated Feb 28 and Mar 1. Entries include names and addresses such as Mrs Royce Barton Holiman 1609 S Monroe and John Island, with many others, plus births on Feb 28 for 1st Lt Norman Carey and spouse. Additional admissions include Ramona Torrez and Orval Clifton, with numerous addressed patients and a single birth noted.

Royce Barton Holiman S. Monroe Barnie Wilson S. Delaware Laurel Walton N. Richardson Danny Graham C. E. Moore W. Walnut E. H. Cooper Santa Rosa Bob M. Knox N. Main Raymond Stiniker W. Hendricks James R. Wills John Island Patricia Gutierrez Lola Bates Melvin Hood Francis Wills Robert Allen Daub Arthur Pacheco Ida Rogers Newt Isbell Bill W. Patman Guillermo Archuleta Norman Carey Wells Pl WAFB Ramona Torrez E. Tiltien Walter Logan Orval Clifton Marcelo Campas Dexter Karen Sue Fausette E. Country Club Act Walter Davis

Owen Selected As Toastmasters Club Top Speaker

Garry Owen was named the best speaker of the year for Toastmasters Club 477 at finals Tuesday night. Captain Bob Marshall earned an area contest alternate spot for Owen to enter at Hobbs. Other finalists included Wayne Adams and Bill Wolfe. Owen spoke on the United Nations while Marshall discussed manned bombers and missiles. Paul Cooter, last year’s winner, acted as toastmaster and presented the trophy. Owen also won the traveling trophy for best table topic. Tony Redman served as master evaluator.

Garry Owen Toastmasters Club 477 Bob Marshall Owen Hobbs Wayne Adams Bill Wolfe United Nations Marshall Paul Cooter Tony Redman

Clovis Woman Keeps Her Baby In Jail Stay

Betty Raines, 26, of Clovis, sits in Curry County jail with her 10 month old baby Terry rather than pay a $10 fine for driving with an expired license. A Feb 23 hearing was delayed to Feb 28 due to lack of funds. She refuses help and plans to stay jailed until husband Dennis can contribute, nursing her child in a separate cell.

Clovis Curry County Betty Raines

Fire damages two Roswell area homes on Juniper Street

At 1 04 p m an overheated wood stove caused a fire that burned the floor of a frame house at 3000 West Juniper Street with minor damage. At 2 17 a m a three room house occupied by Dennis Halks, three miles south of the city, caught fire. Fire crews from Roswell, East Grand Plains and WAFB Fire Departments answered the alarms.

Juniper St Dennis Halks Roswell East Grand Plains WAFB

Markets Slow After Hectic Pace On Tuesday

The New York stock market eased late trading as volume dipped to about 5.1 million shares from 5.83 million Tuesday. Losses in key issues ranged from fractions to a point, with some strengths. Industrials, metals, airlines, rails and tobaccos led declines while motors rose and steels mixed. IBM dropped about 11 points after a run to new highs. Brunswick, Zenith fell. Lukens Steel, Kennecott, MGM, Lorillard, and US Gypsum slipped. Corporates inched ahead in thin trading. government bonds were irregularly higher in a quiet session.

New York Brunswick Zenith Lukens Steel Kennecott Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Lorillard U.S. Gypsum Cau

Schools Add Many Rooms In 10 Years

Roswell schools have added 287 rooms in the last decade including 196 elementary and 91 secondary rooms. R. Marshall Clark notes four rooms for Highland and Edgewood, seven rooms plus cafeteria improvements for East Junior High. He cites a $1,200,000 bond plan: $670,000 for June sale of a new junior high and site, $530,000 in spring 1962 for a second high school site and buildings. District assessed value is $38,000,000.

Roswell R. Marshall Clark Kiwanis Clark Highland Edgewood East Junior High

Multiple traffic accidents listed on city streets

At 9 40 a m McGaffey and Main drivers Mary K Hamill address 121 E Forest St and Andrew J Adams address 111 E Albuquerque St 900 block N Plains Park Dr at 11 49 a m Ima Laura Kelly No 3 Coronado Circle struck a parked car owned by William H Kirk patric 908 N Plains Park Dr Fourth Street and Lea Avenue 4 29 p m drivers Ed Ellis 633 E Cherry St and William D Martin 111 E Forest St Third Street and Main Street 5 33 p m drivers Carla Faye Swinford 1008 N Washington Ave and Alvin Ray Beasley 1808 W Third St 700 block St Grand Avenue 1 05 a m drivers Linnel W Hickman WAFB and Solomon M Gonzales 502 S Ash Ave

William D. Martin E. Forest St Third Street Main Street Carla Faye Swinford N. Washington Ave Alvin Ray Beasley W. Third St

Kansas City Livestock Prices Mixed Across Hog Sheep and Cattle

Kansas City reports on livestock trading with hogs at various weight bands from 190 to 270 pounds and sows around 16.1 to 17.9, sheep with good and choice wool prices ranging 95 to 110 yards and lambs around 15 to 17, cattle and calves showing steers near 23.5 to 24.5 per hundredweight, slaughter heifers about 24.25, and cows at 15.25 with vealers 25 to 31. Individual lots noted, some prices listed as previously arranged.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City

Cotton futures close mixed as Mar to Dec contracts cited

New York AP reports cotton futures closed 1 cent lower to 40 cents higher with Mar at 32.57, May 33.05, July 33.52 53, Oct 34.06, Dec 34.30, next Mar 34.80, May 34.95, July 34.92 cents per bale. Middling spot at 33.00 cents.

New York Jly

Egg Market Chicago Steady Prices Reported

Eggs in Chicago held near unchanged levels with grade A whites at 38 cents, mixed 338, mediums 37 1/2, standards 37 4, dirties 36 44, checks 36 432. Data reflects varying bargain ranges across grades and shell conditions.

Chicago

Morning Glory Bill Is Killed In Senate Vote

SANTA FE AP The House morning glory bill was defeated by the Senate on a 12 to 19 vote. Sen Donald Hathaway read a critic’s letter arguing the measure would outlaw the sale of morning glory seeds and related plants, condemning the whole family for one issue.

Santa FE Senate Donald Hathaway D-Socorro

Base Man Burned Seriously In A Fire At Air Base

Airman 1-C Hugh Johnson, 24, of the 6th Field Maintenance Squad, was in serious condition after a 2 a.m. fire at his residence near the Main Gate on Air Base Road. He suffered first and second degree burns over 75 percent of his body and was to be transferred to Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio for care. Another Walker Airman, A-1C Raymond W. Honaker, also 24, 6th Field Maintenance Squadron, was treated for a burned left shoulder after helping Johnson from the blaze. cause of the fire was undetermined.

Hugh Johnson Walker Afb Air Base Road Johnson Brooke General Hospital San Antonio Tex Walker Raymond W. Honaker 6Th Field Maintenance Squadron

Chairman Appointed for New Mexico Conference

The Republican Party named Mrs. R. K. Knox of Ruidoso as publicity chairman for the ninth annual Republican Women's Conference in Washington from March 5 to 7.

Ruidoso Republican Party R. K. Knox New Mexico Washington

Forgery Charges Bring Guilty Plea

Willard Calvin Morris of Arlington Texas was bound over to district court after entering an innocent plea to forgery charges. He was returned to Roswell from the Fort Worth jail by Sheriff Howard Babcock Jr. He is accused of forging a check stolen from ICX Freight Lines during a burglary last year. Bond set at $1500.

Willard Calvin Morris Arlington Tex District Court Morris Roswell Fort Worth Tex Howard Babcock Jr ICX

State proposes lease-purchase voting machines for counties

The bill declares an emergency and would take effect after passage and the governor's signature. It would provide 285 new voting machines for New Mexico, including 40 for Bernalillo County. Mechem supports machine voting to reduce confusion and fraud tied to paper ballots.

Page One House Mechem Brasher New Mexico Bernalillo

Roswell Money and Tire Lost Reported

John N. Kelly reported seven $20 bills in a brown pigskin case missing in Roswell. A new tire fell from an ICX Freight Lines truck in the 500 block N Main St and was picked up by a passing motorist.

Roswell John N. Kelly ICX Freight Lines Main St

Convention to Start in Alamogordo for Hair Stylists

About 300 delegates and guests are expected to begin arriving Saturday for a three day convention of hair stylists from New Mexico.

Alamogordo New Mexico

McFarland Named Chairman of Grant County Church Council Group

Silver City Methodist layman George McFarland is named chairman of a committee to draft a credo and propose organization plans for a Grant County churchmen's council.

Silver City George McFarland Grant County

Senate approves higher pari mutuel tax on horse racing

NEWS CAPSULES SANTA FE AP senators unanimously pass a substitute measure raising the pari mutuel tax for horse racing. Sen James Patton of Las Cruces says the change would generate over 200000 in additional revenue. Mechem vetoes HB22 citing flaws in voter identification provisions on ballots, his eleventh veto of the session.

Santa FE Senate James Patton Las Cruces Patton Edwin L. Mechem Mechem

Defect pilots to hold news conference in Topeka

The Defense Department ends its silence announcing two RB47 pilots, Capts. Freeman B. Olmstead and John R. McKone, held seven months after their plane was shot down, will speak to newsmen at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas, Friday afternoon.

Washington Defense Department Soviet Union Topeka Kan Freeman B. Olmstead John R. McKone Forbes Air Force Base

Demonstrators Attack U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City

Protesters hurled sticks and stones at the U.S. Embassy, shattering several windows during a Tuesday demonstration called by the Committee for Social Economic Action led by Jorge Adan Serrano to oppose a proposed income tax.

Guatemala U.S Committee For Social Economic Action Jorge Adan Serrano

Window Broken In Vandalism of Pickup on East Second Street

Wess Sanders reports a vandal smashed a window on his pickup parked on East Second Street last night. The cab was dented in the incident at 3116 North Richardson Avenue.

Wess Sanders Richardson Ave East Second Street Sanders

Murder Suspect Transferred To Mental Hospital

Clovis man Florencio Sena 44 charged with murder in the February 17 shooting death of his wife Nancy has been transferred to the State Hospital at Las Vegas for observation after pleading innocent. District Judge E T Hensley signed the order.

Clovis Florencio Sena Las Vegas Sena Nancy Dist E. T. Hensley Lena

Divorces Filed In Local Court Docket

Joe M Reynolds against Mary Jo Reynolds Doris Jorgensen against Harold EE Jorgensen Doris Hughes against George S Hughes Stella Margaret McClure against Robert L McClure Lena B Pruitt against J B Pruitt Eloise M Wolf against C Herbert Wolf Evelyn Short against Daulton M Short filed in probate court listing the parties in seven separate divorce actions.

Joe M. Reynolds Mary Jo Reynolds Doris Jorgensen Harold EE. Jorgensen Doris Hughes George S. Hughes Stella Margaret McClure Robert L. McClure Lena B. Pruitt J. B. Pruitt Eloise M. Wolf C. Herbert Wolf Evelyn Short Daulton M. Short

Judicial separations and divorce filings listed

E. H. Hendricks faces Ruth L. Hendricks in a judicial separation case while Carol Ann Graves files for divorce from Nicky Gene Graves. Court actions indicate dissolution proceedings and related filings.

E. H. Hendricks Ruth L. Hendricks Carol Ann Graves Nicky Gene Graves

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