Roswell Mayor Plans City Housing Commission
Mayor Gail Harris proposes a Roswell housing commission to manage 800 Walker AFB homes while boosting local housing. About 2,000 FHA and VA homes may be vacant by late June. The plan, funded by the Defense Department, awaits City Council approval and a five member commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Housing Commission
Harris
Jean Huff
Gail Harris
Roswell
Walker Air Force Base
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Veterans Administration
Housing Commission
Air Force
Walker Afb
Defense Department
Walker
Moses Lake
Wash
Reno
Nev
Lincoln
Neb
Ecumenical Movement Called Waste of Time by Authors
London AP report notes Sir Arnold Lunn and Dr. Garth Lean in The New Morality argue the ecumenical movement is a waste of time and a prelude to inactivity. They urge a militant Christian response to secularism and warn Rome and other churches about accepting basic Roman claims. They predict revival is possible if Christians restore morale and unite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arnold Lunn
United States
Garth Lean
Rome
Roswell Schools to Receive $142,032 in Federal Aid
U S Senator Joseph Montoya announced that the Department of Health Education and Welfare will provide 142032 dollars in financial assistance to Roswell City Schools under Public Law 874. The aid targets federally affected school areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Montoya
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Roswell
Montoya
Thief Steals 26 Snakes From London Zoo Reptile House
London Zoo reports 26 snakes stolen including seven puff adders and a Gabon viper, plus three white sacks. A zookeeper warns a prank could turn deadly as the viper venom can kill within an hour without prompt antivenom. The theft puzzles officials who note the absence of rare snakes versus common desert species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Powell to deliver Palm Sunday sermon on Bimini island
Adam Clayton Powell announces he will preach Sunday on Bimini in a hotel patio rather than risk arrest in New York. He had planned a Harlem appearance on Palm Sunday to speak on When a Man Falls He Shall Rise Again but fears violence from supporters. A New York sheriff still holds a criminal contempt warrant over an unpaid libel judgment.
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Bimini
Bahamas
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Harlem
Powell
Mood
White Beach
Goodrum to Train 4 H Wool Teams
Jim Goodrum of Roswell Wool and Mohair Co will begin training Chaves County 4 H wool judging teams in the wool warehouse on April 10. Instruction continues Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 4 to 5 p.m. until early May when teams take part in state wide wool judging competitions. Chaves County teams coached by unnamed figures have placed first in the state contest the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Goodrum
Roswell Wool and Mohair Co
Chaves County +H
Chaves County
Mrs. Sanchez 82 Dies After Long Illness in Roswell
Caroline Romero Sanchez 82 of 11074 W Stone Roswell died Saturday after a long illness at St Marys Hospital. She lived in Roswell 33 years born Jan 22 1885 in San Patricio. Survived by son Ismael Sanchez four daughters and siblings. Funeral Monday 10 AM at Assumption Catholic Church. Burial South Park Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Ballard Chapel
Caroline Romero Sanchez
W. Stone
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sanchez
Roswell
New Mexico
San Patricio
Antonio Sanchez
Ismael Sanchez
Margie Perez
Ruth Aguilar
Artesia
Jessie Sedillo
Alamogordo
Angel Suniga
Denver
Colo
Manuel Romero
Hondo
Hilario Gomez
Lupe Kimbrell
Lucia Archuleta
Assumption Catholic Church
Elmer L. Niemeyer
South Park Cemetery
Frank Trujillo
Ismeal Luevano
Richard Leoton
Eddie Agular
John Suniga
Frank Sanchez
Grube Rites Set Monday At Memphis
Funeral services for Fred Albert Grube will be Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Chapel in Memphis Tennessee. Grube 66 died from burns in an explosion. He lived with his wife Kathryn at 1615 West Juniper and was a retired farmer and rancher. He had lived in Roswell two years and is survived by his wife three sons a daughter and a sister. Roswell Funeral Home has local arrangements.
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Memphis Funeral Home Chapel
Memphis
Tenn
Fred Albert Grube
Mr. Grube
Kathryn
W. Juniper
Roswell
Grube
Fred
Eugene
Jackson
Miss
Michael Lynn
Kathryn Glynn
Victoria E. Niemann
Albuquerque
Mable Dickerson
Everett
Wash
Roswell Funeral Home
Society Assists Christian Center In Roswell
The United Christian Missionary Society meeting in Indianapolis Indiana approved a grant of 2200 dollars to support Roswell Christian Center part time workers. R Q Adams pastor of Northwest Christian Church San Antonio Texas will become director June 1 and visit Las Cruces quarterly. Adams spent 29 years in Argentina as a UCMS missionary.
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Christian Center
Roswell
Board of Trustees
United Christian Missionary Society
Indianapolis
Ind
UCMS
Roswell Center
R. Q. Adams
Northwest Christian Church
San Antonio
Tex
Las Cruces
Adams
Argentina
Massive B52 Swarm Hits Communist Base Camps
U S B52 bombers based in Guam carried out six raids on enemy base camps and supply depots across South Vietnam in the largest Stratofortress action since February. North Vietnam and sea actions continued with smaller ground clashes, while Ky prepared for talks in Guam as Vietnam prepared a new constitution.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
Guam
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Haiphong
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Nguyen Cao Ky
Johnson
Constituent Assembly
New Mexico GOP Sees Rough Start for Gov Cargo
GOP leaders say Gov. David Cargo faced a rough 20 months in office with a tough 60 day legislative session but expect solid gains under his program. They note limited party support early, yet praise his handling and foresee closer party cooperation ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Mexico
David F. Cargo
Cargo
U. S
Mechem
GOP
M. B
Sonny) Johns
Santa Fe
Fires Reported Across Town Including Vacant Home Damage
At 12 40 p m a trash fire occurred at 308 E Sixth Street in a residence owned by Jack Madison. A 2 58 p m grass fire was reported at 305 S Washington. At 7 55 p m a fire in a vacant home at 1100 N Kansas caused roof damage. the property is owned by Olen Dallas.
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E. Sixth
Jack Madison
Kansas
Olen Dallas
Driver cited after Friday crash on Main and Eleventh
Friday at seven p m driver John Weldy of 709 West First struck a parked car owned by Mayfield Evans of 1405 South Jackson. Weldy cited for careless driving.
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John Weldy
Mayfield Evans
S. Jackson
Weldy
Hospital notices and births reported at Memorial Osteopathic
Admitted March 17 Mrs Steven Hawthorne and Mrs Henry Mein. Dismissed March 17 Mrs Emelia Montoya, Mrs Opal Courtney, Baldermo Garza. ENM Medical Center lists Bennie Richardson, Bobby Jean Ford, Jesse Lock, Otto Armstrong and others. Births on March 17 to Sidney Stewart and Chester Rael families. Auto collision: a Ford and a Chevrolet clash when the Chevrolet rolled into a parked car on W Gayle. damage to the Ford $45, Chevrolet undamaged.
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Memorial Osteopathic
Steven Hawthorne
W. 16Th
Henry Mein
E. Hervey
Emelia Montoya
Opal Courtney
Baldermo Garza
ENM Medical Center
Bennie Richardson
Post
Tex
Bobby Jean Ford
N. Grand
Jesse J. Lock
Otto Armstrong
E. Summit
Gordy Bagwell
Vic Pearcy
Bob Pearcy
William A. Hoffman
Pandora Smitherman
Warren L. Bush
Jacqueline Kaeras
Sidney Stewart
S. Delaware
Chester Rael
S. Birch
Ford
Chevrolet
Ronald Irwin
W. Gayle
Irwin
M. J. Novak
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General Services Administration
Ecumenical Movement
Ecouisticon
Hammer Hearing Center
Roswell, N. Mex
W. 3Rd
Hard of Hearing
W. Tex
Mildred Jones
Pueblo Junior High School
New Mexico Teacher’s Association
Murphy J. Landry
Sandia Corporation
Landry
Hall
Goodrum
Society
Constitution
Stoddard
Dong Hoi
Ingersoll
Edwin Mecher
Jack Campbell
Johns
Joseph R. Skeen
Senate
Skeen
Mickey Mouth
Dave
Sheen
Frances Lee
Grants
Western Store
Block
LOK Ko
America
APPG
S. Washington
Boggs
N. Orchars
St. Christopher
North Main
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