Roswell Motor Supply closes after 58 years and auction sale
The Roswell Motor Supply building on Second Street and Virginia Avenue sold off its vast auto parts inventory at auction on March 30 after owner E Clyde Blackwell died in 1998. The landmark building, once home to Model T parts and old calendars, sits idle as discussions consider preserving it as a museum or nonprofit project, potentially leased by a community group, with renewal plans hinging on private funding and city involvement.
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Roswell Motor Supply Neon Service
Roswell Motor Supply
Second Street
Virginia Avenue
E. Clyde Blackwell
Blackwell
Ford
Roswell
Chaves County
Hispano Chamber
North Main
Abandoned dog found in Roswell prompts welfare plea
A letter to the editor from Vicki Anderson in Roswell describes finding an abused, tick-ridden dog in East Pine Lodge area. The writer urges pet care and spaying, requests Humane Society and Animal Welfare Alliance support, and notes the dog may be pregnant. The message ends with thanks and a call to aid animal welfare.
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East Pine Lodge
Roswell
Humane Society and
Animal Welfare Alliance
Vicki Anderson
Cinco de Mayo celebration highlights Roswell event
A 1976 Cinco de Mayo street celebration hosted by H E L P Child Development Program featured young dancers Ronnie Schulte Rosaura Hernandez Tobey Marrujo and Corina Barela with families listed. Other items note Sammy M Reardon honored by Noon Optimist Club for Respect for Law Week, Cindy Schnedar wins 500 scholarship in regional speech contest, Dr Olaf Steg named Roswell Music Teachers President, Kacy Hess named Girl of the Month, and Sigma Nu aiding 84 year old Olen Wright’s rehabilitation.
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H.E.L.P
Ronnie Schulte
Rosaura Hernandez
Tobey Marrujo
Corina Barela
Ronald Schulte
E. Church
Natividad Hernandez
E. van Buren
W.J
Bill” Schnedar
S. Pennsylvania Ave
New Mexico
Roswell Symphony Orchestra
Roswell Chamber of Commerce
Mike Lively
Marie Brown
Frances Tankersley
Kacy Hess
Zia Rainbow Assembly
Fred Hess
S. Union Ave
Olen Wright
David Byrd
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Eastern New Mexico University
Roswell
Aftercare relapse risks and brain chemistry in addiction
An analysis of post-treatment relapse factors outlines three main tormentors: cravings low mood and guilt from moral degradation. It explains how metabolites from drugs accumulate in fat, triggering memories and stress that can reignite use. It also details how fat burning releases toxins, renewing drug-related memories and urges.
Today in History highlights and notable events
Highlights of May 6 list dramatic events from 1937 Hinderburg disaster to 1960 Princess Margaret wedding and 1981 Maya Lin Vietnam Memorial win. Also notes 1954 Bannister four minute mile, 1942 Corregidor surrender, and Bush White House meeting with Shevardnadze. Thought for Today by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Corregidor
Roger Bannister
Oxford
England
Britain
Margaret
Anthony Armstrong-Jones
Westminster Abbey
Yale
Maya Ying Lin
Bush
Bethesda Naval’ Hospital
White’ House
Eduard Shevardnadze
Frank Lloyd Wright
Presidents good for laugh in Washington banquets and jokes
Humor helps presidents connect at spring rites of the Gridiron Club and press dinners. Speech writers craft laugh lines, with Lincoln, Kennedy, Reagan, Bush, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Ford and Clinton cited for wit and storytelling.
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Washington
Gridiron Club
Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association
White House
Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Bobby
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Nixon
Rose Mary Woods
Gerald Warren
Charles’ de Gaulle
France
Gerald Ford
Mark Katz
Bill Clinton
Education stance sustains Bush image against out of touch label
Democrats label Bush as a corporate Republican, but analysts say his education policy remains a key weapon. Battleground Poll shows Bush ahead on education confidence, reflecting a shift from 1993, with Republicans framing solutions versus Democratic rivals. The education push advances in Congress, deflecting opposition to vouchers and expanding accountability and funding.
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Washington
Bush
GOP
Matthew Dowd
The
Republican National Committee
Congress
Bill Clinton
Mark Mellman
New Ad
Celinda Lake
Goeas
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Ace Reid
Associated Press
Lakehurst
N.J
Arkansas
Union
Irwin H. Hoover
King Wil
Works Progress Administration
Josef Stalin
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Landon Parvin
George W. Bush
Helen
Thomas
Jim Gilmore
Republican Party
Clinton
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