Land Sale Veto Sparks Walker Court Fight in New Mexico
Land Commissioner E S Walker voided a 1951 sale of 120 acres near Albuquerque to Taylor Fithian citing $21 906 in improvements as unjustified. Civil engineers testified the work could be redone for about $1 800, and Shepard and Fithian plan to contest in court. A witness Macy died by suicide before testifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
E. S. Walker
Democratic Party
Walker
Taylor Fithian
Guy Shepard
Albuquerque
K. C. Shephard
Fithian
Shephard
Shepard
Sandia Base
G. D
Buck) Sromig
Macy
Marvin C. May
City Planning Commission
Edmund Ross
Robert B. Scott
Identified Dead In Waco Listed
A list identifies the dead from a tornado in Waco including Jerry Utley Clarence Potter Steve Hearth George Pappas Ed ward T Hoare E A Sermas Garfield Nemmer Sam Styles Minnie Ola Graves Frances Nemmer Vic tor Albert Sermas Walter Van Hook Fay Brown Billy Betros Susie Hoare Irvin Ginsberg Danny Sanchez Cleo Degrette William Henry Little Harry M Mahoney M Hector Guy Sims David Franklin Farquhar Billy Vernon Taylor William James Dobroviny Joyce Marie Miers Billy Mahales Charles Parker Cecil Berry Lonnie James Motten Sam Horney Cynthia Britt Esteban Perez Cortes Edward Homer Wiley Edward Louis Sims W R Stewart Knox Todd Gussie Mayfield Albert W McCrary 23 Connally AFB Dave Spero Mrs S B Turner Arthur Lee Ross Beveridge C Boyd Helen Jones Keith Jones Raymond S Ruiz Kay Sharbutt Lavega Betty Lee Stewart Rosebud Mrs W A Kunge Marlin Christine Casarez Romo Ollie Mann Feliz Villarreal Thomas Busby Temple Archie Henderson Edward M Britt Johnny B King John W Byrd Barbara Johnson Sam Hayver Marie Jones Carter Palestine Willis Hightower Maggie McCarthy Bobbie Jean Peoples Melad Abrahams Mrs Autie Mae Duncan Elijah Coffelt Sammy Ray Warren Lloyd L Torres Vada Pratha William Frank Watkins Lou Younes and R C Anderson Mrs George W Brown Opeal Colley Dennis Peoples
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Jerry Utley
Clarence Potter
Steve Hearth
George Pappas
Edward T. Hoare
E. A. Sermas
Garfield Nemmer
Sam Styles
Minnie Ola Graves
Frances Nemmer
Victor Albert Sermas
Walter van Hook
Fay Brown
Billy Betros
Susie Hoare
Irvin Ginsberg
Danny Sanchez
Cleo Degrette
William Henry Little
Harry M. Mahoney
M. Hector
Guy Sims
David Franklin Farqu
Helen Jones
Keith Jones
Raymond S. Ruiz
Kay Sharbutt
Lavega
Betty Lee Stewart
Rosebud
W. A. Kunge
Marlin
Christine Casarez Romo
Ollie Mann
Feliz Villarreal
Thomas Busby
Temple
Archie Henderson
Edward M. Britt
Johnny B. King
John W. Byrd
Barbara Johnson
Sam Hayver
Marie Jones Carter
Palestine
Willis Hightower
Maggie McCarthy
Bobbie Jean Peoples
Melad Abrahams
Autie Mae Duncan
Elijah Coffelt
Sammy Ray Warren
Lloyd L. Torres
Vada Pratha
William Frank Watkins
Lou Younes
R- C. Anderson
George W. Brown
Opeal Colley
Dennis Peoples
Texans to be arraigned for transporting seven aliens
Two Texans named Jose Vargas and Victoriano Perez will face arraignment before U. S. District Judge Carl Hatch on charges of illegally transporting seven aliens to Raton from Hidalgo, Texas. The men reside in the lower Rio Grande Valley near Hidalgo.
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Albuquerque
Jose Vargas
Victoriano Perez
U. S. Dist
Carl Hatch
Raton
Hidalgo
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Hildago
Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Reading at 2 p m yesterday to 11 am today shows bees iscks 62 2:00.41 and similar entries with highs 72 and lows 39. Precipitation none in 24 hours ending 11 am today. total month to date trace. year to date 1.70. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness to tomorrow then clearing. cooler with high 58 and low 35. warmer by tomorrow afternoon. Sunrise 4:59 Sunset 6:50 Day length 13.9 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doe
Esas
Arthur Godfrey Dodges Crowd on Way to Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital doctors begin hip defect tests on radio star Arthur Godfrey before planned surgery. He arrived by private plane and first fled a crowd, then landed again after photographers dispersed, then went to the hospital for evaluation of injuries from an auto crash in 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Godfrey
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Logan
Royal Marines Sail Secretly From Malta
Three Royal Marine commandos boarded landing craft and sailed from Malta under secret orders amid rising Britain Egypt tensions over the Suez Canal. An army spokesman called the move a precautionary measure as British forces face ambushes and attacks in Egypt. reports linked diversions of three destroyers to the canal zone.
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London
Royal Marine
Mediterranean
Malta
Suez Canal Zone
Britain
Egypt
Mohamed Naguib
Canal Zone
Chevron
Cheviot
Royal Marine Commandos
Selwyn Lloyd
House of Commons
Lloyd
Ex District Engineer Here Kills Himself
Glenn D Macy a longtime New Mexico engineer and former state highway official died of a self inflicted gunshot wound at his Las Vegas home. The coroner s jury found he took his own life after leaving a note taking responsibility. He was 60 and left a wife Anne after 20 years of marriage. He had recently testified in a proceeding tied to a state land sale and faced health concerns including a heart attack. Macy held multiple state posts including state highway engineer and state geologist and later worked as a consulting engineer.
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Santa FE
Glenn D.buck) Macy
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Macy
Anne
Taylor Fithian
Democratic Party
A. J. Albert
Land Office
Albert
Arizona State Highway Department
Chase
Wetzel
Fithian
Pecos
Highway Department
Tingley
Roswell
Senate Elections Group to Speed NM Contest
The U S Senate elections subcommittee will fly to Albuquerque next week to speed negotiations in the Hurley Chavez contest. Senator Barrett leads with Senators Hennings and Potter as they plan to hear counsel for opposing sides and advance recount procedures amid accusations of election irregularities.
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Senate Elections Group
Washington
U. S. Senate Elections Subcommittee
Albuquerque
Frank Barrett
R-Wye
Hennings
D-Mo
Potter
Rmich
Barrett
Patrick Hurley
Dennis Chavez
Hurley
Chavez
A. T. Hannett
New Mexico
Hannett
Quincy Adams
Adams
Roswell Cancer Campaign Ends With $2560 Raised
Mrs. L. O. Thompson, chairman, announced the Roswell campaign for cancer funds has ended with $2,560 contributed. Roswell donors totaled $1,651, with the remaining $908 from county supporters. She extended thanks to all individuals and agencies involved.
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L. O. Thompson
Roswell
Waco Toll Rises as Searchers Find 10 More Bodies
Flooded Brazos River surge stirs up to 88 deaths after a tornado flattened downtown Waco. Crested at 27 feet but peaked at 26, rivers subside as searchers comb wreckage with crews from Connally AFB and National Guard.
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Waco
Brazos River
R. T. Dennis
J. E. Roberts
Connally Afb
Brazos
East
Weather Bureau
Texas
Aquilla
Tehuacana
Harris
Bosque
Blacksand
Associated Press
Highway Patrol
Connally
National Guard
Floods Threaten Texas After Destructive Tornadoes
AP reports floods worsen Texas misery with 87 dead from Monday tor nadoes. Waco bears 78 tornado fatalities and faces Brazos River flooding, damag e pegged at 25 million dollars. San Angelo toll 9 dead, over 3 million in damage. Nearly 300 injured in Waco. river crest forecast at 28 feet. Citizens donate to relief.
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Franklin Avenue
Waco
Tex
Waco, Tex
Texas
Brazos
West Texas Plains
San Angelo
Suit seeks to block snow cone stand near Lea and Deming
In Roswell district court N. Wallace and Mary A. Wilson file to stop a Snow Cone business by James M. and Zella A. Hill near Lea and Deming. Hills defend intersection as safe for children and say no carhops or sidewalk parking, deny nuisance activities. They note zoning was C commercial per 1947 Ordinance 621 and that plaintiffs bought property in 1947 while Hills bought in 1951 for 6000 dollars. a petition to rezone to A two family was filed recently.
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N. Wallace
Mary A. Wilson
James M
Zella A. Hill
Lea and Deming
Hills
Roswell
Cadets Win Awards in New Mexico Math Contest
Twenty one cadets from the New Mexico Military Institute receive awards for strong showings in a state wide mathematics contest. Henry G. Coors of Santa Fe earns a first place award for the highest score among the institute team. Coors and Robert L. Baker of Phoenix place in the top three in the district and receive certificates of merit from the Mathematical Association of America. Additional cadets earn proficiency certificates from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. names include Gilbert E. Haslam, S. L. Wilhite, Henry L. Caldwell, Robert B. Brown, and others from Anadarco Oklahoma, Abilene Texas, Roswell New Mexico, and Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Military Institute
John C. Kost Jr
Henry G. Coors
Santa Fe
Coors
Robert L. Baker
Phoenix
Ariz
Mathematical Association of America
Institute
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Gilbert E. Haslam
S. L. Wilhite
Anadarko
Okla
Henry
Baseball scorecard excerpt from rookie season game
The lines show a baseball box score featuring American League teams Chicago Cleveland and New York. Pitchers Joe Dobson Earl Harrist Sandy Consuegra and Sherman Lollar with Marv Grissom and Sammy White are named for Chicago. Cleveland and New York figures include Brissie Lopat and Silvera.
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Chicago
Joe Dobson
Earl Harrist
Sandy Consuegra
You Kretlow
Sherman Lollar
Marv Grissom
Sammy White
Cleveland
New York
Garcia
Aber
Hooper
Brissie
Tipton
Lopat
Silvera
Houk
Truman Urges Nation to Back Eisenhower Foreign Policy
In Jefferson City Truman urged nationwide support for Eisenhower’s foreign policy during a 20 minute talk to Missouri lawmakers and 1500 to 2000 spectators. He said the policy is nonpartisan and vowed to continue Democratic work, recalling battles and urging civility toward Republicans.
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Jefferson City
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Truman
Missouri
United States
Eisenhower
House of Representatives
Missouri National Guard
Democratic Party
United States of America
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United States Weather Bureau
Royal Marines
Here
Glenn D. Macy
State
Wacatony
Walker Air Force Base
Nation
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
G. E. Shumward
Marie Rogers
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