Drought Aid Talks In New Mexico Move Forward
Agriculture official K L Scott said a field representative will visit New Mexico this week to collect more information on drought aid requests. He plans a meeting of the drought designation committee after reviewing the field report. Congress shows mixed reactions to military services tensions and defense budgeting.
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Washington
K. L. Scott
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Scott
Congress
Francis Case
R-Sd
Rep
Mahon
Dtex
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Hensley Rites Scheduled After Roswell Death
Funeral services for Orville Nelson Hensley 44 will be held at 4 p.m. in Ballard Chapel with Dr. Austin H. Dillon officiating. Survivors include brother Don and sister Mrs. Clem Moran. An inquest ruled death from self inflicted wounds after a razor incident near High Lonesome.
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Orville Nelson Hensley
High Lonesome
Roswell
Ballard Chapel
Austin H. Dillon
Norma Brenneman
Dorothy Herring
South Park Cemetery
Hensley
Elida
Air Force
Veterans Hospital
Albuquerque
Wampler H. Hensley
Kelly
San Antonio
Walker
Don
Clem Moran
Dan Hensley
Charlies Allison
Johnnie Cyphers
Glenn Gen Ite
Bob Hutchenson
Pete McCarter
Tom Rogers
R. Perry Bean
Magnolia Davis
Lloyd Colbert
Ice Cream Vendor Buys Valentino Chairs At Hollywood Auction
Hollywood scene as Mark ``Lucky'' Marlatt buys two chairs once sat on by Rudolph Valentino for 12 dollars at the old Hollywood Hotel furnishings auction. He then starts selling ice cream in the lobby, turning the sale into a quick, thriving business before the hotel is torn down.
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Hollywood
Mark
Lucky” Marlatt
Rudolph Valentino
Marlatt
Police Handle Beach Dispute Delray Beach
Police moved about 150 whites and Negroes off the public beach in Delray Beach amid a clash over bathing strip use. Officers would not discuss details while observers noted roughly 75 Negroes and 75 whites, mainly teens, facing off near the area reserved for Negro bathers. City officials recently indicated Negroes were welcome to use the beach.
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Delray Beach
Fla
Thousands attend Walker AFB Armed Forces Day open house
About 10 000 to 12 000 people viewed 20 exhibits at Walker Air Force Base for Armed Forces Day. Highlights included B 52 bomber first U S H bomb drop and multiple air displays from B 36 KC 97 and B 47 aircraft with a helicopter show and jet assisted takeoff. Brig Gen Charles W Schott led a troop review with dignitaries present.
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Army Air Force Color Guard
Walker Force Base
WAFB
U.S. Air Force
Walker Air Force Day
Walker Air Force Base
120Th
697Th
New Mexico National Guard
NMMI
Roswell
Charles W. Schott
47Th Air Division
Walker Afb
Masons Gather in Roswell for York Rite Meets
Masons from across New Mexico and guests from out of state attend a three day York Rite session in Roswell. The program features elections for Royal Arch Masons and Royal and Select Masters officers, plus a memorial service for Roswell and Raton leaders. John Temple Rice of Chicago attends as a senior Knight Templar official.
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York Bodies of Freemasonry of
New Mexico
Royal Arch Masons
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of
Grand Council of
Royal and Select Masters
Tom J. Hall
John W. Hall
Roswell
Christopher H. Bernard
Raton
Knights Templar of
Bernard
John Temple Rice
Chicago
el Paso
Knights Templar
U.S.A
Buck Jr Wins at Angels Camp Frog Olympics
Buck Jr a croaker from a Bayshore slough in Oakland leaps 15 feet 9 inches to win the International Frog Olympics at Angels Camp California. The eight grade owner trainer Bill Basacker from Oakland is noted. The world record stands 16 feet 10 inches set in 1954 by Lucky.
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Angels Camp
Calif
Buck Jr
Oakland
Mark Twain
Calaveras County
Bill Basacker
Lucky
Eight Die Violent Deaths Across New Mexico Weekend
The Associated Press reports eight fatalities in New Mexico over the weekend including traffic crashes in Chama Taos and Cuba and a cliff fall in the Jemez Mountains. Other deaths involve a Denver freight train in Lumberton a pool of blood at Isleta Pueblo a drowning near Old Laguna Trading Post and a drunken fight in Lumberton. An Air Force captain from Washington D C fell while mountain climbing near the Jemez Mountains at Sunday dawn.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Pueblo
Air Force
Albuquerque
Old Laguna
Grants
Isabelle Martinez
Chama
Cuba
Juan M. Tafoya
Canyon
N. M
Taos
Grand ‘Saline
Tex
Carlsbad
Richard Boozman
Dukce
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Lumberton
Cedro Atole
Reynaldo Montoya
Dulce
Montoya
FBI
Demacio Cata
Isleta Pueblo
Cata
Robert Lee
Washington, D. C
Jemez Mountains
Kirtland AFB Crew Delivers U S First Airburst H Bomb
At Bikini Atoll an eight jet B 52 dropped the first American air delivered hydrogen bomb code named Cherokee The blast produced a 10 million ton TNT scale yield with a fiery plume and sea spray The crew from Kirtland AFB had previously loaded inert devices and faced a last minute arming challenge by Maj Floyd A Amundson The mission affirms U S capabilities amid Soviet claims of thermonuclear tests
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Uss
MT. Mckinley
Bikini
Bikini Atoll
U.S
Russia
United States
Special Weapons Group
Kirtland Air Force Base
N.M
Burglars Hit Hart Store at Lake Arthur in Weekend Crime Surge
Burglars broke into the Hart Store at Lake Arthur 32 miles south of Roswell, taking items from eggs and cheese to cigarettes, knives, gloves, pens, razor blades, hair tonic, and flashlights. The raid occurred Friday night with police reporting eight weekend blotter cases and related incidents across Roswell area.
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Hart
Lake Arthur
Roswell
Law and Order
Sheriff's Office
Henry S. Corzine
Tommy Thompson
W. Mathews
Thompson
Nanabel C. Mahaffey Place
Summit St
W. Mathews St
Lester Anderson
McGaffey and
Cahoon
R. Perry Bean
Matias Nunez
Walker Afb
Abram Flores
Albuquerque St
Richard A. Mealand
F.M. Sydn
U.S
Ballard
Odell Parrish
New Mexico
North Garden
S.E. Main St
British satirist Max Beerbohm dies at 83 in Rapallo
British writer and caricaturist Max Beerbohm aged 83 died in Rapallo after a career shaping satire and portraiture. Born in London he authored Zuleika Dobson Seven Men The Happy Hypocrite A Christmas Garland And Even Now and More.
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Rapallo
Jaly
Sir Max Beerbohm
Zuleika Dobson
London
Chavez Blasts Services as Prima Donnas in Defense Scrutiny
Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico accuses the Army Navy and Air Force of acting as prima donnas while pressing Congress for a crackdown on defense spending. He criticizes inter service bickering that resurfaced in media reports he says were planted by Army sources challenging air power priorities.
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Washington
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Chavez
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Mouser and Wood Tie Welcome in Courtyard Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Ralph L Mouser host friends and family as Mr and Mrs Leslie C Wood celebrate a wedding event with guests and photos in a local setting. The notice notes a formal reception and well wishing.
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Ralph L. Mouser
Leslie C. Wood
Octogenarian John C. Casey Dies. Rites Set at Ballard Chapel
John C. Casey 80 native Texan living in New Mexico since 1940 died in St. Marys Hospital. Funeral 2:30 pm tomorrow at Ballard Chapel with Rev. Claude Lawrence. burial Memorial Park. Survived by widow Dela Butler and four sons, two daughters, 19 grandchildren, two great grandchildren.
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John C. Casey
12Th St
New Mexico
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ballard Chapel
Claude Lawrence
Christine Fulcher
Mary Hutto
Glenda Whitaker
Memorial Park
Mr. Casey
Mount Pleasant
Tex
Dela Butler
Emory
Richard
James
Roswell
A. Z
Brackenridge
Volley
Topeka
Kan
Mattie Creel
Alto
Viola Pitcher
Lone Oak
A. C. Cooper
George Daniels
Curtis Fulcher
C. J. Hager
Tal Johnson
Billy Witt
Eddy County Democratic Chair Steps Down After 14 Years
Carlsbad reports Richard Westaway, longtime Eddy County Democratic chairman, will resign to allow new leadership. He has led the party for 14 years and remains the party’s candidate for county assessor in November.
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Carlsbad
Richard Westaway
Eddy County
Westaway
County
Gene Smith Returns After Two Months in Veterans Hospital
Seen today at the state police office is Gene Smith who had been absent for two months and has been in a veterans hospital at Albuquerque.
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Albuquerque
Gene Smith
Dentists Hear Talk on High Speed Drills at Santa Fe Meet
The New Mexico State Dental Society heard Dr. Maigs Jones of Kansas City describe a super fast drill that reduces vibration pain by exceeding human perception. He said the device makes drilling barely noticeable to patients. Dr. Roland Fisher of Pasadena spoke on dentures that express sex and personality rather than a uniform fit for all, challenging the 10 to 80 age range.
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Kansas City
Maigs Jones
New Mexico State Dental Society
Jones
Dental Society
Roland D. Fisher
Pasadena
Calif
Fisher
Wall 20
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D-Tenn
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York Rite
Harlon Williams
Roswell Sertoma Club
Country Club
Kirtland Afb
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Pacific
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Grand Forks
N.D
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Major League Baseball
St. Louis
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Sarni
Liddle
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Wilhelm
Katt
Westrum
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Santa FE
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