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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1956
Page
1
In Montgomery three young women lunching on a rooftop witnessed firefighters deploying nets and ladders. Police Commissioner Clyde Sellers leaped to intervene with a potential jumper while Fire Chief R L Lampley noted a mistaken leap to conclusions as onlookers misread the scene.
A three year dispute over Roswell’s no parking rule on Second Street from Richardson to the railroad advances. Dist Judge George T. Harris signed an order allowing A. L. Farnsworth et al to appeal to the state supreme court after a year in district court. The city won the injunction fight with judgment filed April 24. The appeal order is dated May 18.
The body of A B Stanfield 36 was recovered from Balmorhea Lake 38 miles south of Pecos Texas searchers expected to find two more bodies A E Stanfield Jr and A E Ellington both Hobbs residents left Hobbs Saturday on a fishing trip search began Monday after they failed to return Stanfield's car and camp were found on the shore but the aluminium boat was not located on the 600 acre lake
Mr and Mrs Ralph L Mouser and Mr and Mrs Leslie C Wood celebrate a marriage event in a joint ceremony reflecting family ties and social circles.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the union shop may be used in railroad and airline industries, reversing a Nebraska decision. Management vows to challenge compulsion while unions push for repeal of right to work laws in southern and western states. The 1951 Rail Way Labor Act amendment prompted the ruling, within Taft Hartley framework.
State Liquor Director Hilton Dickson denied 12 new liquor licenses as communities reach legal outlet limits. Two Roswell applications from Peter Brown and Steve G. Metarelis were rejected. Roswell would need population growth from 25 738 to 31 500 to expand the existing 21 licenses. Albuquerque six Farmington six Roswell two.
Senator Anderson and four other Democrats congratulate Morse on securing another term after his Oregon primary win. Anderson expressed hope and conviction that Morse will be re elected.
Arthur S. Flemming of Washington D C director of Defense Mobilization summarized his Roswell talk to over 300 members of the Roswell Geological Society and guests. He argued the United States relies on defense until a spiritual breakthrough allows permanent world peace. The audience gave him a standing ovation at Roswell High School Little Theater after the talk.
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce votes to accept ownership of the Roswell Baseball Club and run it with an athletic council, while fundraising up to 10 000 dollars from individuals to avoid using regular chamber funds.
The U S Air Force B52 that dropped the H bomb over Bikini Atoll returned to Hickam Field and then departed for an undisclosed mainland location. It had been based at Kirtland Air Force Base New Mexico before the mission.
The Maxwell Land Grant continues liquidation with a sale of 20,000 acres to R. S. Le Sage reducing the historic tract to about 10,000 acres. The Dutch owned Maxwell Land Grant Co. remains the seller and no price was disclosed.
Roswell High School honored poster contest winners Carson Jones first John Young second and Richard Zedlitz third at an activities awards event held this morning. Keet McElhany represented Southwest Outdoor Advertiser as donor while Henriette Wyeth judged the posters.
Cincinnati hurlers Nuxhall and Bailey shutout New York until late. final score 7 to 4 in a National League tilt. Gomez started for the Mets with relievers McCall Ridzik and Westrum appearing. L- Gomez charged with the loss.
Sen Chavez heads a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to probe a dispute among the armed services over basic defense policies. Secretary of Defense Wilson resisted a congressional inquiry calling the row a small hurricane and saying he trusts military advisers.
Johnnie Lee Nutall aged 30 pleaded guilty to murder in justice court for the death of William Young 37 following a Friday bar knife fight at the medical center. Nutall was held for district court action. The plea came as a surprise at arraignment.
Kaiser Steel Corp unveils a 113 million dollar expansion of its Fontana plant to raise production by 40 percent, described by a company spokesman as the biggest single plant expansion on the West Coast.
A 1953 Dodge sits in a driveway with a nest under the hood housing three fledgling sparrows cared for by Lt. and Mrs. T. A. Morris. Their 20 day Tucson leave is delayed as the parents feed the young, posing for a photographer who circles the scene.
Cambridge Ohio fire officials traced the blaze to a bird nest where a smoldering cigar butt started the fire. Fire Chief H S Callihan reported the fire began Sunday at the home of Mrs Alice Warne, causing considerable damage to the two story frame structure.
A barn and attached garage on Henry Coffin’s farm three quarters of a mile east of Hope were destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. The blaze started in the barn about 12:55 p.m. as Coffin and his 80-year-old mother were eating lunch, and spread quickly to the nearby garage and a 1950 Chevrolet. A neighbor, Dick Carson, helped remove a new 1956 pickup and Coffin moved his mother to safety. A tractor tires burned but the tractor may have escaped damage.
The state highway death toll rises to 127 this year, with Earnest Lenox of Las Cruces among the latest victims after a headon collision 17 miles south of San Antonio. Alvadaro Lizalde, 33, died Thursday in Hobbs after being hospitalized, the result of a crash involving Wallace A. Dyer, 45, of Lubbock. Dyer was not injured.
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