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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1973
Page
2
Commemorative coin sales mark Roswell’s 100th birthday on August 20 with 1 000 silver coins at 15 dollars and 15 000 bronze coins at 1 dollar. John Chisum portrait on the obverse and RCDC triangle on the reverse, banks handling sales.
Two Sunday fires in Chaves County destroy hay at a Glover feed pen 475 tons valued at 50 dollars a ton and at Schrimshher Brothers Feed mill hay cubes valued at 40000 dollars were also lost Wind hampered extinguishing efforts and causes are not known Renowned East Grand Plains and Roswell fire departments responded to the blazes Henry Pena named director of Upward Bound program at Eastern New Mexico University succeeding Jay Gurley on leave to pursue a doctorate.
Across the United States Memorial Day ceremonies remembered all wars with parades and wreaths. Michigan highlighted MIAs in Indochina, posters named Robert Wilson missing since June 18, 1972. New York held major parades in five boroughs and at Grand Army Plaza.
Three people were injured in two separate Sunday accidents in Chaves County. A pickup overturned after swerving to avoid an animal on U.S.285 near Berrendo Bridge, injuring Marilyn Lee Montgomery and James W. Montgomery of Grand Junction Colorado. Both were admitted in satisfactory condition. In Albuquerque area reports a separate incident injured Connie Martinez, 4, after being struck by a car in East Cherry, with no citations issued.
Funeral services for Ellen C. Buscko 72 of 1414 S. Union Ave Roswell will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at LaGrone Funeral Chapel with Fr Neri Greskoviak of St Peter's Catholic Church officiating. Burial is in South Park Cemetery. She died Saturday in Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. She was born July 10 1900 in Yonkers N Y and was married Aug 11 1921 in Yonkers. Survivors include son John Buscko of Roswell a brother Albert Glosque of Yonker N Y and sister Mrs Thomas B Rooney of Copake N Y. Pallbearers are Thomas Kincaid Ted Oracion Earl Phillips Ralph Burnworth RL Crider and Lloyd Prater. Otto Glosque her father was listed as living in error in a May 27 edition.
Two suspects detained in Curry County Jail in Clovis in a Sunday auto theft case. Roswell police did not release names. A black 1967 Cadillac four door valued at 1600 was found stolen from Southwest Dodge at 1 40 p m. Earlier a vehicle with fictitious plates was stopped at 9 40 a m Sunday. Jessie J Casper of Roswell reported his car vandalized with white paint Saturday.
Gallup youth Michael Homer aged 15 was struck by a car while walking a bridge in Gallup. Another 15 year old, Gilbert Montango, was critically injured at an Albuquerque hospital. Driver Charles Wesley 25 from Gallup identified.
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