NMMI Commencement Events Highlight Four Day Program
New Mexico Military Institute begins its 60th annual Commencement with an 8:30 a.m. regimental inspection and 9:30 a.m. drill exhibition on the north parade ground. Governor Mechem will lay a wreath at the war memorial dedication at 11. Jambalaya starts 8:15 p.m. with awards and cadet tumbling, followed by the Ring Dance at 10:15 p.m.
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New Mexico Military Institute
New War Memorial
Main Street
College Boulevard
Edwin L. Mechem
J.ross Thomas
A. M. Vigil
Charles Bray
Glenn Pohly
Hugh Cate
Mike McBee
Jambalaya
McBee
Pohly
S. A. Merritt
Conrad Kay
Kay
John Hughes
George Nokes
Nokes
Merritt
Bray
Archie Hale
Vigil
Cate
Hughes
Jerry Ware
Byron Ichards
Wayne Ansted
Charles F. Ward
J. Kelly
Institute
H and J Food Basket No 2 Roof Caves In Artesia
The H and J Food Basket No. 2 at 13th and Main collapsed after heavy rain caused water buildup on a jagged roof. Owners J T Haile and Bert Jones reported creaking noises before leaving. Stock valued around 40000 dollars unknown insurance. fire department contained electrical and gas lines. Debris cleared and west wall braced as danger of further collapse loomed.
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Artesia
Record’s Own Service
H&j
13Th and Main
J. T. Haile
Bert Jones
Haile
Jones
Artesia Fire Department
Americans and Turks push in heavy North Korea battle
U S and Turkish troops attack Outpost Carson and Elko as Chinese forces press along the invasion route to Seoul. Air fighters and Sabre jets engage, with US divisions and Turkish brigades contesting several outposts as the biggest clashes since Kumhwa Ridges unfold.
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Seoul
U. S
Vegas
Elko
Korea
Associated Press
Forrest Edwards
Eighth Army
Carson
Bloody Ridge
Finger Ridge
Edwards
U. N
Panmunjom
North Korea
Yalu River
Kumhwa
Sirri Acar
Acar
Roswell Memorial Tower Dedicated At South Park Cemetery
Roswell's South Park Cemetery hosts a Memorial Day program at 10 am for 8 772 buried souls. A 17 foot pink Georgia marble Memorial Music Tower, inspired by Bok Tower, is dedicated with an address system and benches, set amid a hedged lawn and English rye grass. The plaque lists donors and officials including Dan H Wilmot as president and Warren R Cobean as mayor with a sequence of officers. The inscription honors life and rest with a verse dated A D 1953.
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Brownwood
Emerson
Dan H. Wilmot
Roswell
South Park
Supt
B. F. Davidson
God
Roswell Cemetery
Local Weather Summary Card
United States Weather Bureau reports from 2 p m yesterday to 11 a m today temperatures at three hour intervals. Highest 88 at 2 p m today. Lowest 55 tonight. Precipitation 0.04 for 24 hours ending 11 a m today. Sunrise 4 50 sunset 7 01. Forecast calls for clouds at times today and tomorrow, mostly fair otherwise. Winds moderate to fresh, a rather warm afternoon expected. Normal values listed for context.
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Aeese
Sane
Oceanee
He Gsukaee
Rosenbergs Sentenced to Die in Sing Sing
New York condemned atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were ordered to die in the Sing Sing electric chair the week of June 15. Judge Irving Kaufman repeatedly set the date amid ongoing defense efforts to delay. The couple faced charges of conspiring to pass atomic secrets to Russia. They are housed in Sing Sing’s death house.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Irving Kaufman
Kaufman
Rosenbergs
Russia
Sing Sing Death House
Hagerman Suit Seeks 10000 Damages After Wreck
Billy Ray Hardin sues Oscar Cave in district court over a Hagerman Jan. 28 collision on U S Highway 285. Hardin alleges Cave negligently parked a 1940 Chevrolet truck obstructing the road, causing a crash that injured Hardin and damaged a 1939 Studebaker driven by Richard Beagle. Damages listed total 10000 for pain and suffering earnings loss hospital costs and facial disfigurement.
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Billy Ray Hardin
Oscar Cave
Hagerman
Hardin
Cave
U. S. Highway 285
Studebaker
Fred Beagle
Richard Beagle
Police Judge Delays Vacation in Local Court
Justice of the peace R Perry Bean will take over duties of police court judge R L Ballard beginning June 2 due to Ballard delaying his vacation to California and Yellowstone National Park. Ballard now plans to leave about a month later than previously scheduled.
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R. Perry Bean
R. L. Ballard
Baseball scores from multiple leagues with mixed results
In a score-heavy layout several games are listed with final tallies and key pitchers or batters noted. Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and St. Louis appear among teams with varied runs, errors, and strikeouts tallied, including individual scorers and inning-by-inning breakdowns.
ICAN LEAGUE SCORELINE SUMMARY
Raschi Scarborough and Berra lead as key players in a 12 inning game. Berra Byrd Rozek Bishop Murray Astroth contribute runs and defense for the winning side.
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Raschi
Scarborough
Berra
Byrd
Rozek
Bishop
Murray
Astroth
Tornado Strikes Liberal Kansas Damaging Motel
A tornado hit Liberal Kansas causing damage to a 30 unit motel and nearby buildings but no injuries. Police reported roof loss and shattered doors and windows. guests evacuated unharmed including a Texas guest with two young children watching a dust cloud.
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Liberal
Kas
Kansas
F. H. Patterson
Midland
Tex
Bobby
Eddie
Man Charged with Intimidating Witness in Marijuana Case
Alfonso Franco and R Perry Bean were named in charges. Franco faces a new count of intimidating a witness after earlier charges of possession and sale of marijuana. Bonds of 1500 dollars each were posted and he was released.
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Alfonso Franco
R. Perry Bean
Justice of the Peace
Franco
Census shows New Mexico residents by birth state 1950
The Census Bureau reports 681,187 New Mexico residents in 1950, with 368,560 born in state. Texas accounts for 90,495, Oklahoma 33,250, followed by Colorado, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Illinois, California and Arizona in rank order.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Illinois
California
Arizona
Hospital at Ft Stanton to Close Amid Budget Cuts
Rep. Fernandez says the Public Health Service will close the Ft. Stanton Merchant Marine Hospital in New Mexico due to expected federal budget cuts. About 140 patients will be transferred to other hospitals, according to Fernandez who cites information from the agency.
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Washington
Fernandez
D-Nm
Public Health Service
Ft. Stanton
N. M
Merchant Marine Hospital
Queen Elizabeth II Faces Crown With Regal Duty
The article portrays Elizabeth II becoming queen after King George VI dies on Feb 6 1952 at Sandringham. It notes her immediate duties during grief, including signing state papers abroad and addressing the Privy Council, highlighting royal composure and public service. Continued on Page Seven.
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London
Elizabeth
George VI
Philip
Australia
New Zealand
Sandringham
Kenya
East Africa
Britain
Privy Council
English Boy Wins Walker AFB Good Citizenship Award
Brian K. Vincent, an eighth grade graduate and son of M Sgt and Mrs M H Osier of 90 East Eyman, won the Walker AFB elementary school good citizenship award after adjusting to American life. He joined the school basketball team despite never playing before, reflecting his adaptation and involvement.
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England
Walker Air Force Base
Brian K. Vincent
M. Hosier
East Eyman
Vincent
Walker School
Parent Teacher Association
Memorial Day observance in Roswell honors tower dedication
Memorial Day program in Roswell includes the 17 foot Georgia pink marble memorial music tower dedication at South Park Cemetery with James M. H. Callender delivering the main address and Rev. Charles R. Davies giving the invocation. Veterans wreaths firing squad taps and cemetery decorations planned beginning at 10 a.m. Local offices banks and post office closed with Cahoon Park pool opening for season.
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Callender
Roswell
South Park Cemetery
Warren R. Cobean
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Cliff Lacer
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Howard Ingram
Tabernacle Baptist
Walker Base
Retail Merchants Association
Roswell Daily Record
Cahoon Park
Officials Launch Preparations for Election Recount
In Albuquerque officials moved to begin a recount in New Mexico's contested U S Senate race. The Senate Elections Subcommittee ordered an investigation and recount based on Chavez and Hurley allegations with rules for ballots including affidavit of assistance and citizen status.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
U. S. Senate
Patrick J. Hurley
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
Senate
Barrett
R-Wye
Hurley
Everett Grantham
U. S
Reds Reject Part Of UN Truce Plan For POWs
North Korea objects to releasing prisoners as civilians in South Korea and to UN General Assembly control of final disposition. Gen Nam Il calls proposals inconceivable and says the plan cannot be accepted. The exchange was disclosed from Panmunjom meeting records amid secrecy and regional tensions.
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Munsan
Panmunjom
South Korea
U.N. General Assembly
Nam Il
Nam
U.N
U. N. General Assembly
India
U. A
Choi Duk Shin
William K. Harrison
Purdy's Wins Wiring Contract for Hangar at Walker AFB
Purdy Electric Co. won the electrical contract for the $3,000,000 B-36 hangar at Walker Air Force Base and will start work immediately. The bid was awarded by general contractors J. W. Batson Co. of Dallas. Purdy Electric also secured wiring work on remote transmitter and receiver buildings at Walker. Lumke Clough and King of Albuquerque are the contractors.
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Walker Air Force Base
Preston Wilson
Purdy Electric Co
Wilson
Purdy Electric
J. W. Batson Co
Dallas
Texas
Walker
Lumke, Clough and
King of Albuquerque
Baby found strangled in Tucumcari home
Ten month old Pancho Mondragon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mondragon, was found strangled at their bedstead in the family home late yesterday.
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Tucumcari
Pancho Mondragon
Mr. Tress
Girl Drowns in Tucumcari Ditch
Fourteen year old Juanita Ortega of Tucumcari drowned yesterday while swimming in an irrigation ditch. Her companions said she slipped and the current swept her under. she was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Ortega.
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Juanita Ortega
Raymond
Ortega
Truck backs over man in Gallup death
State Police report Leo Davis 28 of Sapulpa Oklahoma died instantly when a truck backed over him in downtown Gallup. He is the 131st traffic fatality in New Mexico for the year.
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Santa FE
Leo Davis
Sapulpa
Okla
Gallup
New Mexico
Price of Milk Reduced One Cent
Clar dy's Dairy will drop milk price by one cent starting Monday manager J W Gibson announced. The cut mirrors a move in Portales where higher supply was cited as the reason for the reduction.
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Clardy
J. W. Gibson
Portales
Last Surviving GAR Veteran To Be Center of Observance
Duluth Minnesota honors Albert Henry Woolson the 106 year old Civil War veteran and last Confederate era GAR survivor. He will attend the 84th Memorial Day observance wearing his self designed GAR uniform and lay a wreath at 9 a.m. Saturday. The GAR once had 408,489 members and Woolson remains the last Northern Union Army survivor.
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Duluth. Minn
Albert Henry Woolson
GAR
Duluth
Woolson
Grand Army of the Republic
James A. Hard
Rochester
N. Y
John A. Logan
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