Thanksgiving Day Observances Planned in Roswell Area
Roswell area churches schedule union and individual Thanksgiving services with speakers from local congregations. Hagerman churches hold services at First Presbyterian Hagerman. Walker AFB Chapel to host Catholic Mass and Protestant service with meals at all mess halls. Roswell and county schools close for the holiday. Many Roswell High School football fans plan to travel to Carlsbad for the Coyotes versus Cavemen clash.
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Union
Hagerman
Roswell
Walker
NMMI
Coyote
Carlsbad
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Third Street
Missouri Avenue
St. Peter’s
St. John’s
Walker Air Force Base Chapel
Roswell Daily Record Skips Thanksgiving Issue 1956
The Roswell Daily Record will not publish tomorrow on Thanksgiving Day 1956. Thanksgiving is one of four holidays observed with no paper, the others being Christmas July 4 and Labor Day. Regular publication resumes Friday.
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Roswell Daily Record
The
Record
Santa Claus Treasure Hunt Offers 100 Prizes in Roswell
More than 100 prizes are on hand for Roswell merchants third annual Santa Claus Treasure Hunt. Shoppers receive lucky coupons at participating stores worth prizes if their numbers match the treasure hunt number. The two day event begins Friday and ends Saturday with tickets distributed Monday. Leonard Knadle chairs the Chamber of Commerce committee reporting strong participation and expected prizes near 200.
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Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Leonard Knadle
Knadle
Dag Hammarskjold seeks wider UN police power in Middle East
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold asked the General Assembly for broad authority to craft Egypt talks on UNEF deployment. He cited principles with President Nasser and noted the big question of which troops would police the Suez Canal area after British and French withdrawal. Talks would cover UNEF operation, stationing, communications, and supply lines.
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United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Egypt
Middle East
Assembly
Nasser
U.N
Suez Canal
Hammarskjold
UNEF
DAG
You Can't Paddle Your Own Canoe
Bert Huffman headlined a Roswell All-Civic Club luncheon urging unity and closer neighborly ties. He warned today’s problems are more complex and emphasized forging fellowship while advancing through progress in science and society.
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Bert Huffman
New Mexico Economic Development Commission
Roswell
Huffman
All-Civic Club
Woman's Club
Advertising Club
E.G.P. Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Roswell Lions Club
Rotary Club
Sertoma ‘Club
Roswell Optimist Club
la ‘Honda
Hobart Gay
NMMI
George Porter
WAFB
C. F. Ma‘comber
509Th
U. S
New Mexico
Chambers of Commerce
Herman Horton
Roswell Kiwanis
Charlie Johnson
Roswell Kiwanis Club
Harold DeShurley
Ad. L
Woman’s Club
All-Civic Clubs
E. C. Tucker
Herman Barton
New Mexico Military Institute
Ellers
Russian Guns Mow Down Hungarians At Austria Border
At the Hungarian Austrian frontier Soviet troops fired on refugees seeking asylum in Austria. A UN agency and witnesses report 52 000 Hungarians have fled to Austria since the rebellion began with many wounded from border fire. Refugees face cold canal crossings and are directed to camps as aid pours in from the United States and other nations.
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Kilmer
N.J
McGuire Air Force Base
Flying Tiger Airlines
Intergovernmental Committee For European Migration
Eisenhower
Francis Walter
D-Pa
Vienna
America
Austria
Hungary
Canada
Washington
White House
International Red Cross
U.N
Geneva
Office
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
Eisenstaadt
U.S
Joseph M. Swing
Budapest
Houngarians
Janos Kadar
Walter
Swing
Lindsay
Lake Neusiedlersee
Coroner's Jury Finds Campbell Died From Exposure
A coroner's jury ruled ranch hand and rodeo performer George Ralph Campbell likely died from exposure to sub freezing weather. His body was found in a pasture off U S 180 forty miles west of Hobbs. Funeral services and burial were planned at Carlsbad today.
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Hobbs
George Ralph Campbell
Campbell
U. S. 180
Carlsbad
UNM Board approves 15 percent faculty staff raise
The University of New Mexico board of regents approved a budget allocating a 15 percent salary increase for faculty and staff over the next two years.
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Albuquerque
Board of Regents of
The
University of New Mexico
Author Loses 12th Execution Appeal
In San Francisco convict author Daryl Chessman loses his twelfth appeal in the eight year fight to avoid execution. The Court of Appeals denies a rehearing of its October ruling and Chessman will continue to seek relief from the Supreme Court. He is 35 and was sentenced under California's Little Lindbergh Law for kidnapping attempted rape sex perversion and grand theft.
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San Francisco
Daryl Chessman
San Quentin
Supreme Court
Chessman
California
Death Row
Court of Appeals
Mansfield Ready to Accept Senate Democratic Post
Montana Senator Mansfield said today he is prepared to accept the post of Senate Democratic leader. He indicated willingness to assume leadership amid ongoing party discussions on the chamber’s direction.
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Washington
Sen. Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Health safety center receives danger label after gas fuel mix up
In Columbus the health and safety center warned the public after about 6 000 gallons of gasoline were pumped into the center's heating system instead of fuel oil. Maintenance man William Vanderson smelled the liquid and shut down valves as the fuel was deemed a delivery error by the oil company.
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Columbus
Ohio
William Vanderson
Oil Company
County 4-Hers to Take Off For Convention
Roswell Senior 4-H Club members Margo Nelson Jack Ridgill and Gene Smith fly to Chicago for the 35th National 4-H Club Congress November 24 to 29. The Chaves county group joins 23 New Mexico delegates with 4 chaperones as about 1600 4-Hers attend.
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Roswell
Chicago
Margo Nelson
Jack Ridgill
Roswell High School
Gene Smith
New Mexico A&m
Chaves County
New Mexico
Santa Fe Railroad
Ridgill
International Harvester Co
Jewel Middleton
Bob Rankin
New federal building eyed for Socorro New Mexico
The office of Senator Dennis Chavez says the Post Office Department has surveyed space needs and may soon recommend a new federal building in Socorro, New Mexico for office and other government uses.
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Socorro
P. D
Washington
Dennis Chavez
Post Office Department
N. M
Peacekeeping Mission Brings Norwegian Troops to Suez Zone
A 190-strong Norwegian unit enters the northern Suez Canal zone to assist the U N police mission. The move aims to ease Egyptian port Said tensions with British and French forces, with no withdrawal by those powers. Egypt claims atrocities by Britain France and Israel and seeks UN investigation. Damascus cancels contracts with British and French firms and blocks oil exports to Western Europe.
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Cairo
Suez Canal Zone
U. N
Middle East
U.N
Port Said
Egypt
Canal Zone
Canal
Britain
France
Isael
Israel
Damascus
Syria
Europe
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Turkey
Laura Lou Smith
J. D. Smith
Artesia
Clifford Smith
Bronco
University of Texas
Cameron State
Cahoon Armory
Pat Shaw
Zell Moseley
Camp Kilmer
U.S.A
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