DeMolay Convention Set For Roswell Oct 29 31
Roswell hosts the 28th annual New Mexico Order of DeMolay convention October 29 to 31 at the Masonic Temple. About 300 to 600 delegates from 21 chapters are expected, with a state sweetheart parade, coronation of the queen at the grand ball, and installation of new officers. Walker Air Force Base may be toured as part of the program.
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Roswell
New Mexico Order of DeMolay
Doug Dillard
Masonic Temple
Pennsylvania Ave
Sara Ann Davis
Walker Air Force Base
Local Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Reading at 3 hour intervals shows temperatures from 2 PM yesterday to 11 AM today. Highest 90 and lowest 52 with normal highs and lows of 80 and 53. Precipitation none in 24 hours ending 11 AM. Forecast calls for mostly clear skies and dry weather through Friday with a warm day and cooler night.
Indian Guards Fire During Riot in Panmunjom Prison Compound
Indian guards fired single shots to restrain a rock throwing riot by about 500 North Korean prisoners at Panmunjom. One anti red prisoner was killed and five wounded, while six others were hurt by rocks. the incident followed a visit by Polish and Czech commission members.
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U. N
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Kaul
Commission
City council bans Second Street parking from Main to Railroad
A city council breakfast meeting voted to ban parking on Second Street from Main to Railroad. The north side will park from Richardson to Kentucky and the south from Kentucky to Sunset. One councilman cited state highway department as the reason. The session lasted 90 minutes with discussion on gravel and paint texture. Participants included Mayor Warren R. Cobean and City Manager C. M. Woodbury.
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Main
C. M. Woodbury
Richardson
Kentucky
State Highway Department
Nickson Hotel
Sheriff’s Posse
Fairgrounds
Warren R. Cobean
Brad Hays
James B. Stapp
Tommy Thompson
E. L. Burns
Dan Carpenter
Winston Daniel
Stanley W. Crosby
Max Littell
Elmo Henslee
Roy V. Tyner
M. J. Norton
John F. Russell
Medal to Mrs Crosby for posthumous Silver Star
Capt Tom O Matchin of USAR in Roswell arranges with the New Mexico Military Institute superintendent for a Silver Star presentation to Mrs Elizabeth W Crosby at a Cadet parade Sunday at 4 p.m. The medal honors 1st Lt Stanley W Crosby Jr for gallantry near Pongam ni Korea on August 11 1950.
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Tom O. Matchin
Adpao
USAR
Roswell
New Mexico Military Institute
Elizabeth W.crosby
Stanley W. Crosby Jr
Pongam-ni
Korea
Dallas Nude Prowler Sought In Murder of Young Mother
Dallas residents formed a large posse seeking the killer of Mrs. H. C. Parker 29 a dime store clerk whose slaying followed a wave of assaults on white women. Police say she was killed after being brutally attacked as officers boost patrols near Reverchon Park and Lemmon. Her husband hospitalized tubercular patient with four year old son.
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Dallas
Tex
H. C. Parker
Reverchon Park
Lemmon
Hansson Zens
Mrs. Parker
Hansson
Parker
Walnut Hills
Maine to Virginia Docks Paralyzed by Longshore Strike
Longshoremen on the East Coast halted port operations from Maine to Virginia in a wage dispute. Ships fled port before the deadline as 60,000 seamen faced a 10 day cooling off period amid AFL and ILA tensions. Eisenhower planned to use Taft Hartley to address the strike.
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Maine
Virginia
Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Portland
Hampton Roads
United States
Queen Elizabeth
New York Harbor
Hudson River
International ‘Longshoremen’s Association
American ‘Federation of Labor
AFL
ILA
West 10Th Street
John ‘Dwyer
White House
Tatum Exhibitors Sweep Top Honors At Fair Wool Show
B. M. Medlin and Philip Frier of Tatum won top wool show honors with championship and reserve fleece respectively. Sammy Ann Richardson of McDonald led the junior wool show as the fair near mid event days observed attendance gains and pari mutuel handle declines compared with last year.
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Colorado
Texas
Dona Ana
Lady Royal Dandy
San Isabel Ranch
Westcliffe
Colo
W. B. Larryann
Barret Hereford Ranch
Commanche
Tex
Barret
Sky Rocket
Lonnie Cox
Albuquerque
Throckmorton Guernsey Farm
Ransom
Sammy Ann Richardson
McDonald
Governor Revokes Convicts' Releases
The governor voided conditional releases for nine New Mexico penitentiary inmates including Enrique Garcia who had been freed in 1949 after two commutations and later received a 70 to 99 year term for a 1952 Rio Arriba County rape conviction. Other revoked releasees include Alton Haskins Magin Beltran Ruben Mendoza George T. Smith Curtis Welch Jack Hollifield Miguel Rodriguez Cordova and M L Mosley.
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Mechemas
New Mexico
Enrique Garcia
Rio Arriba
Garcia
Alton Haskins
Magin Beltran
Ruben Mendoza
George T. Smith
Curtis Welch
Jack Hollifield
Miguel Rodriguez Cordova
M. L. Mosley
Tex Scott Leads In Queen Contest
Tex Scott leads the Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo Queen contest with 619 more votes than Louise Smith. Shirley Atchley sits third 383 votes back, with Irene Gilliland in fourth and additional contestants including Helen Brown Lois Roberts and Susan Courson following.
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Tex Scott
Sheriff's Posse
Tex
Louise Smith
Shirley Atchley
Irene Gilliland
Helen Brown
Lois Roberts
Susan Courson
Parents Balk At Loyalty Oath For Daughter
In Pasadena California five year old Janet Gray earned three dollars two years ago modeling for an art class. Her payment hinges on signing a loyalty oath stating she has never belonged to any party or organization advocating overthrow of the government. Her parents object on principle as Janet cannot yet write her name.
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Pasadena
Calif
Janet Gray
Janet
Robert Gray
Rites for Lt Ernest Mihas Held in Deming
Military funeral services for First Lieut Ernest W Mihas will be held Monday at the Baptist Church in Deming. He died Sept 2 in Germany during maneuvers with the Second Armored Division. NMMI cadets will form a rifle squad and pallbearers. Chaplain Rodman Cookson and Dr Homer Tegler will take part. Mihas, born May 26 1928 in Tucson, married Margaret Greaves in 1951 and a daughter was born July 18. He attended NMMI and the University of New Mexico before receiving his commission in 1950.
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Baptist Church
Deming
Ernest W. Mihas
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Mihas
Germany
Second Armored Division
Rodman Cookson
NMMI
Homer Tegler
First Presbyterian Church
J. L. Cooper
R. J. Salley
E. Edmonds
Lt. J. Long
Fort Bliss
Bugler
L. F. Allday II
D. L. Drury
Lieut
Margaret Charlene Greaves
Tucson
Ariz
Lordsburg
University of New Ee
Esasee
Ft. Hood
Father rescues daughter from blaze in Colorado business home
Harold Beasley ran through flames up a burning stairway to save his 2 year old daughter Mary Jane as a fire swept a combined business and living building in MUCLA Colorado. Beasley suffered first and second degree burns on his hands and face. The cause of the explosion was not determined.
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Mucla
Colo
Harold Beasley
Mary Jane
Pecos Water Dispute Leads to Fines and Jail Time
Dist. Judge George T. Harris fined M L Rhoades of Hagerman $250 and sentenced him to 10 days in jail for contempt after a dispute over Pecos River water rights. An appeal hearing is set for this afternoon. The state sought a restraining order against eight defendants including La throp Rice Smith Baker Smith Shirley Haile King Bohannon. The court granted a temporary restraining order and the summary judgment motion was heard.
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Dist
George T. Harris
M. L. Rhoades
Hagerman
Rhoades
Pecos
George L. Lathrop
Tom Rice
Mabel Baker Smith
Cecil Shirley
G. O. Smith
S. H. Haile
J. H. King
R. Jane Bohannon
Seventeen-year-old Helen Brown Tops Eastern Fair Queen Race
Queen candidate Helen Brown, age seventeen, RHS senior and daughter of Mrs. Ross Brown, seeks the queen title at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair Rodeo. She served as worthy advisor of Rainbow for the past year and is active in FHA, Library Club, Honor Society, Chorus, and Pals, plus Girls State delegate and church work.
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Helen Brown
Ross Brown
New Mexico
Parade Floats and Bands To Line Up Tuesday
The Jaycee Fair Parade Committee set float and band lineups due to North Main Street construction. Floats meet at 9 a.m. and bands at 10 a.m. Tuesday October 6 with the parade beginning at 11 a.m. from Eleventh and Main to McGaffey and Main. George Towne says 49 floats and 15 bands are assigned.
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North Main Street
Jaycee Fair Parade Committee
College and
Richardson
Eleventh and
Eleventh
Main
McGaffey and
George Towne
Woman Appeals Bond For Impersonating FBI Agent
Lorraine E Piacenza 22 appeals from county jail to care for her 24 year old daughter Judge Carl A Hatch to hear plea today. She faces impersonation charges from earlier in the week and has not posted the $500 bond set at arraignment.
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Albuquerque
FBI
U. S
Carl A. Hatch
Lorraine E. Piacenza
Developments In Kansas City Kidnap Case
Renewed activity at the home of Bobby Greenlease's wealthy parents sparked talk of a possible ransom after a day of silence. Cars moved at dusk and behind the front entrance the house, once closed, saw brief exit and entry by shirt-sleeved men. Robert C. Greenlease, the 71 year old auto dealer, prepared to meet ransom demands as friends express concern for his health.
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New York
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yanks
Billy Martin
Yankees
Dodgers
Gil Hodges
Ed Lopat
Carl Furillo
Hodges
Billy Cox
Yankee Stadium
Fleet Furillo
Ebbets Fild
Vic Raschi
Gilliam
Rizzuto
Reese
Bauer
Mantle
Snider
Berra
Robinson
Kansas City
Bobby Greenlease
Kanasas City
Robert C. Greenlease
Greenlease
Warren Seen Poised for Senate Backing as Chief Justice Nominee
The Senate is expected to approve Gov Earl Warren for chief justice of the United States. A judiciary subcommittee led by Sen Langer has begun informal review and may report to the full committee ahead of the January session. Democrats and Republicans praised the pick including Adlai Stevenson.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Earl Warren Posey
United Ss
California
Congress
Senate Judiciary
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Warren
Adlai E. Stevenson
Tee
Albuquerque Ice Arena Destroyed by Fire in Albuquerque
An early morning fire destroyed the Albuquerque Ice Arena, a hub for wrestling and hockey. Wrestling promoter Mike London, whose offices were at the arena, watched as firemen battled the blaze. London reported total losses of equipment, tickets, and contracts, with unofficial damage estimates above $50,000.
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Albuquerque
Mike London
London
Meteor Seen Over Clovis In Early Morning Display
A meteor streaked across the sky over the Santa Fe yards in Clovis early this morning, moving southeastward and lasting several minutes before bursting in a display described as fireworks. Local workers witnessed the bright aerial show.
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Clovis
Santa Fe
Military Couple Names Noted in Wedding Notice
S/Sgt. and Mrs. W. H. Tomline named. Sgt. and Mrs. J. M. Phillips listed in the notice.
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W. H. Tomline
J. M. Phillips
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Order of DeMolay
Frank S. Land
United States Weather Bureau
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Tatum
Ernest Mihas Rites
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