Itinerant Preacher Testifies on Klan Elimination Plot
A 27-year-old FBI informant testified that Edgar Ray Killen told a Meridian Klavern meeting in 1964 that the elimination of civil rights worker Michael Schwerner had been approved and would be taken care of. He also said Killen led the Meridian Klavern and noted the plan’s state approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bonney
Meridian
Miss
FBI
Ku Klux Klan
Edgar Ray Killen
Michael Schwerner
Killen
Schwerner
Philadelphia
Delmar Dennis
Justice Department
Dennis
White Knights
Meridian Klavern
Klavern
U.S. District Court
Carlton Wallace Miller
Imperial Wizard
Miller
Andrew Goodman
New York
James Chaney
James Edward Jordan
Jordan
Georgia
Asst
U.S. Atty
John Doar
Edgar Ray
J L Scott Rites Set For Friday
James L. Scott 77 of 1817 N Maryland Roswell died at home after long life as a demolition expert. Born in Nocona Texas March 6 18%. He worked for Arm strong Construction Co State Highway Department and other contractors retiring 1958. Funeral Friday 3 p.m. Ballard Chapel. Burial South Park Cemetery. Survivors include son Lawrence Scott two brothers and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Scott
Maryland
Roswell
Nocona
Tex
Boss
Sara Schultz Scott
Cora Batey
Ryan
Okla
Mr. Scott
Oklahoma
Armstrong Construction Co
State Highway Department
Lawrence Scott
Frank Scott
Charles Scott
Cleofas R. Garcia
E. Bland
Las Vegas
St. John’s Catholic Church
Josephine Montoya
Jimmy Garcia
Robert Garcia
Ballard Funeral Home
Alice Rhoda Young
Dallas
Ballard Chapel
Joe Brown
First Presbyterian Church
South Park Cemetery
Federal Pay Hike Bill Faces Criticism in House Debate
The House passed a federal pay raise bill with 6 percent for postal workers and 4.5 percent for other federal staff, funded partly by postal rate hikes. opponents warn of excessive spending, while President Johnson presses for a 10 percent income tax surcharge to fund programs and warns on tight money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Johnson
Office of Economic Opportunity
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
White House
Rep
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
House Republican Conference
Hospital visitation hours and births at ENM Medical Center
Visiting hours listed for general patients and maternity at ENM Medical Center. Admissions on Oct 11 include Leota Barnett Kenneth Webb Wayne Powell and several others. discharges noted for Oct 11. Births recorded for Oct 11 include Arturo Porras to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hamilton and several other newborns with parent names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leota H. Barnett
E. Fifth
Kenneth R. Webb
Garland
Tex
Wayne H. Powell
Clovis
Leura Strecker
S. Ohio
Corine L. Shelton
Box
David Hanson
N. Virginia
Richard Gabaldon
S. Grand
Luther Collins
Annabelle DeBaca
Patsy Arzate
Kenneth Hamilton
District Lions To Hold Roundup In Roswell Oct 21 22
District 40 X Lions will hold a two day roundup in Roswell with a 2 pm cabinet meeting at the Roswell Inn and guest registrations at 3 pm to 5 pm. Events continue at East Grand Plains School with Ladies Night banquet 7 30 pm and Sunday sessions beginning 7 am. Seminars run 8 30 to 10 30 am with a 12 30 pm buffet and 1 30 pm awards followed by a keynote by Maxson P Straub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Clubs
Roswell
Roswell Inn
East Grand Plains
Duffy’? Frauendorfer
Maxson P. Straub
Health Officer Resigns Citing Private Practice Pressures
Dr. Lee Wallard resigns as acting health officer of District VI citing pressures of his active private practice. A district health officers meeting is set for Nov. 3 in Raton where Dr. Walter Atkins of Santa Fe may name a replacement. Until then Dr. George Prothro of Clovis may assume District VI duties, and Wallard notes the continued free obstetrics program, Army plague research project, and Home Health Services. He will remain a country physician and county coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Wallard
District VI
Wallard
Raton
Walter Atkins
Santa Fe
George Prothro
Clovis
District 10
Health Department
Wollard
U.S. Army
Fire incidents report two vehicle and stump fires
A tree stump burned on Wednesday at 620 S Main and the fire department was called. On Thursday a short under the dashboard caused extensive fire damage to a pickup in a carport at 1312 N Richardson Apt 1, with minor carport damage. the truck is owned by Herbert Corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Main
N. Richardson
Apt
Herbert Corn
Tijerina seeks disqualification of two U.S. judges
U.S. attorney opposes land grant leader Reies Tijerina's bid to disqualify Judges Howard Bratton and H Vearle Payne from his Las Cruces trial set for Nov. 6. He argues prejudice against Spanish-Americans in Dona Ana and Otero counties and cites sentiment in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Reies Tijerina
New Mexico
U.S. District Court
Las Cruces
Tijerina
Howard Bratton
H. Vearle Payne
Forest Service
Carson National Forest
Abiquiu
Bratton
Tijerinas Group
Tierra Amarilla
Payne
U.S
Dona Ana
Otero
Texas
Bobby Mayfield
Land Grant Movement
David F. Cargo
The
Alianza
Lewis Held for District Court Trial in Fatal Shooting
Donald Lewis 21 of Phoenix charged with murder in the Oct 1 shooting death of Frank Jiminez 18. Bound over to district court after a preliminary hearing. Jiminez died at St Marys Hospital about 12 hours later. Witnesses described a prior fight and several bystanders heard the gunfire. Lewis held without bond in Chaves County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Lewis
Phoenix
Ariz
Frank Jiminez
Jiminez
S. Main
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lewis
East Alameda
Justice of the Peace
L. O. Thompson
Chaves County
Pecos Valley Horsemen Set Play Day
Pecos Valley Horsemen Assn sponsors a play day Sunday starting 12 30 p m at 2105 2 North Garden for riders under 19 with five events and trophies for first through sixth. A recent covered dish supper at Horsemen Home 2107 N Garden featured antelope steaks by Clyde and Mike Burnett and new officers were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Pecos Valley Horseman Assn
North Garden
Horsemen Home
N. Garden
Clyde
Mike Burnett
Clyde Burnett
Paul Fowler
Wes Tompkins
Western
A. M. Bunch
Albert Hudson
Bill Papworth
Municipal court fines for speeding and drunkenness
Edsel H. Clifford of 2811 S Lea is fined 30 dollars with 10 suspended for speeding. Ruthelle Wiggins of 711 W Eighth is fined 15 for speeding. Virginia Toole of 410 S Richardson is fined 20 for no driver’s license. Stanley Yost of 407 Cypress is fined 30 for speeding. Obie Flowers of Tatum is fined 15 for drunkenness. Howard Jackson is fined 15 and given 15 days suspended for drunkenness. John Lopez of Santa Rosa is fined 15 for drunkenness. Henry Kee and Mike Nunez are fined 100 and given 90 days suspended for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edsel H. Clifford
S. Lea
Ruthelle Wiggins
W. Eighth
Virginia Toole
S. Richardson
Stanley Yost
Cypress
Howard Jackson
John Lopez
Santa Rosa
Henry Kee
Kermit, Tex
Mike Nunez
S. Delaware
Garland truck driver in satisfactory condition after crash
A 36 year old Garland Texas truck driver, Kenneth Webb, is in satisfactory condition at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center after his semi overturned on U. S. 70, three miles north of Roswell. He swerved to avoid a dog, hit a parked car driven by Richard Roth of Washington Missouri, and dumped batteries from the trailer. Roth was treated and released at the hospital. Three passengers in the car escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland, Tex
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Kenneth Webb
U.S. 70
Roswell
Webb
Richard Roth
Washington
Roth
Break-in Reported at Pop's Drive-In
Pop's Drive-In at 1415 W Second Street was burglarized Wednesday night with the office ransacked. Police found the break-in at 12 30 a.m. Thursday and no loss was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
W. Second
Markets Slip as Dow Dips Below Support Line
The market weakened in late trading as the Dow Jones fell about 5 points below the 920 support. Trading slowed on Columbus Day as banks and financials closed. National Gypsum led volume with a small loss, while Adams-Mills, Itek, and Ling-Temco-Vought also declined. Denver livestock numbers and Chicago cattle quotes follow in brief market notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adams-Mills
Itek
Ling-Temco-Vought
Cotton Farmers Eligible for Emergency FHA Loans in Chaves County
Chaves County cotton farmers hit by hail and other damage may qualify for low cost Farmers Home Administration emergency loans. Richard Floyd, head of the local office, says borrowers can use funds for feed seed fertilizer replacement equipment livestock and other farming and home operating expenses. Interest is three percent with possible loan rescheduling when crop income resumes. Further details are at Room 168 Federal Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaves County
Farmers Home Administration
Richard Floyd
Floyd
Farmers Home Administration Office
Federal Building
4 H Gavel Club To Meet October Seventeenth
The Gavel Club of 4 H members will hold the first meeting of the year on Tuesday October 17 at 4 30 p m in the Roswell Chamber of Commerce Conference Room. Members are urged to join to learn public addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gavel Club
4H Club
Roswell
Two Youths Report Unidentified Object In Night Sky
A 17 year old boy and his 14 year old cousin working on a farm 18 miles north of Roswell reported seeing an unidentified flying object around 11 p m for about 30 minutes. They described a low eastern horizon sighting with varying speeds and moments of hovering and bright ground illumination before it disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Woody Crawford
Bryan Crawford
Crawford Brothers
Salt Creek
Crawford
Installation Set For 4-H Council
The 4 H Council installation will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m in the Extension Club Building. All 4 H members leaders parents and delegates are urged to attend this special meeting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neshoba County
J.L. Scott Rites
Buford Coplen
Washington Avenue Baptist Church
Jo Tyner
Geraldine Barbee
C. E. Blancet
Ed Finley
Wayne Mabry
Cleofas Garcia
ENM Medical Center
Wyvonne McDonald
Leroy EF. Underwood
ST. Mary's
Arturo Porras
Artesia
Harry Burke
Rancho Rd
Dale McCutchen
E. Hervey Drive
Gary Beeman
S. Poplar
Jimmy Odell
Beverly Jean Johnson
Ramona Gonzales
William B. Durham
Paul Collins
District Lions
Dean Rusk
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Rusk
Dixon Donnelley
UPI
Pecos Valley Horsemen Assn
Taffice Court
Obie Flowers
Tatum
Walter Orr
N. Mo
Rhoads Plumbing
W. McGaffey
Denver Livestock
Denver
Colo
USDA
Chicago
E. F. Hutton & Co
Sta T&t
Amer
Park-Davis Am Tel
Atkinson
Ad Richaid Safeway
St Brunswick
Sears Roeb
Chrysler
Sinclair
Skelly Oil
Coca-Cola
Cent Oil
Sperry
du Pont
Ltd
Oil NJ
Estman Ko
Sunray DX
el Paso NG
Tenneco
Ford
Sri
Hamburger
Usda Choice
Pikes Peak Roast
Cudahy
Paros SR
Ata
4-H Council
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