Goal of $107000 United Fund hinges on individual workers
Roswell United Fund aims for 107000, with Roger Aston urging every firm employee to participate. He stresses teamwork and monthly payroll deductions to sustain the nine agencies, saying individual gifts matter less than collective effort to secure the fund’s future. Floyd Childress and Walden Bassett introduced drive leaders as kickoff events launch the campaign.
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Roger Aston
United Fund
Nickson Hotel
Art Meiering
Public Employes
Floyd Childress
Aston
Walden Bassett
Larry Hess
Meiering Record
Ellers
Roswell
Employes
Employes Division
Ginnings in Chaves County Tie Week to Year Totals
Ginnings through Oct 11 in Chaves County totaled 8 013 bales, far below 21 741 bales by the same date in 1956. The report lists weekly and cumulative totals for Roswell Gin Farmers Inc EGP Southsprings Patterson Brothers Dexter Nos 3 4 Hagerman Nos 1 2 Bogle Cottonwood.
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Chaves County
Roswell
Farmers Inc
EGP
Southsprings
Patterson Brothers
Dexter
Hagerman
Bogle
Judge Appoints Franco's Lawyers for Arraignment
George T. Harris district judge names John P. Cusack and W. E. Bon durant Jr. as counsel for Jose Franco Padilla 24 charged with murder kidnapping and knowledge of Sandra Jo Lucero 5. Order filed in Jean Willis district clerk's office states Franco needs representation before arraignment and that the two lawyers will represent him at arraignment and all subsequent hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Cusack
W. E. Bondurant Jr
George T. Harris
Jose Franco Padilla
Sandra Jo Lucero
Jean Willis
Franco
Two Truck Drivers Suffer Injuries In S. E. New Mexico Crash
At 2 15 a m. on U S Highway 380 about 43 miles east of Roswell two trucks collided head on injuring drivers J T Christian 37 Fort Worth and G J Allen 35 not listed. Allen drove a grain laden 1957 Mack. Christian an empty 1955 White semi. Both were hospitalized with multiple injuries. New Mexico State Police investigators Stanbrough and Miller led the probe.
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Roswell
J. T. Christian
Stanley Ave
Fort Worth
G. J. Allen
Allen
Christian
H. C. Stanbrough
Tatum
Billy J. Miller
New Mexico
Dollars for Democrats Tea Set Here Friday
Jack Campbell announces a Friday tea from 3 30 to 6 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs John M Kelly East Grand Plains. Mrs A D Sawyer will attend to aid the Democratic Party deficit in state and national war chests after the 1956 campaigns. Public invitation extended.
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Jack Campbell
Chaves County
A. D. Sawyer
New Mexico
Democratic
John M. Kelly
East Grand Plains
Campbell
Voter Registration List to be Cleaned Monday
The county board of registration will meet in the county clerk’s department to prune the list. Voters removed will include deceased individuals, felons, the mentally ill, and those who have not voted in the last four general elections. About 1500 to 2000 names are expected to be cut with two days set to complete the task. The board includes Mrs. Chet Snyder, Mrs. Clarence Wheeler, and S. A. Pritchard. The plan may add voting places in heavy precincts, with 39 polling places and 17 383 registered voters as of last year. Democrats outnumber Republicans 4 to 1. Primary May 13, general Nov 4.
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Board of Registration
Dorothy Herring
Chet Snyder
Roswell
Clarence Wheeler
East Grand
Syria asks UN General Assembly to discuss Turkish border tensions
Syria formally petitions the UN General Assembly to add agenda item threats to the peace and security of Syria. Aimed at airing Turkish-Syrian border tensions, the letter seeks a new impartial UN committee to probe alleged threats as both sides accuse each other of massing troops along the frontier.
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United Nations
N. Y
Syria
U.N. General Assembly
82-Nation Assembly
Turkey
U.N
Bank condition reports requested for Oct 11 by federal agencies
The comptroller of the currency orders all national banks to file statements of condition as of Friday Oct 11. The Federal Reserve Board similarly requires member banks to submit condition statements for the same date. FDIC did not issue a call for reports this period.
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Washington P
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hoffa elected Teamsters president amid court order
James R. Hoffa was elected president of the Teamsters Union succeeding Dave Beck. His plan to take immediate control of the 14 million member union is halted by a federal court order. The issue centers on potential AFL-CIO suspension while a court-appointed receiver governs the union.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Queen Elizabeth II Begins US Visit After Canadian Tour
After four days of royal duties in Canada, Queen Elizabeth II heads to the United States for a six day visit. She will depart for Washington tomorrow and return from New York City early Tuesday.
Rain forecast as Texas reels from deadly storms
Weather services warn of more rain across Texas after three days of violent storms. Reported 24 hour rainfall totals include Austin 2.09 inches and Houston 5.06 inches, with Dallas at .70 and other cities posting varying amounts.
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Dallas
Texas
Gulf
West Texas
Wichita Fails
Waco
Austin
San Angelo
Midland
Alpine
Houston
Galveston
Abilene
Fort Worth
Truck Driver Dies In Boulder Collision Near Santa Rosa
Horace C Anderson Jr. of Amarillo died when his Ferguson Steere Co truck with tanker trailer struck a roadside boulder on U S 66 about 13 miles west of Santa Rosa and overturned. State Police investigated. toll for the year reached 336 dead.
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Associated Press
Santa Rosa
Horace C. Anderson Jr
Amarillo
Anderson
Ferguson Steere Co
U.S. 66
Anderson Uder
M. L. Cordova
New Mexico AG Orders Roswell Wrestling Funds Held by New Entity
Attorney General Fred M. Standley ruled that 2221.29 dollars from Roswell Wrestling Council funds should go to a separate legal entity formed to run the council functions at arms length from the Roswell Armory Board. The move retrofits funding earned before April 1953 by Roswell National Guard members into the new entity.
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Fred M. Standley
New Mexico
Roswell Wrestling Council
Roswell Wrestling
Roswell
Ed Hartman
New Mexico National Guard
Roswell Armory Board
Attorney General
Fred Rowell
Armory Board
Sputnik may fall from orbit within a week predicts scientist
Washington reports Rob ert Jastrow of the Naval Research Laboratory says Sputnik could burn up in about a week due to its 147 mile altitude as other experts doubt a mysterious force is at work. He notes electromagnetic effects may alter the orbit while standard forces remain the primary explanation. See THIS, Page 6.
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Washington
Russia
Sputnik
Robert Jastrow
Naval Research Laboratory
Jastrow
Moscow
Outer Space
Rocket Technician Held In Wife's Fatal Stabbing
James A. Clark Jr., 32, a rocket technician at the Air Force Missile Development Center near Alamogordo, was held for questioning in the fatal stabbing of his wife Rose Clark, 37, who died from chest wounds during a confrontation at a law firm library.
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Alamogordo
James A. Clark Jr
Air Force Missile Development Center
Rose Clark
of Shipley & Seller
Clark
el Paso
Sophia Kish
Alamogora
Clarks
Robert Seller
Laura Shipley
George A. Shipley
Sheriff's Office
Jack Wharton
Wharton
Asst. Dist. Atty
Lalo Garza
Rocket
New Mexico Delinquency Problem Grows Like Cancer
In New Mexico and nationwide juvenile delinquency rises with a cancer like pattern. Officials warn no cure yet and project a 500 percent rise in commitments in eight years. Parents are faulted for neglect and omission as a key factor. Msgr. William T. Bradley cites respect for authority as essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Bob Rooker
Santa FE
State Youth Commission
Msgr
William T. Bradley
New Junior High Bids Will Be Seen Tomorrow
Roswell boards set 2 p.m. bid opening for the new Roswell junior high school in the band room at North Junior High. East Bland Street site east of Atkinson Street chosen. completion aimed for occupancy next year if contracts are awarded this week.
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Roswell
Board of Education
North
H. F. Allred
East Bland Street
Atkinson Street
Allred
Arkansas cancels Satchmo visit over integration remarks
The University of Arkansas student government cancels Louis Armstrong's spring appearance citing his remarks on the Little Rock integration crisis. University President Caldwell says the comments were a blunder and harm efforts for progress. Armstrong had offered to play at a university event but criticized Governor Faubus.
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Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas
Louis
Satchmo) Armstrong
Little Rock
John T. Caldwell
Armstrong
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Strong
Arkansas
Satchmo
Joseph Glaser
Glaser
Latchmo
Jack Davis
Car Crashes Into Clovis Home Killing Couple
In Clovis early today a car driven by James Roy Roden 56 struck a pickup and veered across a street crashing through a frame wall into the bedroom of Felix Paskell Horton 51 and his wife in North Clovis. Horton died at once and his wife died at the hospital.
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Clovis P
Felix Paskell Horton
North Clovis
Horton
Clovis
James Roy Roden
Roden
Two County 4 H Members Win National Trips
Maxine Scranton and Robert Bradley of Chaves County 4 H Club receive national trips to the 4 H Congress in Chicago on December 15. Scranton earns the National 4 H Achievement Award sponsored by Ford Motor Co. Bradley wins one of six Santa Fe Railway Educational Awards.
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Maxine Scranton
Robert Bradley
Chaves County
Chicago
Miss Scranton
New Mexico
Ford Motor Co
Bradley
Santa Fe Railway
Roswell
Louis Nelson
D. F. Harris
Pete Pemberton
Sam Bradley, Berrendo
New Mexico A&m
States meet to map cooperation against racial bias
Washington state and New Mexico join 12 states with anti discrimination laws in a meeting with Secretary of Labor Mitchell to plan a cooperative program. Federal state and city groups participate in the effort to end racial bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Mexico
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Fair Officials Credit Weather for Lower ENM State Fair Admissions
Officials report paid admissions at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair totaled 35 259 this year, down from 39 308 last year due to cold evenings and rain over two days. Roy Davis praises the fair board and Roswell Chamber for support while Al Woodburn and T M Dye thank buyers at the Junior Livestock sale and urge more buyers to sustain higher volumes in future events.
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New Mexico
Roy Davis
Fair Board
Roswell
al W. Woodburn
T. M. Dye
Chamber
Woodburn
Albuquerque Woman Buys Colt for 18 000 Dollars
Mrs A L Rand of Albuquerque paid 18000 yesterday for a dark bay colt by Jet Pilot Moon Relic at Keeneland fall yearling sale. It was one of three top priced horses sold by Maine Chance Farm led by Elizabeth Graham.
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Lexington
A. L. Rand
Albuquerque
Elizabeth Graham
Maine Chance Farm
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Wrestling Fund
Wayne Adams
The
National Institute of Farm Brokers
4-H
New Mexico State Nurses’ Association
Women’s Club
Earl L. Malone
Morgan Nelson
Alma
Judith Whitaker
Roy L. Turley
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