W M Key Dies Passes in New Mexico Rancher Rites Today
Wesley Marvin Key 79 of Dunlap star route died Friday at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center after a long illness. A DeBaca County rancher for 19 years he was native of Erath County Texas born July 5 1887. He moved through Texas then settled near San Angelo and Sterling City before ranching in Edwards and Ector counties. He and Lena Evelyn Johnston married in 1912 and later owned LaMora Ranch near Dunlap. Survived by wife two sons two daughters siblings 13 grandchildren six great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. today Ballard Chapel Roswell with burial in Sterling City Mount Vale Cemetery Monday. Pallbearers listed. donations to De Baca County Cancer Society.
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Wesley Marvin Key
Dunlap Star
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
DeBaca County
Erath County
Tex
Joseph Henry
Mary Wilson Key
Key
Tom Green
First Presbyterian Church
Roswell
Sterling City
W.M. Key Jr
Sumner
Melvin Ray Key
Yeso
David Glass
George Phillips
Vernon
Lee Key
Earl Key
San Angelo
Ballard Chapel
J. M. Brown
Hubert C. Travis
Mount Vale
Faustino Garaza
Lloyd Wright
Jim Shirley
Stinson Martin
Sterling Martin
Prentice Shirley
Aaron Clark
Clell Ainsworth
Reynolds Foster
William J. Swann
Clyde Bowen
Lloyd Cope
Earl Bailey
Stanley Harwood
Chester McDonald
Clyde Estes
Lowe Funeral Home
de- Baca County Cancer Society
Ft. Sumner
Ballard Funeral Home
Mrs. Fowler Dies After Short Illness in Roswell
Mrs. Iva Catherine Fowler 75 of 507 S Kentucky Roswell died Saturday after a short illness. She lived in Roswell nearly 37 years born November 23 1890 in Waco Georgia to John Joseph and Iva Vance. She married Thomas Fowler in 1914 and predeceased her July 9 1963. The Fowlers lived in Miami and ran an ice plant Coca and Central Drug Store and Fowler Apartments before moving to Roswell in 1930. They later owned a ranch near Mancos Colorado now run by son Joseph Fowler. Survived by sons Joseph Fowler Cortez Colorado Thomas Fowler Jr Roswell and Ted Fowler Littlefort Canada a sister I Y Suggs Orlando Florida 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services pending Ballard Funeral Home.
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Iva Catherine Fowler
S. Kentucky
Roswell
Fowler
Waco
John Joseph
Iva Vance
Tallapoosa
Thomas Fowler
Fowlers
Miami
Fla
Central Drug Store
West Second Street
Mancos
Colo
Joseph Fowler
First Methodist Church
H. W. Doty Succumbs
Funeral services were held in Mansura Louisiana for Howard W. Doty a retired master sergeant who spent years at Walker Air Force Base He and his family have lived in Mansura the last two years since his retirement He married Helen O Meara and is survived by his wife two sons Robert and Richard both of Mansura and a sister in Kirtland Washington
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Mansura
Howard W. Doty
Walker Air Force Base
Doty
Mr. Doty
Air Force
Helen O'Meara
Minnie E. O'Meara
WAFB
Helen Doty
Robert
Richard Doty
Kirtland, Wash
Multiple Minor Traffic Accidents Reported Downtown
At 4:35 p.m. Susan Fasill and El mar Austin Jr. were in a fender bender on Robin Drive Air Base Road with Austin charged for following too closely. Later on West Second at 4:30 p.m. Oma Lawrence and Marjorie White were in a collision with White cited for following. At 10:08 a.m. on North Main Linda Callens and Ralph Delgarite collided. Delgarite cited for red light violation. At West Second at 10 p.m. Donald Parry hit two parked cars owned by Albert Miller and Joyce Lambert. Parry charged with careless driving. At 9:26 a.m. Odessa Robertson struck a car driven by Wilma Young and a parked car. Robertson cited for improper starting from a parked position.
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Robin Drive
Air Base Road
Susan Fasill
S. Union
Elmar Austin Jr
Austin
West Second
Oma Lawrence
Bandolina
Marjorie White
Dexter
Wilma June Young
W. Hobbs
Sally Patterson
E. Ffith
Robertson
Fires Reported Across Town Include Garage Blaze
Fire at 1005 Avenue Manana in Verlin E Hall’s garage started by children playing with matches. At Hobbs and Main a car underhood fire tied to a wiring short damaged wiring and distributor. Smoke at St Andrew s Episcopal Church noted no fire. Overheating furnace at 1603 N Delaware damaged flooring in Stanley Mathis home occupied by Hall Walker.
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Avenue Manana
Verlin E. Hall
Hobbs and Main
John Looney
Roswell
E. Fifth
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Delaware
Stanley Mathis
Hall Walker
State launches statewide warning on child molesters
Rhode Island begins a state wide program to warn youths about child molesters with about 225000 leaflets to be distributed at public private and parochial schools.
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Providence
R.I
Rhode Island
Three Die in New Mexico Traffic Crashes
Three people are killed in New Mexico accidents reported by State Police. Frank Lopez Sr. 60 Los Lunas struck by two cars on U S 85. Hiram Fisher 64 Santa Rosa died when his car crossed centerline on U S 66. Benito Martinez 84 Espanola struck on a street. driver Don ald Espinosa 33 Espanola.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Frank Lopez Sr
Los Lunas
U.S
Eduardo Maez
Lopez
Hiram Fisher
Santa Rosa
Robert Boaz
Sherman
Tex
Espanola
Benito Martinez
Donald E. Espinosa
19 Year Olds Returned to Face Counts
James R. Greene Jr. and Eugene Elwood Brakeman both 19 of Aztec and 901 N Orchard were brought to Roswell from Raton on warrants charging receiving and concealing stolen property valued over 100 dollars. Bond set at 1500 each. They were arrested in Springer about a week earlier by State Police and jailed on misdemeanor charges. Hold placed for Breckenridge sheriff's department on burglary charges.
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Sanchez
New Mexico 95
Coyote
Abiquiu
Canones
Roswell
Raton
James R. Greene Jr
Aztec
Eugene Elwood Brakeman
N. Orchard
L. O. Thompson
Bond
James Lannom
Springer
Raton County
Ira Stevens
Greenwood
Greene
Breckenridge, Tex
Zip Code Project Slated For Roswell Area
Postmaster Arthur J. Meiering announces Roswell residents will receive no postage needed cards to fill in zip codes. Carriers deliver 16 009 residential and 1 500 rural stops with two cards in multi zip cities, one for local and one for out of town. In Roswell only out of town card is sent and local addresses share 88201. Cards are mailed back for zip codes to be added.
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Roswell
Arthur J. Meiering
Meiering
Merritt Infant Rites Set Monday
Thomas J. Merritt II infant son of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Merritt dies at St Marys Hospital Graveside services scheduled at South Park Cemetery 10 a.m. Monday conducted by Dr John H Parrott First Baptist Church Ballard Funeral Home to meet before service. Paternal grandfather Thomas J Merritt Sr of Missouri and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs R C Russell Roswell named.
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Thomas J. Merritt II
Thomas J. Merritt
S. Kansas
St. Mary’s Hospital
South Park Cemetery
John H. Parrott
First Baptist Church
Ballard Funeral Home
Thomas J. Merritt Sr
Missouri
R. C. Russell
Roswell
Doran Wood Dies After Wounding Near Roswell
Doran Wood 66 of Roswell died after being found wounded at a roadside rest area on the Ruidoso highway. An inquest jury attributed death to gunshot wounds. The longtime rancher left notes urging a ranch foreman to stay, arrange his funeral, and reflect despondency. He resided at the Roswell Inn and leaves a son and three grandchildren.
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Doran Wood
Roswell
Ruidoso
Mr. Wood
Joe Mimms
Thornton Boswell
Wood
Boswell
Mimms
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Pat Hanagan
Leonard Morris
Morris
Roswell Inn
Tommy D. Wood
Marfa
Tex
Kelley
First Baptist Church
Ballard Funeral Home
Visiting Hours And Dismissals At ENM Medical Center
General patients may visit 2 p m to 8 30 p m Maternity visits are 3 to 5 p m and 6 30 to 8 30 p m Admitted Dee L Greene 302 E Fra zier Dismissed Rev Jeff King Rev Doyle Riley L H Goodpasture and Milton D Meyer Births Oct 14 a son to Mr and Mrs Howard Allen 1511 S Bland Memorial Osteopathic list Milar Smith Annabell DeBaca Stephen Baker Anastacio Medina Ernest Aragon Mae Berger
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ENM Medical Center
Dee L. Greene
E. Frazier
Jeff King
Doyle Riley
L.H. Goodpasture
Milton D. Meyer
Howard Allen
S. Bland
Memorial Osteopathic
Milar Smith
Annabell DeBaca
Stephen Baker
Anastacio Medina
Ernest Aragon
Mae Berger
Draft quota cut in New Mexico November call
New Mexico Selective Service headquarters announced a reduction in the November draft call from 399 to 336 men. Col. Fred A. Campora, deputy director, said the change on Friday.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Selective Service
Fred A. Campora
Courthouse Bond Election Slated for Chaves County
Chaves County commissioners set a November 8 bond election for a 375000 remodeling of the 55 year old courthouse with Quinn & Co as financial advisors. The proposal would add a three tenths mill levy about 90 cents yearly on a 12000 home.
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Chaves County
Albuquerque
Quinn & Co
Douglas Henslee
Justice of the Peace Court
Missouri Avenue PTA Meeting Set
The Missouri Avenue PTA will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the school. Mrs Martha J McKinnon of Roswell will speak on the advantages of using the new non graded school system.
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Missouri Avenue Pta
Martha J. McKinnon
Roswell
13 Year Old Slays Woman With Knife
Fort Worth police report a 13 year old boy killed Sheila Gay Wright 21 with a knife after an argument about a dog. Wright was found by her husband Grady Wright 23 in the kitchen of their home. The youth was arrested hours later and admits returning with a knife after confronting her about running in the streets.
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Fort Worth
Sheila Gay Wright
Grady Wright
Wright
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Edwards
Ector
LaMora Ranch
Dunlap
H. W. Doty
Rental Service Center, Inc
Virginia
Roswell, N. Mexico
American Bar Association
New Mexico Bar Association
A.M. Rose
Hobbs
NMBA
Dan Buzzard
Clovis
Bar Association
Free Press - Fair Trial
New Mexico Associated Press
Buzzard
al Stubbs
Roswell Daily Record
T. Merritt
Serenity
Dixon Bullock
Voke
N. Main
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Cial Advisors
Missouri Avenue
PTA
Ene
Laya
Walprop Furniture
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Zales’ Jewelers
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