Grandparents Day observance urged statewide in New Mexico
The Commission on Aging plans a November observance with local events in 60 of New Mexico's municipalities and senior groups. Roswell's Mayor's Committee on Aging backs the effort led by Paul H. Cadwell while highlighting nationwide growth of Grandparents Day and age perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission On Aging
K. Rose Wood
Roswell
Paul H. Cadwell
Riverside Dr
Arizona
U.S
New Mexico
Beware Trick or Treaters Spooks Loosened On Night Drives
Nightly warnings about cautious driving as children in costumes roam neighborhoods for Halloween. Some young showy ghosts appear oversized and trick or treaters may be misused by greedy individuals. A new pastor arrives at Berrendo Baptist Church, Rev. Marshall Fair.
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Marshall Fair
Berrendo Baptist Church
Water makes comeback as reservoirs fill deserts
After a long break and Thanksgiving ahead, the Rutdose area including Alto Lake sees plentiful water. Springs flow and reservoirs rise following a wet spring and summer, reversing past drought conditions and bringing relief to the arid region.
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Alto
Builder Walton Chapman Named 1973 Builder of the Year
The Building Contractors Association of New Mexico named Walton Chapman of Santa Fe as its 1973 Builder of the Year for long service to the state’s building industry. Eddie Burns of Las Cruces was elected president, succeeding Ivan Tucker of Clovis, with Stuart C. Hill of Albuquerque as president-elect and Robert Grandle of Las Cruces as secretary treasurer. The report also notes Canada’s fishing industry catches about 2.5 billion pounds annually, valued at over $340 million.
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Albuquerque, N.M
Building Contractors Association of
New Mexico
Walton Chapman
Santa Fe
Chapman
Albuquerque
Eddie Burns
Las Cruces
Burns
Ivan Tucker
Clovis
Stuart C. Hill
Robert Grandle
Canada
Four die in NM weekend crashes raise toll
Four persons were killed in three weekend accidents in New Mexico and two others died of earlier injuries. Victims include Jean Tsosie 40 and Mary Whitehair 80 of Shiprock Simon Herrera 65 Las Vegas NM Carlos Enriquez 17 Las Cruces Jimmy Zamora 25 Santa Fe and Arthur Griego 17 Grants. Toll reaches 527 this year.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Jean A. Tsosie
Mary Whitehair
Shiprock
Simon Herrera
Las Vegas
N.M
Carlos Enriquez
Las Cruces
Jimmy Albert Zamora
Santa Fe
Arthur Griego
Grants
Martha Burnside
Hogback
U.S
Herrera
Enriquez
George Jiminez
Griego
Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Grants Branch
Funeral services set for O. H. Clements in Roswell
Funeral services will be held at Ballard Chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday for O. H. Clements 46 of 610 South Kentucky Roswell. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery with Ballard Funeral Home in charge. Clements died Saturday night of a gunshot wound. He was born March 15 1927 in Edith Texas and married Florida Crocker in Roswell in 1949. He worked as a sheep shearer then welder at Chaves County Cattle in Hagerman. He is survived by his wife three sons two daughters his mother and nine other relatives. Pallbearers named include Wayne Purcella senior and junior Jerry Don Martin.
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Ballard Chapel
O. H. Clements
S. Kentucky St
Hole B. Sparkman
Midway Baptist Church
South Park Cemetery
Ballard Funeral Home
Mr. Clements
Edith, Tex
Homer Clyde Clements
Lillie Belle Baggett Clements
Roswell
Florida Crocker
Clements
U.S. Army
Colorado
Chaves County Cattle Corporation
Hagerman
Fowler
Colo
Steve
Justin
Marvin Clements
Ft. Ord
Calif
Janet
Linda
Richard Clements
Manzanola
E. C. Clements
Colorado Springs
Bill Clements
Norwood
Violet Ferguson
Wayne Purcella Sr
Jim Sampley
Jim Gill
John Warner
Wayne Purcella Jr
Jerry Don Martin
William E. Pruitt
William Earl Pruitt
Odell Farr
West Alameda
William Abraham Pruitt
Pearl Gehring Pruitt
Nellie Lee Owens
Pruitt
Texas
Missouri
Ernest Pruitt
Kansas City
Bill Pruitt
el Dorado Springs
Cab Pruitt
Don Blevins
John Purcella
James Thompson
Clyde Mitchell
Camp Verde, Ariz
Grace Long
Alamogordo
Joe Winkler
Ted White
Ramon Nunez
Joe
Red’’ Thompson
J. M. Lewis
Bill Ball
Francis Owens
Roswell Rites for Lusk and Local Obituaries
Funeral services for Robert Lee Lusk 85 of 1414 S Union Ave were set for 4 p m today at LaGrone Funeral Chapel with Rev Ralph B Shumaker of First United Methodist Church officiating Special music by Odessa Boris Lusk died Saturday night in St Marys Hospital He was born May 10 1888 in Cochran Mississippi and married Ola Mae Bates November 27 1913 in Carolina Texas He lived in Roswell 17 years with work in farming and auto sales Survivors include wife two sons Robert Lee Lusk Jr of Alamogordo and Charles N Lusk of Roswell two daughters Margaret Evans Lovington and Lee Sandoval Roswell three sisters and ten grandchildren Five great grandchildren Pallbearers named Other notices list funeral services for Riley E Burrage Johnnie T Garcia and William E Pruitt with details on their births survivals and service arrangements.
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Robert Lee Lusk
S. Union Ave
LaGrone
Ralph B. Shumaker
First United Methodist Church
South Park Cemetery
Odessa Boris
Lusk
St. Mary’s Hospital
Cochran
Miss
Ola Mae Bates
Carolina
Tex
John Newton
Mary Elizabeth McAlister Lusk
Roswell
Robert Lee Lusk Jr
Alamogordo
Charles N. Lusk
Margaret Evans
Lovington
Lee Sandoval
Thomas West
San Antonio
Ed Gordon
Lubbock
Will Sanders
Marlin
Elwood Johnston
Vonnie Jasper
Jim Wright
Isidore Gutierrez
Lawrence Nowak
Aubrey Massey
Charles M. de Bremond
American Legion
Garcia
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Albuquerque
Gus Garcia
Lola Garcia
Minnie Licon
Korea
Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army
St. John’s Catholic Church
Ronnie
Johnnie Garcia
Ramon Licon Jr
Jose R. Licon
Pete Nulff
Milo Garcia
Robert C. Romero
Lalo Garcia
Roswell Man Arrested For Marijuana Possession
A 26 year old Roswell man Antonio Ortiz of 419 E Van Buren was arrested at 11 40 p m Saturday and charged with marijuana possession in the 100 block of East First Street. Other police notes report break ins and thefts at various local businesses and residences with items including tape decks a Sherwood amplifier and a table saw reported stolen. A separate Portales incident describes a mailman attacked by a rattlesnake in University Heights. the snake was killed by a homeowner after being cornered by the mail carrier.
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Roswell
Antonio Ortiz
E. van Buren
East First St
North Garden
Silver Dollar
N. Main
Douglas Pickering
Encanto
Gilbert Sites
Robins Drive
John Logan
S. Michigan
E. Sixth St
Roswell High School
Stewart Ries
Eighth St
Portales
N.M
Aubrey
Slick) Imoe
University Heights
Imoe
Jim Scott
Highway contractor faces penalty over missing reinforcing rods
The State Highway Department says Co-Con Inc. will be held responsible for future deterioration of a stretch of I 25 south of Albuquerque due to missing reinforcing rods. A final settlement is being negotiated, with a nonnegotiable position on future damages. A student reported to a foreman who allegedly ordered every other rod removed. Sandia Labs confirmed the missing rods.
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Santa FE
N.M
State Highway Department
Co-Con Inc
Albuquerque
Dick Russell
Sandia Laboratories
Market reports Wary traders hike prices
Stock indexes moved higher as investors kept up the up swing begun last Friday. The Dow rose to 990.29, the Big Board index gained, and leaders included Continental Oil and ITT while British Petroleum declined.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Champion Homes
Texas International
Great Lakes Chemical
Continental Oil
ITT
British Petroleum
Down
Western Union
Pittston Co
First National City
Alcoa
Anaconda
Allied Chemicals
Education week in Roswell deemed successful
Organizers led by Marion Richards of Berrendo Middle School called Education Week a success in Roswell last week. Partners included the American Legion PTA Roswell Education Association ENMU Roswell Campus NM Military Institute and Future Teachers of America. About 1 899 patrons visited local schools with Mesa Middle School drawing the largest crowd at 306 and Washington Avenue Elementary 180 while Del Norte Elementary had 114. Delbert Dyche credited news media and local firms for support as student essays and window displays spread enthusiasm and informed patrons about school activities.
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Roswell
Marion Richards
Berrendo
Washington Avenue
del Norte Elementary School
Delbert Dyche
West Texas New Mexico Peace Officers Meet in Roswell
The fall meeting of the West Texas Eastern New Mexico Peace Officers Association will be held Wednesday at the Roswell Inn. Speakers include FBI, New Mexico State Penitentiary, Texas Ranger A L Mitchell, Roswell Detective Sgt Bill Main, Dr C L Kay, Don Hannah. Registration from 8 to 9 a.m. program at 9 a.m. Officers to be elected at 2:30 p.m.
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West Texas — Eastern New Mexico Peace Officers Association
Roswell Inn
Roswell City
L. M. Hall
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Texas Ranger
A. L. Mitchell
Midland
Tex
Bill Main
C. L. Kay
Lubbock Christian College
Don Hannah
New Mexico State Crime Laboratory
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Stubbs
Hondo Valley
Calvary Baptist Church
W. ‘Alameda
Bailey Smith
Virgil Powell
Julie
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Hoffman Estates
Ill
Clements Services
Riley E. Burrage
Second St
Mr. Burrage
Springfield
Edward Allen
Mary F. Hadden Burrage
Edward Burrage
Arnold Burrage
Douglas Burrage
Willie Burrage
Naoma Lukes
Johnnie T. Garcia
Johnnie Torrez Garcia
E. Lewis St
Howard Meyer
The
Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship
Roswell Womans Club
TCC McOcnlies
Southwestern Business College
Gievers
E. F. Hutton & Co
Amer
McDon Doug
Marco
Mobil Oi
Au Achild
Mtn Sts Tel
Aveo Mtg Steer
Pete W
Seebee
Pan Am
Pan Am WA
Penn Eng
Seeee
City Invest Pennz
Coca Cola
Phil Pete
del Webb
Ramada Inn
Dresser Ind Rca Corp
Duplan Corp
Ryndis
Seewee Safeway
Estmn Ko
Santa Fe Ind
Exxon Senses
el Paso
Skelly
Ford
UN Gas
Sperry Rd
Elec
Levi-Strauss
Xerox Seeneeee
Ling Temco
Steeeee
Union Oil Car
Serene
Wilex & Gibbs
LTV
DOW. Jones
E.F Hutton & Co Ham
E.F. Hutton & CO
Chicago
Bill Gill
N. Main St
N. Mex
Albert A. Stubbs
Jerry McCormack
Lois Purvis
R. M. Higginbotham
Cecil Goins
John Pettit
Chaves County
Trade
AL Geary
LEE Allison
la Grone
Lwin
Hes
Roswell, New Mexico
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