Roswell finds 1914 era notes and ads in courthouse remodel
Chaves County Treasurer Gail Harris uncovered a trove in the Oklahoma Building including a handbill for The Great LaRose clairvoyant, historical letters from B Newlin and G A Davisson, a 1911 courthouse postcard by Keener Print Shoppe, blank checks from Roswell banks, a poll tax receipt book, and 1920s motor vehicle tax lists. The items span 1911 to 1928, reflecting early Roswell life and county administration.
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Oklahoma
Roswell
Chaves County
Gail Harris
Great LaRose
Harris
Keener Print Shoppe
Union Crafts of
R. M. Watt
American National Bank of
Bank of Commerce In
Pontiac 1929 Four Door Sedan Found During Remodeling
The Chaves County treasurer unearthed 1920s Pontiac booklets showing prices and features like a big six engine and Duco enamel. A 1926 model sold for 1147.50 in Roswell, seating five, with tax rules shifting by 1971 from per hundred rates to sales tax on new registrations.
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Chaves County
Roswell
Japan Cabinet Ministers to Meet Nixon Aide in Washington
A high level Japanese delegation arrives in Washington for two days of talks with U S ministers on trade and economics. The meetings aim to ease strained US Japanese relations and discuss open markets and investment while planning a White House dinner.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Asia
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Willam P. Rogers
Treasury
John Connally
San Francisco
U.S. Air Force
White House
Alaska jet crashes near Juneau with 107 aboard
A Alaska Airlines jetliner carrying 107 persons crashed into a mountain in Tongass National Forest about 20 miles west of Juneau during heavy rain. Coast Guard ground team heads to the 2,500 foot level of the Chilkoot Mountains. Officials say crash likely occurred eight minutes before scheduled landing. Wreckage spotted one mile east of Teardrop Lake.
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Juneau, Alaska
Tongass National Forest
Juneau
Alaska Airlines
Coast Guard
Chilkoot
The
Teardrop Lake
Dismissal of drunk driving charges against District Attorney Martinez
Magistrate Nelson Naylor dismissed the drunken driving case against Donald A. Martinez of Las Vegas after finding the evidence inconclusive. The July 20 arrest near Orogrande involved State Policeman John Cunningham and several officers who testified about Martinez’s demeanor, sobriety, and actions at the checkpoint. Martinez planned to pursue a board complaint against Cunningham, prompting Naylor to urge restraint and preserve the system.
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Alamogordo
N.M
Nelson Naylor
Donald A
Tiny’ Martinez
Las Vegas
Martinez
Orogrande
John Cunningham
Border Patrol
Robert Boulier
Boulier
Cunningham
Joe Robert Sanchez
West Las Vegas High School
Ramon C. de Baca
West Las Vegas
Juarez
Mexico
Naylor
State Police Board
Erest Tafoya
Jack Wharton
Martin Vifil
Vigil
Bruce Glasgow
Arthur Keller
Roswell issues parking rules for Eastern New Mexico State Fair parade
Roswell Police Chief L. M. Hall announced parking regulations for parade spectators on Tuesday. Parking on Main Street north of Fifth Street is allowed the night before if vehicles are parked legally, with east side spaces from McGaffey to Walnut available and limited spots for elderly and disabled drivers on the east side from Fifth to Walnut. Permits may be obtained at the Roswell Police Department today and up to 10 a.m. Tuesday, with car pools encouraged to ease space demands.
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Roswell
L. M. Hall
Hall
Main Street
Fifth Street
Fifth
McGaffey
Main
Walnut
Walnut Street
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Bount, SM
Buda
B. Newlin
G. A. Davisson
Davisson
State Tax Commission
Santa Fe
Carrol Holland
Nathan Jaffa
New Mexico
Jaffa
National Used Car Market Report, Inc
Chicago
Auburn and
Chandler
Jordan
Hupmobile
Garford
Gatfredson
Hug
Ford
General Motors
Dodge
Pontiac
Lake Arthur
Dexter
Hagerman
Department of Motor Vehicle
Charie Walker
Chaves
Walker
Sato
Communist
China
Airlines
EL Paso
Bam
Tlam
Las
Cruces
Alaska
Robert Giersdorf
Diersdorf
Byron B. Wilson
NMMI
Ebuty
Artesia
James David Snow
Fl Paso
Carlsbad
Richard I. Floyd
Snow
Tommy Ernest Holt
Robert Farrington
Freehold
Ed Myer
Southwestern Business College
State of
N. Penn, Roswell, NM
Jie Southwestern Business College
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