August 1955

Members of the Tucumcari National Guard attended basic training at Fort Ord, Calif. They included James L. Starr, Wayne Miller, James T. Dickinson, Martin C. Garcia, and Joe Martinez ... 14 of the 57 remaining members of the original Roosevelt’s Rough Riders met in Las Vegas, N.M. They included Royal A. Prentice of Tucumcari ... Exalted Ruler for the Elks presented a new audio meter for checking hearing of students to Superintendent James B. Kincheloe of Tucumcari Schools ... James Rudd resigned as Tucumcari’s head basketball coach after 15 years of coaching. He would later take the position as Athletic Director for the junior high and high school ... A road block promoting safety held by the State Traffic Safety Commission was conducted on Highway 66. The Quay County Safety Council and city police participated in the road block.