Socorro Rewind

SEPTEMBER 28, 1965

THE CITY COUNCIL has adopted a resolution authorizing a paving project at a cost of about

$21,000. City Clerk Raymond L. Senn said residents of streets being paved will continue about

$3,000 towards the project. The project was authorized at a special meeting. The contractor is

Skousen-Isbel-Johnston Construction Co. of Albuquerque. The paving project comprises: two

unnamed streets between Fisher and Garfield, and between Fisher and Terry; the block in Leroy

Place south to Hannah Place; West Place; Lincoln Avenue from Reservoir to Nicholas; across the

arroyo on Reservoir; Goad Avenue, partly paved, with the remainder to be paved later. Senn

said the paving is asphaltic concrete with two-inch surfacing. The city clerk said that with one

more project virtually all streets in the city would be paved.

MR. AND MRS. PEDRO R. MONTOYA were honored on their 50th wedding anniversary

recently, the couple renewing their marriage vows in San Miguel Church, the Rt. Rev. James T.

McNiff officiating, with the Rev. Leonard Baca narrator. Altar boys were the couple’s four

grandsons, and music was furnished by the San Antonio choir. Serving as padrinos were Mrs.

Juanita Garcia of El Paso, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Montoya, and their youngest son,

Albert Montoya of Raton. A reception and dinner followed the service at the Montoya home

north of Socorro for relatives and close friends. Centering the refreshment table was a large

wedding cake in white and gold commemorating the occasion. Mrs. Mary Lipinski of

Albuquerque presided at the gift table.

SEPTEMBER 30, 1965

EDUARDO TORRES, janitor on the second floor of the courthouse for five years, was given a

surprise birthday party in the courtroom. Torres, a retired Santa Fe Railway employee, turned

79. About 35 persons attended the party given by Mrs. Peggy Jordan, secretaries on the second

floor. Torres was presented a sweater by the second-floor personnel, and a shirt by women

employees in the assessor’s, treasurer’s and county clerk’s offices on the first floor.

OCTOBER 12, 1965

COL. WILLIAM J. MURPHY JR., commander of the 59th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, at Goose S.

Air Base, Canada, presents S/Sgt. Jose P. Gonzales Jr., the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal.

Sgt. Gonzales received the medal for meritorious achievement in saving several armed aircraft

from fire damage at Homestead Air Force Base, Fla. An aircraft maintenance technician, the

sergeant is now assigned to Goose as a member of the Air Defense Command which provides

aerospace defense against hostile aircraft and missiles. Sgt. Gonzales attended the University of

New Mexico during off-duty hours. He is now attending the University of Maryland’s Atlantic

Division extension classes.

OCTOBER 14, 1965

CITY POLICE Wednesday reported solution of another burglary with recovery of a transistor

radio stolen from a home on Neel Avenue. Police Chief Polo Pineda and Sgt. Pete Archuleta said

the three juveniles involved in two other burglaries also committed the break-in at the recent

home. Archuleta said two of the juveniles implicated the third youth. The sergeant reported

that one of the three juveniles had turned over two rings to him whose owners are not known.

One is a man’s 18- carat gold ring, and the other a baby’s ring with the letter “D” on the

outside. City police may be contacted by the owners of the rings which are not on the long list

of items stolen from the numerous burglaries.