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Redfield.. Georgia B*
Roswell, New Rules
CLUB ELLIANBICI AUTHOR
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SubjeciFileve Hill-embeek
Roswell Author. at
Bourse of Informations
Clove Hallenbeek and pers
sonal knowlege of bio.
grapher.
Netterologitaie Seientiste Artist, Author of
"Spanish Missions of the Old 14uthwest",
nmegonde of the Spanish Southwest," "The
Climatie Pastor in Ethnics Divergenee," and
Numerous Other Seientific Megasins Artisles.
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Undoubtedly no one has ever been more valuable from a
scientifie point of view to Roswell and the 14000 Valley in
New Hexioo than Clove Hallenbook, who has boon head of the wee.
ther Bureau stationed in Roswell Singe 1915. During this year
he was advanced to L'olontifie Rank on the bureau, in which hi
has remained continuouslY, with interests and activities being
extended, not only in this work of his chosen profession but in
other important scientific and cultural developments.
Ur. Hallenbeck was born at Xenia)Illinois, Yobruary 4, 1885.
His parents were Charles Hallenbeck, born at Franklinton,
York, and Frederic:a Augusta (Sehleuter) Hallenbeck born at 2ots.
daniCernany a descendant of the old Uerman family of Von Blom.
When an infant three months old Cleve Hallenbeok moved with
his parents to a farm near =;alemiIllinoie, 'here he lived until he
was a young man eighteen years old... until 1903. "The next five
years in succession", says Mi. Hallenbeok, he was "a railway en.
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ployee, a grooery clerk, a school teacher, and a Yederal employee.
thus going. rapidly, from bad to worse."
Even though r. Hallenbeck stood high in every subject in his
completed high school oourse at )Illinois. and in the Yelps...
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rasa University in Indiana. and Armour Institute of Technology,
Chit:ago, he says: "I consider sueh as time wasted," and states that
in his opinion, "the only edueation worthwhile is that gained in the
beet University of all the 14ehool of 4:merlons-go".
kr. Hallenbeck entered the service of the Us.",. heather Bue
rem in 1908. He gained hie prelinfrary training and. experience
at: "Atlanta,
3en Franoiseo, Los Angeleno Fort Viorth.
cage, Houston and Denver." after which he revolved his assignment
to hoswell, where he Ilan remained ever since and ei:.tablished his
permanent home.
In 1930 tr. Hallenbeck was married, to lilac Juanita H.
who sec born Fel'ruary 2, 1905 at Vineennes. Imdiann, and graduated
at Vinoennee University in 1925. The couple have one child, a dame
ghter, named IMIMM, mge six years. Mrs. Hallenbeek who is al-
so a writer, contributing to New Uexioo Lagazines and historioal
articles to periodicals throughout the country collaborates with
Mr. Hallenbeck in historical works. As stated by mr. Hallenbeck:
"he is my most uneompromising and therefore, most helpful critic."
Mr. Hallenbeckos hobby is the .ipanish histry of the bouthe
west. He is the author of &nigh A-issions of the old tvuthweet"
published in r)26, and in collaboration with iirs. Hallenbeck, of
"Legends of the -,panish 0outhwest" published in 1938. Many of the
splendid illustrations of this book were done by Mr. Hallenbeek.
Among his outttanding solentifie eontributions that have re..
001Ted National interest and praise are: "The Climatic Factor in
Mthnie Avergence, published in 1920, and "Types of Thunderstorm
Circulation", published in 19, which was prepared by request for
the "Lilot's handbook" for Transeontinental air linos. aborter
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scientific articles, receiving flattering ratio., were, "1,ensible
Temperatures" (1924) and "The Temperature of civilization" (1925).
At present Mr. Hallenbeck is collaborating with Dr. Carl
eauer, of the University of California upon a volume entitled,
"The Journey end Route of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Veen," which is
practically completed and will probably appear before the end of
1939. He is also preparing a volume on the history of the old
nanish road from Mexioo City to 'eanta Ye, which he states will
terminate his researehec into the openish history of the 0outh..
west.
Mr. Hallenbeck is a rember of the teNew Mexico Hietorioal
iooiety", and is a charter member of the "Advancement of .i.solenae
and Amerioan ;Aeteorologicial :ociety" to which he wac elected a
fellow in 1920, ;ith the dietinotion of being, at that time, the
youngest of thirty-two fellers in a membernhip of about 1100.
Putstanding oharacteristios of lir. Hallenbeek are; frankness
and sincerity. He can be depended upon absolutely in advice and
cooperatin given by hTlel in i:Iportart business nnd industrial deve-
lopments in which his soientifio knowledge, and meteorologioal
training and experienee, "re invaluable.
He likes a calet life, is unassumin ,n marrer, and cares noth-
ing for 'ocity and adulation. When he in convinced that a 0411B0
is worthy, he le !-ereroue ard and is firm in hir deoisione
amounting almoet to etub,)ornness, on any snbject whereon his soien-
title training h to bear.
Hallenbeolr states that hrk is a "free lance in thought,
word_ and deed." Trice he hae refuse to enter into contracts for
eeriodleal sup-liel' of historical material. He belong to no
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ecret organizations, for the reason that,"*Ilob nffilistion
might restrict ay freedon to may, or write, vhat I plea:.e,"
The scientific and cultural contributicne of imr. Hallenbeck
have indeed -,)roved of great value to the community around Roswell
and to the -tate of Mew Mexico.