Britons Capture Ethiopian Capital Without A Fight
Cairo April 7 The British announced the capture of Addis Ababa after the capital’s surrender without resistance. Debra Markos fell 120 miles northwest of Addis Ababa as Eritrean advances tightened toward Massaua, Dessie, and Gondar with over 10,000 captured since March 25. The Italian vice royalty’s emissary met a British guard in captured territory. Mussolini’s empire seemingly crumbling as British forces moved to secure the Red Sea coast. Continued withdrawals were noted north and east of Benghazi.
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Cairo
Egypt
North Africa
East Africa
Debra Markos
Addis Ababa
Eritrea
Red Sea
Massaua
Dessie
Gondar
Ethiopia
Duke of
Cooper named assistant cub commissioner in Chaves county
Clarence M. Cooper appointed assistant to Rev. Henry H. Heard Cub commissioner for Chaves county announced today by P. V. Thorson Boy Scout executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence M. Cooper
Henry H. Heard
Chaves County
P. V. Thorson
Scout Committee to Meet Tonight
Plans for Camp-O-Bal will be discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Boy Scout district committee at 7 o'clock tonight. The meeting, held a week earlier than usual, takes place at the Boy Scout office in the First National Bank Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout District Committee
Boy Scout
First National Bank
In Police Court Forsythe Fined for Drunk Driving
In police court Orval Forsythe was fined 150 dollars for drunk driving and Richard Lewis Mitchell received a 50 dollar fine for accompanying a drunk driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Forsythe
Richard Lewis Mitchell
Invasive Axis Advances Falter on Balkan Fronts
Allied and Axis reports frame Hitler's 2 day invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia as failing to seize major positions along a 75 mile front. Yugoslavia seen progressing 18 to 25 miles, while Greek mountain troops resist heavy German assaults. Luftwaffe bombings target cities and transport hubs as British forces move toward the front.
Chesser Home Near City Burns To Ground
Fire destroyed the Chesser residence west of South Park cemetery about four miles south of Roswell. The blaze began near noon Saturday and progressed rapidly, consuming the furniture and structure. Separately a fire at Pecos Valley Packing Company feed lot on East 19th burned 350 tons of hay and burned late into Saturday night, leaving only bales and wire. The day’s losses were insured. Firefighters also extinguished a grass fire at 909 North Kentucky.
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Dave Chesser
South Park Cemetery
Roswell
Pecos Valley Packing Company
East 19Th
North
Kentucky
Shipments Arrive For East Third Street City Jail Project
A 33000 pound steel delivery arrived to advance the new city jail being built on East Third Street near the city garage at Third and Virginia. City manager Clyde Fulton said completion date unknown but work will be expedited. Roswell Plumbing and Heating won the plumbing contract. city workers under Fulton will complete the rest. The reinforced concrete building costs about $7,000 with cells, and ready made cells would cost the same. A welding machine purchased will cut city costs for other jobs. Authority was granted to boost the budget by 7500 after a council ordered an inquiry into the city’s two jails. Continued to Page Eight.
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East Third Street
Third
Virginia
Clyde Fulton
Roswell
Fulton
Thos. J. Hall
State Tax Commission
Local Weather Temperature Readings Summary
Weather readings show yesterday afternoon and today morning temperatures with a high of 63 and a low of 43. Normal highs and lows for the date are 72 and 41. Precipitation for the 24 hours ending 11:30 am is 0 with trace for the month, and year to date 1.98 inches. Sunrise is 5:38 and sunset 6:22 with a 12.7 hour day.
Installation Of Equipment At The New Telephone Building
The Roswell telephone building on Richardson Avenue near the post office will house Western Electric equipment of the latest semi automatic type. It aims to speed operations for operators, though not a dial system. Completion date uncertain, with hoped move-in by September 1. Building by Lembke Construction, nearly finished. A K Arton Western Electric foreman oversees seven workers, to rise to 14 by month end, with more arriving by April. The project promises a top modern facility.
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Richardson Avenue
Western Electric Company
Telephone Company
Lembke Construction Company
A. K. Arton
Western Electric
Denver
Roswell
U.S. rushes war supplies to aid Yugoslavia and Greece
The United States speeds munitions to Yugoslavia and Greece after Hull denounces Germany's Balkan invasion. The shipments include 75 mm guns, machine guns, mortars, ammo, and bombs, with over $1 million in medical supplies ordered for Yugoslavia. Red Cross to deliver 10 field hospitals and 2,000,000 surgical dressings. Aircraft not included as RAF operates in the Balkans.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Greece
Hull
Germany
Balkan
Atlantic
Roosevelt
United States Army
Norman H. Davis
Red Cross
Britain
RAF
Brass Plate Names Roswell Pioneers at Museum
Roswell museum will host a brass plate inscribing the names of pioneer citizens. The Chaves County Archaeological and Historical Society announced the project and is compiling the list. Interested residents may contact Mrs. C. D. Bonney or Mrs. J. P. Church. inscription costs are five dollars per name.
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Roswell Museum
Roswell
Chaves County
Women’s defense leadership name Mrs Hinkle in New Mexico
Mrs James F Hinkle of Roswell has been placed in charge of women’s defense work in Chavez and DeBaca counties. The appointment was announced by Mrs William H Woolston and Mrs Mary C Phebus, co chairs of the Women’s Activities Committee of the State Council of National Defense. The state committee requests presidents of women’s organizations in the area to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Hinkle
Roswell
Chaves
DeBaca
William H. Woolston
Mary C. Phebus
State Council of National Defense
Big steel strike averted as talks continue
The United States Steel Corporation and the CIO steel workers organizing committee extended wage negotiations and kept workers at their posts through April 15 with retroactive pay changes to April 1. The SWOC had planned a strike at midnight but announced the extension minutes after National Steel, led by Ernest T. Wier, granted a 10 cent an hour raise to 21,000 hourly employees. Continued to page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States Steel Corporation
CIO Steel Workers Organing Committee
SWOC
National Steel Corporation
Ernest T. Wier
Big Steel
Yugoslavs Fall Back to Mountain Defense Lines
In Switzerland April 7 Axis forces push through Yugoslavia and Greece as Greeks hold most of the Struma valley and Yugoslav troops retreat to higher terrain. Italian reports say forces repelled Greek advances while aiming to trap Italians in Albania. air raids reach Budapest as operations widen.
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Associated Press
Bern
Switzerland
Axis
Yugoslavia
Greece
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Struma
Germany
United States
Ljubljana
Adriatic
Stefani
Albania
Hungary
Europe
Budapest
France Not Against Her Former Allies
In a radio address from Vichy on April 7 Marshal Petain stated France will not act against former allies while urging unity. He did not name General De Gaulle, who leads Free French forces in Cairo, and noted the need to safeguard vital food sources and empire posts from dissident propaganda.
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Vichy
France
Petain
Charles de Gaulle
Free French
Britain
de Gaulle
Cairo
Germans Making Slow Progress on 750 Mile Front
Advices from Bern report German forces failed to seize key points after two days of Nazi offensives into Greece and Yugoslavia. Heavy blows focused on cities, railway hubs, airports, and bridges as Allies push into Italy from the Albanian front amid stout Serb and Greek resistance. The German government warned villagers to expect no blitzkrieg as in Poland and France.
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Associated Press
Bern
Switzerland
Greece
Yugoslavia
Italy
Poland
France
Furious War In Balkans Started By German Drive
Greek troops resisted as Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece intensified on day two. German advances were claimed at 18 to 25 miles into Yugoslavia with forces massed near Belgrade. Athens said Greek infantry held against furious attacks in Macedonian passes despite heavy bombardment as German tanks and dive bombers moved in to clear the way for mechanized divisions.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Greece
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Struma
Athens
Bern
Switzerland
Hitler
Middle East
Cairo
Sofia
Stefani
Europe
Aegean
Belgrade
Yugoslav
Roswell B and L Directors Meet for Stockholders Session
Roswell Building and Loan Association holds its annual stockholders meeting at 2 pm with at least 12 000 shares outstanding expected to be represented. Directors will be elected and officers named for the coming year. An excellent progress report will be presented. The association, organized in 1901, has paid a dividend every six months and honored withdrawals, a forty year record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Roswell Building and Loan Association
R. H. McCune
Greeks Halt German Invasion in Macedonian Passes
Greek infantry withstood fresh German assaults in Struma Gorge as 10 tanks were destroyed on day one. High command said fiercest fighting, Greeks held their lines with one fort lost while Luftwaffe and land forces suffered German casualties and damaged equipment. An air raid alarm sounded in Athens with no bombs dropped.
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Athens
Greece
Germany
High Command
Struma
Bulgaria
Kathimerini
George
Colorado College visits Juarez with flag gift
A Colorado Woman's College party of 50 students and faculty will present an American flag to public schools in Juarez, Mexico this month. Governor Ralph Carr of Colorado funds the gift as part of a Friendship of the U S For Mexi co and International Peace tour. The itinerary runs April 11 to 17, including Roswell, Carlsbad Caverns, El Paso, Juarez, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos.
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Denver
Juarez
Mexico
Colorado Woman's College
Ralph Carr
Colorado
U. S
Roswell
Carlsbad Caverns
el Paso
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Taos
Malone To Report On Cantonment Effort At Merchants Meet
Malone will brief on the cantonment status at the Merchants meeting at Nickson Coffee Shop Tuesday at 6 30 pm. Ross Malone Jr chamber president will summarize progress while Dr A D Crile offers the main address on artesian water and its impact on Pecos Valley property and livelihoods.
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Malone
Merchants
Nickson
Ross Malone, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
A. D. Crile
Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy Board
Crile
Pecos Valley
Roswell Museum Director Praises Record Classifieds
Mrs. Lucy Bond, director of The Roswell Museum, says she regularly reads Record classifieds. She notes the section is her first stop for museum finds and also values the news it provides.
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Lucy Bond
Roswell Museum
Classified ads guide from Record publication
A reader thanks Mrs Bond for advising to check the Record classified section when seeking to buy sell or rent items. The note emphasizes using the classifieds for finding and placing ads across various needs.
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Dr. Crile
Eastern Air Lines
Florida
George W. Crile
Cleveland
I. I. N. Phone
Vero Beach
Fila
Gerald O’brien
Miami
New York
Mussolini
Libya
Cooper
Cub
Scout Committee
Africa
Chesser
New City
East Third
Alee Eis
U.S
Allis-Chalmers
Knudsen
Balkans
Roswell B &L
Carl Clardy
Merchants Association
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