New Million Dollar Capitol Deficit Brought To Move
Santa Fe April 9 A 35 to 11 house vote to set up a building commission will finance a new statehouse in Santa Fe with debentures up to 1 million dollars backed by rentals from occupying agencies Governor Miles only needed to sign to launch the plan Hope for an Easter adjournment eases legislative tensions as biennial appropriations loom and major work proceeds with little opposition
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
House
Senate
Early Planning For Fair Article Encourages Roswell Merchants
Roswell merchants were urged by Will H. Hortenstein to begin planning for theastern New Mexico State Fair. Farmers livestock men and 4-H clubbers are already making plans. He warned against last minute planning and said the rodeo remains a key attraction despite higher costs at the new fair grounds.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Hortenstein
Roswell Merchants Association
Nazi Seamen See End of War By The Coming Autumn
Nazi seamen from the scuttled German liner Columbus have been moved to quarters in the Sierra Blancas near Fort Stanton New Mexico. The 412 officers and men anticipate returning home by autumn while adjusting to life in inland internment amid the snowy peaks and cattle country once linked to Billy the Kid.
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Fort Stanton
N. M
Columbus
New Mexico Mountains
Sierra Blancas
Billy the Kid
Local Weather Readings Summary for 24 Hours
Local weather records show a 24 hour period ending 11 30 am with readings at 2 30 pm 5 30 pm and 8 30 am 11 30 am. Highest 70 and lowest 38 degrees. Precipitation 0 for 24 hours and trace month to date year to date 4 15. Normal ranges listed with sunrise and sunset times.
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P.m
A.m
County Bus Drivers to Attend First Aid Training
Chaves county school bus drivers begin a 20 hour first aid course at the junior high under Mrs. H E Miller as part of the state safety program. 33 drivers are expected to participate with classes also arranged for drivers from nearby districts in Hagerman and other schools.
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Chaves County
H. E. Miller
Ingram B. Pickett
Pickett
Mrs. Miller
R. M. Cookson
L. Parker
Dexter High School
E. A. White
Hagerman High School
W. D. Stafford
Lake Arthur
Hagerman
Safety Department
J. T. Reese
Coast Guard Cutters to Be Given To British
The White House announced the release of ten coast guard cutters for Britain under the lease lend bill. The vessels are prepared for transfer and will aid Britain’s trans Atlantic supply lines while it remains unclear if further armed craft will be transferred.
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Washington
Coast Guard
White House
Stephen
Early
Britain
England
Weather Conditions for April 9 Report
A low-barometer area over the extreme west and central western Nevada brings some precipitation to the northwest. East of the mountains there are scattered rains, while the major area remains fair and mostly clear. Temperatures are lower in the central and northern plateaus with freezing in Colorado Utah Wyoming and western Montana.
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Nevada
Plateau
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
United States
New Mexico
Texas
Roswell
Cleve Hallenbeck
Senator Morris Sheppard Dies After 38 Years in Congress
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas, dean of congress by service and sponsor of the national prohibition amendment, died at Walter Reed hospital after a brain hemorrhage. He would have been 66 next month, having completed 38 years in congress since 1902 and 1913 Senate entry.
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Washington
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Congress
George W. Calver
Capitol
Sheppard
Walter Reed Hospital
Senate
House
Ellison D (Cotton Ed) Smith
South Carolina
Today in Congress Senate and House in recess
Senate and House in recess as the House military committee continues its inquiry into the defense program. Yesterday's developments are summarized in brief for the record.
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Congress
Associated Press
Senate
House
House Military Committee
City May Get Federal Loan for Buying Airport Land
Roswell may receive a 40000 dollar federal loan to retire the municipal airport mortgage and acquire additional land under the defense program. Mayor Thos J Hall said the city has strong encouragement from the state financing board and that certification by the adjutant general is needed before funds are released. City officials, including alderman Roy Daniel and city engineer Lea Rowland, outlined progress on the airport project, with runways and taxiways base course to be finished by Saturday night and oiling to start within a week, despite a two week weather delay, ahead of the June 30 deadline.
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Roswell
Thos. J. Hall
Hall
State Financing Board
New Mexico
R. C. Chariton
State Finance Board
Water and Crops Topics At Roswell Merchants Meeting
Dr. A D Crile told Roswell merchants the artesian basin has stabilized after a decade of rising demand and well repairs. He warned continued water supply depends on merchant support, noting domestic use first, then irrigation and power, with ample water for drinking and bathing. Continued to Page Five.
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A. D. Crile
Crile
Artesian Pecos Valley Water Conservancy Board
Roswell Merchants Association
Nickson Hotel
Carl Clardy
Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Claude Simpson
Malone Renoris On Local Prospects For Army Cantonm't
Ross L. Malone Jr , city attorney and Roswell Chamber of Commerce president, told merchants at the Nick son Hotel last night that Roswell can meet army requirements for a cantonment. He said there has been conflicting information on location timing and noted indications from Washington of an army increase.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Nickson Hotel
Roswell
Washington
Germans breach Metaxas line advance toward Aegean
Berlin reports a major German push through the Vardar valley forcing Greek surrender of the eastern wing between Salonika and the Turkish border. Troops seize Skopje Veles Nis Maribor and Prilep Tetovo Xanthe and approach Kavalla and the Aegean coast. Greeks resisted in the Struma valley as the Metaxas line collapses and 20,000 prisoners are taken.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Vardar
Salonika
High Command
Skopjje
Veles
Yugoslavia
Tetovo
Prilep
Nis
Maribor
Drava River
Greece
Bulgaria
Xanthe
Kavalla
Aegean Sea
Struma
Metaxas
John Metaxas
Lake Doiran
Small House Burns North of Roswell
An oil stove explosion caused a fire this morning that destroyed a small house on the Ber rend o river near the Berren do Camp area at the Vaughn and Clovis highways. The structure burned quickly leaving only a few blankets saved and the occupants’ name was not learned.
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Berrendo River
Berrendo Camp
Vaughn
Clovis
Ford Motor Company In High Gear In Defense Production
Ford Motor Company officials traced defense production accomplishments in a statement titled A Report To America. They said Ford’s business serves the American people by providing low-cost transportation and highlights 38 years of building a large, useful industrial unit.
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Ford Motor Company
High Gear 'N Defense
Roswell Auto Company
Ford Dealers
America
7000 Auto Licenses Sold in Chaves County
Nearly seven thousand 1941 automobile license plates have been sold in Chaves county to date, Jeff Liston, distributor, said today. This matches the total sold in the county during all of 1940, Liston noted.
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Chaves County
Jeff Liston
Liston
Britain Learns of Greek Nazi Advance and US Aid
Prime Minister Churchill reported to the House of Commons the German breakthrough in Greece as Salonaiki fell at 4 am and warned that the Nazi drive threatens Russia. He noted British forces have not yet engaged, outlined gear from the United States, and urged use of Irish ports while promising tight blockades against Vichy and naval transfers.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Germany
Greece
Soviet
Russia
House of Commons
Salonika
Ukraine
United States Coast Guard
France
Vichy
Africa
Hitler
John G. Dill
Archibald P. Wavell
Alexandros Papagos
Greeks Hoping To Stop German Tide
Athens April 9 German blitzkrieg division splits Greece in two driving wedge west of Salonika trapping troops along the Struma river while forts hold in the valley. British not yet in battle. Germans reportedly enter Salonika and push past Skopje toward Yugoslavia with heavy losses. Yugoslav forces defend mountains northwest of Skopje amid German advances toward Katchanik pass near the Albanian front.
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Athens
France
Greece
Salonika
Macedonian
Struma
London
Skopjje
Skoplijie
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Katchanik Pass
Local Movies Shown At Ad Club Today Roswell
The Roswell Advertising Club featured a color film titled Flambooyant Autumn presented by J. B. Headley with scenes around Roswell. Headley received applause after the screening, and a five minute program followed by Paul Duncan of American Tobacco Company. Newcomers party at the Woman's Club urged by president Joe Huff. Guy Klingaman welcomed as a new member.
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J. B. Headley
Roswell
Guy Klingaman
John McBoyle
Joe Huff
Break Allied Lines and Capture Salonika in Blitzkrieg
German forces swept through the Balkans, capturing Salonika and forcing the surrender of the eastern Greek army wing along the Struma river. Yugoslavia was driven toward collapse as British forces remained unseen. Rome and Berlin radios announced canceled British transport sailings from Piraeus as Greek positions faltered.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Balkans
Aegean
Salonika
Yugoslavia
Albania
Serbia
Rome
Popolo di Roma
Suez Canal
Britain
Far East
Turkey
Struma
Greece
Frimly
Berlin
Piraeus
Athens
Major Problems For Pecos Basin Irrigation Plan
A National Resources Planning Board report cites inadequate irrigation provision as the key issue in the Pecos River basin spanning New Mexico and Texas. It outlines three objectives: finish Pecos joint investigation, secure an equitable Texas-New Mexico water division pact, and build works to control salinity erosion silting and floods. The Pecos Joint Investigation report is pending finalization with federal agency inputs, including a Roswell flood survey by Army engineers.
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Pecos River
New Mexico
National Resources Planning Board
Texas
Army Engineers
Roswell
The
United
The Cat Got Home
Mrs H M Dow’s Persian cat disappeared for a week. She placed a Record classified ad and the cat returned the next day. She believed it unlikely to find a cat through an ad and praised the classified section.
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H. M. Dow
Classifieds Lesson on Work Radius Cited by Mrs Dow
A speaker asserts that every classified notice matters from small to large with equal importance. The remark thanks Mrs Dow for emphasizing that all classified work carries weight regardless of scale.
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Mrs. Dow
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John D. Biggers
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C. M. Wesson
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Malone Renoris
McCune
Saloniki
Chaves Co
Taunt
Staefenai
Ad Club
Ivazis
Pecos Basin
Region
Intermountain
Great Plains Area
Harlowe M. Stafford
Mr. Stafford
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