Army Men Confer On Statewide Blackout Details
Army and Navy officials discuss the first nationwide blackout set for Friday September 12. Gen Charlton led planning with Lieut Col Sterling and Charlton’s defense council, detailing north and south centers, dusk-to-siren operations, and coordinated light extinguishing. Local Councils of Defense, Boy Scouts, DeMolays and police will oversee districts, with searchlights and warning signals as invasion simulations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Robinson
Sana FE
W. W. Sterling
PigEhe Corng
Riveese
Coa
Charlton
Army
Air Service
Mexico
State Council of Defense
Denverdeens
Fort Bliss
Special Police
Boy Scouts
Councils of Defense
Flashes of Life Too Heavy in Philadelphia
A 40-year-old man named George Ferguson, weighing 127 pounds, was jailed for six months after claiming he lifted a 600-pound bronze railing theft. Judge McDevitt mocked the claim, calling in a 250-pound detective to test the feat. Ferguson admitted defeat saying his heart wasn’t in it.
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Philadelphia
Harry S. McDevitt
George Ferguson
Bronze
City Hall
Ferguson
McDevitt
Indianapolis
Local Weddings and Community Notes in Artesia
Artesia items report the Aug 11 marriage of Miss Grace Kimbell to Douglas O Bannon with a double ring ceremony in Carlsbad. Notes cover engagements, relocations, job changes at First National Bank, travels, and social clubs including the Morning Glory Club and 4-H demonstrations in Eddy County.
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Grace Kimbell
J. C. Kimbell
Artesia
Douglas O'Bannon
Glenn O’bannon
Cottonwood
A. L. Goodwin
First Baptist Church
Carlsbad
Miss Kimbell
W. W. Dunn
Melvin Bivens
Dunn
O’bannnon
New Mexico Gas Co
Matador
Texas
Texas Tech
Lubbock
O Bannon
Salt Lake City
Utah
Denver
Colp
Gracie Green
First National Bank
Green
Mobile
Ala
Lam Richards
Shirley
C. Bért Smith
Bettynelle Lanning
Waukegan
Inl
Edson Jones
Jones
William Byers
Yetta Belle
Jack Fauntleroy
Breckenridge
Tex
First Presbyterian Church
W. C. Gray
Joe Hamaan
Hamaan
Gallup
Beecher Rowan
Ruby McClain
Demmit
Betty Brainard
Morning Glory Club
W. H. Swackhammer
Eddy County
Venita Conley
Conley
J. W. Simer
H. P. Dinton
R. E. Bisbee
Jack Phillips
Grandama” Dixon
Velma Bisbee
Rulings In Effect Selective Service Blackout Sept. 12
Santa Fe report notes national headquarters rulings allow foreign born registrants from conquered countries to answer nativity questions by basic country names. Emphasis on appeals and deferment decisions for essential food production workers. Board of Appeals six cases August 11. four affirmed local boards, one reversed, one pending.
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Will Robinson Santa FE
R. C. Chariton
Selective Service
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Board of Appeals of the Selective Service
Local boards to have final say on deferments for essential workers
General Charlton states local boards must carefully review deferment requests from selectees in agriculture and other food supply roles. Applicants should receive the benefit of the doubt in every case as final decisions rest with local boards.
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Charlton
Army officer candidate expansion opens path for 14,480 yearly
The Selective Service was told by the Army that 58 percent of enlisted men including selectees may advance to commissioned non-commissioned ranks during the first year of training. The program expands officer candidate schools to 14,480 men annually, offering a chance for one in every 100 soldiers. There are 1,531,800 officers and enlisted men under service as of now. Old time methods of advancement won’t suffice.
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Army
Carlsbad to enact city wide blackout on Sept
Carlsbad plans a 100 percent blackout starting September 12 led by Mayor Sam Horne and the Lions Club pledge. Pickets will cover key hearing points near the siren while motorists are asked to cooperate. Leon Henderson reports no tire/tube price increases will be tolerated at this time.
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Carlsbad
New Mexico City
Sam Horn
Horne
Lions Club
Leon Henderson
Carlsbad to field top auxiliary air patrol under Madera
Carlsbad plans an elite auxiliary air patrol directed by Malcolm Madera, air master for Eddy county. He will command twelve privately owned planes, all owners agreeing to serve under Madera with Adjutant General Charlton approving. Details for the “Blackout Night” operation on September 12 will be sent to Madera in the coming days.
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Carlsbad
Auxiliary Air Patrol
Malcolm Madera
Eddy County
Mr. Madera
Charlton
Group Insurance Compliance Figures Reported at Ninety Five Percent
Today's figures show a compliance rate of about 95 percent in the group insurance program offered to employees. The data indicate strong adherence to plan requirements, with constructive impact noted across departments and coverage options.
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Group Insurance
Dramatic Hats Move Forward On Heads For Next Season
Millinery trends feature hats that sit firmly forward and cover hair. Lilly Cadhe leads a push against tricky blobs, favoring functional, vibrant designs. Loretta Young’s curtain back look with pearl pins signals a bold style shift.
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Lilly Cadhe
Loretta Young
First Quarter Horse Show Set For 1941 New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque August 17 New Mexico hosts its first Quarter Horse show as part of the 1941 State Fair under the American Quarter Horse Association. Judge D W Williams of Texas A&M will preside Monday morning September 22 during Governor Miles’ opening. Four classes cover stallions and mares by age, with 50 percent of cash premiums funded by the association.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
American Quarter Horse Association
D. W. Williams
Department of Animal Husbandry
Texas Agricultural College
State Fair Management
John E. Miles
American Association
W. B. Warren
Hockley
Texas
R. M. Denhardt
Fort Worth
Draftees From Conquered People
Santa Fe reports a humane policy for registrants born in Europe crushed by totalitarian powers. Austrian and Czech born穳 nationals may register as Austrians or Czechs, as they are now Americans. Birthplace is incidental. they are fully devoted to the U.S. and naturalized. Entries include cash premiums and ribbons for a horse show unrelated to the draft policy.
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Will Robinson Santa FE
Europe
Austria
Germany
Czechoslovakia
R. C. Charlton
Public Service
Naval ROTC Courses Expanded at New Mexico and West Coast
The Naval Reserve Officers School programs expand to 27 colleges including USC UCLA and the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque for fall freshman enrollment. Applicants must be 14 or older. roughly 270 seats per college. The two-year basic and advanced course pays subsistence. a 25-day summer cruise adds $21 monthly pay. Commissioned graduates become ensigns in the Naval Reserve.
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Albuquerque
N. M
University of Southern California
University of California At Los Angeles
University of New Mexico At
Naval Reserve Officers’ Corps
Eleventh Naval District
Naval Science
Charles A. Blakely
United States Naval Reserve
Naval R.O.T. C
W. C. Barker
Department of Naval Science and Tactics
University of California At
Los Angeles
Reed M. Fawell
USN
University of California
J. B. Will
University of New Mexico
Treasure Hunt Honoring Miss Vivienne Young and Miss Lucille Young
Hope News reports Mrs. Anderson Young hosted a Friday treasure hunt for two nieces Miss Vivienne Young of Tucson and Miss Lucille Young of Hope. Guests at Carson home followed clues to visit stops with games and refreshments, ending at the Young home where a camp fire meal awaited. Donald Young won best costume as others including Louise Lee Roma June Carson Mary EK Teel Phyllis Berry Janice Wilburn Edna Wood Lucille Young Vivienne Young George Olin Teel D. W. Carson LeRoy Teel Lewis Bill Weddige Robert Marlar Lewis Scoggin Zane Ray Wilburn Hardin Lauderdale and Donald Young attended.
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Anderson Young
Vivienne Young
Tucson
Ariz
Lucille Young
Hope
Carson
Young
Donald Young
Louise Lee
Roma June Carson
Mary EK. Teel
Phyllis Berry
Janice Wilburn
Edna Wood
George Olin Teel
D. W. Carson
LeRoy Teel
Lewis
Bill Weddige
Robert Marlar
Lewis Scoggin
Zane Ray Wilburn
Hardin Lauderdale
Local social and scholarship news from Hope area
Mrs R L Cole hosted a Sunday chicken dinner with Teel and Craig family members. Jen Menefee, son of J P Menefee, won a $100.09 Sears Roebuck scholarship to State College at Las Cruces, based on academics, activities, athletics, and character. Glenn plans to attend Las Cruces in September after work in Abilene. Mrs Waller and Mrs Schofner visited Weed for Church of Christ services with Rev Robert Waller. others returned home. Adie Ludlow, former Hope school superintendent, stopped in Hove Wednesday en route to Monument.
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R. L. Cole
George Teel
Lillie Craig
Olin Teel
LeRoy
Mary K. Teel
Jen Menefee
J. P. Menefee
Hope
State College
Las Cruces
Sears-Roebuck and Co
Glenn
Abilene
Texas
Robert Waller
Seagraves
B. A. Schofner
Weed
Alvin Kincaid
Church of Christ
Selective Service Order Aims To Avoid Humiliation
The statement emphasizes that the draft program will not humiliate anyone and argues the headquarters order is timely and proper given the distant reach of the powers that have weakened their mother countries, framing the policy as just and necessary rather than punitive.
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