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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
1
A new Iranian cabinet led by Premier Ali Franghi is reported to seek an armistice to halt bloodshed in the four day invasion by British and Russian forces. German reports say allied columns press deeper into Iran’s oil heartland while Indian troops under British command move to secure Iran’s three main outlets.
Thirty six Roswell boys were listed as enrolled at New Mexico Military Institute for the coming term. The record shows the registering parent or guardian for each student, naming fathers or mothers and the students.
Readings show temperatures at 3 hour intervals over 24 hours ending 11 30 pm 2 30 5 30 8 30 11 30 highest 91 lowest 67 normal today 88 62 precipitation trace for 24 hours ending 11 30 am today month to date 1 64 year to date 20 84 sunrise 5 03 sunset 6 29 length 13 0 hours
Governor Miles granted a complete pardon to Louis R. Wilton, former New Mexico School of Mines registrar, who was sentenced in April 1939 to two to five years for embezzlement of school funds. The pardon was announced in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 28.
Governor Miles reaffirmed that Costilla and Amalia grant settlers will not be ejected while he serves as governor. He said he had heard of no attempt to oust anyone or disturb settler rights, responding to Sen. Chavez about tax-sale pressures tied to a deal with Thomas Campbell.
British warships and a flotilla of armed launches and planes have established control over French Somaliland territorial waters. The Jibuti broadcast says blockade-running launches have been stopped and their cargoes dumped or seized. Jibuti remains cut off from Turba and Perim island, with the governor protesting the blockade.
Lake Arthur schools welcome two new teachers for the upcoming term under superintendent W. D. Stafford. Fred Gordon will teach manual training and history after three years in Oiton Texas schools, and Miss June Glasscock will join as 2nd grade teacher from Littlefield Texas. Enrollment is expected to rise modestly as the faculty lines up with seasoned staff and existing faculty include Ross Wilson, Mattie Lee Clay, Lois Bivens, Moss Spence, Theopa Richards, Verna Walker, and current teachers.
State highway engineer Burton G. Dwyre said after September 1st road work in New Mexico will halt for non defense projects as steel priorities tighten. He spoke at a noon meeting near Hondo celebrating part of U S 380 between Hondo and Lincoln. The state highway department has received instructions to prioritize all steel use for national defense projects, delaying non defense portions of the highway program.
B. B. Wilson was re elected president of the Chaves County Game Protective Association at its annual dinner attended by about 60 members last night at the Ingalls Memorial Home. Ross L. Malone praised his work as head of the organization. Other officers named were H. E. Samson, 1st vice president, A. ...
Annual meeting of Trio-Chest subscribers called for 7:30 tonight at the Chamber of Commerce by Paul D. Wilmot. Committee members up for reappointment will be elected and plans discussed for the coming Trip-Chest drive benefiting the Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts.
Judge Daniel A. Blair in Lubbock Texas appoints Sam C. Arnett Sr. as receiver for Mallet Land and Cattle Company holdings across four west Texas counties. J Lee Johnson Jr. posted a $100,000 bond to seek receivership amid cross action against a Kansas City equity suit filed by Christine Devitt of Lubbock seeking to halt leasing of ranch lands for oil development.
City council meets to protest licenses in residence areas urging denial of two applications by Howard Eppers and Raymond Arias. Protests cite policing costs and neighborhood objections near a hospital and a Main Street corner. Continuous coverage noted on page six.
Aug 27 report from Istanbul cites a well informed source saying Adolf Hitler warned Turkey he may soon need to use Turkish territorial waters in the Black Sea. He assured Ankara he has no other demands, relayed via Turkey’s ambassador Husrev Gerede during a briefing with Von Ribbentrop at the eastern front.
Berlin reports German troops are within 32 miles of Leningrad according to a German spokesman late today. The advance underscores the tense siege as Allied actions intensify.
Eldon Hawk, 26, convicted of murder, hopes he will die in the San Quentin gas chamber tomorrow morning. The article notes his fear of a possible reprieve and his desire to die in prison. Separate weather brief mentions New Mexico partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers, Colorado similar patterns, and West Texas with warmer Panhandle showers.
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced today his intention to resign. An agreement was reached for an Australian minister other than the prime minister to represent the commonwealth in empire war councils in London. Arthur Fadden will succeed Menzies as prime minister and hold the post in the six man war cabinet.
Dale Wells and Juanita Pack, both residents of Roswell, obtained marriage licenses. The couple is listed in the local records as legally joined in matrimony, with proceedings filed in the Roswell civil registry.
The Saimaa Canal near Viipuri, seized by Russia in the 1939-40 winter war, has been restored to Finnish control, according to a Finnish army correspondent reporting tonight.
Beverly Brookshier leaves Roswell tonight to compete in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. The 18 year old selected to represent New Mexico won a state contest, travels via Chicago and Philadelphia, then to Atlantic City for a twelve day trip with talent scouts, parades, Ice Capades, and balls as part of the pageant week.
A senate committee urged broad social security changes to set a $30 monthly minimum pension for unemployed persons over 60. They also proposed a $30 minimum for old age insurance benefits and a 6 percent payroll tax by 1944, with current rates at 1 percent each. Estimated annual cost $4 billion.
St Louis jumped to five runs in the fourth inning to defeat the New York Giants 5 to 0 and move within one game of the Dodgers. Howard Pollet allowed three hits for his second win against one defeat as W Cooper and Hartnett contributed.
In Chicago, Lefty Thornton Lee shuts out Washington 4 to 0 on four singles to seal the White Sox victory and take game two of the series. Babich Beckman Hayes Milnar Desautels are noted in other scores from the day across the league.
In Versailles and Paris authorities rounded up over 300 people in protective custody after the Laval shooting attempt. Three communists were executed by special courts. Pierre Laval and Marcel Dent were gravely wounded in hospital. Paul Colette, a De Gaullist ship stoker, was rushed to trial in a anti communist court as raids widened.
The Roswell Rotary Club chaired by Sam Samson heard two talks on service club collaboration and a prize offer from Rotary International for a better name for Vocational Service. Attendance was high, second only to Lovington, with notes on garage workers’ conduct and a florist’s view of Rotary principles in life and work.
Mrs Lassiter of 807 N Richardson says she reads classified sections regularly and finds bargains she wanted. She enjoys knowing what is offered for sale and rent even if not personally interested, because the interest often pays off.
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