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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1941
Page
4
Death of Captain W. C. Reid Prompted Roswell Remorse
The death of Captain W. C. Reid at Albuquerque yesterday drew many expressions of regret in Roswell after his nearly fifty years in New Mexico. He was a clear-thinking, steadfast man who earned and kept friends through steady conduct and a calm, unassuming manner. Reid helped build the region’s farming and industrial development through his work in the southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Reid
Albuquerque
Roswell
New Mexico
Captain Reid
Southwest
McCormick Calls for Auto Price Ceiling Talks
Cyrus McCormick head of the Office of Production Management autos unit and New Mexico Republican committeeman told automobile dealers a ceiling on car prices will be fixed and invited discussion. He noted inflation has already set in and urged dealer cooperation, saying the government can regulate the industry but he opposes regimentation. He emphasized his unusual stance for a man in power drawing pay of one dollar a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus McCormick
Office of Production Management
Republican National Committeeman
New Mexico
McCormick
British flier breaks Atlantic record with American bomber
An English flier crossed the Atlantic in 8 hours 23 minutes, 22 minutes faster than the previous record, in an American-built bomber. After hesitation the British are growing to like American planes as the feeling shifts with the performance and circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Performance of American War Material Shapes Opinion
The article notes that the performance of American war material has shifted public opinion toward due appreciation. It highlights improved production, supply readiness, and logistical efficiency contributing to a more favorable view of the war effort and allied support.
Japanese Hesitation Over Pacific War Amid Global War Shifts
The text notes British advances in Africa and German setbacks in Russia discourage Japan from entering a Pacific war. Germany’s potential defeat, disliked by Lindbergh, would put Japan in a tough spot if war in the Pacific began. Japan weighs two fears: loss of face in the Pacific and failure in China, both likely soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Russia
Pacific
Germany
Hitler
Lindbergh
Japan
China
Mrs Roosevelt calls for gifts beyond practical items
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt rejects restricting Christmas gifts to practical items. She asserts there is no necessity to deny traditional Santa gifts while the OPM urges economy on gift wrap. The piece criticizes federal officials for expanding power and creating artificial scarcities during the national emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Santa Claus
OPM
U S Census Sees Population Rise With Births and Marriages
The Census Bureau reports the U S population grew by 1 148 730 in the year ending April 1 1940 to 132 818 005 driven by 183 000 more births than average and 85 486 more immigrants than emigrants also noting a 20 percent rise in marriages and more women aged 20 to 44. The increase reflects war emergency effects and a higher excess of births over deaths about 169 000 above the ten year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Census Bureau
Bureau
Associated Press
Churchill predicts Hitler's fury if defeated by Russians
The report says Churchill warned in parliament that Hitler may visit Britain after a Russian victory and that Britain is ready for him. He noted a 1942 manpower crisis but proposed lowering conscription age to 18 1/2 and raising to 50. Soviet dispatches claim German defeat at Rostov and German forces retreating toward Mariupol amid deep snow. German line around Moscow reportedly pierced but claims of vast Soviet losses countered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobruk
Winston Churchill
Parliament
Hitler
Churchill
Britain
Commons
Rostov
Red Army
Stalinogorsk
Moscow
London
Ewald von Kleist
Mariupol
Aginst Moscow
British Reinforcements Guard Thailand Frontier Amid Tension
Reuters reports Burma sees one of the largest military convoy columns moving from Rangoon to defense posts as Indian troops deploy along the frontier. Bangkok calms fears Thailand could become a battleground while Japan massed near French Indochina. In Singapore volunteers train as crisis eyes widen across the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thailand
Reuters
Rangoon
Burma
Bangkok
Singapore
Japs Study Terms In Tokyo Cabinet Session
Tokyo reports show the cabinet examining Washington terms as ABCD powers mobilize in the region. Nomura and Kurusu met U S secretary Hull, with Tokyo briefing on British and Thai developments and possible emergency declarations in the Philippines. Roosevelt convened top aides to discuss the Pacific crisis and Sino Allied diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welles
Nomura
Roosevelt
Pacific
Hull
War Stimson
Navy Knox
Tokyo
Koshiro Oikawa
Navy
Supreme War Council
Shigenori Togo
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Turkey rises as a pivotal wartime prize in 1942
Dewitt MacKenzie argues Turkey’s strategic value soars amid a global crisis. Soviet oil shipments to Istanbul signal allied leverage against Nazi pressure, while Turks weigh neutrality or alliance shifts as Britain and the United States vie for influence. Bullitt’s possible role as presidential observer adds to the diplomatic stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Rostov
Libyan
Istanbul
Turkey
Caucasus
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Washington
William C. Bullitt
Near
Middle East
Bullitt
Hull Sees Japan Talks Delayed Over Clarification Issues
Officials say any crisis in Washington talks likely to be delayed three days or more as Japan seeks clarification of points in the US position handed last Wednesday. Japan’s reply has not been delivered. Counter-proposals may follow a cabinet session this week while Tokyo monitors the Thailand situation and extremist groups urge vigorous action to end hostile East Asia influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Japan
Tokyo
Thailand
East Asia
Seigo Nakano
Tohokai
Railroad Strike Ends After Emergency Board Mediation
President Roosevelt mediated a wage and vacation settlement on railroad pay totaling up to 325 million dollars annually. The accord followed two days of talks between railroad brotherhoods and carriers, with a 270 million dollar annual mediation plan previously rejected. Union leaders set a December 7 strike deadline as negotiations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne L. Morris
Roosevelt
Morse
Convicted Socialists Face Up to Ten Years In Federal Case
A jury convicted 18 members or associates of the Socialist Workers party in Minneapolis and St Paul on a conspiracy to cause insubordination in the armed forces. Albert Goldman said appeals would be pursued. The trial used seized literature, red flags, and Trotsky images, marking early convictions under the Smith amendment to the 1861 Sedition Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Socialist Workers Party
Albert Goldman
New York
St. Paul
Leon Trotsky
Mexico
Soil Meeting Held At Hope District Plans Elk Unit
Penasco Soil Conservation District Supervisors met in Hope on Friday November 28 and approved a plan for Elk Unit. The district signed a memorandum with the Department of Agriculture and Soil Conservation Service to gain technical help and loaned machinery for soil building. Work will start immediately near Elk to rehab flood damage. Landowners may apply for assistance. supervisors Bryan Bunyan Bernard Cleve near Elk and Bryant Williams Robert Parks near Hope represent the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penasco
Carson
Bryan Bunyan
Bernard Cleve
Elk
Bryant Williams
Robert Parks
Hope
Germans Unite Units In Africa Fighting Hard
General Erwin Rommel has reestablished communications with trapped North African forces south of Rezegh after a day of heavy combat. German troops broke through toward Bir El Hamed and Rezegh, isolating Tobruk’s garrison while British reinforcements arrive by sea to bolster Tobruk defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
Rezegh
Zaarran
Ed Duda
Tobruk
Bir el Hamed
Cuba Plans Get Ready For Defense
President Batista after an all night cabinet meeting said he would submit to Congress a message seeking a state of emergency and granting the cabinet extraordinary powers to ready the nation for contingencies. He stressed immediate support for United States and continental defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Batista
United States
Continental
Not Guilty on Sedition Conspiracy Counts in U S Case
The court acquitted all defendants of seditious conspiracy to overthrow the U S government by violence while finding they distributed material urging overthrow by force. The verdict leaves intact other charges accusing them of urging mutiny against military and naval forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Greatest Prize In Livestock Shows
Two corn kings were named grand prize winners at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Floyd Hiner of Indiana and E. W. Doubet of Illinois shared the Grand Champion Steer title after judges failed to break a deadlock over two votes. Teenager T Richard Lacy from Kansas Illinois earned junior and reserve honors with his Hereford entry. Ohio State University and Purdue University won multiple grand titles in hog and steer divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Floyd Hiner
Lewisville
Ind
E. W. Doubet
Hanna City
Everett Smiley
Milford
Ill
Lisle Farms
Lisle
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio State
Purdue University
T. Richard Lacy
Kansas
America
Lacy
Standardizing Of All Baseball
Jacksonville Paia December looks at a baseball standardization proposal from Jack Minnoch of the Amsterdam Recorder urging uniform ball specifications. Major figures like Larry MacPhail Paul Krichell and C H Bowdish back the idea arguing it would yield truer averages and reduce play variation across leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Pia
Ivory Huntin
New York State
Jack Minnoch
Amsterdam
N. Y
Recorder
National Federation of Baseball Writers
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn Dodgers
Paul Krichell
New York Yankees
MacPhail
New Defense Health Vegetable Soy Beans
Anderson's Gardens advertises vegetable soy beans with a focus on health benefits and defense against illness. The notice promotes a garden crop variety, highlighting freshness, home growing tips, and available seed quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Anderson’s Gardens
TWO-PIECE SAILOR FROCK PATTERN 9903
Marian Martin two piece sailor frock pattern 9903 for children sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with square collar yoke and optional braid trim. Instructions show blouse and skirt in one fabric or contrast trims. order 15 cents, include size name address style number. Pattern book and accessory offer detailed sew your own ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Roswell Daily Record
Pattern Department
Weather forecast for four states with cloudier trend
New Mexico sees increasing cloudiness Rio Grande valley and westward tonight with partial clearing north and west. Pecos Valley little temp change. Colorado mainly fair east, rising clouds west with rain turning to snow northwest late tonight or Wednesday and warmer west and south. Arizona partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with rain or snow on higher elevations Wednesday and little temperature change. West Texas fair tonight and Wednesday with clouds Del Rio Eagle Pass tonight and increasing clouds in Big Bend El Paso area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Pecos Valley
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Big Bend
el Paso
Period weather forecast for December 3 to 6
Extended forecast for the period Wednesday December 3 through Saturday December 6 calls for above normal temperatures across Arizona New Mexico and West Texas A light precipitation is indicated for northern Arizona Wednesday or Thursday with scattered precipitation likely in west Texas along the Rio Grande valley and Pecos valley eastward Friday or Saturday Elsewhere little or no precipitation expected
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
New Mexico
West Texas
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Pecos Valley
Under Control Its Easy To Budget With Fresh Vegetables
Classified note from Andersons Gardens promoting budget care and garden fresh vegetables. Phone number and classified line suggest contact via No 11 for ordering or inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersons Gardens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress
New Mexico Newspaper Association
Schilling
U.S
Little Kingdom
ABCD
Dutch East Indies
ECD
White House
War
Page National
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Dispute Commission
C. H. Bowdish
Oneta
Charles Sau
Kellogg's
Om Me Oie
Perature
IMAC
Roswell, N. M
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