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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1941
Page
1
Rome dispatches report a 19day siege at Bardia exploded into a furious battle with Italian defenders under mass Allied assault by British tanks armored cars planes and warships. Observers expect German air support as Italians rush reinforcements for a final clash in the Libyan front.
Washington January 4 President Roosevelt's lease lend plan for aiding Britain provokes strong opposition. Senator Wheeler calls it idiotic and argues if it is our war we should fight it rather than loaning supplies. He appeals to delegates of the American Peace Mobilization to oppose the policy. Walter Neff cites over 12,000,000 Americans who want to keep America out of war and voices opposition to lending aid.
Columbia University psychologist Dr. E L Thondike describes U S newspapers as impartial journals of world news regardless of political ties or city size. He notes most readers seek news not entertainment and that papers emphasize domestic foreign news education science stock quotes and sports.
Berlin reports that the outcome of France s internal political struggle will shape postwar relations with Germany The latest French cabinet changes are described as a likely overhaul led by a new triumvirate including Darlan Huntziger and Flandin with Baudouin resigning as the government reshuffle looms
Manuel Martinez was buried six feet underground for 15 minutes in a sewer ditch cave in Albuquerque. He survived in good condition at a local hospital. Another worker was buried to the neck and slightly injured.
In February 15 call will add 100 to 300 New Mexico army reservists with no dependents. The units come from former soldiers for a year’s service, starting Feb 10 to 18. Major Fisk cites uncertain totals amid a 4,000 reserves in the eighth corps area and a second quota of 935 to be inducted at about 50 daily. Inductees go to Fort Sill. Albuquerque mobilizes five coastal artillery guards for Fort Bliss starting Jan 14 with a training period through Jan 13.
Six German naval reservists from the Columbus crew slipped to Japan aboard the Asama Maru after being allowed to sail due to disabilities. British officials confirm the escape and protests, while Haff moves from Angel Island to Kansas City. About 430 Germans remain at Angel Island. a CCC camp at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, is proposed for housing.
New Mexico will have fair conditions tonight and Sunday with increasing high cloudiness in the west. Colorado remains fair with little temperature change tonight and Sunday. Arizona sees fair weather with increasing high clouds and a chance of scattered snow flurries in the northern mountains late Sunday, warmer in the west tonight. West Texas stays fair with slight warmth in the southern area overnight and Sunday.
New York reports that Britain has started invasions into German-occupied France, signaling a broader aerial and land assault to come. A source describes daring motorcycle raids totaling at least nine, with trawlers ferrying fifty khaki-clad raiders and motorcycles ashore along the French coast under cover of darkness.
A high altitude non-stop flight of at least 3,000 miles was launched by an Army Air Corps bomber crew from Patterson Field Dayton. The test aims to study crew physical reactions under long flight conditions as part of air corps defense preparations. The route circles Memphis Tennessee Shreveport Louisiana and El Paso Texas with takeoff at 4 30 P M local time and involves a crew of six.
Alamosa Colorado logged 27 below zero as the coldest January day in a decade. Adams State College meteorologist M G Hester said January 3 had record lows for the month with a low of 20 below and a high of 11 above zero.
CCC ranks to be opened to 510 new enrollees from New Mexico on January 15 17, compared with 1250 in October. Miss Violet Hoffman state supervisor of CCC selection announced today.
Representative Elias Gonzalez of Bernalillo declared he will oppose any legislative proposal to end the direct primary system. He emphasized strong support for the primary system and said he wouldn’t have been reelected without it.
Warren D. Young, proprietor of Young's Grocery at 104 East First Street, died at 5:30 yesterday afternoon at his home, 411 South Richardson. He had been ill since Thanksgiving and was confined to bed. A 68 year old native of Gilmer County West Virginia he moved to Roswell in 1923 from Parkersburg and opened the grocery in 1926. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church and its official board. He is survived by his wife, a son Warren D. Young Jr., in the army at Fort Bliss Texas, and a daughter Mrs. R L Burman of Ault Colorado plus eleven brothers.
Army recruiting officer Set. E. D. Walton announced December enlistments totaling twenty one for three years. Enlistees were assigned to Air Corps at Puerto Rican Department, Kelly Field Texas, Fort Sam Houston Texas, Fort Bliss Texas, and to Infantry and Engineers at Fort Sam Houston, with others in Quartermaster Medical Field Artillery Cavalry. Vacancies existed in air corps at Kelly Field Barksdale Field and Puerto Rico.
Lembke Construction Company of Albuquerque won the bid for a new auditorium at New Mexico Military Institute with the lowest offer among eight bids. Construction will start tomorrow, Col. D. C. Pearson said. The Roswell Plumbing and Heating Co. won the plumbing and heating contract from three bids. Total contracts for general and plumbing and heating run about 130000 dollars. The auditorium stands at 17th and Main Streets facing Main on the south side of 17th. The firm previously built the Institute’s new headquarters library, nearing occupancy in February. A Lea Hall building is under construction, with the final unit of the $400,000 program to add barracks planned next year.
Washington January 4 1940 Chairman Dies of Texas announced plans to ask Congress on Monday to renew the unAmerican Activities Committee for two years to craft a long range program. He urged a 1900000 dollar appropriation and cited the panel's role in exposing communist designs to block strikes in national defense. The third year closed with a detailed report proposing deportation of alien saboteurs and spies and the withholding of funds from universities that advocate communism fascism or Nazism.
A new three story brick main building will rise at St Marys Hospital with private baths, an operating department on the third floor, a maternity wing on the second, and the ground floor housing administration and an emergency ambulance entrance. Plans by R W Vorhees and F M Standharat.
Santa Fe New Mexico January 4 1933 legislators discuss rules for the first 30 day split session opening ten days hence to run thirty days of bill introduction thirty days of recess and thirty days of bill consideration with debate on committee presence during recess and potential pay for ninety days.
An authorized Nazi economic expert in Benin told foreign newspapermen that Canada could not replace Britain as the empire’s center. He argued England would vanish, a claim seen as speculative and spotty in logic.
John Raymond Trimble of Carlsbad and Geraldine Smith of Lake Arthur. Melvin Clem and Naomi Hinkle, both of Roswell. Johnnie Green of Roswell and Norma Gene Lawton of Artesia.
New Mexico posted a 28 percent rise in engineering work in the last year, reaching 666,744,000 in far western construction. National totals neared four billion dollars while New Mexico's 1940 figure shows 811,939 compared with 625,139 in 1939.
Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico took the oath of office with Senators Butler Chandler and Connally in a four member group. Chavez joined the body and signed the official senate register as he began his new term.
Clarence Jones aged 18 faced charges of reckless driving and driving without a license after his car hit a fire plug and rolled over at College and Missouri following a collision with William Herman Curtis aged 24. Jones pleaded guilty to driving without a license and was fined five dollars and costs, with arraignment on reckless driving pending.
Military chiefs in Tamaulipas Coahuila San Luis Potosi Yucatan and Guerrero have been told to take special precautions to prevent disorders during tense political conflicts. In several communities rival factions claim victory with mayors and councils installed. Yucatan sees two legislatures claiming election and clashes at public buildings with pistol frays. Interior ministry reserves final authority on electoral conflicts.
W H Powell the state organizer said the New Mexico state guard depends on statutes and small legislative funding. The home guard would be semi military with limited arms and authority and no uniforms, planned for each city from which national guard units are drawn to active duty.
Mrs. Marcielle Puckett, clerk of the District Court, praises the Record Classified as a long time staple of local reading. She says she reads the first page, then the back page, then the classified section, along with the rest of the paper, and has found many good items and useful information there.
Mrs Puckett expresses longtime interest and compliments the idea of a regular classified section in the reading program. She urges trying it out and praises it as a first class suggestion.
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