New Tax Bill Proposed to Fund Defense Costs
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved excise taxes on slot machines office and store machines and optical instruments to raise about 3.5 billion dollars for defense. A 25 annual use tax in coin operated devices and a 5 tax per vending machine were planned, with added excise taxes on optical instruments and office machines. The panel provided no estimated revenue from the measures.
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War Claims in Great Variance Amid Nazi Battle Claims
Nazi and Soviet reports clashed over the Moscow front as German forces push toward Smolensk and Lwow while Soviet claims of surrounding 400,000 troops were issued. Stockholm radio noted Riga fell, and Vichy signaled no objection to French volunteers aiding Germany. Berlin hinted Hitler and Mussolini planned a June 2 plan for Moscow strike.
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Funeral services held for Mrs Cor rine McLish in Roswell
Funeral services for Cor rine McLish a Roswell resident fatally injured in a recent automobile crash were held at Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev Thomas Brabham presiding. Interment followed at South Park beside her husband Holmes McLish. Her daughter Shirley Ann remains hospitalized in Trinidad Colorado with a brain concussion.
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Roswell
Talmage Memorial Chapel
Thomas Brabham
First Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Willard Thompson
Harry McCrate
Frank Peters
Norton Kessell
Grover Godfrey
Emerson Todhunter
South Park
Holmes MclLish
McLish
Trinidad
Colorado
Shirley Ann
Trinidad Hospital
Mary Patricia
Holmes
Mrs. King
Denver
Royal Dry Cleaners
West 1St Street
Local Weather Temperature Readings and Records
Temperature readings at 3 hour intervals for 24 hours ending 11:39 today show highs of 92 and lows around 64. Normal high 92 and low 65 for this date. Precipitation to 11:30 am totals 0 for the period, 15.37 for the year. Sunrise and sunset listed as 7.11 and 14.3 hours.
New Champion Above is Carl Arnold Rodeo Title Defender
Carl Arnold from Buckeye Arizona won the world steer roping title Sunday and will defend his championship in Roswell against King Merritt of Cheyenne Wyoming. Roswell Lions Club sponsors the match with a date to be announced. The accompanying photo was taken by Woodrow Rodden yesterday.
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Buckeye Ariz
Roswell
King Merritt
Cheynne
Wyoming
Roswell Lions Club
Sponmsers
Arnold
Woodrow Rodden
Japan May Throw Against Russia Despite Her Pact
Tokyo reports Germany and Italy have formally recognized the Wang Ching Wei led Nanking government, with Rumania Slovakia and Croatia also recognizing it as China’s national government. Hungary and Spain signaled intent to follow as Japan weighs options between its Axis ally and Russia amid a neutrality question.
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Italy
Wang Ching-Wei
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East Asia
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Rumania
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Croatia
Wang
China
Hungary
Spain
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Russia
Flood Control Committee Meeting Tonight
A Chamber of Commerce flood control committee will report at tonight's directors meeting. The committee will address the recently released Pecos River Joint Investigation report by the National Resources Planning Board.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bills Carrying 4 More Billions Sent to President
Congressional clerks sped to the president to sign more than 4 billion dollars in appropriations, part of the last strenuous session of the old fiscal year ending at midnight. Team work between houses cleared key spending bills and legislation expanding the commodity credit corporation, bringing the record total to about 49 billion dollars.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
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Seven Injured In Auto Collision Near Santa Rosa
A highway 66 crash east of Santa Rosa injured seven people. J. E. Cunningham of Davenport Oklahoma suffered serious injuries. his wife and three children were bruised. All were taken to Albuquerque. In the other pickup, Tilario Valdez age 61 of Bess Guadalupe county and Pedro Romero age 65 of Fort Sumner sustained bruises, shock, a broken rib and a cut head.
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Bess
Guadalupe County
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Fort Sumner
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Romero
O'Daniel Elected U.S. Senator by Texas Voters
Gov W Lee O Daniel led Texas Senate race by about 379 votes with 200 to 300 ballots left to count after mid morning reports from the election bureau showing O Daniel 174350 Johnson 173971 Mann 140171 Dies 80586. Remaining counties Victoria Comanche Erath Trinity carried under 300 votes. Continued to Page Four.
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W. Lee O’daniel
United States
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Johnson
Gerald C. Mann
Martin
Kiwanis Convention Report Highlights Democracy Through Service
A. B. Cotton summarized Kiwanis International’s Atlanta gathering at Roswell Kiwanis lunch, stressing democracy through service and defense efforts. The largest convention to date included many recommendations for local clubs, amid concerns over axis threats and a flood control plan for Hondo needing federal oversight. Price and Co. manager J. A. Simons joined as new member. guests included George N. Carothers, Carroll Newsome, and Coverdale.
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Roswell Kiwanis Club
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United States
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Thomas J. Hall
Bers
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Hondo
Hall
J. A
Jack” Simons
Price and Co
George N. Carothers
Roswell High School
Carroll Newsome
Hagerman
Kiwanian Coverdale
Long Beach
Calif
H. O. Hodson
Roswell Building Permits Hit $320,170 For First Half
Roswell issued 20 permits in May totaling $24.94 for the six months of 1941. The year to date includes eight new residences among other construction permits.
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Roswell
President Hopes America Can Stay Out Of The War
Hyde Park July 1 Roosevelt reaffirmed the hope that America could stay out of war while noting a difference between hope and belief. He said it would be obvious how a poll would turn on whether the country should join the Axis conflict, and that everyone is against war just as everyone is against sin. Continued to Page Eight.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
America
Yanks overpower Red Sox as DiMaggio extends streak
Joe DiMaggio hits in a 43rd straight game helping the New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 7 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 50,000 fans. Dominic DiMaggio homered for Boston. DiMaggio’s streak and the Yankees’ home-run string both figure in the season’s early action.
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Chandler
Silvestri
Braves Rally Past Giants In Boston Win
Boston Braves collect six hits in the third inning to erase a 1 0 deficit and secure a 6 4 victory over the New York Giants. Frank Lamanna and Johnny Hutchings combine for seven hurling hits as Schumacher Bowman McGee Oden Lamanna Hutchings and Masi appear for both sides.
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Johnny Hutchings
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Cardinals Top Pirates 11 in Publicized Baseball Showdown
St Louis totaling 11 runs pushed past Pittsburgh 11 to 7 as Johnny Mize hit a three run homer in the third inning. Johnny Hop added four hits for the Cardinals and steady pitching by Krist Warneke and Mancuso aided the win while the Pirates, behind Grissom and Warren, managed seven runs.
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Bob Crosby Condition Similar After Fall During Rodeo
The attending physician reported Bob Crosby in about the same condition after a brain concussion from a horse fall during his steer roping defense. He remains in St. Mary’s Hospital and is unlikely to be released today. Crosby lost the championship to Carl Arnold as the steer’s pull caused his horse to fall, Crosby striking the ground hard.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Crosby
Carl Arnold
Germans Claim Red Armies Fail Break Out of Net
German armies advancing toward Leningrad Moscow and into the Ukraine claimed to have crossed the Dvina in the north and Berezina in the center. They said they were pursuing retreating Russian units around Lwow in the south and reported heavy Soviet losses in attempts to break west of Minsk. The communique noted Berezina reach further eastward and referenced Bobruisk with heavy fighting nearby.
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Leningrad
Moscow
Ukraine
Dvina River
Berezina
Lwow
Fuehrer
Minsk
Bobruisk
Southern Calif Rocked By Quake With Some Damage
A powerful earthquake shook southern California just before midnight, with Santa Barbara reporting plate glass damage, brick falls, and plaster cracks. Lesser damage appeared in Carpinteria and Ventura, while Los Angeles woke to a long swinging tremor and a eerie sky flash followed by a deep rumble.
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Sheriff’s Office
Urgent appeal for Fourth of July fireworks funds
The 2030 Club again urged Roswell residents to contribute to the fireworks fund for the Bottomless Lakes display on Independence Day. Donations should be left at the Chamber of Commerce as organizers rush to meet the costs of the public celebration aiding locals spending the holiday at home.
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2030 Club
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
Man Held Here For Arkansas Officers
John Alphin, 27, arrested by Roswell police and held for Nashville authorities in Arkansas forgery case. He signed waiver of extradition and will be sent to Nashville.
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John Alphin
Roswell
Nashville
Arkansas
Ten-Year Grazing Permits Issued In Pecos District
In southeastern New Mexico the Pecos Grazing District announces ten year grazing permits for about 90 percent of its 525 operators. Carl Welch of the Grazing Service office notes this month ends seven years of western range conservation under the Taylor Act. Permits cover 315000 head of livestock including 90000 cattle 20000 goats and 10000 horses.
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Pecos
New Mexico
Carl Welch
Grazing Service
Welch
Mossman Promoted to Major in Infantry Reserve
B. C. Mossman Jr. has received a promotion to Major in the Infantry Reserve. He has not yet been called to active duty.
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B. C. Mossman, Jr
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It's A First Aid for Classifieds? Mrs Foster Says
Mrs Wesley Foster of Gross Miller Grocery Company touts front page stories as classified ads first aid for problems in the field. She praises advertising efficiency and urges continued promotion of advertising as a solution.
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Gross- Miller Grocery Company
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