Germans Claim Encirclement Drives Across Soviet Front
German high command urged new drives into the Soviet Union claiming encirclement of two Russian armies in Galicia and progress toward Leningrad. Soviet reports denied major advances around Moscow and Leningrad while indicating fierce battles near Luck and in the Arctic. Turkey moved troops across the Bosporus in undisclosed maneuvers and Britain shuffled command to Auchinleck as RAF bombers struck Brest and engaged across northern France.
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Finland
Leningrad
Russia
Lwow
Poland
Minsk
White Russia
Estonia
Carpathian
Galicia
Red
Moscow
Luck
Ukraine
Arctic Circle
Sredni
Murmansk
Black Sea
London Radio
Viipuri
Karelian
Prut River
Bessarabian
Riga
Smolensk
Mos
Dvina
Dvinsk
Latvia
Turkey
Germany
Bosporus
Istanbul
Dardanelles
Britain
Archibald P. Wavell
Libya
Egypt
India
Claude Auchinleck
Narvik
Norway
RAF
Channel
France
Brest
English
Americans urged to be careful over Fourth holiday
The text warns Americans to take precautions on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth, noting wartime fears and heavy potential taxes ahead. It references President Roosevelt, Secretary Knox, and Senator Pepper, urging readiness for possible war and sacrifice. It cites plans to fund defense with broad taxes on goods, travel, entertainment, and common items.
159 Youth Registrants in Chaves County Register
Ninety eight registrants live in Roswell with others from Hagerman Dexter Lake Arthur Flying H and Caprock. One registrant is colored. The Chaves county local board awaits procedures on serial and order numbers and classifications. A list names 131 registrants, grouped by community, led by Roswell resident Marvin Le Roy Ivie.
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Roswell
Hagerman
Dexter
Lake Arthur
Flying H
Caprock
Chaves County
Marvin le Roy Ivie
Chaves
Joe Henry Purcella, Jr
Raymond Franklin Bagwell
Raymond Arvel Busby
William Lloyd Minton
Walter Arthur Cowan, Jr
Tim Earl Wheeler
Albert Anaya Gonzales
Jack William Meek
Eddie Alton Reid
Victor Dewey Burn
Wade Jimmy Canada
John Wesley Roberson
Ramon Guajaca Rico
Manual A. de la Cruz
Ralph Edgar Bussey
Martin LeRoy Ivie
Chester Lindley Barton
Andrew Najares Purcella
Roger Bailey Burke
Floyd B. Hyatt
Walter Lee Gill
Roy Blackwell Stephens
Ira Gilbert Hendricks
Abelardo Varela
Alfred Laniel Cooper
Walter Curry Butler
Glenn Wesley Lee
Leonard Casey Boyd
Burwell Thaddeus Binns
Charles Roland Fisher
Harold Alonzo Boyd
Newton Andrew Hamill
Clifford J. Hocker
James Evert Lowry
Lawrence Granvil van Winkle
Frank Flores Jiminez
Government spending spikes in fiscal year ending 1941
United States shows sharp rise in outlays with defense costs rising to 6.048 billion and total spending reaching 12.71 billion for the year ending 1941. Revenue climbs to 7.608 billion, producing a net deficit of 5.103 billion and a year end debt near 48.961 billion.
Governor Urges Care on Fourth of July Holiday
Governor John Miles urged motorists to act as one man committees for a safe driving holiday. He warned that peak transcontinental traffic and thousands of holiday travelers in New Mexico would raise traffic hazards over the Fourth of July.
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Santa FE
N. M
John Miles
Roswell Faces Local Flood Tax Vote Next Tuesday
Roswell voters will decide on a local flood control plan that would levy a five mill tax for three years, targeting annual revenue around 35 000 dollars. The plan enlarges the Hondo and North Spring rivers to divert water, reducing damage from floods, with federal help expected for westward flood volumes.
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Roswell
John Mullis
Hondo
North Spring
Pronounceable War Names Made Plain for Readers
A brief note explains printed name pronunciations for war reports. It lists difficult names from Europe Africa and Asia with phonetic hints. Examples include Lwow pronounced Looff and Kiev as Kee eff, Vilna as Veel na, and Dvinsk as Dveensk.
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Europe
Africa
Asia
Lwow
Kiev
Dvinsk
Men 28 or Older deferment plan discussed
Officials outlined a plan for deferment of men 28 or older, with a Senate approved bill pending in the House military committee to retroactively apply as of July 1. The changes would preserve eligibility for those 28 or older, while others face continued induction and training considerations.
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Hershey
Selective Service
House Military Committee
Induction Deferral Proposed Amid 1941 Draft Bill
The draft bill directs induction of men reaching age 28 before July 2 1941 to be deferred for thirty days pending final disposition. Also noted is the Swimming and Boating event at Bottomless Lakes and a Fireworks display scheduled for July 4 7-2t2c.
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Bottomless Lakes
New Tax Bill Raises Withholding for Non-Residents
A new tax bill proposes increasing the present withholding tax on non-resident aliens and non-resident foreign corporations from 16 1/2 percent to 27 1/2 percent. Home Grown wareen Beans and Squash ANDERSON'S GARDENS 6-19tfc
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Anderson’s Gardens
Kentucky
Lee O'Daniel dies days before Texas election
The Texan figure Lee O'Daniel died two days before the election. Houston 87, a son of Sam Houston, is noted. O'Daniel's successor as governor will be log cabin born lieutenant governor Coke Stevenson. Stevenson is a native Texan with a diverse background as farm hand janitor warehouse operator hardware merchant hotel owner newspaper publisher auto agency proprietor and bank president.
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Ator
Houston
Sam Houston
Texas
O’daniel
Coke Stevenson
Stevenson
Two Killed In A Car Collision In Pueblo
In Pueblo Colorado two nurses died and Louis De Baca of Mosquera New Mexico was injured in a collision. The deceased are Mrs Nora K Lyons 47 a Dublin Texas native and Miss Evelyn Galloway 27 formerly of MacDona and San Antonio Texas. West Texas forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions in the southern portion.
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Pueblo
Colo
Louis de Baca
Mosquera
N. M
Colorado Springs
Nora K. Lyons
Dublin
Tex
Evelyn Galloway
MacDona
San Antonio
West Texas
South Portion
Marriage Licenses for O. L. Burton and Mabel Medders
Marriage licenses recorded for O. L. Burton of Hobbs and Mrs. Mabel Medders of Waco Texas. Also mentions Canning Cherries and Andersons Gardens in the dateline style.
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O. L. Burton
Hobbs
Mabel Medders
Waco, Tex
Big Effort
Mayor Hall outlines flood control plan with 5 mill levy proposed for the first year and potentially lower in the second and third years. He will discuss the plan on a radio broadcast at 6 45 pm after speaking at Kiwanis and Rotary luncheons.
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Pagene
Hall
Kiwanis
Rotary
President Roosevelt’s war vote stance and new relief funding
The piece recalls Roosevelt’s past remarks on keeping out of war and notes his renewed stance as Britain and France enter conflict. It reports the latest $40 billion spending program, highlighting $910 million for relief, $1.196 billion for labor and federal agencies, $1.34 billion for agriculture, plus smaller sums for DC and Congress, to be spent in the new fiscal year.
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New York Daily News
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Germany
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Wiles McCombs, Jr
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Roman Fierro Saavedra
Bruce Hazlett Lane
Bonifacio Dominguez
Wayman
Edward Finley
Raymond Leo Elwood
Elmer Jessie Busby
Esmailia Romero Sedillo
Winston Harold Cox
Benjamin Franklin Williams, Jr
Adran James Chastain
Eugene McClain
Wilford Thurman Dale
James Marvin Scott
Albert Marshall Belcher
Jack Roger Randle
Doy Clarence Mitchell
Albert William Crouch
Avis Aron Gregory
Flying H Harold Lex Lee
Ira Dee Wallace
Jesse Dee Cee
James Wesley Meador
Reyes Brijalba
Willis B. Graham
Arvol Jay Ball
Wallace Ray Jacobs
Mike Monoz
Delbert Burden Sinor
James Robert Ibison
Thomas Wallace Baker
Wendl R. Barnett
Cassius Garner Mason, Jr
Louie Heick, Jr
William Thomas Lattion
Reas Dawson Lathrop
Tom Dutchover
Dexter David Lee Autrey
Jose Socorro Torrez
Lake Arthur William Jackson Graham
Screven
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Hove
State Selective Service
R. C. Charlton
National
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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Lee O'Daniel
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