Obstinate Reds, Weather Hamper Eastern Front Battle
German claims of Red army collapse clash with DNB reports of stubborn Soviet resistance and bad weather along a 2000 mile front from the Arctic to the Black Sea. Show near Lwow, RAF suspected to prepare invasion prelude, Palmyra falls, Helsinki bombed, and Bialystok battlefield scenes described as macabre with wreckage and bodies.
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Associated Press
Germany
DNB
Arctic
Black Sea
Lwow
Soviet
Ukraine
Great Britain
Aeroplane
RAF
Reuters
France
Russia
Middle East
Palmyra
Syrian Desert
Helsinki
Malmi
Bialystok
Grodno
Wolkowysk
Mayor Explains Roswell Flood Control Plan
Mayor Thomas J. Hall outlines the city flood control program and urges voter support in a July 8 special election. He notes federal action may not remove the city’s burden and cites army corps guidance given in Galveston. The plan addresses Hondo and Spring River floods affecting Roswell.
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Hondo
Roswell
Thomas J. Hall
Army
Hall
Army Corps of Engineers
Galveston
Spring River
Flood Control Meeting Plans Get Out The Vote
Roswell chamber of commerce initiates a flood control effort with Ross L. Malone Jr presiding. Will C. Lawrence elected chairman and Mayor Tom J. Hall outlines city plan. Speakers voice support, opposition absent. A committee of John Hall J F Hinkle W W Merritt Dan Wilmot Tom Summers and Jason Kellahin to meet Lawrence to boost turnout next Tuesday for the July 8 flood control election.
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Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Will C. Lawrence
Tom J. Hall
Hall
Local Weather Temperature Readings End 11:30 Today
Readings show yesterday afternoon and today morning temperatures at 3 hour intervals over 24 hours ending 11 30 am. Values include 86 89 67 80 53 71 83 with a high of 89 and a low of 66. Normal highs 92 lows 63. Precipitation totals 0.00 in 24 hours and year to date 15.37 in. Sunrise 4 53 am sunset 7 11 pm day length 14.3 hours.
Big Fourth of July Celebration at Bottomless Lakes
Roswell residents are invited to spend Independence Day at Bottomless Lakes State Park with a all day program ending in a grand fireworks show. The 20 30 Club sponsors a hamburger stand at the bath house with conies ice cream and cold drinks. An aquaplane contest for boys under 150 pounds is set for 10 a m with two girls as judges.
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Roswell
Bottomless Lakes State Park
Lea Lake
20-30
Samson New Rotary President Speaks At Luncheon
H E Samson took office as president of the Roswell Rotary Club at the weekly lunch meeting, succeeding Walter Fulbright. He outlined plans for the year and reported on the Rotary International convention in Denver, showing moving pictures from the Denver gathering. Mayor Hall urged a flood control tax levy vote next Tuesday.
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H. E. Samson
Roswell
Eddy County Singing Convention Sunday at Cottonwood
The Eddy County Singing Convention will be held at Cottonwood next Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All are invited and asked to bring a basket lunch. Bill Bynum serves as president with A. D. Hill as secretary.
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Eddy County
Cottonwood
Bill Bynum
A. D. Hill
Is Japan Preparing For War Orders ls Merchantmen Home
Manila reports say the Japanese merchantman Kyu syu Maru was requisitioned by the government and ordered not to proceed to the United States. Sources note possible plans to requisition all ships in Philippine waters and return home. No official confirmation from the Japanese consul general.
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Manila
Tabacalera Company of
Kobe
Philippines
United States
Japan
Philippine
U. S
Judge revokes suspension for Reynolds sentence
District Judge James B. Mc Ghee today revoked the suspension of a penitentiary sentence of 3 to 5 years given to Gus Reynolds on a worthless check charge. John Evans pled not guilty to selling liquor. bond set at $500.
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James B. McGhee
Gus Reynolds
John Evans
Marriage Licenses for Oliver Lowell and Lopez Johnson
Oliver Lowell of Hamilton County Texas and Lopez Johnson of Roswell are issued marriage licenses. Roy Barnes and Wilma Hull, both of Clovis, also obtained licenses.
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Oliver Lowell
Hamilton County
Texas
Lopez Johnson
Roswell
Roy Barnes
Wilma Hull
Clovis
Defense Boards Named For New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexico reports Governor Miles established a broad state defense structure to mobilize civilian preparedness. He named defense boards for 51 communities and formed a 17 member executive committee led by himself to replace the state council on national defense under a federal division run by F. H. La Guardia.
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State Council On National Defense
F. H. la Guardia
Carlsbad Leads Building Boom Through First Half 1941
Carlsbad’s building pace stays strong in early 1941 with $344,335 in city permits for January to June, about $70,000 more than the same period last year. June totals were $37,764 despite a lighter month, while April led with $95,882 in permits and daily activity averaged well above $1,000.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Jim Baker
Baker
Radio Engineer Harry Hill Inspects Roswell Radio Station
Radio engineer Harry Hill of RCA, who supervised the Roswell police and sheriffs radio installation, visited the city today on an inspection trip.
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Harry Hill
Roswell
Building Permits Filed For Local Residences
Thomas B. Henry obtains two duplex permits at 807 9 West 4th with a $4200 value while B F Dennis remodels a garage into a house at rear of 913 North Missouri for $300.
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Thomas B. Henry
West 4Th
B. F. Dennis
North Missouri
Crile resigns as Roswell flood control chairman
Dr. A D Crile submitted his resignation as chairman of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce flood control committee. He opposed the planned flood-control program endorsed by chamber directors and wrote to Ross L Malone Jr to step down. He cited the Pecos Valley Survey findings, a Texas accord to control Hondo floods, and saving Hondo water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Crile
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
Crile
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Ross L. Malone
New Mexico
Ross
Pecos
Texas
New Mexico Woman Burned to Death
Mrs Herman Lloyd Ragland a 25 year old Bard New Mexico woman died Tuesday night when exhaust sparks from a stalled automobile ignited her gasoline soaked clothing Her husband and three children stood nearby as the car lurched spilling fuel She rolled in a ditch but the flames proved fatal and her body was sent to Bard between Tucumcari and the Texas line
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Gainesville
Tex
Herman Lloyd Ragland
Bard
N. M
Ragland
Tucumcari
Texas Line
Texas U. honor student Dick Bean reported
Dick Bean of Roswell, son of Mr and Mrs Perry Bean, was an honor student at the University of Texas during the past semester. He has attended Texas U. for five semesters, pursuing a law course and has been honored each term.
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Dick Bean
Roswell
Perry Bean
University of Texas
Texas U
General Marshall Calls for Expanded War Armament Policy
General George C. Marshall urged removing restrictions on U S armed forces to operate outside the western hemisphere and to extend service for draftees reserve officers and national guardsmen. Senators Johnson Wheeler Guffey Adams weighed in with mixed reactions and opposition.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
United States
Western Hemisphere
Congress
Marshall
Johnson
Calif
Wheeler
D-Mont
Registrants Net To Reach 3,500
About 1,458 New Mexico youths aged 21 since the first draft registration signed up Tuesday at 16 of the state’s 36 selective service boards. Officials predicted the total would be under the expected 3,500 as returns were still being tabulated.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Selective Service Board
Three Die When New Mexico Grade Crossing Crash
A pre holiday collision near Albuquerque killed Primitivo Candelaria and his two grandsons Valerio Zamora Jr and Walter Zamora. The west bound Santa Fe Chief struck their small truck at Alameda ten miles north of the city, delaying the Chief and the Super Chief by hours.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Primitivo Candelaria
Valerio Zamora, Jr
Walter Elias Zamora
Santa Fe
Candelaria
Stalin Urges Scorched Earth War Policy Against Germans
Stalin called for universal guerrilla warfare and a scorched earth policy as German forces advanced. He warned of grave danger and asserted the justness of the Soviet cause while reporting German gains across Lithuania Latvia Western White Russia and western Ukraine. German forces halted near the Berezina after attempts to cross the river and redoubts held along key Ukrainian routes toward Kiev Tarnopol Lwow and Luck with Romanian troops noted as a looming threat.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Lithuania
Latvia
Russia
Ukraine
Berezina River
Borisov
Berezina
The
Red
Shepetovka
Kiev
Tarnopol
Lwow
Luck
Rumania
Red Army
London
NYA Allotment for July Is Larger
A July NYA allotment increases the out of school program funding in the state by 4800 dollars, enabling 100 youths to enter direct defense training and bringing total NYA out of school projects to 1500 youths. The regular monthly NYA allotment remains about 35346 dollars, similar to June.
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Albuquerque
N. M
National Youth Administration
NYA
H. Y. Atherton
Red Sox Top A's 5 2 Behind Williams Homer
Boston bats explode for five runs as Ted Williams belts his 16th homer in the eighth inning with two on. Chubby Dean started for Philadelphia and allowed three in the first. Grove and Peacock pitched for Philadelphia while Dean and Hayes finished for Boston.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Chubby Dean
Boston Red Sox
The
Athletics
Ted Williams
Grove
Peacock
Dean
Hayes
Braves Top Phillies 4 for 1 Behind Javery’s Five-Hit Stop
Boston Braves beat Philadelphia 4 to 1 as Al Javery limited the visitors to five hits. Boston scored all runs in the first seven innings with John Cooney collecting three hits. In other NL action, Chicago won 2 to 1, and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh was postponed by rain.
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Boston
Phillies
Boston Braves
Philadelphia
al Javery
Braves
Tom Hughes
John Cooney
Hughes
Hoerst
Warren
Javery
Nazi Red Resistance Near End On Front Report
Nazi high command claimed the Red Army’s resistance along a 2000 mile front from the Arctic to the Black Sea was smashed and chaos enveloped the Soviets while a Soviet communique said German thrust toward Moscow was blocked and fighting raged on the road to the capital. Stalin urged scorched earth warfare and guerrilla destruction as Berlin cited Stalin’s broadcast as similar to Reynaud’s Maginot comparison.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Arctic
Black Sea
Moscow
Berezina
Napoleon
Berlin
Stalin
Reynaud
Maginot Line
Tax collection progress in Chaves County reported by treasurer
Julius Skinner county treasurer reported 93.21 percent collection of 1940 taxes in Chaves County. Most delinquent personal taxes have been paid, and those who have not are urged to settle before distraint warrants are issued. Warrants are now in the sheriff's hands.
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Chaves County
Julius Skinner
County Offices To Close For Two Days Observing Independence Day
Most of the Chaves county offices will be closed Friday and Saturday for the Independence Day holiday. The district court office and J. P. and police court will be open Saturday, and the sheriff's office operates daily.
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Chaves
J. P. and
Police Court
Sheriff's Office
Classifieds Spark Everyday Chat Says Mrs. McNally
Mrs. Dwight McNally explains that classified ads provide a convenient talking point. Reading classifieds keeps her up to date on friends, prompting conversations about renting houses selling cars or finding a lost dog. She praises classifieds as a safe foundation for talk.
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Dwight McNally
Classified
Classifieds go High Brow in Mrs McNallys speech
Mrs. McNally introduces a new High Brow use for classified ads claiming it makes conversation easier and more personal. The note expresses appreciation for this shift and hints at broader usefulness of the classi age.
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Britain
I. I. N. Radiophoto
Will Lawrence
Rotary
Eddy County Singing Convention
Miles
Dr. Crile
Gen. Marshall
New World
Guffey
D-Pa
Senator Adams
D-Cole
Reds
St. Louis
Chicago
Lanier
Krist and
Padgett
Passeau and McCullough
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
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