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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1941

Page

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Roswell Budget Sees 116000 Set For City Funds

The tentative 1941 42 city budget for Roswell totals 116000 a rise of 500 over last year. Adoption awaits state tax commission approval with a July 16 hearing. Police salaries rise to 18000 while street and other costs climb and some reductions occur in airport and library funding. A special flood control committee is named to supervise the project.

Roswell State Tax Commission Daniel J. H. Dekker Hall

Soldier Tried To Take Charge Train In Mass

Private Walter Pastuski, 19, on furlough from Camp Hulen Texas, climbed into a locomotive cab on a slow moving BRIDEWATER train and tried to seize controls. After a five mile pursuit with engineer and crew aid, he was captured at Brockton station and sentenced in district court to six months in the house of correction for interference with railroad operation. A drunkenness charge was dropped.

Bridewater Mass Brockton Station Walter Pastuski Camp Hulen Tex House of Correction

Local Weather Temperature Readings and Day Summary

Temperature readings at 3 hour intervals for 24 hours ending 11 30 today show highs 95 and metrics. Yesterday's afternoon and today's morning values appear with 0.94 and 0.67 figures scattered in the log. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 11 30 today shows trace with month to date 0.03 and year to date 15.40. Normal highs and lows noted as 92 and 64. Sunrise 4 57, sunset 7 09, length of day 14.2 hours.

Radiophotos Show German Action on Eastern Front

Berlin dispatches show Nazi troops in camouflaged uniforms advancing on the Soviet front. A second image depicts soldiers with a captured Russian battle flag amid burning farmhouses. Latest reports say the Nazi advance has been slowed by Russian resistance.

Sovieé Berlin

City Wide Roswell Bargain Day Promised

Announcement for a city wide Roswell Bargain Day with about 50 merchants from leading lines set to participate. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce the event aims to draw residents from Roswell and nearby communities to town for bargain prices. Page Four continuation promised.

Roswell Chamber of Commerce Real

Drive for Funds Eastern N. M. Fair To Be Next Tuesday

The Eastern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo fund drive is set for next Tuesday July 15. Will H. Hortenstein president of the fair association announced A F Madison will chair the fundraising committee. The drive seeks 3600 dollars matching last year and supports the fair and rodeo measures essential to the event.

New Mexico Will H. Hortenstein The Fair Association A. F. Madison

Navy Men Meet Find They're Brothers

In Charleston South Carolina two Navy men who had never met before discovered they are brothers. Chief petty officer Claude Page forty two from New York and G D Page nineteen who was born three years after Claude left home met at a service man’s center and learned their kinship.

Charleston S. C Navy Claude Page New York G. D. Page Claude

Italians Charge Roosevelt Plans Conquest of Europe

In Rome on July 10 the Fascist Il Giornale d Italia edition quoted editor Virginio Gayda claiming American and British troops in Iceland were targets for a future German attack. The piece described rising American bellicosity as identifying itself, with continuation noted to Page Two.

Roosevelt Europe Rome Virginio Gayda Iceland Germany Il Giornale d Italia

Gunmen hold up Duke City policeman and rob a station

Three armed men robbed a city officer in Albuquerque taking his gun and car then held up a nearby filling station. They forced G. G. Wheeler to fuel their car and switched license plates before fleeing west on US 66 toward Cubero. Police traced their trail to the area west of Albuquerque.

Albuquerque N. M Barelas New Mexico G. G. Wheeler U. S. Highway 66 Cubero Louis Bruno South Fourth Street Central Business District Colorado Bruno Wheeler Anastacio d- Ula Socorro

15 Billions For Defense and The Lease-Lend Plan

President Roosevelt seeks 4.7 billion dollars in new army funding as the first instalment of a 15 billion defense and lend lease program. The cash appropriation targets ordnance stocks and equipment purchases, with later installments including lend-lease and shipbuilding.

Washington Roosevelt Congress Maritime Commission Navy

Two Die in Fire At Dallas Texas

An apartment house fire in Dallas killed a mother and her three year old daughter and injured five others. Mrs. Sidney Olian age 30 and Gabrielle age 3 died after being carried from the burning four apartment building by two passersby. A second daughter and a son were rescued.

Dallas Texas Tex Sidney Olian Gabrielle

Fathers To Be Are Fire Wardens

Prospective fathers in London pace on the roof of a suburban maternity hospital acting as fire wardens. The plan, proposed by a man who felt this duty would be better than aimless pacing the corridors while waiting for the stork.

London

Navy Recruiting Expands in New Mexico with Two Substations

Albuquerque navy recruiting headquarters announced two new navy recruiting sub stations will open soon in Roswell and Santa Fe. Three men will join the four already attached to the navy recruiting service in New Mexico, expanding outreach across the state.

Albuquerque N. M Navy Navy Department Roswell Santa Fe New Mexico

Americans Demands Free Release Of Prisoners In Europe

The United States warned Germany and Italy that Americans held as retaliation hostages in Nazi Europe must be freed or exit permits denied to German and Italian nationals leaving the United States. About 660,000 Italians and 330,000 Germans are in the U S with many seeking citizenship. Immediate action requested, with West Point voyage set for July 15 to bring consular officials and families home. Continued to Page Two.

Washington United States Germany Italy Europe State Department Nazi Europe Roosevelt West Point America Atlantic New York

Russians Claim Major Soviets Smash German Divisions

Moscow reports the Red army drove on Lepel and Borisov destroying a motorized German division near Lepel and inflicting heavy losses. The counterattacks halted the German eastward drive along the Berezina front as Soviet forces press from Lepel to Borisov toward Moscow.

Dodgers and Reds clash in series opener win for Dodgers

Dodgers beat Reds 8 to 3 to extend their lead, despite Pete Reiser going hitless in 19 games. Vander Meer, Moore, Beggs and Lombardi, Higbe and Owen pitched. Chicago also lost to Boston 3 to 1. St Louis and New York, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia played night games.

Dodgers Reds Brooklyn St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds Pete Reiser Cincinnati Vander Meer Moore Beggs Lombardi Higbe Owen

Boston at Detroit Postponed by Rain

Night games list New York at St. Louis Philadelphia at Cleveland and Washington at Chicago scheduled for later. Rain caused Boston and Detroit to push back the opener, affecting the Prime League schedule.

Boston Detroit New York St. Louis Philadelphia Cleveland Washington Chicago

Refuse Give Up Hope For Red Cross Nurses

The American Red Cross, still hoping for seven nurses and one worker lost at sea, awaits word from the navy or State Department. Six of ten nurses who sailed June 5 for England aboard a British vessel are missing after the Maasdam was torpedoed. Two women aboard the Maasdam, Ruth Breckenridge and Maxine Loomis, are unaccounted for, while four others were rescued after drifting at sea. Seventeen Red Cross women were aboard Maasdam originally, with fifteen now known to be rescued.

Washington American Red Cross Red Cross Navy State Department England Ruth Breckenridge Winston-Salem N. C Maxine C. Loomis Springfield Mass Maasdam Atlantic

Services Today For James W. Albert

Funeral services for James W. Albert age 60 who died at his North Atkinson Street home were held at Ballard Chapel at 2 30 p m with Dr Austin D Crile officiating Mrs Lee Henrichs and Miss Ruth Emmett sang selections Pallbearers were P D Wilkins Edward Carmichael Wayne Drysdale Cliff Austin George Huffman and Lee Ward Interment at South Park cemetery Albert lived in Roswell 32 years aiding the east side school project and was a valued community member.

James W. Albert North Atkinson Street Ballard Chapel Austin D. Crile Lee Henrichs Ruth Emmett P. D. Wilkins Edward Carmichael Wayne Drysdale Cliff Austin George Huffman Lee Ward South Park Cemetery Albert Roswell

Roswell Rotary Club Announces Coming Year Lineup

The Roswell Rotary Club revealed its coming year roster at today’s meeting. Officers include President Henry Samson and Vice President Hinton Wilmot, with a full board of directors led by Walter Fulbright and J. E. Johns. Committees span Arms and Objects, Club Service, Program, Classification, Fellowship, Publicity, Entertainment, Membership, Attendance, Music, Song Leaders, Rotary Information, Vocational Service, Community Service, Boy Work, Student Loan, Public Affairs, Boy Scouts, Girls Work, Inter-City Meetings, Rural Urban Acquaintance, and International Service chaired by various members.

Roswell Carl Clardy J. E. Johns J. D. Shinkle J. W. Miley Tom Hall Jason Kellahin Hinton Wilmot Will Hortenstein Gil Amis Roy Daniel Walter Fulbright George Balderree Ed Williams Frank Rose Frank Marks Ross Malone, Jr Walden Bassett Rotary Harvey Poorbaugh Jeff Atwood Bruce Conner Hugh Huff Earl Patterson Joe Williams Irving Woolsey Tom Brabham Paul Carrigan Louis Falconi Bill Thornton Boswell Howard Glover Oscar Greene J. W. Jones, Jr Louie Lewis Berry Elizey Charles Butler

Pheasant Farm for Sale Near Sylvester Georgia

Mack Park started a 500 acre pheasant farm near Sylvester with hundreds of birds. Predators and a hail storm reduced the flock, a bald eagle raided, and turtles damaged the watering place, killing 14 more birds. Now the farm is for sale.

Sylvester Mack Park

George Curry declines museum custodianship offer

SANTA FE New Mexico July 10 George Curry former territorial governor 1907 1910 has declined a 50 dollar per month custodianship at the old Lincoln county courthouse museum Gov Miles said Curry would not leave his Hot Springs home for such a small salary and without full charge of the museum Indian urged appointment for Curry though not named in the bill. The governor said he considered nobody else for the post.

Santa FE N. M George Curry New Mexico Lincoln County Court House Miles Curry

German Division Annihilated in Moscow Lenin Front Fight

Reports from Russians claim a German motorized division of about 15,000 men was annihilated while Soviet troops hold a 300 mile central front. Berlin radio boasted of five bunkers captured and 110 Soviet planes destroyed as German drive into the Stalin line continues. Hungarian forces reportedly seized 25,000 Soviet prisoners in Galicia as a broader war scenario includes Britain planning to bomb Berlin with increased American bomber aid. The Middle East conflict also flared anew.

Moscow Red Army Lepel Germany Baltic Adolf Hitler Borisov Berezina Minsk Berezina River Salla Associated Press Leningrad Berlin Stalin Line Galicia U. S Britain J.T. C. Moore-Brabazon House of Commons RAFP Moore-Brabazon Luftwaffe London Russia Middle East

Top Question on Navy Shooting Orders in Iceland Occupation

In Washington the Atlantic fleet shooting orders and the occupation of Iceland dominate debate. The Senate Naval Committee weighs grounds for probing reports of clashes with Nazi raiders as Wendell Willkie urges bases in Scotland and Northern Ireland amid Capitol Hill discord over Wheeler’s Iceland forecast.

Washington United States Iceland Senate Naval Committee U. S Atlantic Wendell L. Willkie Scotland Northern Ireland Capitol Hill Wheeler

Miss Edith Geyer Praises Record Classifieds

Edith Geyer states she relies on Record classified sections for frequent business needs. She notes consistent, reliable results from placing ads, saying she never doubts their effectiveness and routinely expects and nearly always achieves results.

Edith Geyer

Classifieds Prove Their Power To Curious Readers

A speaker addresses a skeptical audience, asserting that classified ads can influence many and inviting the last holdouts to try one, highlighting broad public impact and persuasion.

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