Chaves County Tax Rolls Show Over 14 Million Valuation
County assessor Clarence M. Cooper reports 1941 tax roll includes 67,500 taxpayers, with total county valuation around 14.0 million dollars before corporate values. Roswell and nearby areas hold large shares in city lots, improvements, agricultural land, livestock, and merchandise stocks, while exemptions amount to about 1.14 million.
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Chaves County
Clarence M. Cooper
Roswell
State Tax Commission
Chaves
Hagerman
Dexter
Lake Arthur
Petrolia
Nazi and Turks Are Negotiating
Berlin reports that on July 12 German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop met with Turkish deputy foreign secretary Cevad Acecalin. Moscow dispatches claim Germany massing forces on the Bulgar Turkish frontier for a potential Dardanelles attack, with Turkish envoy Huebler Gerede present at the Berlin talks. No further details or confirmations were provided.
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Berlin
DNB
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Cevad Acecalin
Moscow
Dardanelles
Acecalin
Germany
Huebler Gerede
Turkey
State Electrical Board Meeting in Santa Fe
In Santa Fe New Mexico on July 12 the state electrical act takes effect tomorrow. The administration board meets to organize grant licenses review new and existing installations and handle complaints.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Electrical Administration Board
Clyde Fulton Heads to Elks Convention in Air Trip
Roswell city manager Clyde Fulton receives a grand sendoff as Elks Club delegates him to the national convention in Philadelphia. A police escort, mayor, and city officials accompany him to the Continental Airlines plane, marking his first airplane trip.
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Clyde Fulton
Roswell Elks Club
National Elks
Philadelphia
Lea Rowland
Mr. Fulton
Mr. Rowland
Joe Dekker
City Hall
Chief Eller
Thomas J. Hall
Elks Club
Bud Bachhus
Elks
Official Canvass Texas Election Set For Monday
Officials prepare for the Monday canvass of Texas’s June 28 U.S. Senate race between W Lee O Dani el and Lyndon B Johnson. Unofficial returns show O Daniel ahead by about 1 000 votes amid calls for inquiries into irregularities and Hatch Act violations.
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Austin
Tex
W. Lee O’daniel
Lyndon B. Johnson
U. S
Texas Election Bureau
O’daniel
Johnson City
State Capitol
Gerald C. Mann
William Lawson
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ross Sterling
Texas Senate
Johnson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mann
Martin Dies
Orange
Roosevelt
New Orleans Cotton Closes Steady as Prices Rise
New Orleans spot cotton finished steady and 17 points higher with sales of 548 bales. Middling price reported at 15.32 cents.
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New Orleans
Local Weather Summary and Temperatures
Temperature readings for Saturday morning and afternoon show highs of 83 and a low of 60. Precipitation in the past 24 hours totaled .09 inches, with year to date rainfall at 15.98 inches. Sunrise was at 4 58 and sunset at 7 09, length of day 14 2 hours. Normal highs and rainfall figures are noted for the date and month to date.
Hondo Runs Saturday Night Rain Floods Intersections
A small stream overflowed in Hondo after a hard rain reported in Riverside, 35 miles west of Roswell. Weather notes show Friday rains in higher western mountains and 0.46 inches plus 0.09 inches Friday night in town, with year to date precipitation at 15.98 inches.
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Hondo
Riverside
Roswell
Danish civilians jailed for insulting German troops
In Copenhagen five Danish men and one woman received 30 day sentences for insulting German soldiers. A male Dane got two years for throwing a bottle at troops and another was jailed 40 days for shouting at German soldiers.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
The Big Bargain Day Will Be Held In Roswell Tomorrow
Roswell hosts a day of bargains tomorrow featuring stores across the city offering discounts and promotions. Shoppers are urged to plan early and visit participating outlets for special sales and limited items. Local organizers anticipate strong turnout and community participation.
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Roswell
Representative Kilday Proposes Probe of Memphis Golf Whistling Incident
Rep Paul J Kilday of Texas said in Washington he may seek a resolution for Congress to investigate punishments given to 350 soldiers of the Thirty-fifth division for whistling at shorts clad girl golfers on a Memphis course. Lieut Gen Ben Lear, then Second Army commander, who was golfing, defended the action as not unjust or severe, noting soldiers were forced to walk 15 miles after prior truck transport.
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Paul J. Kilday
Texas
Washington
Congress
Memphis
Ben Lear
Second Army
Big Bargain Day Monday City-Wide To Be Great Event
Roswell merchants push a city wide bargain day sponsored by the chamber of commerce to draw in shoppers from the Roswell trading territory tomorrow. Stores advertise extremely low prices across groceries dry goods furniture fashions auto appliances and more with special pages listing bargain specials and extra help arranged for the record day.
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Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Flood Control Levy Approved by Roswell City Council
At a 5 p m special meeting the Roswell city council passed an ordinance imposing a flood control levy of five mills for 1941 on city property. Voters approved a tax levy not to exceed five mills for three years. Election canvass showed 749 in favor and 246 against. A flood control committee of aldermen Brochhauser and Mcure was authorized to seek bids for a dragline and equipment.
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Roswell
Brochhauser and
Mcure
Plan To Keep Draftees And Guard In Army
President Roosevelt to confer with congressional leaders on authority for global use of U S troops and to retain existing units. Senate and House committees ready to push legislation with George ready to back fast enactment. Law currently bars National Guard and Selectees from serving outside the western hemisphere and limits service to one year unless at war. May shifted stance after talks with General Marshall.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army High Command
Robert R. Reynolds
N. C
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Andrew J. May
House Military Affairs Committee
House
Walter F. George
Foreign Relations Committee
Western Hemisphere
U. S
May
George C. Marshall
British Air Attacks Expand Across Occupied Europe
The Royal Air Force launched a 32 day offensive with two sweeps over France and Holland after night raids on Wilhelmshaven. Cairo reports Naples bombing hitting rail stations, warehouses, fuel tanks, shipyards and an aircraft factory explosion. Six German fighters fell, two British fighters and one bomber were lost as attacks extend from Norway to Brest and into the Reich. Boulogne and Brest ports have each been hit multiple times.
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London
Royal Air Force
France
Holland
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Cairo
Naples
Air Ministry
Norway
Brest
Reich
Boulogne
Russians Report German Attacks All Hurled Backward
Moscow says German drives toward Leningrad Moscow Kiev were repelled after two day lull. Soviet high command notes battles in Pskov Vitebsk Novograd Volynsk with no major front changes. Red air fleet claims 102 German planes destroyed while attacking Romanian targets and Ploesti oil fields.
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Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Kiev
Pskov
Vitebsk
Novograd Volynsk
Red
High Command
Lake Peipus
Polotsk
Dvina
Smolensk
Ukraine
Red Air Fleet
Constanza
Black Sea
Sulina
Prut
Rumanian
Ploesti
Ostrov
Pripet
Pinsk
Pravda
White Russia
Berezhinsk
Bulgaria
Dardanelles
Stalin
Red Air Force
Vitebuk
Adolf Hitler
London
Finance Campaign For The Fair Will Be Held Tuesday
The Eastern New Mexico State Fair finance committee plans a Tuesday campaign to raise 3500 for the fair and rodeo. Chairman A F Madison will lead a 7 a m breakfast at Nickson Coffee Shop, with teams obtaining prospect cards and a quick briefing before field work begins. Directors expect strong turnout and discuss cargo entertainment and exhibits as they push for funds and participation.
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New Mexico
Madison
Chamber of Commerce seeks rental housing data update
The Chamber requests landlords and tenants to voluntarily provide July 15 census data on rental housing. Information sought includes address, housing type, furnished status, rooms, monthly rent, and whether units are vacant or occupied. Submissions may be by mail, in person, phone, or email.
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Chamber of Commerce Appeal
Chamber of Commerce
Sullivan Services At 2 30 P M Today
Funeral services for J B Sullivan a Roswell youth killed in an automobile accident will be held at 2 30 oclock this afternoon at the Christian Church Rev G T Reaves will conduct with music from the First Christian Church choir Active casket bearers are Bill McCutcheon John Ellett Morris Carper Joe Fowler John Powers and Wirt Roney Honorary bearers are members of the Pals Society of Roswell high school He is survived by his parents a sister several uncles aunts and cousins The inquest into his death will be held Monday or Tuesday per the assistant district attorney
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J. B. Sullivan
Roswell
Christian Church
G. T. Reaves
First Christian Church
Bill McCutcheon
John Ellett
Morris Carper
Joe Fowler
John Powers
Wirt Roney
Pals Society
Roswell High School
South Park
Sid Sullivan
Helen Sullivan
W. S. Sullivan
Oklahoma City
Frank Whittington
Wallace Lee
Everton
Ray Sullivan
Houston
Texas
L. C. Hamilton
Los Angeles
Charlie Davenport
J. N. Sullivan
J. D. Sullivan
Paul Whittington
M. S. Whittington
Pauls Valley
Okla
Springfield
Emmett Phillips
Jessie Jenkins
Ruth Williamson
Ralph Williamson
Lubbock
Robert McConnell
Reports Say Nazi May Be Preparing To Attack Turkey
German high command claimed the Stalin line was broken and blitz troops push toward Leningrad Kiev and Moscow. They cited advances beyond Lake Peipus near Leningrad and crossings of the Dnieper, Dniester, and vicinity of Kiev, while Soviet reports stressed heavy fighting and no major front changes.
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Turkey
United Press
High Command
Leningrad
Kiev
Moscow
Lake Peipus
Vitebsk
Dvina
Smolensk
Dnieper
Pripet Marshes
Orssha
Minsk
Dniester
Bessarabia
Lumber Cut In New Mexico And Arizona
In Albuquerque New Mexico figures show the national forest lumber cut for the year ending June 30 was 110 583 000 feet, up from 108 637 000 feet the prior year. The report cites New Mexico and Arizona totals and compares year over year output.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Albuquerque
N. M
No Bargain Day Proves Classified Ads Efficient
Mrs. Margaret Liston of The Mode O'Day endorses classified advertising. She asserts it truly delivers and notes her experience with display ads as proof. Her Record advertising brings results across fields.
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Margaret Liston
Advertising boosts Roswell merchants with big Barone Day crowd
The Roswell merchants expect a strong Barone Day turnout to showcase pulling power for advertised sales. Local planners urge shoppers to visit, hoping the promotional event drives traffic and boosts business.
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