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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1941
Page
4
A Roswell notice urges collecting scrap aluminum for national defense on July 24, noting little metal remains for warplanes. The piece discusses the V campaign's impact on German morale, propaganda and unity among occupied Europeans, plus global views on labor, rest, and wartime reporting from Moscow.
The capitol building act clears another hurdle as referendum foes failed to suspend the law. Two cases challenging the act await briefs from State Senator J. Hi Mullis and R G Bryant, with a July 24 deadline. If the court rules favorably, the state will seek priority for materials for the new government building housing highway and military departments.
Roswell secured 114 986 dollars in Works Progress flood control funding after city voters approved a five mill tax for flood work. The federal grant allows a larger program on North Spring River and Rio Hondo, enabling protection against floods.
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In his continuation of remarks, Welles argues for a postwar association of powerful nations to guarantee disarmament and equal economic opportunity. He cites the failed league of nations and U S Senate opposition as reasons for the lack of lasting peace, blaming blind self interests worldwide.
Roswell attorneys cited as organizers of a poster drive. The article lists names of Boy Scouts who delivered circulars on Wednesday July 23 and those who will collect aluminum on Thursday July 24. Albuquerque faces loss of the statue softball tournament next month unless a new site is found for a diamond due to construction at New Mexico University.
Roswell Auto Co offers wheel balance and alignment checks with a money back promise if the service does not feel worth the price. Advertisement mentions home grown corn and cucumbers from Andersons Gardens and lists a contact line 7-1716c.
The speaker argued that control must operate as a means of maintaining the status quo. Real disarmament, he contends, requires a rigid form of international supervision and lasting peace hinges on ensuring equal economic rights for all peoples.
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox signaled new military moves in the far east as Tokyo imposes radio and cable censorship. President Roosevelt noted the development, while Sumner Welles prepared to meet Ambassador Nomura to clarify Japanese intentions amid tension over Indo China and Pacific peace.
A government official told a committee that 1,547 planes were delivered to the navy in six months, short of the 1,995 originally estimated, dampening hopes for meeting yearly production targets. He also said a plan to build 6,000 four-engined bombers had been added to the regular army and navy air programs with top priority to bombing.
Nazi dispatches claim encircled Russian corpses litter a battlefield northeast of Zhitomir, 85 miles from Kiev, with thousands captured. Russians admit German thrusts in Ukraine while saying fighting continues on the central front. Moscow reports a mid city raid flames around the Kremlin and Red Square but no major objectives hit. RAF raids hit southwestern Germany as French Indo China talks unfold. Japanese troop movements noted in north China with unclear destination.
A Santa Fe railroad engineer, his daughter Tiny, and Josephine saved a girl from drowning in a swollen Hondo river near Roswell after being swept about 50 feet downstream. The rescued girl, Rosa Cardona, 6, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Lopez of 304 South Elm and attends St Johns Catholic school. The Hondo rose to flood stage due to heavy rains, with the Albuquerque Avenue bridge gage at four feet.
Mrs Nellie Nellis files a repair permit for a residence at 907 West Alameda with a $300 cost. Howard Amason seeks a 6 room brick veneer house at 909 North Lea valued at $7000. Walter C C Garges applies for a residence remodel at 404 North Kentucky for $200. Home Grown warehouse beans and squash Andersons Gardens 19tfc.
Defense measures surge in Washington as Senate backs a 585 million dollar naval expansion and a civilian guard for espionage. Ickes urges a midcontinent to eastern pipeline moving 250000 barrels daily and 50 large tankers with government aid and right of way by condemnation if needed.
Dewitt Mackenzie assesses Nazi efforts in Russia as stretched by heavy Moscow raids and worsening weather. He notes Britain's renewed air offensive, Allied aid, and Mediterranean gains shaping a longer struggle while Hitler gambles on a fast victory.
The annual convention of the New Mexico Master Plumbers Association ended today with officer elections. Governor John Miles addressed delegates as the three day session outlined plans to establish a state plumbing code. A dinner dance capped the gathering.
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