NM Institute commencement draws visitors for 43rd annual program
Crowds from across the United States and abroad attend the New Mexico Military Institute 43rd annual commencement. Governor Miles to award diplomas to 140 cadets, with Dr. E. L. Overholser giving the graduation address and Cadet Martin delivering the valedictory. Dr. Austin Crile to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Las Hall auditorium. Polo match with Fort Bliss all stars at 2:30, parade and concerts, alumni events, and Cadet Jambolaya capped by a busy four day schedule.
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United States
New Mexico Military Institute
John E. Miles
E. L. Overholser
Pullman
Washington
N. M
Austin D. Crile
Institute
Las Hall
Willson Hall
Cahoon Armory
Pecos River Survey Offices Closed as Move Planned
Field offices of the Pecos River Joint Investigation under the National Resources Planning Board, housed in Roswell City Hall, closed Saturday. Engineer in charge Harlowe M. Stafford will move the office to Denver. The mimeographed final report, about 500 pages, will be binding and released to New Mexico and Texas officials around mid June. Volume one will cover the N R P B findings, with maps in volume two and cooperating agencies in volume three. The survey began July 1 1939.
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Pecos River
National Resources Planning Board
Roswell
Harlowe M. Stafford
Denver
New Mexico
Texas
Army Engineers
Artesian Well Flows After Ten Years In New Mexico
Report from Mrs Betty Ames Fuller indicates the Ames place artesian well in the Berrendo district has begun to flow after a decade of silence, with a large volume of water spouting as heavy rains replenish the basin.
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Betty Ames Fuller
Ames Place
Berrendo
Roswell Flood Eases. City Plans Flood Control Bond Vote
No new flood threats reported as Roswell’s second flood in two days subsides. Hondo River nears normal stages at Diamond A ranch and Riverside. Main Street not flooded as Friday. City eyes flood protection bond election. notice due in 30 days. Lea Rowland to present project plan and cost.
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Roswell
Diamond
Riverside
Hondo
Here
Main Street
Richardson
Hall
Lea Rowland
Beautiful Gardens At Fairbank Place At Carlsbad Highway
Mrs. H. F. Fairbank opens her gardens four miles from the city on the Carlsbad highway inviting New Mexico Military Institute visitors and Roswell residents to view her roses and lilies which are at their best this season.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
H. F. Fairbank
Carlsbad
Ickes Named Coordinator Of The Oil Industry
Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes is named national defense petroleum coordinator and prepares initial orders for oil industry regulations after assurances from the Justice Department that anti trust prosecutions will not block his program. Attorney General Jackson negotiates with 22 major oil firms for a possible out of court settlement to avoid friction with Ickes plan. Russell B. Brown of the Independent Petroleum Association says the industry will cooperate as officials seek to prevent transport disruptions from tanker realignments. House leaders plan legislation to empower Roosevelt to order pipeline construction moving 100 million barrels of oil annually from southwestern fields to the Atlantic seaboard, advancing a measure approved by the Interstate Commerce Committee.
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Washington
Secretary of
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
National Defense
Justice Department
Robert H. Jackson
Ickes
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Jackson
District of Columbia
Russell B. Brown
Independent Petroleum Association
Brown
Great Britain
Southwest
House
Southwestern
Atlantic Seaboard
William P. Cole
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Body of Flood Victim Found Near Roswell
Lyman Gilliland, 28, a Carlsbad potash company employee, drowned in a Blackwater Draw flood Thursday night. His body was recovered Saturday morning on the Berrendo bank near Roswell, about 15 miles by river from where his car was swept away. Enrollees from CCC camps west of Roswell found his Chevrolet two miles from the highway. two brothers escaped the flood with help from locals. An inquest is set for Monday at Roswell. Gilliland formerly lived in Kermit Texas and worked for Union Potash Company. About 125 CCC enrollees and three camp officers had joined state and county efforts.
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Berrendo
Roswell
Lyman Gilliland
Blackwater
Carlsbad Potash Company
Berrendo River
Gilliland
Co. C. C
Union Potash Company
Carlsbad
Kermit
Texas
CCC
Local Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending 11 30 PM
Weather data shows precipitation in the last 24 hours as none. Month to date totals reach 6.38 inches, year to date 14.48 inches. Normal for month to date is 1.09 inches, year to date 3.82 inches. Sunrise is 4:50 AM and sunset 7:01 PM, length of day 14.2 hours.
G Men Target Saboteurs in Defense War Effort
Director J Edgar Hoover announced FBI efforts amid a nationwide alert against sabotage. G men have surveyed over 1500 defense establishments and may expand to as many as 12000 plants, reporting several incidents while pursuing suspected saboteurs including an alien with a volatile chemical and a plan to strike Camp Wolters.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army
Navy
FBI
Hoover
Texas
Camp Wolters
G-men
Great Fire Ravages Jersey City Waterfront Incendiary Suspected
A massive Jersey City waterfront fire raged for six hours before containment, scorching six blocks and warehouses storing defense materials valued in the millions. Witnesses reported multiple simultaneous ignition points as grain elevators, warehouses, piers, and barges fed the blaze, with authorities considering incendiary origins.
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Jersey City
N. J
New York
Britain
True Story of Billy the Kid Told by John W Poe
Mrs. John W Poe, widow of Pat Garrett’s deputy, publishes an excerpt from her husband’s account of Billy the Kid. She notes skeptical locals doubt the filmic saga and recounts rival sensationalist portrayals and ongoing myths about the Lincoln County figure.
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Billy the Kid
John W. Poe
Deauty
Pat Garrett
Maxwell Home
Fort Sumner
Kid
Mr. Burns
Texas
Arizona
Old Mexico
Awards Presented At Commencement Events Saturday
Awards at New Mexico Military Institute commencement honored cadets for discipline bandsmen and buglers. Saturday’s Regimental Inspection Hall ceremony awarded the Poorbaugh Trophy to Troop L, Captain Patterson, Kansas City. Ginsberg Award went to Set. Scholffman, Boise. Fletcher Award to Cadet Northcutt. Buglers’ Trophy notes Cadet H. continued to page seven.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Institute
Poorbaugh
Kansas City
Ginsberg
Set. Scholffman
S. N. Boise
Idaho
Fletcher
Northcutt
W. F
Longview
Texas
N. M. M. I. Buglers
The Bronco Yearbook Honors Major R. R. Brown
The 1941 New Mexico Military Institute Bronco dedicates the yearbook to Major Robert Roswell Brown, director of athletics, acknowledging his training of generations of Institute sportsmen. Editorial staff includes Barnard, Dufek, Patterson, Rockwood, Stribbling, Martin, Beach, plus assistants and photographers. Faculty advisers and production details are listed.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Robert Roswell Brown
the Bronco
Bruce M. Barnard
Harold R. Dufek
Robert M. Patterson
Charles A. Rockwood
Thomas D. Stribbling
C. Coleman Martin
W. L. Beach
T. Dudley
Frank McKnight
Chamber Commerce Flood Committee Meeting Stalls Plans
A Roswell flood control committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce discussed the flood situation but produced no definite plans. Committee chair Dr A D Crile led the session with members E J Baker Lea Rowland W A Losey and C L Allison present and Mayor Thomas J Hall in attendance.
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Roswell
Chamber of Commerce Flood Control Committee
A. D. Crile
E. J. Baker
Lea Rowland
W. A. Losey
C. L. Allison
Thomas J. Hall
Baghdad Mayor Asks Armistice as British Near City
United Press reports the Baghdad mayor seeks an armistice with British forces outside the capital after Rashid Ali Al-Gailani fled to Iran. London spokesmen say the move signals not a general Arab uprising but Nazi control of Mosul and looming oil-field trouble. Crete falls as defenders withdraw under German air power.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Crete
United Press
Rashid Ali Al-Gailani
Iran
London
Mosul
Suda Bay
New Zealand
National Support Of President In Great Emergency
National support for President Roosevelt grows as he implements an emergency proclamation placing the American economy on a war footing. Harold L. Ickes is named virtual dictator of the oil industry to tighten supply lines and avert a possible east coast petroleum shortage and gasoline rationing.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Seaboard
Harold L. Ickes
Crude Bomb Blast Delays San Francisco Baseball Game
A crude black powder bomb exploded in an empty Seals section during the San Francisco versus Sacramento game in San Francisco. Four thousand fans were frightened. no injuries or damage occurred. Police say the device was hidden under seat 13 in row 22 near home plate. investigators questioned several bleacher patrons.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Seals
John Engler
Inspectors Bureau
Flood relief appeal renewed for Carlsbad victims
Chaves county Red Cross officials urged large contributions to aid Carlsbad flood victims. Funds are being stored at the First National Bank Equitable Building and Loan and the Chamber of Commerce. E G Minton emphasized immediate response noting hundreds need food shelter and care. Dr O E Puckett lauded Red Cross relief efforts during his Roswell visit.
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Carlsbad
Chaves County
Red Cross
E. G. Minton
Disaster Relief Committee
First National Bank
Equitable Building & Loan Association
Chamber of Commerce
Minton
O. E. Puckett
Roswell
Lt Ingalls Returns From National Reserve Officers’ Meeting
Lt. Phineas Ingalls returned from the Reserve Officers Association national convention in New Orleans where he attended as New Mexico’s delegate. He reported a splendid meeting and noted Lt. Col. Fred Feasai of Albuquerque was elected vice president of the association’s 8th Corps Area.
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Phineas Ingalls
Reserve Officers’ Association
New Orleans
New Mexico
Ingalls
Fred Feasai
Albuquerque
Reserve Officers Association
8Th Corps
It Pays to Wait Says Local Classified Ad
Mrs. Arthur Orton of 1306 North Lea recounts selling a baby bed on the fifth day after placing a one line advertisement. She notes waiting brought the exact price she wanted and urges readers that the busy classifieds keep working until the right buyer is found.
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Arthur Orton
N. Lea
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the Military Institute
C.C.C
Pecos River Survey
Fairbank Place
Sec. Ickes
Major R. R. Brown
Chamber Commerce Flood Committee
Mediterranean
Vichy
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