Rommell's Drive In Africa Proves Costly Failure
Allied and axis operations dominate the North Africa front as British desert forces launch a 30 mile thrust toward Axis lines while RAF bombers attack Essen for the second time in 24 hours. German reports admit British damage at Duisburg and rising Cologne casualties, with fronts shifting after a tank engagement near Exnightsbridge south of Tobruk.
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Rommell
Africa
Britain
North Africa
Essen
London
Cologne
Ruhr
Germany
Libya
Rotunda Segnali
Rotunda Seggnali
Exnightsbridge
Tobruk
RAF
Don't Talk Do Not Discuss Military Matters Roswell Plea
A Roswell plea urges citizens to avoid gossip about military matters as spies and saboteurs may be present. It warns that rumors could reveal情報 valuable to enemies and stresses patriotism and restraint to protect national security during wartime.
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Roswell
United States
Vacancies Exist in Classes In Defense Surveying
A few vacancies exist in elementary surveying courses held under the United States Department of Education defense training program. Sponsored locally by the University of New Mexico and Roswell high school, enrollment is at Room 3, senior high building north entrance, 7:30 tomorrow night. Textbook and supplies cost about $4. government covers other costs. The 16 week course meets 7:30 to 9:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays with 4 hour field work Sundays. Instructors Aubrey Gregg and I B Rose. enrollments open tonight. high demand for surveyors.
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United States Department of Education Defense
University of New Mexico
Roswell High School
Aubrey Gregg
I. B. Rose
Local Weather Summary Readings and Temperatures
Readings taken at 3 hour intervals show temperatures from 57 to 90 degrees with today's highs near 90 and lows around 57. Precipitation for the past 24 hours is zero, month to date is 0, year to date 2.95. Sunrise 5 49, sunset 8 03, day length about 14.2 hours.
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Toy
Men 45 or Younger Told to Enter War or War Production
Brigadier General Charlton and Lt. Commander Cook urged men under 45 who are fit to plan joining armed forces or war plant work. Employers should reallocate duties so women, unfit men, and over 45s take over nonessential tasks. Deferments remain six months, subject to replacement training and local board decisions.
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Russell C. Charlton
New Mexico Selective Service
Roy L
Cook
Charlton
Chariton
Police Court Fines Totals for May Under Sheriff Ballard
Fines totaling 2408 were assessed in May by police judge R L Ballard, with 1458.50 collected. Those unable to pay went to jail. Two 30 day sentences were imposed and 26 people floated out of town on recognizance. Drunkenness offenses dominated including seven drunk driving fines and 66 for common drunkenness. Other offenses included leaving scene, fighting, vagrancy, and panhandling. Traffic fines, mostly for speeding and reckless driving, totaled 119, up from April.
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R. L. Ballard
Navy Pearl Harbor Enlistment Drive Appeals to Roswell
On the sixth anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Navy recruits nationwide will take the oath in a nation-wide ceremony. William Odle at the Roswell recruiting station urges eligible local men to enlist by June 6, with the event emphasizing resilience and U S strength against the Axis.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S. Navy
Navy
William Odle
Roswell
Avengers
United States
Honolulu
Annual Meeting of Taxpayers Assn Tomorrow Night
Chaves County Taxpayers Association to hold its annual meeting at the Roswell Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 tomorrow night. Officers for the coming year will be elected and six proposed constitutional amendments to be voted on in November will be discussed. All members taxpayers and others interested are urged to attend.
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Chaves
British Drive To Rear Of Axis In Desert Encircles Rommel’s Line
Cairo dispatch reports British desert forces have circled 30 miles behind Rommel and captured Rotunda Segnali, blocking a vital supply lane while Rommel gains a nine mile gap through the British front. The move places the Axis commander in a position to threaten Tobruk or redraw defense lines. no signs yet of a counterattack.
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Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Ain el Gazala
Bir Hachiem
Tobruk
Rotunda Segnali
House Declares War on Bulgaria Hungary and Romania
The House voted 357 to 0 for Bulgaria 360 to 0 for Hungary and 361 to 0 for Romania to declare war, with no dissent except Miss Jeannette Rankin who voted no on Japan and present on Germany and Italy. The bills move to the Senate for approval. President Roosevelt had urged Congress to act.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
United States
Senate
Japan
Germany
Italy
Uncle Sam
Rayburn
Jeannette Rankin
R-Bent
Roosevelt
Congress
Airmen predict raids will end Nazi war power
Washington June 3 enthusiastic American airmen hailed Britain's large bombing of Germany as a demonstration of aerial warfare's power. They predicted the combined British American air forces could reduce Nazi strength to impotence without a second front in Europe as the raids caused flaming devastation.
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Washington
Britain
Germany
Heavy Rains Aid Chinese In War With The Japanese
Chinese dispatches report General Chiang Kai-Shek's forces cut a flank chunk from Japanese lines in Chekiang and recaptured Yanugki, 45 miles northwest of Kinhwa, as heavy rains bog Japan's east coast invasion. Japanese columns contest near Chuhsien, 12 miles northeast of the city, while a new Kiangsi coastal offensive gains ground toward the Chekiang-Kiangsi railway.
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Associated Press
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chekiang
Yanugki
Kinhwa
China
Chuhsien
Texyo
Kiangsi
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Army Private Here Wins Commission
Master Sergeant Charles J. McEachern has earned a commission becoming First Lieutenant McEachern A C He has 24 years of service and has been stationed at Roswell Army Flying School Born in Mitchell Oregon he began as a Buck Private and served in posts across the United States and the Philippines The recent promotion caps a steady career and he expects transfer to a West Coast air field with best wishes from Roswell base staff
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Charles J. McEachern
McEachern
A. C
United States
Philippines
West Coast
Roswell Army Flying School
Priority versus necessity in fire hose refusals
The piece argues that fire hose, essential for protecting property and lives, should not face priority denials. It cites Roswell and other state points, noting air raid risks and incendiary bombs could threaten emergencies if hoses fail. City Engineer Lea Rowland and others are cited as opposing stringent priority limits.
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Roswell
Lea Rowland
Jap Planes In Attack On Dutch Harbor In Alaska
Washington reports four Japanese bombers and about 15 fighters attacked Dutch Harbor Alaska at about 6 am local time. The strike lasted around 15 minutes and no further details or reports from other areas were available.
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Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Washington
Navy
North Pacific
Mayor Urges U S O Action in Roswell
Mayor Thomas J. Hall sent a terse telegram to U S O regional supervisor Frank E. Cane in Los Angeles urging an urgent start to the U S O program for soldiers at the Roswell Army Flying School. No reply was received. A U S O representative was due in Roswell last week but did not appear.
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Thomas J. Hall
Frank E. Cane
Los Angeles
Roswell
Hearing For Beal On Murder Charge Set For Friday
Preliminary hearing for Charles Beal charged with murdering Stanley W. Brown has been set for 1:30 p m Friday before Pat O Neill. Brown was fatally shot last Friday night at his farm east of Roswell. A coroner s jury ruled Brown died by gunshot wounds inflicted by Beal after testimony by Dayton Talmage of Talmage Mortuary that Beal had stated he shot Brown.
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Charles Beal
Stanley W. Brown
Pat O’neill
J. P. Brown
Roswell
Brown
Beal
Dayton Talmage
Talmage Mortuary
Long
Pat O'Neill
J. P
Josie Long
Jimmy Smock Dies in Amarillo Railroad Engineer
Jimmy Smock a Santa Fe railroad engineer and former Roswell resident died today at Amarillo. His mother Mrs Rebecca G Smock and sister in law Mrs Belle Davenport both of Roswell have gone to Amarillo.
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Jimmy Smock
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Roswell
Rebecca G. Smock
Belle Davenport
Baseball Scores and Upcoming Night Games Across Cities
Today New York Chicago Batteries include Sunken and Danning with Passeau and McCullough. Night games feature Boston at St. Louis and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh as well as Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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New York
Chicago
Passeau and McCullough
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Baseball Box Score Shared by Teams in Fast Action
Chicago 000 00 New York 103 00 Batteries Dietrich and Tresh Bonham and W Dickey Detroit 019 00 Philadelphia 100 03 Batteries White and Tebbetts Knott and Wagner Cleveland at Boston postponed St Louis at Washington night
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Chicago
New York
Dietrich
Tresh
Bonham and
W. Dickey
Detroit
Philadelphia
White
Tebbetts
Knott and Wagner
Warren Cobean Tops 1942 NMM Hall of Fame Cadets
Roswell resident Warren Buster Cobean was named Most Popular among the new cadets in the 1942 Hall of Fame published in The Pup Tent. The roster lists Cobean as Most Popular for New Cadets, with other awards going to D N Booth, A H Shipkey, A M Evans, and faculty officers also recognized.
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Warren “Buster” Cobean
Roswell
Pup
Buster” Cobean
Warren Cobean
Institute
Hall of Fame
D. N. Booth
A. H. Shipkey
A. M. Evans
H. C. Jones
F. J. Felch
W. J. Howe
M. T. Dyke
W. R. Cobean
G. A. Davisson
T. B. Stapp
Jury Selected In Ham Murder Trial
Jury selection dominated the morning in the Orbit Ham murder trial in district court over the death of his son in law Sam Armstrong. An alternate was chosen to hear all testimony to avoid a retrial if a juror falls ill. Jurors named include Alvis Peters Wesley Foster E E Winter Jr Hial Cobean Erwin Guffey J E Dumas Ralph Vennum RR Hinkle Earl Corn H B Cooley Lynn Evermann. alternate Paul McEvoy.
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Orbit Ham
Sam Armstrong
Alvis S. Peters
Wesley M.buddy
Foster
G. T. Watts
A. B. Carpenter
Armstrong
Mineral Wells
Hagerman
Ham
Two Grass Fires Extinguished By Fire Dept
Firemen extinguished two grass fires yesterday afternoon in vacant lots at 107 South Pennsylvania and 606 South Missouri. No damage was reported.
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Pennsylvania
Missouri
Martins Welcome Pecos Visitors to Roswell
Mrs W B Rogers, and Billy and Patsy from Pecos Texas, visit Mr and Mrs Martin at 608 West Third in Roswell showing hospitality and family ties during a local social gathering.
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Martins
W. B. Rogers
Billy and
Patsy
Pecos
Texas
Roswell
Martin
West Thirds
British air raids hit Essen munitions center again
London reports strong RAF night operations over Essen with large fires and docks bombed at Dieppe. Fighters and bombers ranged from Holland to Brittany as 400 bombers likely took part, with fourteen missing and Canterbury hit in a synchronized raid.
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London
Essen
Ruhr
RAF
Air Ministry
Holland
Britanny
Ministry
Dieppe
Cologne
Country War Stamp Pledges Reach $40,191 Total
Pledges to buy War Savings Stamps and Bonds were signed by 4,505 Chaves County residents, with a county total of $40,191.08. In Roswell, 3,333 people pledged $31,451.11. W. C. Taylor served as county chairman and Paul McEvoy as Roswell chairman.
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Chaves County
R. R. Hinkle
Roswell
W. C. Taylor
Paul McEvoy
A Perfect Result for Mrs Armstrong in Record Ad
Mrs. John G Armstrong sold household furniture for a friend at 1012 N Lea in one day. She described answering calls all the next day and noted that every listed item in living room bedroom dining room and other articles was sold.
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John G. Armstrong
N. Lea
Classified Booster Returns Thanks to Mrs Armstrong
A reader thanks Mrs Armstrong for support of the classifieds. The note emphasizes satisfaction with the classified section and pride in being on the booster list.
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Mrs. Armstrong
Classified
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