Baptist Training Convention Closed in NM with Record Attendance
The Baptist Training Union Convention of New Mexico ended at Hobbs First Baptist Church after a record turnout of 1169 attendees and 181 speakers. Plans announced for the 1941 meeting place in Roswell, with officers Earl Tankersley, Bill Pickel, James Boggs, and Fay Norton named. Frank Myerscough, 90, Roswell resident, died at St Marys Hospital after a long illness. funeral held at St. Marys with Fr. Frederick officiating.
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Baptist Training Union Convention of
New Mexico
First Baptist Church of
Hobbs
John L. Hill
The
Baptist Sunday School Board of
Nashville
Tennessee
Clay I. Hudson
C. Aubrey Hearn
Elaine Coleman
Training Union Department
R. S. Bazzell
Oklahoma
H. A. Zimmerman
Arizona
Roswell
Earl Tankersley
Bill Pickel
Portales
Frank Myerscough
Various Voices Mentioned in Local Chat
A reader notes discussions about Jehovah Witness preachers who oppose flag salutes and use portable phonographs to play propaganda records. The message mentions buying used cars and wrecked phonographs, attributed to Carl Johnson, with a casual closing reference to the 6-8th.
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Carl Johnson
Amonett's Body Shop Promotes Dynamic Wheel Balancer
Save tire wear with Amonett's Dy namic Bear balancing machine in Roswell. It uses dynamic balance instead of static to reduce wear and extend tire life. Visit Amonett's Body Shop for demonstration and service.
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Amonetts
Roswell
Amonett’s Body Shop
Andersons Gardens Canning Rhubarb English Peas Cherries
Advertising note announces canning options for rhubarb, English peas, and cherries at Andersons Gardens. The brief item highlights seasonal produce and suggests availability for home canning needs.
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Andersons Gardens
Three Softball Games To Be Played Sunday Afternoon
Sunday afternoon softball at the fairgrounds features Moseley versus La Mexicana Cafe at 2 pm, South Park against Easy Way Laundry at 3 pm, and Roswell Softball Team versus All Stars at 4 pm. All games are seven innings and expect close contests as the teams are evenly matched. Spectator numbers are rising with bleacher plans under consideration. The Sears Roebuck Roswell team will also play at Capitan tomorrow.
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Fairgrounds
John Schrimscher
Moseley’s
la Mexicana Cafe
South Park
Easy Way Laundry
Roswell
All Stars
Sears Roebuck
Capitan
Roswell marriage licenses issued to six couples
George Earl Robertson and Mary Josephine Garnett both of Roswell. Emil Vernon Payton of Elkins and Essie Lavon Berryhill of Kenna. James Sanders Williams and Pearl Irene Cook both of Boaz. George Biggs of El Paso and Florence Lee of Carlsbad. M. D. Crown of San Angelo and Irene Renshaw of Lake Arthur.
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George Earl Robertson
Mary Josephine Garnett
Roswell
Emil Vernon Payton
Elkins
Essie Lavon Berryhill
Kenna
James Sanders Williams
Pearl Irene Cook
Boaz
George Biggs
el Paso
Florence Lee
Carlsbad
M. D. Crown
San Angelo
Irene Renshaw
Lake Arthur
Hagerman News Highlights Local Events and Departures
This Hagerman column covers Blanche Hughes visiting family and graduation plans at E N M College in Portales, a Hagerman Society picnic in Pasadena, Missionary Zone meeting in Roswell, and multiple local gatherings. It notes Dr Conditt resuming practice, Jim Williamson’s golden anniversary, and residents moving west or visiting family, with updates on illness and travel.
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Blanche Hughes
Walter Green
Hagerman
E. N. M. College
Portales
Kirby
el Paso
California
Florence Wilson Loudon
Glendale
Calif
Mmes
Cecil Fletcher
Viola Askins
Marvin Tollett
Mary Burck
Everett Lankford
Opal Hicks
Ragnall Cumipsten
Bill Still
Charles Criddle
Beatrice Lane
Bowen
Losey
Hal Ware
H. L. McKinstry
Jacques Michelet
Milton Brown
Vedder Brown
Conditt
Jim Williamson
Williamson
Fremona Baldwin
Ernest Greer
C. W. Cole
Detroit
Baldwin
L. J. Black
Albert Simmons
Simmons
Coy Knoll
Harold Miller
Buddie Miller
Leonard Lott
Carlsbad
Betty Walters
Littlefield
Texas
E. S. Bowen
Lloyd Harshey
Helen Curry
C. W. Curry
Mabel Cowan
Silver City
Miss Curry
One Half Price Bedding Plants At Glovers Flowers
An advertisement shows bedding plants at 35c per dozen with a phone contact 275 for Glovers Flowers. Other items include hotel Main under new management with reasonable rates and private baths, and free parking. A Roswell Auto Co offers free wheel alignment checks. American Legion Auxiliary fundraiser for child welfare through sale of flavoring extracts chaired by Mrs. W. A. Dearholt.
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Glovers Flowers
Hotel Main
S. Main
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
W. A. Dearholt
Two Million Belgians Displaced by German Invasion
Reports from Berlin state two million Belgian civilians have been displaced by the German invasion and ensuing battles. Homes and businesses were destroyed while United States Ambassador John Cudahy has held talks with German authorities without releasing details.
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Berlin
United States
John Cudahy
Berlin denial of France bombing claims
An authorized spokesman in Berlin declared there is absolutely no truth in a French announcement that Berlin suburb factories were bombed last night. He said no air raid alarms occurred and no such rumors were true after a day of spy-glass searching for damage.
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Berlin
Italian warning on war scale if Italy enters conflict
In Rome on June 8 the Il Giornale D'Italia speculates on Italy joining the European war. It warns that for every Italian city bombed five English cities would suffer the same fate, outlining a harsh retaliation scenario.
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Rome
Il Giornale D
Italia
Italy
British Air Force Bombs German Targets Across Abbeville and Northwest Germany
London reports the air force bombed German troop concentrations at Abbeville throughout yesterday and last night and attacked military objectives in northwest Germany, according to the air ministry.
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London
Abbeville
Germany
Air Ministry
Allied bombers raid Berlin. Berlin bombed for first time
Paris dispatch reports a French admiralty statement that a squadron of naval bombers hit Berlin suburbs last night marking the first allied raid on the German capital. Berlin had previously faced propaganda leaflets after Allied reconnaissance. German raids on Paris last Monday caused about 1000 casualties.
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Paris
Berlin
German Troops Reach Cablepont Near Paris
Paris dispatch reports German forces advancing along the Oise valley have reached Cablepont, only 53 miles northeast of Paris, according to a French military spokesman today.
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Paris
Oise
German tank detachments break French line on Bresle front
Paris reports that advanced German tank detachments breached the western flank of the French line along the upper Bresle river, reaching a depth of about 12 miles, according to a French military spokesman.
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Paris
Bresle River
German Western Campaign Shatters French Hopes, Berlin Says
Berlin reports that the German army has shattered French hopes of waging war from fixed positions in the western campaign. German circles stated today that the new phase of the conflict has decisively undermined French defensive plans and raised prospects for rapid advances.
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Berlin
German Right Wing Push Charters Weygand Line Advance
Paris dispatch reports on June 8 that the German army accelerated its right wing in renewed offensive near Weygand Line, signaling a sharper breakthrough attempt in the ongoing battle.
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Paris
Weygand Line
Italian Ships Ordered Home From Mediterranean
Alexandria dispatch reports that all Italian passenger ships in the Mediterranean were ordered to return to Italy at once. Italian shipping agents announced the directive as routine wartime movements.
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Alexandria
Mediterranean
Italy
German High Command Reports Progress Near Somme Front
Berlin reports further progress south of the Somme river and the Aisne Oise canal. Allies are said defeated south of the lower Somme as the war news highlights renewed activity along central French fronts.
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Berlin
Somme River
Aisne-Oise
Somme
Exchange Motors Prices Are Lower
Roswell Auto Co. announces reduced prices for all models in its latest sale. Limited stock available at this dealership segment.
French Retire- Continued From Page One
German bombardment across France intensifies as seven divisions spearhead attacks near Roye and Forges-Les-Eaux while Swiss air battles claim a German fighter. Gibraltar commentary predicts a return to Spanish control and Spain acting as independent trustee in the Mediterranean. Allied and axis forces clash at sea and in the air as the Weygand line braces for impact. Grenadier actions and Berlin raids are disputed amid a broad European air war.
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Roye
Oise
Paris
Forges-Les- Eaux
Bern
Messerschmitt
Switzerland
Jura
Gibraltar
Spain
Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Britain
Morocco
Mediterranean
Europe
Germany
Italy
Weather notes and regional temps from the plains and beyond
Rain fell in the northern plateau and Mississippi valley with scattered showers in central and southern plains. Temperatures stayed high near the Mississippi border and cooler west of the Rockies. Readings in western Colorado and Nevada were near freezing. Southerly regions saw showers east of the 102nd meridian. Cleve Hallenbeck reports mostly fair conditions in the Pecos valley later, with unsettled weather as the eastward progression continues. Argentine road official Cravello visits Santa Fe to study U.S. highway methods. A Roswell dealer advertises guaranteed tires. Michael A. Quinn dies on a westbound train entering Las Vegas New Mexico at 73.
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Plateau
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Mountains
Colorado
Nevada
102Nd Meridian
Arizona
Grande Valley
New Mexico
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Okahoma
Kansas
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Cleve Hallenbeck
Las Vegas
N. M
Michael A. Quinn
Chicago
Quinn
John R. Quinn
Los Angeles
Wauneta Flood Tops Nebraska News as Town Deluged
Wauneta Nebraska faced a severe flood with 100 homes and the business district submerged. The town lost electric power and water supply as Frenchman Creek surged, flooding the light and water plant and inundating the hospital. An emergency hospital was set up on higher ground. London announced General Gordon-Finlay as chief of the western command.
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Wauneta
Neb
Republican River Valley
Nebraska
Frenchman Creek
Colorado
Burlington Station
London
Robert Gordon-Finlayson
British Isles
Western Command
Henry C. Jackson
Nazis Lose Stronghold Near Bjornfjell Front
Allied forces shattered the Germans strongest position during the Bjornfjell advance near the Swedish frontier as the Nazi last stand was finally tested.
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Narvik
Bjornfjell
Refrigerator for quick sale and rental notices
Too Late To Classify offers an 8 ft G E refrigerator in good condition for quick sale. Sears Roebuck & Co contact 5-3111e. Also for rent a front bedroom call 1549 Ret. 2 and 3 p.m. 423 E 5th. 6-813c. Wanted reliable party to drive car to Los Angeles. Stalkup care Gil keson Hotel after 7 p.m. tonight or Sunday night. References re required. 6-8tlx
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Sears Roebuck & Co
Los Angeles
Gilkeson
Optical service at 309 N Main St for eye exams
Eyewear offered with examinations and glasses ground in our own lab by expert technicians. Broken lenses duplicated immediately. Phone 21 to schedule an appointment.
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N. Main St
Arnold Appeal In State High Court
In Santa Fe on June 8 a Roswell barber, M Arnold, appealed to the state supreme court after a Santa Fe county district court upheld the constitutionality of New Mexico’s barbers price fixing act. The statute allows the barber board to set minimum prices in any district if 75 percent of registered barbers petition. Arnold’s attorneys argued the law is unconstitutional.
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Santa FE
N. M
M. Arnold
Roswell
State Supreme Court
Santa Fe County
Barbers
State Barbers’ Board
Arnold
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Ken Wel
Wright and Ditson
Entral
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Hiram M. Dow
S. P. Johnson
Dan H. Wilmot
E. G. Minton
John W. Minton
Hagerman News
W. 4Th
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Roswell Auto Co
Admiralty
Carinthia
Cunarder
J. F. B. Barrett
Rawalpindi
Ireland
War Office
Duke of Windsor
Ministry of Information
France
Cap D’antibes
Associated Press
High Command
Irish
Royal Air Force
Jose A. Cravello
Department of National Highways
National Tires
Pronto
Oe Es Auto Supply & Service Stores
West 2Nd St. Fayette Davidson, Mer
Freedom Plus Security
J. F. Hinkle
J. Q. Cummins
R. H. McCune
E. C. Gessert
H. D. O. Hammond
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