Boastful Admiral Second Set Back From U S
A Japanese fleet retreating from Midway Island suffers heavy losses as American defenses convert into a strong offensive. Admiral Nimitz reports the enemy appears to be withdrawing with contact lost last night. U S losses include one destroyer sunk and one carrier hit. Japanese destroyer and cruisers suffer greater damage. Crew of the last U S destroyer saved with little loss of life.
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Harbor
Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
U. S
Nimitz
Local Youths Enlist in Marine Reserve as Officers
Three Roswell and Capitan youths enlist in the U S Marine Corps Reserve for officer training. Harald Ira Miller, Jack Swisher, and Lowell Claire Cozzens will complete college first, then attend ten weeks of basic training at Quantico before Officer Candidates School. Miller stars inUNM football, Swisher wrestles and pistols, Cozzens plays football and basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Capitan
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Harald Ira Miller
Ira R. Miller
W. 13Th St
Jack Swisher
Venora Swisher
W. Tilden St
Lowell Claire Cozzens
Seymour McKinley Cozzens
Swisher
Colorado State College
University of New Mexico
Cozzens
Weather readings show 24 hour interval highs and lows
Temperature readings every three hours ended at 11 30 a m show highs of 86 and lows of 58 with today 3 hr intervals and yesterday values. Precipitation totals for 24 hours until 12 30 a m today are 0 25 with month to date 0 40 and year to date 3 35. Sunrise 5 49 Sunset 8 05 length of day 14 3 hrs.
Five Pearl Harbor Recruits Sworn In On Courthouse Steps
Five young men were sworn in as Navy recruits on the courthouse steps yesterday as part of 12,326 nationwide inductees six months after Pearl Harbor. Recruits were David Eugene Kimbrough Roswell New Mexico Herman Elbridge Isbell Roswell New Mexico Sylvester Edward Thraen Iowa Minnesota Richard Samuel Wallace Clovis New Mexico Arvel Wilson Branscum Portales New Mexico The ceremony included remarks by Mayor Thomas J Hall Lt Ross L Malone Jr and other local officials with prayers and acknowledgments from Red Cross members and State Guard units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Robert K. Walker
U. S. Naval Reserve
David Eugene Kimbrough
North
Washington
Roswell
N. M
Herman Elbridge Isbell
South Main
Sylvester Edward Thraen
Iowa
Minnesota
Richard Samuel Wallace
Clovis
Arvel Wilson Branscum
Eastern
N. M. College
Portales
Thomas J. Hall
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Tate Guard
William Odle
U.S. Navy
LeRoy Thompson
Collie
Collentine
Louis Falconi
Red Cross
New Mexico State Guard
Louis M. Prager
Santa FE
New Mexico
Miles
Japan
Albuquerque
Carlsbad
Silver City
Desperate New Jap Efforts Seen In Pacific War
Washington reports warned of renewed Japanese drives to challenge U S air and sea power in the Pacific after Midway. Admiral King cautioned against recklessly advancing toward Japan while Tokyo seeks to exploit land based bombers and fighters. The Midway battle may determine the war’s course, with Pearl Harbor as a vital hold.
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Washington
Sumerica
Pacific
United States
Midway Island
Alaska
Australia
United Nations
Midway
Ernest +. King
Sydney
New Castle
Douglas MacArthur
King
Pearl Harbor
Flood Control Case Presented To Board Of Rivers, Harbors
A committee including state engineer Thomas McClure Roswell city engineer Lea Rowland and W A Losey presented a request to the board of rivers and harbors in Washington DC to shift Roswell flood control from a diversion floodway to a retard system. Mayor Thomas J Hall received Rowland’s telegram stating the case was presented and awaiting board action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Engineer
Roswell
Board of Rivers and Harbors
Washington, D. C
Thomas McClure
Lea Rowland
W. A. Losey
Pecos Valley
Beal and Sawey Trials Re-Set In District Court
The Beal murder trial and the Sawey assault with a rifle case were rescheduled for June 22. Beal had been set for June 18 and Sawey for June 19, with both now moved to the same date in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal
Sawey
Charles Beal
Stanley W. Brown
Charles Sawey
Max France
Budget hearings here on July 15th for Roswell budgets
The state tax commission will hold budget hearings on July 15 for the City of Roswell and Chaves County budgets for the 1942 43 fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Roswell
Chaves County
Baseball scores from Cleveland and New York posted
Today's major league results show Cleveland 420 over New York 152 with batteries Bagvy Milnar and He gan on the mound and Donald Lindell Dickey catching for Cleveland and New York respectively.
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Cleveland
New York
Bagvy, Milnar & Hegan
Donald, Lindell & Dickey
National League game ends with Reds over Boston 1-0
In a tightly pitched duel at home, Cincinnati defeats Boston 1 to 0 behind a strong mound performance from Derringer and Lamanno. Early and Salvo teamed for the shutout loss for the Braves, with Lom bardi taking the loss and Lamanno adding the decisive RBI.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Early
Salvo & Lombardi
Derringer & Lamanno
Marriage Licenses in El Paso Roswell Roswell drivers list
Frank Witt of El Paso and Lor aine Tyner of Roswell gain a marriage license. Hugh W. Bishop of Shreveport and Ila Rose Asper of Simla also wed. Julio Duran and Flora Sullivan both of Roswell obtain licenses. Robert H. Wooldridge and Evelyn Rose of Carlsbad. Albert Clifford Butts and Mabel Irene Brislow of Roswell. Calvin K E Brumfield and Jane therine McGuffin of Roswell. James Key Harral and Dora Anderson, both of Roswell.
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Frank Witt
el Paso
Loraine Tyner
Roswell
Hugh W. Bishop
Shreveport
Ila Rose Asper
Simla
Colo
Julio Duran
Flora Sullivan
Robert H. Wooldridge
Evelyn Rose
Carlsbad
Albert Clifford Butts
Mabel Irene Brislow
Calvin KE. Brumfield
Janetherine McGuffin
James Key Harral
Dora — Anderson
British Hold Edge In Desert Battle Near Knightsbridge
Cairo June 84 British and Free French forces report the Libyan desert fight now in its 14th day with Axis attempts at Knightsbridge and Bir Hachen repulsed. Rommel's columns were halted yesterday as artillery and armored attacks failed to break through toward Tobruk. Bir Hachiem defenders also repelled a tank assault, marking a second successive Axis setback in the sector.
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Cairo
Egypt
Knightsbridge
Bir Hachsen
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
Jap Defeat Stings Admiral Yamamoto After Midway Loss
The United States, hardened by six months of defensive fighting since Pearl Harbor, appears to have seized the initiative in the Pacific. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto faces a bitter setback as Japan’s fleet suffers a humiliating Midway defeat, with several ships sunk and minimal American damage recorded.
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Associated Press
United States
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific
Isoroku Yamamoto
Midway Island
Delegates Arrive for New Mexico County Officers Meet
Taos hosts the New Mexico County Officers Association convention with arrivals and a high-spirited Jim mie Caldwell party in Taos yesterday. The gala shin dig, famed for its entertainment and music, moved this year to La Fonda due to venue limits, leaving attendees with a lingering hangover humor as the gathering opened.
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Taos
Kit Carson
New Mexico County Officers Association
Jimmie Caldwell
Existance
la Fonda
British Warn The French People To Quit Coastal Zone
British radio broadcast urges French civilians from the Belgian border to the Spanish coast to evacuate as German forces designate the area a prohibited military zone. The warning warns of grave dangers to civilians and notes future liberation operations, referencing past actions at St Nazaire and stressing civilians must preserve their lives for the army’s return.
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London
France
St. Nazaire
Liberation
Lift 4 Year Limit On County Officials Proposed
TAOS New Mexico June 8 A proposal to repeal the four year consecutive term limit for county officials was presented to the New Mexico county officials association during its two day convention. State senator Burton Roach urged a constitutional amendment while noting opposition to lifting two term limits for state offices. Roach, a possible Democratic governor nominee, spoke at a Santa Fe banquet as Dempsey and Johnson announced their gubernatorial bids alongside Governor Miles and Judge Bryan Johnson among other speakers.
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Taos
N. M
New Mexico
Burton Roach
Santa Fe
Roach
Miles
John J. Dempsey
Bryan Johnson
Dempsey
Johnson
President asks for 39 billions more for War Dept
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a new appropriation of 39.4 billion dollars for the War Department for the next fiscal year ending June 30 1943. The request would lift total war spending to over 290 billion for the three years through mid 1943 with major items including 11.043 billion for the army air corps and 9.943 billion for ordnance. The proposal covers maintenance of the army of the Philippines at 28.313 million and notes growing military needs amid wartime.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
War Department
Rayburn
Appropriations
Army Air Corps
Army
Quartermaster and Transportation Service
Signal Corps
Medical Service
Corps of Engineers
Chemical Warfare Service
Army of the Philippines
Pacific
Jury Verdict Set Aside by Court in Damages Case
Judge James B. McGhee granted a new trial after voiding a district court jury award of 165 dollars to Juas Minjares in a wrongful death suit arising from Emma Minjares being struck by a car driven by Thomas on a highway near Lake Arthur. Minjares sought 15 000 dollars for actual and exemplary damages. the case featured Frazier Quantius and J S McCall for the plaintiff and Neil B. Watson for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juas Minjares
Gray Thomas
James B. McGhee
Minjares
Emma Minjares
Thomas
Lake Arthur
McGhee
Frazier and Quantius
J. S. McCall
Neil B. Watson
Two Army Fliers Killed In Crash Near Lovington
Lovington New Mexico June 8 two Army airmen died when their single engine trainer crashed seven miles northwest of Lovington on a routine flight returning to Randolph Field Texas The victims were Second Lieutenant Herbert H Ballew 27 of Lindsay California a flight instructor at Randolph and Corporal Jack D Zambrovitz 20 of Swood Michigan an apprentice mechanic Cause of crash attributed to motor failure Randolph field officials said the men left Randolph Saturday afternoon for the flight
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Lovington
N. M
Army
Randolph Field
Tex
Herbert H. Ballew
Lindsay
Calif
Randolph
Jack D. Zambrovitz
Swood
Mich
Rooswell
Hundreds Of Great Planes Sweep The Invasion Coast
Allied air forces unleashed a large daylight and night offensive across france and coastal areas. RAF sorties hit Caen and Montdidier targets with ships and airfields struck while submarine bases and factories faced heavy bomb loads. Enormous fires were reported in dock areas as pilots claimed major strategic targets including Nordsee Nordensee works and Dortmund Ems Canal sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hitler
BBC
France
RAF
Caen
Ait Montdidier
Leeuwarden
Wetherlands
Coastal Command
Frisian Islands
Conte
Aet Gerscho
Continent
Thut Kinden
Kimnden
Atlantic
Nordenseewerk
Dortmund-Ems
12 326 Men Joined The Navy On Sunday In Big Ceremony
The nation swore in 12 326 sailors coast guardsmen and marines in a synchronized radio ceremony at 2 25 p m Eastern War Time six months after Pearl Harbor. Navy Secretary Frank Knox framed the moment as a pledge to punish those who violated humanity.
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Navy
Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Frank Knox
Classified ad touts ironing and laundry service flyer
Another Bouquet Flia Doyle of 923 East 2nd has run an ironing and laundry ad in Record classifieds for Monday and Wednesday renewal. She says the little classified has given perfectly splendid results and she wants it continued. The ad notes classifieds work for any kind of job from selling to renting or finding items.
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Flia Doyle
East 2Nd
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JAF
Gen. Yount
B. K. Yount
Air Force Flying Training Command
A. C. Kincaid
Ben D. Luchini
ESC
Board of Rivers, Harbors
Bir Hachieim
Rommel
Kat
Will Robinson
Janeae
The
War Dept
Emden
J. W. Eilenberger
E. 6Th St
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