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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1941

Page

4

37.80 or 10uer Per Month or Year

The fragment references a rate of 37.80 or a 10uer option per month or per year dated Wednesday June 11, 1941. No further readable context or entities are available from the text.

Congress and President Clash Over Defense and Relief Policy

Congress resists the President on defense employment of aliens and lifting the eighteen month work relief review. A House committee report opposes the President on these defense issues. A WPA funding cut of about 35 percent would reduce the rolls from 1,700,000 to 941,315 and the total appropriation from 1,350,650,000 to 875,000,000, amid unemployment estimates of five to seven million domestically.

Congress House House Appropriations Committee

Scarcity Spurs Millions to Seek It Across Prosperous Nation

The passage notes that despite national prosperity, people will still seek something in great numbers, regardless of economic strength or labor shortages. It emphasizes enduring demand and migratory urgency across regions.

Biotechnic civilization urged to balance man and machines

Dr. Detlev W. Bronk of Cornell argues engineers and physicians must focus on human biology beside mechanical progress. He envisions future cities designed for biological needs and warns of biological consequences from high velocity travel and industrial life. Despite neglect, people live longer today than decades ago.

Detlev W. Bronk Cornell University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bronk

New Mexico blooms with flowers and fruitless seedless apple tale

The region reports an abundance of verbenas gaillardias and lilacs while New Mexico faces shortages of staple crops. Rose and tulip displays flourish in towns such as Santa Fe Las Cruces and Socorro. A noted Roswell seedless apple venture failed, with the Spencer seedless project fading after a rapid decline in local acreage and prospects.

Vichy Forces Resist Allied Syria Lebanon Push

Reports say Vichy air support attacked Haifa while German planes raided Haifa from new bases. British claim Damascus front holds with counterattacks as French resist, and Lebanon coast fighting, with British naval actions and French requests for Dutch East Indies alignment noted.

Haifa Palestine Aleppo Syria Damascus Vichy Beirut Lebanon France Middle East Syria-Lebanon Kiswe London Tyre Levant Litani Saida Merdjayoun Euphrates Iraq Abou Kemal Mosul Germany Japan Dutch East Indies

Texans face flood of candidates for Senate seat

Texas Senatorial crowd in San Antonio says more than twenty candidates will seek Morris Shepherd’s Texas Senate seat. Only Gov Lee O Daniel Attorney General Gerald Mann Congressman Lyndon Johnson and Rep Martin Dies appear to have real chances. Observers warn the public about the state wide primary and urge wiser choice.

Texas Joe Keller San Antonio de Vargas United States Morris Shepherd Lee O’daniel Gerald C. Mann Lyndon Johnson Martin Dies New Mexico

Only Two High Schools Remain After Consolidation

Harding county now has two high schools one at Roy and one at Mos Quero. The consolidation reduces travel for older students but imposes long bus rides on younger pupils, a situation deemed not good for any of them despite modern processes.

Harding County Roy Mosquero

Seedless Apple Development Highlighted by AP Report

The AP reported on the fourth about advances in seedless apple cultivation. Researchers explored methods to produce seedless varieties, noting potential impacts on taste, production, and consumer demand.

San Miguel Voters Show Little Interest in New Courts

In San Miguel fewer than 1,300 citizens weighed in on a proposal for modern court facilities. Of 1,268 votes, 768 supported the plan and 512 opposed. Possible injunctions loom to start construction, but any new courthouse is likely far off, funded by traditional bond issues without federal backing.

San Miguel

Death Message Investigation Leads to Bryan Kelly

Police seek Bryan Kelly in connection with a death message. Readers are urged to place a classified call to No 11 for information.

Bryan Kelly

Long Hard War Churchill Returns To Atlantic News

Dewitt Mackenzie writes from vacation with Fred Vanderschmidt analyzing Churchill's latest speech. The RAF claims Prinz Eugen and two battleships were bombed at Brest, likely removing Prinz Eugen from Atlantic action. Churchill notes May as a strong Atlantic month and outlines Britain's hard war, urging unity and warning against peace talks.

Dewitt Mackenzie Fred Vanderschmidt Winston Churchill Britain RAF Prinz Eugen Bismarck Brest Scharnhorst Gneisenau Atlantic Brittany Churchill House of Commons Great Britain United States Berlin Tokyo Japan France Hood

Weather conditions across the Great Plains and Mississippi valleys

Light to moderate rain soaked much of the Great Plains and Mississippi and Ohio valleys in the last 24 hours while fair weather prevailed elsewhere. Cool morning temperatures covered most of the country except the Southern Atlantic Gulf States and lower Mississippi valley. A high pressure system stretched from the Pacific to the Rockies, with a low centered over Iowa and extending across the plains and valley. Local forecast calls for partly cloudy skies this afternoon, clearing tonight, and Thursday sees morning fair then partly cloudy with a slight warming trend. Mead B Wetherbe.

Great Plains Mississippi Ohio Atlantic and Gulf States Mississippi Valley Pacific Coast Rockies Iowa Mead B. Wetherbe

Altering Oil Lease Made It Invalid

In a landmark ruling the New Mexico Supreme Court held that an illegally altered oil lease voided the Lea county acreage rights. The majority reversed a 1936 Lea county judgment, finding title changes while in escrow in Cisco Texas invalidated the lease and kept oil interests with Mosley and others. Dissenting members questioned Mosley’s equity in the oil rights.

Santa FE N. M Supreme Court Lea County Magnolia Petroleum General Brice Mabry Bickley Sadler and Zinn Lea Cisco, Tex Ennis C. Mosley Mosley Justice Sadler

Hagerman News: local visits and farewells before navy move

M C Owen plans departure for San Diego to rejoin his navy unit after visiting his mother Mrs Elton Lankford. Many relatives and friends joined a large family dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Jank ford, including Ar tesia guests and the Baird family. Visitors from Ellinwood Oklahoma and Santa Rita toured the Wyman and Perry households as relatives arrived for events. The Raynell Cumpstens were seen with the Rabb family from Arizona, and a funeral in Bridgeport Texas drew off Still and his son. Woman's Club extends thanks to Roswell Daily Record for printing notices, praising courtesy.

M. C. Owen Elton Lankford San Diego Navy Jankford Owen J. C. Floore Artesia George Baird Penny Evans Kenneth Stine Margaret Slade Ellinwood Ohkla Stine

Missing Bomber In Canal Zone Jungle

A United States army bomber with seven occupants was located today in the El Valle region of Panama 150 miles from the canal near Panama City. No word on the crew or on an observation plane with three aboard missing since Sunday. Ground searchers reached the crash site but authorities could not confirm reports.

Charles E. Branshaw CIO Army Harry Bridges California Bridges Panama el Valle Canal

Building Permits for Five Residential Projects Noted

H. L. Frost begins a 5 room house and garage at 909 N Missouri costing 2000 dollars. Juanita Tabarez plans a 2 room house at 310 E Albuquerque for 300 dollars. Earl Nilson remodels at 114 E Albuquerque for 150 dollars. Mrs. Allen Doyle starts a 5 room house at 308 S Kansas for 2000 dollars. C Joel Green remodels No 1 Morningside for 600 dollars.

H. L. Frost N. Missouri Juanita Tabarez E. Albuquerque Earl Nilson Allen Doyle S. Kansas C. Joel Green Morningside

Legal ruling notes seven year wait on oil discovery

The passage cites a decision where a party waited about seven years after accepting money before suing, during which oil was discovered near the property. The majority opinion, led by Sadler, argues that this results in grave injustice to innocent purchasers of a valuable property.

Sadler

Death Toll 15 in Texas and La by Floods and Winds

Floods and tornadic winds ravaged Texas and northwest Louisiana killing 15. In Albany Texas a flash flood from dam collapses swept 12 to their deaths. Trinity River rose ten feet flooding Dallas area highways. In Mooringsport Louisiana two deaths occurred and Cross Lake fishing boat capsized. Georgia Bryant died after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage from storm excitement.

Texas Dallas Louisiana Albany Tex North Trinity A Collin Denton Shreveport Mooringsport J. L. Ravencraft Gladenwater Cross Lake Georgia Bryant

Governor names trio to study Elephant Butte spillway risk

Santa Fe New Mexico June 11 Governor Miles appointed a committee of three officials to survey flood danger if Elephant Butte spillway overflows this year. Highway engineer Burton Dwyre state engineer W C Smith and assistant adjutant general E L Safford will travel to Hot Springs for the assessment. He said no immediate danger of overflow exists but concern has grown as the reservoir rises rapidly this year.

Santa FE N. M Miles Elephant Butte Burton Dwyre W. C. Smith E. L. Safford Hot Springs

New Mexico Motor Vehicle Crash Toll Rises in April

Santa Fe reports 300 motor vehicle accidents in April causing 16 deaths and 98 injuries. For January through April 1941, 63 people were killed and 398 injured, up from 50 deaths and 252 injuries in the same period of 1940.

Santa FE N. M New Mexico al S. Roughton

Grace Cummins Named County School Superintendent

In Silver City New Mexico Grace Cummins widow of the late John F. Cummins was appointed by the Grant county board of commissioners to serve the unexpired term as county school superintendent. The former teacher assumed duties immediately.

Silver City N. M Grace Cummins John F. Cummins Grant County Board of Commissioners

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