Anglo Russian Assistance Pact Talks Second Front 1942
The United States Great Britain and Russia disclosed a full understanding on creating a second front in Europe in 1942. A White House statement and London note cited urgent allied action, while a British Russian treaty pledged no postwar territorial gains and noninterference in others' internal affairs.
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Associated Press
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Europe
White House
London
Roosevelt
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Crimea
North Africa
Reuters
Strait of Kerch
Caucasus
Anapa
U. S
Molotov
Anthony Eden
Japan
Hitler
Bir Hacheim
Erwin Rommel
Local Weather Readings and Temperatures for Today
Temperature readings at three hour intervals through today show highs of 95 and a low of 59 with day length 14.3 hours. Normal high 90 and low 60. Precipitation 0. Total month to date 0.40 and year to date 3.55. Sunrise 5:48 and sunset 8:07.
Marked Man Under Nazism Casts Shadow Across Jews
Louis P. Lochner recalls life for Jews under Hitler's regime in Nazi Germany. The article outlines the stigma of the yellow star, exclusion from public life, and the rapid erosion of pensions and property, noting Nazi laws and the fear of punitive measures. It ends by indicating continued oppression and a segue to further discussion on page five.
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Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Wide World
Berlin
Roswell Record
Germany
New York
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
Nurnberg
Reich- Stag
Hitler
Reichstag
Vote Increase In Tax On Cigarettes
Washington June 11 The house ways and means committee moved to raise the federal cigarette tax from 6 1/2 to 7 cents per package aiming to net 65.5 million dollars. Chairman Doughton said a further proposal to lift the per thousand rate from 3.25 to 3.50 was tentatively approved and a 10 cent versus 15 cent brand differential was rejected. The panel also planned to consider higher taxes on cigars and smoking tobacco to fetch about 46 million, with the treasury suggesting 3.50 per thousand for 10 cent brands and 4.00 per thousand for 15 cent brands, an increase thought to yield roughly 188 million.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-Nc
Treasury
Coughton
Chief Chrisman Wins Honor At New Mexico Fire Convention
Fire Chief Rue Chrisman of Haswell won first prize of 5 dollars at the New Mexico Firemen's Convention in Las Vegas for two standout home made gadgets a stucco punch nozzle and a folding pompier ladder. He earned a commendation for five other gadgets and gave a second demonstration for Captain Chandler of Albuquerque Army Air Base to film his fire drill school. He returned home last night.
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Rue Chrisman
Haswell
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Chandler
Albuquerane Army Air Base
Chief Chrisman
Cattlemen Seek Revisions to New Truck Rules in New Mexico
Cattlemen from New Mexico press President Roosevelt for changes to wartime trucking rules. They seek 75 percent capacity load exemptions and blanket gasoline rationing relief for livestock growers. The group plans a September Albuquerque meeting with the state fair. They also propose compensation for land set aside as bombing sites and reaffirm support for the protective tariff policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
N. M
Ifi
Roosevelt
New Mexico
State Cattle Growers’ Association
Office of Defense Transportation
Association
Albuquerque
A. D. Brownfield
Deming
Floyd W. Lee
San Mateo
New Mexico Wood Growers’ Association
Washington
John J. Dempsey
School bus consultant to attend wartime conference at Yale
Santa Fe New Mexico June 11 State school transportation director J T Reece leaves tomorrow for Yale University to serve as a consultant at a national conference on school bus problems in wartime. The conference, co sponsored by Yale and the American Automobile Association, runs June 15 to 20.
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Santa FE. N. M
J. T. Reece
Yale Univeristy
Yale
American Automobile Association
The House rejects WPA abolition on party line vote
Washington June 11 The House refused to strike out the enacting clause and abolish the WPA by a teller vote of 109 to 60 amid arguments over the appropriations bill for the next fiscal year. Earlier the chamber also rejected shaving the WPA fund in half by a narrow four vote margin.
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Washington
House
Rep
Pearson
D-Tenn
Last Call For Navy Relief Donations
Walden Bassett chairman appeals in Chaves County for final Navy Relief Society donations to reach a $1200 quota. Contributions mailed to Roswell box or taken to J. P. White Building room 212. checks payable to Navy Relief Society. Funds aid dependents of Navy Marine Corps or Coast Guard personnel killed in service.
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Walden Bassett
Navy Relief Society
Chaves County
Mr. Bassett
P. O
Roswell
N. M
J. P. White
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
F B I Officers' School Draws Local Lawmen Attendance
Forty five law enforcement officers including auxiliary police and special deputies attended the FBI officers' school at the district courtroom yesterday afternoon. The session discussed wartime law enforcement problems and featured director D A Bryce and special agent George Franklin. Local officers from several counties participated as part of the FBI Law Enforcement Mobilization Plan for National Defense. A similar meeting was planned for Carlsbad this afternoon.
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D. A. Bryce
George Franklin
Carlsbad
Betta Outs Ite in St Louis Boston Muncrief and Hayes
Detroit New York Newhouser and Tebbetts, Gomez and Rosar. Cleveland 0 0 Washington 3 0 Dean and Hogan Wynn and Evans. Chicago at Philadelphia postponed weather.
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St. Louis
Boston
Muncrief and Hayes
Terry, Butland and Conroy
Detroit
New York
Newhouser and
Tebbetts
Gomez and
Rosar
Cleveland
Washington
Dean and Hogan
Wynn and Evans
Chicago
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn at St. Louis night
Philadelphia Chicago and Brooklyn are set to play at St. Louis in a night schedule with only those games listed. The lineup lacks additional details such as dates venues or outcomes.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Military Pay Act Clears Senate and House Support
The Military Pay Act won unanimous Senate approval 69 to 0 after House passage, fixing a minimum pay of $50 monthly for armed forces retroactive to June 1 1942. The bill raises base pay for privates to $50 and extends increases to ranks up to second lieutenants and ensigns, with extras for rental and subsistence, sea duty, and overseas service. Estimated annual cost ranges from $400 to $500 million, placing U.S. privates as the world’s second highest paid.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Pandis D
Faddis
Marine Corps
Public Health Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey
United States
High temperature climbs toward 100 this afternoon
At 12 30 p m today the mercury stood at 93 degrees with a forecast to near 100 before day end The previous day saw a high of 95 degrees at 6 30 p m M R Taylor arrived to take duties as Red Cross field director at the Roswell Army Flying School
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
RED Cross
M. R. Taylor
Roswell Army Flying School
Marriage Licenses for Anastacio Macies and Nora Mackey
Anastacio Macies and Nora Mackey, both residents of San Patricio New Mexico, secured marriage licenses. The couple plans to wed in the near future and appear in county records under standard license issuance procedures.
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Anastacio Macies and
Nora Mackey
San Patricio, N. M
Sidelights On The News Those Political Clubs
The Johnson for Governor Club forms at the Nickson hotel tonight as the first of similar prophesied gatherings. New Mexico favors the club idea as a nucleus for identifying probable supporters, attracting curiosity and militant members. Many will wait to pick the winner, Johnson has friends here.
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Johnson
Nickson Hotel
New Mexico
Three Soldiers and Girl Injured in Auto Crash Here
Four people were hurt when a 1938 Plymouth sedan carrying three Roswell Army Flying School soldiers and Bertha LeFevers collided with a truck at the Radford Grocery warehouse on East Third Street. Walter Willamut suffered a skull fracture. Roy Harris and Maurice Schee had brain concussions. LeFevers had cuts and shock. All were taken to St Marys hospital in Talmage by Ballard ambulances.
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Bertha LeFevers
Roswell
Roswell Army Flying School
Walter Willamut
Roy Harris
Maurice Schee
Willamut
St. Mary’s Hospital
Talmage
Ball Ard
Fort Sumner
Herring
Germans Hit Russians At Three Fronts In Frontline Push
Moscow dispatches report German armies and air force pressing along the front at three points. A new Kharkov drive in Ukraine joins assaults on Sevastopol besieged by divisions and air battering of Murmansk. Tass notes heavy aerial and ground fighting with strong resistance by Sevastopol defenders and recent German air losses.
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Moscow
Germany
Kharkov
Ukraine
Sevastopol
Murmansk
Tass
Red Air Force
Draft director flags 86 critical power jobs in 2A
Santa Fe reports State draft director R. Charlton said national HQ listed 86 critical occupations in electric power production and transmission to justify class 2A. He stressed no blanket deferments. local boards decide individual deferrals.
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Santa FE
N. M
R. Cc. Charlton
Great Jap Defeat At Midway Island Told By War Corps
General Emmons HQ in Hawaii reports the Midway battle as a decisive American victory. Army, Navy, and Marine fliers smashed Admiral Yamamoto s fleet, saving Hawaii from invasion. It highlights courage, endurance, and the costly price paid, while acknowledging limits of air power alone in total war.
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Clark Lee
Emmons
Territory of Hawaii
Battle of
Midway
Yamamoto
Hawaiian Islands
Willis H. Hale
Colorado Springs
Call For Bids For Air Base Housing At Roswell NM
War department called for bids to build housing facilities for civilian workers at Roswell New Mexico part of an airbase project. Estimated cost exceeds 1090000 dollars and bids are urged from small contractors to broaden labor access.
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Roswell, N. M
Dallas
Tex
Roswell
N. M
War Department
Department
Rosweill
Fort Bliss
Texas
el Paso
Kilbourne L. House of
Albuquerque
Deming
Luna County
5. L. Scott
Southwestern Division
Army
Good Range Feed Despite Little Rain in May
LAS CRUCES NEW MEXICO JUNE 11 Despite light rainfall in May a good supply of range feed was reported and livestock were in good condition. The monthly range and live stock report said range condition stood at 89 percent of normal, seven points above the 10 year average. Subsoil moisture was adequate. Cattle condition was 89 percent of normal, unchanged from last month and six points above average. Sheep were in excellent condition at 91 percent of normal.
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Las Cruces
N. M
New Mexico
Agricultural Department
Midway Battle Reports Stir Public Confidence in Allied Victory
Dramatic accounts released today by the Associated Press describe American air power and U S forces breaking two large Japanese fleets, repelling 180 enemy planes, and defending Hawaii. Admiral Nimitz says many Japanese ships were sunk or damaged in three days of fighting, marking Japan’s greatest naval disaster. Japanese credibility appears eroded as Berlin and Tokyo reports question boasts of victory and even hint at naval losses.
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Associated Press
Midway
U. S
Hawaiian Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S. Pacific
Japan
Nimitz
Berlin
Stockholm
Tokyo
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Midway Island
Masanori Ito
United States
Clark Says My Hat Is In The Ring For Senate
Artesia New Mexico June 11 4 Dr J J Clarke a Artesia and Hobbs dentist allied with the democratic ticket announced he was committed to running for the U S Senate saying my hat is in the ring on the eve of leaving for Santa Fe for a state dental board meeting He gave no platform details.
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Artesia
N. M
J. J. Clarke
Artesia and Hobbs
U. S. Senate
Clarke
Santa Fe
State Dental Board
It’s Always Like This So Mrs E C White Boosts Classifieds
Mrs E C White extols the Record classifieds for instant results after placing a Tuesday puppies for sale ad. She reports selling all pups by sundown and praises the rapid, reliable response she consistently receives from classified ads.
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E. C
White
Record Classified
Classified
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