This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1941
Page
4
Roswell Daily Record published June 13 1941 in Roswell New Mexico. The front page notes weekday evenings except Saturday and Sunday morning editions with night phone 243. Details include publisher and editors names, advertising rates, and mail matter status. It announces Associated Press news distribution and membership in state and national press groups.
The Record describes a yearlong mystery of water in a building conduit affecting AP sending capability. Engineers traced the issue to water that entered the conduit after a flood on Main Street, then moved to another location with an AP expert supervising. The piece mixes local weather canards, labor notes, and political updates.
British forces and Free French push toward Damascus as city is described as open and unfortified. Dispatches say Damascus, Syria’s largest city with about 200000 people, may not be defended if siege forces reach its outskirts. Allies report progress north of Sidon toward Beirut while Vichy troops resist in sectors.
The Robin Moor sinking, attributed to a Nazi Uboat, prompts U S demands for German explanations and restitution for losses of 35 missing. Witness accounts from Pernambuco detail a mid Atlantic torpedo strike and a long lifeboat ordeal as U S officials weigh naval protection and potential response.
Gallup New Mexico June 13 M L Woodward president of the U S Highway 66 Association said the annual convention will be at Tucumcari on June 30. Boosters of the Will Rogers highway are expected from eight states to attend the meeting.
Gilbert Maestas a 19 year old CCC worker from Cabezon drowned yesterday while swimming in a canal near San Antonio south of Socorro State police planned to bring grappling gear to the scene today to recover the body
The Netherlands Indies faces strained ties with Japan as it rejects Japanese demands for rubber oil and tin, while the Dutch government orders 300 blitz buggies from Ford to bolster defenses. The image shows Royal Dutch troops rushing to posts in Batavia during maneuvers with light troop carriers.
The marriage license for Vernon Derrick and Savannah Carpenter, both of Dexter, is recorded. The Etz Oil Company State No. 6 well near Artesia produced 133 barrels in 12 hours and 266 in 24 hours, with red sand pay from 2077 to 2084 feet, farmed out by Cities Service. Roswell ad offers ice cream at 30 cents per quart and malts at 10 cents at 9th and Main.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.