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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1942
Page
4
A fragment from a 1942 newspaper page shows a date reference reading Monday June 15, 1942, amid partial lines and scattered letters. The readable portion preserves only the date cue without a clear event or names.
The text suggests removing a few old trees in the Square to allow the grass to grow better and keep the area in better condition. It also mentions the possibility of the Army band arriving to give concerts at intervals in the courthouse square.
NEW YORK June 15 Many sports mixed at Polo Grounds as Bob Feller and navy teammates beat Hugh Mulcahy and army cast 4 0. Cornelius Warmerdam cleared 14 feet 8 inches in pole vault while Greg Rice ran 9 15 23. Joe Louis fought four rounds with George Nicholson. Don Budge and Alice Marble lost to Karel Kozeluh and John Nogrady 6 4. Maryland Collegiants beat New England All Stars 5 1 in lacrosse. Ed Porky Oliver won golf prize with a shot within 3 feet 9 inches at 125 yards. 12 648 spectators attended. 45 000 tickets sold. Feller allowed three hits and seven strikeouts in five innings. Jim Carlin hit the home run that drove in three.”
The rubber collection campaign, running through June 30, urges every home to turn in scrap rubber to fill stations at one cent per pound. It aims to avert gasoline rationing and support state finances, oil industries, farmers, and road users across New Mexico, with rest room shortages in Roswell prompting court house block use for emergency facilities.
New Mexico voters consider amendments to raise legislator pay from five dollars per day to two thousand dollars per regular session, a move critics from the State Taxpayers Association say would blow a large hole in the budget and hinder wartime tax relief. Underscored provisions limit post term offices and contracting with the state. Opponents warn the increase would not ensure better representation and would require higher taxes during wartime.
A year after Charles A. Lindbergh claimed British air defenses were inadequate, the piece questions his awareness of Allied air raids on Cologne Essen Kiel Hamburg Rostock and other targets. It hints Lindbergh, once an ally to Axis powers, may have changed his stance.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey is inducted into the coast guard with lieutenant senior grade rank and placed in charge of physical training at the Manhattan Beach, Long Island branch. The Associated Press notes the item alongside brief college, derby, and racing updates.
Interment rites for Frank Erb were conducted today in Oklahoma City with Rev. R. T. Schaefer of Trinity Methodist Church officiating. Erb had long lived in the community and spent recent years with his son in Oklahoma City. Arrangements were by Talmage Mortuary.
The Senate approved a military pay allotment bill that lets selective service consider family ties when calling men for duty. It would aid dependents of low rank soldiers with government allowances, prioritizing single men for induction and delaying family men. The measure, revised by a joint committee, aims to keep families intact as long as possible.
The League of United Latin American Citizens charged conclusive evidence shows that past imports of foreign labor caused race hatred intolerance segregation and discrimination. It adopted a resolution protesting further importations and elected Benjamin Osuna of Albuquerque as president general at its 14th national assembly in Albuquerque New Mexico on June 15.
New York report details a chronology of two Japanese medals awarded to Henry Wormstein of Lake View New York and John B. Laurey of Brooklyn aboard the USS Connecticut. In 1942 they sent the medals to Secretary Knox asking for return to Japan attached to a bomb, with official correspondence noting delivery to the Navy and fulfillment of the mission.
A group of 60 guides in New York launched a "victory tour" of Manhattan priced at $2 per person. Using subway and foot travel they offer a half hour route from Times Square through Wall Street, Trinity Church, the Battery, Chinatown, Radio City, Times Square, and the Norman Die. They share profits, averaging $34 daily vs prior weekly $55.
Frank Knox reports through the War Department that a Japanese medal and a second medal turned in by Shipwright John E. Laurey were sent back to the Emperor of Japan on April 18, 1942. The medals, attached to a 500 pound bomb, were delivered at Tokyo by Lieut. Ted W. Lawson with ceremony. Laurey volunteers at Pearl Harbor to repair damage from the Japanese attack.
Dallas County Texas defense guard volunteers, ordinary citizens, plan a guerrilla campaign if invasion occurs. They train weekly, buy own uniforms, and imagine sabotaging enemy vehicles with hidden wires and accidents. They compare hostile forces to a hellish welcome and reference Civil War General Phil Sheridan.
A group of speakers pushes back against being called barkers. They insist they are lecturers providing transit guidance. The exchange highlights tension between marketing language and educational roles within the guide.
Navy Reserve enlistment standards updated for teeth vision height weight and proportions. Eligible men may reapply after prior minor defect rejection and should report to Roswell New Mexico Navy Recruiting Station for enlistment.
Get a victory hair cut and curl promotion for an easy care style. Each snip claims to reduce age appearance with a shining halo effect. Permanent Wave Shop at 108 East 4th offers this ad with phone contact 254.
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