Sinking example and war impact raise alarms
The piece argues for swift retribution after the sinking of an American ship and notes German aggression. It cites Nathan Salmon’s death in Santa Fe as evidence of opportunity and self-improvement, praises immigrants like Salmon and William Knudsen, and condemns labor strikes while urging stronger defense measures. It also reports higher births, Bunker Hill anniversary observations, and grasshopper relief in Union County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Moor
Germany
United States
Strange Things in This 1941 War
In a wartime column by Fred Vanderschmidt, commentary reflects on bizarre warfare developments from May 1940 to June 1941. It contrasts modern desert battles with World War I lessons, notes Franco-German collaboration terms, and argues France fights on as Italy fades, while German dominance grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt Mackenzie
Fred Vanderschmidt
Holland
Egyptian
Salum
Syria
Cambrai
Arras
Germany
Britain
No Favors To The New Registrants
Santa Fe reports that ahead of the July 1 registration for Selective Service, two Washington communiques clarify junior registrants who reach age twenty one since October 16 will not receive special deferment. The lottery system will determine draft order, with juniors having the same chances as others before August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Robinson
Santa FE
New Mexico
Washington
Selective Service
Congress
Soviet and German Pact Hints Stir Global War Outlook
Warnings rise that a German-Soviet agreement would isolate Russia and curb resistance as troop movements shift from the Balkans to eastern Germany. Moscow reports intensive mobilization drive yet no signs of full war readiness while Finland gates a censorship blackout on Russian exodus from Hanko base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Soviet Union
Germany
Soviet
Tass
Balkans
British Isles
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Britain
Moscow
Bern
Switzerland
Hanko
Finland
Helsinki
Lottas
Public Opinion Deters or Demands State Policy
The piece argues public opinion in New Mexico often rejects cap itol bonding for a new office building and carnival style fundraising. It notes possible court support for Chavez rulings in the Askren cases and critiques price fixing laws and licensing measures as overbearing, predicting lawmakers must redraw to gain legitimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
State Capitol
Supreme Court
Chavez
Askren
Opposition to basic science law blocks naturo path practice
A large portion of the public opposes the Basic Science law that would require osteopaths to pass two examinations, one by a potentially hostile board. The law would effectively bar naturopaths from practicing, though most people have little idea what naturopathy entails and assume it simply involves hiring them.
Next Legislature May See Organizing Force That Bends Law
The passage notes that public belief appears to affect little when laws are involved and that future sessions could see an organized group passing laws aligned with popular will, a move already seen in other states. The observer suggests such trends may emerge as politics evolve.
British Admit Counteroffensive Fails Amid Tobruk Siege
Axis claims say Tobruk siege rescue attempt failed as British troops retreat under heavy fire from land and air forces. In the Middle East, allied columns press toward Mezze near Damascus, with patrols close to Beirut, while de Gaulle’s Free French push near Damascus. RAF bombers raid western Germany and the French coast, claiming widespread destruction and aerial dogfights as Berlin touts British losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wavell
Tobruk
Libya
Mezze
Damascus
Syria
Beirut
Charles de Gaulle
Missoue
Germany
London Air Ministry
RAF
Cologne
Duesseldorf
Rotterdam
Ostend
Boulogne
Cherbourg
English Channel
Berlin
Hitler
Kingdom
Government power plan could aid aluminum price control
I W Wilson ALCOA vice president told a committee that starting hydroelectric power at Fontana would allow 30,000,000 pounds of aluminum production in 15 to 18 months and 100,000,000 pounds annually after completion. ALCOA needs government help to finance the $50 million project, contingent on OPM approval, as committees weigh the cost and control. RATON opens a new white way with 70 mercury bulbs installed by General Electric, signaling the city’s rising status in street lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Wilson
ALCOA
Fontana
Wilson
OPM
Associated Press
Raton
Gate City
General Electric Company
Sharper control over movements of aliens
The immigration service plans new five boards of review to pass on all immigrant visa applications after thorough investigation. Aimed at preventing subversive entrants, each board will include representatives from state justice war and navy, with possible FBI or special agency representation. The move follows controversy over the present hap hazard vetting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Review
Immigration Bureau
Jackson
Congress
State, Justice, War and Navy Departments
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Immigration Investigating Agency
Army
Navy
United States
Germany
Roosevelt
Berlin
DNB
The
Reich
U S Officials Debate Authority Over Armament Policy
The piece recalls the 1917 Senate fight over presidential power to arm merchant ships and Wilson’s push for executive action before the U S entry into World War I. It notes President Roosevelt’s silence on the Robin Moor sinking while the State Department reviews survivor testimony and missing crew reports for a potential note to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Wilson
United States
Roosevelt
Robin Moor
State Department
Germany
Brazil
South Africa
Las Cruces seeks buyer for seventy thousand sewer bonds
Las Cruces announces a plan to sell bonds totaling 70000 dollars to fund a WPA sewer project. The bonds cover sewer improvements and extensions, aiming to begin construction promptly with the proceeds supporting municipal infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cruces
Mock invasion staging in Sussex and Kent amid Allied units
A reported mock invasion combines two Canadian divisions with British armored and infantry formations in large English zommies. Separate dispatches from Helsinki describe a complex German Russian relation, noting an exodus of Soviet troops from Hanko Finland where the USSR held a thirty year lease. Eye witnesses saw long Soviet trains before the Helsinki line went dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sussex
West Kent
Hitler
Crete
Helsinki
Hanko
Finland
U.ss.r
President Roosevelt Upholds Sixty Three Draft Appeals
Sixty three appeals for exemption or deferred classification were upheld by President F D Roosevelt and the findings certified to the state organizations. There were 94 appeals from Selective Service boards in New Mexico reported recently, though none are known to have appealed the final state board findings. The president effectively serves as a one man board of appeals accessible to individuals claiming unjust treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
F. D. Roosevelt
Selective Service Boards
New Mexico
State Board of Appeal
Board of Appeals
Appeals to the president under Selective Service rules
Brig Gen Russell C Charlton notes national and state boards welcome appeals to the president and cause no stigma. He says presidential action could resolve some border cases, with only two New Mexico appeals to Roosevelt, one reversed and the other under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell C. Charlton
New Mexico
Roosevelt
New Mexico Selective Service Board Members Named
The New Mexico State Board of Appeal includes Judge Andrew H. Hudspeth, Dr. Eugene W. Fiske, Harry D. Fleming, Steven Vidal, and Fabian Garcia. The panel, under Santa Fe, meets as called by Hudspeth and prepares for the next steps after the second registration around September 1, reflecting common sense over red tape in government processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico State Board of Appeal
Report on efforts to obtain defense projects for Roswell
In its newsletter, the Roswell Chamber of Commerce outlines ongoing efforts to secure national defense projects. It notes constant contact with Air Corps officials and with senators and a congressman, the cantonment committee persisting despite discouraging factors, and the national defense committee pursuing leads for air corps units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
Air Corps
National Defense Committee
New Mexico youth part of six in education experiment
Keith Lane of Mountainair is among six students in an experiment at Oglethorpe University aiming for four year BA degrees in under twenty months. The program imposes strict conditions, including book ownership, attending a different church weekly, abstaining from smoking and drinking, and full course loads.
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Aplanta
New Mexico
Keith Lane
Mountainair
Thornwell Coles
Oglethorpe University
Lane
Rival Unions Fight Over Wages and Defense Bill
AFL CIO leaders oppose Vinso defense bill that would bar strikes 30 days after mediation. AFI machinists seek minimums 30 and 50 cents rising to 55 and 75 cents. Douglas Lomason Detroit threat to close plants over parts. Hawaii civilian workers strike over pay. carpenters seek 1 25 flat. Baltimore Houston Galveston longshoremen protest federal line purchase. San Francisco Bay shipyards may see a night vote to end work strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFI
Washington
AFL
CIO
Vinso
National Defense Mediation Board
Philip Murray
William Green
CIA United Automobile
Douglas & Lomason Company
Detroit
Hawaii
Hawaiian
Morgan Line
Baltimore
Houston
Galveston
Harvey W. Brown
AFL International Machinists Union
San Francisco Bay
Superior facilities cited by leaders and lawmakers
The group asserts they possess superior facilities but acknowledge more is needed. They identify Senator Chavez, Senator Hatch, and Congressman Anderson as their chief partners for achieving results and rely on these figures as key dependents in advancing their agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chavez
Hatch
Congressman Anderson
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New Mexico Newspaper Association
Nathan Salmon
Salmon
William Knudsen
German Library of Information
Census Bureau
Bunker Hill
Boston
British Empire
Union County
By Fred Vanderschmidt
France
Italy
Corsica
Tunisia
Savoy
Turkey
George Hunker, Jr
Capitol
Danny McPherson
Albuquerque
Barbers Trust
U.S
Eleanor
Evelyn Perl
New York
U. S
Merdjayoun
Palestine
Kuneitra
White House
Mexico
Customs, Immigration and Border Patrol Services
Rome
America
Hobbs
Lea County
Sheriff’s Posse
Horace Owens
Roy Tomlinson
Lovington
Silver City
State Teachers’ College
State Finance Board
Hobbs Motor Company
N. M
Eaces
South Bend
South Main St
Bogard & Youse
Roswell, N. M
Skyway
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