War controls looming as Axis nations strained ties
Washington notes escalating tension with Berlin and Rome as the United States moves to seize wartime powers over aliens. Sumner Welles delivers notes to the Italian ambassador demanding consulate closures by July 15 and expulsion of Italian officials. A German note is also issued as Roosevelt signs a new alien control act expanding entry and departure powers.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
Rome
Italy
Germany
Sumner Welles
Don Ascanio Dei Principi Colonna
Welles
Hans Thomsen
Presinger Roosevelt
Congress
Robin Moor
Roosevelt
Wilson
Beach fashion note features Mary Howard in satin lastex suit
Mary Howard, screen player, models a satin lastex beach suit with a white background and red palm leaf motif. Red sandals complete the ensemble in this coastal fashion brief.
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Mary Howard
Hitler declares Russia in concert with U S and Britain
Hitler asserts Russia violates borders and claims German armies with Finns and Romanians marching against the Soviet Union. The declaration portrays a united front with the United States and Britain against Germanys foes.
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Hitler
Russia
Soviet Union
British And Free French Capture City of Damascus
British and Free French forces entered Damascus two weeks after beginning their Syria invasion. They advanced through orchards and vineyards, moved in as French defenders withdrew, and gained control of the ancient city viewed as a gateway to southern and northern Syria.
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Damascus
London
Syria
Baal
Palestine
Transjordan
Improvements At County WPA Warehouse In Chaves County
Extensive additions have been completed at the Chaves county WPA warehouse at 910 East Alameda with an arched roof planned. The project, costing between 20000 and 25000 dollars per Harry Puryear, provides space for road equipment repair and storage, plus WPA shops and offices. Supplies for Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District are stored there. Adobe buildings sit on a 3 1/2 acre county tract.
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Chaves County
WPA
East Alameda
Harry Puryear
Board of County Commissioners
Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District
Committee Named To Study County Expenditures Report
A committee led by R. H. McCune with Warren Co bean and Phillip E. Larson was appointed by Do. N. Moore president of the Chaves County Taxpayers Association to study the local government expenditures report. The association voted to withhold approval until the report is thoroughly studied and checked for accuracy.
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R. H. McCune
Warren Cobean
Phillip E. Larson
Do. N. Moore
Chaves County
Man sentenced for attempted shooting of wife in Santa Fe
Bonifacio Carrillo, 28, began a term of one and a half to three years after pleading guilty in district court to attempting to shoot his wife. Officers said he fired at his wife last Saturday night, missing her, then inflicted minor wounds on himself.
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Santa FE
N. M
Bonifacio Carrillo
Carrillo
Local Weather Summary for Saturday
A weather snapshot shows 24 hour period ending 8:30 p m Saturday with high 91 and low 63. Normal highs 92 and lows 62 for this date. Month to date precipitation 0.71 inches, year to date 15.23 inches. Sunrise 4:50 a m, sunset 7:10 p m, day length 14.3 hours.
Davis to be taken to Carlsbad after hospital release
Arthur Ray Davis, found responsible by a coroner's jury for the fatal shooting of his wife and daughter, will be moved to Eddy county jail in Carlsbad once discharged from St Marys hospital. No charges filed yet. Davis, shot in the head, is reported in satisfactory condition and may leave hospital early this week. The shooting happened at the house behind Harris Cafe, 507 East 2nd Street.
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Arthur Ray Davis
Eddy County
Carlsbad
St. Mary’s Hospital
James B. McGhee
Davis
Jury Term of Court For Lea County Opens in Lovington
Judge James B. McGhee departs for Lovington to preside over a Lea County district court jury term this week. Court reporter Henry Puckett accompanies the official.
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Lea County
James B. McGhee
Lovington
Henry Puckett
Four Juveniles Charged With Theft
Four boys accused by officers of a large number of petty thefts appeared before Judge James B. McGhee in juvenile court. They were paroled to relatives.
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James B. McGhee
Sunken Submarine U-9 Likely Tomb for 33 Crew
Navy abandons hope for the 33 men aboard the sunken submarine U-9 as a second diver descends 440 feet to the Atlantic floor aboard the rescue ship Falcon. Rear Admiral Richard Edwards says operations continue as long as feasible amid 200 psi pressure. Initial diver George Crocker from Seattle failed by 70 feet to reach the mud bottom.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Atlantic
Falcon
Richard Edwards
George Crocker
Seattle
Wash
Don Hoover Named New NM American Legion Commander
Donovan Hoover of Santa Fe was elected New Mexico Department Commander at the state convention in Ruidoso. Albuquerque will host the 1942 convention. Charles Morgan of Artesia retired commander and Wayne Drysdale of Roswell were elected national committeeman and alternate. Edwin Hobbs of Melrose was endorsed as next year’s national vice commander with election to be held at the national convention.
Annual De Vargas Procession Today
In Santa Fe New Mexico the annual De Vargas procession marches from St Francis Cathedral to a Rosario cemetery shrine with La Conquistadora the Virgin. The event, held since the 17th century, honors Don Diego de Vargas vow to recapture Santa Fe without bloodshed.
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Santa FE
N. M
de Vargas
la Conquistadora
St. Francis Cathedral
Rosario
Diego de Vargas
Five Held in Albuquerque Marijuana Ring Bust
Sheriff Ed Donahue announced the arrest of five men in a raid at Atrisco, ending weeks of investigation by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Roy Wells called the seizure several sacks of marijuana the largest ever made in the area.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Ed Donahue
Sheriff’s Department
Atrisco
Roy Wells
Fifty New Mexico Reserve Officers Hold Terrain Exercises Near Roswell
About 50 Reserve Officers from across New Mexico will conduct a tactical defense exercise east of Roswell near Commancho Draw. Officers will lead imagined units without maps to practice defense principles in terrain, with a prep session in Roswell at the Chamber of Commerce and a briefing on modern warfare by Major Arden Boehner.
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New Mexico
Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Arden Boehner
Pecos River
Commancho Draw
Blue
Red
Convention Of 20 30 Clubs In Roswell Today
A sub district convention of 20 30 clubs will be held at the Nickson Hotel today as preparation for the state event in Gallup next month. About 100 delegates are expected from Roswell Carlsbad Artesia Hobbs Pecos Texas with Foster Kar ins presiding.
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Nickson Hotel
Gallup
Roswell
Carlsbad
Artesia
Hobbs
Pecos
Texas
Foster Karins
Cutting leaves Casimiro Cardona injured in street attack
Casimiro Cardona was slightly hurt when cut on the face and hand late Saturday. His wife Margarita Cardona admitted the assault and was jailed in the county jail. The incident occurred on the 100 block of East Third Street, with a small pen knife used.
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Casimiro Cardona
Margarita Cardona
East Third Street
Damascus Falls After Two Weeks Of Hard Fighting
British and Free French troops entered Damascus after two weeks of fighting, with official reports saying French resistance was wearing down. The invasion began with the assault on outer defenses and continued as RAF fighters hit motor convoys along the Damascus-Beirut road and other targets.
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Cairo
Egypt
Damascus
Beirut
RAF
Damascus- Beirut
Syria
Second Registration On July First For Selective Service
All men who reach age 21 between October 17 1940 and July 1 1941 must register for Selective Service on Tuesday July 1. In Chaves County registration is at the Selective Service office Room 231 Roswell Post Office Building from 7 am to 9 pm. Men from outside the county visiting on registration day may register here and their card will be sent to their home county board.
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Chaves County
Selective Service Office
Roswell Post Office
German War Declaration Against Russia
The German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop announces to CBS that Germany has taken defensive measures against Russia amid perceived threats to its frontiers and reflects on past treaties with the Soviet Union. He accuses the Comintern of subverting Germany, cites sabotage by German ships, and alleges espionage by Soviet agents, outlining deteriorating relations and failed neighborly hopes.
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Adolf Hitler
Russia
Finland
Rumania
Germany
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Black Sea
Hitler
Paul Goebbels
Norway
New York
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ribbentrop
CBS
Soviet Union
Communist International
Reich
Baltic Countries
Poland
Comintern
OGPU
Soviet Russia
Berlin
Europe
Romania
Oil Activity In Eddy County Sees New High This Year
In Artesia New Mexico Eddy county oil field reported eight locations and two completions this week, a yearly high. Listed are Wilmar Oil Co Ginsberg 2 B NE NW 17 18 31 Danciger Oil and Refining Co Turner 12 A NE NE 19 17 31 Danciger Turner 3 B NW NW 20 17 31 Republic Production Co Yates State 4 NW SE 33 17 22 Otis Roberts State 2 NE SE 19 17 28 A H Hoover State 2 B NW SE 30 17 28 Premier Petroleum Co Beeson 8 F SW SE 298 17 30 J H Elder Root 4 NW SW 7 17 30 The completions were Danciger's Turner 10 1 NW SE 18 17 31 and Aston and Fair's Hudson No 3 SW NW 17 17 31.
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Artesia
N. M
Eddy County
Wilmar Oil Co
Ginsberg
Danciger Oil and Refining Co., Inc
Turner
Danciger Turner
Republic Production Co
Yates
State
Otis Roberts
A. H. Hoover
Premier Petroleum Co
Beeson
J. H. Elder
Root
Danciger
Aston and Fair
Hudson
Oklahoma City Rangers Set for Steer Roping Showdown
Bob Crosby defends his world steer roping title next Sunday in a match against Carl Arnold at the new West Alameda fairgrounds. Oklahoma City Rangers travel by chartered bus to watch, with tickets selling fast to out of town fans from Massachusetts to Arizona. Lions Club sponsors the event at 2 pm, with bids from many states and sales through Chamber of Commerce Kipling's and Southwestern Public Service.
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Bob Crosby
Carl Arnold
Oklahoma City Rangers
Massachusets
New York
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Edd Amonett
Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Kipling’s
Southwestern Public Service Company
Lions Club
New Fairgrounds
West Alameda
Roswell Scouts Return From Camp Wehinahpay
Eighteen Roswell Scouts return today from summer camp at Camp Wehinahpay with a total of 45 between Chaves and Lincoln counties. The Eddy County Scout session opens its final week today.
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Roswell
Wehinahpay
Chaves
Lincoln Counties
Eddy County
Mrs Benson Praises Roswell Community Help
Mrs Emma Benson of 801 N Richardson recently moved to Roswell and credits Record classified with helping her settle. She says the town and its people provide abundant information, and she expresses delight in Roswell and the town’s community spirit.
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Emma Benson
N. Richardson
Roswell
Record Classified
Era
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