Roswell Coyotes Ready For Carrizozo Title Bid
Roswell High quin tet advanced to the district final by crushing Monument 54-18 and Hobbs 54-31. Coyotes led 15-6 early, then pulled away after intermission, with Cowan scoring 14 and Kelly 12. Hobbs star Johnson had 12 before foul trouble dimmed their push. The winner faces Carrizozo Bears for the title.
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Coyotes
Hobbs Eagles
Monument
Elmer Morganthauer
Capitan
Eagles
Roswell
Brenneman
Little Bulgaria Joins Axis In Hitler Presence
In Vienna on March 1 1941 Bulgaria signed a pact joining the Rome Berlin Tokyo Axis. Premier Bogdan Philoff signed as Germany Italy and Japan observed with Hitler present but taking no active part. The ceremony at Belvedere Palace linked Bulgaria with 6,000 people and 40,000 square miles, signaling renewed Axis advance in southeastern Europe and potential pressures on Britain.
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Bulgaria
Axis
Hitler
Vienna
Adolf Hitler
Bogdan Philoff
Germany
Rumania
Hungary
Slovakia
Belvedere Palace
Philoff
Fuehrer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Berlin
Hiroshi Oshima
von Ribbentrop
Ciano
Italy
Oshima
Japan
Britain
Europe
Associated Press
Sofia
Romania
Junkers
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Virginia Gayda
Greece
Balkans
Basketball Tournament To Roswell in 1942
District Five High School tournament moves to Roswell next year after officials meeting in Carlsbad. Seeding method changed from percentage based to coach vote amid criticism of previous results.
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Roswell
Carlsbad
Water permit hearing for 200 acres on Berrendo
The application of L. T. Lewis for water for 200 acres on the Berrendo was heard yesterday afternoon before State Engineer Tom McClure. A large number have protested the application.
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L. T. Lewis
Berrendo
Tom McClure
Navy Recruiter Beckwith to Visit Roswell in March
Harold V. Beckwith machinist mate of the U S Navy recruiting service will be in Roswell March 3 to 6 at Room 227 of the post office to accept enlistment applications He will base at the Roswell post office beginning March 1 and work in the area afterward Any single physically sound man aged 17 to 31 years may enlist even if his selective service number has been called Full information from Beckwith at the post office on those dates.
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Harold V. Beckwith
U. S. Navy Recruiting Service
Roswell
Navy
Beckwith
Legislation Recap of Bills and Vague Rural Proposals
A rambling statehouse note reviews proposed bills including recording fees set at one dollar, a board fee reallocation, and various reform ideas. It cites HB175 and HB1264 with critiques, mentions funds diverted to unrelated programs, and mocks ongoing legislative complexity and language errors. The piece ends mid-sentence, with a tease of continuation on page two.
Bulgaria's Axis Ties Do Not Significantly Alter Balkans
Dewitt Mackenzie argues Bulgaria remains under Berlin Rome influence, a diplomatic gain for Hitler with Greece and Turkey potential flashpoints. He notes Bulgaria would host bases against Britain in the Eastern Mediterranean and could affect Mussolini’s position amid Greek resistance.
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Berlin-Rome
Hitler
Balkan Peninsula
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Cam
He Jong
Bulgaria
Russia
Balkans
Turkey
Greece
Small Chicken House Fire Reported on North Missouri
Fire department responded yesterday afternoon to a small blaze on North Missouri between Jth and 6th. A chicken house owned by L. B. Boellner was burned.
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North Missouri
Jth
6Th
L. B. Boellner
Weather forecast across states with cloud cover
Weather outlook covers New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Texas. New Mexico shows considerable cloudiness Sunday with scattered showers west. Arizona expects cloudy skies with intermittent sun and showers east portion. Colorado to be partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with lower elevations wetter west. Texas remains fair tonight and Sunday but clouds increase in the south with warmer temperatures tonight and Sunday.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Coltado
Texas
Captain Phinizy Arrives Next Weekend in Roswell
Captain John Phinizy, commander of Company A 104th Anti-Tank, will arrive next week to lead the unit in Roswell for the weekend events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Phinizy
Roswell
License Plates Resume Sale Under 1941 Rules
Jef Liston auto license distributor reports new supply of license tags after a cut and sale resumes today Unger state law requires all cars run after today to display 1941 license plates.
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Jef Liston
Unger
Two Storms Straddle U.S. Coasts With Severe Damage
Two gale storms swept east and west. Atlantic snowfall reached 14 inches in New Jersey and caused at least 17 deaths in traffic and related accidents, while disrupting shipping and air travel. Pacific squalls tore roofs, felled trees, downed power lines, and shattered windows, injuring over a dozen. Eastern blizzard killed seven in auto crashes in Pennsylvania and three in Virginia and New Jersey, with two in Maryland and New York. subfreezing temperatures prevailed.
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Associated Press
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
New Jersey
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
New York
California Leads Home Construction In FHA Mortgages
The Federal Housing Administration reported California led the nation in new home construction insured under FHA in 1940, with 30,943 mortgages valued at 131.7 million. Michigan followed with 14,625 loans totaling 67.6 million, while New Mexico and Texas had 736 and 10,626 loans worth 2.8 million and 40.76 million respectively.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
California
FHA
Michigan
New Mexico
Texas
Former Kentucky Gov Laffoon Dies at 72
Madisonville Ky March 1 Ruby Laffoon who created thousands of Kentucky Col onels while governor from 1931 to 1935 died at 2 50 a m after a long illness He suffered a paralytic stroke last week The 72 year old Democrat returned here to practice law after leaving office
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Madisonville
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
C. S.T
Laffoon
Bitter Senate Debate Over Lease-Lend Bill Sparks War Bailout
Senator Lucas of Illinois described lease-lend supporters as realistic and war-avoidant and warned that not aiding Britain could draw the United States into war with Germany and Japan. He argued that aiding Britain with the tools they need would secure naval supremacy in Washington after the war. He warned that abandoning Great Britain would endanger U.S. security.
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Senate
Washington
Lucas
D-Ill
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Japan
Two WPA Shifts Start Monday at Roswell Airport
The WPA will run two work shifts starting Monday to speed up improvements at Roswell airport. One shift runs 4 PM to 12 AM and the other 1 PM to 9 PM, under Ray Isler’s supervision as the project progresses steadily with substantial work underway.
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WPA
Roswell
Ray Isler
Dr L Vernon Briggs Died Of Heart Attack In Tucson
Dr L Vernon Briggs 77 Boston psychiatrist and genealogist died of a heart attack while in Tucson where he wintered. His wife Mary Cabot Briggs said his recent efforts to secure more state funds for the Arizona hospital for the insane may have contributed. He authored books on psychiatry capital punishment genealogy and travel and served as a colonel in the army medical corps.
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Tucson
Ariz
L. Vernon Briggs
Boston
Army Medical Corps
Mary Cabot Briggs
Arizona Hospital
Briggs
Cabot
Ariazna
New Mexico
District Five basketball tournament scores and finalists
District Five tournament at Carlsbad shows Roswell over Cloudcroft 62 23 and Carrizozo topping Corona 25 in semi finals. Roswell meets Carrizozo in the championship after defeating Monument 54 18 and Hobbs 54 31. Consolation results include Lovington over Weed 44 22 and Artesia over Hiway 42 30.
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Carlsbad
Roswell
Carrizozo
Cloudcroft
Monument
Hobbs
Dexter
Capitan
Jul
Corona
Vaughn
Cedarvale
Tatum
Eunice
Honda
Prairieview
Lovington
Weed
Artesia
Hiway
Lake Arthur
Encino
Hope
Hagerman
Plan to settle strikes faces key talks today
Encouraged by the Bethlehem Steel settlement at Lackawanna New York the Office of Production Management resumes talks with CIO UAW over demands at Allis Chalmers Milwaukee plant where 9000 workers are employed and $45 million in defense orders are at stake. A federal conciliator was sent to Detroit as CIO UAW threatens strikes at Ford Motor Co plants Highland Park and Lincoln units affecting 95 000 workers and $148.5 million in defense work. Ford denounces alleged union discrimination and Michigan law could trigger a 30 day cooling period.
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Associated Press
Bethlehem Steel
Lackawanna
N. Y
Wasnington
Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Cio-United Automobile Workers
Allis- Chalmers
Ford
Detroit
Cio-Uaw
Ford Motor Co
Highland Park
Lincoln
Ford Company
Michigan
Nazi Troops In Bulgaria Occupy Sofia In Blitz
German panzer divisions and transport planes poured into Sofia today and occupied the capital as Bulgaria joined the Berlin Rome Tokyo alliance. Britain’s Ren Del warned King Boris that Britain could break off relations with Bulgaria, with a British declaration of war and RAF bombing of German communications lines.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Germany
Britain
George Rendel
Boris
Seven Thousand Five Hundred for NYA in New Mexico
The NYA state office in Albuquerque reports an extra 7500 federal dollars to support college and graduate work for 124 students for the remainder of the academic year. Average stipends run 15 dollars monthly, bringing New Mexico's total NYA college aid to about 60000 dollars this year distributed among UNM, NM Normal Univ, Eastern NM College, NM School of Mines, NM State College, NM Teachers College, and Spanish American Normal.
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Albuquerque
N. M
National Youth Administration
NYA
New Mexico
University of New Mexico
New Mexico Normal University
Eastern New Mexico College
New Mexico School of Mines
New Mexico State College
New Mexico Teachers’ College
Spanish- American Normal
Statewide Texas oil allowables set for March by commission
The Texas railroad commission issued an amended state wide oil order for March fixing an average net daily oil allowable of 1,352,489 barrels. It calls for five shutdown days for the Panhandle nine for east Texas and ten for the rest of the state.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Panhandle
East Texas
Hayes elected chairman of SW district oil group
E P Hayes of Houston was named chairman of the southwestern district production division of the American Petroleum Institute. The two day convention ended in Shreveport with Hayes succeeding L A Ogden of Fort Worth. D A Jordan of Odessa was named vice chairman for New Mexico and W H Collins of Wichita Falls was named vice chairman for north and west Texas.
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Shreveport
E. P. Hayes
Houston
Southwestern
American Petroleum Institute
Hayes
L. A. Ogden
Fort Worth
D. A. Jordan
Odessa
Tex
New Mexico
W. H. Collins
Wichita Falls
North
West Texas
Amsterdam Fined 15 Million Guilders for Disorder
German military authorities imposed a fine on Amsterdam totaling 15 million guilders about 8 million dollars as punishment for recent disturbances against the Nazi occupation today.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Government hails Bulgaria joining the Axis in tense Balkans
Tokyo reports a government statement praising Bulgaria for finally joining the Axis. The note calls Bulgaria's adherence significant during a period of Balkan tension and frames it as a matter for congratulation.
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Tokyo
Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Axis Ties Seen as Substantive Yet Redundant
London reports indicate Bulgaria's pledge to the Axis carries little practical impact since Sofia was already aligned with Germany. Authorities note Bulgaria's moves reflect existing cooperation rather than a new strategic shift, shaping perceptions of Axis cohesion in wartime diplomacy.
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London
Bulgaria
Germany
Hull signals freezing Bulgarian assets if Bulgaria joins Axis
Secretary Hull stated the United States would freeze Bulgarian assets if German troops occupy Bulgaria after it joins the Axis. The Commerce Department estimates Bulgarian investments in the U.S. under 500,000 dollars while U.S. investments in Bulgaria total about 7 million dollars, mostly government bonds and direct stakes.
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Washington
Hull
United States
State Department
Balkans
Bulgaria
Commerce Department
Japanese naval forces reported near Indo China Cape
Saigon reports three Japanese men o war sighted off Cape St Jacques forty miles south of the city with further reports of larger fleets in the Gulf of Siam. Earlier unconfirmed word claimed Japan's Indo China naval patrols totaled fifty one ships of all types.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Cape St. Jacques
Gulf of Siam
Wat
Japan
Indo- China
Greece Shaken By Bad Earthquake
Northern Greece was hit by a destructive quake at 5 35 am local time. Larisa suffered collapses as 15 000 homeless sought tents and troops helped remove trapped victims. Epicenter near El Assona caused extensive damage including a hotel collapse.
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Athens
Greece
Larisa
el Assona
Miss Rabb Recovers Purse After Quick Ad Help
Miss Florrie Rabb misplaced a purse on Thursday night and placed an ad in Friday afternoon's paper. Within an hour of publication the purse was returned, and she credited the ad's speed, saying she was surprised at how quickly it worked.
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Florrie Rabb
Miss Rabb
Miss Rabb Receives Swift Return of Purse
A reader praises the rapid newspaper classifed response as the purse was returned quickly, noting how widely the paper is read and expressing pride in the speedy outcome.
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Roswell Coyotes
Sea. Co
Ed Scarritt
Corn
Roswell High
Carrizozo Bears
Dan Woods
Rock
Gibraltar
Spain
English Channel
Billy
County Cies
State Board of Musnetology
O. K
Coronation Corporation
University
Iby
Balkan
By Dewitt Mackenzie
Phinizy
Sen. Lucas
DR. Briggs
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