Alien Soldiers Border Troubles
Alien residents and military members faced entry issues at the Santa Fe Street bridge with U S immigration officers. An Austrian-born woman from Carlsbad stayed in Juarez overnight. Two Ft Bliss soldiers were detained over entry status. one was cleared to return after documentation, another German Jewish draft mustering in Chicago faced citizenship paperwork. Also notes broader Balkan crisis developments with Turkey Greece Bulgaria and Nazi advances.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carlsbad
N. M
United States
Santa Fe Street Bridge
U. S
Anja Medak
Austria
Juarez
Ft. Bliss
Pvt
Leonelo Escamilla
5Th Cavalry
Escamilla
Taft
Henry Wolfstein
Chicago
202Nd Coast Artillery
Roswell Hopeful On Cantonment Site From Army Push
Malone and Dow return from Washington after lobbying for Roswell to host a new army cantonment and air unit. They met with Senators Chavez and Hatch and Congressman Anderson, and with Gen. Summervelle. Construction hinges on army strength beyond 1.5 million, with surveys nationwide underway.
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Roswell
Ross L. Malone, Jr
The
Record
H. M. Dow
Washington
Malone
Dow
Army
Mr. Malone
Mr. Dow
Chavez
Hatch
Anderson
J. J. Dempsey
Maritime Commission
Sen. Chavez
Brehon Summervelle
Army Orders Gas Masks for Civilians
The War Department said it ordered a limited supply of low cost gas masks for non-combatants. The non-combatant masks protect against all known war gases like service masks but are not built for long life. Five contracts with different firms were described as educational orders to create supply sources for potential larger needs. No expansion of manufacturing facilities was planned.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Seek Machines For National Defense
SANTA FE NM March 3. R E Holzer new state defense council coordinator urged reporting any lathe drill press or other machine. The council surveys New Mexico machines to recruit them for defense sub contracts and outfit central shop facilities.
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Santa FE
N. M
R. E. Holzer
State Defense Council
New Mexico
Glamour Girl Brenda Frazier Strolls in Nassau Visit
New York socialite Brenda Frazier is photographed walking with charm along Nassau streets in the Bahamas while visiting her grandparents Sir Frederick and Lady Williams.
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Society
Brenda Frazier
New York
Nassau
The
Bahamas
Sir Frederick
Lady Williams
Russia Rejects Seizure of Bulgaria in Balkans Crisis
The Moscow radio rejected Bulgaria's policy of letting German troops enter, saying it would spread the war and draw Bulgaria in. In Sofia a riot broke out as fascists paraded against Yugoslavia while German mechanized units moved toward the Greek and Turkish frontiers. police quelled the clashes near the Royal Palace, with communists and peasants previously opposing the Nazi occupation.
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London
Moscow
Russia
Bulgaria
Germany
Balkans
Sofia
Yugoslavia
Royal
15 Per Cent Penalty on Auto Licenses in New Mexico
A flood of 1941 automobile license plate applications flowed in after the deadline with a 15 per cent penalty. Chief clerk Alfonso C. De Baca said the rush was the largest in New Mexico history. Over 600 plates issued Friday and 1,000 on Saturday at the Santa Fe office. If no proof of Sunday use, the 15 per cent penalty applied. motorists cited for driving with outdated plates were charged an extra one dollar per day.
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Santa FE
N. M
Alfonso C. de Baca
Motor Vehicle Division
New Mexico
Thei
Local plates shortages delay penalties and forecasts
No penalty was charged today due to a temporary shortage of plates last week. Penalty likely to be charged tomorrow pending confirmation from Jeff Liston, distributor, who was not reached for comment.
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Jeff Liston
Western storms bring snow wind and flight disruption
A sweeping western weather event grounded planes and stranded a freight train as snow hail and high winds sweep from Gila Arizona to San Diego California. Pigeons raced through the calm while a freighter crew at Cumbres Pass faced a blizzard piling snow and cooking emergency rations. Aircraft ferries in Kingman to Salt Lake City faced missing crews and dust storms as pilots climbed to 15 000 feet.
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Associated Press
United States
C. A. Kahrs
San Diego
Cailif
Gila
Ariz
Cumbres
Colorado
Denver& Rio Grande Western
North American Aviation Corp
Canada
Kingman
Salt Lake City
Joe S. Martinek
Hollywood
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
Cedar City
Utah
Transcontinental & Western Air
Tucumcari
N. M
Kansas
Kansas City
New Mexico Draft Quota Raised by 325 to 1450
State selective service head quarters received a call for 325 additional March draftees. New Mexico's first negro quota set at 25, with registrants comprising under one percent of 70,000. The plan targets 75 recruits daily, five days a week, pushing totals to 2810 by April 1, with 152 remaining of the first-year state quota.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Selective Service
New Mexico
Harry S. Bowman
Chaves County Draft Inductions Shift to Santa Fe Fort Bliss
No new March call arrived by afternoon for Chaves county men. Twenty seven men left for Santa Fe to be inducted and then sent to Fort Bliss in Texas rather than Fort Sill. Another 23 from Chaves will be sent March 13, but the list is not yet announced.
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Chaves County
Santa Fe
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fort Sill
Okla
Lair Sells Home to Donald Corn for New Country Build
Jack Lair sold his residence at 309 North Washington to Donald Corn. He plans a new house about two miles east of town on a one acre tract bought from Arthur Stevens, with the Lairs now residing at Alameda Apartments.
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Jack Lair
North
Washington
Donald Corn
John B. Beers
Arthur Stevens
Lairs
Alameda Apartments
Beeson Plans Apartments on 50-Foot Lot
Dr C F Beeson intends to erect apartments on a 50 foot lot purchased from Mrs Frank Crosson, located just south of his residence at 312 North Pennsylvania. The department head stated the project will proceed after final approvals.
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C. F. Beeson
Frank Crosson
Pennsylvania
Doubt Vote Could Come Saturday On Lease-Lend Bill
Washington reports show Senator Bridges endorsing aid to nations attacked by dictator regimes once the British aid measure passes. Leaders push for a Senate vote by Saturday amid debates over debate limits and possible filibuster. Reynolds proposes three amendments including deporting Bridges and restricting Communists and aid to Russia.
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Washington
Bridges
United States
New Hampshire
Britain
Greece
Barkley
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tunnell
D-Del
Smathers
D-Nj
Walsh
D-Mass
Reynolds
D-Nc
Harry Bridges
West Coast
Russia
Grand Jury Deliberates on Draft Evasion Cases
A federal grand jury began deliberations on about 150 cases submitted by U S attorney Everett Grantham. The panel is not expected to report until late this week or early next. Petit jurors will begin trials March 6.
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Santa FE
N. M
U. S
Everett Grantham
Captain Campagna Named Captain of New Mexico State Guard
Michael Campagna is appointed captain of Headquarters Company, New Mexico State Guard, Albuquerque, replacing H. W. Neely who could not take the post due to duties as state adjutant of the American Legion.
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Santa FE
N. M
Michael Campagna
New Mexico State Guard
Albuquerque
H. W
Jim) Neely
Neely
The
American Legion
Dardanelles Seen as Stage for World Battle
The Dardanelles zone stands as a pivotal battleground likely to influence Atlantic and Balkan outcomes. Nazi threats could ignite a larger war while Russia and Germany have long sought control, making Turkey’s stance crucial and tied to Moscow’s posture. A peace move remains a topic amid warring powers and strategic interests.
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Dardanelles
Balkans
Hitler
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Russia
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
Turks Mining The Dardanelles With Balkans in Turmoil
Sofia reports say German troop units move south toward Greece and Turkey with a frontier reach to Salonika near, while Britain may sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria within days. Turkish forces mine the Dardanelles as Balkan turmoil spreads.
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Dardanelles
Balkans
Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
Salonika
Britain
Rickenbacker in an Oxygen Tent After Crash
Airman Eddie Rickenbacker lay in an oxygen tent in Atlanta hospital after Eastern Air Lines sleeper plane crash nearby. Doctors reported slight improvement and said he slept more than last night. He had a broken hip, broken ribs, cuts and bruises from the wreck that killed seven people and injured eight.
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Atlanta
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Rickenbacker
EAS
William D. Byron
Williamsport
Weather Forecast for Four States
New Mexico mostly fair tonight and Tuesday with a cloudy spell and northeast storm. Colorado mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with snow in the mountains and flurries or freezing drizzle in the east, Arkansas valley colder. Arizona fair tonight with increasing clouds Tuesday and late Tuesday rain in the extreme west, slightly warmer west Tuesday. West Texas cloudy north and southeast tonight and Tuesday, otherwise fair and colder in the north portion tonight.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arkansas Valley
Arizona
West Texas
Robbers Net Large Jewelry Haul in Albuquerque
In downtown Albuquerque, burglars gained entry by cutting a roof hole and lowering in by rope to Mindlin's jewelry store. Owner Frank Mindlin valued the loot at about $10,000, mostly diamonds and watches from the showcases, in a major recent city robbery.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Mindlin’s
Frank Mindlin
British land strong forces at Salonika ports claims
Rome war dispatch quotes Vir ginio Gayda asserting that British troops have begun landing sizable forces at the Greek port of Salonika, signaling a new phase in the conflict. The report emphasizes the editor's claim as an official fascist voice detailing axis-aligned intelligence.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Salonika
Balkan armies set up headquarters in Sofia report
Belgrade dispatch of March 3 states that A)many’s Balkan forces are reported to have established their headquarters at Sofia, signaling a possible shift in regional command and control during the current conflict.
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Turkey
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Danube
Greece
Sigmund List
Germany
Balkan
Sofia
Belgrade
State Dept urges freezing Bulgarian funds in US
Washington reports that the state department advised the treasury to freeze Bulgarian funds in the United States after German troops entered Bulgaria. Secretary Hull said the department provided information and recommended a freezing order, with swift treasury action expected, following Romania and other occupations.
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Washington
State Department
The
Treasury
United States
Hull
Department
Rumania
Land-Use Plans For Quay County
Washington March 3 The work of land use planning committees in Quay County New Mexico has started local programs designs to offset social and economic handicaps according to Howard R Tolley chief of the bureau of agricultural economics Tolley submitted that statement to a house appropriations subcommittee during hearings on the agriculture department appropriation bill for 1942 The bureau cited Quay County as a representative example of land use planning The handicaps referred to Tolley explained resulted from low incomes sparsity of population and climatic hazards He described the planning activities of various local committees and said at the request of the county committee a study was being developed by various agricultural agencies to obtain additional information on which the committee may base an approach to the more complex county problems Participating in the study Tolley stated are the agricultural adjustment administration farm security administration bureau of agricultural economics and extension service.
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Washington
Quay County
N. M
Howard R. Tolly
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Tolley
House Appropriations
Agriculture Department
Bureau
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Farm Security Administration
Bureau of Agricultural Economics, and
Extension Service
About 100 Men Now Working At Roswell Airport
About 100 men are employed on the national defense improvement project at Roswell airport with a double shift starting today. One shift runs 4 a.m. to noon and the other 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. The project is valued at $150,000 and supports defense needs.
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National Defense Improvement
Roswell
Reserve Officers Meet Here Tonight
Col Gimperling executive of the 3rd military area and Maj Booth will speak at a Reserve Officers meeting at the Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 tonight Col Gimperling will provide information on calling Reserve Officers for active duty
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Col. Gimperling
Italian Raid On Quake Victims Stricken Larisa Bombed
Athens reports Italian air raid on Larisa during aftershocks aimed at the quake stricken town. Rescue work paused for an hour as bombs fell. Greek official notes most residents had already fled. casualties listed include seven dead and 23 injured.
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Athens
Ministry of Home Security
Larisa
It's Infinite Variety in Classifieds Says Mrs Mamie Fowler
Mrs Mamie Fowler of Price & Co. praises the classified section for its vast scope. She notes it can sell a ranch or a bathtub or find a dog or an antique, and jokes that only matrimonial ads are missing to achieve total coverage.
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Mamie Fowler
Price & Co
Classified
Predicting new department if demand rises
The speaker tells Mrs. Fowler the department may be established when demand is strong enough and that they will know where to recruit a first assistant if classified-force needs enlargement.
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Adolf Hitler
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George W. Rendell
Boris III
Ankara
Turkish Foreign Office
Ploesti
Viktor van Heeren
Paul
Glamor
Missouri
Dodge City
Kas
California
Lair
Dr. Beeson
Rudy Tucker
Oklahoma City
U.S
State Guard
Dewitt Mackenzie
George W. Rendel
Rendel
Legation
Dardanelles Straits
Turkish Naval Ministry
Aegean
Europe
Zagreb
Yugo Slavia
Duke City
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