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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1941
Page
1
Seventy five Roswell Legionnaires heard two well prepared talks on national defense. Speakers were Charles Morgan Artesia New Mexico Department Commander and Don Hoover Santa Fe Department Vice-Commander. O B Gilliland Carlsbad District Commander attended and expressed pleasure at being present. Guy Wicker was nominated for Commander of Roswell Post No 28 in the meeting report.
Franklin D Roosevelt enters his ninth year as president amid no public observance. He focuses on defense and aid to Britain, consulting closely with Knudsen, Hillman, and top military and diplomatic leaders. Reporting from Washington notes reduced talk of brain trust influence. News also covers Turkey’s emergency session over Hitler’s message, pressure on Greece, and German air raids on Cardiff with casualties feared as Red Cross responds.
A review of bills including HB178 seeking 50 000 for Mora end Colfax highway work likely won't pass but may sneak through via special appropriations. SB165 would require supreme court to issue rules for legal practice. doubt on broad district court procedure impact. SB170 bars municipalities from issuing revenue bonds for utilities without majority property-owner vote. support for extension to all securities. SB171, a counter HB162 style measure, aims to curb practices but seen as largely futile here.
New Mexico farmers in 15 counties will receive 338 500 pounds of triple superphosphate for demonstration. The Tennessee Valley Authority with the State Extension Service and experiment station funds the fertilizer to show phosphate value. Shipments cover Chaves Eddy Lincoln De Baca Bernalillo Sandoval San Miguel San Juan Valencia Colfax Luna Hidalgo Sierra and Otero counties.
Washington March 4 A presidential secretary said many efforts to confuse and mystify the defense setup are underway likely tied to opposition to the lease lend bill. Stephen Early said Roosevelt will act with an advisory cabinet group but will not abandon OPM officials whose job is to determine materials for loaned aid. He denounced the confusion push as dangerous and pointless. Senate debate continued for the 14th day with Senator Nye saying little to reporters after a meeting.
Senator Wagner urged quick passage of the British aid bill, warning an Axis victory would imperil the western hemisphere and U S security. He argued such a win would drain resources, undermine economy and government, and push the United States toward war.
Ed die Rickenbacker the war ace and Eastern Air Lines president showed slight improvement after injuries from Thursday crash of a sleeper plane near Atlanta. Hospital report says he is much quieter less restless more rational and in general condition improved.
The Record will award the owner of the car pictured on the Classified Page a $1 merchandise order at Hamilton-Justrite Cleaners. Call The Record office to claim by week’s end. Each Saturday a car on a Roswell street will be swapped and the next Tuesday’s Classified Page will feature the new photo.
State News Briefs from Albuquerque report guilty pleas on February 23 gambling raid charges. Roy Walker and S. Davis were fined $1,000 each and given suspended 30 day jail terms by District Judge Bryan G. Johnson. Sentencing for four others was deferred to March 17. four more were dismissed.
Juan Montoya, identified by police as the driver of a vehicle that fatally injured Maria Alderette, faces involuntary manslaughter charges. He posted a $1,000 bond for a preliminary hearing after an accident near Mesilla Saturday night.
In Mesilla at a San Albino festival raid, sheriff plans charges against two men including the alleged gaming tables operator. The seizure includes gambling equipment and $81 in stakes from a Mesilla inn during the peak of the celebration.
Major Ralph E. Hoover of Carlsbad will arrive in Albuquerque March 15 as instruction officer for the Albuquerque Military district. He will work with Major Harold Booth, recently promoted from instruction officer to executive officer for the district.
Tom E. Frost of El Paso was taken to a Portales hospital for treatment after his car overturned 50 miles northeast of Roswell on Highway 70. Cause of the accident was not determined.
Today in Congress the Senate opened debate on British aid and discussed parity loans for major export crops. Committees reviewed farm subsidies, reapportionment, air crash and defense program investigations, and defense facilities funding. Yesterday the Senate blocked a proposal on British aid limits and passed a bill aiding hardship cases under the excess profits tax law.
Eyes Of The Navy, a film about the navy airmen, was shown to N M M I cadets by Ensign H D Hilton from Long Beach California. He tours the 11th Naval District to recruit college students for navy flying officer training and will show the film at Eastern New Mexico College in Portales tomorrow.
The regular city council monthly meeting has been postponed from tonight to Thursday night.
A river swept away a main line railroad bridge abutment in Los Angeles as rainstorms lash Southern California. Five traffic deaths in the city were blamed on trains by police for three. The bridge collapse halted rail traffic and cut power and highways were blocked amid continued showers.
Major James R. Kelly, of N. M. M. I., addressed the Kiwanis luncheon urging full support for aid to Great Britain while keeping America first in foreign policy. He urged quiet talk but swift preparation and a firm stance with Japan, warning against superficial aid that could lead to a negotiated peace.
An AFL strike at Wright Field Dayton Ohio halted about 5.9 million dollars of work on a wind tunnel torque stand air craft radio lab and other facilities. The war department blamed the strike for delaying essential expansion work at one of the nation s top military aircraft centers. Penner Installation Corporation resumed work under a 36800 contract for electrical equipment triggering the labor action. John Breidenbach AFL leader was unavailable for comment as contractors reported many skilled workers left Camp Da in sympathy with the stoppage.
A notice received by the local draft board orders 14 white men from Chaves County to report for army service on March 24. This increases the county total called to 124 men.
February building permits totaled 33730 for fourteen new houses eight priced at 2500 or more. First two months permits reach 186670 with January activity starting on an auditorium at NMML. The largest February project is Pueblo Courts additions costing 6000.
Dolores Hallmark Bonnie Wel don Ella Newsom and Rawlin Hallmark each sentenced to 30 days in jail for vagrancy. Jewell Mills pleaded not guilty to vagrancy and awaits trial. Mae Chambers charged with vagrancy but not yet arraigned.
Deputies of the collector of internal revenue in Albuquerque will staff the post office building March 13 14 and 15 to assist locals with income tax forms. Blank forms may be obtained by writing the Collector of Internal Revenue Albuquerque NM and sent back to the same address. Reports must reach the office by March 15.
Moscow voiced formal protest to Bulgaria via Andrei Vishinsky, saying Soviet policy cannot support Bulgaria's current stance on Nazi troops. The note warned that allowing German forces risks widening conflict, stating Russia favors peace and will not back Bulgaria's policy. London described the move as a formal protest unlikely to trigger action. Russia noted Bulgarian press rumors misrepresenting USSR positions and reaffirmed long allied ties with Bulgaria.
Chicago March 4 a life annuity of 250 dollars monthly was bequeathed to Mrs Caroline Bellman of Albuquerque New Mexico by her brother Edward Landsberg late brewing company head who left a 5 million dollar estate Landsberg president of the Blatz Brewing and United States Brewing Company left the bulk to his widow with the residue to be divided among a dozen former key employes following her death Landsberg died February 20
The Chamber of Commerce picture committee met this afternoon to plan the 1941 motion picture showcasing chamber activity. Chair J B Headley presided, with Arden Boelliner H E Samson Dwight McNally and Walter Fulbright as members.
Privates Leonelo Escamilla and Henry Wolfstein, aged 22 and 21, returned to the United States under a state department order to complete one year of selective service duty at Fort Bliss. They were stranded in Juarez, Mexico over the weekend due to immigration laws and were stopped by immigration officers upon reentry as non citizens.
Clayton Bennett's store on Highway 70 just west of Ruidoso Junction was destroyed Sunday by fire. The blaze was reported to have been caused by a defective flue. Loss was estimated at 3500 dollars.
H V Beckwith chief machinist's mate of the Navy has opened headquarters in Room 227 at the post office building. He will take enlistment applications and perform preliminary physicals before sending accepted men to Denver for final examinations. His wife accompanies him.
An Army Air Corps cadet and his instructor died in a training plane crash near Bakersfield California. Lieut Walter J Alsop aged 26 from St George Utah and cadet Donald J Stanford aged 26 from Red Oak Texas perished after the craft spun from about 1000 feet. A cotton gin employee witnessed the pilot struggle to regain control before the engine ceased.
W A Losey banker and irrigation official from Hagerman New Mexico is named director at large of the federal farm credit board in Wichita. He succeeds Frank Hayner of Las Cruces and will serve a three year term through December 31 1943. He becomes the seventh director and will attend his first board meeting in Wichita March 17 18.
A meeting at 1 30 p.m. Friday will discuss livestock shipping for Pecos Valley. Santa Fe railroad officials H C Vincent and G H Minchen will attend with the local Feeders and Producers Association at the Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs Marion M Roland placed a one time classified ad in Record to sell her six room house. She noted the ad ran Thursday night and brought a buyer Friday morning, calling the result almost too good to be true.
The speaker thanks Mrs. Poland and notes stories like these show how classifieds benefit others. The testimony of users serves as the best recommendation for classified ads.
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