Roswell Coyotes Open Tourney Against Tucumcari Rattlers
Santa Fe March 13 The Roswell Coyotes drew the strong Tucumcari Rattlers in the state high school basketball tournament opener at 3 30 this afternoon. Tucumcari coached by Jimmy Rudd has a 20 2 season mark and beat Albuquerque Clovis and Socorro this year. The Coyotes prepared on the tournament court and anticipate a tough test, with potential quarterfinals Friday and a possible Saturday final against Las Cruces Albuquerque or Santa Fe.
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Ed Scarritt
Santa FE
Roswell
Coyotes
Tucumcari Rattlers
Jimmy Rudd
Tucumcari
Wheatland
Forrest
Rattlers
Albuquerque
Socorro
Clovis
Carlsbad
Artesia
Rudd
Raton
Coyetes
Seth Hall
Corn
Sacred Heart
Las Cruces
Hoskins
Albucuerque
Miners Upset Wheatland In 1941 New Mexico Tourney
Santa Fe reports the 1941 New Mexico high school basketball state tournament second round. Dawson Miners defeat Wheatland 38 to 29, Cimarron Rams beat Socorro 29 to 27 in OT. Top scorer Emilio Ghiglieri nets 16 for Dawson as northern district shows strength. District one pair to meet next at 10 am, barred from semifinals by draw.
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Santa FE
N. M
Colfax County
New Mexico
Dawson Miners
Downing Wheatland
Cimarron
Socorro
Cimarron Rams
Husky
Chunky
Emilio Ghiglieri
Dawson
Denied sale rumor on Vallejo Ranch near Cimarron
In Ratón New Mexico on March 13 officials denied reports of a Vallejo ranch sale to a New York syndicate. Mary Kirkpatrick secretary called it rumor and Lyle Brush Santa Fe manager said there is nothing to it. The ranch had been bought three years earlier by Charles Roeser Robert Windgren and Charles Johnson of Fort Worth after improvements by W. L. Horsbury.
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Charles Johnson
Fort Worth
Tex
W. L. Horbury
New Mexicans for Army Officers Named at Fort Bliss
Five non commissioned officers of the 200th coast artillery regiment of the New Mexico National Guard at Fort Bliss Texas have been recommended for temporary commissions to fill officer vacancies. The officers are Sgt Edward F Lingo Battery B First Set Gerald L Darling Headquarters Battery Set Robert J Romondi Headquarters Battery First Set William J McKenzie Battery A and Staff Set Leonard W Skiles Headquarters Battery.
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Fort Bliss
Texas
200Th Coast Artillery Regiment
New Mexico National Guard
Edward F. Lingo
Gerald L. Darling
Robert J. Romondi
William J. McKenzie
Leonard W. Skiles
Mediation Board Proposed for Defense Labor Strikes
President Roosevelt received a recommendation for a mediation board to handle defense related labor issues. Hillman noted options of 11, 7, or 5 members with no names yet. Perkins said the idea is taking definite shape. Separately, soft coal operators rejected CIO wage increase demands in New York. Aluminum of America plant in Edgewater paused by a strike affecting 3000 workers. Crucible Steel and Labelle Works idled. Allis Chalmers strike reaches eighth week in Milwaukee. John R. Steelman planned talks with union and company leaders. Carpenters halted work at a $5 million Army Air Corps base in Everett, Washington over lumber deliveries.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Perkins
Defense
Knudsen
Hillman
Miss Perkins
White House
New York
CIO
Aluminum Company of America
Edgewater
N. J
Labelle Works
Crucible Steel Company
Pittsburgh
CIO Steel
Bridgeville
Milwaukee
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company
John R. Steelman
U. S. Conciliation Service
Army Air Corps Base
Everett
Wash
AFI
Council Approves Purchase Land For Local Airport
At a late afternoon special meeting the Roswell city council approved land purchases for airport extensions now under CAA and WPA improvement for potential military use. Total projects amount to 3200 dollars with several tracts listed for owners A L Martin Hobson Gordon Dobbins Edgar Fitzgerald T H Rector and multiple private citizens. Deeds are in escrow pending payment by the city.
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Roswell
CAA
WPA
A. L. Martin
Mr. Hobson
Gordon Dobbins
Edgar Fitzgerald
T. H. Rector
Margaret Friend
Golden Elsie Rogers
Florence M. Morris
Navy Building Program The Largest In Our History
Navy officials told the House appropriations committee that by summer the United States will have its largest combat shipbuilding program in history. Expenditures rise from 1932 to last December with plans for a monthly rate exceeding 100 million, totaling 884 ships with 5.5539 billion dollars remaining to be appropriated. The program projects 3,678 planes on hand by July 1 and 7,471 available by July 1942, with continued ship modifications and ahead-of-schedule completions.
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Washington
Congress
Navy
S. M. Robinson
Navy Department
Bureau of Ships
House Appropriations Committee
Robinson
Indian Brothers Army Entertainers at Fort Bliss
Three Indian brothers from Taos Pueblo New Mexico serve in the New Mexico National Guard at Fort Bliss as Battery H 200th Coast Artillery AA. Staff Sergeant Jimmy Lujan Yellow Hawk Sergeant Jimmy K Lujan and Corporal Henry Henry Lujan entertain soldiers with singing and dancing on recreation programs. About thirty New Mexico Pueblo Indians including ten from Taos have joined the 200th in camp.
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Fort Bliss
Tex
Taos Pueblo
New Mexico
New Mexico National Guard
Jimmy Lujan
Yellow Hawk
Jimmy K. Lujan
Henry Henry Lujan
Battery H
200Th Coast Artillery
Lujans
Tony Lujan
Mable Dodge
Improvements Planned For Local Roswell Airport
WPA and Civil Aeronautics Bureau officials inspect Roswell airport to outline upgrades for military compliance. State director J J Connelly operations director Gordon Herkenhoff and regional engineer Joseph M Tracy of Denver travel to represent the WPA. President Roosevelt approves a $230000 Carlsbad airport project certified as a defense need.
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Roswell
WPA
Civil Aeronautics Bureau
J. J. Connelly
Gordon Herkenhoff
Joseph M. Tracy
Denver
Herkenhoff
Roosevelt
Carlsbad
War Department
Roswell and NMM Lead New Mexico Rifle and Pistol Meet
Roswell marksmen topped the New Mexico Rifle and Pistol Association titles at Santa Fe. New Mexico Military Institute won the rifle team event with 9322, Roswell Rifle Club 9162, Carlsbad 9156. individual rifle leaders were Harrington, Wilson, and Raymond. Pistol team scores had Roswell 4344, Santa Fe 4196, Alamogordo 3938. top pistol marksmen were Breneman, Massey, and Harrington.
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Roswell
New Mexico Rifle and Pistol Association
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell Rifle Club
B. L. Smith
Santa Fe
Roswell Club
Carlsbad
E. O. Harrington
Alamogordo
L. D. Wilson
Ed Raymond
Tode Brenneman
Joe Massey
Harrington
Duke City
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Y. M. C. A
Las Cruces
Fort. Wingate
Convention Committee of C. Meeting Friday Morning
The convention committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Friday at ten o'clock to discuss conventions scheduled for Roswell this year. West Texas forecast shows cloudy conditions tonight and Friday with rain or snow in the southwest, warmer in the Panhandle on Friday.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
West Texas
Southwest
Panhandle
Silly Charges By Nazidom Made On The United States
An article by Dewitt Mackenzie discusses Nazi propaganda accusing the United States of betraying Britain through government controlled radio. The piece argues the claim is crude and unintelligent and reflects resentful mockery rather than a credible political argument. The column points out the implausibility that Germany and its allies believe the US would double cross a friend for gain.
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Uncle Sam
Britain
Italy
Japan
Twenty Five Chaves County Men to Join Army
Twenty five Chaves county men will depart at 8:30 Friday for Santa Fe for induction under selective service. From there they head to Fort Bliss Texas for training. One man, Ward Howard Murphy of Dexter, is transferred to Van Buren Arkansas. Replacements: David Henry Franklin Hagerman Johnnie Shaw Roswell Melvin Ray Cates Roswell. The bus leaves for Santa Fe at 9:15 after the Federal building assembly.
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Chaves County
Santa Fe
Army
Fort Bliss
Texas
Ward Howard Murphy
Dexter
van Buren
Ark
Frank Young, Jr
Roswell
Joe Esquipala Carrillo
Marlin Elbert Martin
Hagerman
Lloyd David Wood
C. C
British Bomber Offensive Deepens Across Europe
RAF launches greatest offensive of the war swarming from Boulogne to Berlin with new bombers. RAF raids hit Berlin and Bremen industrial plants, Hamburg shipyards, Norwegian and Dutch airfields, Boulogne docks, IJmuiden and Ostend shipping. A source says US aid bill frees Britain to wage a full offensive. Continued on page eight.
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London
Boulogne
Berlin
Low Countries
Norway
RAF
United States
Britain
English Channel
Bremen
Hamburg
Netherlands
Ijmuiden
Ostend
Belgium
Air Ministry
Associated Press
Great Britain
Germany
Liverpool
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Roswell Kiwanis Club Profit From Rubinoff Concert
H O Hodson reports the Roswell Kiwanis Club milk fund net proceeds of 452 dollars from the Rubinoff concert. Treasurer Joe Robertson completed accounting, confirming the donation to the milk fund. The club thanks supporters for the successful fundraiser and gracious backing.
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H. O. Hodson
Roswell Kiwanis Club
Joe Robertson
Rubinoff
Snow Storm Plagues New Mexico Cities and High Ranges
Snow and rain spread across New Mexico amid two storms, with eight inches at Mountainair lifting the season total to 17.2 inches and 5.19 inches of moisture. Raton logged five inches as the northern region faced its second heaviest winter storm while temps ranged from 17 degrees at Raton to the 40s in the south. Roads were slick but passable in Raton Pass as precipitation waned in places.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Albuquerque
Rio Grande Valley
Raton
Colorado-New Mexico
Mountainair
Forest Ranger Station
Vaughn
Manzano Mountains
Raton Pass
Farmers' Gin Co Holds Fourth Annual Meeting
The Farmers' Inc. members met at East Grand Plains school house for the fourth annual gathering. A dinner was served by the Parent-Teachers association. The group noted full payment for the gin and the Oasis gin purchase, plus about $25,000 returned to farmers with a good yearly dividend. Virgil Grantham presided. Berry Heine was re elected director. Reports from Manager Jones and Secretary Ellis Whitney were heard. A committee was formed to study a farmers oil mill proposal.
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Farmers, Inc
East Grand Plains
Virgil Grantham
Berry Heine
Jones
Ellis Whitney
Italian Attacks Against Greeks Reported Failed
Greek defense repelled a major Italian offensive in Albania around Tepeleni. Dispatches claim Italy suffered over 10,000 losses and 3,500 prisoners in six days, while Mussolini reportedly visited Albania to boost morale. A hospital ship incident and heavy air raids against Britain and Germany accompany this report.
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Athens
Mussolini
Albania
Tepeleni
Klisura
Valona
Berati
Greek Marine Ministry
Income Tax Men At Federal Building
Two members of the bureau of internal revenue are at the federal building in Roswell to aid residents with their 1940 income tax renditions. They will be there today Friday and Saturday, with the deadline set for Saturday night.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Federal
Roswell
Record Classifieds Fail Not For Hotel Maid Ads
Mrs. W R Thompson manager of The Zuni Hotel said the Record classified ad always finds staff. She posted for an experienced maid and received prompt results as early as the first day. The paper touts its local reach and reliability for employment notices.
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W. R. Thompson
Zuni Hotel
Record Classified
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Vallejo Ranch
Indian Brothers Army
Seattle
U. S
National Defense
John E. Carroll
Boeing Aircraft Factory
NMM
MacKenzie
Dewitt Mackenzie
Kiwanis Club
Paris
Annual Meeting Farmers’ Gin Co
Hitler
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