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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1941
Page
8
British war fleet sweeps the Mediterranean and Aegean in an unsuccessful hunt for Italian ships as battleships cruisers and destroyers patrol convoys bound for Greek ports. Reports say about 100,000 British troops may have landed on the Greek mainland with full battle gear.
Don Blackmar, longtime Roswell youth, has volunteered for selective service and will be inducted next week at Fort Sam Houston Texas. He has moved from Luling where he worked with his father in the oil business.
Lawmakers discuss trimming bills and starting daily sessions at 8:30 a m to speed hearings with Speaker McCarthy Gilbert Lopez and Burton Roach backing the plan. Snow storms delay clearances as Santa Fe hosts the state basketball tournament and Stephens College sends 700 students into city congestion.
At the Elks regular meeting Past Exalted Ruler Thomas F. Gable presided with vigor. A veteran Elk since 1900, he demonstrated his restored wits and eyesight as he guided the session last night.
Lobbyists swarm to the Santa Fe open houses presided by Capt. W. C. Reid for the House event this first Saturday night. The railroad offers no specific bills to back or oppose, while dinners are act as goodwill parties, a sign of changing times compared with years past.
Classified notice offering a saddle horse or good work horse for sale near Chester Court House Garage with contact phone 1467. Also advertising Armstrong & Armstrong cotton seed Extra good at 210 W Second with phone 1048. Phone your classified to No 11.
SANTA FE N M March 18 Indicted Albuquerque contractor N J Skousen by a federal grand jury on income tax evasion charges posted a $1 000 cash bond for arraignment at 9 am Thursday The indictment alleges he underreported income in 1936 and evaded $986 60 in tax In today’s session Virginia E Lewis former postmaster at Cienega pled guilty to embezzling funds and received deferred sentence.
Precipitation has ceased in New Mexico and Texas except light rain in the lower Grande valley. Clearing is developing from the west. Light snows in the northeastern states and wet conditions in the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures vary from zero in mountain Vermont to 40s in the central and northern states. Fair weather and rising temperatures expected tonight and Wednesday. Travel from Roswell should encounter fair weather for 36 hours. Cleve Hallenbeck. Record Want-Ads set Results
W. H. Woods Jr moves from Cibola to Crooks Forest in Arizona. Perl Charles named Albuquerque successor. G. L. Wang shifts to Santa Fe. Kenneth A. Keeney promoted within Carson. David O. Scott moves to Kaibab. J A Egan follows Scott. David Stevens replaces Egan on the Kaibab sale.
Captain John Gioscio Salvation Army commander left for Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota for observation and treatment after three weeks of illness at St Marys hospital. Major George W Johnston from Phoenix transported him to Amarillo by automobile since local airport could not takeoff due to heavy snow. he was accompanied by his wife.
Prime Minister Churchill spoke as Nazi air assaults killed 1,000 and wounded 1,300 over three days. He warned Hitler sent German U boats and battle cruisers to strike ships near the American side of the Atlantic. Coventry losses were cited at 422 dead, with Liverpool and Glasgow also hit. Belgrade reports Britain unloading anti aircraft guns and field gear at Greek ports for an army of 300,000, while defenses focus on Greek mainland ports and air fields against continued bombing.
Col. William J. Donovan returned from Europe and North Africa aboard the Yankee Clipper and said he hoped his extensive tour yielded lessons valuable to America's defense. He estimated about 25 000 miles traveled by sea air land and in the desert, noting the interplay of economics military activity and political and moral beliefs.
Roswell Lodge No 18 A F and A M convenes Wednesday March 19 at 7 30 P M for work on the first degree Attest Elmer H Riemen secretary Adv
Senator Wheeler claims President Roosevelt would drive the nation into war with Willkie's aid unless the public resists involvement. He welcomes Willkie to accompany his planned anti administration speaking tour. Rumors say Willkie may join Wheeler to campaign against isolationism.
Santa Fe New Mexico reports state engineer Thomas McClure has been granted a six month leave of absence to recover from a recent illness. Willard Smith will serve as acting engineer.
The navy department reports six U S Navy airmen from the Aircraft Carrier Yorktown were killed in a collision of two planes during maneuvers over the Pacific yesterday. The incident occurred as the planes were operating in formation, with no immediate indication of other casualties or damage to the carrier.
Berlin reports the German news agency says U S citizens in occupied France were told by their embassy to leave. Passports for those in the area would not be renewed. The brief weather note adds Colorado will see generally fair skies tonight and Wednesday with colder conditions in the northeast.
The New Mexico Adult Education Association began a two day spring session at the University of New Mexico today. Dr J T Reid of the Harwood Foundation Taos is president. Dr Thomas V Calkins of Santa Fe directs the program. About 75 educators are expected to attend.
Representative Concha Ortiz y Pino announced a public hearing at 7 30 p m on April 1 in Santa Fe New Mexico on her bill to establish a licensing board for the cleaning and dyeing industry. She said the measure was proposed at the request of 90 percent of industry members to ensure understanding of its purpose.
Carlsbad New Mexico and Colorado Springs Colorado submitted bids today to host the 1942 Rocky Mountain district convention of the National Staters Association. About 130 delegates from 10 states attended the sessions which ended with a banquet this evening.
Crowds cheered officers and men from six United States warships as they paraded to a civic reception at Auckland town hall. The flotilla of two cruisers and four destroyers arrived yesterday on a training cruise.
London report says Royal Air Force bombers sank a large enemy supply ship off the Frisian Islands last night. Attacks also struck Wilhelmshaven Bremen Rotterdam and Oldenburg according to the air ministry announcement.
Detroit city councilman and former state representative John F. Hamilton admitted in circuit court that he accepted 15000 dollars to influence his vote on an eight million dollar housing project. He made the admission after being indicted by circuit judge Homer Ferguson's grand jury on charges of taking a bribe.
Washington reports the dedication of the National Gallery of Art with an 80 million collection. President Roosevelt accepts the gift to the American people while 7,900 guests fill the east wing of Mellon’s pink marble building. Paul Mellon notes the gallery fulfills his father’s long‑held plan.
In Boston on March 18 most trading centered on finer South American wool and Merino wools from Australia and South Africa. Domestic wools sold only in small urgent lots, while buyers with slower needs contracted from the new clip for later delivery.
Chicago reports butter receipts 858131 with firm creamery prices 93 score 30 3/4 31 and 92 30 1/2. Eggs receipts 16898 firm market unchanged. Poultry live 13 trucks steady to firm with hens over 5 lbs at 18. other prices unchanged.
Treasury notes two quotes 4s at 112.13 2 1/2s at 106.24. Home Owners Loan bonds quoted 2 1/4s at 102.17. Fed Farm Mtg listed as unquoted.
New Orleans on March 18 reports spot cotton closing steady with an 18 point rise. Sales totaling 386 bales, middling price at 10.86, reflecting a firmer tone in the market.
Kansas City livestock market shows hogs opened down, steady by close with prices 7.10 to 7.80 per hundred for various weights. cattle salable 3,200 with stockers and feeders slow but steady, best fed steers around 11.75 for 1472 lb, heifers 10.35, fat cows 6.25 to 12.00. Sheep salable 4,000 with bids steady and best fed lambs above 10.85.
In Chicago on March 18 bid prices show wheat May 87 7/8 to 3/4, July 84 7/8 to 3/4, September 85 3/8 to 1/4. Corn May 64 1/8 to 3/8, July 64 1/4 to 1/8, September 64. Oats May 37 1/4, July old 33 1/2, July new 33 1/4, September old 32 1/4, September new 32.
Cotton futures closed higher with May at 10.81 and January at 10.67 while Middling spot stood at 11.14. N-Nominal figures listed for New York and curb market listings include Ark N Gas Bliss El Bond Humble Oil and other tickers with varied prices.
The New York stock market regained composure after a mild early shake-out driven by war nerves. Major commodities remained strong bolstering securities with cotton futures jumping as government aid plans surfaced. Notable gainers included International Paper & Power and General Electric. laggards spanned Chrysler, Bethlehem Steel, Westinghouse, United Aircraft, and Sears Roebuck. Bonds held steady. Chicago wheat and corn prices also rose.
New York March 18 wool futures close steady with slight declines. May contract at 124.1B, July 121.2B, October 118.1B. Spot tops at 128.0B, Bid.
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