Three Jap Ships Sunk And Three Others Damaged
In wartime dispatches Allied submarines credited with sinking three Japanese ships and damaging three more in Japanese waters. A Tokyo quote urged Japan to press offensives in the Indian Ocean and Australia. In the Philippines, Corregidor endured a heavy air attack. Japanese losses were reported considerable. MacArthur warned Australians to expect invasion, while Port Moresby faced bomber strikes and Burma’s frontlines showed vigorous fighting near Toungoo.
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Associated Press
United States
Japan
Tokyo
Indian Ocean
Australia
Hideo Hiraide
Cansport
Washington
U. S
Local Weather Summary and Readings for Today
Readings show 24 hourly temperatures ending 11 30 am with highs near 80 and low around 41. Precipitation totals 0.17 inch for today, 0.53 inch year to date. Sunrise 6 55 Sunset 7 13 length 12.3 hours. Normal high 69 low 38 for the date.
Roswell High Class Of 1942 To Graduate 154 Students
Roswell high school announces 154 candidates for graduation to be held May 29 at the junior high auditorium. Five are summer graduates, bringing possible total diplomas to 149. No commencement speaker this year. class will present the program. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Arthur A. DuLaney May 24 at the junior high auditorium.
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Roswell High School
Paul H. Deaton
Arthur A. DuLaney
First Baptist Church
Armstrong
Gayle
Antram
Mary Virginia
Ruth
Agnes
David
Barnes
Frances
Barnett
Glenna
Bell
Virgil
Blough
Frank
Boyd
Bonnie
Bradley
Morale Of New Mexico Troops In Philippines High
Senator Dennis Chavez reports high morale among New Mexico soldiers in the Philippines after discussions with Francis Sayre Philippines commissioner. Sayre expressed confidence in army and navy efforts and praised the discipline and morale of New Mexico’s troops stationed there.
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New Mexico
Philippines
Washington
Dennis Chavez
DNM
Francis B. Sayre
Sayre
Army
Navy
Chavez
CCC Company Moves To Carlsbad
Seventy men and officers of the Chisos Mountains CCC camp in the Big Ben National Park area abandoned the Alpine camp and moved to Carlsbad New Mexico to await further assignment. About 100 others were removed from the camp weeks earlier.
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Alpine
Tex
Chisos Mountains
CCC
Big Ben National Park
Carlsbad
N. M
War Contracts Pay Big Bonuses Prompt House Probe
Washington report on Jack and Heintz Inc. bonuses tied to war orders stirs calls for prosecution. Rep. Anderson and Rep. Young urge action to curb profits, noting a secretary earned 18 295 in ten weeks of 1942. House committee review continues.
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Washington
Jack & Heintz, Inc
Cleveland Airplane Parts Company
Rep
Anderson
R-Minn
House
Andresen
Rep. Young
Ohio
Jack & Heintz
Congress
W. S. Jack
Jack and Heintz, Inc
Bedford, C
Bomber Named The Colin Kelly In San Diego Ceremony
In San Diego on March 24 a consolidated B-24 bomber will be christened The Colin Kelly in memory of Americas first World War II hero. Mrs Colin P Kelly Jr, widow of the ace flier who died after bombing and sinking a Japanese battleship, will officiate at the Conscript Aircraft Corporation plant christening.
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San Diego
Calif
Colin Kelly
America
Colin P. Kelly, Jr
Conscript Aircraft Corporation
Japanese Advance In Burma Near Toungoo Reported
Chungking says fierce fighting raged seven miles south of Toungoo as Japanese forces pressed the Chinese left flank. The communique notes six Japanese air attacks on Toungoo, while American volunteer squadrons strike Japanese air fields in Thailand. Casualties are heavy on both sides, with Chinese forces holding and counterattacking. Reuters cites the Jumma sinking four dive-bombers in Sunda Strait, and India recalls all naval vessels to home waters with new small ships joining.
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Australia
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations Generalissime
Japan
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Torres Strait
Markham
Burma
Toungoo
Pyu
Toun
Joseph Stilwell
U. S
Chungking
Thailand
Pyu River
Sittang
Reuters
New Delhi
Jumma
Dutch East Indies
Sunda Strait
All-India Radio
Carlsbad Caverns Attendance Tops 284 Thousand
Visitors to national parks in Colorado Montana New Mexico and Wyoming rose to a record 1941 level as hearings on the 1943 interior appropriations bill were held. Yellowstone led park receipts while Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico ranked third with 284 024 attendees and 352 949 dollars.
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Washington
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Wyoming
Interior Department
Interior
Yellowstone
Carlsbad Caverns
Raton Candidates Prepare for April City Election
Raton New Mexico on March 24 with Mayor J. R. Kastler Republican seeking reelection facing challenger R. L. McQuarre Democrat in the April 7 municipal election. Democrats nominate McQuarie slate for city offices while Republicans already announced their tickets.
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Raton
N. M
J. R. Kastler
R. L. McQuarre
McQuarie
Canadian Air Schools Operating At Full Speed
Ottawa dispatch notes ninety air training schools spanning from Atlantic to Pacific under a vast British empire air program are operating at full speed as wartime effort expands across Canada and supports allied air forces.
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Canadian Air
Ottawa
Atlantic
Pacific
McNeill Named To Personnel Job In Washington
James McNeil of Dexter New Mexico has leave of absence as secretary to Representative Anderson and will serve the civil service commission as a negotiator for transferring personnel from peace time to wartime agencies.
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Washington
James McNeil
Dexter
N. M
Rep
Anderson
Civil Service Commission
What Do You Think Tell Congress What Do You Think
A public ballot asks voters to express opinions on wartime and postwar policy. Questions cover extending war industry hours, cutting non war spending, drafting manpower, and abolishing agencies like WPA CCC and NYA. No signature required but optional.
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Congress
WPA
CCC
NYA
Nelson Seeks 30 Days To Secure Voluntary Suspension
War Production Chief requests a 30 day window to try voluntary suspension of double pay. He pledges to push legislation personally if voluntary accord cannot be reached in time. He seeks support from lawmakers to avoid mandated action.
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Nelson
Libraries In Time Of War Urge Strong Support and Funding
New Mexico State Library Commission urges robust library service during war, calling for higher budgets and better resources to inform the public on economics, government, and international affairs amid a democracy versus totalitarianism conflict. The piece also covers wartime labor issues, with Nelson seeking a 30 day window to suspend overtime pay, opposing broad cuts to hours while warning of wage distortions and the need to avoid weakening war production incentives.
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New Mexico State Library Commission
American Library Association
New Mexico
Happy Jim Auriemma Visits Roswell for Salvation Army
Pete Happy Jim Auriemma, renowned Salvation Army goodwill ambassador, visited Roswell delivering singing at Kiwanis and Elks clubs. In his 25th year of service, he praised the Army’s work and noted strong funding responses after recent finance drives.
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Jim” Auriemma
Baron Auriemma
Italy
Roswell
Salvation Army
Kiwanis Club
Elks Club
Ballyhoo
First Aid Classes Forming in City Hall Registration
Rae announces Red Cross registrations open for Standard and Advanced first aid courses at city hall, including O C D standardized classes and home nursing classes. Contact Red Cross office at 615 for details and enrollment.
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Red Cross
Corregidor Targeted as Japanese Bombers Attack Fortress
The War Department reports a heavy Japanese bombing raid using 54 heavy bombers against Corregidor and American positions in Bataan with only minor damage. American casualties were slight and three enemy planes were shot down. heavy artillery and air force activity continued in Bataan.
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Corregidor
Philippines
War Department
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Bataan Peninsua
Conmunique
Bataan
Washington
Hitler Plays Desperate Move to Halt Reds In War Front
Associated Press reports Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler pools reserves from Yugoslavia and Norway to blunt Russia's winter offensive while Britain braces for a possible spring invasion. Mussolini’s forces claim hits on British ships off Libya and Malta as Soviet dispatches report heavy fighting near Leningrad and Moscow and German troops retreating under pressure.
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Associated Press
Mussolini
North Africa
Mediterranean
Malta
Leningrad
Moscow
Staraya Russa
Hitler
Donets
Stores Announce New Daily Hours Across Shops
New business hours from Merritt's Everybodys The Vogue Brey Moore Elizabeths Price and Company run 9 a m to 8 p m. The change affects shoppers planning daytime and evening visits at these outlets.
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Merritt's
Everybody’s
the Vogue
Brey-Moore
Elizabeth's
Price and Company
Classifieds Lift Business Barometer Said Mrs Minton
Mrs John Minton an interested reader praises front page classifieds for their brisk action and uplift in business saying classified ads are the reliable business barometer. She thanks the editors for the compliment and notes the upbeat tone in recent pages.
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John Minton
Eros
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