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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1941

Page

3

Two Held In Clovis on Kidnapping Case

J J Johnson Yeso N M employed by a railroad identified two men held in custody in Clovis after they allegedly kidnapped him in Fort Sumner Thursday night. The men, found with social security cards from out of state, were picked up by city officers after a local resident reported suspicious characters. Sheriff Bill Hitson of Fort Sumner accompanied Johnson to Clovis and later led officers to the car's abandonment site.

Clovis N. M J. J. Johnson Yeso Fort Sumner Clovis City Bill Hitson Johnson

Cows Hint at Oil in West Virginia Spring

Millbourne, WVa farmer William Mercer noticed greasy noses and a gaseous milk odor. He found oil covering his spring and gas bubbling up, built a dam, and now collects about a barrel of crude daily. He attributes the oil to repressuring in an old field.

Mercer

Safe at Seattle By-Products Co. vault found empty

Mariners By-Products Co. safe was battered by robbers who failed to force it. An expert was called to open the door. Officials note the vault was unlocked and empty as the burglars left without any loot.

Seattle Marrine By-Products Co

Yugoslavia Seizes Power in Bloodless Coup Across Belgrade

Belgrade reacts as King Peter and General Simovic topple pro Axis government in a swift 2 am coup. Troops seize key offices, arrest Cvetkovic, cut communications, and mobilize 1.2 million troops while crowds hail the move and cheer U S Britain. Germans and Italians face unrest as Axis pact is rejected.

Yugoslavia Britain United States Lane Simovic Montehilo Nincic Roosevelt America Adolf Hitler Belgrade Minister Lane Col Louis Fortier Peter Legation Danilo Gregorio Vreme Germany DNB Stefani Viktor von Heerefi Gerdemand Sofia Bulgaria Peter and Gener Simovic Dragisa Cvetkovic Paul Vinkovci Athens Hitler Mussolini Parliament House Cvetkovic Dewitt Mackenzie

Real estate licensing bill nudged through in small towns

Legislators passed an amended real estate licensing bill targeting towns of 4000 or more by a 25 to 21 vote. The measure, originally broad, is unlikely to convict under New Mexico juries and is criticized as serving the interests of big fellows through the 41st state bureau and a built in system.

Empire of Bernalillo New Mexico State Bureau Big Fellows Miles Yugoslavia Turkey Fuehrer Bulgaria

Apportionment Reform Clears House In Historic Vote

HJR 11 passed the house 28 to 17, creating equal representation with one senator per county and one representative per 7000 people, capped at five per county. It eliminates shoe string districts, likely reaches the governor, and ends the old gerrymander.

House

Reading Clerk Resists Amplifier Use Amid House Debate

In a legislative scene the reading clerk Miss Pursley resists the new amplifier system while House members, galleries, and press want it. Representative Pino balks at adopting it and Revenue Commissioner Gail Carter sidesteps at a major hearing yet preserves a strong voice. Amplifiers mark progress but some old-fashioned figures struggle to adjust.

Miss Pursley Pino Gail Carter

Jackson Day dinner plans stir talk of overflow venue

The event in Albuquerque next Saturday March 29 features Orville McPherson Kansas City Journalist as host and spellbinder. Over 250 tickets at 25 dollars each have sold with possible overflow use of a distant transmitter to another hotel. The drive aims to refill the national committee war chest led by A T Hannett drawing opposition from Dickinson and others.

Albuquerque Orville McPherson Kansas City National Committee A. T. Hannett Dickinson

Democratic dollar dinner sparks Santa Fe talk

Statewide mood is mostly satisfied though benefits recipients must pay in. The rank and file mock the topic with Bronx cheers when discussed, fueling talk of a democratic dollar dinner in Santa Fe before the legislature adjourns. The event targets those whose democracy is likened to Caesar's wife yet lack the quarter grand for attendance.

Bronx Santa Fe Caesar

Home Grown Spinach Young and Tender

Andersons Gardens advertises childrens dresses suits and spring coats alongside an art gift shop at 107 West Fourth. The clipped notice emphasizes home grown spinach and tender produce.

West Fourth

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