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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1942
Page
1
The Associated Press reports Hitler and Mussolini conferred in Salzburg for two days, stressing Axis unity and possible last minute plans for the Russian front. Observers note Italy’s revolt risk and a potential Axis peace offer, while Stalin pledges Soviet victory in 1942 with Allied aid.
Tomorrow morning a city-wide wastepaper drive will be conducted by the Roswell Boy Scouts. Citizens should tie old newspapers and magazines in bundles on their front porches for pickup as part of the war effort by the Boy Scouts of America.
L A Pullen received a telegram from Mrs. C W DeFreest reporting that her husband C W DeFreest died suddenly this morning at their San Antonio home. Cause not stated but thought to be heart failure. DeFreest will be remembered in Roswell for early years in real estate and insurance.
Readings show three hour intervals ending yesterday at 11 30 am and today. Highest 71 lowest 43 with normal highs 78 lows 47. Precipitation 24 hours 0, month to date 0, year to date 2.94. Sunrise 6 unknown time.
The Roswell School Band under Woodrow Cameron and choruses from fifth and sixth grades perform a 7:30 pm spring program of American folk music at the Junior High School auditorium. Admission is free. The program features Pioneer Song, Spirituals, Stephen Foster songs, and band selections including The Thunderer and The U S Field Artillery, with various schools contributing vocal and instrumental numbers and noted faculty listed.
Amarillo, Tex. April 30. Fire and an undetermined explosion last night wiped out the Willborn Bros. Tank Company building, its equipment, and substantial stock. Investigators sought the origin while firemen battled the remaining embers and secured the site.
Albuquerque features top seeds advancing to quarterfinals as state high school tennis tournament halves field after morning rounds. Notable results include Lanham over Bell 6-3 6-4 and Moore over Reid 6-4 6-4, with Carlsbad’s Lanham and Best winning doubles 6-0 6-1.
In Carlsbad New Mexico May 1 union locals of the AFL held around the shifts sessions at the United States Potash Company mine and refinery. Managers reported only a skeleton day shift and a small number at work while unions said no strike and emphasized ongoing wage negotiations were the focus.
DET 013 010 NYA 000 100. Trout Tebbetts and teammates show offense while Breuer Borony Dickey secure win. STL 002 05 BOS 020 10. Niggeling Fer ee Dobson Hughson Pea cock listed as battery for both clubs. CHI 0003 PHI 0010. Rigney Turner and Harris Wagner on pitching duties. CLE 401 WAS 220. Harder Desautels Kennedy Masterson Early strong in bullpen. PIT 0203 NYA CHI BATTERIES Fitzsimmons Head Dapper Heintzelman Lopez. NYA CHI. Koslo Danning Mooty McCullough. PHI 002 00 CIN 000 23. Podgajny Beck Livingston Riddle Lamanno on mound.
The War Production Board granted permission to restore the Yucca Theatre to its original condition after a April 12 fire. Manager Ted Jones and city officials, aided by City Attorney Ross L Malone Jr, expect work to start next Saturday with two eight hour shifts and reopening by July 1st if critical materials cheaper than 2000 dollars arrive. The Yucca, run by Griffith Theaters Inc, serves defense workers and soldiers bound for Roswell Army Flying School, with notable losses since the blaze.
Telegrams from the Chamber of Commerce urged officials to raise New Mexico cotton acreage from 110000 to 165000 acres as part of a four million acre national allotment. L C Brown said the increase must be granted promptly to meet demand for New Mexico cotton with 1 1/16 inch staple.
Wreckage of a four engine army bomber missing since April 22 with seven crew members was found by army search planes in rim rock country about 15 miles southwest of Cimarron New Mexico. Wings were intact but fuselage shattered. crash occurred after 8 p.m. The fate of the crew remained unknown as parties from the Philmont ranch moved toward the site.
Registration for sugar rationing will be held Monday through Thursday, May 4 to 7, in Roswell and county schools. Details include locations at grade schools in Dexter Hagerman Lake Arthur and hours vary by site with 4 to 9 pm common. Any adult or married minor may register for their family and receive a narration stamp book required to purchase sugar.
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler and Premier Mussolini met in Salzburg with a close friendship and a firm Axis unity. The communique said they reached perfect accord on war conduct and victory, with Ribbentrop and Ciano as foreign ministers and Keitel Cavallero attending the talks.
Santa Fe May 1 New Mexico oil production allotment dropped to 73000 barrels for May from 84100. State geologist John Kelly says April sales used 81000 or 82000 of the 86000-barrel allowance. Two refineries report shifting to war contracts, one producing aviation fuel, another to asphalt for runways. Commission studying in state refining share and imports.
Ray J. Welty graduated from Kelly Field on April 28 and was sent to Tulsa Oklahoma. He previously served as a corporal with Company A of the Roswell National Guard unit.
Sidelights on the news quotes JOE JORDAN of Carlsbad predicting steel and lumber supply issues will ease after government needs are met and price levels fall to stabilize employment. A humorous note addresses Alameda flood reports and a diphtheria flare noted by DR. B J Brannon of the Federal Health Service, with Las Vegas officials reporting mild cases uncounted.
JOSE MACDOWAL of Santa Fe acts on his own behalf using personal automobile and funds to respond to a flood of distorted letters from Roswell residents. He expresses indignation and pursues action based on the communications received.
Dr. A J Johnson Jr superintendent of the New Mexico state hospital in Las Vegas announced his resignation effective soon. He said he mailed the resignation to Dr J W Hannell president of the board in Albuquerque and cited return to private practice as the reason.
A chemical factory at Tessenderloo in northern Belgium, linked to the anti German White Brigade, was destroyed in an explosion. German radio reports 250 dead and about 1,600 injured, with a later Belgian government note claiming damage to a school and buses. The plant allegedly produced artificial fertilizers and washing preparations.
Allied dispatches describe Britain falling back 30 miles in Burma to defend the overland India route as Japanese thrusts threaten Lashio and Mandalay. Chinese say Lashio fall won’t stop reinforcements to north Burma and new land routes from India to China are being prepared. Lashio is in ruins after Japanese attacks and scorched earth policy. Additional fronts report Japanese ships near the Marshall islands, Blamey warning of renewed strikes in the Anzac zone, Corregidor bombarded with American gunners返, and Allied air activity over Lae Salamaua.
Nick Alexander and Jim Rallis announce the Victory Cafe opening in Roswell at 111 North Main Street. Rallis, famed for Busy Bee Cafe support of civic activities, says the Victory will offer the same traditional foods with center counter service and booths for comfort. Alexander arrives from Artesia with restaurant experience as Roswell continues two decades of growth.
A brief argument praising classifieds for wide reach and cost effectiveness. It notes that Classified ads attract thousands of readers daily and deliver results for items people want, stressing the method as the most successful and affordable advertising option.
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