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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
5
Dr. W. Fred Hinesley of First Baptist Roswell will deliver a 15 minute Bible message every morning at 8 15 during a revival, starting Monday May 6 at KGFL.
Dr. P. S. Rowland formerly with the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and now in Newnan Georgia will lead the singing at the First Baptist church Roswell for a revival beginning May 5. His first service will be Sunday night and a welcome is extended to all to attend.
A Roswell post office remains located across the street from Amonetti Auto Body Shop known for its slick paint jobs.
Former soldiers under 36 with continuous regular army service and honorable discharge may enlist in the Regular Army Reserve. No civilian work interference. For pay and enlistment details contact Army Recruiting Offices in Lubbock, Big Spring, El Paso, Texas, and Albuquerque, Roswell, Phoenix, Tucson.
Local barber shop at 301 North Main Street Roswell advertises quality service with the motto We Strive to Please. The brief notice lists operating details and hours hinting at seasonal specials.
The Rosweil Lodge No 18 A F A M meets Thursday May 2 at 7 30 PM All Master Masons invited By Order D E Gillespie WM Attest Elmer H Riemen secretary
The piece discusses maintaining an expeditionary force in Narvik within the Arctic Circle to disrupt Swedish iron ore shipments feeding German factories. It suggests a siege on Trondheim as a logical move to choke central and southern Norway and weaken Nazi resistance.
Spot cotton in Galveston steady at 10.63 middling with three points down. sales total 60 bales. Local traders note light activity while prices hold near prior levels in a cautious market.
News of the day centers on B F Rose a Santa Fe mogul arriving in Roswell four decades ago making him an old-timer. Price Co decorates for Coronado rein as two emblems blaze on the Main St storefront. Dave Wolf moves shoes in unusual spots curb service routine. Roy Green plans a ring tail opening while Pudgy Moore marks his 82nd birthday and jokes about no longer feeling 100. Alf Guffey touts parrots and bees while Fayette Davidson nears a $50 prize in a sales contest and worries about joining the idle rich.
Pinky Patterson has not yet scaled the Court House steps as time marches on. The delay hints at continued hesitation or unresolved factors keeping Patterson from an immediate public ascent or confrontation at the courthouse.
Albert Salvatore stereotyping technician of the Chicago Daily News visited Roswell en route to Carlsbad Caverns. He said All great men are dead and I feel sick reflecting humor and fatigue during travel.
The May 2 report from Rome notes a British and French battle fleet in the eastern Mediterranean moving toward Alexandria. Prime Minister Chamberlain spoke in Parliament that the fleet’s presence signals readiness for any eventuality, while U S ambassador Phillips secured assurances from Count Galeazzo Ciano Yugoslavia remains safe from Italian action in the near future.
In Cairo on May 2 amid British Italian tension army and police leave cancellations were imposed and all strategic points put under armed guard under a military alliance with Great Britain.
New York May 2 wool futures firmed after initial selling pressure faded, closing 3 to 5 points higher. May 95.5, July 94.5, October 94.5, spot standard tops 98.5, bid on B.
Experienced woman seeks farm or ranch work. Phone provided 849. Also notes expert cooking skills. Immediate available.
Berlin reported the German high command announced Nazi forces entered Andalsnes, the Allied debarkation point on Norway’s west coast abandoned by the British. The port, 100 miles south of Trondheim, was occupied at 3 p.m. and the war flag raised as German troops pursued retreating English forces.
Chinese dispatches report a successful repulse of a large Japanese assault in northern Hunan, southern Hupeh and northern Kiangsi. They claim to have cut land links between Nanking and Wuhu, 60 miles south of Nanking on the Yangtze, and to be shelling Japanese river traffic.
BEPLIN May 2 German authorities claim a solid hold on south and central Norway as British forces retreat to the sea after abandoning the Andalsnes sector. German air units reportedly hit two British aircraft carriers and a destroyer off Norway's western coast, with one German plane not returning. The British force south of Trondheim landed at Andalsnes over two weeks ago and pushed to Dombas, where it was defeated.
Grand River dam in Oklahoma floods 59 as backwaters rise, turning a town into a potential island. Gov. Philips orders guards to protect the project while a legal fight with the PWA seeks damages and a bypass bridge. Local roads are inundated and deliveries constrained. a concrete bypass bridge is planned below the dam.
British naval and air efforts against German forces in Norway show a new offensive to disrupt troop flow. German positions at Glomma valley and Dombas remain contested with reports of withdrawals and heavy losses. Bittern sunk off Namoss by British forces with no casualties reported aboard.
The agency quoted that Germany faced only isolated, unimportant nests of resistance remaining. The remark framed such pockets as the sole remaining opposition, implying a broader collapse of organized resistance.
Dr. T. E. Boggs offers eye exams and glasses fitted at 309 North Main. Lenses are ground in house by expert technicians and broken lenses are immediately duplicated. Phone number 21 for appointment.
Paris reports official loss of one warship and serious damage to another in a North Sea battle. A French submarine torpedoed a German U boat, with names of the vessels not disclosed. Weather notes for New Mexico Colorado Arizona West Texas forecast fair with varying cloudiness and showers in mountains.
In Cambridge on May 2, Harvard and MIT faced arrests after interscholastic riots. Seven Harvard students were fined for disturbing the peace, while two MIT members faced charges for assaulting a patrolman and stealing a fire truck belt. The clash began with a Harvard smoker incident and involved a large crowd, clothing thrown into the Charles River, and chaotic scenes on Memorial Drive.
Troop 8 of Artesia earned first place at the Camp-O-Ral in Artesia, with Troop 49 of Eunice taking second and Lone Scout John Miller of Dexter earning the Eagle badge at the area Court of Honor. Rev Henry S Stout notes the observ ation committee gave Troop 8 strict inspection and awarded a Roswell American Legion Post trophy. Billy Bullock leads Troop 8 as Scoutmaster. Troop 49 is led by Thomas H Newell.
Cadet Charles Wunicke underwent an acute appendicitis operation at Saint Mary's Hospital Sunday night. His mother was visiting and will stay until his recovery.
Artesia and Roswell residents Joseph Ernest Horner and Elsie Mae Miller obtain a marriage license. Also listed are Jim Blanton and Marie Mullins, both of Roswell, as couples seeking licenses. Record Want Ads Get Results.
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