An American in the Greek Army Frontline Memoir
Daniel De Luce recounts his wartime experiences with Greek forces at the Albanian front. He notes brutal combat near Labova and Klisura, the Dervish pilot Dimitri Paliatseas, Greek resilience under Italian pressure, and the demand for American planes alongside vivid frontline scenes.
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Daniel de Luce
Poland
Balkans
Daily Record
Mans
Lake
Qhrid
Manitakes
Tepeleni
Albania
Greece
Dimitri Paliatseas
Ian
Italy
State Capital Briefs by John E Baker Associated Press
Santa Fe May 2 The New Mexico health department struggles to prove births as birth certificates flood in at 800 to 1,000 monthly for defense related jobs. Registrars search copy and mail records, with affidavits and doctor notes used when birth records are missing.
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John E. Baker
Associated Press
Santa FE
N. M
State Health Department
Billy Tober
New Mexico
Department
Thompson Joins Officers Reserve Corps
Washington May 2 The War Department announced Robert Daniel Thompson Jr of Sandoval New Mexico has accepted appointment as second lieutenant in the cavalry reserves and will join the officers reserve corps.
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Washington
Robert Daniel Thompson, Jr
Sandoval
N. M
Cavalry
War Department
Naming Babies Before Birth Records Are Filed
Birth record issues loom in New Mexico as officials urge timely naming and reporting. The department outlines how post dated certificates can prove birth but notes many cases rely on fragile memories when parents or attendants cannot supply details. A laborer demanded clarity after a birth certificate labeled him with a generic tag, highlighting the social impact of incomplete records. State law now requires prompt reporting by parents or attendants, with field visits by Anne Amison emphasizing the need for full and accurate data across lax counties.
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Miss Tober
New Mexico
Anne Amison
Lax
Laughing Fisticuffs Drive New Hollywood Comedy Trend
Hollywood leads now lean rugged for laughs in modern comedies. Joel McCrea and Albert Dekker duel in Reaching for the Sun as Bing Crosby and Bob Hope deploy patty cake punches in Road to Singapore and Road to Zanzibar. Willam A Wellman’s realism fuels the on screen brawls.
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Hollywood
Joel McCrea
Paramount
Yucca Theatre
Ellen Drew
Joel
Albert Dekker
New View
McCrea
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Singapore
Zanzibar
William Farnum-Tom_ Santchi
Dekker
William A. Wellman
Notice to Creditors in Tillman Estate
The Honorable Probate Court of Chaves County New Mexico has appointed Gladys Tillman administratrix of the estate. Creditors must present claims to attorney W A Dunn at Roswell NM within legal time. Dated May 2 1941.
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E. D. Tillman
W. A. Dunn
Roswell
New Mexico
Probate Court
Chaves County
Gladys Tillman
Sidelights On The News From Santa Fe May 2
Sidelights on the arrest and detention of Columbus crew members at Roswell is treated as a local matter with Roswell police and Fort Stanton officials handling it. Santa Fe sends a flower show delegation led by Lions Club members to Albuquerque, notes two shows yearly, and previews plans for August 22 23 at the state museum. The piece also covers YD of Guadalupe county barbecues with Gov Miles and other figures, and announces organizing efforts in Carlsbad Clayton Gallup and beyond.
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Santa FE
Columbus
Roswell
Fort Stanton
United States
Germany
Eller
Border Patrol
Thos. J. Hall
Lions Club
Capital
Albuquerque
John Bliss
State Museum
Guadalupe County
Santa Rosa
Frank Padilla
Miles
Ceferino Quintana
Frank McCarthy
Carlsbad
Clayton
Gallup
Ben Luchini
Young Democrats Rally Ties to American Day Observance
An unofficial count suggests a first Young Democrats rally precedes Congress designated I Am an American Day on May 18. Governor Miles supports a general observance to teach future citizens their responsibilities and opportunities.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Miles
Citizenship Day Celebrations Backed by Governor Mile s
Governor Miles officially approves statewide Citizenship Day celebrations in New Mexico. He calls for broad participation on May 18, stressing the day’s religious and patriotic warrant and the state’s active role in National Defense efforts with centuries of background behind the stance.
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Miles
New Mexico
Squirrel Attack Endangers Trio In Kansas City
A squirrel bit a 76 year old woman then chased her and her daughter into a house. It leapt onto another woman’s shoulder and nipped her arm three times before fleeing.
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Kansas City
Modern Woodmen Elect Officers in New Mexico Meeting
Modern Woodmen of America delegates return from Tucumcari after quadrennial state head camp. Dr. Thomas F. Self of Roy elected state camp counsel for four years. Mrs. Geo. E. Alvis of Raton named state secretary. Charles R. Love of Raton retires as state camp counsel and is named delegate to the June 2 national convention in Chicago.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Woodmen of America
Tucumncari
Thomas F. Self
Roy
Geo. E. Alvis. Raton
Charles R. Love. Raton
The
Woodmen
Chicago
Lions Club convention opens in Hobbs May 18 19 20
First entry in the district 40 Lions Club convention to be held in Hobbs May 18 19 and 20 reached here this morning from the Santa Fe club. The Santa Fe group entered in the single double and five man competition scheduled for Sunday May 18.
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Hobbs. N. M
Hobbs
Santa Fe
Squirrel Attack Leads to Tree Rescue by Police
A woman with a lacerated leg bit a nine year old boy on the hands. Ten officers corralled the frightened animal, firing BB shots to drive it up a tree. A riot gun was used and the first charge missed, but the second shot felled the squirrel and the treetop.
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Adv
Will Robinson
Santa
Lions
United States Defense Savings
Daniel Furniture Company
R. H. Daniel, Jr
R. H. Daniel
Nora Rader
Jerry Lopez
Theodore Barerello
Charles Martin
Amin McS
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Roswell, N. M
McClay Furniture
Carlsbad Hardware & Lumber Co
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Pecos Valley
Champion Hardware & Lumber Co
J. E. Lusk
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Carrizozo
Fort Sumner
Tularosa
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