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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1941

Page

2

Cousin of Senator McNary shot and killed in hotel

Wilson Davis McNary Jr. of Portland, 26, a second cousin of U. S. Senator Charles McNary, was shot and killed by John Holmes, 37, at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in San Mateo California. Holmes, who wounded himself, left notes claiming McNary stole his girl. Holmes survived with likely blindness. McNary died at the scene.

San Mateo Calif Wilson Davis McNary, Jr Portland Ore U. S Charles McNary John Holmes Benjamin Franklin McNary Holmes Burlingame Country Club George Martin Benjamin Franklin Hotel William D. McNary Oregon State Hospital Pendleton Ore Senator McNary California States Steamship Co George Murphy San Francisco Murphy Martin

Bible Conference At Tabernacle Baptist Church

Prominent speakers will address a Bible Conference at Tabernacle Baptist Church 107 West 11th Street beginning tomorrow and continuing through Friday. Opening service 7 30 Monday night with two speakers per service. Rev Ben D Johnson Rev M M Grigg Rev B F Dearmore from Lubbock Electra Wichita Falls. Grigg to teach James Dearmore to teach Romans Johnson to teach Revelation. Four divisions The Church Age The Tribulation The Reign Of Righteousness The Condemnation of all Things.

Tabernacle Baptist Church West 11Th Street Ben D. Johnson Lubbock KFYO M. M. Grigg Electra Texas Bible Baptist Church Vernon B. F. Dearmore Calvary Baptist Church Wichita Falls Dearmore Grigg Johnson

Civil cases before Judge McGhee in Eddy County listed

Judge James B. McGhee will hear nineteen civil cases in Carlsbad next Tuesday. Cases include Cooper vs Nar ramore Jackson, Ables vs Ables, Innis vs Innis, Mayes vs Mayes, Agosta vs Holley, House vs Westbrook, Kelly vs Kelly, Kuchan vs Kuchan, Gonzales vs Gonzales, Alexander vs Barron, Jaeger vs Ross, Vargas vs Vargas, Sifford vs Sifford, Spinks vs Spinks, Allen Calculators Inc. v Van Buren doing business as Carlsbad Typewriter Co., Bales vs Tidwell, McDonald vs Railway Co., Rhodes vs Wiseman, Buck vs Buck.

James B. McGhee Carlsbad George E. Cooper Viola Narramore Jackson Margie Ables Lonnie Ables Arthur B. Innis Eva Pauline Innis Dorothy F. Mayes Roy. E. H. Mayes Jose Roman Agosta D. M. Holley A. M. House Frankie T. Westbrook John Kelly Leona Kelly Carlo Kuchan Vera Watson Kuchan Antonia Gonzales Santana Gonzales J. R. Alexander Frances H. Barron Vincent J. Jaeger Robert Ross Refugio Vargas Nicholas Vargas Wilma Sifford Willis Sifford Opal Spinks Delbert Benjamin Spinks Allen Calculators, Inc H. van Buren Carlsbad Typewriter Co W. D. Bales M. L. Tidwell Et al W. L. McDonald A. T. & S. F. Railway Co A. P. Rhodes T. Wiseman Katherine B. Buck C. B. Buck

Lovington Street Naming Plan Aimed After Settlers

Lovington designs street names honoring old settlers while east west roads will be numbered. A committee will meet with the city council to decide the project and secure official sanction.

Lovington

Locomotive Explodes Killing Four On Freight Crew

Salinas California May 3 newy UP reports a Southern Pacific freight locomotive exploded killing four crew members. Two houses were demolished and 19 freight cars derailed while the army bound freight spilled its cargo. Fireman and engineer among the dead with two injured. Police and army MPs assisted at the scene near Cooper station.

Salinas Calif Southern Pacific Cooper Castroville Camp Roberts Army Replacement Center Nacremiento Cal J. A. Cornett Philip Y. Jolly San Luis Obispo Jolly Floyd McKean Calvert St San Francisco Herb Horan Schoendahler Patrick Fort Ord Military Police 7Th Division

San Luis Potosi in turmoil with two governors

Reynaldo Perez Gallardo returned to San Luis Potosi and ousted interim governor Hilario Hermosillo, who backed by lawmakers set up a rival offices. The legislature factions remain at odds while the Mexican senate may decide the rightful governor.

San Luis Potosi Mexico Senate Reynaldo Perez Gallardo Saturnino Cedilla Hilario Hermosillo Hermosillo

Franco German talks signal potential collaboration shift

German and French officials push toward Franco-German collaboration focused on economic and political ties while resisting military transfers. Darlan Abetz conversations in Paris hint swift progress as Vichy may grant concessions on demarcation lines, prisoner releases, and occupation costs, with Petain opposing use of French forces by Germany.

Paris Jean Francois Darlan Otto Abetz Adolf Hitler Darlan- Abetz Darlan Vichy Abetz Pierre Laval Balkans Iraq France Germany Henri Philippe Petain Spain United States Marcel Dent L’oeuvre Deat

Mrs Blocker To Publish Artesia Advocate

A correction from Artesia states Mrs C R Blocker will publish The Artesia Advocate not A L Bert as in The Record. The Advocate and the Enterprise merged this week and will be published together under the Artesia Advocate name with Mrs Blocker as publisher of the merger.

Artesia C. R. Blocker Artesia Advocate A. L. Bert Advocate Enterprise Blocker

Hitler to address Reichstag on peace or America

Berlin dispatch says the Reichstag will meet at 6 p m to hear a government declaration from Adolf Hitler. Observers expect a review of the southeastern campaign and a possible appeal to Britain for peace or a definition of Germany's stance toward the United States.

Berlin Reichstag Adolf Hitler Britain Germany United States Hitler Kroll Opera House Fuehrer U. S

Washington U Beats Oregon State in Track Meet

Washington University Huskies defeated Oregon State College 78 to 53 in Corvallis. Washington won 10 first places to five, with Qvale tying the meet record in the 100 yard dash at 9.7 seconds.

Corvallis Ore University of Washington Huskies Oregon State College Washington Beavers Qvale

Attacked Vichy Officialdom Excepted Petain From Criticism

An unnamed critic attacked Vichy officialdom while explicitly excluding Marshal Philippe Petain from his criticisms. The remark draws a line between the regime’s leaders and the wartime figurehead.

Vichy Petain

School Strike Ended At Carlsbad After Meeting

The Carlsbad school strike ended during the week after a mass meeting of pupils and parents. Some remained out briefly but most returned, restoring near full attendance. The board discharged Superintendent C. L. Rose by a narrow vote, amid ongoing controversy and failed efforts by Governor Miles to intervene.

Carlsbad C. L. Rose Friends of Rose John EB. Miles Rose

Miner Fred Miller Wins 100000 in River Ice Pool

NENANA Alaska May 3 Fred Miller a miner won 100000 today when the Tanana river ice broke at 1 50 a m He was the only predictor within 10 minutes of his chosen time and his exact guess earned the entire pool This was the largest sum wagered in the 24 year history of the pool and the earliest ice break on record.

Nenana Alaska Fred Miller Tanana River Miller

British Troops March On Baghdad From Three Directions

Beirut radio dispatches reported British forces advancing toward Baghdad from three directions. No Iraqi resistance was noted so far, with a plan to occupy Rutbah as fighting continued at Habbaniya airport.

Jurich Switzerland U P Radio Ankara Beirut Baghdad Iraq Rutbah Habbaniya

Death in Gassed Cabin On Henry Mars Island

Greenwich, May 3. The nude bodies of a 32-year-old chauffeur and an auburn-haired woman about 25 were found in a gas-filled garage on Henry Mars Game Cock Island estate. Cause listed as accidental suffocation after the two were dead about 10 hours. The chauffeur's wife, Mrs Werner P. Lucas, said he left home last night around 3 for coffee and a stop at the fire department. Police forced entry after she found the locked garage with a running motor. The woman wore silk stockings and a wristwatch with initials N J W. Medical examiner noted clothes scattered in the car and suggested intoxication as a possibility.

Greenwich Conn Henry Mars Cock Island Werner P. Lucas John A. Clark

Demonstration Of Television To Be Presented In Roswell

The Roswell Lions Club announces a two night showing of Previews of Progress, the GM exhibit from the New York World's Fair. Free public demonstrations at the Junior High School Auditorium on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10. The event features television in operation, a talking flashlight, music via light beam, and many other scientific oddities to illustrate progress in wheat industry and research creating jobs and better living conditions.

Roswell Jack D. Hughes

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