Roosevelt Says America Ready To Fight For Democracy
President Roosevelt declares Americans are ever ready to fight for democracy. Officials interpret as promise of strong support to nations resisting aggression, not immediate war. Coverage notes Nye doubts war sentiment while Senate focus shifts to delivering war supplies to Britain.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Senate
British Hold Off Axis in Tobruk and Iraq Garrison Struggles
British Middle East headquarters reported Tobruk garrison and the four day old Iraq theater garrison had repelled heavy Axis counter blows. Iraq artillery at Habbaniyah was reduced by air power and much Iraqi air capability was destroyed. A new Salum sector clash yielded heavy Axis losses. Hitler’s Luftwaffe bombed Belfast and Liverpool as Britain eyed possible Turkish mediation to end the conflict.
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Associated Press
Tobruk
Middle East
Tobruck
London
Britain
Iraq
Mediterranean
Salum
Adolf Hitler
Luftwaffe
Thefuehrer
Reichstag
Germany
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Liverpool
United States
Weather Clears as Rio Grande Runoff Expected Soon
The weather bureau reports clearing conditions across the state after last week's heavy rains. Erle L. Hardy of the Albuquerque station says the Rio Grande should fall as rains end but another rise is likely in a week from melting snow in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Snow depth in the upper watershed remains well above normal with high moisture content. the river stood at 3.5 ft yesterday below flood stage. Weekend storms cleared with only a washed bridge approach near Artesia on Highway 83, and more details continue on page eight.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Rio Grande
Erle L. Hardy
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Pecos
Highway 83
Artesia
Sentenced For Sale Of Liquor Without Licenses
Decidero Ramos pleaded guilty in police court to selling liquor without a license and selling liquor on Sunday. He was fined 100 dollars and 90 days in jail, his second offense in two weeks. Bill Erwin pleaded not guilty to drunk driving and trial was set for 4 p.m. Ross Ledbetter pleaded guilty to drunk driving, fined 150 dollars, and his license was revoked for 12 months.
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Decidero Ramos
Bill Erwin
O’neill
Ross Ledbetter
Weather shifts bring clearing skies across central states
The Gulf moisture has moved east of the 100th meridian replaced by a northward flow, bringing clearing weather to Colorado, New Mexico, and western Texas. Light to moderate rains occurred over the mountains and plains with heavy 24 hour totals from central and eastern Oklahoma into eastern Texas and western Louisiana. Temperatures dipped slightly west of the Rockies, frost limited to western Colorado mountains, and Roswell travel is set for fair weather tonight and Tuesday. Cleve Hallenbeck.
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Mississippi
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Roswell
City Beautiful Floral List From Local Event
Mrs. E. R. Duvall holds a bouquet of columbine and snowballs in the City Beautiful feature. Mrs. J. D. AtWood carries snowballs while Mrs. John A. Mehlhop displays roses other than American Beauty. Mrs. Opha McGlone shows white violets and unusual flowers classification. Mrs. G. L. Reese has a bouquet in progress.
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E. R. Duvall
J. D. AtWood
John A. Mehlhop
Opha McGlone
G. L. Reese
Local Weather Readings and Extremes for 24 Hours
Readings show yesterday and today temperatures at 3 hour intervals ending 11 30 am with highs 69 and lows 53. Normal high 79 low 49. Precipitation 0.05 in the last 24 hours, monthly total 1.08, year to date 9.18. Sunrise 5 06 am, sunset 6 43 pm, day length 13 6 hours.
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Cinco de Mayo Observed on the Border by US Mexican Officials
On May 5 in El Paso Juarez and El Paso hosted ceremonies marking Cinco de Mayo and Mexico's Puebla victory. Officials read a Hull message praising US Mexican friendship while El Paso Mayor Anderson proclaimed May 5 a holiday on the border. Governor Miles There participated in border observances.
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Tex
United States
Mexico
Cinco de Mayo
Rio Grande
Maxmillian
Puebla
Juarez
Hull
Anderson
Miles
Rainy spell ends as Roswell records heavy rainfall
Roswell endured one of its wettest spells with 5.03 inches of rain in eleven days from April 23 to May 4. A 0.05 inch shower capped the period as sun returned and 73 degree highs followed. Total yearly precipitation reaches 9.18 inches while the Hondo river remains a heavy runoff.
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Roswell
Hondo
Santa Fe trains train sales staff in southwest travel drive
Santa Fe Railway opened a three day school in Albuquerque for about 125 officials and agents to train them to sell travel in the southwest this year. T B Gallaher passenger traffic manager said the carrier will go out after business rather than wait at the ticket office. He predicted a surge in U S travel as world conditions keep Americans closer to home and touted the southwest’s scenery and diverse culture.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe Railway
Southwest
T. B. Gallaher
Santa Fe
United States
Hitler boasts of German power and lambasts Britain
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler declared Germany and its allies form a mightier coalition than any in the world and that neither force nor time will make them yield. He said the German soldier already has the best weapons and will receive still better ones this year and next, in a 70 minute Reichstag address. He did not name the United States but hinted at it while denouncing Churchill.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Churchill
United States
Minis
Seek Hit And Run Driver In Fatal Highway Accident
A hit and run driver is sought in the death of Adenago Martinez 54 found mortally injured on a highway five miles west of Hondo New Mexico at 3 15 am Sunday Authorities believe a vehicle caused his death though proof is lacking A coroner s jury ruled death from head and body injuries likely inflicted by a car or truck Martinez lived in Hondo 20 years He was returning from a San Patricio dance Funeral services were held at San Patricio Ballard Funeral Home handled arrangements
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Pat Oneill
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Roswell
Ruidoso
Honda
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San Patricio
Ballard Funeral Home
Iraq Halts Oil Flow From Mosul Fields to Mediterranean
London May 5 Iraq cuts the pipeline flow of oil from the Mosul fields toward the Mediterranean and British officials warn Axis victory in the Middle East could push next at Iran. Cairo reports British troops still hold the besieged Lake Habbaniyah air base as RAF bombers strike to cripple Iraq’s air force amid political turmoil led by Rashid Ali Al Gailani. The Reuters note says oil pumped to Haifa is stopped, with Britain stockpiling fuel in the eastern Mediterranean. Fighting persists across Iraq with artillery against Habbaniyah.
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Prominent Dexter Resident Mrs L L Martin Dies
Mrs L L Martin a longtime Dexter resident died at 5 this morning after two months illness. She lived in Dexter since 1909 and was active in the Presbyterian Church the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Womans Club. Survived by husband and three daughters. Funeral tomorrow at 10 at Little Grey Church in Dexter with multiple pastors assisting. Burial in Roswell South Park cemetery. Talmage Mortuary in charge.
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Womans Club
Grant Hager
Alton, Jr
Wayne C. Patterson
Louisville
Rosemary Martin
E. J. Hubbard
Hal Bogle
L. Parker
E. C. Moore
Elmer Bible
F. L. Mehlhop
Family Banquet At 1st Methodist Church May 10th
A dinner at the First Methodist Church is planned for next Monday night at 6 30 in observance of Christian Family Week. Families from nearby churches are invited to attend and join in the event.
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1St Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Lest We Forget of the Press United States Constitution
A brief historical note references the U S Constitution and the press in memory of civic ideals. The fragment suggests an exposition on the role of the press in American governance and public memory without detailing specific events or dates.
Roswell Cotton Oil Workers Form CIO Union Drive
Roswell Cotton Oil Company employees announce a CIO union drive with 20 to 22 workers joining the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers led by Ralph Lee of Loving New Mexico. Company denies strike plans and says plant will close tomorrow for the summer while negotiations for recognition proceed.
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Roswell Cotton Oil Company
C I Oo International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter
Ralph Lee
Loving
New Mexico
United States Steel Outpaces Germany in Production
Irving S. Olds told stockholders in Hoboken that United States Steel Corp. is turning out steel faster than all German mills, delivering 100.9 percent of capacity in the first quarter. He cited defense outputs, armor plate, shell forgings, and shipments to Britain and Canada as part of the defense program.
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N. J
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Irving S. Olds
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Canada
Cards 5 Braves 1 in White’s first major league start
Ernie White, rookie southpaw, earned a 5 to 1 victory as the Cardinals toppled the Braves. White pitched well through seven innings before Max West’s pinch homer in the eighth, with Mancuso Errickson, Johnson and Berres contributing behind him.
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British forces strengthen holds in Iraq Libya and Greece
Allied British land and air forces report gains across the Middle East and North Africa. In Iraq most of the air force is said destroyed and Basra remains under occupation. Tobruk counter-thrust repulsed with heavy Axis casualties. RAF attacks on Derna and Benina near Benghazi. Four Nazi planes shot down over Crete as raids loom.
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Governors plea asks motorists to curb weekend drives
Denver May 5 The state governor Ralph L. Carr said American motorists may soon be asked to forego weekend pleasure driving to conserve rubber. A national defense dollar a year man disclosed to him that an appeal to motorists to give up Saturday afternoon and Sunday trips was under serious consideration.
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Ralph L. Carr
National Defense
Louise Blanchard Third In New Mexico Scholarship Test
Raymound Orr, 18, Albuquerque high school senior, won the state scholarship test by UNM among 80 high schools with 252 points. Donald Robbins of Santa Fe took second at 246, followed by John Baisley Albuquerque 241 and several others including Louise Blanchard of Roswell 240, Walter Kegel Santa Fe 240, and Kendrick Eilar Albuquerque 240.
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N. M
Raymound Orr
University of New Mexico
Orr
Donald Robbins
Santa Fe
John Baisley
Louise Blanchard
Roswell
Walter Kegel
Calvin Ellis
Belen
Kendrick Eilar
Austin Nobel
William W. Shaw, Jr
Robert Robinson
Silver City
Text Book Plan Is Called Illegal But Desirable
The New Mexico Education Association policies commission approved purchases of several different texts for the same subject under the state free text book law and called the multi text adoption system desirable though the attorney general called it unconstitutional. The plan would rotate different readers in lower grades and the commission suggested direct publisher delivery to classrooms.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico Education Association Policies Commission
R. J. Mullins
NMEA
Commission
New Mexico and West Texas Weather Forecast
Fair conditions prevail tonight and Tuesday across New Mexico and West Texas. Colder air moves into the Rio Grande valley tonight and spreads to northern and central portions tonight, with temperatures dipping in both states.
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New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
West Texas
Large Shortage In Santa Fe Co
Santa Fe county faces a funding crisis after state comptroller C R Sebastian disclosed an incomplete audit showing a $40000 to $50000 shortage in the treasurer's office. District attorney David Carmody said former treasurer and city councilman W A Thayer will be arraigned after the final audit, and he is free on bond as petitions for a grand July investigation circulate.
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Santa FE
N. M
Santa Fe Good Government Club
C. R. Sebastian
David Carmody
W. A. Thayer
Thayer
Liberty
Quick Rent Ad Shows Fast Results for Elite Beauty Shop
Miss Alice Waller of Elite Beauty Shop ran a Record classified Friday offering an apartment and a bed room for rent. This morning she urged removal after renting both units, saying the ad delivered quick results whether for business or rentals.
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Alice Waller
Elite Beauty Shop
Classified ad invitation from longtime reader
A lighthearted note thanks Miss Walter and extends praise for Classifieds readers. The writer calls Classifieds “awfully human” for enjoying compliments and suggests trying out a classified advertisement.
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