Roswell eyed building to house federal state agencies
Preliminary plans in Roswell call for a WPA project to house several federal and state agricultural agencies. Designated counties are Chaves and Torrance by the State Land Use Planning Committee at Las Cruces. E. L. Morris chairs the Chaves County Land Use Planning Committee with Tom Reid as secretary. The plan awaits formal sponsorship and cost estimates as committees prepare floor plans and agency lists for county commissioners.
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Roswell
Chaves County
New Mexico
State
Torrance County
State Planning Committee
Las Cruces
E. L. Morris
Tom Reid
Chaves
County
Reid
County Land Use Planning Committee
Extension Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Farm Security Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Production Credit Association
Soil Conservation Service
Grazing Service and Extension Service
Cotton Oil Mill Shuts Down For Summer Months
The Roswell Cotton Oil Company shuts its plant for the summer due to seasonal operations. Workers continue cleanup today. cashier D. J. Payne says no union action is related to the shutdown. A reported C I O union with 20 members was mentioned the previous day, but the company asserts no connection and notes it remained open longer this year.
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Roswell Cotton Oil Company
D. J. Payne
Payne
First Aid Club To Meet Tomorrow
The Chaves County First Aid Instructors Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 tomorrow night. A new class of 12 members has just completed the First Aid Course with Mrs Mary Nail as instructor. This class is general and not tied to any firm or organization.
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Chaves County
First Aid Instructors Club
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Nail
Airline resumes operations today at airport
Continental Airlines is scheduled to resume normal operations this afternoon with a southbound flight landing at four o clock. No Continental landings have occurred since April 24 due to wet runways, now in good shape. Both north and southbound flights will stop daily from now on per the airport station report.
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Continental Airlines
Continental
Halt Exports To Russia Of Tools Of Use In Defense
The United States has halted all exports to Russia of machinery or equipment that could be used in defense production. The decision, reached after Soviet efforts to obtain permits and despite orders already placed, follows tensions over licenses and the Russo-Japanese neutrality pact. Authorities cited Roosevelt’s drive to maximize use of critical U.S. machines and Russia’s shifting wartime stance as key factors.
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Russia
Washington
United States
Constantin Oumansky
Welles
JU. S
Panama
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Soviet Russia
Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
Pravda
Communist Party
Germany
Firemen Rescue Cat From 55 Foot Well in Noon Call
A kitten fell into a 55 foot well at 808 North Ohio. Captain Aubrey Koonce, Jimmy Yturralde and Mr Long lowered a 63 foot rope. Jimmy climbed down, retrieved the cat, and the team hauled it up safely. The child owner’s name was not learned.
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Aubrey Koonce
Jimmy Yturralde
City Garage
Long
North Ohio
Jimmy
Koonce
Capt
Bedding Plant Sale For Roswell Museum Benefit
A sale of bedding plants to raise funds for Roswell museum improvements will be held at Mitchell Seed and Grain Company at 601 North Virginia Avenue, starting tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. Flower growers were urged to participate.
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Roswell Museum
Mitchell Seed and Grain Company
North Virginia Avenue
United States urged to get tough in foreign policy
Senator Pepper of Florida urged a tougher U S stance alongside Britain to seize Greenland Iceland the Azores Cape Verde Canary Islands Singapore and Dakar West Africa He called for a joint Pacific effort to neutralize the Japanese fleet and proposed long range bombers manned by American volunteers be supplied to China This stance accompanied arguments on the Denison dam case about federal power to acquire land for national projects and its impact on Oklahoma resources
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Washington
United States
Pepper
D-Fla
Great Britain
Greenland
Iceland
Azores
Cape Verde
Canary Islands
Singapore
Dakar
West Africa
U. S
Pacific
China
Hondo River Runs Water Through Roswell Versus Rumors
Reports indicate a substantial flow in the Hondo through Roswell today while western reports show little water and flood rumors appear unfounded. Authorities note the river can carry larger volumes without danger if needed.
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Roswell
Hondo River
Hondo
Businessmen Meet With Mayor Over Drainage Plan
Roswell's Mayor Thos J Hall and city engineer Lea Rowland will meet at three today with a businessmen committee formed yesterday by 23 firms from Second Third Fourth Streets Main Street and Richardson Avenue to discuss upgrading downtown drainage. The group, led by R H McCune J P White R R Hinkle Mrs Wesley Foster Harry Moberly and Sidney Prager, pressed for quick action after recent heavy rains caused flooding. The administration eying a comprehensive solution plans costed plans that align with the Army Engineers flood survey findings to relieve all city areas.
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Thos. J. Hall
Lea Rowland
Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Fourth
Main Street
Richardson Avenue
R. H. McCune
J. P. White
R. R. Hinkle
Wesley Foster
Harry Moberly
Sidney Prager
Hall
Army Engineers
Con
President Aims to Boost Heavy Bomber Production
President Roosevelt convened cabinet leaders and military chiefs to discuss expanding production of heavy bombers. He appointed Major General James H. Burns as assistant to Harry Hopkins for British aid bill work and ordered agriculture to form a division to take over duties from the defense commission. Further moves directed a substantial bomber production increase and broad coordination among Stimson Hull Morgenthau Knox Marshall and Stark.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
James H. Burns
Harry L. Hopkins
Secretary of Agriculture
Defense Commission
Mr. Roosevelt
Stimson
Hull
Morgenthau
Knox
George Co. Marshall
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Har
Mexican Woman Shot In Alley By Main Street
Gabriel Delgado was shot in the back around 10:30 A.M. in the alley between Alameda and Tilden just east of Main Street. Ernesto Coronado is held in the county jail. Both claim the shooting was an accident. The woman was taken to St Marys hospital. Officers say the man and woman claim to be married.
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Gabriel Delgado
Alameda
Tilden
Main Street
Sheriff's Department
Ernesto Coronado
St. Marys Hospital
Visitors Days At East Grand Plains School This Week
East Grand Plains school hosts visitors days this Thursday and Friday during lunch hours to view the hot lunch project in operation. The program has run for a year and a half with plans to continue next year. It is sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association in conjunction with the Surplus Commodity agency.
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Me East Grand Plains
Parent Teacher Association
Surplus Commodity Agency
Churchill Wins Confidence Vote in House of Lords
London May 6 The House of Lords voted unanimous confidence in the Churchill government after a two and a half hour debate echoing the Commons war discussion. An observer called the debate healthy heart searching with no embarrassment to the government. In the Commons Foreign Secretary Eden urged rapid U S war material deliveries to Asia Africa and Europe and expressed faith Turkey would back Britain while warning Arab peoples and Iraqis against an Axis victory.
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London
House of Lords
Churchill
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
United States
Asia
Africa
Europe
Turkey
Britain
New Chairman For GOP In New Mexico
In Albuquerque on May 6 reports name J Frank Stephens of Estancia and Lyman Raef of Socorro as possible state GOP chairman successors to John Emmons of Gallup. Other names circulating include Ed Safford Pat Hamilton and Benson Newell. Emmons plans to quit after his term this summer as county conventions name new central committee members before June 10 and a state meeting follows a month later.
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Albuquerque
N. M
J. Frank Stephens
Estancia
Lyman Raef
Socorro
John Emmons
Gallup
Ed Safford
Santa Fe
Pat Hamilton
Benson Newell
Las Cruces
Stephens
Torrance County
Raef
Socorro County
GOP
Emmons
State Central Committee
State Committee
New Mexico Pay Rolls Grow Slower in April
In Albuquerque on May 6, the Employment Security Commission reported April jobless payments across New Mexico totaled 91 116 dollars, a 10 percent drop from March and lower than April 1940. First benefit claims reached 1 563, with most benefits going to workers idle due to seasonal layoffs and bad weather delaying lumber agriculture and construction.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Employment Security Commission
Plan to Settle The Madrid Strike
The Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company planned to submit settlement proposals for the Madrid mines dispute. President Oscar Huber would offer resumption of negotiations with United Mine Workers of America CIO, who have struck for wage increases and concessions. Attorney A K Montgomery noted the company would not counter the union demands but raise fair points, citing three issues blocking agreement: closed shop, union dues check-off, and flat wage hikes without scale adjustments.
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Santa FE
N. M
Albuquerque
8000 ROTC Officers Called To Duty This Summer
The War Department announced that over 8000 young officers will be called to active duty as second lieutenants this summer upon college graduation or completion of ROTC training. The move aligns with ROTC summer training camp dates at 31 army posts starting in June. Those who finished ROTC but not college will not be called immediately.
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Washington
War Department
Reserve Officers Training Corps
House Defeats Move To Prohibit Transfer Of Ships
Washington May 6 The House defeated a move to prohibit transferring any ship the United States might seize for defense from one belligerent to another By teller vote 161 to 131 the body rejected the proposal sponsored by Rep Culkin It would restrict a bill authorizing President Roosevelt to take over idle foreign flag tonnage in U S ports for commerce and defense The legislation would apply to 83 foreign ships
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Washington
House
United States
Rep. Culkin
Roosevelt
Dodgers 7 Pirates 3 as Walker drives five runs with two homers
In Brooklyn May 6 Dixie Walker delivered a two homer, five RBI day fueling the Dodgers 7 to 3 win over the Pirates while Billy Herman joined Brooklyn in his first game with three singles a double and a walk. Sewell Wy at Owens worked for Pittsburgh.
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Dodgers
Pirates
Brooklyn
Billy Herman
Chicago
Dixie Walker
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Sewell
Wilkie
Lopez
Wyatt
Owen
Giants Rally Past Cubs 5 3 Behind Hubbell Win
New York Giants overcame an early three run deficit to defeat the Chicago Cubs 5 to 3. Carl Hubbell pitched four hits allowed for his first victory of the season. Mel Ott and Babe Young homered for the Giants while Hank Leiber homered for the Cubs. Chicago 300 000 000 and New York 013 000 10x. Passeau Donald and McCullough Danning Hubbell and Danning.
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Giants
Cubs
New York
New York Giants
Carl Hubbell
Mel Ott
Babe Young
Hank Leiber
Chicago
Passeau
Donald
McCullough
Hubbell
Danning
Baseball Doubleheaders Result In Rain Delays Across Cities
New York 006 Detroit 023 1003 1 Bonham and Dickey faced Gorsica and Tebbetts. Washington 200 000 02 Cleveland 000 002 01 Leonard and Ferrell opposed Bagby and Hemsley. St Louis 200 000 02 Boston 009 050 00 Grodzicki Nahem Lanier Krnst Mancuso versus Ferrell Sullivan Lamenna Berres. Philadelphia at Chicago and Boston at St Louis postponed due to rain.
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New York
Detroit
Bonham, Donald and
Dickey
Gorsica and Tebbetts
Washington
Cleveland
Leonard and
Ferrell
Bagby and
Hemsley
St. Louis
Boston
Grodzicki
Nahem
Lanier
Krnst
Mancuso
Ferrell, Sullivan
Lamenna
Berres
Mass
Stalin Becomes Russian Premier
MOSCOW May 7 Joseph Stalin became premier of Soviet Russia today in a leadership move that reshapes the postwar government.
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Stalin
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Russia
British War Aims and Iraqi Fighting Spread
British foreign secretary Anthony Eden urged the United States for war materials while warning Arab peoples in the Middle East not to side with the Axis. RAF bombed Iraqi airfields and positions as Britain vows to fight on. Berlin reports raid strikes on Rhine industrial centers and Nazi-held coast.
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Associated Press
Anthony Eden
United States
Middle East
Kingdom of
Iraq
London
Britain
Turkey
Eden
Great Britain
Germany
Rhineland
England
Frankfurt-Am-Main
Mannheim
Rhine
Berlin
Cantonment Effort Highlighted By Roswell Chamber
A Chamber of Commerce newsletter details persistent efforts to land a cantonment for Roswell and to house air corps units. Delegations visited Washington San Antonio Albuquerque Santa Fe and used long distance calls telegraphs and air mail. Critics note harsh competition but celebrate Roswell’s strong airport and local government support.
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Roswell
Air Corps
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
San Antonio
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
National Defense Committee
Special Cantonment Committee
United States
New Mexico
Powers That Be
Annie Moore Receives Bouquet of Columbine and Rosebuds
Mrs. Annie Moore is presented with a bouquet featuring columbine and sweetheart rosebuds in a small ceremony. The gesture highlights a community recognition or personal milestone celebrated with floral gifts.
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Annie Moore
Columbine
Loves to Read Classified Local Praises Classifieds
Mrs. John W. Hall expresses a fondness for reading classified ads including for sales and rents and enjoys the front page comments. The exchange highlights the connection between classifieds and the newspaper’s front page.
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John W. Hall
Mrs. Hall
Classified
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High Tribunal
Justice Department
Businessmen’s Committee
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