Cleanups in Madagascar and Burma Shape Indian Ocean Drive
London May 8 The United Nations looks to a swift cleanup of Vichy aligned resistance in Madagascar and reinforcements for a strategic Ceylon plan as U S bombers strike Rangoon for the third time in four days. British forces in western Burma hold the invaders near the Bengal border while Delhi reports long range aircraft hit the Rangoon area. The British acknowledge Japan may have secured a new base at Akyab but lack confirmation of Berlin’s Kala reports. Continues on page four.
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London
Madagascar
Ceylon
United Nations
Indian Ocean
India
China
Soviet Union
Burma
Bengal
United States
Rangoon
Lewis
West Burma
Akyab
Calcutta
Allied And Jap Warships In Great Sea Fight In Pacific
Allied and Japanese warships clash in the Pacific as early reports suggest Allied gains may decide Australia’s fate. Initial dispatches claim nine Japanese ships sunk with additional damage to the Japanese fleet, while a separate Japanese report offers a different account.
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Pacific
Australia
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
United States
Great Pacific
Washington
Roosevelt
War and Navy Departments
Curtin
Great Sea Battle Report From Coral Sea Duel
Sydney reports scarce news on the five day Coral Sea clash northeast of Australia as Allied and Japanese ships exchange heavy blows. U S carriers Saratoga and Yorktown reportedly sunk, while British Warspite damaged or sunk. Tokyo claims gains as Allied data remains unconfirmed.
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Associated Press
Coral Sea
Australia
United Nations
Jutland
Imperial Tokyo
U. S
California
Tokyo
London
Admiralty
Mayor Proclaims Saturday As Straw Hat Day
Roswell Mayor Hall declared Straw Hat Day for Saturday urging merchants to proceed with sales despite a cold snap. He noted ample straw supply, affordable prices, and the weather driving comfort over fashion while felts may face production issues. Police Chief Eller backed the proclamation.
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Roswell
Mayor Hall
Henry Eller
Local weather report with hourly temperature readings
Temperature readings at three hour intervals end at 11 30 am to 3 20 pm with values 49, 63, 60, 53, 53, 64 and a high of 68 and low not shown. Normal for date 80 and 50. Precipitation 4 hours ending 11 30 am. Month to date and year to date totals shown. Sunrise 6 03 am Sunset 7 46 pm length of day 13 7 hrs.
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Wola
Russians Report German Drive In North Is Stopped
Moscow dispatches say a German spring offensive aimed at breaking into the Soviet Karelia frontier from Finland was repulsed. Pravda reports German forces withdrew with heavy losses after encroaching into Russian territory. A prior Finnish raid failed as Russian counterattacks drove attackers back to Finland, while Red Star notes Russian gains along the Karelia front.
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Moscow
Finland
Tony
Pravda
Karelia
Communist Party
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Staraya Russa
Leningrad
Volkhov
Lapland
Karelian
Red Star
New Heavy Taxes Proposed to Curb Inflation
Washington May 8 A wave of drastic tax plans emerged after the treasury asked Congress to cut personal income tax exemptions. Officials say anti inflation aims to soak up excess purchasing power and curb price pressures. Proposals include a federal sales tax, doubled Social Security taxes, and compulsory purchases of war bonds.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Page Four
City Beautiful Contest Entries Promises Preview
Mrs. F. F. Gressett at 212 E Mc Gaffey promises city beauty contest entries. Harold Beckwith, local Navy recruiter, will speak on KGFL at 6 15 tonight about Square Pegs In Round Holes, promising an interesting radio talk.
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Harold Beckwirth
Harold Beckwith
U.S. Navy
KGFL
The Army Will Take Men Just As Fast As They Are Needed
Santa Fe reports that the nation will draft soldiers sailors and marines as quickly as required and as capable housing and equipment allow. Draft boards are reclassifying many previously deferred men and moving on dependency deferments in a gradual process beginning with workers in essential industries.
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Santa FE
N. M
Roswell Air Base Recreation Committee Formed
Mayor Hall announces permanent recreation committee for Roswell Army Flying School. H. E. Samson chairs with Mrs. J. E. Johns as vice chair. Various Roswell groups represented, first meeting set for 4 PM Monday at the Chamber of Commerce. The move follows an eight page recreational survey urging eleven recommendations and a thorough study of the program.
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Roswell
Mayor Hall
Roswell Civilian Defense Council
Col
J. D. Atwood
LeRoy Thompson
Robert R. Brown
C. E. Mason
Esther McNally
Rotary
H. E. Samson
Kiwanis
A. B. Cotton
Lions
Chas. Boreing
Ned Nickson
John McBoyle
Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Merritt
Roy Dan
Names of captured Americans may take months to confirm
Washington May 8 The delay in reporting names of American prisoners taken early in the war suggests months may pass before those captured or killed in the Philippines are identified. Families of officers and men face long uncertainty as the War Department reports only a few hundred of more than 50 000 missing or captured. Undersecretary Patterson noted the anxiety and promised immediate telegrams to next of kin when casualty or prisoner information arrives.
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Washington
Philippines
Corregidor
Bataan
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Marine Corps
Mother's Day A Day For Mothers To Remember Sons
Philadelphia May 8 The war may change observance as Anna M Jarvis the founder notes mothers should remember sons with a personal act rather than flowers and candy Her campaign began in 1914 to establish the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and she urges practical gestures and visits over commercial gifts.
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Philadelphia
Anna M. Jarvis
Miss Jarvis
Mother
Former Institute Cadet With Flying Tigers Killed
John Ed Blackburn of Amarillo Texas, a 1939 Institute Junior College graduate and aviation cadet, was killed in action April 28 while flying with the American Volunteer Group in China. He trained at Randolph and Kelly Fields, served in Panama, and earlier worked in Washington as pilot for William Knudsen.
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John Ed Blackburn
Amarillo
Texas
The
Flying Tigers
China
Claire Chennault
Blackburn
Institute
Air Corps
Randolph
Kelly Fields
Panama
AVG
Washington
William Knudsen
Carrizozo Votes Bonds to Buy Electric Light Plant
Carrizozo schedules an election on a 94 600 bond issue to purchase the citys electric light plant now operating locally. The plan promises self liquidating financing from plant profits with no tax increase or major charge reductions anticipated. The old White Oaks plant powered the mine until its operation diminished. Continued on page 2.
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Carrizozo
State Utilities Commission
White Oaks
Abe
Nazi Air Raids On Red Sea Lanes Declared Failure
Moscow reports from Red Star say Germany’s six week aerial offensive against Soviet northern rail and water routes failed. 500 Nazis wiped out, 64 planes destroyed or damaged over Murmansk as Germans shift bases to Norway and Finland. US and British supplies flow into Murmansk.
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Moscow
Germany
Russia
Soviet Union
Red Star
Murmansk
Norway
Finland
Arctic
United States
Surveying Courses to Be Offered in New Mexico Program
Government defense training sponsors two surveying courses at Roswell High School. Interested persons should meet at 8 p.m. next Friday May 16 at Roswell High School and notify principal Paul H. Deaton. Professor Hume of the State University will conduct the organization meeting.
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New Mexico
The
State University
Roswell High School
Paul H. Deaton
Hume
National League and American League battery matchups listed
In the National League several pitcher battery pairings are noted including Sewell with Phelps for New York versus Mooty and McCullough for Brooklyn and Cincinnati with Warneke and Oden against Riddle and Lamanno. The American League shows Boston versus Philadelphia with Marchildon and H Wagner facing C Wagner and Peabock as lines indicate batters and pitchers.
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Boston
Philadelphia
C. Wagner
Peacock
Marchildon
H. Wagner
More Rooms Sought For NMMI Commencement Visitors
Roswell residents urged to list spare rooms for New Mexico Military Institute cadet families during May 30 to June 2 commencement. About 50 rooms are needed. phones 1600. Miss Modene Bates can provide further details to those who can spare a bedroom.
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United States
Roswell
New Mexico Military Institute
Chamber of Commerce Today
Chamber of Commerce
Institute
Claude Simpson
Modene Bates
Classified ad frenzy rents house quickly
Mrs. Jim Eaken needed rental advertising and The Record ran her notice after she was overwhelmed by inquiries. She believed at least 500 people sought the house, a testament to classifieds efficiency and its lingering effect even after the need for ads ended.
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Classified
Jim Eaken
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Sydney
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City Beautiful
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J. D. Shinkle
American Legion
C. A. Richardson
Poe Corn
Marie Baldy
Max Collees
Paul Goodsell
Red Cross
L. O. Fullen
Legion Auxiliary
R. L. Burrow
Short
Tom Brabham
Ben B. Ginsberg
Myrick Russell
Mother’s Day
Acme Telephoto
Eas
Will Robinson
Roswell Daily Record
Red Sea
National League
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Sewell and
Phelps
Mooty and McCullough
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Warneke
Oden
Riddle and Lamanno
NMMI
Mrs. Friou Walling
S. Penn
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