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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1941

Page

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Flood Threatened On Rio Grande By Melting Snow

Rio Grande conditions worsen as snow melts increasing flood risk. Levees receive reinforcements near Albuquerque while high waters threaten lowland farms across the region. Renewed snowmelt alarms state officials about possible overflow and flooding in multiple river basins.

Rio Grande Albuquerque N. M Rio Grande Levees Stanley Philippi Middle Rio Grande Colorado New Mexico Rancho Chico Jemez Pecos Valley Ranch Alamogordo Dam Fort Sumner

RAF Long-Range Blitz Strikes Hamburg Bremen and Berlin

Waves of British bombers hit Hamburg and Bremen with tens of thousands of fire bombs and hundreds of tons of high explosives while Berlin was attacked. RAF crews reached Posen, Poland, on a 550 mile raid, the longest since Italy raids. German reports claimed heavy damage but no Berlin bombs. US Harpoon planes joined raids on northern France and Belgium as Stalin reorganized Moscow diplomacy with concerning Yugoslavia Belgium and Norway.

Associated Press Hamburg Bremen Berlin RAF Posen Poland Italy Adolf Hitler Mediterranean Indian Ocean Hull Kingdom London Hitler Reich British Air Ministry Germany Hamburg-Bremen U. S France Belgium Soviet Russia Stalin Kremlin Yugoslavia Norway Moscow Russia Balkans Japan Far East China United States Japan Times and Advertiser Tokyo Japanese Foreign Office Near East Reuters

Local Weather Readings and Normals for Today

Weather readings at three hour intervals cover 24 hours ending 11 30 am with a high of 90 and low, normals listed. Precipitation totals for 24 hours are 0.00, month to date 1.08, year to date 9.18. Sunrise 5 03, sunset 6 46, length of day 13 7 hours.

Girl Injured In Collision Here

Gloria Thorne 16 of Roswell suffered a minor scalp wound last night in a motorcycle collision at 11th and Kentucky. The motorcycle was driven by Moody Warmath who was injured but not seriously. The car was driven by W O Montgomery. Another accident occurred at Washington and College where a truck driven by Harley Forrester collided with Yvonne McTravis.

Gloria Thorne Roswell Lth Kentucky Moody Warmath W. O. Montgomery Warmath Washington and College Harley Forrester Yvonne McTravis

Singing Convention At Hagerman

The Chaves County Singing Convention will meet at the Hagerman school building Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Singers from a distance will be taken care of Saturday night, announced by secretary E. C. King.

Chaves County Hagerman School E. C. King Mr. King

Eric Knight Urges A New Deal For World Peace

Novelist Eric Knight, visiting here, calls for a new deal for the world and says democratic methods are essential. He argues England and America must unite after the war to preserve democratic ideals. Knight, a native Englishman living in Pennsylvania, recently penned This Above All which earned acclaim and became a bestseller. He met Paul Horgan and admired portraits by Peter Hurd at their ranch in San Patricio. Knight, Horgan, and Hurd are longtime literary and art friends.

Eric Knight England America Mr. McKnight Pennsylvania

Rebuilding Of Moseley's Cafe To Start Immediately

Moseley's Cafe at 419 East Second Street was gutted by a fire discovered after 2 a.m. The owner Manuel Moseley says rebuilding will begin at once and a temporary opening is hoped within a week to ten days using the portal, garden, and studio. Fire chief cites an electric motor on a compressor as the probable cause.

Tweedy Chaves Board of County Commissioners State Highway Commission Lake J. Frazier Leland M. Quantius Cross Roads Service Station Roswell McGaffey Avenue Crossroads Highway Department Tweedy's Moseley East Second Street Manuel F. Moseley Chrisman

Separate suit to attack 1941 state office building act

Caswell Neal, a Carlsbad attorney, said he will file a distinct district court suit challenging the constitutionality of the 1941 state office building act. He acts independently of a recently filed building commission action seeking a declaratory judgment. Other signs point to separate challenges.

Santa FE N. M Caswell Neal Carlsbad The Building Commission Neal

Taxes Near 90 Percent Collected in Chaves County

County treasurer Julius Skinner reports that 89.3 percent of taxes due have been collected by May 7, totaling 366,930.00 against 409,735.64, with 42,805.00 still to be collected across state, county, school, municipal areas including Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman and Lake Arthur, maintaining the county’s strong collection record.

Chaves County Julius Skinner Roswell Dexter Hagerman Lake Arthur Conservancy Chaves

New Mexico Consideres New Internment Camps for Axis Seamen

Sources in Santa Fe report that New Mexico may establish one or more internment camps for Axis seamen. Locations are undecided but plans favor new camps over expanding Fort Stanton quarters. Governor Miles said the plans had not reached him.

Santa FE N. M New Mexico Fort Stanton Miles

Anderson Carter Injured In School Ball Game

Anderson Carter fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Powhatan Carter was internally injured in a collision during a junior high game on school grounds yesterday afternoon. He remains under observation at St. Mary's hospital and is somewhat improved today though the full seriousness is not yet known.

Anderson Carter Powhatan Carter St. Mary’s Hospital

Capt Jimmy Says U S Is In The World War Now

Captain James Roosevelt, observing for the U S marine corps in Cairo, says the United States is already in the war except for sending troops. He arrived from Basra and cites Iraq hostilities as deep seated yet British control likely to endure. He suggests U S aid to Britain by relieving in the Far East and taking responsibility for cross border supplies. The Egyptian press reports Premier al Gailani of Iraq may have fallen from power amid protests, signaling possible near collapse and a Britain-led government restoration potential.

Associated Press Cairo Egypt James Roosevelt U. S. Marine Corps United States Britain Basra Iraq Middle East Roosevelt Far East Rashid Ali al Gailani Baghdad London

Opening Session of Tourist School At 7:30 Tonight

Southeast New Mexico attractions will be featured at the Chamber of Commerce tourist school opening tonight at 7:30. A Carlsbad Cavern film and J. B. Headley’s Lincoln National Forest color film will be shown. Joe Bursey, head of the state tourist bureau, will speak. The program lasts an hour with snappy coverage.

New Mexico Chamber of Commerce Carlsbad State Tourist Bureau J. B. Headley Lincoln National Forest Joe Bursey Bursey Chamber of Commerce Tourist Committee Jason W. Kellahin

Baseball slated NL games postponed by rain

National League schedule shows Boston at New York and Brooklyn at Philadelphia postponed due to rain with only one game listed as Cleveland beating St Louis 0 4 Feller and Hemsley Kennedy and Grube noted. Detroit at Chicago also postponed by cold weather.

National League Boston New York Cleveland St. Louis Feller Hemsley Kennedy & Grube

Convocation Of The Episcopal Church Tomorrow

The Right Reverend F B Bartlett bishop of Idaho and district will open the convocation at St Andrew s Church tomorrow at 2 p m with about a hundred attendees. Sessions run 3 p m onward with multiple committee activities, a bishop council at 8 p m and a Holy Communion prep. Music by St Andrew s choir, new organ and pianist noted, sermon by Bishop Bartlett at 10 a m Sunday service.

F. B. Bartlett Idaho New Mexico West Texas St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Fifth and Pennsylvania Avenues Woman’s Club du Bose Murphy el Paso H. Heard Roswell D. Matthews St. John’s Cathedral Albuquerque C. F. Kinsolving Santa Fe Mr. Murphy R. Y. Davis F. B. Howden Ft. Bliss H. Pierce Raton F. B. Ellison Las Vegas F. B. Nichols Bishop Bartlett Ross Galvin Kinsolving Reginald Fisher Heard C. W. Bassett Dean Matthews G. Valliant C. W. Grier St. Andrews Church Verle Kenneth Wilson Jack Deason Alva Wilson Bartlett George A. Wieland

El Coyote Distributed At Roswell High Party

Roswell high school PTA hosted an afternoon gym party to distribute El Coyote the annual book praised for its patriotic theme and two color plate of the high school building. Gilbert Buck is named as a debated author with Hall-Poorbaugh Press printing. Edith Brabham edited, George Carothers advised, and staff included Swearingin Haley Williams Dobbs Thoma Blanchard Sallee Rodrick Williams Herring Jones.

Dan Swearingin Levita Haley Rosalyn Williams Sarah Elizabeth Dobbs Paulyne Thoma Louise Blanchard Ted Sallee Jim Rodrick Mack Williams Betty Herring Shirley Ann Jones

Major Purdy To Take Command Of Anti Tank Battalion

SANTA FE New Mexico May 9 Governor Miles announced the appointment of E L Safford of Santa Fe as assistant adjutant general, to succeed Major Edward Purdy who leaves the state military department to command the 104th Anti Tank Battalion at Fort Sam Houston Texas.

Santa FE N. M Miles Adj R. C. Charlton E. L. Safford Edward Purdy State Military Department 104Th Fort Sam Houston Tex

British Attack on German Cities Is Most Destructive

London reports the largest RAF bombing armada for a single night striking Hamburg and Bremen with incendiaries and high explosives. The raid targeted shipyards and U boat bases while Berlin Emden and St Nazaire were also hit as the air ministry notes a growing British air power aided by U S aircraft. The night weather aided the attack and pilots describe vast flames and smoke over both cities.

London Hamburg Bremen Air Ministry Reich RAF Berlin Emden Germany St. Nazaire France Posen Poland Britain United States

Roswell High seniors receive athletic sweaters at first ceremony

Nine seniors in Roswell High School’s graduation class were awarded athletic sweaters during a school assembly led by coach Poe W. Corn. Recipients include Dick Brenneman, Warren Cobean, Glen Haley, and others across basketball, tennis, golf, and cheerleading.

Roswell High School Poe W. Corn Dick Brenneman Warren Cobean Glen Haley Robert Dennis Johnnie Cowan Geo. DeShurley Frank Joyce LeRoy English Lorenzo Burciago Glen Dennis Ben Kelly Johnny Cowan George DeShurley Raymond Ayalla Tommy Dresser Helen Jewett Sissy Young Miss Jewett Miss Young Arlie Roberts Mamie Destree Beverly Brookshier Eylie Saunders Coach Corn Paul H. Deaton Lenore Winnie Blount Bernice Santheson Rachel Crowder Fara Wilson Vera Lee Green Aileen Tapp Dorothy Rea

Excellent Work Praised By Local Reader For Classified Ad

Mrs. Walter Anderson of 411 South Missouri thanked the Record for a fast effective classified ad that rented her room the first day it appeared and brought a tenant who has become like family, praising the paper’s excellence.

Walter Anderson S. Missouri Classified

Classified ads promise quick, quality results with Record Classified

The text extols Classifieds as practical and efficient, claiming broad usefulness and swift, reliable service for any job. It emphasizes that results define value and urges readers to entrust work to Record Classified for the best outcome.

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