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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1941

Page

4

Defense Spending Predicted to Surge in World War Era

Petition filed against highway plans cites potential $5,000 cost for a new irrigation well and $30,000 crop losses on 590 acres if the road is built. The suit argues damages are irreparable and that just compensation cannot be determined until after construction. A Roswell delegation joined Santa Fe protest to state officials.

Price Leon Henderson Panama Japan United States Pacific Tweedy Roswell East Second Street Santa Fe

Crete and Tobruk Hold Tricky Allied Line

Historic wartime column argues Tobruk in Libyan coast and Crete in the Aegean form a vital paired defense. It explains each site's strategic value as a naval air base and gateway to Egypt and the near east, linking them by the key shipping route near Tobruk. Also notes visitors arriving from Los Angeles staying with local hosts.

Tobruk Egypt Wavell Crete Churchill Middle East Italian Libya Africa Marshal Balbo Tripoli Suez Canal

Convocation Details At St Andrew's Parish Weekend

Convocation events continue with an 8 p m evening prayer service led by Mr Wieland from New York connected with the Episcopal Council. Sunday features a 4 pm missionary mass meeting in Cahoon Park and a buffet picnic served by multiple church groups, followed by a fellowship hour. Monday brings Holy Communion at 7:30 am and two public sessions, a banquet at the Woman's Club, and district meetings for the Daughters of the King and the District Altar Guild chaired by Nan Morrissett and Douglas Matthews.

Wieland New York A Council of The Episcopal Cahoon Park Girl Scout Little House John Minton Stanley Lodewick Louis Falconi Jerry Clayton Reed Mulkey Clarence Hinkle St. Andrew’s Aubrey Gregg Women’s Auxiliary E. J. Bates Woman’s Club Alden Kelley National Council Donald William MacKay Eastern New Mexico College Portales Daughters of the King the Poplars Nan Morrissett el Paso District Altar Guild Douglas Matthews Albuquerque

Rebuilding Ofarate Fire Sparks Insurance Coverage Talk

Fire damaged a building used by Mr. Moseley with four destroyed air compressors and air conditioning. Insurance covered the loss. Paintings in the Moseley studio were saved. The fire burned about an hour before crews arrived, and clothing and personal effects of Mr. and Mrs. Moseley were destroyed.

Moseley Chrisman Mrs. Moseley

Greatest Attack Of Rage One Pass Through Syria

Germany agreed to move troops through Syria and other French territories to threaten Iraq and the Suez Canal. Meanwhile the British cruiser Cornwall sank a German raider in the Indian Ocean, rescuing 27 mariners and taking 53 German crew as prisoners. Italian claims reported a large Allied convoy battle in the western Mediterranean with heavy losses on both sides. Weather: scattered clouds with slight temperature change. Arizona shows fair weather with possible showers north central.

Syria London Admiralty Cornwall Indian Ocean London Mussolini Mediterranean Colorado Arizona

City Beautiful Garden Club Entries Listed in City Page

Mrs J F Hinkle 400 N Mo climbing rose. Mrs L L Lane 208 W Walnut climbing rose. Mrs Ralph Vandewart 510 S Penn rose garden bed of iris. Mrs C W Hanes 211 N Ky Mrs W M Atwood 510 N Lea Mrs Howard Beaseley bouquet of columbine. Mrs Bert Ballard bouquet of peonies. Mrs J D Shinkle Spanish broom unusual flowers classification.

J. F. Hinkle N. Mo L. L. Lane W. Walnut Ralph Vandewart S. Penn C. W. Hanes N. Ky W. M. Atwood N. Lea Howard Beaseley Bert Ballard J. D. Shinkle

Cold Shots NOME Alaska Camera Bug Hits Army Crews

Army crews flying two four motored bombers to St. Lawrence Island near the Bering Sea found themselves the targets of 20 cameras held by natives. The Eskimo residents captured the missions as they unfolded, highlighting the growing reach of the candid camera during wartime.

Nome Alaska St. Lawrence Island Bering Sea

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New Mexico Congress Associated Press New Mexico Newspaper Association Great Britain Britain Tokyo Stock Exchange America Panama Canal Knox Stimson Europe Germany Italy France Czechoslovakia Austria Poland Norway Holland Belgium Denmark Rumania Hungary Yugoslavia Greece Turkey Russia Dewitt MacKenzie House of Commons Near East Aegean Sea Dardanelles Black Sea Hitler Isle of Cyprus Iraq Island Gabe Martin West Third Street Tom Anderson Dorothy May Los Angeles Cal Gibraltar H. M. S. Cornwall Admiralty Roswell, N. M 2Nd & Main Dad Laelee Libby
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