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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1940

Page

6

My Three Best Girls Sermon At First Baptist Church

Dr Hinesley speaks on My Three Best Girls at First Baptist Church with invitation to all women. An Old Fashioned Revival begins with a song service led by Dr Rowland and continues tonight at 7 45. TEPEE CAFE opens with free hot cakes and coffee on opening day May 11 with fresh biscuits every five minutes at 108 E 2nd St.

First Baptist Church Hinesley Rowland Tepee Cafe Thompson E. 2Nd

Card of Thanks for Maggie L. Brown

The family thanks friends for acts of kindness and floral offerings during the illness and death of Maggie L. Brown. J. L. Brown E. L. Holly A. V. Holly Dora Holly express appreciation for support from the community.

Werwish Maggie L. Brown J. L. Brown E. L. Holly A. V. Holly Dora Holly

Made in Roswell Awnings Cut Heat For Homes

Roswell produced awnings claim to fit homes and reduce interior temps by about ten degrees. Advertisement by E. T. Amonett promotes local manufacturing and cooling benefits.

Roswell E. T. Amonett

Mothers Day Cake and Local Ads Offerings

A collage of local ads notes Hostess Mothers Cake for 75 cents at Purity Bakery and grocers. It also features shop promotions from E T Amonett Roswell Barber Shop and a humorous aside about Senator Hatch's bill and political digs.

All Grocers and Purity Bakery

New Orleans Cotton Market Sags As Prices Slip

New Orleans on May 10 spot cotton closed quiet 42 points lower with sales totaling 1,943 bales. Middling class priced at 20.37.

New Orleans

CURB MARKET NEW YORK PRICES MAY 10

Listing of stock prices and yields for various companies and industries in New York curb market. Includes Alum Co Am, Ark Nat Gas, Carrier Corp, Ford Met Ltd, Humble Oi, N. Y. Wat Sve Pf, Reed Roll Bit, Rustless S and S, Seiberling Rule, Texon Oil and L among others with quoted figures.

New, York Alum Co Am Ark Nat Gas Bliss 'E Carrier Corp G & E Bal el Bond Seiberling Texon Oil & L

President Roosevelts new order freezes Dutch Belgian assets

At 8 a m Roosevelt signed an executive order freezing all Dutch and Belgian credits in the United States. He conferred 35 minutes with foreign and military advisers before the oval office session to map actions in response to Germanys invasion of the Netherlands and Belgium. The move blocks asset seizure attempts by the invader and bars funds to the occupied lands, with The Netherlands holding over 200 million dollars in cash here.

Roosevelt Belgium Germany Netherlands Hull Welles State Department Jackson Treasury Morgenthau George C. Marshall Army Harold R. Stark Daniel J. Callaghan White House Oval Office Luxembourg Denmark Norway Europe

Netherlands appoints paymaster for Dutch officials abroad

The text notes an emergency order by The Netherlands government appointing Dr. A Loudon, Dutch minister to the United States, as paymaster for Dutch officials in foreign countries, issued shortly after the invasion of the Lowlands. It mentions coordination with U S and the broad financial implications abroad.

Belgium Morgenthau Federal Reserve Banks Coast Guard Communications Agency Netherlands A. Loudon United States

Labor Party Joins New Government Under New Prime Minister

London dispatch reports the national executive of the Labor party unanimously agrees to share responsibility as a full partner in a new government. The move follows Norway’s Allied failure and King George VI’s involvement. The aid ministry also issued a volunteers call. Paris dispatch says Premier Paul Reynaud restructured the cabinet to include all political parties.

Chamberlain Norway George VI . A Labor Party London Aid Ministry Reuters Paris Paul Reynaud

The German Nation Enters Decisive Battle

At noon today an official announcement declared the German nation has entered its decisive battle and, reflecting the gravity of the hour, ordered that no dancing take place.

Berlin

Bomb German Troops bombed by British air forces

London reports that British air forces in France bombed German troops in a night action. Paris says France will retaliate by bombing non military targets if Germans strike civilian targets, breaking the Sept 1 1939 accord.

London Air Ministry France Paris Roosevelt Britain

German Forces Sweep Into Western Europe and Britain

German troops drive through Belgium Luxembourg and Holland with air support striking central France and eastern Belgium. German planes reach England as raids destroy Saint Omer Vitry Le Francois and Metz airports and Brussels and Antwerp air ports. An English fighter was shot down north of the Thames.

Holland Belgium Luxembourg Poland Norway Denmark Third Reich Adolf Hitler Germany England France Low Countries High Command Thames River Saint Omer English Channel Vitry-Le-Francois Paris Metz Brussels Antwerp

Birth of Jack Russell Blair Jr in Roswell

Birth announcement from St Marys Hospital Roswell reports the advent of Jack Russell Blair Jr yesterday at 2 15 p m. The newborn weighed 8 1 2 pounds.

Jack Russell Blair, Jr Roswell St. Mary’s Hospital Master Russell

Churchill and Chamberlain face new wartime duties in Britain

The report notes Chamberlain resigns the posts and calls for a fresh administration while Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty since the outbreak of war, assumes broader responsibilities as the country readies its war leadership. The king met with the war cabinet and chiefs of staff after several discussions. The labor executive committee announced a unanimous decision.

Chamberlain Hitler Churchill Admiralty Labor Executive Committee

Chamberlain to Broadcast Nation At Nine Tonight

Prime Minister Chamberlain will address the nation by radio at 9 p m his message comes after a conference with King George VI in London and outlines wartime considerations for Britain and its allies.

London Chamberlain George Wa

Cabinet Changes In Paris Amid German Westward Drive

Premier Reynaud announced a cabinet reorganization to meet intensified war threats. The change includes two extreme Rightist ministers joining the cabinet as France faces Germany's westward advance.

Paris Reynaud Germany West

British Warned To Watch For German Parachute Landings

London's government urged all Britons to stay alert for possible German airborne landings in Britain. The warning came as authorities assessed the threat of paratroopers operating on British soil.

London Britain

Germans Claim Success In Western Blitzkrieg March 10

German high command announced a third blitzkrieg in the west moving on Holland Belgium and Luxembourg claiming broken resistance after the first day. Belgian reports contradicted with heavy losses and halted German progress. Adolf Hitler vowed the new blitzkrieg would decide the fate of the war.

Berlin Germany Holland Belgium Luxembourg Netherlands Henri Denis Chamber of Deputies Adolf Hitler

Eyes examined at 309 N Main by Cee Dee Brok en Lenses

Glasses ground in our own laboratory by expert. Lenses duplicated immediately. Phone 21 for appointment.

N. Main &J Cee Dee

Britain’s War Crises Deepen Carved by Norway Failure

In Parliament Chamberlain’s government pledges partnership and new leadership after an 81 vote margin. Britain occupies Iceland to deter German seizure while bombers reach England’s southeast and Kent. Sentries guard vulnerable points under threat of shooting. Netherlands officials arrive in London seeking full Allied cooperation amid rapid German advances.

Cision Chamberlain House of Commons Norway Iceland Denmark England Thames Kent Dover War Office Brussels Amsterdam Britain Germany Netherlands Eelco van Kleffens Charles J. I. M. Welter London Hague

For Sale Quilt Top in Excellent Condition

Beautiful quilt top offered for sale. Contact 594W or call 117 West Bland. Phone 5-1013-¢

West Bland

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