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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1941
Page
10
John White describes life in wartime Scotland with rationing for tea sugar and cheese, firewatch duties in factories and yards, and preparations to protect households. He notes sub raids, civilian resilience, and confidence in Britain’s war effort, ending with updates on family and evacuation arrangements.
Santa Fe May 10 The New Mexico Council of National Defense approves funding for fire training amid fear of incendiary bombs. Carl Ehrich former Las Vegas fire chief named instructor for state wide program open to paid and volunteer departments. Applications being taken, with officials in Las Vegas or Santa Fe directing inquiries.
Santa Fe Kiwanis Club heard Will Robinson outline the State Guard’s Public Relations branch as a free informational service for civic groups across the state. The talk touched on access to Selective Service records and the broader defense role, while noting care over confidential entries and dependencies. The discourse extended to wartime taxation and the cost of Hitler’s regime, comparing French war levies to potential Allied and American tax needs for militarily ready citizens.
The fragment lists officers from the First Regiment including Major O A Larrazola S-2 Albuquerque Intelligence Captain Jose D Sena Jr S-4 Santa Fe Headquarters Company Captain Michael A Campagna Albuquerque First Battalion Major William H Harvey commanding Las Cruces First Company Silver City J C M Martin C O Silver City Second Company Deming Captain Ben W Fields C O Deming
Third Battalion lists Major W. C. Ellis commanding and companies in Albuquerque with Captains Keenan Sharp Clark Harley Guild and Hoy. Seventeenth Company in Santa Fe. Fourth Battalion under Major Ray Andrew with companies in Las Vegas Raton Taos. WePhone your classified to No. 11.
Pueblo, May 10. UP reports hatchery operator Robert C. Sweetser admits producing a four-drumstick chick. he says the two-week-old bird may not reach maturity and notes his name on the draft questionnaire list has been removed as he is already in the Army. Field Grown Tomato Plants Now at Randersons Gardens Adv.
Cheyenne dispatch reports Eddie Whitten, 28, of Rock Springs Wyoming, had a compelling reason for today's action as details of the case unfold. The brief item notes a local connection and flags ongoing proceedings in the region.
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