Allied Troops In Lowlands Meet A Hurricane of War
Allied forces clash with German divisions as tanks and armored cars engage west front units in Belgium and the Netherlands. Parachute troops penetrate behind Allied lines while Dutch, Belgian, and French defenses react to advancing Nazi forces. Germany reports heavy air losses. Liege citadel falls. Narvik operation fails as German reinforcements stream forward.
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Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
England
Drew Middleton
France
Continent
Associated Press
West
Gelerland
Ijsselmeer
Zuider Zee
Ijssel River
Langstraat
Tilburg
Schertogenbosch
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Adolf Hitler
Liege
Kaiser Wilhelm
Istein
Germany
Basel
Switzerland
West Wall
Narvik
Britain
Officials of Pecos Survey Hold Meeting
Harlan H. Barrows of Chicago said the Pecos River Joint Investigation work is progressing steadily and satisfactorily. The meeting reviewed progress and plans for final reports while about 30 representatives from three federal agencies attended.
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Harlan H. Barrows
Chicago
Pecos River
National Resources Planning Board
B. M. Woods
Berkeley
Calif
Earl O O. Mills
Dallas
Texas
New Mexico
Thom McClure
A. H. Dunlap
Texas Board of Water Engineers
U. S. Geological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Corps of Engineers
War Department
Barrows
Pecos
Red Cross Seeks $960 From Chaves County for War Relief
The Chaves county chapter of the American Red Cross appeals for funds to aid war relief. The disaster relief committee chaired by George E. French sets a $960 minimum, urging rapid gifts from 75 cents to $50. Funds will be used for civilian relief in invaded Europe, with collections at First National Bank Southwest Public Service Chamber of Commerce and committee members.
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Europe
Roswell
Chaves County
American Red Cross
National
George E. French
Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Lawrence
R. H. McC
Red Cross
Poland
Finland
Norway
Fred Blocksom
First National Bank
Southwest Public Service Company
Disaster Relief Committee
Mystery Blast in City Reports Unclear Origin
Police investigated an explosion heard at 4 a.m. today but could not determine where it occurred. Several Roswell residents were awakened by the noise as night patrols searched the area.
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Roswell
Italy Readies to War as Anti Allied Campaign Grows
Rome reports Italy reinforcing Littorio line on the western frontier facing France and calling up reservists to bolster a 1,250,000 strong army amid rising anti allied sentiment. Student protests and embassies guards accompany the national mood while Catholic sources cite closures of English Scottish seminaries and Belgian seminary.
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Rome
Italy
France
Mediterranean
Old Lincoln prepares for Three Days in Old Lincoln event
A Lincoln gathering plans a June 20 kickoff for a Three Days in Old Lincoln festival featuring the drama Billy the Kid. Events include bronc riding, cattle branding, adobe brick making, Spanish dancing, Fort Sumner orchestra, street troubadours, chuck wagon parties, and a Mexican wedding with luminarios for decoration. Clinton P Anderson’s Coronado Duarto Centennial Commission has loaned director Blanding Sloan to lead the Billy the Kid production.
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Lincoln
New Mexico
Penfield
Old
Pioneer Days
West
Lincoln County
Fort Sumner
Clinton P. Anderson
Coronado Duarto Centennial Commission
Blanding Sloan
Sloan
Southwest
Texas
Charges The G O P Ignores Realities
Casper, May 13. Paul V. McNutt, federal security administrator, told Wyoming Democratic delegates that Republican presidential aspirants ignore hard realities and rely on word magic. He attacked Thomas E. Dewey and his idea of using confidence to create jobs, calling him superstitious and arguing Democrats have been prudent and thrifty in conserving America's abundance.
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Casper
Wyo
Paul V. McNutt
Federal
McNutt
Wyoming
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Roosevelt
Dewey
America
Week's Political Calendar Shows Divided Conventions
A summary of upcoming party events across states with primary dates and delegate counts. Maine and Ohio outline primaries and national delegates, while Democratic and Republican conventions unfold in North Dakota Wyoming Wednesday and Oregon Saturday. Georgia and Arizona also plan Republican state conventions.
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Associated Press
Maine
Clyde H. Smith
Mississippi
Lily White
North Dakota
Wyoming
Connecticut
Ohio
U. S
West Virginia
U.S
South Carolina
Idaho
Michigan
Alabama
North Carolina
Oregon
Arizona
Georgia
President to Ask Congress for More Defense Funds
President Roosevelt plans to request more money for national defense this week. He has no fixed amount yet, pending adviser briefings with War and Treasury officials. Congress already faces requests totaling about 2 billion dollars for the new fiscal year starting July 1, with speculation a further 500 million may be sought to strengthen Western Hemisphere defense and accelerate munitions production.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen Early
War
Treasury Department
Chaves County Young Democrats Convene Tonight for Officers
The Chaves County Young Democrats meet in the district courtroom at 7 30 PM to elect officers for the coming year and choose delegates to the state convention in Roswell on Friday and Saturday May 17 18. A marriage license is issued to Harold Winston Cox and Joy Ann Bradford both of Artesia.
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Chaves County
Young Democrats
Roswell
Harold Winston Cox
Joy Ann Bradford
Artesia
Churchill Seeks Victory as War Cabinet Presented
London May 13 Britain's new prime minister Winston Churchill won a unanimous mandate in Parliament to fight the war to win. He warned that without victory there is no survival for the empire and its values, as he introduced his streamlined war cabinet with its two Labour ministers.
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London
Britain
Winston Churchill
Weather Report From The Southwest And Plains
The barometric pressure is low from Arizona and New Mexico to the upper Mississippi valley with a high center over Washington and the middle Gulf coast. Two depressions, one in southern Arizona and another in Nebraska, bring light to moderate rains in the northern plains and cloudy skies north of Colorado and Nebraska. Westward and across the south to the east, weather is mostly clear with some cloudiness. Temperatures run above normal east of the Rockies and below or at normal to the west. Midsummer heat appears in the middle and upper Mississippi valley. the lowest reading, 38 degrees, was in northern Arizona. Continued fair weather expected in the Pecos valley tonight and Tuesday. Travel from Roswell should see clear to partly cloudy skies, with possible unsettled conditions southeast.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Washington
Middle Gulf Coast
Nebraska
Plains States
Colorado
Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Belgians Say Situation Is Stabilized
Refugees streamed from Brussels as Belgian troops in second lines battled a German drive that breached Albert Canal defenses and pushed 45 miles east. Premier Pierlot said the push was halted near Waremme though the front remained unstable with Brussels not in immediate danger.
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Berlin
Albert Canal
Eben Emael
Liege
United States
John Cudahy
Red Cross
Brussels
Hubert Pierlot
Waremme
Maastricht
Air Mail Arrives in Southeastern New Mexico
Southeastern New Mexico marks the start of air mail service with three-city celebrations in Roswell Carlsbad and Hobbs as Continental Airlines inaugurates a daily bidirectional loop to El Paso Texas. Passenger service may follow after a Civil Aeronautics Authority check and is hoped for by airline officials.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Roswell
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Continental Airlines
el Paso
Tex
Robert Herrnstein
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Lea County
Southern Plains
Dodgers win decisive game over Phillies 6 to 3
In Brooklyn Hugh Casey and Vito Tamulis held Philadelphia to seven hits as the Dodgers take the final game of a three game set 6 to 3. Pearson, Warren, Atwood, Casey, Tamulis and Fhelps pitched for Brooklyn while the Phillies defense faltered.
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Dodgers
Phillies
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Phillies
Hugh Casey
Vito Tamulis
Philadel
Pearson
Warren
Atwood
Casey
Tamulis
Fhelps
Army Flier Dies In Crash Of Plane
Fort Worth Texas May 13. Charles H Red Martin 27 died of injuries from a crash near Roanoke yesterday while piloting a Curtiss P 12 trainer. He was an Army Air Corps officer in reserve and a Memphis Fort Worth airlines co pilot. His mother Mrs C W Martin Webster Groves Missouri arrived after his death in a Fort Worth hospital.
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C. W. Martin
Webster Groves
Fort Worth
Dr John H Sanford Trial Begins Jury Selection
A New Mexico court panel of 50 prospective jurors gathered as counsel prepared for the second trial of Dr John H Sanford former mayor of Santa Rosa charged with fatally poisoning his wife in July 1938. About 70 veniremen were available and 50 more were expected to be called. Judge Harry L Patton anticipated two or three days to select a jury. The supreme court had cited earlier statements from Sanford's first trial.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Consel
John H. Sanard
Santa Rosa
Harry L. Patton
Sanford
Supreme Court
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Churchill
Cleve Hallenbeck
St. Louis
Cincinnati
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