Great Slaughter In Great Battle Raging In Europe
German forces push toward Brussels and Louvain as British Expeditionary Force fights to hold lines in Belgium. Meuse battles shift near Sedan while Holland capitulation is announced. Hitler hails five day blitz as a threat to England, with heavy bombardment in rear French towns.
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Belgium
Brussels
Louvain
Associated Press
The
Meuse
Sedan
Holland
Adolf Hitler
England
Maginot Line
President Roosevelt pressing $976 million defense plan
President Roosevelt pushed an extraordinary defense program estimated at 976 million dollars, working until 2 a.m. to finalize the request for Congress. He planned only a light agenda today to continue drafting after Pershing’s urging for national readiness. General Pershing endorsed instant American preparedness as vital, recalling 1917 wartime conditions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
John J. Pershing
Capitol Hill
Paul van Zeeland
General Pershing
France
United States
Ohio and West Virginia primary results highlight party races
West Virginia voters backed Senator M. M. Neely as governor hopeful while Holt trailed in Democratic renomination. In Ohio, Davey led Democrats against Bricker, with McSweeney and Burton in a tight GOP Senate race and Dawson appearing set for governor. Both states chose 16 uninstructed delegates. Roosevelt support loomed in Ohio.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
M. M. Neely
Martin L. Davey
John W. Bricker
Vic Donahey
John McSweeney
Harold Burton
Cleveland
Dudley White
Holt
Harley M. Kilgore
H. G. Kump
Thomas B. McSweeney
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Neely
Charles Sawyer
Washington
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Sanford Faces Second Trial in Wife Poisoning Case
In Tucumcari New Mexico on May 15 testimony by Dr C R Doyne said Mrs Hattie Sanford claimed she had been poisoned and suffered prior similar attacks tied to a gall bladder ailment. The physician reported she suspected poison in coffee. This is Dr John H Sanford's second trial after an initial conviction and death sentence was reversed by the supreme court for retrial.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Hattie Sanford
C. R. Doyne
John H. Sanford
Doyne
State Hospital
Las Vegas
Supreme Court
Highway Committee Meeting Scheduled Tomorrow
The Chamber of Commerce highway committee will meet at 10 oclock tomorrow morning to discuss road matters and related issues for local transportation planning.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cubs Win 2-0 as French Shuts Out Bees in Opener
Chicago Cubs defeat Boston Bees 2 to 0 on May 15 in the series opener. Larry French allowed only two hits, aiding a third straight Cubs win while Boston suffers a fourth straight loss. Batteries: French and Todd for Chicago.
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Cubs
Boston Bees
Boston
Larry French
Chicago Cubs
Bees
Chicago
French
Todd
Strincevich
Errickson
Lopez
Reds
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Gene Thompson
Thompson
Hershberger
Wyatt
Mungo
Kimball
Franks
Shoun
Padgett
Higbe and
Atwood
Giants
Pirates
New York
Carl Hubbell
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Joe Moore
Lee Handley
Bob Elliott
Pittsburgh
M. Brown
Lanahan
Berres
Davis
Hubbell
Danning
Great Battle To Decide War Is Imminent
The German armies press toward Belgium as the Nazi drive threatens to crush Dutch resistance and open the channel ports, with Allied air power claiming a standstill. British troops of the expeditionary force endure shelling and air raids while awaiting a decisive engagement in the Low Countries.
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Drew Middleton
Belgium
Low Countries
England
Royal Air Force
Third Reich
Tommies
Weather Postponements Hit Four MLB Showdowns
Philadelphia at Cleveland, New York at St Louis, Boston at Chicago and Washington at Detroit games were postponed due to rain cold and threatening weather. Detroit under worsening conditions.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Allied fleet sails from Alexandria for scheduled maneuvers
London May 15 Reuters reports the Allied fleet has put to sea from Alexandria for planned maneuvers. Naval movements indicate Allied forces are active in the theater as strategic operations proceed.
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London
Reuters
Cairo
Alexandria
Dutch army losses near one quarter of force in blitz defeat
Netherland foreign minister Eelco N Van Kleffens estimated 100000 Dutch soldiers killed, about one fourth of the 400000 army, as he reviewed the campaign that toppled the Netherlands in five days. He noted the fleet remained largely intact and would join Allied naval forces. He spoke from Paris after arriving from London, saying resistance continued in Zeeland and that troops in Belgium would join Allied armies. He asserted the Dutch empire remains despite conquest and that Dutch resources and volunteers would aid the Allies.
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Paris
Netherlands
Eelco N. van Kleffens
van Kleffens
Holland
Zeeland
Belgium
London
Dutch
Dutch Join Belgians to Form New Netherlands Army
London May 15 an authoritative Dutch source said troops in southern Holland who crossed into Belgium are to form the nucleus of a new Netherlands army. The unit is to fight the Germans along the Nazi flank.
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London
Holland
Belgium
Netherlands
Air Attack Claim Destruction Near Sedan
British air forces destroyed permanent bridges and two pontoon bridges near Sedan France and downed 15 German planes in a fierce engagement while suffering 35 RAF losses as reported by the air ministry.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Sedan
France
Call Up Relief Bill for Year 1941
The House appropriations committee recommended a $975,650,000 WPA appropriation for eight months and part of a $1,111,754,819 emergency relief bill. It cited past abuses in relief administration including misuse of funds in Louisiana where officials faced charges. The proposal would fund about 1.33 million workers over 12 months or 1.95 million over eight months.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations Group
Louisiana
Graduation Date Mixup Shifts Elkins Ceremony
County school superintendent Rodman Cookson drove to Elkins with Will Robinson the commencement speaker Rev William Kuykendall to give the invocation and benediction and Paul McEvoy of The Dispatch. They arrived to find the graduation a week away, with the program now set for next Tuesday night.
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Rodman Cookson
Elkins School
Will Robinson
William Kuykendall
Paul McEvoy
Dispatch
Elkins
Mystery explosion at Sunset Creamery solved
Roswell residents reported hearing a blast at 4 a m Monday. Police confirmed the explosion occurred at the Sunset Creamery and was caused by gas buildup under a boiler. No injuries or damage were reported. investigators traced the sound to the creamery after initial search.
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Roswell
Sunset Creamery
New Voters To Be Honored At Dinner May 21st
Roswell residents will honor new voters at a May 21 dinner at Ingalls Memorial Home as part of National Citizenship Day observances. Young men and women who recently turned 21 or will soon reach 21 will receive dinner tickets from sponsors the local veterans and civic groups. Wayne Drysdale, state commander of the American Legion, leads the observance per mayor Hall’s appointment. Plans emerged from a Drysdale led meeting.
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Roswell
Ingalls Memorial
Wayne Drysdale
American Legion
Hall
Drysdale
Triple Slayer On Loose In Oklahoma
Local officers pursue Jack Johnson 22 believed to have killed three people in Pauls Valley Oklahoma last Friday. He is described as 5 10 tall 150 pounds brown hair wearing a filling station attendant uniform. He fled in a 1935 Chevrolet with Oklahoma tag 22 2170. Notify authorities and exercise extreme caution if seen.
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Jack Johnson
Pauls Valley
Okla
Johnson
Oklahoma
Major Knapp Stops Here Flying New Army Ship
Major Knapp, instructor of the Arkansas National Guard, arrived in Little Rock last night flying a new Army basic combat ship from the North American aircraft factory in California. He took off at 9:20 this morning after a visit to his ill wife in California. He had earlier picked up his son from New Mexico Military Institute.
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Major Knapp
North American Airplane Factory
California
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas National Guard
New Mexico Military Institute
Prisoners Sentenced at State Penitentiary
Sheriff Young took Charlie Jones colored and Lon Randle to the state penitentiary. Jones received 1 to 2 years for theft of boots and belts from Welter Saddlery Co. Randle was given 18 months to 2 years for theft of a tank.
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Charlie Jones
Lon Randle
State Penitentiary
Sheriff Young
Jones
Welter Saddlery Co
Randle
Nazis Claim To Have Made More Progress Today
Berlin reports a Nazi high command communique claiming pierce of the northwestern Meuse Sedan sector Maginot line with air force support. It notes French counterattacks repelled with heavy losses and says forts Lantin and Louden near Liege have fallen. Germany also reports crossing the Meuse and subduing Dutch resistance except Zeeland.
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Berlin
France
Maginot Line
Sedan
Meuse
Namur
Lantin
Louden
Liege
Eben Emael
High Command
Holland
England
Zeeland
First Airline Ticket Sold To Herbert P Joyce in Roswell
The first airline passenger ticket in Roswell went to Herbert P Joyce, aviation pioneer who built the town’s first airport. Continental Air Lines started passenger service on a Denver to El Paso route via Roswell Hobbs and Carlsbad, with air mail begun last Saturday. Joyce, aged veteran pilot, and Roswell’s early airport founder, originally owned a port north of town now city owned. The northbound flight to Albuquerque carried Mr Joyce and Mrs Joyce, Mrs John C Martins, and Mrs Charles Butler. return planned this afternoon. Three Carlsbad men who flew via Hobbs to Roswell reported a fine trip.
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Roswell
Herbert P. Joyce
Continental Air Lines
Denver
el Paso
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Joyce
Fight
Albuquerque
John C. Martens
Charles Butler
Aluquerque
Martens
Butler
Victor Minter
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Sam Samson
Miers C. Johnson
la Caverna Hotel
German Offensive Near Sedan Sweeps Meuse Front
Dewitt Mackenzie reports the German push along the Meuse in Belgium narrowing toward Sedan near the French border within the Maginot line. The escalating gamble pits Hitler’s forces against Allied defenses as the crisis intensifies and a decisive clash seems imminent.
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Dewitt Mackenzie
Meuse
Belgium
Sedan
Hitler
Allied air raid disrupts German lines in Low Countries
London reports that 150 Allied planes targeted German communication lines in the lowlands breaking up large tanks and troop concentrations and blocking roads. The Foscolo, a 3,059 ton Italian steamer, sought assistance after being attacked by German aircraft off the Dutch coast. its last port was Antwerp.
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London
Air Ministry
British) Press Association
Foscolo
Antwerp
Belgium
Italian troops guard Yugoslav legation amid protests
In Rome on May 15 Italian troops were posted to guard the Yugoslav legation for the first time since pro German anti allied demonstrations began last weekend. The move marked a rare display of military protection at the legation amid tense public sentiment.
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Rome
Belgian Fort Eben Emael Falls to New Weapon
May 15 Berlin report says Belgian defenders at Fort Eben Emael on the Albert Canal defense line could not operate their guns during a German attack. Belgian prisoners claim machineguns and artillery failed. German official reports state the fort was captured last week with a new weapon. no further details released.
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Berlin
Fort Eben Emael
Liege
Albert Canal
Deutche Allemeine Zeitung
Suit Over Interest In Terhaar Patent
G. H. Winter seeks judgment against F. H. Terhaar for 5 percent interest in the Terhaar respirator patent. He says he paid $500 to develop the device and Terhaar agreed to assign the stake but has not complied. Lake J. Frazier represents Winter in district court.
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G. H. Winter
F. H. Terhaar
Terhaar
Winter
Lake J. Frazier
France claims partial Meuse breakthrough in World War II drive
The French high command said half of the German forces crossing the Meuse have been driven back after reaching up to 20 miles inside France. Involving 606000 men across 20 divisions, the battle in the Meuse valley saw a major French counterattack on the Belgian front while a German claim of Maginot line penetration prompted Allied responses as Reuters reported a British fleet sortie from Alexandria.
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Associated Press
Tonicht
France
Meuse
Belgium
Maginot Line
Reuters
Alexandria
Egypt
Red Cross War Relief Fund Lags in Chaves County
Subscriptions for the Red Cross war relief in Chaves County total less than the $960 county goal though funding increases. National aims reach 10 million for civilian relief in invaded nations with 100 thousand already sent to Holland and Belgium. George French urges immediate action as he notes the great need and poverty among victims. Donations may be left at First National Bank Southwest Public Service Chamber of Commerce or with committee members including Ralph Vandewart and E G Minton.
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Red Cross War Relief Fund
Chaves County
Red Cross
Holland
Belgium
George French
St. Louis
First National Bank
Southwest Public Service Co
Chamber of Commerce
Disaster Relief Committee
Mr. French
Ralph Vandewart
E. G. Minton
R. H. McCune
J. B. Beers
H. E. Samson
W. C. Lawrence
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Stanley and
Edith Stone
Staten Island
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Edith
Stone
Creamery
Triple Slayer
Maj. Knapp
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