British Troops Cross From Burma Into India in Retreat
British forces pull back from Mandalay after a five month battle, 5000 troops withdraw to Manipur as Japanese advance threatens Calcutta. Stilwell’s Chinese forces resist along the Burma road while Tokyo claims a Chinese defeat northwest of Kuhsieshchen. Pacific updates note heavy air raids as MacArthur’s bombers strike ships in harbor.
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Associated Press
Burma
Manipur
India
Bay of Bengal
Chittasong
Calcutta
Mandalay
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
China
Tokyo
Kuhsieshchen
Hopeh
Pacific
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Senators Won’t Waive Gas Ration Privileges in Senate Vote
In Washington on May 15 the Senate rejected 66 to 2 a resolution by Downey to require members to waive special privileges in obtaining rationed gasoline. Barkley opposed the move, noting near unanimity against it. President Roosevelt suggested gasoline card records be public, while officials said card type was confidential. Over the day, debates centered on grant of privilege and card classifications among lawmakers.
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Washington
Senate
Downey
D-Calif
Pepper
D-Fla
Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Office of Price Information
Norris
Ind-Neb
Capitol
House
Russians Drive Germans Back On Kerch Peninsula
Moscow reports Red army advances near Kharkov and in the Kerch peninsula as German forces retreat under heavy losses. Red Star describes a major tank battle and a successful Soviet breach followed by infantry consolidation amid harsh weather and continued offensives led by Marshal Semeon Timoshenko.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Red Star
Kerch
Semeon Timoshenko
El Coyote 1942 Roswell High yearbook issued at tea
The 1942 El Coyote yearbook for Roswell High was distributed at the PTA sponsored tea in the high school auditorium. Dorothy Belle Rea served as editor in chief with staff including Bernice Santheson and Marian Madison, under George N. Carothers as faculty sponsor and Hall-Poorbaugh Press printer. The book chronicles the life and spirit of Roswell High for the past year and is dedicated to Brennan Witt for his leadership.
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Roswell High School
el Coyote
PTA
George N. Carothers
Roswell High
Brennan Witt
Dorothy Belle Rea
Bernice Santheson
Marian Madison
Mac Williams
Ben Kelly
Charles Malone
Tom Hoover
Marion Cavender
Barbara Vaudhelet
Ruby Crosby
Marjorie Robertson
Suzanne Norton
Becky Yoder
Durward Garrett
Hall-Poorbaugh Press
Weather Readings and Normal Figures for Today
Temperature readings at 3 hour intervals show highest 72 and lowest 44 with 24 hour totals of precipitation at 3.0 inches. Normal for today lists high 82 and low 52, while month to date and year to date totals are 2.94 inches and 0.44 inches respectively.
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Tedar
Red Cross Seeks Instructors for Home Nursing in Roswell
Red Cross chapter in Chaves county faces a dilemma with seventeen women enrolled for home nursing. Only registered nurses certified by the National Red Cross can teach. Six or more Roswell nurses are certified, but no instructor has been found yet. Miss Ella Yeager finished one class, and Mrs. Marjorie Bottoms is teaching another among Spanish Americans. An instructor is hoped to be found in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaves County
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Roswell
Ella Yeager
Marjorie Bottoms
Germans claim sinking U S cruiser and ships
Berlin reports a German high command communique claiming the destruction of a United States cruiser and destroyer, a 3,000 ton icebreaker, a 2,000 ton merchant vessel, and a 10,000 ton freighter in Arctic operations. Four British merchant ships totaling 7,500 tons were also said to be destroyed at a southern English port.
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Berlin
High Command
Arctic
Russia
United States
North Cape
Norway
Spitsbergen
Model Plane Contest Offers Over 50 Dollars in Prizes
Prizes totaling more than 50 dollars in cash war savings stamps and merchandise will be awarded in a model airplane flight contest Sunday at 10 a.m. along West 8th Street. Frank Greene, contest director, announced the event, with sponsors including Mavor Hall Southwestern Public Service Co and several local businesses. The Cloudhoppers Club will meet tonight to finalize plans, and entrants include Roswell Army Flying School soldiers. The contest will follow Academy of Model Aeronautics rules.
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West 8Th Street
Frank Greene
Mavor Hall
Southwestern Public Service Co
Wilmot Hardware Co
Lions Club
Zink’s Music Co
Pecos Valley Drug Co
Gross- Miller Grocery Co
Camp Camino, Price and Co
Huff's Jewelry Co
Pecos Theatre
Ralph Lannem
Cloudhoppers Club
Roswell Army Flying School
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Weather forecast for New Mexico and West Texas
Scattered showers expected this afternoon or early tonight in northwest New Mexico with rising temperatures. In West Texas temperatures rise this afternoon and become slightly warmer than last night.
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New Mexico
West Texas
Passenger Route to Hubds Air School Santa Fe NM
The New Mexico State Corporation Commission authorized W R Hines of Hobbs to carry passengers between Hobbs and the proposed army air school site at Humble City, seven miles away. An application by J O Walton was denied. The commission also said Walker Brothers of Hobbs received a contract motor carrier permit to haul oil field equipment and supplies in interstate commerce to any New Mexico point.
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Hubds Air School
Santa FE
N. M
State Corporation Commission
W. R. Hines
Hobbs
Army Air School
Humble City
3. O. Walton
Commission
Don R. Casados
Walker Brothers of
New Mexico
Price Rules Explained by OPA Rep at Roswell Meeting
Roswell merchants are invited to hear details on maximum price regulations at a Roswell Chamber of Commerce event in Albuquerque next Tuesday evening at 7 30. An Office of Price Administration representative will explain the new order and its operation, urging wide attendance by local merchants.
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Roswell
Albuquerque
Office of Price Administration
New Order
Splendid Soldiers of St Marys Hospital Dedication
The St Marys hospital dedication marks a milestone in Pecos country health care with Sister Augusta at its heart. A pioneer surgeon nun, she helped modernize hospital care and nursing, inspiring the Public Health Service integration and elevating nursing as a noble profession. Esther Schaubel, longtime county school nurse, also features for her tireless preventive medicine work across multiple rural schools.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Pecos
Augusta
Sister Augusta
St. Mary’s
Public
Esther Schaubel
Roswell C of C backs I Am An American Day
Roswell Chamber of Commerce urged a large crowd for I Am An American Day at the NM M I parade grounds Sunday at four PM. W W Merritt asked all loyal Americans to attend as part of the national observance honoring new citizens. Mayor Hall, Civilian Defense chairman, also urged attendance for a brief program designed to benefit every citizen. Major James R. Kelly to speak.
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Roswell
Roswell Sees Ten Percent Coffee Supply Increase
A telegram to the Roswell Chamber of Commerce from the director of industry operations of the War Production Board grants a ten percent rise in coffee rations for roasters and wholesale receivers in the Roswell metropolitan district. Effective May and until further notice, the increase applies to receiving and delivering outlets in Roswell district only, reflecting local population and housing pressures.
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Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
War Production Board
Break Threatens Many People Along The Rio Grande
A swiftly built emergency dike failed near the Bosque resettlement farm 18 miles south of Albuquerque as Rio Grande floodwaters cut a 300 foot gap. Up to 1,000 residents urged to prepare evacuation, with 250 men aiding sandbagging around Peralta Valencia Tome and Adelina. State troops deployed to Peralta for potential moves.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Rio Grande
U. S
Peralta
Valencia
Tome
Adelina
Socorro
Will Collect Scrap Rubber and Metal Saturday Morning
Chaves County Conservation Board asks Roswell residents to place scrap rubber and scrap metal on doors, porches, or curbs Saturday morning for city and county trucks to collect. Public effort supports wartime needs as 100 pounds of scrap metal aid rifle production.
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Chaves County Conservation Board
Roswell
Red Cross Pins Awarded to Six in Roswell
Six Chaves County Red Cross workers in Roswell received national service pins. Twenty year pins went to Mrs L O Fullen county chairman Will C C Lawrence county vice chairman and Roll Call chairman Mrs E B Johnston production chairman Mrs Grady Welter production vice chairman and Miss Lucy Lee who has served in production over 20 years. A fifteen year pin went to Miss Edith Geyer secretary.
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Chaves County
Rio Grande Flood Threat Raises Evacuations Near Albuquerque
A developing flood threat along the Rio Grande downstream from Albuquerque prompted evacuations for about a third of the thousand residents. U S Army engineers said 200 workers held back the river behind a secondary levee in a constant battle. Valencia county Sheriff Joe Tondre said residents were warned to leave on short notice and seek higher ground.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Rio Grande
U. S. Army Engineers
Joe Tondre
Valencia County
Baseball Scores from the National League Today
Cincinnati defeated New York as Starr and Lamanno led offensively while Schumacher and Carpenter helped. Pittsburgh and Brooklyn split, with Sewell and Phelps handling pitchers and Wyatt and Owen backing. St Louis tied with Boston 0-0 as Gumbert and Oden and Javery and Kluttz protected the mound. Chicago edged Philadelphia 1-0 behind Pasesau and McCullough with Hughes and Livingston contributing.
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Cincinnati
New York
Starr & Lamanno
Schumacher, Carpenter & Danning
St. Louis
Boston
Gumbert & Oden
Javery & Kluttz
Weather Substitutes Rain Delays Baseball Doubleheader Notes
New York at Detroit and four other matchups were postponed due to weather with notes of a double header Saturday for the Washington at Cleveland game while Philadelphia at Chicago, Boston at St. Louis and the New York game faced postponements and weather delays.
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New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Louis Prager Elected President of Lions Club
Louis M. Prager was elected president of the Lions Club at a Nickson Hotel meeting, succeeding Charles Boreing. New officers include James T. Jennings, James P. Reynolds, H. E. Babcock Jr., Fayette Davidson, Arthur Allison, W. T. Neeley, Lion Tanner, Floyd Ikard, Seth Orell, Buddy Dennison, Manuel Moseley, and N. F. Rivers as directors. Harold L. Rives was named member. plaque honors Lions serving in the armed forces were noted.
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Louis M. Prager
Lion’s Club
Nickson Hotel
Charles Boreing
James T. Jennings
James P. Reynolds
H. E. Babcock, Jr
Fayette Davidson
Arthur Allison
W. T. Neeley
Lion Tanner
Floyd Ikard
Seth Orell
Buddy Dennison
Shutting Off A Two Week Rent Ad Fuss
C A Moran of The New Mexico Transportation Co says a single for rent ad on a just-rented house has caused constant inquiry. He laments the endless calls and wishes a remedy existed, noting ongoing frustration and apologies.
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C. A. Moran
The
New Mexico Transportation Co
Mr Moran
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Western
Courtesy
el Goyote
Virginia Crosby
Tommie Dresser
OPA
Will Robinson
Legion
Rippee
Caprock
C. of
W. W. Meritt
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Sewell & Phelps
Wyatt & Owen
Pasesau & McCullough
Hughes & Livingston
Louis Prager
Joseph Coyle
Mr. Moran
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