France Faces Unrest as Vichy Regime Braces for Rebellion
The piece argues France cannot endure Nazi domination and predicts growing resistance by French forces aiding the British and Free French. It notes colonies near the United States, the danger if Axis control spreads through Africa and the Pacific, and calls for Americans to recognize the threat to national security. It also covers highway safety concerns and a public letter to the President about wartime labor disputes.
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France
Vichy
United States
Africa
Atlantic
Old World
New World
South America
Pacific
Germany
Italy
Japan
Coatesville
Roswell
Italian forces surrender at Alma Alaji fortress in Ethiopia
British announces 7000 Italian soldiers surrender at Alma Alaji in northeast Ethiopia. Duke of Aosta and staff will capitulate at noon tomorrow after a day to collect wounded. Italians claim resistance endured to protect other fronts and honor.
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Rhodes
Dodecanese
Amba Alaji
Ambi Alaji
Italy
Haile Selassie
Aosta
Cairo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Alma Alaji
Duke of
Trezzani
Allies face upheaval as Iraqi crisis widens
War updates report 35 000 attacks opened last week as German planes land at Syrian air fields en route to Iraq. Iraq requests German aid while Rashid Ali Al-Gailani asks Berlin for support. British bases near Baghdad under siege and Major Glubb reported killed. France gains prisoner exchange terms with Germany and denies freeing Paris from occupation.
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Iraq
France
Philippe Petain
England
Her
Dentz
Levant
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Syria
Baghdad
Iraq Air Force
Persian Gulf
Basra
Habbaniyah
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Germany
John Bagot Glubb
Lawrence of Arabia
Berlin
Paris
MEET THE STARS Lionel Barrymore Career Spotlight
Lionel Barrymore, a veteran of stage and screen, is highlighted as a versatile actor and director known for films like On Borrowed Time and You Can t Take It With You. The piece notes his stage roles, Dr Kildare link, musical talents, etching, and life on a California ranch nicknamed farmer Barrymore.
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Lionel Barrymore
Hollywood
Ann Sothern
Robert Young
Eleanor Powell
Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Kildare
Claw
Greta Garbo
Zanzibar
Ruth Chatterton
Lawrence Tibbett
Society of American Etchers
San Fernandes Valley
Barrymore
Flood Waters Cut Across New Mexico Bridges and Roads
Flood waters suspend traffic across central New Mexico with multiple bridges washed out from San Antonito to Cochiti Indian pueblo. Isleta and Las Lunas bridges remain open while Santa Fe and Albuquerque regions brace for shifting currents and levee breaches. Farmington residents plan flood control measures as San Juan basin irrigation works suffer damage.
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New Mexico
Estancia
San Antonito
Bernardo
Belen
Javales
Socorro
Cochiti
Hot Springs
Las Cruces
Isleta
Las Lunas
Los Chavez
Colorado
San Luis Valley
Weather Bureau
Farmington
Animas
San Juan
Laplata
Weather contrasts with cold air sweep over western U S
Scattered showers persist in the northern plateau, southeastern New Mexico, central Texas and Oklahoma while a vigorous flow of unusually cold air moves south to Nevada Utah and western Colorado. Temperatures fall below 40 degrees with frost in western Montana and western Oregon and freezing in west-central Nevada. The plains to the Mississippi report above normal to near normal temperatures with generally fair conditions in the Pecos valley tonight and Tuesday. Travel from Roswell shows fair weather overall. Clothing found near city hall by William R Long turned in to The Record may be reclaimed by its owner.
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Plateau
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
United States
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Oregon
Plains
Mississippi
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Pecos Valley Wife Quips On Draft Exemption
A Pecos Valley woman jokes about her husband facing the draft during wartime. She notes he has not helped at home since marriage, survives on her father's annuity, and quips that army service might train him to work. Her comment ends with a playful remark on exemption.
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Hubby
Santa FE
Pecos Valley
Farmers delay seed planting due to saturated Mountain air bean field
The ground remains too wet for seed insertion as farmers work to resume planting, aiming to insert pellets by the end of the week.
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Mountainair
Grants on Route 66 to vote on incorporation again
The small town of Grants between Albuquerque and Gallup plans another vote on incorporation. Repeated petitions and political stunts have defined the town's routine, with passage followed by objection and renewed campaigns.
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Grants
Highway 66
Albuquerque
Gallup
Politicos Attend Santa Rosa Barbecue Weekend
A weekend pilgrimage to Santa Rosa featured a grand barbecue honoring Gov Miles and Speaker Frank McCarthy hosted by the Young Democrats of Guadalupe County. Other car caravans headed to Eugene Manlove Rhodes events near the White Sands, Rhodes Pass, and the A M College. Uncle Dudley plans a business round-up at Alamogordo Monday night.
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Santa Rosa
Miles
Frank McCarthy
Young Democrats
Guadalupe County
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
Chaia
White Sands
Rhodes Pass
A. &M. College
Dudley
Alamogordo
Blacktopping Highway 18 Contract Let Near Tucumcari
The May 16 contract for blacktopping Highway 18 from the Revuelta bridge to the caprock south of Tucumcari is awarded for $100,000. The piece recalls Paul Dodge who died pursuing the project and called the route "the fallen woman of the state highway."
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Highway 18
Paul Dodge
Revuelta
Caprock
Tucumcari
Dodge
Chance for British in Near East as Aosta surrenders
The surrender of the royal Duke of Aosta and 35 000 to 38 000 Italian and native troops eases pressure in Ethiopia and frees British forces. General Wavell faces a looming Axis threat in the Near East and Syria while coordinating an offensive against Libya and the Egyptian front.
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Associated Press
Aosta
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Near
Middle East
Wavell
Egypt
Libya
Suez Canal
Syria
Iraq
Grazianis
High Command
Purdy Ready to Join Army at Fort Bliss
Friends report Captain Edward Purdy will soon join Dear Battery A at Fort Sam Houston after passing the Roswell physical. He returned to Santa Fe Monday smiling, and everything appears clear for reporting at Fort Bliss on the 16th.
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Purdy
Army
Edward Purdy
Fort Sam Houston
Santa Fe
Roswell
Fort Bliss
Impressed by Ya hudi statue tale in Pecos Valley rumor
A tourist from Carlsbad and Roswell visits the capital and laughs at a supposed statue found in the river at Carlsbad. The find is identified as Ya hudi the Moor discarded after a soldier’s death, a tale that will likely run as a feature in eastern Sunday papers.
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Yamai
Carlsbad
Roswell
Pecos Valley
Yahudi
Hull Speech Warns Against Predatory Totalitarian Policies
The secretary urged aid to essential enterprises and ongoing global development funded by trade in a way that promotes welfare for all nations. He condemned predatory policies and methods of totalitarian regimes as a system that undermines international harmony and economic stability.
Hull Defends Aid To Britain With Resolve To Deliver Weapons
The described speech frames aid to Britain as essential for security and rejects “economic spoilation” by insisting the United States will finish the task. He pledges to ensure weapons from American factories reach the eager recipients despite delivery challenges.
Wilson Perry Team Wins Mixed Bowling Tournament
Wilson J Wilson and Corrine Perry won the mixed doubles event at the local Allen’s bowling tournament with 1157 total. Second went to Mary Elizabeth Russell and P Higgs with 1139, while Elda Corn and Robert Palmer finished third with 1091.
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William J. Wilson
Corrine Perry
Allens
Mary Elizabeth Russell
P. Higgs
Elda Corn
Robert Palmer
Perry
Wilson
Dream House Garden and Glass Block Interiors
A description of an ideal early twentieth century home by Randolph Evans for the Monthly Small House Club outlines dual gardens indoors and out. Features include a glass enclosed greenhouse, insulux glass blocks flooding stairs with light, a fire resistant asphalt shingle roof, open rear porch, rear kitchen with more hollow glass blocks for light, four first floor rooms plus ample closets and a bath, two large bedrooms on the second floor, and a full second bath with generous window space.
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Randolph Evans
Nassau Street
New_York City
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