Plans Of Japs Said To Mean Attack On China And Russia
Chinese officials warned of a major Japanese offensive in China as Allied planes hit the invaders near Australia and Burma. A government spokesman said 500 Japanese planes massed in Burma indicated a large-scale buildup beyond land operations. He cited an official Tokyo map describing Japan’s Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere intended to engulf China India Iran Trans Persian and Russian Siberia with a western boundary through the Persian Gulf Caspian Sea to the Ural mountains. Continued on page four.
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Associated Press
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Australia
Burma
Chungking
Tokyo
East Asia
Indin
Tran
Persia
Russian Siberia
Per- Sia Gulf
Caspian Sea
Ural Mountains
Roswell Defense Area Locality Report Completed
State representative Frank J. HiCaithny of Hagerman announced completion of the Roswell Defense Area locality report. He serves as speaker of the lease and coordinator of defense area activity in southeastern New Mexico under the State Planning Board. McCarthy, with the Dept. of Public Welfare, contributed to the project and said details in the report are continued on page four.
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Frank J. hiCaithny
Hagerman
New Mexico
Roach Denies He Was Offered Deal
In Albuquerque on May 19 state Senator Burton Roach of Hillsboro denied A T Hannett claim that Roach told of being offered a political deal by Governor John Miles. Roach said he had not told anyone a deal was offered and rejected the assertion amid reports Dempsey would run for governor.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Burton Roach
Hillsboro
A. T. Hannett
Roach
John Miles
Dempsey
New Mexico
Miles
Hannett
Local Weather Readings and Extremes for Today
24 hour interval readings end 11 30 am today show high 74 and low 46 with 3 hour markers from 3 am. Yesterday and today. Normal highs 83 lows 53. Trace precipitation in 24 hours ending 11 30 am today. Year to date 2.94 inches. month to date 0.52. Sunrise 5 56 am length of day 14.0 hours.
Germans Lacking Food And Morale Is Said Slipping
AP reports from Portugal reveal Axis Europe behind propaganda. Germans face want and anxiety, bearing heavy sacrifice as correspondents describe deteriorating morale and hardship under Nazi rule.
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Associated Press
Liberty
Portugal
Germany
Meeting On Price Ceilings To Be Held Here Thursday
Roswell Alu retail and wholesale merchants are invited to an open forum on the price ceiling order. The meeting, Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce will be led by businessmen who attend tonight in Albuquerque where a representative from the Office of Price Administration explains the order. Attendees include H B Smurl Judson Goodat J H Murphy Warren Cobean W W Merritt Claude Simpson I W Carter and H H Ray. Others may attend. Rural merchant questions to be answered as possible.
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Alu
Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Albuquerque
Office of Price Administration
H. B. Smurl
Judson Goodat
J. H. Murphy
Warren Cobean
W. W. Merritt
Claude Simpson
I. W. Carter
H. H. Ray
Painted Clocks At Pearl Harbor Hour
Chicago May 19 The United Horological Association of America may set a 7 55 clock at Pearl Harbor to mark the first shot at 7 55 a m Dec 7 1941 The clocks now read 8 21 with various theories about its meaning Historians dispute that Lincoln died at 7 a m the day after his assassination.
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Chicago
United Horological (Watchmakers) Association of America
Pearl Harbor
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
City Beautiful Contest Entries Show Floral Bouquets
Mrs T H Boswell submits a bouquet of pansies while Mrs J E Johns of 906 North Main presents a climbing rose in the city beautiful contest entries.
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City Beautiful
T. H. Boswell
J. E. Johns
N. Main
Weather forecast for New Mexico and West Texas
New Mexico warmer this afternoon and tonight than yesterday with scattered mild thunderstorms or showers east of the central mountain ranges. West Texas warmer this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms in Pecos valley and eastward toward Del Rio Eagle Pass area.
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New Mexico
Central Mountain Ranges
West Texas
Pecos Valley
del Rio Eacle Pass
Greiner Heads to El Paso for Medical Checkup
Ed P Greiner County Clerk traveled to El Paso for a routine examination after an operation he had months ago. He was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs John Twee.
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Greiner
EL Paso
P. Greiner
John Twee
Spectacular Red Cavalry Drive Recovers Kharkov Locality
Red Army cavalry charged across a pontoon bridge built under artillery fire and recaptured a large inhabited locality on the Kharkov front. Covered by warplanes and followed by tanks, they pursued retreating Germans who abandoned equipment. The recaptured town was not named.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Red Star
New Means To Meet Submarine Menace
Washington reports that Senator Brewster urges that U S measures be adopted to counter the Atlantic coast submarine threat. He notes plans for oil pipelines to bolster gasoline supply and discusses routes from Oklahoma and Texas to the North Atlantic region and inland barge transport as possible fixes amid rationing in 17 states.
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Washington
Brewster
Rme
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Britain
Atlantic
Senate
Markley
Kentucky
White House
Oklahoma
Texas
North Atlantic
Ohio River
Florida
Pepper
D-Fla
Six Million Less For The Indians
Santa Fe New Mexico May 19. Indian commissioner Collier and officials opened a three week study of educational challenges amid a proposed 6 million dollar cut in appropriations. He pledged to keep programs going and said time can be used to give Indians more responsibility. A University of Chicago study backs the effort to measure impact.
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Santa FE
N. M
John Collier
Indian Service
Collier
University of Chicago
Roswell Named In 21 Cities For Pilot Training
C A A selects Roswell among 21 U S cities for experimental pilot training of 210 high school boys. If successful, program may expand to other schools.
Canadian Women Joining Army in World War II
Canadian army officials report 2,500 to 3,000 women in the army and about 3,000 in the air force, the first time women have served in equal numbers in Canada. Many seek overseas duties. initial units will deploy abroad this summer as volunteers sign on for the duration and a year after. Roswell and Santa Fe join 21 cities in U S pilot training for 210 high school boys as the Civil Aeronautics Administration opens experimental programs previously reserved for college-age youth.
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Victoria
B.C
Canada
United States Women's Auxiliary Army
Mexican tanker crew to be honored on return home
Survivors of the tanker Po trero Del Llano torpedoing head home from Miami for Mexican honors. Twenty one crewmen entrain for Laredo Texas to cross the border with the body of Rodolfo Chacon. Thirteen officers and crew members were killed near Miami Beach. A funeral cortege will proceed from the border to Monterrey and Mexico City with Chacon’s coffin draped in the Mexican flag.
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Miami
Fla
Laredo
Texas
Rodolfo Chacon
Miami Beach
Tex
Monterrey
Mexico City
Salvador Aguayo
Chacon
Training program to start June first for ten boys
Dick Callens, manager of Roswell Municipal Airport, will instruct a new training program starting June first. Ten boys will be trained and must pass the same civilian pilot exam, chosen by the flight instructor, the superintendent of schools, and the high school principal based on multiple eligibility factors.
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Dick Callens
Roswell
Potash mine shutdown persists in Carlsbad
In Carlsbad New Mexico the United States Potash Company mine and refinery remain at a standstill as 600 miners wait for arrival of two Washington labor officials to help resolve shutdown issues. AFL union officials, including A L Cadena, seek clarity on a potential closed shop while officials from the war labor board and the labor department conciliation service are en route.
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Carlsbad
N. M
United States Potash Company
AFL
Washington
War Labor Board
U. S. Department of Labor Conciliation Service
A. L. Cadena
American Federation of Labor
San Antonio
Texas
Cadena
Sidelights On The News Battling An Ancient Evil
Chaves county in New Mexico stands firm against social diseases. The county runs a highly efficient venereal clinic offering free treatment to those unable to pay. The article notes how syphilis carried stigma faded as Pasteur era science clarified transmission routes. The piece cites cases from drinking cups, roller towels, and kissing as transmission methods, reflecting evolving public health understanding.
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Chaves County
New Mexico
Chaves
Thompson
Nationwide Gasoline Rationing Planned for July 1
The War Production Board directs the Office of Defense Transportation to map plans for nationwide gasoline rationing starting July 1 as a tire conservation measure. President Roosevelt indicated the rationing might extend beyond the East.
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Washington
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Rooosevelt
Roosevelt approves 31592 for artesian well plugging project
Senator Chavez was advised that President Roosevelt approved a WPA project totaling 31,592 for Chaves and Eddy counties. The funds cover plugging leaky abandoned artesian wells and establishing gauge wells plus incidental works in the Pecos Valley artesian conservation district.
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Washington
Chavez
Roosevelt
Chaves
Eddy
Pecos Valley Artesian Conservation District
Warns Men With Dependents To Stay In Their Jobs
Santa Fe New Mexico May 19 Adj Gen R C Charlton warned men with dependents to stay in present jobs unless sure of new work with war industry He cited complaints that family men quit non essential jobs to join war projects only to find no openings He urged checking with the U S Employment Service for open positions before attempting to join war industry and wait to be assigned in the process
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Santa FE
N. M
Adj. Gel
R. C. Charlton
Charlton
U. S. Employment Service
U.S.E.S
Cwn
Selective Service
Harbaugh outlines new credit rules at Kiwanis luncheon
Roswell Merchants Credit Bureau manager Harbaugh explained government regulations on open charge accounts at a Kiwanis meeting. He warned that if rules fail, stricter measures may be adopted and noted price ceiling orders and rent freezes in Roswell defense housing areas. President Cotton bid farewell and will relocate to Oklahoma City with a new OPM role. Ray Platt will assume interim presidency.
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E UU. Harbaugh
Roswell
A. B. Cotton
German Army In France Builds Invasion Force
An American dispatch by Philip Whitcomb reports Germany's occupation army in France numbers between 400,000 and 600,000 and is more active than since the armistice. Rehearsal invasions occur daily on French coasts under trained staff. A fleet of invasion boats is gathered and prepared for use.
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Philip Whitcomb
Associated Press
Lisbon
Germany
France
Compiegne
French
Britain
Cotton to Take O P M Position in Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs A B Cotton will move to Oklahoma City where he will serve as assistant priorities director for the Office of Production Management O P M The job lasts for the war duration and he plans to return to Roswell to resume his role with Roswell Auto Company where he is general superintendent He has been active in community affairs and is president of the Roswell Kiwanis Club.
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A. B. Cotton
Roswell
Oklahoma City
Cotton
Roswell Auto Company
Sugar Registration Thursday For Those Not Now Registered
Col. E. L. Lusk chair of the Chaves county ration board announces a second wartime sugar ration book registration for those who did not register in the first round. The session is Thursday afternoon after 2 o clock at the council chambers in city hall.
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E. L. Lusk
Chaves
Baseball Battery Matchups by City Listings
St Louis New York Batteries Po macher Berres Lee McCullough Chicago Brooklyn Batteries Davis Owen Cincinnati Boston Batteries Vandermeer Hem sley Javery Lombardi Pittsburgh Philadelphia AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston Detroit Batteries Terry Butland Peacock Newhouser Tebbetts Cleveland Batteries Fowler Wagner Embree Hagan Only games scheduled.
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Boston
Detroit
Terry, Butland & Peacock
Newhouser & Tebbetts
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Fowler & Wagner
Embree & Hagan
German Attacks With Tanks Are All Smashed By Reds
Marshal Semeon Timoshenko’s armored assault halted German advances in the eight day Kharkov battle. Russians reportedly pushed 30 to 40 miles along a 60 mile front, repelled tank counterattacks, and wiped out parachute units. Cavalry crossed a pontoon bridge under air cover and seized a large inhabited locality near Kharkov, possibly Belgorod or Zmiev, threatening a flank on the city.
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Associated Press
Semeon Timoshenko
Kharkov
Ukraine
Belgorod
Zimiev
London i
Farm Program Costs Vary Widely in New Mexico Counties
Reports to the senate show county committee costs as a share of gross farm payments in New Mexico ranged from 4.4 percent in Curry County to 59.7 percent in Sandoval for fiscal 1940, with the state average below the national 10 percent figure.
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Washington
Senate
New Mexico
Curry County
Sandoval
House Dem Whip Boland Dies Vacancy Sparks Debate
Washington May 19 Rep Patrick J Boland of Pennsylvania died in Scranton of a heart ailment leaving a House vacancy in a key informal post. Members clash over who should name a successor while the speaker holds discretion in appointing the majority whip. Boland had been Democratic whip since 1935 named by Speaker Joseph Byrns.
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Washington
Patrick J. Boland
Pennsylvania
House
Boland
Scranton
Joseph Byrns
Record classifieds highlight Miss Alice Waller ad elegance
Miss Alice Waller placed a two line room for rent notice in Record classified. The ad instantly filled the vacancy, first evening and again next morning, proving the efficiency of her simple ad. She notes the ad would keep working as long as rooms are available, praising her flawless classified record.
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Alice Waller
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United States
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New York
Pomacher & Berres
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Schu
Lee & McCullough
Brooklyn
Davis & Owen
Cincinnati
Vandermeer & Hemsley
Javery & Lombardi
Pittsburgh
House Dem
Ivan Ll. Hawes
West College
Weill
Miss Waller
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