Australia Warns Of New Japanese Invasion Threat
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin says the tempo of battle is rising and Australian troops face a supreme test as Japan may launch a major offensive in the Pacific. China had warned of a planned Japanese drive to crush Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces and keep China from aiding the Allies. Generals MacArthur and analysis note vast armada movements in the region as authorities brace for grave weeks ahead.
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Associated Press
Far Pacific War Theater
Australia
John Curtin
Curtin
Douglas MacArthur
Price Control Rules Urge Merchants to Fully Comply
Merritt of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce warns merchants to meet price control regulations or face trouble after a sojourn in Albuquerque with seven local businessmen. A 7:30 pm Thursday meeting at the chamber will have Albuquerque delegates explain the regulations. Local merchants are urged to attend.
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W. W. Merritt
Chamber of Commerce
Albuquerque
OPA
Roswell
Merritt
Claude Simpson
Ike Carter
Joe Murphy
H. B. Smyrl
Judson Goodart
Warren Cobean
Hilton Ray
Dow Named General Counsel for Wichita Farm Credit
Wichita May 20 Robert C Dow of Carlsbad former New Mexico attorney general and solicitor staff member has been named general counsel of the Wichita Farm Credit Administration He previously handled legal matters for the Soil Conservation Service and the Farm Security Administration in the southwest
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Wichita, Kas
Robert C. Dow
New Mexico
Department of
Wichita Farm Credit Administration
Carlsbad
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Security Administration
Southwest
Local Weather Temperature Readings and Norms
Readings show temperatures at three hour intervals ending 11 30 am with highs 80 and lows 55. Normal for today 83 and 54. Precipitation 0 for 24 hours ending 12 30 am today. Month to date trace, year to date 2.94, normal 0.54 and 3.27. Sunrise 5 55, sunset 6 54, length 14.0 hours.
Gasoline Rationing May Not Include The Oil Regions
Washington May 20 The government weighs wider gasoline rationing as curtailment of driving is discussed to conserve rubber. The war production board directs defense transport with Ickes and Henderson to draft a nationwide plan possibly starting July 1. Eastern states and DC cut 50 percent. Oregon and Washington move to half on June 1. Roosevelt noted oil regions might be spared some limits, while tire and rubber use spurred broader considerations.
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Washington
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Harold i. Ickes
Leon Henderson
East
Pacific Northwest
District of Columbia
Oregon
WPB
Roosevelt
Jury Venire Drawn For Trial In Hagerman Case
Fifty four names were drawn by District Judge James B Mc Ghee this morning for the jury venire. Jurors report at 9 a m Monday June 1st when jury trials open. A regular panel of 24 and an emergency panel of 12 will be formed. Names cannot be published until sheriff returns. Orbit Ham faces murder of his son in law Sam Armstrong at Hagerman with dock set tomorrow.
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James B. McGhee
McGhee
Orbit Ham
Sam Armstrong
Hagerman
Army Engineers Seek Specialists at Camp Claiborne
The army seeks enlisted engineer specialists for the Corps of Engineers at Camp Claiborne Louisiana in the next thirty days. Positions include blacksmiths, foremen across concrete steel and highway construction, crane operators, electricians, welders, rock crusher foremen and more. Qualified men should apply early at the District Recruiting and Induction Office 217 Post Office Building Santa Fe New Mexico or at Roswell Recruiting Sub-station.
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Corps of Engineers
Camp Claiborne
Louisiana
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Roswell
Doolittle Led Raiders Deny Bomber Losses Over Tokyo
Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle, after receiving the Medal of Honor, announced none of the nine American bombers claimed by Japan to have been shot down in the Tokyo raid were lost. He stated all planes reached their destinations safely and dismissed reports of a plane on display in Japan or an American plane interned in Russia.
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Washington
Tokyo
Shangri-La
Roosevelt
James H
Jimmy) Doolittle
Japan
Russia
National League Box Score Summary
St Louis and Brooklyn games end with tied or low scoring contests. Pittsburgh beats Boston behind Earley and Lombardi while Sewell and Phelps combine for the Pirates. Cincinnati plate two five runs in a win over Philadelphia as Starr and Lamanno anchor the battery. Chicago and New York split a 2 1 game with Passeau and McCullough on the mound.
Philadelphia and Detroit Batterys Contest Noted
Baseball score update shows Philadelphia 001 Detroit 002 with Batteries Knott Harris Hayes for Philadelphia and Wagner Benton Tebbetts for Detroit. New York 0 Chicago 6 with Russo W Dickey Dietrich Tresh for Chicago. Washington at St Louis night. Boston at Cleveland postponed due to weather.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Knott, Harris & Hayes
Wagner, Benton & Tebbetts
New York
Chicago
Russo & W
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Nazi Attacks Fail Stop The Russian Drive On Kharkov
Soviet dispatches report the Red Army advancing toward Kharkov despite stiff German resistance and counterattacks along the southern flank. Pravda denies a Crimea cleanup and says forces hold to the Caucasus. A German diversion drive develops around Barvenkova and Izyum as the war继续.
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New York
Kharkov
Red Army
Wehrmacht
Moscow
Kerch
Acme
Pravda
Communist Party
Crimea
Caucasus
Bataan
Philippines
Kharkovy
Barvenkova
Lozovaya-Slavyansk
Donets
Public works to be cut if not essential for war effort
Fort Worth Texas May 20. George F Harley regional federal works agency engineer says elimination or drastic curtailment of all nonessential war related public works is planned. Three unnamed projects in New Mexico and 176 in Texas will be submitted with completion percentages to the army navy and maritime commission or the war production board. Projects not approved by any of the four agencies will be automatically discontinued.
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Fort Worth
Tex
George F. Harley
Federal Works Agency
Iie
New Mexico
Texas
Army, Navy and Maritime Commmission
War Production Board
Governor Miles Warns Against Gas Rationing in New Mexico
Governor Miles telegraphed congressional delegates urging careful study of any gasoline rationing plan. He warned that strict controls could cause irreparable damage to New Mexico’s economy, with potential loss of jobs, state revenues, and business viability. He urged rationing only if needed to conserve supply and to balance impact.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
New Mexico
Southern Baptists Seek Christian Peace End of War
San Antonio Texas May 20 Senators Tom Connally and Walter F George both Baptist laymen were asked by the Southern Baptist convention to aid in establishing a Christian peace in line with God s will at war s end. The petition came with a report from the education commission led by Baylor s Dr Charles D Johnson. Pat M Neff Texas former governor and new president urged Americans to clean up at home to honor the sacrifice of the nation s youth. The convention totals 5 000 000 Baptists.
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San Antonio
Tex
Tom Connally
Sidelights On The News Less Auto Deaths
J B Jones president of the State Safety Council notes automobile deaths for the first three months of 1942 fell to 572 from 963 year earlier. He credits safety campaigns and Governor Miles forty mile road limit. Many drivers comply. some still push beyond forty, but overall results matter.
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J. B
Jones
State Safety Council
Miles
Molina
Wheat harvest forecast for Curry County division
County extension agent C J Todd estimates that 2 590 000 bushels of wheat will be gathered in Curry County this year if weather remains favorable. He notes the district is one of the most efficient areas in the state. Continued to Page Six.
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C. J. Todd
Curry County
Pioneer Woman Euphemia Karey Littlefield Dies at 91
Mrs. W P Littlefield of Roswell aged 91 dies at daughter Mrs Ross L Malone’s home after long illness. Born Euphemia Karey Mathieu in 1850 near Gonzales Texas she helped settle eastern New Mexico from Bosque Grande to Kenna. Survived by five children including Mrs Malone and Mrs French, 16 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Ballard Chapel Roswell conducted by Rev Henry H Heard. Burial South Park beside husband.
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W. P. Littlefield
New Mexico
Ross L. Malone
Kenna
Littlefield
Episcopal Church
Malone
French
Roswell
R. A. Buford
Austin
Texas
George T. Littlefield
Elida
N. M
Alice Littlefield
Los Angeles
Mildred Boone
Ballard Chapel
South Main
Henry H. Heard
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
C. W. Grier
Pat H. Boone
G. W. Littlefield
Frank Byrd
Arthur Allison
Earl L. Malone
Ross L. Malone, Jr
South Park
British Rain Bombs On Germany
London reports detailing a large night raid using Stirling bombers delivering 40 000 fire bombs to Mannheim along with heavy high explosive strikes by Halifaxes Lancasters Manchesters and Wellingtons. St Nazaire submarine base also targeted as part of the first post lull attacks with hundreds of bombers.
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London
Mannheim
Air Ministry
St. Nazaire
France
Europe
Badische Amlin Chemical Works
Lanz Armament Works
Daimler-Benz Engineering Works
Oil Wells May Face Forced Shutdown Amid Gasoline Rationing
Tulsa dispatch reports Southwest oil operators fear further gasoline rationing could force shutdowns of wells and refineries. Loss of East Coast markets, steel shortages for storage tanks, and scarce rail capacity threaten production, with many stripper wells already abandoned and pipeline and tanker shifts altering shipments.
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Tulsa
Okla
Southwest
Pennsylvania
Texas
New Mexico
War Production Board
Central
East
Gulf Ports
Johnson Petitions Circulated For Governor Run
Johnson for Governor clubs say petitions are being circulated in nine counties to place District Judge Bryan G. Johnson on the Democratic primary ballot. Johnson has not announced candidacy but acknowledges supporters plan petition drives in Quay Colfax Dona Ana Lea Lincoln Otero Curry Socorro Valencia counties.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Bryan G. Johnson
Quay
Colfax
Dona Ana
Lea
Lincoln
Otero
Curry
Gocorru
Valencia
City Beautiful Contest Entries
Entries list several participants and their horticultural displays. Mrs. Bess Baker presents a bouquet of roses other than American Beauty. Mrs. J. P. White Sr. offers a bouquet of roses other than American Beauty. Mrs. E. W. Fisher contributes an iris bed at 200 North Washington.
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Mrs. Bess Baker
J. P. White, Sr
E. W. Fisher
North
Washington
Truck Operators To Hear Details Of New Rules
E Robert Baker of Denver ODT to explain new regulations to New Mexico truck operators. The rules aim to remove trade barriers, speed wartime transport, and conserve rubber and fuel.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Office of Defense Transportation
New Mexico
E. Robert Baker
Denver
ODT
Nazis Offer Diversion As Kharkov Battle Rages
Allied and Axis lines clash as Soviet reports claim Red Army advances into Kharkov defenses amid heavy tank and infantry activity. German forces reportedly push 100000 paratroops for a Caucasus invasion while Richthofen joins Kerch operations. Arctic supply routes near Murmansk see intensified actions.
More Enlisted Men Arrive For Flying School Roswell
Additional enlisted personnel arrived in Roswell at 11 30 a m today and proceeded to the Roswell Army Flying School. Colonel Alvan C Kincaid, commanding officer, said the men would be stationed and trained at the base and placed in quarters on arrival. The mess hall opened today with noon meals for both long stationed and new arrivals.
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Roswell
Roswell Army Flying School
Alvan C. Kincaid
Scrap drive in Roswell nets four to five tons
Between four and five tons of scrap metal and rubber were collected in the Roswell campaign last Saturday, according to Harry Puryear, chairman of the board of county commissioners.
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Roswell
Harry Puryear
Board of County Commissioners
Classified Tells The World
Mrs. Carroll Bartle of The Commercial Refrigeration Service runs a used refrigerators classified ad. She says the ad has brought many calls and invites readers to use classified to share any message.
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Carroll Bartle
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