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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1941
Page
3
The article argues that team fortunes hinge on winning percentages as Cleveland, Brooklyn, and St. Louis stumble from hot starts. It notes Philadelphia and others closing gaps, cites key games and moments, and highlights recent wins and losses affecting the leaders’ standings.
Whirlaway defeated Charley Howard's Mid and to win the Belmont Park preview for the $50,000 race. Eight Thirty looms as the only challenge this year, with a possible Pimlico clash in November. The Belmont result sets the stage for Whirlaway's three-year-old battles as he targets the Peter Pan handicap at Belmont next.
Engineers near completing plans to insure navigation for airline and private pilots against radio failures. New ultra high frequency airways to start between New York and Chicago next fall, with weather stations to help determine position, eventually covering 35,000 miles of US airways. Old long wave beams plagued by static, fading signals, and mountain navigation errors prompted the move.
May 20 dispatch reports that many notices alleging Selective Training and Service Act violations are erroneous, wasting government resources. Adjutant General Charlton urges careful verification to protect innocent people and avoid misallocation of funds. Hobbs Airport expansion praised as essential for defense readiness and civil morale, with plans to accelerate port completion amid wartime concerns.
Five large maps prepared by Major Powell and the conservancy district outline every foot of the flood threat across the district from the Texas border to the Colorado line. Each map marks acres liable to overflow due to levee breakage or other flood causes, aiding preparedness planning.
Rainy day in Lewiston Idaho dampened a land office event and parade. Merchants saved a straw hat day from a total washout while a machine broke during a straw hat freezing contest. The mayor did not attend the straw hat coronation and umbrella sales thrived as crowds called in classifieds.
Los Angeles dispatch reports I Rude aged 66 died yesterday. An Austrian immigrant who came to the U S at 14 he built a Dallas clothing store and for 27 Christmases gave away much of his stock to the poor.
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