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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1941
Page
4
The Roswell Daily Record is a May 21 1941 edition publishing city news and advertising notices. It lists staff roles including city editor and advertising manager and notes Associated Press and New Mexico Newspaper Association affiliations.
New Mexico plans a state wide network of airplane spotters to monitor for possible aerial invasion. Volunteer observers will be recruited soon under Army Air Service supervision with G. D. Macy as general executive. Advisory members include Governor Miles, Lt. Col. H. P. Saunders Jr., R. C. Charlton, H. R. Rodgers, Grace Corrigan, and J. C. Mitchell.
German air borne assault on Crete intensifies as parachute and glider landings surge, with reports of heavy fighting, casualties, and possible foothold on the island. Churchill cautions on uniformed enemy combatants while RAF bombers strike Greek mainland targets. Major General Freyberg prepares defenses as Greek and British forces vow stubborn resistance.
The survey by William L. Turner finds 92.6 percent choose a vocation for work appeal over pay, 95.8 percent see greater opportunities today, 72 percent plan college, with last year’s college rate at 48 percent and prior year at 62, reflecting attitudes toward careers and education.
A brief advertisement for Andersons Gardens highlights home grown head lettuce praised as sweet and tender. The compact card emphasizes fresh produce available locally.
Berlin reports say Nazis in disguise were involved in the initial assault while Churchill’s claim drew fierce German rebuke and threats of reprisals. British and American forces exit Syria, and British gains shift toward Fallujah as Iraq battles continue around Habbaniyah. Rio Grande bridges fail, Polvadera and Socorro endure evacuations and levee threats near Albuquerque.
Heavy machinery and flood control crews raced to Bernalillo, twenty miles north of Albuquerque, to build a cross dike aimed at protecting the town from threatened levee failure. The project signals urgent action to avert flood damage as waters threaten regional infrastructure.
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 886 million for the next fiscal year a reduction from current relief estimates and current year totals, arguing defense work has absorbed slack. He said about one million workers per month could be employed on WPA rolls, though recent months have shown declines. Rep Cannon supported the cut while Rep Taber pledged to oppose the entire program.
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