Japan presses Chekiang coast as Burma battle stalls
Monsoon rains slow fighting in Burma while Japanese forces push 30 to 40 thousand strong into Chekiang province on a 150 mile front toward Kinhwa. Chinese dispatches say heavy clashes along the front as 60,000 more Japanese troops mass for supporting thrusts. In Burma, Sino troops halt northward advances aided by heavy rains. Australian air raids resume on Timor bases as MacArthur drafts 35,000 more to prepare a larger offensive. Japanese land near Foochow on the east coast, signaling a major offensive aimed at China’s leadership. Foochow blockade tightens as fighting intensifies.
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Associated Press
Burma
China
Japan
Chekiang
Tokyo
Kinhwa
Chexkiang Province
Shanghai
Yunnan
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Koepang
Dili
Timor
Chungking
Foochow
Pukein
Min River
Hongkong
Roswell High Sets Record With War Stamps Sale
Roswell high school students purchased $1143 in War Savings Stamps and Bonds setting a new one day record. The Thursday sale at the high school contributed to citywide totals of $1827.75 for today and $17,567.03 to date across all city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell High School
Local Weather Readings and Totals
Weather data report shows 24 hour readings at 3 hour intervals ending today 11 30 a m with highs 74 and 55 at the troughs Normal values listed for the date Precipitation for the period is 0 with month to date trace year to date 2 94 Total 5 54 wh of day 140 hrs
Russians Overrun Kharkov Stronghold In 40 Minute Fight
Soviet dispatches report Red Army forces drove through a field littered with wreckage to seize a key German stronghold near Kharkov. Five villages were captured as heavy losses were claimed by the Soviets. Far behind lines guerrillas retook a White Russia city.
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Associated Press
Russia
Kharov
Red Army
White
Fedor von Stocks
Kerch
Crimea
Bar Drafting Men Needed In War Work
The war manpower commission directed local boards to consult federal employment service offices before drafting anyone skilled in a critical war occupation. The eight point program by Paul V. McNutt aims to maximize manpower use and tighten coordination between draft boards and employment offices to defer irreplaceable workers in war industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Federal
Paul V. McNutt
Manpower Commission
Theatres raise funds for Army Navy Relief total $700.90
Collections in Pecos and Chavez theatres over seven days raised seven hundred dollars and ninety cents for the Army and Navy Relief Fund. Ted Jones, manager, announced the result and said a cashier's check was sent to national headquarters. Roswell High School girls from the Pals and Chums societies aided by American Women's Volunteer Services conducted the drives.
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Pecos
Chavez
Army and Navy Relief Fund
Ted Jones
Pals
Chums
Roswell High School
American Women’s Volunteer Services
Ham Murder Trial Set For June 3rd
District Judge James B. Mc Ghee set June 3 for the trial of Orbit Ham accused of fatally shooting his son in law Sam Armstrong at the Mineral Wells Apartments Hagerman last December 16 Armstrong died December 14 Other criminal settings include forgery embezzlement assault and statutory rape with civil jury trials scheduled June 4 5 and 6 Also notes: defendants pled guilty to drunk driving theft of auto tools and not guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. McGhee
Orbit Ham
Sam Armstrong
Ham
Armstrong
Mineral Wells
Hagerman
Mart Willard
George E Hunt
Robert Owens
Ralph Contreras
Joe Childs
Ray Bernet
J. C. Jones
U S Troops Said Arrived at Gibraltar Claim
New York dispatches report Axis and Axis dominated radios claimed United States troops had reached Gibraltar. Conflicting accounts from Algeciras Spain described a 5 000 troop transport escorted by aircraft carrier and two cruisers, or 5 600 soldiers with three British destroyers, with debarkation unclear. A German agency cited 3 000 on transports under escort still at Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Gibraltar
Algeciras
Spain
Vichy
DNB
Transocean Agency
Services Held For Mrs. W. P. Littlefield Pioneer Resident
Funeral services were held at Ballard Chapel for Mrs. W P Littlefield a 91 year old pioneer of southeastern New Mexico. Rev Henry H Heard conducted with music by Mrs C W Grier. Grandsons and grandsons in law served as casket bearers. Interment followed at South Park beside her husband who died in 1927. The widow came to New Mexico in 1884 to Bosque Grande and later to the Littlefield Ranch near Kenna. She had lived in Roswell with daughters since her husband's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard Chapel
W. P. Littlefield
New Mexico
Henry H. Heard
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
C. W. Grier
Littlefield
Pat H. Boone
Arthur Allison
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Callens Granted Permit to Operate Flying Services
Santa Fe New Mexico reports the corporation commission granted Richard D. Callens of Roswell a permit to operate charter scenic and student flying services.
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Callens
Santa PE
N. M
The
Corporation Commission
Richard D. Callens
Roswell
Defense Housing Slowed by Army Order Across Nation
The WPB reports defense housing construction is grinding to a halt as army controls limit softwood lumber supplies. In at least 15 cities projects are stopped, with 35 more facing critical shortages, threatening the housing program and workers. Officials warn the army order, meant to deliver lumber to military needs, may curb private and public construction. The WPB reviews all projects to set new priorities and may amend the measure to preserve essential defense housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Production Board
WPB
War Department
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
War-Department
WPS
Defense Housing
James S. Knowlson
Defense
Credit Talks Made At Rotary Today
The Roswell Rotary Club heard two talks on new federal credit regulations with Charles Butler explaining charge account rules and Ed Harbaugh describing federal rules’ impact on business and consumer. Sec. Simpson announced tonight’s 7:30 price ceilings meeting at the Chamber of Commerce and new members Tom Reid and Jake Newman were elected, bringing membership to seventy one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Tom Reid
Jake Newman
Rotary Club
Price Order Briefing For Roswell Merchants Tonight
Roswell merchants are urged to attend a 7 30 pm meeting at the Chamber of Commerce where the price ceiling order will be explained by local business leaders who joined a Albuquerque session Tuesday night with a representative from the Office of Price Administration. The group promises to answer questions and present a full picture as available at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Albuquerque
Office of Price Administration
Red Army overruns Nazi stronghold in six mile advance
Moscow reports Red Army drive toward Kharkov overruns a key German stronghold after a fierce 40 minute battle. Garrison wiped out as fighting pushes into open country. Red Star notes higher casualties among German and Finnish forces, while northern front gains cut a main enemy highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Red Star
Four Institute Cadets Qualify For Air Force Reserve
Four N M I cadets have qualified for the Air Force Reserve before the aviation cadet examining board in Roswell. Baynes B. McSwain Ada Oklahoma Robert C. Shellman San Antonio Texas Elwood L. Wright Baldwin Park California Houston G Williams Albuquerque New Mexico all four will graduate this year and receive a two year deferment to finish college before training as aviation cadets for commissions as second lieutenants in the air corps. McSwain and Shellman qualified for air crew Wright and Williams for armament. All passed mental and physical exams. The board tours New Mexico colleges and reports good success in enlistments. They travel by plane and will be here through today then to Albuquerque tomorrow. Capt T L McKnight in charge.
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Air Force Enlisted Reserve
Aviation Cadet Examining Board
Roswell
Baynes B. McSwain
Ada
Okla
Robert C. Shellman
San Antonio
Texas
Elwood L. Wright
Baldwin Park
Calif
Houston G. Williams
Albuquerque
N. M
Air Corps
McSwain
Shellman
Wright
Sidelights On The News The Passing Throng
Frank Talmage mortician repairs a lawn clock at Fifth and Penn after a long journey through the country and a war entanglement. The clock now marks hours for passersby on Sundays and other days. Bill Gallacher, Lincoln county board chair, set polling places for statewide primaries on September 12 and the general election on November 3, aiming to lead in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Talmage
Fifth and
Penn
Massachusetts
Bill Gallacher
Lincoln
Publicist Blythe McCollum Statement (Continued)
Blythe McCollum of the state tax commission is noted as a publicist in the publication. The article fragment indicates continuation to Page 2, Section 2, without providing further details on actions or statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blythe McCollum
State Tax Commission
Berlin Expects War With Mexico
London dispatches from May 21 report Berlin expects Mexico to declare war after Germany’s reply to a demand for satisfaction over a submarine sinking of a Mexican tanker. Nazi circles foresee other Latin American republics joining Mexico, with the response due tonight. The tanker sinking caused 14 deaths and spurred calls for immediate war.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Mexico
Reich
Stockholm
Mexico ready to declare war after German reply
Mexico City May 21 sources say Germany sent a reply that did not meet Mexico demand for complete satisfaction over the sinking of the Portrero Del Llano. Newspapers note the zero hour in Mexican history as cabinet and military leaders plan a meeting at the national palace. Germany expected to declare war, with dispatches via Stockholm and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Foreign Office
National Palace
Germany
Stockholm
London
Ford Co. Rolls Out First Bomber From Willow Run Plant
Ford Motor announces the first B-24 E bomber built at Willow Run, Detroit, marking a new phase in war production. Edsel Ford says the bomber program equals the whole peacetime auto business, with tanks and weapons also produced. Targeted output is one bomber per hour with shifts expanding to three eight-hour periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Co
Detroit
Willow Run
Ford Motor Company
Edsel Ford
National Association of Manufacturers
Ford
Ford Company
Charles E. Sorensen
Consolidated Aircraft Corp
Pratt & Whitney
Sorensen
Ways and Means Eyes Installment Taxes to Ease Rates
The House Ways and Means Committee proposed a system of installment payments for income taxes to soften the impact of higher rates. The plan would authorize regular paycheck deductions as a credit against next year's tax bill, aiming to raise about 2.756 billion dollars in new revenue while expanding the tax base to include low income earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Treasury
Roosevelt
City Beautiful Contest Entries Show Roses From Entrants
Mrs. Ira D. Holmstead submits rose buds. Mrs. C. A. Swayze presents rosebuds. Mrs. Frank Snipes offers rosebuds and two bouquets of roses not American Beauties.
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City Beautiful
Ira D. Holmstead
C. A. Swayze
Frank Snipes
Batter Lineups Across Major League Matchups
Philadelphia Detroit oo Batteries: Marchildon and Wagner, Trout, Fuchs, Manders and Tebbetts, Parsons. Boston Cleveland Batteries: Hughson and Peacock, Harder and Hogan. New York 0 Chicago 0 Batteries: Bonham and Rosar, Smith and Tresh. Washington St. Louis Batteries: Hudson and Early, Munccief and Swift.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Marchildon & Wagner
Trout, Fuchs, Manders & Tebbetts
Parsons
Boston
Cleveland
Hughson & Peacock
Harder & Hogan
New York
Chicago
Bonham & Rosar, Smith & Tresh
Washington St. Louis
Hudson & Early
Munccief & Swift
Cincinnati and Chicago Postpone Games Amid Weather
Baseball scores and schedule notes: Derringer and Laman for Cincinnati and Philadelphia games, Johnson and Levingston for Louis at Brooklyn. Chicago at New York and Pittsburgh at Boston postponed due to weather.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Derringer & Lamanne
Johnson & Levingston
Pittsburgh
Boston
Bitter Fighting With Red Success In Kharkov Region
Moscow reports a red victory on the Kharkov front as Timoshenko's forces crush a German strongpoint after a 46 minute battle. Artillery tanks and planes aided the infantry in storming the position. Five surrounding villages were captured while a German counter attack was repulsed.
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Kharkov
Moscow
Semeon Timoshenko
Red Star
Furloughs For New Soldiers
Santa Fe May 21 General Charlton state draft director announced a liberalized policy granting two week automatic furloughs to selectees after induction. After June 15 inductees transfer to the enlisted reserve corps and go home for 14 days to settle personal affairs. Transportation meals and lodging provided en route.
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Santa FE
N. M
Aaj
R. C. Charlton
Large group of aviation cadets lands in Roswell
A large group of AT 6 training planes flown by aviation cadets from Lake Field Phoenix Arizona landed at the municipal airport last night on a routine training flight. It was the biggest single landing here and drew many spectators. The cadets were to return to Luke Field today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Field
Phoenix
Ariz
Luke Field
Classifieds spillover delights reader Mrs Lander
Mrs E W Lander praised the back page classifieds as they overflow with items. She urged more regular room for the little notices, noting the growing popularity and reader enthusiasm for the section.
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E. W. Lander
Classified
Classifieds Always Find a Place in the Page
A reader notes that classifieds will not be crowded out and will always occupy space on the page. The response affirms interest in considering the suggestion and keeping classified listings visible.
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Peri de
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Reds
Adolf Titler
Rea
Hitler
Lake Simen
Leningrad
Bucharest
Belgorod
W. E. McLaughlin
J. S. Bebo
Roy Long
U. S
Rotary
Institute
Air Force Reserve
Will Robinson
Aes Louis
Brooklyn
al Roswell
Janet Fulton
W. Tilden
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