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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
4
The piece lauds Rhodes as a serious writer with broad appeal and notes republishing plans. It reports dissension at Eastern New Mexico College, flood damage along the Rio Grande with bridges washed out, and critiques officials for delayed flood controls. It also warns on rising commodity prices amid defense spending and war boom hardships.
District officials of the Assemblies of God are elected as the house, the Methodist church and various school buildings, ten of the Berrendo district. Two highways closed.
A government suit challenging New Mexico brand inspection laws was dismissed after a stipulation. The agreement, announced by state counsel J. R. Modrall, involved cattle sent from Fort Stanton hospital to other U S hospitals. District Council Assemblies of God elected officers and reported rapid growth with a yearly average of one new church.
Five missing children are unaccounted for as floodwaters from the Guadalupe mountains swell the Pecos River in Carlsbad New Mexico. More than 600 people are homeless. Red Cross and state guard mobilize as crests 8 to 15 feet sweep through Hackberry Draw and Dark Canyon inundating homes, cattle yards, and the Caverns area near the beach. Authorities fear drownings while rescue trains evacuate stranded families and school groups watch from rising waters.
Roswell faced continued rain threats as forecasts warned of more storms. Hondo and Berrendo rivers rose near flood levels while Spring River overspilled its banks, with rail and airline services disrupted and roads closed east of Artesia. Local reports noted 2.8 inches at Carlsbad and widespread rainfall across Clovis Vaughan Loving ton Hobbs Artesia and Carlsbad.
The article argues the Pecos river water pact with New Mexico does not exist since New Mexico has not ratified it and is unlikely to in its current form. It calls for a fair settlement of water rights, denying Texas a full grab of water truly belonging to New Mexico, and notes donors paid to Eugene Manlove Rhodes were deserved.
Historian James Truslow Adams argues in Rotarian magazine that youth now challenges elders more vocally. He says older generations foster a sense of entitlement, while youth seeks privileges, urging a bridge between ages. Democracy rests on duties before rights and true leadership by age with character and wisdom.
British warships sunk German forces defending Crete as Empire Cairo HQ cited heavier Nazi losses among parachute and air borne troops. Berlin and Baghdad broadcasts claimed raids on Amman and Syria while Free French moves into Syria and Cyprus reinforcement signaled a widening struggle in the eastern Mediterranean. Officials hinted at planned moves toward Cyprus and perhaps a broader push toward England, while Berlin dismissed Crete as a mere water jump rather than a full invasion plan.
Churchill told Parliament about intensified German attempts to land on Crete by sea, with a convoy of thirty vessels attacked and ships sunk. RAF raids hit Greek airfields, while British planners brace for a potentially harsher German bombardment as key fighter bases on Crete and Cyprus face range gaps.
In Albuquerque on May 22 authorities forecast another flood surge as muddy waters rose along nearly 200 miles of river lowlands protected by battered levees. Heavy showers near Socorro caused flash floods washing away cars but no deaths. Officials cut trees in a suburban district, including Margaret Sullivan's ranch, to use for revetment as flood danger continued.
Maxie Holloman was held to district court after a preliminary hearing before Pat O Neill on two charges involving flourishing a deadly weapon a .22 rifle in a threatening act toward Mrs. Charles Nelson and Mrs. Lena Shrock and resisting a police officer B H Kelton while in the line of official duty. The incident allegedly occurred on May 12 in Cottonwood. Holloman's bonds were set at $1000 on each charge.
In police court Mack Harrell was fined 50 dollars for drunkenness and carrying a concealed pistol, with the weapon described as a loaded pistol.
County agent Tom Reid reports rains have halted farm operations at Steps Farm. Workers drain fields as alfalfa crops suffer losses from the downpour. Phone your classified to No. 11.
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