State drafts plan for statewide air craft warning system
Santa Fe, May 23. The national defense effort in New Mexico is coalescing through the state council for national defense and the university of New Mexico. A preliminary statewide air craft warning system is being drafted to counter possible air invasion from south of the border. Local officers assemble a skeleton organization of key men to stage the effort and recruit volunteers.
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John E. Baker
Associated Press
Santa FE
State Council
State Council For National Defense
New Mexico
Aircraft Warning Service
Albuquerque
Fense
England
Poppy Day Proclaimed by Roswell Mayor May 24 1941
Mayor Thos J Hall proclaims Saturday May 24 1941 as Poppy Sales Day in Roswell New Mexico. Proceeds aid rehabilitation and Child Welfare for orphans and veterans. poppies are made by disabled veterans in state hospitals.
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Charles M. de Bremond
American Legion Auxiliary
New Mexico
Roswell
Memorial rites for Rhodes draw pilgrims to desert pass
From Santa Fe and across the southwest crowds gathered at a desert pass to honor Eugene Manlove Rhodes. The memorial featured simple, vivid reminiscences by Rhodes’s admirers and a dedication at Eugene Rhodes Hall, with Miss Elizabeth Garrett leading the state song Oh Fair New Mexico.
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Santa FE
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
San _ Andreas mountains
Engle
Tularosa
New Mexico
Gene Rhodes
Cole Railston
Rhodes
Alice Corbin Henderson
Alan Rhodes
Adam Forbes
Cooper
Desert
Eugene Rhodes
Hot Springs
Great College
Organ Pass
Tom Charles
White Sands
Elizabeth Garrett
Rhodes Pass party route through stark desert landscape
A narrative describes assembling a party traveling from Rhodes Pass summit toward state centers. The trek challenges the route, with rock cut trails, sparse trees, and enduring winds. Vivid colors and a harsh natural panorama frame the journey.
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Rhodes
Labor contract bids split at Los Angeles egg plants
In Los Angeles two egg plants faced union fights. At Acme Egg Co the CIO won a labor contract prompting CIO picketing, while at Kalin Bros the AFL sought a contract and won, triggering AFL pickets marching. No strike occurred.
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Los Angeles
Acme Egg Co
CIO
AFL
Kalin Bros
Acme
Kalins
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