Allied Warplanes Strike Japs and Chinese Counteroffensive
Allied warplanes reported strikes on Japanese forces across distant fronts while Chiang Kai shek's armies try to halt a fierce Japanese push in Chekiang province on the China coast. Chinese troops claimed ten more outlying gains near Ichang and said Kinhwa remained under Chinese control despite night attacks. Japanese columns reached Langyu after bypassing Kinhwa, with bloody street fighting reported.
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Associated Press
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chekiang
China East
Ichang
Kinhwa
Langyu
BaseballScores: Washington, New York blaze to high-scoring win
American League results list Washington at New York with a 4240 explosion, batteries Wilson Cathey Mather son Evans Gomez Rosar. Cleveland 900 Detroit 00131 with Smith Gromek Hegan White Tebbetts, and Chicago St Louis with Dietrich Tresh Gatehouse Ferrell. Boston at Philadelphia scheduled for night game.
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Washington
New York
Wilson, Cathey
Masterson & Evans
Gomez & Rosar
Cleveland
Detroit
Smith, Gromek Hegan
Tebbetts
Chicago
St. Louis
Dietrich and
Tresh
Gatehouse and
Ferrell
Baseball Batteries and Scores From Quiet Schedule
New York sparred with Brooklyn with scoreless frames as Sunkel Danning Head Owen worked the batteries. Philadelphia blanked Boston with Melton Warren Errickson Kluttz handling the pitching. Cincinnati listed Derringer Lam anno Passeau McCullough in batteries with no game results, as only games scheduled.
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New York
Brooklyn
Sunkel & Danning
Head & Owen
Philadelphia
Boston
Melton & Warren
Errickson & Kluttz
Flag Raising Ceremony Tomorrow at City Hall Roswell
Mayor Thomas J. Hall urged a large crowd to attend the flag raising in front of Roswell City Hall at 9 30 tomorrow morning. The American Legion Auxiliary will present a flag to the City of Roswell, to be raised on the new flagpole on the city hall lawn. Mrs J D Atwood will present the flag, with acceptance by City Attorney Ross L Malone Jr.
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Thomas J. Hall
City Hall
Local Weather Readings and Temperatures Today
Local weather data shows 24 hour readings ending 11 30 a m with highs near 97 and a low 58. Normal highs 86 and lows 57. Precipitation 0 for the 24 hours ending 12 30 a m today, month to date 0 01, year to date 2 95. Sunrise 5 50 am Sunset 7 00 pm length of day 14 2 hours.
Mexico Moves Toward War Declaring Belligerency
Mexico avowed belligerency without a formal declaration yet as President Avila Camacho asked Congress to authorize a state of war and decree powers. Committees fast tracked the proposal with a full chamber to act and the senate to meet tomorrow before a formal declaration is expected. Military zones and state governors prepared defenses while civil measures were discussed for the population. The president said Mexico would not wage war outside the continent.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Congress
Chamber of Deputies
United States Gains Ground in Atlantic Battle
Naval experts in Washington say the United States is slowly winning the Atlantic campaign despite heavy losses to Nazi submarines. They stress that victory hinges on steadily increased production of war and merchant ships and more defensive craft. Readiness to defend coastal waters with subs, blimps, and patrol bombers remains a top need.
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Washington
United States
British Isles
Russia
Africa
Asia
Australia
Atlantic
Fishing At The Country Club Lake Opening Delayed
On recommendation of the Lake and Fish Committee the Roswell Country Club directors postpone the fishing season opening of the lake from June 1 to June 10 due to the late spawning of the fish.
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Roswell Country Club
Roswell High Seniors to Receive Diplomas Tonight
One hundred forty nine Roswell High School seniors will receive diplomas at eight o'clock tonight in the junior high auditorium, the largest class in the school’s history. Five more diplomas will be awarded after summer work. Valedictorian is Dorothy Belle Rea and salutatorian Grace Marilyn Nance. Honor graduates include Rea, Nance, Norton, Robertson, Lone, Reese, Lorelzo, Lacy, McCarter, and Charlotte Reese with averages from 90 to 94.
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Roswell High School
Dorothy Belle Rea
Grace Marilyn Nance
Paul H. Deaton
Annd
Thoms Brabham
Libersfreud
Fritz Kreisler
Helen Day
Knox
Marilyn Nance
Clair de Lune
Debussy
Therylene Knox
Clark
Odie Bynum
Marily Ag Nance
Suzanne Norton
Marjorie Robertson
Ning
Lone Oo
Ruth Reese
Lucius .Lorelizo
James Lacy
Palmer
Jack) McCarter
Charlotte Reese
Sawey Charged With Assault With Deadly Weapon
Charles Sawey faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon a 25- 25 calibre rifle used at Max France’s car after an argument at Sawey’s Six Mile Hill filling station six miles west of Roswell The shooting at the car occurred Wednesday night France and his two companions were not struck All three men are soldiers Laney was arrested and released on 1000 bond Preliminary hearing set for 4 pm before Pat O Neill J P
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Charles Sawey
Max France
G. T Watts
Sawey
France
Six Mile Hill
Roswell
Laney
Sheriff's Department
Pat O'Neill
J. P
Dedicate 200th Marker Set For June 7
Governor Miles announced a tentative June 7 dedication for the 200th coast artillery marker at the capitol grounds in Santa Fe New Mexico. A brief ceremony with the state guard band is planned by the military department. The concrete slab moved from Fort Bliss to Santa Fe recently.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
200Th Coast Artillery
Capitol Grounds
State Guard
Military Department
Fort Bliss
Bridges Deported Ordered by Attorney General
Washington May 29 Attorney General Biddle ordered the deportation of West Coast CIO leader Harry R Bridges after a Supreme Court test of the order Looming over remarks Bridges said he had just begun to fight He would seek habeas corpus in San Francisco and push the case toward the Supreme Court The government contends the Communist party subscribes to overthrow by force Bridges denied links and accused the case of prejudice and misstatements
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Washington
Biddle
Supreme Court
Harry R. Bridges
West Coast
CIO
Board of Immigration Appeals
Bridges
Australia
Federal District Court
San Francisco
Circuit Court of Appeals
Communist Party
United States
Biddie
German Claims On Battle In Russia Prove Most Stupid
Fred Vanderschmidt notes the Sharkov battle nears no clear decision as Timoshenko’s May 12 counterattack and later German counter actions unfold. Russian communiques hint Red Army defense remains strong along the Donets river with fighting near Izyum Barvenkova 80 miles south of Kharkov. German claims of encirclement and mass prisoner gains lack corroboration, echoing inflated assertions amid ongoing combat.
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Russia
Fred Vanderschmidt
Sharkov
Timoshenko
Ukrainie
Caucasus
Batle
Kharkov
Rea
Izyum-Barvenkova
Timoshenkov
Donets
German Armoured Forces Repulsed In Libyan Desert
Cairo reports that a German armored force trying to outflank British defences in the Libyan desert near Sidi Rezegh met a British armoured force. Heavy tank fighting stretched over about 50 miles between Sidi Rezegh and Ain El Jazala. Free French claim they destroyed at least 35 Italian tanks at Bir Hacheim. British HQ said the outcome was still in doubt but that Axis lines were being hit by roving patrols and the situation remained satisfactory for now.
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Cairo
Sidi Rezezh
Ain el Jazala
Bir Hachiem
Tobruk
Chinese Claim To Hold City Of Kinhwa Amid Battles
Chungking reported that ten more points on the Ichang outskirts fell to Chinese forces in Hupeh during a three day concerted attack. Chinese claimed heavy losses for the Japanese, enriching supplies and two field guns. Kinhwa remained in Chinese hands despite enemy pressure, as Japanese forces moved 25 miles toward Langyu. Continuous heavy engagements described around Lanchi with high casualties.
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Chungking
Ichang
Yangtze River
Hankow
Hupeh
Chekiang
Lanchi
Kinhwa
Sidelights On The News Sugar Canning Law Sparks Outrage
The piece mocks a new canning sugar regulation shifting from a five pound per person allowance to a requires registration and sworn declaration of canning plans. It accuses the sugar trust of exploiting government policy and hints at broader political manipulation. The item notes continuation on page seven.
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Sugar Trust
Commencement Program at NMMI Opens Tomorrow
The 49th annual commencement at New Mexico Military Institute opens tomorrow and runs four days through the graduation ceremonies next Tuesday. Major General Innis P. Swift will deliver the address and present commissions to about fifty ROTC graduates at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Governor John E. Miles will present diplomas to 142 graduates. Events include a cadet jambalaya, polo, band concert, alumni luncheons, and the final ball.
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New Mexico Military Institute
United States
Cavalry
United States Army
Innis P. Swift
First Cavalry Division
Fort Bliss
Texas
John E. Miles
Alden McChesney Evans
Memorial Day Program Tomorrow At South Park Roswell
Memorial Day service scheduled for 10 30 tomorrow at South Park cemetery Roswell under Allied Veterans Organizations. Rev Thomas W Brabham First Methodist will give the address with ceremonies led by Master of Ceremonies Leland M Quantius.
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Thomas W. Brabham
First Methodist Church
Roswell
South Park Cemetery
Allied Veterans’ Organizations of
Leland M. Quantius
Henry H. Heard
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
America
Thomas W. Bham
John C. Martens
New Mexico
Memorial Day observed in Roswell with closures
Memorial Day will be observed in Roswell tomorrow with a ceremony at 10 30 at South Park and local business houses closed from 10 30 a m until 12 noon. Mayor Tom Hall issues proclamation confirming the observance and public ceremony details.
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South Park
Roswell
Tom Hall
United States of America
U. S. War Chief Promises Carry War Into Europe
General George C. Marshall told the West Point graduating class that American troops are landing in England and will land in France. He projected the army reaching nearly 4.59 million by year end, up from 3.6 million, with a four week gain of 300,000 men. He urged utmost effort and warned against compromise, linking victory to defeating Germany and Japan.
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West Point
N. Y
George C. Marshall
England
France
Germany
Japan
London
Marshalil
Marshall
Congress
Italy
Africa
U S O Co Sponsor State Guard Dance Saturday Night
The U S O dance committee co sponsors a State Guard dance at the Roswell Armory tomorrow night to entertain soldiers at the Roswell Army Flying School. Junior Woman's Club will provide partners and Woman's Club hostesses. Capt John H Lindenmeyer promises army cooperation. Admission 55 cents for soldiers, $1 10 per couple for the public. Ed Harbaugh's orchestra will play.
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Roswell Army Flying School
U. S. O. Dance Committee
State Guard
Armory
Woman's Club
John H. Lindenmeyer
Roswell
Ed Harbaugh
B. B. Ginsberg
Charles ‘Aoreiae
Foster Lg
German Offensive Near as War Chief Promises Invasion
Gen George C Marshall declared American troops will invade Europe, landing in England then France, as Axis forces push in North Africa near Tobruk. Reports describe fierce tank battles around Sidi Rezegh and Ain El Gazala with Rommel pouring up to 250 tanks. British RAF notes preliminary air superiority amid Axis activity decreasing. Continued to Page Four.
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Sidi Rezegh
Ain el Gazala
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
Russia
London
Slight Accident To Army Plane Here
An AT-17 attached to the Roswell Army Flying School made a slight landing accident at the Municipal Airport. Pilot First Lieutenant Richard J. White and instructor Edwin L. Chelson were uninjured. Damages included broken right landing gear, damaged left gear, and a doubled right propeller blade. Repair parts are on hand at the Sub-Depot, and a board of Air Corps officers will investigate the cause to prevent future incidents.
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Roswell
Richard J. White
Edwin L. Chelson
Welcome to Roswell Mr and Mrs Roy Morris
A plainspoken note welcomes Mr and Mrs Roy Morris to Roswell residing at 506 West 2nd Street No 2. The item marks a local household relocation and neighborhood greeting.
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Roy Morris
Classified Scores Again
J R Jones of Morrison's Jewelry Store ran an ad in Record classifieds seeking an apartment. In fifteen minutes after the Record hit streets he rented a place that accommodated his dog and car, illustrating quick results from targeted ads.
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J. R. Jones
Morrison’s Jewelry Store
Record
Classifieds Showcase Timely Housing Push
A brisk look at the era’s classified ads reveals how fast houses and apartments move amid a crowded market. Readers find listings, prices, and options reflecting a busy housing scene and eager buyers seeking space.
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