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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1941

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Armistice Day News Mixed With War Front Reports

War briefs describe German losses as depth charges blow troops at sea off Norway while 200 rescued from 3,000 aboard torpedoed liners. Churchill debates Rome bombing. Soviet dispatches claim heavy German trapping near Volokolamsk, Sevastopol, and Kerch as Red forces counterattack. Leningrad defenders hold against 60,000 assault troops from Karelia.

Associated Press Norwegian Telegraph Agency Norway Rome Winston Churchill House of Commons RAF Mussolini Archibald Southby Churchill Volokolamsk Moscow Crimea Adolf Hitler Black Sea Sevastopol Kerch Caucasus Sernukhov Reuters Oka Tula Leningrad Karelian Hitler Karelia

Arizona Weather: Clear Cold Night Then Warm Wednesday

The forecast calls for a clear and cold night in Arizona followed by a warm and sunny Wednesday. Temperatures will rise as high pressure moves in, bringing sunlit skies and milder daytime readings. North and central parts may see chilly overnight lows before rising into the 70s in many areas. Winds should stay light.

Local Weather Report Summary

The weather ends with a high of 65 and a low of 34 for today. Normal highs and lows for the date are 64 and 34. Sunrise is at 6 25 and sunset at 4 59, length of day 10.6 hours. Precipitation totals show 0 for today and year to date 32.47 with normal 0.29 month to date and 13.72 year to date.

Las Cruces Man Arrested After Store Robbery Fatal Shooting

Salvador Gutierrez 43 prominent Las Cruces citizen was shot dead during a liquor store robbery. James Ray 27, a former Las Cruces resident, was arrested after a taxicab theft in El Paso was traced. Gutierrez’s family and associates note his state highway department role and local prominence.

Las Cruces Salvador Gutierrez Palm Albert Gutierrez James Ray Dona Ana Ray el Paso W. J. Walters Gutierrez Salvador

Joe Gutierrez Sets New Record In Soap Box Derby

Joe Gutierrez won first prize at Armistice Day Soap Box Derby on North Pennsylvania with a record long jump of 500 feet, earning $5. Theo Oracion took $3 for second and Jack Hooper $2 for third as American Legion Post sponsored the event. Other entrants included Billie Schnedar, Leroy Walker, Johnnie Schnedar, Sonny Cooper, Louis Short, Joe Kennedy, and Jack Montgomery. prizes donated by Central Hardware, Sears Roebuck, Will Lawrence, George Caraway, Montgomery Ward, Mabie Lowrey, Purdy Electric, and Kessell’s Dry Goods.

Joe Gutierrez Pennsylvania Joe 9Th Street American Legion Post Chris Schnedar Lew Hammond Theo Oracion Jack Hooper American Legion Billie Schnedar Leroy Walker Johnnie Schnedar Sonny Cooper Louis Short Joe Kennedy Jack Montgomery Central Hardware Sears Roebuck Will Lawrence George Caraway Montgomery Ward Mabie Lowrey Purdy Electric Company Kessell’s Dry Goods Co

Cause for alarm in age of speed

Batavia New York a salesman J A Falk travels through many towns with parking meters and carries a small alarm clock to alert when time is near ending. The quirky device underscores urban life speed and city parking rules in a light feature.

Batavia N. Y J. A. Falk

Rev Cravens Transferred to Fort Worth Texas

Announcement reports Rev L B Cravens district superintendent of Roswell for three years will move to Boulevard Methodist Church in Fort Worth Texas. No successor named yet though Bishop Holt may appoint soon Cravens praised the Roswell district for church and parsonage improvements and past service in Fort Worth with the YMCA Mrs Cravens longtime Fort Worth resident.

L. B. Cravens Methodist Church Roswell Boulevard Methodist Church Oat Worth Fort Worth Cravens Ivan Lee Holt Odessa Texas Albuquerque Clyde Campbell First Methodist Church Campbell YMCA Stormer

Weather forecast for Colorado New Mexico and West Texas

Weather outlook shows fair skies across Colorado tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions in the east. New Mexico experiences clear, cold tonight with frost in Rio Grande and Pecos valleys and warm sunny Wednesday. West Texas reports considerable cloudiness near Del Rio and Eagle Pass with elsewhere fair tonight, cloud moving north toward Pecos valley and eastward Wednesday, warmer east of the Pecos River.

Colorado New Mexico Rio Grande Pecos West Texas del Rio-Eagle Pass Big Ben Pecos Valley Pecos River

Extended Weather Outlook for Four-State Area

Forecast covers Wednesday to Saturday with Arizona New Mexico West Texas. Expect generally fair conditions, warm sunny days and clear cold nights across the region. Stronger overnight cooling may occur in higher elevations and desert zones. No significant precipitation indicated.

Arizona New Mexico West Texas

Revival Service at Tabernacle Church This Week

Rev Ben D Johnson conducts revival meetings at Tabernacle Baptist Church 107 W. 11th at 7:30 each evening.

Ben D. Johnson Tabernacle Baptist Church W. Llth

Broncos Meet State Teachers in Armistice Day Grid Battle

The Broncos of N. M. M. I. face the Mustangs of New Mexico State Teachers College in a key Armistice Day game on Institute field. A win would secure the New Mexico Conference championship for the Institute, following wins over other conference foes. A parade in Red and Black is planned to boost excitement at 1 30 this afternoon downtown before the kickoff.

Broncos Mustangs New Mexico State Teachers College Institute Brancheau New Mexico

Seven Additional Street Lights To Be Installed

City council approves installation of seven more street lights based on the Water Sewer and Light Committee report. The committee inspected Roswell on November 1 1941 and recommended lighting at eleven sites including Eleventh Street Richardson Avenue College Boulevard near Pennsylvania, Third and Fourth Streets on Kentucky, and other locations. Some areas exceed the 600 foot limit and require coordination with Public Service Company. final placements to be worked out soon.

Council Roswell Eleventh Street Richardson Avenue College Boulevard Pennsylvania Avenue Third Street Fourth Street Kentucky Avenue Seventh Street Lea Avenue Ninth Street Missouri Avenue Spring River Bridge Sixth Street Ohio Avenue Wildy Kentucky Public Service Company Matthews Street Michigan Avenue Washington Avenue Northwest Hill John McClure J. J. Brochheuser Brochheuser City Man

Red Cross Roll Call Begins With Workers Breakfast in Chaves

Will C Lawrence leads Red Cross Roll Call in Chaves County for the 23rd year with an 8am workers breakfast followed by a drive to enroll 2500 members by Saturday. About 65 workers and officials invited. $1 memberships. Local drive targets cover both business district and residential areas with a $5 American Legion Auxiliary donation noted.

Will C. Lawrence Red Cross Chaves County Mr. Lawrence Cheves County United States American Red Cross American Legion Auxiliary

Sale Of Driver's Licenses For 1942 Starts Saturday

The sale of driver's licenses for 1942 will start next Saturday at the office of Jeff Liston in the courthouse. Only those who hold 1941 licenses may secure 1942 licenses now. Persons not holding 1941 licenses cannot secure 1942 licenses until Jan 1. The license fee is $1.

Jeff Liston

Fire causes minor damage at South Ohio house

A defective fire caused a blaze yesterday afternoon at 398 South Ohio, damaging the residence occupied by John Sheppard and owned by J. T. Taylor. Firefighters extinguished the flames. They also responded to a small blaze at J. M. Hervey’s home on No 2 Park Road caused by a short circuit with no damage reported.

South Ohio

C C C Enrollee Injured After Car Collision Near Roswell

C C C enrollee Vance W. McCullough suffered a badly fractured leg and visible injuries when struck by an automobile about a mile west of Roswell. The driver C J Rains of Roswell stopped to help. McCullough, from Pasadena Texas, was taken to St Marys hospital by Lt Willard D Marshall camp commander.

Vance W. McCullough Roswell McCullough Pasadena Texas Willard D. Marshall St. Mary’s Hospital Lt. Marshall C. J. Rains C. C. C. Camp

George Coe Ill at St Marys Hospital Here

George Coe prominent pioneer of Lincoln County is ill at St Marys hospital here. He was brought from his home at Glencoe. His daughter Mrs ao is staying here to be with him.

George Coe Lincoln County St. Mary’s Hospital Glencoe Mrs. Ao

British Raids On Italian Cities Acknowledged

The Italian high command today acknowledged British Royal Air Force raids on Naples and Brindisi and on the Libyan port of Bengasi, reporting four casualties among Bengasi Mohammadan defenders.

Rome Royal Air Force Naples Brindisi Bengasi High Command

Oil production rises in US for week ended Nov 8

Daily crude oil production in the United States increased by 25,105 barrels to 4,099,405 for the week ended November 8, the Oil and Gas Journal reported. Texas rose by 4,050 to 1,473,000 barrels and Rocky Mountain states by 2,630 to 110,310 barrels.

Tulsa Okla United States Oil and Gas Journal Texas Rocky Mountain States

Roosevelt Speaks At Arlington Armistice Day Observances

President Roosevelt, at the Arlington amphitheater, said liberty is worth defending and vowed Americans would fight eternally if needed. The armistice was observed amid wartime production drives, with Britain, Russia, and allied nations marking the day differently and Washington opening Civilian Defense Week and Red Cross drives.

Arlington Amphitheater United States Britain Europe Washington Office of Russia American Red Cross Britton London Vichy France Pierre Pucheu Italy Austria-Hungary U. S John G. Winant

Not By Luck But By Law Not By Luck But By Law

Robt E Sieg of Seventh St Laundry marks fifth anniversary with an ad in Record classified for fruit jars. He notes his jars could have sold multiple times and argues classified ads succeed only where there is law and demand, reaching about twenty thousand readers nightly.

Robt. E. Sieg Classified

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Mae Wage Yn America Arlington Cemetery A. m Rev Fort Worth, Texas Tabernacle Church Civilian Defense Week Yiliat Herbert Matter Office For Emergency Management Washington Zoological Park Roosevelt Arlington
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