Convention State Peace Officers At Carlsbad
Carlsbad hosts the New Mexico Sheriff's and Police Association convention with speakers Governor Miles and state officials. Activities include barbecues dances a steer roping contest and a tour of Carlsbad Caverns while officers test weapons and pursue potential fugitives.
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Carlsbad
N. M
New Mexico Sheriff’s and Police Association
John Laws
Texas
Arizona
Colorado
Howell Gage
Joe Johns
Uncle Sam
Carlsbad Caverns
Roswell sees population jump as public schools expand
Roswell's public schools report a population rise with 288 more students across six of nine city schools. Total enrollment reached 3151 on the second day, amid ongoing building programs and anticipated need for more facilities.
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Roswell
Religion and the Axis Crisis Across Europe
The article argues dictatorships suppress religion, noting Nazi Germany persecuted churches and clergy, while Francoist and Italian Fascist regimes limited Catholic freedom. It warns a world conflict could usher a new dark age for Christianity, then shifts to a 1942 U.S. farm program aiming for record food production, anticipating war-driven demand, potential price controls, and shortages in occupied regions.
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Russia
Germany
Italy
Americas
Washington Dispatches
Department of Agriculture
China
Hitler and the Greer attack and the Russian war
Dewitt Mackenzie weighs whether the Greer submarine assault was a mistake or a calculated move by Hitler while noting Britain plans a spring invasion and the Nazi onslaught in Russia. The piece highlights Nazi morale, Bolshevik resilience, and a psychological “parade” tactic reported by Moscow as Berlin’s forces press in.
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Dewitt Mackenzie
Confucius
United States
Greer
Herr Hitler
America
Fuehrer
United States Navy
Britain
Russia
English Channel
Bolshevists
Reds
Moscow
Railroad Strike Vote Authorization Sets Sept 11 Deadline
Railroad labor leaders announced that 14 unions representing over 900000 employees authorized a strike to push for wage increases vacations with pay and rule changes. Preliminary figures show 283429 yes votes to 2571 no among operating unions with intent to strike by 6 pm September 11 1941.
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Fact Finding Board
Gurley
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Johnston
Bert M. Jewell
Railway Employers Department
American Federation of Labor
George M. Harrison
The
Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship Clerks
United States
Bakos Watercolor At Local Museum
Watercolor titled Waterfall by Joseph Bakos is on display at Roswell Museum from the Paul Horgan collection. The piece showcases a nature scene and highlights Bakos as a featured artist in the local exhibit.
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Bakos
Joseph Bakos
Roswell Museum
Paul Horgan
Latin American 50000 Scholarship Pool Proposed
District judge David Chavez Jr chairing the LULAC fund planning board outlined a $50000 scholarship pool to cover college costs for deserving Latin American students. The revolving fund aims for self-sustainment, funded by LULAC members and supporters, not door-to-door drives. Loans will be repaid after graduation with six months grace, and loans will be businesslike in nature with emphasis on merit and character.
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Chavez
LULAC
City Protests Spanish Speaking Liquor License Request
The Roswell council cites public nuisance concerns from nearby residences and protests from district residents over a proposed liquor establishment primarily serving Spanish American residents. The city questions demand and notes another such license already serving the Spanish American population. The state liquor law change grants cities 20 days to comment after filing. Previously, Roswell lost a supreme court case over licensing power versus taxation.
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Jernigan
Roswell
Supreme Court
Adelina Gonzales
Gonzales
Wildcat well shows gas and oil at tentative sites
A wildcat well eight miles from the Campbell Hill test site to the southwest and twelve miles north of the McQuigg well reported gas and oil shows though not in commercial quantities. The wells were drilled to 3125 feet on land between the Muncey and Chatten ranch line and the Miss Florence Clark ranch.
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Campbell Hill
McQuigg
Education Gap Blocks Spanish American Youths From Service
Spanish American young men were rejected by selective service for lacking the equivalent of a fourth grade education. The speaker says the issue stems from forgotten basics rather than school attendance and stresses no blame or politics, aiming to help deserving youths of Spanish and Latin extraction advance.
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Lulacs
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Mrs. Tucker
Carton
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Methodist Church
Hitler
Railrod
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