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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1941
Page
4
The report notes that bus owners should submit the count of such vehicles as a defense matter. It implies little beyond preparedness and aligns with national defense efforts. The tone remains cautious and anticipatory regarding potential future actions.
SANTA FE Sept 23 The United States faces danger of internal collapse like France due to labor radicals and union demands. Albuquerque endorses suspending unions during emergency. Governor Miles proposes safety measures to cut highway deaths and speed limits for state cars. New Mexico apple harvests eyed at 741000 bushels with packing and labor needs. Estancia carrot production expands with mechanized packing and heavy labor demand, while garbled wartime supply constraints bite docks and boxes.
The Roswell flood shows local efforts fall short of full control, urging immediate city action to build flood defenses. Officials blame national defense priorities for delays while noting Roswell may have avoided much of this flood if done after the 1937 event. A state census of trucks and buses is being ordered by Gov. Miles to assess transportation needs.
Reports from Washington say military officials are well pleased with the army air corps performance in war games held in the far south. Officials declare the fliers and planes are superior and that only more men and planes are needed to secure air superiority.
Governor Miles announces steps to curb highway accidents in New Mexico after a conference with state highway officials and state police. The plan calls for increased policing on known accident areas and slower speeds on high risk stretches to reduce injuries and fatalities.
In New Mexico Magazine’s October issue Eleanor Kay reports Navajos’ strong patriotic response to the draft. The piece notes a 80-year-old medicine man’s enlistment attempt, a 400 set radio network, and that about 5,000 Navajos have registered with roughly 200 drafted and 150 enlisted.
Roads remain blocked in flood zones with U S Highways 285 and 70 awaiting repairs near Roswell Clovis and Vaughn while gas lines and Rio Grande works continue. Crews restore service in Albuquerque and Mosquero works to reestablish rail and telegraph links. Holidays cancel events in Clovis and Las Cruces as weather relief arrives.
The account describes high flying fighters and bombers operating against German lines. A visit to an airfield revealed ten swift planes returned from a Smolensk raid, with pilots in fur lined suits claiming 12 to 15 fires. Wrecked German planes littered the Soviet airfield.
Storms in Roswell caused the river to rise and then drain water from 200 blocks including the sandbagged business district. Evacuated homes flooded in lowlands. over 1,000 acres of farmland east of Roswell near Dexter were submerged and 10 families were displaced. Red Bluff and Carlsbad feared as water moves downstream. Avalon and McMillan dams expected to shield the city as WPA aid shifts to flood cleanup. Car traffic resumes with limited disruption.
East drought prompts Mt Holyoke College to ban tub baths and showers as artesian wells run low. President Ham urges water conservation while Harvard students respond with humor offering showers and assistance. Rain is forecast as the college seeks to ease the water shortage.
Two U S field armies faced each other across Louisiana for a second week of simulated battle. The move involved about 400000 troops enduring a hurricane's fringe rain as divisions shifted, with the Third Army reinforced and Lt General McNair urging more realism.
In Albuquerque on September 24, two skunks blocked access at the home of Stanley Phillippi, chief engineer for the Rio Grande Conservancy District. One skunk was killed as it crawled out, but the remaining two refused to move, continuing their standoff for several days.
Just arrived with annual shipment of Corrie dales Rambouillets and Lincolns outstanding lot priced for quick sale at Craigs Sale Barn C. S. Arn 9 1916x.
Editors note a provocative soap ad campaign targeting gender norms, with lines like girls in ads and unwashed men avoiding contact. The piece discusses public reaction and Harvard's response to the controversy.
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