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Clovis News-Journal (Newspaper) - March 31, 1940, Clovis, New Mexico Weather cloudiness Btl Day with inter cloudiness and showers Continental Divide sunday gift erhorn colder West of Grande Valloy new Mexico greatest newspaper the West clouding Little change in u w 300 new March prkh6 Britain preparing for a wider Block asserts amendment of labor act is imperative a of tin Chuk of every description mid imaginable was Dpi mind in Froidl of the theatre Day a Nommig us for 721 boys and girls to the tin sponsored by the Cloys Ali cares in connect the clean paint fix up Campaign opon boy Aid girl was required to bring at least 12 Lui cans As the featured the Little Iniss Oti the right was decorated with a necklace of tin cans which she tossed the Cali officials estimated Over six thousand were gathered by the boys and girls As share in Campaign to make Clovis a More Altfas ant any promises More revelations soon hints new material will link in Marti 30 German t 24 hours after unleash ing a Blitzkrieg of Rejis vol fld leaned fort and Plosive nobody tic Ltd try to prove an to effect he was misunderstood or by i polish said speak tog of the documents to i no sidemen commit themselves As to precisely what statesmen would he named in Hintea to German govern in Possession of direct communications by the United states ambassador to quoted bullitt a yesterdays Wylte made up of 16 documents said to have been taken As spoils of Conquest from the vaults of the foreign purported to quote but to and Law Bassadore to London Joseph Ken Riedy at the quotes being attributed to Diplo Matic reports of polish diplomats in Paris and Etta n n a m f l r Johnson most cans 721 contestants Are Hyp was the bringing the most cans to can Matt Lee sponsored cloves theatres saturday l morning part of the Hennip Impf sign Johnson brought 2013 cans to the Mesa theatre to top the with coming in for the Arcond place of 75 cents with trans Bobble Roy Nane taking the third prize of so cents with 300 Jug fetch boy or girl who came to special r to vol wired to Tylij officials figures a mfr were Thau Bunto the c something i meeting Collie in twin meets Ontha Baylor Una and Prosl Antii of the Host Baylor win Tjit than too sets 80 tips we and twin if r St Tes will m w senator declares for throws demos into confusion Washington March 30 Sci Tator Johnson declared ton Glit that president while keep engr silent Oft the third had a spooned and torpedoed other potential presiden tial candidates until the demo crat party was floundering in the who is support ing senator a Beeper of Montana for the democratic Nom added in a statement if the president intends to go through with it and accept the no one can Well com Plain because smart politics Are played in that coldblooded Way but f at the eleventh hour he should abandon the scuttled democratic he must accept the responsibility for the disaster which is so obviously and relentlessly bearing Down upon or tart Johnson said that the pro Eldont to certain to be nominated for a third term unless he positively re fuses to accept the the hard boiled he want the president to run the simple reason that he Etui during the no Thor West senator Schwartz declared he favored a third term for Tho guard officers to special school preparatory to the conversion of the now Mexico National guard into an antiaircraft All offi cers of Tho line the present guard organization Havo been or dared to attend special officers school at Juna 0 to among Tho subjects to to during Tho special school Are Tho Pho Wengi gun Battery Maun automatic weapon elements of firing searchlights and sound Turkey said ready to help allies Cut off ies Bubbet in was represented quarters tonight As having agreed in permit passage of Brish and warships through to choke off Germany Supply line from Lix Issia in us m u the new spa per Job mom Eiltz regarded a close to Asky that Turkey Lead agreed to her naval bases of Suisun and sin Ope at the allies disposal Ifo Imwie As contraband control official circles London fessed no knowledge of the pro posed agreement it was that if u is it will be a Strong boost to Allied diplomatic offensive in the Balkans and an important eld to the blockade of at Parley informants Here reported the tur Kunh decision was reached at a British French Turkey military conference a few Days ago at Al although such action is contrary to the Mont Tux convention of 1936 to which Turkey was a that convention that the Dardanelles would be closed to warships of nations except when they were serving under league of nations mandate or helping a victim of aggression Der a Mutual assistance part con a Ludeck within Thyl framework of the to which Turkey was a Way a Way for Turkey to gel around was explained by Deputy Petko St Telnoff of the for eign affairs committee bul Garian chamber who told the Sofia that Turkey would 1st herself be forced to fall British warships from crossing 4ha Telp Darda nejla As a Black Boa Bulgaria is vitally interested in this Possi 1roocdiiro Turkey Mish satisfy Othor persons by voicing Melrose cops sweepstakes in District Fra Corint s re or Hon frs from a Fleks of 49 competing terms in Ili strict pea contests saturday on Tho Campus of Tevy College a coached by vocational ins Tryo Tor pea marked up a margin w Quvee Nufi arrest team in w Melrose a Fuhry m 3m u t Iff ifs sex fiend murder baffles officers state March 30 investigating the baffling three Darold sex fiend murder of Chubby Rachel admitted tonight their exhausting work had led them 010where but up a Blind announcing that a suspect who had been questioned for two Days had definitely eliminated from the puzzling commissioner Lynn Adams of the state motor police declared Are just As much in a fog Asho said the who had been nabbed in Philadelphia on the up of a negro and whisked 200 Miles to this excited College would be taken before a Justice of the peace and formally this the commissioner because the Man had been held on a charge of of politics warming up March 30 q4estlon of the Quay county ship by ejection of who to the m for a a fwd v per Igwe Finuf Mefi we 1 i a Board is accused of encroachment on Basic rights match 30 a majority of the Smith commit reporting on its investigation of the labor told House today that amendment of the wag Ner act at this Congress session was imperative to Correct wrongs that Are being perpetrated Dally upon labor and the general chairman Smith and representatives Hall Eek and Routzohn Rohlo filed a 000word report recommending 17 revisions and accusing the present Board of Over zealousness and predatory encroachment on Basic wanted new1 Board the majority previously had in the form of a the proposed amendments which included substitution of a new Board for the present Threeman separation of the boards prosecuting and judicial functions and other changes in Board pro the report filed today summarized the testimony received at Leng thy hearings and explained the majority reasons recommending the the other two members the investigating com met top representatives Healey mass and Murdock opposed the con tending that they would seriously impair the portion stated at the outset of its How the majority said in suggesting these Amend the committee reaffirms its belief in the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing and Uthe obligation the government to protect that it Congress study As such impartial study veal beyond question that this com Mittee had proposed no Amend sek pagers attacker is Given 99 years in prison Arturo Fredrick will be taken to state prison soon on his plea of guilty to a rape charge involving two Young native Arturo 28yearold Spanish was Given a 89 year sentence in the state Penitentiary when arraigned before judge Harry Patton in District court the specific charge involved a girl 11 years old and the other the attacks were alleged to have occurred in a Box car in the Santa be in a statement made before the court Fredrick admit Ted relations with one of the girls but denied attacking the Scally sentenced other action in District court saturday included the sentencing of John Allen 18yearold to one to three years in the Penitentiary on a burglary he entered a plea of Scally and a 22yearold Melrose who is now at Liberty under were charged with Burg Lar izing two Melrose firms a few Days to prison soon sheriff Bui Collins indicated saturday Fredrick and Scally would be transferred to Santa be either monday or tuesday to be Gin serving in addition to the rape com plaint on which Fredrick was con vice he was also linked with two other similar cases involving Young Anglo Fredrick identified the native was identified As her attacker saturday morning by a 12yearold girl whom officers said was criminally assaulted at the Ball Park just before with girl her at the time was friends fled the Spanish american As the Man who had attacked one of them several weeks four men four Are burned in Well explosion March 30 men were killed and four other persons were burned seriously today in the worst Oil Well explosion and fire in the three years of the current Illinois seared when pocket or escaping Gas ignited and exploded at the Well West of the dead were John about 19 years and Dave both of Hom Charles of and red of All Oil they died in a no Spital a few hours after the exploding in one big Sheet set fire to the Well and a of Eltera burned the others burned in the Sud Den intense Flash of the explosion were Joe and Carl Lycette of also Oil and and formerly of i Butrick had been employed Only this morning at the which was being completed the Back Yard of the House occupied by the stows and twp Story Sayyid six persons from familiar1with of realize Dtta Digger of an ex1 she smiled the a aping running she warned other families in the enabling them to pop has Notro gulp 30 sergeant Bevel of the quartermaster Bat no trouble persuading his sons to you son Bevel and Pravata Jack in pops youths returned to Texas to answer theft two Texas Elvie Lee of Dallas and Floy Lamarr of were returned to that state Satur Day to answer automobile theft charges by c Jasper county picked up by sheriffs officers Early last week subsequent developments disclosed the pair was wanted in Texas for car Pace said the car in which they were Riding when arrested at Mel Rose was stolen a few Days ago at in Jasper famous Blake Home sold at auction March 30 Rogers famous Blako big two Story which Yong Plake was married to the famous american hum Pilati sold at court auction Oclay a tote property was bought by the the american National bad Lohof for to ratify a judgment of weather records for the same Date a monday is Dollar Day in Clovis monday is Dollay Day and with it will come a More than usual array of bargains of All Dollar Day in clo vis has become a Thrift habit with so Many people through out this Bis Tate Region that Clovis merchants Are adding More and More to their bargain lists As a Means of bringing shoppers to of course that is their aim to bring shoppers to this in order to bring shoppers there must be inducements for people to come and these induce ments Are evident in the bar gains so dont miss the monday monday will be a real Thrift Day for All chivas new group makes bid for recognition March 30 Chingwei and his japanese Spon sors made a bid for International recognition of his regime inaugurated Here today by declaring re Spect for the and interests of nations and an Tion to reopen chivas open door to the peaceful economic activity of Powers who conform to the new situation in East communism in his announcing formal establishment of with himself As pro Wolf International Churchill warns one Wynten of War in Europe sees Italy aloof from and soviet nation Lils aims1 cooperation against communism and promotion of for eign he declared his banking regime to be the Only Legal of Chi Ina and foreign Powers against interfering with chivas internal affairs by continuing Active support of Chiang Cal seeks Wang termed a regional refugee stands Pat Secretary of state Cordell Hull in Washington today said that the United states continues to recognize the chinese nationalist governmental Chungki Grather than the japanese sponsored regime set up at the United he had ample reason for believing the chunking government has had and still haste allegiance and support of the majority of the Chi Nese the Hull statement added that the establishment of the banking regime has the appearance of a further step in a program of one country by armed Force to impose its will upon a neighbouring coun try Japan Wain the japanese government echoed wants declaration with a statement that Japan desires to cooperate with third Powers in China and share with Themi the benefits of International the Tokyo statement that so Long As chivas remaining anal in panes forces foil to awaken from illusory dreams Japan Lay her arms lax her Vigli ant and firm my nation to surmount any obstacles that May arise in the the chinese government at chunking took note of wants Augu Ratlan by instructing chinese diplomats abroad Ftp present to the governments which they afe March 30 pugnacious Winston Britain first lord of i coupled d ing of intensification of with the hint that Britain could be expected in the future to take As a matter interpretations of neutrality which gave All advantages to the declaration recalled the belligerent r broadcast to recalled declaration of which he called Orr neutrals t6 join the allies United War against Gerina Nyi speedy i v it followed demands from quarters in great 1 More vigorous War and the disclosure vhf Tate the Allied navies Are tighten their1 strangle Germany by Way laying sea Vidmar Vian Ore and greater Ivity Lents of Mexico to they can find their a to Huro expenditure Britain expenditures for fiscal year ending tonight to1 against a pounds is expected to Arspn Utice april run around about taxes we1 Phu chills assertion need for Russia to into this struggle unless she wishes it so and that no quarrel the italian japanese Peoples the British wish to con Hie the War to Hitler and the German t no War with it is no part of policy to seek War with he ail is quiet on the v Western front and today also thus i w n 8 victims of storm in Louisiana be buried today Pierre 30 stacked on a today at of stricken Pierre Louisiana Jiayou Caj Jun Village Laid by yester Days Tornado while speaking survivors turned to services the series Weir be held Row in f the which waa out path storm with us in this Quatt Lottis Floh Ernins 11 by wms Jve credited formal of old with 1 ran new York Mae Kay picked twp distress Call the British Kins lost rudder an4 and it Europe War t i3 t r months put his in of Titti step m

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