Roosevelts stance on selective service shapes wartime draft
President Roosevelt declared in a press conference that he is distinctly in favor of a selective service training bill essential to national defense. Senate military committee rejected a 900000 draft cap in a Burke Wadsworth amendment as it prepares for a final vote next Monday amid intense debate on conscription.
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Reorganization of Democratic Na ths Committee
Washington August 2 4 Reorganization of the administrative setup of the Democratic national committee was expected to start when Edwin J Flynn takes over the party chairmanship August 17. Flynn will direct the third term campaign for Roosevelt and Farley may be replaced as secretary and treasurer. Central headquarters will be in New York City.
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Roswell SCS Office Delayed Closure Indefinitely
The Middle Pecos Area Office of the Soil Conservation Service in Roswell will not close on August 12 as scheduled. A report from regional conservator Hugh Calkins in Albuquerque says the closing has been postponed indefinitely, as has the Gallup office, under the President’s regional reorganization plan reducing Region 8 offices from 14 to 9. The Roswell Chamber of Commerce thanked Sen. Hatch Chavez and Rep. Dempsey for their efforts.
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Demands Discharge Hunter For His Political Talk
Albuquerque reported Aug 2 that Seth Alston, candidate for New Mexico governor, urged immediate discharge of Howard O. Hunter, deputy national WPA commissioner, for a Santa Fe speech accusing Republicans of politicizing the WPA. Hunter defended his remarks aboard a plane to El Paso after dedicating a WPA armory, insisting the WPA will stay apolitical. Alston cited Hatch Act violations and warned that relief funds must not be used for partisan purposes.
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Meeting Of Scout Council Here Tonight
The Eastern New Mexico Area Council of Boy Scouts of America meets at the courthouse at 7:30 PM to decide on an expansion plan. The Frank Phillips Foundation offers 3,000 dollars if matched dollar for dollar by council fundraising outside the regular budget. The council has 128 members from 11 eastern New Mexico counties.
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Nazi U Boatman Escapes Canada To United States
Walther Kurt Reich a 23 year old German submarine survivor escaped from a British prison ship in the St Lawrence River on July 15 and reached the United States. He praised American fair play and said immigration authorities in northern Maine brought him to Bangor federal court. He is under bond and supervised by the German consulate while dealing with immigration, as authorities treat him as an alien without passport. The incident marks the first known prisoner of war escape to a neutral country to gain freedom.
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Baseball scores roll in from Aug 2 cardgame row with three matchups
Chicago Cubs beat Brooklyn 4 3 as Larry French notches 11th win delivering a ninth inning comeback. Giants edge Cardinals 5 4 with Babe Young Mel Ott homers in opener. second game sees two pitchers used. Boston Bees end nine game slide by topping Reds 10 3 behind Nick Strincevich. additional game notes Cincinnati at Boston and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia night game placeholder.
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Chicago White Sox rout Senators for 10 to 2 win
Chicago defeated Washington 10 to 2 as Thornton Lee allowed two hits. Mike Kreevich and Jim Bloodworth homered in the game. Sox totaled 16 hits off three Senators pitchers while New York beat Cleveland 3 to 1 and Boston beat Detroit 2 to 0 in other action. Philadelphia and St. Louis scheduled for a night game.
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Battery A Fully Motorized Artillery Unit to Join Third Army Maneuvers
Battery A Roswell New Mexico National Guard will depart early Sunday for Pitkin Louisiana to participate in Third Army maneuvers involving about 62 400 National Guard and Regular Army troops. Battery A has 75 enlisted men and four officers and aims to return by August 24. Capt Edward Purdy commands with 1st Lt John Allen Phinizy 2nd Lt C M Woodbury and 2nd Lt Fred Rowell. Five NM National Guard units contribute five hundred guardsmen to the exercise across 13 states in the Fourth and Eighth Corps Area.
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McCarl, First U S Comptroller General, Dies at 60
J R McCarl, who as the first Comptroller General headed the government accounting office, died suddenly at his Washington office at age 60. He had spent 15 tough years shaping federal auditing before returning to law practice.
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Windsors sail for Bahamas under escort amid naval tension
Lisbon dispatch reports the Duke and Duchess of Windsor aboard the American liner Excalibur, likely under protection by British warships on a voyage to the Bahamas. Sources in New York indicate a possible direct sail to New York with a planned Bermuda stop.
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Forest Fire Near Wasatch Canyon Grows Controlled
Salt Lake City August 2 Firefighters about 500 strong battled a forest blaze in Wasatch National Forest near Salt Lake City that had scorched more than 4500 acres of timber and underbrush. The flames, sweeping through tinder dry timber and scrub mahogany, were gradually being slowed.
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Kovacs Beats Riggs in Meadow Club Semi Final
Frank Kovacs finally defeats Bobby Riggs after seven losses to win a Meadow Club invitation semifinal in Southampton. He takes the four set match 6-4 7-9 6-4 6-2 and advances to face Don McNeill who ousted Elwood Cooke 6-0 6-4 6-1 in a later match.
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Oklahoma City
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Elwood Cooke
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Governor Miles to Honor Roy Rogers With Colonel's Commission
Governor John E. Miles will travel to Roswell next Monday to present Roy Rogers with a colonel's commission on the Governor's staff. The Record and Yucca theatre plan a 6:30 dinner at Nickson Coffee Shop and an 8:15 ceremony on the Yucca Theatre stage, followed by a 10 to 12 street dance sponsored by The Record and the Yucca theatre.
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Roy Rogers
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Alamogordo reservoir remains open for fishing say deputy warden
A widely circulated report claiming the Alamogordo reservoir near Fort Sumner was closed to fishing is false, says deputy game warden Paul Russell. He notes good bass runs and ample perch, crappie, and catfish present as water is drained to a 45 foot level for irrigation, with no danger to the fish supply. The reservoir lies about 15 miles north of Fort Sumner.
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Tiger lilies grown by firemen on display at chamber
A bouquet of tiger lilies grown by the firemen at the fire station is on display at the Chamber of Commerce, showcasing the garden flourish and crew effort.
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Four U S Armies Mobilize For Large Scale Exercises
Four U S armies with 301 000 troops move by rail and road today toward imagined front lines for mass maneuvers. The peacetime training and equipment peak would, with congressional approval, become a regular practice across multiple army areas rather than a single region.
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United States
U S Starts Off With Huge Deficit
Washington reporting the treasury showed the first month of the new fiscal year posted a deficit of 499 million dollars. July outlays reached 830.6 million while receipts were 331.2 million. The national debt rose to 43.77 billion, lifted by a 650 million bond sale to finance defense spending. No large new financing is expected soon due to remaining cash balance.
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Treasury
John L. Lewis to Speak at Mine Workers Convention in Denver
John L. Lewis president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations will address the international union of mine mill and smelter workers convention in Denver on Tuesday. Reid Robinson said Monday's program will include Allen S. Haywood Edwin S. Smith and possibly Harry Bridges. Lewis urged patriotic defense while noting domestic social problems during a Santa Fe visit.
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International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
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Edwin S. Smith
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Clean‑Up Aliens In Canal Zone Swaps Misread War Dept Note
The War Department corrected a transmission error that misreported 81 aliens in the Canal Zone as foreign agents. The detainees were labeled as refugees, with about 60 or more from Panama believed German in origin, detained for deportation due to incomplete papers rather than proven espionage. Most had temporary Panama Canal employment, and the issue centered on misinterpretation of the term aliens in the initial report.
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War Department
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Department
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Republic of Panama
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Panama Canal
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Albert H. Pruit Laid to Rest in South Park Cemetery
Albert H. Pruit, Roswell pioneer, was laid to rest this morning at South Park Cemetery after funeral services at Talmage Memorial Chapel. Dr. Fred W. Hinesley led the service with the First Baptist Church choir, followed by Masonic rites. Active bearers included Charles Butler and others. many honorary pallbearers were named.
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Tingley Calls Reform School Run By Courts
ALBUQUERQUE AUG 2 Former Governor Clyde Tingley said the courts should run the Springer boys reform school to end political influence in its management. He noted his past appointment of four district judges and an Albuquerque woman to the board, defending the previous administration as having a good board with no issues raised. He was a Democratic gubernatorial candidate opposing incumbent Gov Miles amid mistreatment complaints following Judge McGhee ordering removals from his district.
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Clyde Tingley
Springer
Tingley
J. M. McGhee
The Early Bird Radio Classified Tale in The Record
Bob Marsh of Montgomery Ward recalls placing an attractive radio in The Record classifieds. A Greenfield woman arrived at dawn, bought the radio, and others arriving later found it gone. The tale urges readers to heed early bird alerts in classifieds.
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Montgomery Ward
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Mr. Marsh
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