Roy Rogers Honored In Roswell With New Mexico Colonelcy
Governors Miles and Rogers led a large Roswell celebration as Roy Rogers received a colonelcy on Governor John E. Miles staff. The event included a Yucca Theatre ceremony, a Record sponsored banquet for 82 guests, and a street dance drawing an estimated 3500 to 5000. Rogers pledged to promote New Mexico for film production.
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Roy
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Hollywood
John E. Miles
Miles
New Mexico
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Brne Record
Nickson
Record
Yucca-Pecos
Spade Cooley
George Bamby
Gov. Miles
Col. Rogers
Dog Ordinance On City Agenda Tonight
The dog ordinance faces city council action amid broadside attacks from dog owners. Officials expect it to be sent back to the police committee rather than passed in its current form. Mayor Hall urges spokesmen to streamline remarks as many residents are anticipated. Introduced in June, the measure has waited two months for a vote.
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Police Committee
Hall
Germans Claim Secret Weapon To Use On England
Berlin reports disclose that General Albert Kesselring says Germany has secret weapons and new warfare methods ready for Britain. He notes one device used only once at Eben Emael near Liege, warning it cannot be used often or risk being copied.
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Berlin
Albert Kesselring
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Kesselring
England
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Liege
Albert Canal Line
Rain Truces Drought With Heavy New Mexico Rainfall
Rain fell across New Mexico breaking a drought, easing heat in eastern regions, with Las Vegas logging nearly two inches and Clovis area reporting heavy showers. The U S Weather Bureau forecast continued moisture and cooler temps, while bridges and roads faced isolated washouts amid the pattern.
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Las Vegas
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Hobbs Council Condemns Springer Reform School Abuses
Hobbs New Mexico August 6 city council unanimously approved a resolution urged by Mayor Guy L Rogers condemning alleged unreasonably severe treatment at the State Industrial School at Springer. The measure calls for ending practices such as chaining beating starving and other inhuman treatment and asks officials to spare Hobbs boys from such abuse.
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American Flier Credited With Downing German Plane
Arthur Donahue a 27 year old American volunteer from Laredo Texas was credited by the royal air force with a probable destruction of a German plane in a dogfight over the English Channel. Donahue part of a Spitfire squadron helped shoot down two Messerschmitt 109 fighters and possibly downed two more near Calais. He had 1800 hours of flight time before enlisting.
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Laredo
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Calais
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Robert F. Donahue
Lowell, Mass
Tropical Storm Near Gulf Coast Strikes Toward Louisiana
A tropical storm with winds near 75 mph rumbled toward the Louisiana Texas gulf coast and was set to inland near Franklin Louisiana within hours. It has disabled several vessels and endangered people from Bay St. Louis Mississippi to Galveston Texas as warnings urged evacuation from the dangerous east and southeast winds and flood tides.
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Willkie Favors Keeping Present Farm Plan
Des Moines Iowa August 6 Wendell L Willkie stated he did not favor changing the present farm program unless a better one is gradually evolved He said he would not take away benefits already gained and urged that agriculture welfare require industrial recovery to create more jobs and purchasing power for farmers. He planned to complete his Colorado Springs vacation after the farm conference.
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Des Moines
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Local Sears official reports Roswell bass winner in contest
E M Norton Sr of Sears Roebuck announced that John Albert of the Roswell post office caught the biggest bass to date in the store fishing contest. The event runs until September 1 with $15 in merchandise prizes. Participants must register at the store and weigh in their fish.
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Sears Roebuck
John Albert
Roswell
Savage Attack On Ford And Lindbergh
Washington August 6 Senator Smathers urged Henry Ford and Col Charles A Lindbergh to take their “little iron crosses” back to Germany and even proposed government funding to transport them. He criticized Ford for supporting Germany while claiming to defend the United States by aiding Britain.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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Byrnes Demands Probe Of Kresge Fund Drive For Willkie
Senator Byrnes of South Carolina urged the Senate campaign committee to investigate an appeal to S. S. Kresge employees in Detroit seeking contributions for the Republican presidential campaign of Wendell L. Willkie. He read a letter alleged to be signed by C. B. Tuttle guiding the appeal.
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Senate
Kresge
C. B. Tuttle
High speed artillery test on Pennsylvania turnpike
National Guard artillery column racing westward at 40 miles per hour suffered a lost gun and truck in accidents during a wartime maneuver to test the high speed low grade Pennsylvania turnpike. Twenty five motor vehicles and six 155 millimeter howitzers moved from Indiantown Gap toward Bedford. The convoy faced a detour near Carlisle due to tunnels on the Allegheny stretch. Major Theodore S. Paul forecast one of the speediest military marches in U S history as the four lane highway opens later this summer with tolls planned to recover the cost.
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Theodore S. Paul
City Beautiful Contest Entries Highlight Mrs Cooley Urton
Entries in the City Beautiful contest include Mrs. Cooley Urton with a bouquet of marigolds. The event showcases local participants and their floral arrangements as part of a community aesthetic competition.
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City Beautiful
Mrs. Cooley Urton
Famine Threat To Belgium By Mid September
London dispatch reports U S ambassador John Cudahy warning Belgium may face near famine unless American food aid arrives by mid September. He cautioned Britain must clarify stance as Germany’s power looms in Europe. Cudahy recalled past Belgian relief loans and gifts, and noted Belgium’s 75 percent wheat import dependence with bread rationing. He described Belgium’s grim halt of industry and looming winter danger.
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Germans Claim Destruction of Vast Shipping
Berlin reported German high command says Nazi sea and air operations sank 657,674 tons of enemy merchant shipping in the last three weeks of July, with total losses since the war began reaching 4,986,860 tons. The communique lists 344,174 tons sunk by submarines, 98,500 by surface craft, 21,650 by the air force, and 32,000 tons of warships damaged, plus 328,000 tons of merchant shipping damaged, and notes increased mine toll and concealed enemy losses.
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High Command
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Boston Beats Yankees 8 to 3 in Baseball Tilt
In Boston on August 6 the Red Sox won their second straight over the New York Yankees by a score of 8 to 3. Earl Johnson started for Boston and was hit on the shin by a batted ball, while Babe Dahlgren was struck in the face by a foul tip during the eighth inning. Chicago and Cleveland split a doubleheader, with Cleveland taking the second game 9 to 0 after a 1 to 1 first game. The Philadelphia Washington contest and Detroit St Louis night game are also noted with limited details.
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Rosar
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Baseball game results and postponement notes
St Louis beat Pittsburgh 9 7 after a 9 3 score in innings with Cooper Owen Heintzleman and Lopez contributing. Boston defeated Philadelphia 6 4 in a low scoring clash while Salvo Berres St Johnson Small Syl Johnson and Warren featured. Sullivan Masi faced Higbe Small Svl Johnson and Atwood in another split effort. Chicago Cincinnati game postponed due to rain.
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Heintzleman
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Atwood
Hitler's Attempt To Regiment Europe Likely to Blow Up
By Dewitt MacKenzie the piece argues Hitler may misjudge how far regimentation can extend beyond Germany. It notes his success in uniting his own people but warns that other races retain strong independence. The article questions the durability and risks of his continental program.
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Hitler
Europe
Dewitt MacKenzie
Inevitable Results From Evening Classified Ads
C. H. Glover quotes that his classified advertising for Glover's Flowers delivers predictable results. He notes that thousands read the ads nightly and think of the brand when they want flowers, asserting that overnight messages translate into inevitable outcomes.
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