Britons Beat- Luftwaffe clash over southeast coast intensifies
A massive air battle along England’s southeast coast saw about 50 planes engaged as German bombers and escorts attacked shipping while British fighters, including Spitfires, fought back. Nine German planes were downed, with losses on both sides and reports of German fighters fleeing to sea. The clash followed another bombing raid on ships in the Channel, as Britain presses air power to deter Axis moves.
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Italy
London
Zeila
British Somaliland
Berbera
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France
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Riom
Hungary
Rumania
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House
England
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Channel
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Norway
Fleet Air Arm
Bergen
Roswell Student Wins Cornell Engineering Scholarship
Milton Stolaroff salutatorian of Roswell high school class of 1940 won a John McMullen regional scholarship in engineering at Cornell University. The award covers 400 dollars annual tuition for four years, contingent on scholastic achievement. He will leave for Cornell around September 10 to study electrical engineering. son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stolaroff, he was a standout athlete and active in school life.
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Milton Stolaroff
Roswell High School
John McMullen
Cornell University
Milton
Cornell
Sam Stolaroff
Roosevelt Accepts- Wallace to Discuss Campaign Strategy
President Roosevelt will confer with Harold Wallace on Wallace’s pending vice presidential acceptance and the timing of his speech. William D. Hassett said the talks are not a campaign conference and Hopkins’ White House stay was routine, with no firm decision on Wallace’s acceptance date.
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William D. Hassett
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Hassett
White House
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Morgenthau
United States
Treasury
France
Rotary Club Hears Of Ads and Fishing
Walter Fulbright presided as the Rotary Club heard talks on a successful Alamogordo assembly, fishing humor, and an Advertising talk credited for promoting a free press. Also notes on new sweaters and Back to School fashions from The Made O'Day Shop.
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Rotary Club
Walter Fulbright
Rotary Club Today
Mr. Fulbright
Alamogordo
F. L. Austin
Claude Simpson
America
N. Main
For Sale Classified Blends Local Ads
Too Late To Classify For Sale MY EQUITY in new four room modern home Phone 994R 8 8t3c Home Grown Strawberries ANDERSON S GARDENS A Wanted UNENCUMBERED white woman to do housework and cooking Come to 104 N Main St Ful bright s 8 8t1c SIX CASE Coca Cola box Re conditioned 75 John Manning Conoco No 1 8 8t3c
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Fulbright’s
John Manning
Conoco
Britain Claims Free and Equal Partnership in Commonwealth
Berlin reports Britain claims India’s wealth and manpower for a postwar partnership while asserting Britain must feed occupied populations. Dienst Aus Deutschland counters that Britain is responsible for those in German-occupied areas, noting Hitler’s speech aimed at a German supply, not European nourishment.
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High Command
Britain
India
British Commonwealth
Berlin
Germany
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Hitler
Diet approves resolution to curb British influence in East Asia
In Tokyo on August 8, 126 Diet members adopted a resolution urging the government to take all steps to drive British influence from East Asia. The British arrest of prominent Japanese businessmen in the empire was denounced as purely retaliatory and unpardonably atrocious.
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Diet
East Asia
Britain
Knox seeks power to hold late enlisted sailors in service
Secretary Knox asked Congress for authority to retain naval and marine corps enlisted men indefinitely during war or declared emergencies. The proposal targets those who enlisted after enactment and requires discharge within six months after the war or emergency ends. It accompanies plans to mobilize national guard reserves and mandatory citizen training for national defense.
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Knox
Congress
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Marine Corps
Speaker Bankhead
House
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Naval Service
Court Returns Judge McGhee and Court Reporter From Carlsbad
Judge James M. McGhee and court reporter Henry Puckett have returned from a trip to Carlsbad marking the end of a judicial visit as part of ongoing court duties.
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James M. McGhee
Henry Puckett
Carlsbad
Italian columns halt in Somaliland as advance slows
Cairo dispatch says Italian forces moving from Ethiopia into British Somaliland halted after capturing Oadweina and Hargeisa as anticipated. Air reconnaissance over these towns showed little movement while motorized units continue in the Libyan Egyptian border region. The British expect a large Italian offensive in the western desert soon.
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Cairo
Egypt
Romanian Premier Signals Territorial Concessions for Peace
Premier Ion Gigurtu told Romanians that Romania must make territorial concessions to preserve peace in southeastern Europe, signaling a strategic shift amid regional tensions and impending stability efforts.
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Rumania
Ion Gigurtu
Europe
Nash Son Passes Exams Sent To Fort Crockett
Roswell resident B. A. Nash received a letter from Major McLaughlin Ft. Bliss Texas stating his son Buford passed his examination with flying colors and would be sent to Fort Crockett near Galveston Texas in the heavy coast artillery.
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B. A
Roswell
McLaughlin
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Buford
Ft. Crockett
Galveston
Coast Artillery
Dr. T. E. Boggs Optometry Ad on Main Street
Dr T E Boggs graduate optometrist offers eye examinations and glasses fitted with lenses ground in house. Broken lenses immediately duplicated. Phone 21 for appointment.
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T. E. Boggs
N. Main St
Heavy Season For Football At The Eastern NM College
Portales late summer notes Eastern New Mexico College coach Al Garten travels to Butler University for a summer athletics course while the team faces its heaviest schedule yet. Homecoming October 19 against New Mexico Normal. other games include Nevada University Reno October 26 and Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers November 8. Garten lists returning lettermen and prospects from Portales, Clovis, Hobbs, and nearby towns as key to a strong season, while noting the tough slate could still limit wins. A freshman squad will also play several away games against nearby high schools.
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Porta'es
Nevada University
Reno
Cameron Aggies
Adams
Alamosa
Col
Panhandle A. & M
Goodwell
Okla
Roswell
Southwestern Oklahoma
Weatherford
New Mexico
Portales
Hgih
Las Cruces Couple Marry in Montana
Las Cruces pair George White 32 and Ian Gourneau 22 both of Las Cruces New Mexico were married yesterday by Justice of the Peace Charles Waterman in Bozeman Montana. The story also notes a tropical storm moving from Port Arthur and dissipating over sparsely settled areas to the west and northwest as the wind faded.
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Bozeman
Mont
George White
Ian Gourneau
Las . N. M
Elire
Port Arthur
Houston Weather Bureau
Adlerika relief ad for gas and bowels in Roswell area
An advertisement promotes Adlerika as a stomach gas reliever with five carminatives and three laxatives for quick comfort. Mentions Silver Color Bottle and distribution by Roswell Drug Co Wilcox Drug and Dexter, with a classified phone contact for ads.
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Wilcox Drug
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