No Compromise Reached On Conscription Fight in Senate
Washington August 10 officials report administration leaders rejected talk of a conscription compromise in the senate fight. Senator Barkley Kentucky says linking conscription with voluntary enlistments cannot work under Maloney’s proposal to replace Burke Wadsworth. Debate centers on a possible November referendum and the pace of the draft with registration 21 to 30 and peacetime enlistment figures for June and July.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Maloney
D-Conn
Barkley
Germany Plans Let Victims Find Own Food
Berlin reports that vast British munitions plants and government shipyards at Faversham Rochester Sheerness and Chatham on the Thames were bombed in resumed large scale raids on England. Fires and explosions followed the attacks at Faversham and Rochester.
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Germany
Berlin
Faversham
Pobjoy Aircraft
Rochester
Sheerness
Chatham
Thames
High Command
England
Haversham
Kent
Cubs Triumph 1-0 as Pirates’ Streak Ends
Chicago Cubs derail the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 behind Vern Olsen seven-hit pitching to halt eight-game win streak. Also Giants edge Phillies 1-0 on Gumbert’s five-hitter and Reds top Cardinals 5-0 as McCormick hits 15th homer. Dodgers lose 4-3 to Bees on Ross homer with bases loaded. News wrap notes Britain and Germany expect stalemate, with Africa theater and air war details.
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Cubs
Bucs
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Vern Olsen
Chicago
Olsen
Todd
Klinger
Brown
Davis
Lopez
Giants
Phillies
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Harry Gumbert
Gumbert
Joe Moore
New York
Danning
Johnson
L. Brown
Beckman
Warren
Boston
Dodgers
Chet Ross
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Bees
Brooklyn
Grissom
Hamlin
Head
Phelps
Salvo
Berres
Hold Up At Ice Plant Nets About Forty Dollars
Two unknown men robbed the Southwestern Public Service ice plant at Tenth and Virginia around 3 30 this morning. Attendant J W Chance was tied and forced to open the safe, yielding about 40 dollars. He was later found bound in a nearby toilet by Bill Tays. Police, led by Officers Stewart and Thompson, pursued the suspects described as about 30 and 26 years old.
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J. W. Chance
Southwestern Public Service O
Tenth
Virginia
Mr. Chance
Chance
Bill Tays
Stewart
Thompson
New Mexico Census Sets Preliminary Population At 527800
New Mexico's preliminary 1940 census tabulation shows 527800 residents, a rise of 104483 since 1930. State census director J H Newett notes the gain, including the Indian population, with small expected adjustments plus under 1000 more from out-of-state enrollees seeking state residency. Some counties declined, but overall growth remained statewide.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
J. H. Newett
Washington
Newett
U. S. To Establish Listening Posts
The state department announced plans to open diplomatic listening posts at Dakar in French West Africa and at St Pierre-Miquelon near Newfoundland. The Dakar consulate, closed in 1931 for economy, will reopen along with the St Pierre-Miquelon post as part of foreign service changes.
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Washington
State Department
Dakar
French West Africa
Africa
South America
OCIC
Ocs
Pierre Miquelson
Canada
American Foreign Service
France
St. Pierre-Miquelon
Newfoundland
Zinnias Entered in City Beautiful Contest
A H Iankes manager of Pecos Valley Compress has entered a row of zinnias in the City Beautiful contest. The plants drew favorable comment last year and are noted as very beautiful again this year. The CCC camps west of town also display fine zinnias.
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A. H. Iankes
Pecos Valley
Turner Bound Over In cattle fraud case
Turner bound over to district court on a 2000 dollar bond after a preliminary hearing before justice Pat O Neill. He faces defrauding Roswell Livestock Sales Co out of 27 head of cattle valued at 725.07 and making a draft for that amount through Stockyards National Bank Kansas City Mo.
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O. B. Turner
Herman Crile Seeks Lieut Governor Seat in Swing to Nomination
A two weeks' postponement of Senator Dennis Chavez's New Mexico visit was announced by his son Dennis Chavez Jr as Chavez weighs personal campaigning amid congressional duties. Meanwhile Rep. J J Dempsey began a Las Cruces stump tour aiming to win the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat.
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Associated Press
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Dennis Chavez, Jr
Chavez
Rep
J. J. Dempsey
Las Cruces
Senate
National House
Farley Named Head Export Chief at Coca Cola
James A. Farley, retiring Postmaster General and Democratic National chairman, was appointed chairman of the Coca Cola Export Corporation. He will oversee all export operations and lead expansion in foreign markets, with headquarters in Wilmington. The move follows months of discussion with Robert W. Woodruff and is effective after his Democratic duties end.
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Wilmington
Del
James A. Farley
Democratic National
Coca-Cola Export Corporation
Robert W. Woodruff
Coca Cola Company
Farley
Woodruff
Attacked Airline Stewardess Returns Home
Rosemary Griffith an American Airlines stewardess, 24, arrived in New York after saying an unknown assailant knocked her unconscious on a flight to Nashville. She swore secrecy on the case, but airline officials called it closed, with no further interviews planned.
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New York
Rosemary Griffith
American Airlines
Nashville
Tenn
Griffith
Hearing on mistreatment charges at Springer Reform School
Trustees of the State Industrial School for Boys in Springer New Mexico held a hearing on allegations of mistreatment of inmates. District Judge James B. McGhee and Justice T. J. Mabry sparred during proceedings while superintendent Dr. Fred Allen admitted some inmates were chained after recapture and hair clipped.
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Springer
N. M
Boys Industrial School
Supreme Court
T. J. Mabry
James B. McGhee
Roswell
Mabry
McGhee
Lou Garcia
Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
Fred Allen
Allen
Justice Mabry
Lea County
State Industrial School For Boys
James B. Mc
Less Formality With The Windsors
In Hamilton Bermuda on August 10 the Duchess of Windsor and the Duke, soon to be governor, present a relaxed image during a press interview. The couple joked about formal titles and discussed using a trailer, with the Duchess noting that refugees now travel with trailers.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Duchess of Windsor
Bahamas
Europe
Filing Deadline Set for August 15 in Chaves County
Chaves county clerk D P Greiner announced filings for any office are accepted until 4 p m on Thursday August 15. He dismissed Attorney General Filo Sedillo's ruling and said no vacancies will arise for the Democrats. Alma McCarter registration clerk handled registrations and corrections and will continue through the closing time.
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D. P. Greiner
Chaves
Filo Sedillo
Greiner
Alma McCarter
Sedillo
Congress in recess as bills advance and debate starts
The House Ways and Means Committee resumes work on excess profits tax while the Senate begins debate on the conscription bill. Defense leaders appeared before the committee seeking removal of tax uncertainties to aid planning.
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Congress
Associated Press
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Gunmen slayers captured after running battle
An escaped convict wounded and captured after a brief but violent escape, with his companion, was linked to the death of a woman found dumped from a car. The suspects, Bill Hall and Joe Lovelace, surrendered after a running gunfight near Oilton and Dilton, while police pursued motives behind the redhaired Jeanne Culp’s death.
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Stillwater
Okla
Bill Hall
McAlester Penitentiary
Joe Lovelace
Nebraska
Dilton
Hall
Ben D. Clark
Oilton
Jeanne Culp
Asher
Tew
Ojilton
Here
Marines to Cuban Navy Post for Intensive Training
U S announces 2900 Marines to Guantanamo Bay Cuba for intensive maneuvers with the first Quantico brigade set to reach Central or South America quickly if needed. Navy converts four fast ships into destroyer transports to speed moves amid Pan American conference actions.
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Washington
United States
Caribbean
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Marine Brigade
Quantico
Central
South America
Havana
Rushing Relief To Homeless In Flood Area
Crowley Louisiana faced its greatest rain flood with 24 inches in 24 hours. Coast guard and Red Cross evacuated 10 000 residents to court houses schools and warehouses as bread and milk ran low and sanitary conditions worsened. Boats trains and tractors aided further evacuations as aid efforts intensified.
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Crowley
Coast Guard
Red Cross
Louisiana
Mrs Falconi Talks To Antarctic Party In Roswell
Amateur radio operator Mrs Louis Falconi in Roswell yesterday intercepted a long radio talk with the Byrd Antarctic expedition. The KC4USB call picked up CQ from the Byrd snow cruiser with Dr Louis Simms aboard. The conversation touched on the region, climate, and winds. Falconi also spoke with George Smith in Rochester and with Paul Deaton and Smith’s family nearby.
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Louis Falconi
Roswell
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Byrd Party
Louis Simms
Admiral Byrd
E. A. Keyes
the Military Institute
Falconi
George Smith
Rochester, Minn
Paul Deaton
Smith
Major
John E. Smith
Spanish Republicans Said to be Arrested in Mexico City
Leaders of the Spanish refugee colony in Mexico said today that perhaps hundreds of Republican Spaniards in German occupied areas of France had been arrested by German, Spanish and French police and returned to Madrid to face almost certain death.
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Mexico City
Mexico
France
Madrid
Willkie Opposes Any Deal On Policies
As the Republican nominee Wendell L. Willkie rejects advance commitments on foreign policy to the Democratic administration and insists on an unhampered public discussion. He plans talks with Herbert Hoover and Alf Landon attends a luncheon here. Sheriff Young defends actions in the Jehovah Witnesses case as arrests were made for investigation and protection. no charges filed later. The Yankees crushed the A's 13 to 0 behind Ernie Bonham, homers fueled the win. a rain delay postponed Detroit-Chicago in a doubleheader.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Congress
United States
Willkie
Herbert Hoover
West Yellowstone
Mont
Alf M. Landon
Frank Young
M. E. Jones
el Paso
Young
Jones
Jehovah Witnesses
Seventeen New Mexico Men Enlisted in Army Coast Artillery
On Thursday seventeen men enlisted in the United States Army from New Mexico. Included are Herman F. Burkstaller of Roswell for the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Crockett Texas and Allen W. Smith of Roswell in the same assignment.
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United States Army
New Mexico
Herman F. Burkstaller
Roswell
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Crocektt
Texas
Allen W. Smith
Classified ads draw keen reader interest says chamber official
Claude Simpson, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, notes that classified advertising is the most read section of the newspaper. He says readers, even if not shopping, explore offerings to see what others sell or rent and that many inquiries follow. The sale depends on the article, price, and salesman.
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Chamber of Commerce
Notable Roswell Guest Speaker Earns Chamber Respect
The message commends Mr Simp son a seasoned newspaper man and Chamber of Commerce secretary. Roswell residents value his judgment on topics. The note extends gratitude for his contributions and public speaking.
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