Japan Prepares War Footing Amid Far East Crisis
Reports from Peiping and Tokyo indicate Japan massing troops in Manchukuo and along the Soviet frontier as Britain and Australia urge restraint. Prime Minister Menzies warns Singapore lies on Australia’s frontier while Thailand vows to resist invasion and presses for mobilization.
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Associated Press
Far East
Australia
Japan
Russia
Peiping
Siberia
Thailand
Manchukuo
Singapore
United States
Hugh C. Grant
Tokyo
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Stock Exchange
Mitsui Toyama
Black Dragon Society
Konoye
Raid on Roswell Airport By Anti Aircraft Unit
New Mexico's 200th Coast Artillery plans a nighttime defense exercise at Roswell municipal airport amid an Albuquerque raid demonstration. The 1800-strong unit, halted at Roswell and Carlsbad en route to Fort Bliss, will be served refreshments by local Boy and Girl Scouts, organized by the Roswell Civilian Defense Council.
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Roswell
New Mexico
200Th Coast Artillery
Roswell Municipal
Albuquerque
Fort Bliss
Carlsbad
J. E. Johns
Miller
Cahoon
N. M
200Th Coast Artillery Regiment
Albuquerque Army Air Base
National Guard
Tex
Fairgrounds
John E. Miles
Germans Press Drive Across 1200 Mile Front Near Odessa
German invasion forces push deeper into both ends of the 1200 mile front with a 60 mile advance toward Odessa and threaten the Black Sea port as reports from London cite substantial progress near Nikolaev and possible crossing of the Dniester. Red army cavalry fights on in Ukraine using infantry methods as German gains widen the battlefront.
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Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Black Sea
Odessa
Moscow
Pravda
Leningrad
Associated Press
Germany
London
Nikolaev
Dniester
Semeon Budgonny
Red Army
Dnieper
Four Killed in Prison Break At McAlester Okla
McAlester Okla Aug 11 four people died in a brief Sunday prison break at the Oklahoma penitentiary. Warden Jess F Dunn died as did two escaping convicts and a former prison guard in the violent incident. Deputy sheriff Bill Alexander recalled Dunn’s warning to shoot if hostages were taken.
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Mcalester
Okla
Jess F. Dunn
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Dunn
Bill Alexander
Alexander
Local Weather Readings and Climate Averages For Today
Temperature readings at three hour intervals for 24 hours ending 11 30 am show highs near 90 and lows around mid 60s. Precipitation trace in past 24 hours. Month to date 0.06 and year to date 19.26 inches. Sunrise 5 18 am sunset 6 48 pm. length of day 13.5 hours.
Drive Tomorrow to Raise 30000 for Army Air Base
Seventy business and professional men will meet at the Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 this evening to get details on a campaign to raise 30000 for the army air base obligations. The drive starts tomorrow morning with hopes to complete by tomorrow night. Funds will buy land for an advanced army air corps school four miles south of town and cover related community needs. The finance committee Will Lawrence A F Madison and John Hall urged punctual workers tonight and prompt public response Tuesday morning.
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Chamber of Commerce
Advanced
Army Air Corps
Will Lawrence
A. F. Madison
John Hall
Roswell
Valencia Demos Meet Guy Shepard in New Mexico
Valencia county Democrats backed showings by Governor John Miles Senators Carl Hatch and Dennis Chavez and Rep. Clinton P. Anderson. About 1,200 heard the officials address the county central committee indicating Guy Shepard new state Democratic chairman after serving as governor secretary.
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Los Lunas
N. M
Aug. Il
Valencia County
John Miles
Carl Hatch
Dennis Chavez
Clinton P. Anderson
A. L. Otero
County Central Committee
Guy Shepard
City of Smolensk Now In Ruins In The Hands of the Nazis
Smolensk, Russia, once stately on the upper Dnieper, lies in ruins after its capture by German forces on July 16. Alvin J. Steinkopf, the first American newspaperman in the sector since then, reports a city erased by war as German troops advance and Russians reportedly held areas farther west.
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Smolensk
Russia
Berlin
Dnieper
Moscow
Roswell to raise 30000 for air corps base work
Seventy business and professional men will start Tuesday morning to raise thirty thousand dollars to meet obligations for bringing the air corps base to Roswell. The finance committee appeals for public cooperation in liberal giving and prompt response when called. Chairman Will C. Lawrence says it will advertise Roswell if completed in one day and notes past strong local cooperation.
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Air Corps
Roswell
2 100 Miners Out In Grant County Copper Industry
A 36 hour shutdown of defense vital copper production at the Chino mines of the Nevada Consolidated Copper Corporation ended at noon as federal agencies negotiated the final settlement of a demand for recognition.
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Grant County
Silver City
N. M
Chino Mines
Nevada Consolidated Copper Corporation
War front on Hango peninsula near Helsinki
Finnish and Russian forces contest the Hango peninsula about 90 miles from Helsinki where 30,000 Russians are believed stationed. Long range guns remain as the Russian air base is bombed, with occasional landings by about 1,000 Soviets near Bramarv repelled. Lottas and observers man towers awaiting incendiary threats.
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Loui P. Lochner
Hango
Finland
Helsinki
Russia
Bramarv
Lottas
Speeding Up On Warships to Cut Time Two Years
Washington august 11 navy sources say a speed-up in warship construction will shorten building time by about twelve and a half percent per vessel and bring the two ocean fleet two years earlier than originally scheduled.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Roswell Rotarians Attend District Assembly in Ruidoso
Roswell Rotary Club head H E Samson led a group to a district assembly in Ruidoso. Col. D C Pearson and Col. J D Atwood of the Roswell club were slated to speak, with Smurl and Johns also attending. Claude Simpson could not speak due to duties in Roswell for a land purchase fundraiser for the Army Air school. The assembly runs from today to noon tomorrow for district 115 club presidents secretaries and chairs.
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H. E. Samson
Roswell
Army Air School
115Th District
Navy Fighter Plane At Roswell Airport
A United States Navy Brewster fighter plane attracted interest at Roswell airport as Lt. Fisher landed the ship here from Florida on a West Coast trip. He visited with rocket experimenter Dr. R. H. Goddard during the stop.
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Roswell
Fisher
Florida
R. H. Goddard
Navy Seizure Possible Over Key Shipyard Strike
A Washington defense official said plans to seize the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co in Kearny New Jersey were ready for use if the strike halted 493 million dollars in defense orders. The action could come within 48 hours and may follow a defense mediation board ruling.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
N. J
Navy Department
OPM
Defense Mediation Board
Showers Improve New Mexico Range Conditions in July
New Mexico ranges remained freshened by scattered July showers keeping cattle and sheep in excellent condition. Ranges reached 98 percent of normal versus a 10-year average of 79. Cattle and calves stood at 96 percent of normal, while sheep and lambs were 95 percent. Water for livestock was ample, and late fall and winter grazing prospects looked bright. Lamb gains were strong and losses since lambing were light, with lamb contracts reported statewide at 8.5 to 9.5 cents.
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Las Cruces
N. M
New Mexico
Agricultural Department
Secretary Hull Warns Congress Over Army Extension
Secretary of state Hull said Congress' failure to extend the service of army rank and file would have exceeding consequences. He noted the danger and urged action, stating the issue affects national defense and readiness. Continued to page eight.
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Washington
Hull
Congress
Army
White Sox rally past Browns for seventh straight win
Chicago scores six runs in the eighth inning to defeat St Louis 14 to 9 in the first game of a doubleheader. Auker Newlin Swift vs Rigney Hallett Appleton Tresh. Second game Boston shuts out New York 8 to 0 as Wilson wins with four hits allowed and Cronin DiMaggio homer. Washington Philadelphia delayed. Cleveland Detroit rained out.
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Chicago
Browns
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis
Auker
Newlin
Swift
Rigney
Hallett
Appleton
Tresh
Boston
Yanks
New York
Jack Wilson
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Dom DiMaggio
Wilson
Peacock
Breuer
Stancey
Dickey
Dodgers win 15 Giants 7 in 17 hit attack
Dodgers explode for 15 runs on 17 hits led by Ducky Medwick and Dolph Camilli. Higbe allows five Giants hits but gives up eight runs in the ninth as Babe Young clears the bases. Phillies beat Braves 6 3 behind early scoring. Lamanna tough luck for Boston.
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Dodgers
Giants
Brooklyn
Ducky Medwick
Dolph Camilli
New York Giants
Kirby Higbe
Babe Young
New York
Carpenter
Bowman
Adams & Danning
Higbe
Owen
Car Thief Sentenced To Four To Five Years
Arthur J. Rieck pleaded guilty to stealing a 1940 Mercury sedan and received a 4 to 5 year sentence under New Mexico habitual criminal law. He fled in a four mile chase until a police bullet wound his scalp. Esther Lucy Wawrzyniakowski also pleaded guilty and got a suspended 2 to 3 year sentence. Ralph Vasquez was jailed 30 days after pleading guilty to assaulting his wife.
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Arthur J. Rieck
James B. McGhee
New Mexico
Rieck
Roswell
Roswell Auto Company
Esther Lucy Wawrzyniakowski
Ralph Vasquez
Woman Killed In Car Accident South of Clovis
A California woman died when a tire blew out, causing a car to overturn 46 miles southwest of Clovis. Mrs. J. C. Victory of San Bernardino perished en route to Portales hospital. Her husband J. C. Victory and Mrs. Carl Wood with two children were injured. Wood had a broken leg. The party traveled from San Bernardino to Wright City, Oklahoma.
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Clovis
California
Here
J. C. Victory
San Bernardino
Portales
Carl Wood
Victory
Message From The Sacramentos Read By Roswell
Elza White of the Sacramentos says he never misses a word in Record classified and keeps up with Roswell news. He notes he is having Cooley Orton's “sweetest watermelons in the valley” for dinner, sending regards to friends in Roswell.
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Elza White
Sacramentos
Roswell
Classified
Mr. White
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