Russians Defend Leningrad as German Drive Advances
German forces near Leningrad within 13 miles as Berlin reports smashing outer fortifications. Soviet press spokesman Lozovsky cites gains but says no alarm, noting vast Russian lands remain untouched. Red Army losses alleged at 5 million in 61 days amid fierce fighting and harsh conditions.
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Leningrad
Russia
Berlin
Stockholm
Gatschina
Adolf Hitler
S. A. Lozovsky
Red Army
Germans Threaten To Destroy Leningrad If Defended
The Associated Press reports German troops smashed three bulwarks of Leningrad's defenses and warned that a defended city would meet Warsaw's fate. The Red Army says Leningrad is under direct attack but confident in its 1,000,000-strong garrison. Odessa is aflame from German bombardment as Novgorod falls in heavy fighting.
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Leningrad
Berlin
Warsaw
Red Army Northwest
Odessa
Russia
Black Sea
Novgorod
Red Army
Exhibit Of Local Products To Close At 5 P. M. Saturday
Attendance at the Roswell chamber exhibit of products from twenty manufacturers has been strong and varied with steady groups visiting nightly. The industries committee reporting favorable comments noted visitors learned more about area businesses and many remarked they were unaware of firms or packaging details. Chairman B. V. Elizey and members Cc. A. Baker J. Q. Cummins W. H. Hortenstein and H. B. Smyril oversee the event which remains open until 5 p m Saturday to accommodate rural visitors.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
B. V. Elizey
Cc. A. Baker
J. Q. Cummins
W. H. Hortenstein
H. B. Smyril
Local Weather Readings and Daily Climate Highlights
Local readings show temperatures at 3 hour intervals with highs of 90 and a low of 66 for today. Precipitation 0 in 24 hours ending 11:30 am. month to date 1.61 inches. year to date 20.81 inches. Sunrise 5:25, sunset 6:37, day length 13.2 hours.
Good-Will Trip South To Valley One O'Clock Tomorrow
Good will trippers leaving the Chamber of Commerce at one o clock Friday afternoon to tour Dexter Hager man Lake Arthur Artesia and Carlsbad for the Carlsbad Rodeo opening Friday evening with additional rodeo performances Saturday and Sunday. The 32 passenger NM Transportation Co bus will transport signups including numerous local businesses and organizations to promote the Eastern New Mexico State Fair.
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New Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Dexter
Hagerman
Lake Arthur
Artesia
Carlsbad
New Mexico Transportation Company
Weather forecast for four-state region
New Mexico sees considerable cloudiness with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers today and Friday. Colorado partly cloudy tonight and Friday with widely scattered thunderstorms. Arizona mostly fair today and Friday with some thundershowers east this afternoon and evening. West Texas fair in the south and partly cloudy elsewhere with scattered thundershowers today and Friday.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
City Beautiful Dahlias and Zinnias Bouquets Feature
L B Boellner presents an all American bouquet of semi cactus dahlias. Hial Cobean offers a bouquet of zinnias. Mrs Jack Fletcher displays asters and zinnias. Mrs Howard Buchly of 704 South Kentucky showcases morning glory screen.
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L. B. Boellner
Hial Cobean
Jack Fletcher
Howard Buchly
South
Kentucky
Morning Glory Screen
Urges Congress To Wipe Out All Tax Exemptions
Walter A M Cooper of the American Institute of Accountants urges the senate finance committee to abolish all personal income tax exemptions. He cites present exemptions of 2000 for married and 800 for single, noting Treasury proposes reductions to 1500 and 750 respectively. The statement was filed in Washington on August 21.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Walter A. M. Cooper
American Institute of Accountants
Treasury
Coop
Inter-City Rotary Meeting Tonight Draws Rotarians
About 180 Rotarians and their wives are expected at an inter city Rotary gathering tonight. The event features an outdoor supper on Col D C Pearson’s lawn at New Mexico Military Institute with soldier entertainers from Fort Bliss. Oscar Allen and Mrs Allen will lead a delegation from the El Paso Club along with Rotarians from Vaughn, Fort Sumner, Melrose, Clovis, Portales, Tatum, Lovington, Hobbs, Jal, Artesia, Carlsbad and Albuquerque.
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Col. D. C. Pearson
New Mexico Military Institute
Fort Bliss
Oscar Allen
Rotary
Jane Clayton Seeks Divorce from Russell Hayden
HOLLYWOOD Aug 21. Actress Jane Clayton said she will seek a divorce from actor Russell Hayden citing complete incomparability. The couple wed in 1938 at Clayton's home in Tularosa New Mexico and have a year old daughter.
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Hollywood
Jane Clayton
Russell Hayden
Americans to be evacuated from Japan on Tatsuta Maru
Tokyo reports the NYK Line announced reservations for 26 U.S. embassy and consular officials aboard the Tatsuta Maru due to foreign office pressure. Most Americans should reach Shanghai for transport home, while nine naval two marine and four army officers and consular staff are accommodated.
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Tokyo
NYK Line
Foreign Office
United States
Shanghai
Japan
Naval
Marine
Army
New Duck Season Seen Gratifing To Local Hunters
New Mexico's 60 day duck season starts November 2 announced by the U S Biological Survey. Local sportsmen express gratification with the late dates and extended period. B B Wilson, president of the Chaves County Game Protective Association, notes the association pushed for the later season. Raymond Stamm, state G P A secretary, credited with securing the new dates. The season is 17 days later than last year when it began October 15.
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New Mexico
U. S. Biological Survey
B. B. Wilson
Chaves
President Roosevelt reports meeting with Churchill
President Roosevelt told Congress about his sea meeting with Prime Minister Churchill. He said the principles agreed there would be hard to oppose without admitting willingness to accept Naziism and a peace that would permit Nazi domination over many nations and risk a second war. He warned Nazi promises lack validity and stressed freedom of religion and information as essential. Continued to Page Six.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Churchill
Europe
Asia
American
Russia
List Of Air Base Fund Contributors To Be Published
The air base fund committee announced the contributor list will be published Sunday morning. Donations are still arriving by mail and from locals or those away from the city, with totals near 33 500 dollars and a Roswell resident mailing 100 dollars after reading reports of a 30 000 dollar milestone. An alphabetical list of contributors will appear in Sunday papers.
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Air Base Fund
Air Base Fund Committee
Roswell
California
7th Street Laundry Plans Daily Whistle Blasts
The 7th Street Laundry at 105 East 7th will blow a whistle at 7 a m 11 a m and 4 p m daily starting tomorrow. Proprietor R E Seig says it resumes after a prior stoppage due to requests. The whistle follows Western Union time within ten seconds and city officials have granted permission. The water plant whistle rings at 8 a m noon 1 p m and 5 p m.
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7Th Street
East 7Th
R. E. Seig
Pecos Valley Beauty Queen Tobby Saddler Wins Roswell Prelim
Mary Lois Saddler known as Tobby won the Pecos Valley preliminaries of the Miss America Beauty Pageant held in Roswell last week. She joins Marjorie Adams Miss Roswell Beverly Brookshier Miss Chaves County and Mamie Des tre as local winners who will represent their area in the final pageant Friday and Saturday. Tobby, a redhead 5 feet 4 inches 119 pounds with bust 32 waist 23 hips 36, is a musician and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Saddler of Dexter, with relation to Jerry Saddler of Texas.
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Mary Lois
Tobby” Saddler
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Saddler
Marjorie Adams
Beverly Brookshier
Chaves County
Mamie Destree
Park
Tobby
F. W. Saddler
Dexter
Jerry Saddler
Texas
Ten More Days For Stickers On Cars
New Mexico motorists gain a ten day extension to obtain the new brake light stickers set for September 1. Delays in printing mean stickers will not be available at garages until September 1, and motorists have ten extra days to secure them, per motor vehicle division chief clerk Alfonso De Baca.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Alfonso de Baca
Eskimos Murder Over Religion Belcher Islands
Murder charges against three Eskimos were to be weighed by a white jury after two acquittals and two manslaughter convictions in nine deaths during a spring religious dispute on Belcher Islands Hudsons Bay. Alec Apankok and a woman identified as Akeenik were acquitted on insanity grounds for killing Alec’s 15 year old sister Sarah. Peter Sala and Ablayukok were convicted of slaying a fellow Eskimo but mercy was recommended for Ablayukok. Sala and Charlie Ouerach remain to be tried. Victims were killed by bullets beatings or exposure in a blizzard. four were children.
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Belcher Islands
Hudson’s Bay
Canada
Alec Apankok
Akeenik
Alec
Sarah
Peter Sala
Abalykok
Ablayukok
Sala
Charlie Ouerach
Demand British Open New Front Against Germans
Unofficial English, Polish and Norwegian strategists pressed for a British invasion of the continent as the sole path to defeat Germany. They urged all-out war, arguing RAF bombing alone is insufficient and calling for a second front on land, with Italy as a potential strike point along multiple landing sites.
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London
Germany
Frank Owen
Ministry of Supply
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Owen
Italy
Cubs End Dodgers Streak With 6-2 Victory
In a July 21 baseball recap the Chicago Cubs halted the Brooklyn Dodgers six game run by scoring six runs to two behind Jake Mooty who pitched seven hits. Stan Hack homered for the Cubs. The Reds beat the Boston Braves 8-5 as Bucky Walters earned his 16th win in Cincinnati’s fifth straight victory and 11th in 12 games.
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Cubs
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Brooklyns
Jake Mooty
Stan Hack
Chicago
Mooty & McCullough
Hamlin
Wyatt
Brown
Casey & Owen
Franks
Reds
Boston
Cincinnati
Boston Braves
Bucky Walters
Cincin
Walters
Lombardi
Posedel
Javery
Hutchings
Salvo
Berres
Montgomery
Senators 6 Detroit 3 first game of doubleheader
Washington Senators beat Detroit 6 to 3 as Emil Leonard limited the Tigers to six hits. Roger Cramer had five hits for the Senators. Rudy York homered for Detroit. First game details and pitching lines noted. second game box not fully resolved in text. Browns 11 A’s 3 also reported with Chapman and Laabs homers.
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Senators
Detroit
Emil
Dutch
Browns
A’s
ST. Louis
Philadelphia Athletics
Sam Chapman
Chet Laabs
Roswell Carrizozo Highway Celebration Planned
Communities Roswell Carrizozo schedule a basket dinner at Spring Ranch near Hondo next Wednesday August 27 to mark the paving of the ten mile Roswell to Carrizozo highway. The event organized by Carrizozo Business Men's Club and Roswell Chamber of Commerce features a short program and informal lunch. Local officials urge a large Roswell turnout and note travel times return by midafternoon.
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Carrizozo
Roswell
Hondo
Lincoln
Spring Ranch
Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee
Classified Is All Right ad from Mitchell's Drug Store
R W Mitchell of Mitchell's Drug Store touts a successful sale of 10 gal kegs in the Record classified section. He credits the classified ads for driving a rush and urges others to use the service.
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R. W. Mitchell
Mitchell's Drug Store
Mr. Mitchell
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