Roswell Sports Field and War Era Food Struggles
The article urges Roswell to build a proper baseball and athletic field to engage youths amid national defense changes. It notes auto production cuts, rising taxes, and population growth from the Army air base, linking defense needs to local athletics and economy. It discusses Senator Hatch opposition to the New Mexico primary and wartime food shortages influencing strategy, with projections that hunger could decide the war’s outcome.
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Army
Roswell
Army Air Base
Carl A. Hatch
New Mexico
Hatch
Leningrad Front Darkens as War Expands Worldwide
The report details German attempts to raid Leningrad, with Red Star claiming no bombs hit the city in 17 raids while fortifications rise along approaches and within streets. It notes the siege of Odessa, massive Soviet casualties, and a new war front emerging in Iran as Britain and Russia pressure for German expulsion.
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Leningrad
Red Star
Karelian
Odessa
High Command
Iran
Persia
London
Great Britain
Riza Khan Pahlevi
Far East
Japan
Russia
Vladivostok
Soviet Pacific
Singapore
Koh Ishii
Tokyo Foreign Office
United States
Germany
Tokyo
Siam
Thailand
Malaya
Burma
Shanghai
Hochi
Asahi
Britain
Red Army
Dnieper
Ukraine
Roosevelt counters Byrd on war production figures
President Roosevelt challenged Senator Byrd on wartime production data, noting actual outputs for anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns, mortars, and aircraft surpassed Byrd's estimates. He cited discrepancies between Byrd’s figures and Office of Production Management data, and suggested consulting OPM director Knudsen.
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Byrd
Roosevelt
England
Egypt
War Department
Office of Production Management
William S. Knudsen
OPM
Dodgers and Cards aim to gain edge in crucial series
The Dodgers and Cardinals, tied 1 1/2 games apart, prepare for a four game set starting Sunday in Brooklyn. Higbe shifts for Sunday, Whitlow Whyatt is rested, and Luke Hamlin loses to Chicago as Brooklyn ends a six game win streak.
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Dodgers
Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Redbirds
Leo Durocher
Durocher
Whitlow Whyatt
Luke Hamlin
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Cardinals
Phillies
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Reds
Boston Braves
Hitler Likely to Strike Turks Next in Near East
The German media warns of Hitler planning major moves in the Mediterranean and Near East. Signs point to preparations to seize the Dardanelles and push through Turkey, with defenses in French Africa and Turkish frontiers indicating a broader offensive strategy amid the war.
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Britain
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Herr Hitler
Mediterranean
Near East
Hitler
France
Dakar
Bulgaria
Greece
Dardanelles
Turkey
Mitler
British Isles
Russia
Atlantic
Ukraine
Ship beached near Englewood Cliffs after war risk voyage
A ship bearing a rich cargo from Buenos Aires Curacao and Laguaira ran aground on the New Jersey shore near Englewood Cliffs. Authorities found no sabotage in an initial probe. The Aur ora reached New York on July 28 due to Finland joining the war. Captain Albert Bijorkluf suffered burns saving waitresses who escaped before he leaped into the river and was rescued by a pleasure craft. Crew paid off. 18 returned to the ship after visiting Manhattan.
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New Jersey
Englewood Cliffs
Buenos Aires
Curacao
Laguaira
Aurora
New York
Finland
Helsinki
Manhattan
Albert Bijorkluf
Frontline action and homefront labor strife blur wartime headlines
Reports from the central front claim German advances and a Soviet counteroffensive with cavalry charges and destroyed German equipment. Nazi reserves recruitment rises as combat intensifies. Simultaneously, Detroit faces a three day transit strike as Mayor Jeffries mediates AFL CIO conflict over exclusive bargaining. In Kentucky, two workers die in Harlan county coal fields amid AFL CIO union clashes.
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May
Green
Roosevelt
Detroit
AFL
CIO
Edward J. Jeffries
Harlan County
Kentucky
Shipyard Work Continues Amid Strike Talks at Washington
John Green, president of the CIO marine and shipbuilding workers union, and L H Korndorff, company president, conferred in Washington yesterday with President Sean Green. The group remained noncommittal, opposing further movement while merchant ships and yard work faced delays from the ongoing labor action.
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Page One
John Green
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
L. H. Korndorff
Washington
Sean Green
Conmipany
Final Session of Camp Wehinahpay Opens Monday
Between 70 and 100 Boy Scouts from eastern New Mexico are set to attend the final session of Camp Wehinahpay, opening Monday in the Sacramento Mountains near Weed. The week long camp, Aug 25 to 30, is for Scouts unable to attend earlier sessions and costs $3 per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Camp Wehinahpay
P. V. Thorson
Thorson
Eastern
Barney Hopkins
Glen Tabor
David King
Mescalero Reservation
Roswell
National Meet of 2030 Clubs elects leaders in Salt Lake City
Howard B. Maxon of El Paso was elected president of the national convention of Twenty Thirties clubs in Salt Lake City. The body unanimously backed a permanent selective service program in the United States. George A. Southworth Jr of Reno Nevada won the vice president post in a spirited contest with Tony Manno of Salem Oregon.
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Salt Lake City
Howard B. Maxon
el Paso
United States
Maxon
George A. Southworth, Jr
Reno
Nev
Tony Manno
Salem
Ore
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Aea
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Kaiser
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New York Giants
Bob Feller
New York Yankees
Feller
Cleveland
Yanks
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Tom Ferrick
By Dewitt MacKenzie
National Mediation Board
Wehinahpay
Andersons Gardens
North Virginia
Record
City of
Price
PARCO
Price & Co
Alene Gregg
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