Willkie Campaign Stops Planned Across New Mexico
Republican candidate Wendell Willkie ter plans ten tentative campaign stops in three New Mexico towns after Kansas City and Tulsa addresses. In New York he said he may visit Clovis Albuquerque and Gallup if the train runs daylight. Attorney General Filo Sedillo warned of election booth shortages and longer ballots risking disfranchisement and urged doubling voting booths statewide. Republican rally set for Las Cruces with speakers former Oklahoma Governor Bill Murray and Colorado Governor Ralph Carr.
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Associated Press
Wendell L. Willkie
New Mexico
Kansas City
Tulsa
Okla
New York
Willkie
Clovis
Albuquerque
Gallup
N. M
GOP
J. J. Emmons
Filo Sedillo
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Oklahoma
Ralph Carr
Colorado
Seth Alston
Gov‘nor
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Five-Year-Old Houston Girl Reaches Adult Development
A Houston girl aged five developed adult traits after an ovarian tumor prompted rapid growth. Doctors say all glands overdeveloped, she reached full organic development by age two, with 12 medical schools consulted and Duke University testing samples. Her mind remains that of a five-year-old.
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Cotton Meeting Here August 27
P. K. Norris, government cotton specialist, will discuss cotton production in foreign countries at a meeting in the district courtroom on August 27 at 7 30 p m. Sponsored by the county A C P committee and the Extension Service, the event invites all cotton growers and others interested.
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P. K. Norris
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Extension Service
Too Many Aircraft Types For U S War Production
William S. Knudsen chair of the national defense advisory committee and Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold urged narrowing Army and Navy planes to a few types to speed up production. They noted German Dornier 17s and cited factory efficiency while touring aircraft in Los Angeles before traveling to San Diego to inspect more fighters and a giant bomber.
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Army
Navy
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Advisory Committee
Germany
Dornier
Knudsen
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
San Diego
U S Canadian Defense Board formed for high strategy talks
President Roosevelt named nine Americans and five Canadians for a new joint defense board. The group will meet in Ottawa on Monday to begin discussions on high level strategic and military planning for U S and Canada. LaGuardia is the non federal member. other appointees include Embick Hill Sherman McNarney and more.
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U. S.canadian Defense Board
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Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Army
Navy
State Department
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United States Conference of Mayors
Stanley D. Embick
Fourth Corps
Atlanta
Harry W. Hill
War Plans Division
Forrest P. Sherman
Joseph T. McNarney
Army Air Corps
Home Guard Planned for New Mexicans
Santa Fe New Mexico Aug 23. Adjutant General Charlton says a home guard may be set up by Congress to train men with family duties without risking draft into the regular army. It would be voluntary and serve as a militia replacement for mobilized national guard, accommodating those too old or disqualified for national guard or active army service.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Home Guard
R. C. Charlton
Congress
National Guard
President Opposed To Draft Delay And Calls For Training
President Roosevelt voiced strong opposition to postponing compulsory military training. He argued new manpower was needed now to operate modern equipment and warned delaying drafting would stall defense for a year or two. Congress completed action approving a 12 month active duty for National Guard and reserves, paving the way for conscription when enacted.
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Divorce Sues Adj Gen Charlton in New Mexico Case
Mrs Katherine Mera Chariton sues Adj Gen R Co Chariton in district court at Santa Fe alleging abandonment cruel and inhuman treatment and seeks alimony of 100 dollars monthly. She cites marital date April 22 Reserve Catron county and claims he left her June 14 and failed support. She asks Judge David Chavez Jr be disqualified.
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Santa FE
N. M
Katherine Mera Chariton
Adj
Hitler Quiet Air Raid Signal May Precede Storm
The author notes a lull in Nazi air activity over England during darkness, describing it as not a major blow but a breeze amid a days long blitz. Readers repeatedly ask whether this calm is a precursor to renewed, heavier raids and death blows, reflecting keen public anticipation.
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MacKenzie
England
Hitler
Britain
Million Dollar Oil Suit Filed in Lea County Court
A suit over about 1 million dollars in royalty rights on 842.5 acres of oil land and 390 acres near Jal seeks an accounting for gas and oil allegedly removed since 1936. Howard B. Rich guardian for Frances B. Stuart sues to quiet title and cancel instruments, naming four major oil firms, nine minor companies, three banks, and 29 individuals. Stuart is alleged to lack mental capacity for the transaction.
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Lovington
Jal
Lea County
Howard B. Rich
Frances B. Stuart
Stuart
Nine Killed In Crash U S Army Bomber
A U S Army twin motored B 18A bomber from the Denver air corps technical school crashed during a bombing practice flight in a violent storm near Denver. Nine crew were killed as wreckage and body parts were scattered over 300 yards. Unexploded bombs and fuel caused extensive damage as investigators probe possible lightning or downdraft causes.
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Associated Press
Denver
U.S. Army
Air Corps Technical School
Leo H. Dawson
Lowry Field
Senate Debates Military Training Bill and National Guard Action
In Congress today the Senate continues discussion on a compulsory military training bill and may act on Dill's measure authorizing the president to call out the national guard and reserves. Labor committee focuses on amendments to the National Labor Act in a closed session. The House is in recess. Yesterday the Senate debated the training bill, approved a bill empowering the president to requisition war materials sold but not shipped to foreign nations, and adopted the conference report on the national guard bill.
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Associated Press
Senate
Labor Committee
House
Bombardment drives Dover civilians from Hell's Corner
The British air ministry says RAF bombers shelled German siege guns along the Boulogne to Calais coast as civilians flee Dover under the threat of a Nazi invasion. RAF aircraft faced heavy anti aircraft fire while targeting German blockade batteries and 22 airfields in occupied Europe. A German raider was reported near Tasman Sea waters, while London suffered limited Sunday-scale raids and a barrage balloon caused damage in the capital before detaching from St Mark's church tower.
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Associated Press
Britain
Hell’s Corner
Dover
British
Air Ministry
French
Boulogne
Calais
WPA to Stress Road and Airport Projects
The Works Progress Administration will emphasize defense related works in New Mexico through June 30 with expenditures totaling 1 319 000. Highway plans include access roads to military reservations and airports, widening shoulders on major routes for army convoys, and improving routes parallel to main highways to allow simultaneous troop and supply movements.
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Washington
Works Projects Administration
Howard O. Hunter
WPA
New Mexico
City Beautiful Contest Entries
Entries list participants with their showy blooms and plants. Mrs. L. C. Brown displays a bouquet of zinnias and Langford Keith of 312 N Lea shows a petunia bed. The brief item notes local contest entries in a community event.
Italian Troops Reoccupy Fort Capuzzo Near Bardia
Italian forces retook Fort Capuzzo near Bardia in Libya after a British navy action. Details indicate a renewed Italian advance in the Libyan theater with fortifications and possible clashes continuing in the region.
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Egypt
Fort Capuzzo
Bardia
Libya
WPA Rolls Up In Election Years
New York August 23 Wendell L Willkie claims proof the Roosevelt administration plans to pack relief rolls in doubtful states He notes 90000 added to the WPA roster in July and suggests Attorney General Jackson check for Hatch Act violations He cites rises in election years and declines in non election years as political pattern.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Jackson
Willkie
Robert Jackson
WPA
Bombs Over Europe Shatter America's Cotton Markets
In Dallas August 23 report says bombs over Europe disrupt U S cotton exports while a cotton stamp plan modeled on food stamps helps restore balance by allowing welfare clients WPA workers and the poor to double purchases of cotton goods. Cities like Memphis Springfield Minneapolis St Paul and Los Angeles are adopting it. James A Allen of Dallas oversees regional efforts.
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Europe
America
WPA
Memphis
Tenn
Springfield
Mass
Yankees Beat Indians 5 3 in Six-Hit Pitching Showdown
New York defeats Cleveland 5-3 as Steve Sandra throws six hits for the victory. Joe DiMaggio drives in his 27th homer of the season with Weatherly and Heath also homering for the Indians. Box scores show Indians 3, Yankees 5 with late runs in the ninth.
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Cleveland
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Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Steve Sandra
Joe DiMaggio
Roy Weatherly
Jeff Heath
Baseball box score snippets from 1940s New York Pittsburgh stacks
The lines list teams and pitchers from a baseball box score style summary. Notable pairings include Hubbell Joiner Gumbert Mel-ton Danning for New York versus Butcher Lanning Bowman Heintzelman Davis for Pittsburgh and similar listings for Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago and Philadelphia St Louis with pitchers Higbe Warren Bowman Padgett.
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Joiner
Gumbert
Melton
Danning
Butcher
Lanning
Bowman
Heintzelman
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St. Louis
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Bowman & Padgett
London Raid Toll and New German Attacks Across Britain
German planes struck three London suburbs killing six as fires and damage spread across England and Scotland. British long range guns fired at the French coast while Dover faced shelling. German anti British big bertha guns were deemed not to threaten Dover. Civilian flight from Hell’s Corner intensified as raids moved to western Germany and a northeast coast town. An Italian fascist threat to Greece followed rumors of British moves into Crete and Corfu.
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Associated Press
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England
Scotland
Channel
French
Straits of Dover
Cross Channel
Dover
Hell’s Corner
Germany
Greece
Rome
Britain
Crete
Corfu
Old-Fashioned Train Robbery In New York City
Six gunmen on a New York Central local bound for Albany roped a passenger train at Marble Hill blocking crew and handcuffing two postal clerks to seize one mail pouch. Police believe payrolls totaling about 100000 to Yonkers factories were targeted.
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Marble Hill
225Th Street
Independents Barred From New Mexico Primaries
Santa Fe August 23 Attorney General Filo Sedillo said independents cannot vote in the September 14 direct primaries. Only registered Democrats may vote in the Democratic primary and only registered Republicans in the Republican primary. The August 15 deadline to change party affiliation has passed. Sedillo noted a repealed provision previously allowed independents to participate but the permanent registration law now makes party affiliation conclusive.
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Santa FE
N. M
Filo Sedillo
Sedillo
Classified Ads Drive Business Growth Says Typewriter Dealer
Wayne Adams of South Western Typewriter Co. and Remington Rand dealer cites rising sales and clearer traceability to advertising the classified section. He calls classified ads a tribute to classified advertising and thanks the readers.
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Wayne Adams
Southwestern Typewriter Co
Remington - Rand
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