Churchill Warns Japan as Britain Backs U S in Pacific
London Aug 25 Prime Minister Churchill declared Japan must halt its military expansion and said Britain would align with the United States if a Pacific settlement fails. He touted the Atlantic Charter as a pledge to defeat Nazi tyranny and praised Russia’s war effort while warning the U S to expect further conflict if negotiations collapse.
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London
Churchill
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Pacific
Roosevelt
Europe
Soviet
Russia
U. S
Germany
Britain
China
Indo-China
Siam
Singapore
Australia
Philippine Islands
Special Meeting of G P A Tonight
The Chaves County Game Protective Association plans a 7 30 P M session at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss abolishing this year’s pheasant season and opening the Ruidoso game refuge area to hunting. Open to all sportsmen, with recommendations guided by a majority vote and state game warden Barker’s request.
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State Game Commission
Ruidoso
Chaves County Game Protective Association
Chamber of Commerce
B. B. Wilson
Chaves County
Weather readings show variable highs and lows
Local readings at 3 hour intervals over 24 hours end at 11 30 PM report a high of 88 and low of 64 with normal for the date at 89 and 62. Precipitation in the past 24 hours totals 0. Monthly total 1.64 and year to date 20.84. Sunrise 5 28 and sunset 6 32 giving a day length of 13.1 hours.
Government Will Not Build Homes For Officers Here
Roswell and Chamber officials meet with Major Horton of Moffett Field to discuss housing for air school personnel. Authorities confirm no officer family housing on the reserva tion. federal housing for enlisted families may cover two thirds, leaving Roswell to house the rest. Major Horton and Lt Hoisington toured potential bombing range sites during the visit.
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Army Air School
Roswell
Claude Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Major Horton
Hoisington
Moffett Field
Horton
Major Anderson of
Mather
Bill To Freeze Government Wheat And Cotton Stocks Vetoed
President Roosevelt vetoed a bill to freeze government stocks of wheat and cotton, saying it conflicts with sound policy and harms farmers and consumers. He warned approval would jeopardize the agricultural adjustment program and related policies. Supporters argued the sale could depress prices and the bill would guarantee peanuts at 85 percent parity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Capitol
Counterattacks By Red Army Reported
Moscow reports large Soviet counterattacks with tanks infantry and cavalry while naval forces claim sinking two German troop transports in the Baltic Sea. Rumanians and Germans routed. three Romanian divisions lose 26 000 men. Army air tests at local airport involve the Roswell altitude project and trainer craft.
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Moscow
Red Army
Baltic Sea
Roswell
Army
Oin
Car Thief Nabbed After Outing From Penitentiary
Gerald Meroney, released from New Mexico state penitentiary at Santa Fe yesterday morning after 21 months for car theft, was jailed in Chaves County last night for alleged theft of two automobiles. He pleaded guilty to stealing J. P. Bridge’s car on First and Richardson and was sentenced to 10 to 12 years under the habitual criminal act. Meroney was seen pushing a 1939 Chevrolet from a Texas Company wash rack, fled into an alley, attempted to start another car, and tried to scale a fence into Roswell Auto Company’s used lot before police detained him. The report notes the incident occurred about 8 p.m. and the case continues on page four.
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Gerald Meroney
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Santa Fe
Lea County
Chaves County
Meroney
James B. McGhee
J. P. Bridge
New Mexico
Texas Company
First
Richardson
List
2Nd Streets
Theo Lanner
Main Street
Roswell Auto Company
Gene Smith
Lloyd Blakeney
Willard Thompson
Chevrolet
Warning on Grass Fires By Fire Chief
Fire Chief Rue Chrisman warns Roswell residents as grass and weed growth due to heavy rains raises fire risk. The Roswell Fire Department extinguishes 1100 to 1500 grass and trash fires yearly, with current alarms already numerous as mature vegetation dies back.
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Rue Chrisman
Roswell
Townsend Move In Connection With Bic Tax Bill
Senate old age pension advocates prepared to back administration leaders to modify the Townsend Plan within a 3.24 billion tax bill. Senator Downey of California, a Townsend adherent, was said to appear before the Senate Finance Committee to push the plan.
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Townsend
Washington
White House
Senate
Downey
D-Calif
Senate Finance
Detroit Street Railways Hit Vote Driven Settlement
Detroit August 25 The battle between AFL and CIO unions in the street railways department set up a vote as full service resumed. A settlement ratified yesterday provides for an employee election by the city election commission on Tuesday and Wednesday. The AFL seeks exclusive bargaining rights and representation at hearings before the DSR trial board.
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Detroit
AFL
CIO
Department of Street Railways
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Operators
DSR
City Election Commission
Chief Eller Returns From IACP Convention
Police chief Henry Eller arrived in Roswell yesterday after a vacation to attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual convention in Buffalo New York.
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Henry Eller
Roswell
The
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Buffalo, N. Y
Navy Moves Swiftly To Resume Shipyard Work In New Jersey
The navy moved quickly to restart work within 24 hours on $493 million worth of naval and maritime ships at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co in Kearny New Jersey after seizing the yard on presidential order following Saturday’s government action.
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Navy
Kearny
N. J
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Hailstorm Devastates Crops Near Las Vegas New Mexico
Las Vegas New Mexico August 25 Farmers on the Storrie irrigation project east of town face a near total loss from a 45 minute hailstorm late Saturday. Estimated damages reach up to 50000 across about 4500 acres. Complete losses include corn wheat barley oats and beans with partial damage to spring wheat and alfalfa. Crops had surpassed ten year averages with strong market prospects before the storm.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Storrie
Here
Family of Seven Killed in Crash in New Jersey
WALDWICK New Jersey August 25 Seven members of one family were killed and at least 16 injured when a Central Greyhound bus collided with four autos returning from a Sunday outing. The dead include Joseph Bason 38 his wife Blanche and two daughters Charlotte 8 Marian 6 Ursula 4 and Benns sisters Elizabeth 25 and Ann 19 all of Jersey City. Bus driver Carl Ramsey 30 Albany was charged with reckless driving. The Albany to New York bound bus with 32 passengers struck the Bason car which burst into flames as the bus also caught fire and three other cars were hit. Passengers escaped through an emergency exit.
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Waldwick
N. J
Greyhound
Joseph Bason
Blanche
Charlotte
Marian
Ursula
Bason
Elizabeth
Ann
Jersey City
Bergen County
John J. Breslin, Jr
Carl Ramsey
Albany
N. Y
New York
Iran Resists Anglo-Russian Invasion Amid Oil Crisis
Associated Press reports Iranian armed forces resisted as British and Russian troops invaded from south and north. Britain crossed the Gulf of Persia frontier while Soviet forces moved in from the Caucasus to oust German agents. Observers warned Berlin aims to wreck Iran oil pipelines and northern fields. The 65 day war cited. Soviet dispatches claim counterattacks near Leningrad and renewed divisions.
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Associated Press
Little
Iran
Persia
Middle East
London
Jasmid-i-Sulaiman
Iraq
Adolf Hitler
East
Red Army
Leningrad
Browns Beat Senators 6 3 in Twin Bill opener
St Louis Browns defeated Washington 6 to 3 to tighten their grip on sixth place. Chet Laabs and Walt Judnich homered in the first inning as Anderson, Masterson, Carrasque l, Evans, Early, Harris, McKain and Swift saw action for the Senators. Jets
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Browns
Senators
ST Louis
Washington
Chet Laabs
Walt Judnich
St. Louis
Anderson
Masterson
Carrasquel
Evans
Early
Harris
McKain
Swift
Rain Pandemonium Returns as Four MLB Games Postpone
Four scheduled baseball games in Cincinnati at New York, St. Louis at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Boston were all postponed due to rain. No makeup dates announced.
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Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
Pleads Guilty To Assault Charge In Bar Fight
Raperto Lopez pleaded guilty before Judge Pat ONeill to assault with a deadly weapon for a knife attack on Ben Perez near Dinty Moore's Bar. Perez IS at St Mary's hospital with knife wounds. Lopez held on $1000 bond and later pled guilty to the district judge but awaits sentencing. Jerry Lopez pleaded guilty to assault on Ben Lopez in a separate incident and was fined. Beckham and Gonzales admitted drunken and disorderly conduct and were fined.
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Raperto Lopez
Pat O'Neill
J. P
Ben Perez
James B. McGhee
Perez
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lopez
Dinty Moore
North Main
Big Prize In Oil Fields of Persia Now Iran
London reports a simultaneous British Soviet invasion of Iran with troops crossing the southern frontier and forces moving from the Caucasus. Iran allegedly offers no resistance as London and Moscow seek to remove German influence. General Wavell to command, naval forces in the Persian Gulf under Arbuthnot.
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Persia
Iran
London
Gulf of Persia
Caucasus
Oilrich Desert
Moscow
Archibald Wavell
Egypt
Roosevelt County Official Indicted In Embezzlement Inquiry
Portales New Mexico August 25 A third Roosevelt county official was drawn into an embezzlement inquiry that led to grand jury indictments last week. J Lewis Terrell county clerk for 1936 to 1940 entered a plea of innocent to embezzling county funds. Earlier Noonie Mae Jones Odom former treasurer and Homer Barnett former treasurer and present assessor also pleaded innocent. Hearings for the three set for November 17 before Judge Irwin S Moise.
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Homer Barnett
Irwin S. Moise
Defense Bond Representative To Visit Roswell
Earl T. Ross of Washington field representative of the federal government will visit Roswell Wednesday to coordinate Defense Bond and Stamp sales. He will meet the local committee at 9:00 a.m. in R. H. McCune's office and speak to Roswell citizens over KGFL at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.
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Earl T. Ross
Washington, D. C
Roswell
R. H. McCune
Mr. Ross
Mr. McCune
KGFL
One Omission In List Of Air Base Fund Contributors
A corrected note reveals Safeway Stores, an early contributor to the Air Base fund, was omitted from the published list. Chamber of Commerce secretary Claude Simpson apologized and said the mistake was his. New contributors Julius Skinner and the Garst Estate were added today, with more additions expected as received.
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Air Base Fund
Safeway Stores
Claude Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Julius Skinner
Garst
Allied Move Plans Oust Germans And Secure Oil Fields
British troops veterans desert fighters of the Iraq garrisons and Russian Cossacks invaded Iran from Iraq and the Persian Gulf, forming a synchronized front against German agents. Iran’s army, about 190000 strong, resisted as British and Soviet forces push toward oil-rich regions between the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea. Indian mechanized units and RAF support lead the advance. detailed battles not disclosed.
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London
Iraq
Iran
Middle Eastern
Bandar Shahpur
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Ankara
Caucasian
Baluchistan
Cairo
Middle East
Department to Show Pictures Wednesday Night
State game warden Elliott S Barker will present films on New Mexico fish hatcheries and wildlife at Bremond stadium after the Chaves County Game Protective Association annual meeting. John C Gatlin will display U S Fish and Wildlife Service films. start about 8 30. The G P A banquet at In galls Memorial Home at 6 30 with a speaker to be named by president B B Wilson.
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New Mexico
Elliott S. Barker
John C. Gatlin
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bremond Stadium
Chaves County
Barker
State Department of Game and Fish
B. B. Wilson
Ingalls Memorial
Advertising Advertising Front Page Praise by Mrs. Mamie Fowler
Mrs. Mamie Fowler of Price and Company says The Record is consistently advertising on the front page block. She notes that if merchandise should be advertised then advertising itself is equally necessary to inform the public about what is offered.
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Mamie Fowler
Price and Company
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Tere
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Silvestri
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Wavell
Roosevelt County
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