Europe On Wartime Footing Across Nations In 1939
Europe moves toward war with Britain enforcing defense regulations and Britain’s admiralty ordering ships from the Mediterranean and Baltic. France mobilizes about three million under arms and imposes censorship. Germany authorizes food rationing as Polish frontier tensions rise while Daladier and Hitler exchange demands over Danzig and the Polish Corridor.
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Germany
Hitler
Europe
France
Paris
Netherlands
Britain
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Baltic
London
Europa
United States
Cherbourg
Southampton
Manhattan
Havre
New York
Warsaw
Poland
Moscicki
Roosevelt
Daladier
Danzig
Fuehrer
British Ambassadors Note Signals Poland Invasion Era
Britain readies for possible war as Neville Henderson carries a Berlin message confirming Poland support while German-Polish tensions surge. UK moves to isolate threats, evacuations planned, ships seized, and emergency regulations enacted amid a global crisis.
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Poland
Upper Silesia
Germany
Europe
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
Nobsuki Abe
Imperial Palace
Japan
Russia
Moscow
China
Manchukuo
London
Britain
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Chamberlain
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Baltic
Hitler
Sir Neville
Roswell Crowd at Governor’s Reception Estimated at 50000
Hawxshaw reports Henry Eller pushed the estimate for the Governor’s reception crowd to about 50,000. John Powers and Mrs. Powers return looking fit. Dick Tigner tours town with a new remodel plan including a platinum fountain for a pharmaceutical firm’s makeover.
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Henry Eller
John Powers
Mrs. Powers
Dick Tigner
Delegation Leaves For 4 H Encampment
Chaves county delegates to the state 4 H encampment at State College Las Cruces depart this morning led by county agent Tom Reid and Pauline Cowan with Tom Gainer of Circle Y. Delegates include Phyllis Marshall, Helen Goodwin, Lois McVickers, Bobby Charles Michelett, Fairbanks Wiggins, Earl Hendricks, Lorraine Nelson and others. Nelson to contest, winner of county style revue goes to national 4 H Club Congress in Chicago. Delegation returns about noon next Saturday.
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Chaves County
State College
Las Cruces
Tom Reid
Pauline Cowan
Tom Gainer
Circle Y
Phyllis Marshall
Dexter
Washington, D. C
Helen Goodwin
Hagerman
Lois McVickers
Roswell
Bobby Charles Michelett
Fairbanks Wiggins
Berrendo
Earl Hendricks
Lorraine Nelson
East Grand Plains
Chaves’ County
Chicago
Advertising Dignitary Visits Roswell Auto Co
Pat Coffin of Ford Motor Co and Roswell Auto Co host a visit by a veteran newspaper advertising figure known as part of the old guard, drawing on his experience with top periodicals across the country.
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Pat Coffin
Ford Motor Co
Roswell
The
Birthday cake showcased by Lizzie Porter and family
Lizzie Porter displayed a birthday cake described as a masterpiece while family members recall other comical mishaps. G. K. Richardson faces reprimand for misplacing his car, with jokes about the absent minded professor and a grocery proprietor also intertwined in the chatter. Walter is asked if he is there.
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Lizzie Porter
G. K. Richardson
G. K
Walter
Visits Here With Bank Official And Local Manager
Mr W A Noffsker assistant cashier of Citizens Bank of Clo vis arrived in Roswell Saturday night to spend the weekend with Andy Kemper assistant manager of Panhandle Lumber Co of Roswell. The following enjoyed a trip to Ruidoso Sunday Miss Geneva Bruin Miss Ruth Smith Mr W A Noffsker and Andy Kemper.
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W. A. Noffsker
Citizen’s Bank of
Abe Mayer Jr Gets Permit for $5000 Brick Home
A building permit was issued today to Abe Mayer Jr for a Dutch colonial brick house at the corner of 8th and Kansas. The project is valued at $5000 and marks a new residence for Mayer.
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Abe Mayer, JR
8Th and
Kansas
For Sale and Rent Classified Items
For sale a boys bicycle in good condition call 348 at 401 South Sea. For rent a five room furnished apartment at 106 S Ky. Another six room house with hardwood floors Coleman gas furnace and automatic water heater, paving paid at 606 So Mo. Unfurnished four room modern house with hot water, phone 866W Zink's.
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South Sea
Zink’s
Marriage License for Duran Gonzalez and Bartlett in Roswell
Ermando Duran Gonzalez and Isabel Bartlett of Roswell obtained a marriage license. The filing identifies both parties and their shared residence in Roswell, confirming the couple’s legal eligibility to wed.
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Ermando Duran Gonzalez and
Isabel Bartlett
Roswell
Peace Bond Hearing Set for Richardson Case Today
A peace bond hearing on a complaint seeking placement of J. C. Richardson under a peace bond was scheduled for 4 P.M. today before Justice of the Peace Pat O Neill.
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J. C. Richardson
Pat O’neill
J. P
First Car of Onions Shipped Under New Rate
The first carload of onions from Roswell departed this afternoon under Santa Fe Railway rate cuts about 50 percent for vegetables and onions. Gilliland and Company planned the shipment to Abilene Texas. The ICC granted emergency authority and set midnight as the effective time. Roswell and Pecos Valley growers hailed the reduced rates, pursued by eight years of Roswell Chamber of Commerce effort.
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Roswell
Santa Fe
Gilliland and Company
Abilene
Texas
Santa Fe Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Pecos Valley
Meeting on Trio Chest Funds Set for Tomorrow Night
The executive committee of the Trio Chest calls for a large turnout at Tuesday 7:30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce. They will account for funds raised for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Salvation Army and decide whether to continue the current combined campaign or revert to three separate drives.
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Trio Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
A. F. Madison
W. J. McInnes
Claude Hobbs
Will Purdy
H. B. Smyrl
Aster Bouquet Entrants Highlight City Beautiful Contest
Mrs W W Akin entered a hardy perennial yellow aster bouquet, noted for its unusual variety, in the City Beautiful Contest. Other entries include a marigold bouquet by Mrs Hugh M Huff Sr and a canvas bouquet by J B Allison.
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W. W. Akin
Hugh M. Huff Sr
J. B. Allison
Return from Arkansas visit by Judge and Mrs O Neill
Judge and Mrs Pat ONeill and daughter Melba returned to Roswell Saturday from a trip to Pine Bluff and Little Rock Arkansas. They visited Judge ONeill's mother and two sisters and other relatives during the visit.
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Arkansas
Pat O’neill
Melba
Roswell
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Judge O’neill
Best Office Machines and Supplies Ad Roswell
In office machines and supplies call 674 Roswell Typewriter Co. 215 N Main phone 674. Ad copy urging contact for purchasing or service is presented in a compact local business notice.
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Roswell Typewriter
Apple deliverers call for Red 1114 at Gaylords Orchard
Truckers attention Johnathon York Imperial and Starks Delicious Apples available now. Contact Red 1114 at Gaylords Orchard for orders.
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Johnathon
York
Starks
Gaylords Orchard
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America
Sc. Mo
Detroit
Roy Stevens
O. K. Stevens
L. F. Woodhead’s
North Main St
Esterling
Chantilly Gorham
Greenbrier
Gorham
Huff's Jewelry Store
Hawxshaw
S. Ky
Gilliland Produce Company
Anderson’s
B. V. Ellzey
Ohio Oil Co
Auto Service CO. W. 2Nd. and
Penn
Neo
Country Club Road
Sunset
W. 2Nd. and
Sunset St
East
Dwight McNally
D. H. Newton
Bill Moseley
Albert Willis
Ebert Holston
William H. (Booger) Brown
Sonny Smith
Jarvis
Central Hardware, Inc
3Rd & Main
Roswell, N. M
Sadie Vaudelet
Sea Phone
T. E. Boggs
N. Main St
J. F. Hinkle
J. Q. Cummins
New Mexico
R. H. McCune
E. C. Gessert
H. D. OC. Hammond
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