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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1940

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Hitler Radio Address Pins War Aims on Britain

Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler spoke to Germans on the seventh anniversary of his chancellorship. He blamed England for the war, praised Germany’s Poland blitzkrieg, and accused Churchill of prolonging conflict while warning of England’s supposed plans against women and children. A later Reich broadcast noted his secrecy and hailed him as Germany’s single voice.

Churchill Hitler England United States Munich Poland Berlin Adolf Hitler Reich Paul Joseph Goebbels Germany Europe Britain

U S And Britain Talk Ship Trouble On Restrictions

London and Washington discussed easing British limits on American shipping amid diplomatic exchanges. Lord Lothian said no decisions yet on guaranteeing ships avoid British control ports in combat zones and the idea of a British control port in Canada was also on the table.

Washington Lord Lothian Hull Canada

Mrs George W Coe Dies After Prolonged Illness

Mrs George W Coe a Lincoln county resident for 54 years died at her home on the Ruidoso at 8 last night aged 80 She had been ill months and was critical since Friday She is survived by her husband two of eight children Elza Perry and Will T Coe of Glencoe a sister Amelia Stringfield of Humboldt Neb Phoebe A Brown born Sabetha Kan amid early life moves to Fall City Neb Farmington N M and Ft Lewis La Plata River She helped organize the first Sunday school in the Ruidoso valley in her home Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 30 from the Glencoe home with Rev L F Roll of Ruidoso in charge Burial at Glencoe Ballard Funeral Home directed

George W. Coe Lincoln County Coe Elza Perry Will T. Coe Glencoe Amelia Stringfield Humbolt Neb Phoebe A. Brown Sabetha Kansas Fall City Nebraska New Mexico Farmington Ft. Lewis la Plata Geo. W. Coe Astic

The President Fit As Fiddle At 59

President Roosevelt is 58 today and is described as in perfect condition for any path ahead. His birthday is marked quietly while nationwide parties raise funds to fight infantile paralysis, with a radio address at 8 34 p m MST and chats with visiting movie stars in Washington.

Washington Roosevelt Ross T. McIntyre

Will The U S Get Into The World War

The piece notes American observers fear Britain’s push toward war may draw the United States in. A New York Herald Tribune reporter gathers five Ottawa inquiries showing mixed public sentiment. A Canadian woman challenges U S restraint, highlighting tensions over entry into the conflict.

Associated Press United States Allen Raymond New York Herald-Tribune Ottawa

Fellows Service to Honor Roswell Leader Leland Fellows

Masonic funeral services for Leland C. Fellows a Roswell leader who died yesterday will be held at Ballard Chapel tonight with Paul Carrigan in charge. Battery A will escort the body to the depot for burial in Stillwater Oklahoma. Fellows headed all three Masonic bodies in 1933 and served as head of the Elks and Lions clubs plus two years on the city council. He was 38 and survived by a 10 year old son his mother a brother and three sisters.

Masonic Leland C. Fellows Roswell Ballard Chapel Paul Carrigan Otis Brenneman H. P. Saunders, Jr Stillwater Okla Fellows Battery “A Leland Fellows Elks Club Lions Club

Weather synopsis for Colorado Arizona New Mexico and West Texas

Colorado and West Texas will see increasing cloudiness west tonight into Wednesday with little temperature change. Arizona and New Mexico remain fair with high clouds tonight and Wednesday, and only minor temperature changes.

Colorado Arizona New Mexico West Texas

Roosevelt asks Congress for 7.5 to 10 million for new hospitals

President Roosevelt on his 58th birthday urged Congress to approve a 7.5 to 10 million experimental federal hospital program. About 50 facilities would be built in poor areas unable to finance them, with the Public Health Service selecting locations and ensuring life saving benefits.

Washington Roosevelt Congress Public Health Service Hos

Dr. Bannister Dead After Car Crash in Phoenix

Dr. Kimball Bannister, 50, noted Phoenix physician and thrice Southwestern amateur golf champion, died from injuries after a Sunday crash. His wife, Mrs. Bannister, and friend Mrs. Clifford D. Castle were killed. LeRoy Struble, 19, faces manslaughter charges. Surviving sons Kimball Jr., John, Bryant, and daughter Mary Elizabeth.

Phoenix Ariz Kimball Bannister Southwestern Bannister Southwestern Golf Association University of Illinois Northwestern Medical School Chicago Cook County Kimball, Jr John and Bryant Mary Elizabeth

Japan Demands Return Of 21 Men Seized

Tokyo reports that Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita pressed Britain’s ambassador over the seizure of 21 German sailors from the liner Asama Maru. The incident halted the ship off Yokohama January 20 and the men, interned in Hong Kong, were to be returned.Meanwhile Japan faces a nationwide electrical power shortage from coal scarcity, with 14 prefectures hit including Osaka Kobe and Kyoto. Industries suspend nonessential production as hydroelectric supply wanes and water shortages persist, affecting over 3 million people.

Tokyo Foreign Office Hachiro Arita Robert Leslie Graigie Japan Yokohama Germany Hongkong Craigie Anita Osaka Kobe Kyoto Communications Ministry

Baby Born Amid Snowbound Blues in Central City

Mrs Roy Custer says her two day old daughter arrived in under an hour at 5 am Sunday in a snowbound shack. Only her husband was present, as she recalls the stork’s visit. She notes they hoped for a girl and that no helper would come up the hill during the wintry blast.

Central City Roy Custer

Finns Down 21 Red Warplanes In General Raids

Finnish forces claim destruction of 21 Red warplanes during general raids. Retaliatory air actions followed Russian defeats on land, marking the heaviest raids Finns have endured.

President Roosevelt Birthday Ball Night Fundraiser

Roswell and Chaves county residents join a nationwide effort to raise funds for infantile paralysis with dances and entertainment. The Roswell Cahoon Armory event starts at nine with the N M M I cadet orchestra. Elsewhere Dexter Hagerman and Lake Arthur hold dances for the same cause. Elkins and Spanish American citizens also host county balls at Lake Arthur.

Roswell Chaves County Roosevelt Cahoon Armory Dexter Hagerman Lake Arthur Elkins

Tom Hall Delivers Noted Talk At Roswell Kiwanis

At a Roswell Kiwanis luncheon Thomas J. Hall spoke on the motto We Build praising unsel fish contributions of local workers. He praised the Kiwanis Club’s efforts and thanked Paul H. Deaton for introducing him. Guests John Hall and Harold Griggs attended with club president J. E. Patterson presiding. Meanwhile Finnish artillery on the Karelians smashes five Russian field kitchens during meal time as Russian activity intensifies all day.

Roswell Mr. Hall Paul H. Deaton Tom Hall John Hall Harold Griggs Lubbock J. E. Patterson Karelian

Finnish Air Gains Reported As Soviet Raids Continue

Helsinki dispatch says Finnish military reports downed 21 Russian planes during raids on southern Finland and that Finnish forces struck a harbor and ships possibly Kronstadt. One Finnish plane was lost as Soviet bombing intensified on Karelia Isthmus and southern Finland. A hospital train raid failed. many killed or wounded in bombings, with Hankow denial of attack.

Helsinki Finland Kronstadt Leningrad Karelian Isthmus Russia Redland Turku Hankow

20 Percent Cut In President's Farm Budget

The House appropriations committee recommended a 20 percent cut in President Roosevelt's farm appropriation estimates for the next fiscal year. The trimmed total reflects reductions of 154.5 million dollars from surplus commodity disposal, 47.98 million from the sugar act request, and 25.0 million for farm tenant loans, creating the largest single major reduction this session. The panel also dropped parity payments and reduced salaries for rural electrification officials, while outlining additional cuts across forest service, cattle disease eradication, and weather services.

Washington Roosevelt House Appropriations Agriculture Department Senate Woodrum D-Va Rep Mahon D-Tex Forest Service Bureau of Entomology Weather Bureau Arlington Experiment Farm

Vatican Not To Heed Nazi Request

Vatican City January 30 informed sources said German efforts to influence Vatican radio broadcasts about alleged German abuses in occupied Poland were fruitless. Berlin claimed German ambassador Diego Von Bergen raised the issue with the papal secretary of state, but Vatican radio replied its broadcasts are private. A Polish embassy pamphlet circulated at the Holy See accused German authorities of extermination against Polish Catholics.

Vatican City Vatican Poland Berlin Diego von Bergen Holy See Reich

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Radis Italy Admiralty Winston Churchill Thefuehrer Mr. Chamberlain U. S Lincoln Co National Committee America U.S Dr. Bannister John Bannister New Mexico Military Institute Kiwanis Club British North Sea House Appropriations Committee City of Flint Chesapeake Bay Norway Baltimore
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