Britain Fends Off Nazi Air Attacks Across England
London reports twelve enemy planes shot down with strong resistance along the coast. British defenses toll gains include a claimed destruction of five German aircraft near Boulogne and reports of “a few” civilian deaths. Separate dispatches note air training plans in Fort Worth and renewed naval actions in the Mediterranean.
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London
England
Air Ministry
Boulogne
Associated Press
Foreign Affairs
R. A. Butler
Commons Tonight
Britain
Russia
Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Great Britain
Germany
Butler
Istanbul
Turkey
Hungary
Iran
Europe
Romania
R. S. Hudson
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Italy
Admiralty
Sicilian
Rome
Democrats Move On To Chicago Meet For Roosevelt Nomination
Washington July 11 64 Democratic House members signed a statement urging President Roosevelt to accept renomination for a third term. The group from 21 states expressed belief that Roosevelt would preserve democracy and advance social justice and economic security. They praise his leadership in foreign and domestic affairs and urge him to announce his decision at Chicago.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
N. Mex
Smith
Dash
Chicago
Area Office of S. C. S. In Roswell Will Be Closed
The Roswell middle Pecos Soil Conservation Service area office will close following Roosevelt reorganization transferring 350 SCS employees to Interior. Lorin F. Jones attends Albuquerque talks and is expected back Saturday. Other NM offices to close include Silver City and Farmington. new headquarters will be at Albuquerque and Santa Fe with additional sites in nearby states.
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Middle Pecos
Soil Conservation Service
Roswell
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior
Albuquerque
Lorin F. Jones
Colorado
Nime
Silver City
Gallup
Farmington
New Mexico
Window Rock
Ariz
Santa Fe
Las Cruces
Grand Junction
Salt Lake City
Price and
Cedar City
Utah
Phoenix
Safford
Arizona
Navy recruiting officer to visit for three days
U. S. Navy recruiting officer H. W. Jobs will be at the post office building through Saturday to take enlistment applications and conduct mental and physical examinations. All young men seeking Navy opportunities are urged to call at the office for information and enrollment.
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H. W. Jobs
U. S. Navy
Navy
City Beautiful Contest Entries Featured Participants
Entries list contestants for a City Beautiful contest with details of their displays including Mrs. Juanita Skinner and a bouquet of zinnias, Mrs. Stanley Siegler and a bed of nasturtiums at 409 North Union, James W. Albert at 1201 North Atkinson with a row of zinnias, and Mrs. George Weaver at 809 West Grd in her backyard.
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Juanita Skinner
Vzinnias
Stanley Siegler
N. Union
Nastursiums
James W. Albert
N. Atkinson
Zinnias
George Weaver
W. Grd
Roswell Sheriff to Lead New Mexico Peace Officers
In Clayton New Mexico July 11 Sheriff Frank Young of Roswell was chosen to head the New Mexico Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Association for the coming year Carlsbad will host the 1941 meeting The two day convention closed with adoption of a year long program including civil service laws for police county classification of automobile licenses and national action to halt fifth column activities Also elected was John W Messick Santa Fe as secretary and L D
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John W. Messick
Santa Fe
L. D
Wilson elected president of County G P A at annual dinner
B B Wilson was elected president of the Chaves County Game Protective Association at the annual dinner at Ingalls Memorial Home. Cecil Bonney becomes former president. M Stevenson is 1st vice president H E Samson 2nd vice president Maj R R Brown secretary re-elected J P White Jr treasurer. Directors named A C Lacer George Wilcox Cecil Bonney J D Landry. Attendees 75. Remarks by L Q Corman Paul Russell Carl Welch Elliott S Barker Ray Lynch and Raymond P Stann. Howard P Saunders Sr of Roswell noted age 83 and continued interest.
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B. B. Wilson
Chaves County Game Protective Association
Ingalls Memorial Home
Cecil Bonney
M. Stevenson
H. E. Samson
Maj. R. R. Brown
J. P. White, Jr
A. C. Lacer
George Wilcox
J. D. Landry
W. A. Losey
R. L. Malone, Sr
James B. McGhee
Herman R. Crile
American Legion Auxiliary
Bonney
Mark A. Corbin
Artesia
L. Q. Corman
Federal Fish Hatchery
Dexter
Paul Russell
Carl Welch
Division of
Elliott S. Barker
Ray Lynch
New Mexico Game Protective Association
Raymond P. Stann
State Association
Albuquerque
Howard P. Saunders, Sr
Roswell
Game Protective Association
Mr. Saunders
Mrs. E. E. Young Dies Suddenly in Roswell
Mrs. E. E. Young, 49, died of a heart attack at 12 30 a m at 306 West Albuquerque Roswell. She moved to Roswell in 1925 and was active in the Church of Christ. Survived by husband attorney E. E. Young three stepsons three sisters and two brothers. Funeral at Church of Christ South Main Friday 9 00 with Reverend Avis Wiggins officiating. interment South Park under Ballard Funeral Home.
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E. E. Young
West Albuquerque
Young
Roswell
Alamogordo
N. M
Hamlin
West Virginia
Huntington
Church of Christ
Roswell Church
James, Russell
Bobbie Young
Voilet McDan
L. E. Turney
N. A. Standridge
J. R. Hall
Thomas B. Irwin
L. E. Griffin
J. P. Snow
South Park
Ballard Funeral Home
Bombs Found At G O P National Convention
Philadelphia officials contradicted New York police over bombs near the Republican National Convention Hall. A crude time bomb was seized in a washroom on opening day June 24, with guards noting a possible target on Governor Arthur H. James. Two men Adolph Heller and Bernard Rush faced sedition and possession charges amid claims the device aimed at the governor.
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Philadelphia
New York
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
James
Albert A. Granitz
Granitz
Adolph Heller
Bernard Rush
Desert search continues for third man in Hot Springs crash
In Hot Springs New Mexico a desert search was launched for a dazed third man after a car wreck injured two El Paso plumbers, Wade W. Schreffler and James P. Clark. Clark recalled a third passenger while Schreffler was badly hurt and life threatened.
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Hot Springs
N. M
Here
el Paso
Tex
Wade W. Schreffler
North Brown
James P. Clark
North Stanton
Clark
Schreffler
Clay Hooker
CCC
Hatch Bill Passed By House In Large Vote
Washington July 11 Overwhelming House passage of the Hatch anti political bill paves the way for final enactment after Senate minor amendments. Endorsed by Roosevelt and Willkie the measure bars political activity by state county and municipal workers funded in part with federal money limits campaign contributions to 5000 per person and caps political committee expenditures at 3 million dollars. Final vote 243 to 122 with 89 Democrats 152 Republicans and 2 Progressives for enactment. Opposed by 120 Democrats Ball and Marcantonio.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Rep
Ball
R-Conn
Marcantonio
Al-Ny
Willkie Seeks Southern Campaign Drive in 1940 Race
Willkie announced plans to actively campaign in the solid Democratic south during the 1940 race. He, vacationing with Mrs Willkie, said he would speak in the south and attend events in Colorado including a barbecue, a Denver conference with GOP leaders, and a fish fry at Almont. He also accepted an invitation to Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne and spoke with Governor Carr about western support and prospects in New Mexico, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
South
Denver
Colorado
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
Thomas E. Dewey
Continental Divide
Gunnison
Carr
West
New Mexico
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Texas
Naval Bill Passes Congress for White House Review
A $4 billion naval expansion bill moved to the White House today as part of a larger defense push. Congress backed President Roosevelt's request for about $4.85 billion in cash and authorizations to begin the expansion and to notably grow the army's land and air components.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Defense Commission
Little Hatch Bill And Its Effects On New Mexico
In Santa Fe on July 11 the Little Hatch bill’s impact on New Mexico prompted a key debate. State highway engineer Burton Dwyre led caution, noting only a full legal review of the final draft can fix the bill’s reach. He tentatively suggested all 1,448 highway department employees may be affected.
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New Mexico
Santa FE
N. M
Little Hatch
Congress
Statehouse
Burton Dwyre
Dwyre
State Highway Department
Oklahoma Census Shows Population Fall From 1930 Levels
Oklahoma City reports a census drop of 72,263 residents, leaving a total of 2,323,777 in the state. Analysts credit prolonged droughts and dust storms, soil erosion, and farm mechanization for the decline, with many small farmers moving to other states or seeking work in California.
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Oklahoma City
California
Petain Announces Move of French Government to Versailles
In Bern Switzerland on July 11 a radio broadcast quoted Marshal Henri Philippe Petain premier of France announcing plans to transfer the French government to Versailles in German occupied territory and describing the new French state as already substantially a dictatorship.
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Bern
Switzerland
Henri Philippe Petain
France
Palace of Kings
Versailles
Cubs crush Bees in opener as Passeau blanked until 9th
Chicago Cubs win the first game of a doubleheader 8 to 2 over the Boston Bees before 5,000. Claude Passeau shuts out Boston until the ninth inning while Billy Nicholson powers the offense with a three run homer and a double, part of a 12 hit attack on Joe Sullivan and Nick Strincevich. Second game score not completed. Other night games listed: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York at St. Louis.
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Chicago Cubs
Boston
Chicago
Boston Bees
Claude Passeau
Bostonians
Billy Nicholson
Joe Sullivan
Nick Strincevich
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Indians Rally Past A's 8 to 5 in Philadelphia
Cleveland bats smite two Athletics hurlers for 15 hits as Ben Chapman Lou Boudreau and Ken Keltner homer for the Indians while Frankie Hayes goes deep for Philadelphia. Milnar Dobson and Hensley, Dean, Heusser and Hayes in relief.
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Indians
Philadelphia
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletic
Ben Chapman
Lou Boudreau
Ken Keltner
Frankie Hayes
A’s. Cleveland
Philadelph
Milnar
Dobson
Hensley
Dean
Heusser
Hayes
Glover Heads to Santa Fe Lodge Visit
Howard Glover Grand Master of New Mexico Odd Fellows travels today to the Santa Fe lodge on an official visit likely extending to other nearby lodges. He plans a 2 to 3 day absence.
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Glover
Santa FE
Howard Glover
New Mexico
Odd Fellows
Santa Fe Lodge
Carlsbad death by own action after a quarrel
In Carlsbad New Mexico Larry Bulger 30 shot himself after a quarrel with his wife Mary as relatives tried to intervene They found him in a bathroom with a high powered rifle whisky and knives nearby Notes addressed to Life were found in the room The coroner ruled the death self inflicted The report also notes a 98 degree temperature and a 94 degree high for yesterday.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Larry Bulger
Bulger
Mary
Clifford L
L. L. Barber
Houston
Texas
el Paso
Miles weighs legislature poll on special session
Governor Miles said he would await a legislators poll before deciding on calling a summer special session to ease assessment burdens for the middle Rio Grande conservancy district. He noted any bill must satisfy bond holders and other stakeholders.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy
Busy Bee ad helps draw customers says Jim Rallis
Jim Rallis of The Busy Bee notes they attract patrons who recall the three line Record Classified ad. He says the reminder prompts meals and reinforces how advertising works.
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Jim Rallis
The
Busy Bee
Classifieds Informer and Reminder in One
The speaker argues that advertising through classifieds both informs readers of unknown items and evokes past awareness they may have forgotten. Classified sections serve as reminders while exposing new possibilities to buyers and sellers.
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British Isles
R. W. Horsfield
Fort Worth
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Chamber of Commerce
Horsfield
Claude Simpson
Simpson
G. W. Griswold
U. S
City Beautiful
Frank Young
Wil
Association
Gibraltar
Atlantic
H. M. S. Aurora
G.O.P. National Convention
Hatch
Gov. Carr
States
Sullivan
Strincevich
Masi
Passeau
Hartnett
Errickson
Berres
French & Todd
Heving
Dickman and Peacock
Auker and Swift
Russo and Dickey
Detroit
Newhouser, Hutchinson & Tebbetts
Hudson and Ferrell
Weather Bureau
Middle
Rio Grande Area
Mr. Rallis
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