Senate Passes Bill to Permit Property Seizure
Gen John McAuley Palmer testified before the senate military committee that Adolf Hitler must conquer or encircle the United States to achieve his aims. He warned the army would disintegrate unless selectees reserves and guardsmen remain in service beyond one year as Nazi forces press a global threat. Muste of the fellowship of reconciliation opposed the measure. Continued to Page Four.
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Washington
John McAuley Palmer
Senate Military Committee
Adolf Hitler
United States
Palmer
John J. Pershing
Hitler
A. J. Muste
Fellowship of Reconciliation
German Minister From Bolivia Today
LA PAZ Bolivia July 22 Police report arrests of Bolivian military officers German citizen and civilians in Cochabamba tied to a suspected Nazi plot to oust President Penaranda. Herman Schroth ex Lloyd Aereo Boliviano manager among those seized as Bolivia cites Havana convention to expel diplomats without motive. Wendler denies Bolivian interference. Ostria Gutierrez cites legal rights. claims reports may be mistaken or deceitful.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Ernst ©Ate
Antofagasta
Chile
Enrique Penaranda
Cochabamba
Penaranda
Miguel Candia
Herman Schroth
Lloyd Aereo Boliviano
Candia
Alberto Ostria Gutierrez
Wendler
Firemen Hunt fire And Get Soaked
A child phoned in a weed fire between 7th and 8th last night just before a heavy rain began. Fire crews searched west side streets but the blaze went out before they reached the scene. The operator traced the call and located the fire on the east side, but the rain had already doused it. Firefighters described the downpour as very wet.
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Lee Reaves
Local Weather Readings and Conditions Summary
Weather readings taken at three hour intervals over the last 24 hours ending today at 11 30 am show yesterday afternoon and today early morning values ranging from 2 30 to 11 30 with highs near 90 and lows around 63. Precipitation totaled 1.97 inches in the past 24 hours, month to date 3.75 and year to date 19.75. Sunrise 5 04 am sunset 7 04 pm day length 14.0 hours. Normal for date shows high 91 and low 65.
Local Equipment Surveyed For Defense Items In Roswell
L A Wilke El Paso area manager for the Defense Contract Service of the O P M met Roswell shop owners this morning to discuss local equipment that could be used for making defense items. He surveys territory facilities for handling defense contracts and will have the Roswell Chamber prepare a list of all local facilities including machine shops tin shops and any plant able to manufacture defense products.
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L. A. Wilke
el Paso
Defense Contract Service
Roswell
Wilke
Chambers of Commerce
Clarence Hinkle Named District Deputy Exalted Ruler
Clarence E. Hinkle was appointed District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for the southern district of New Mexico including Roswell Carlsbad Silver City and El Paso Texas. The Grand Lodge made the appointment. Hinkle is a former Grand Exalted Ruler of the Roswell lodge and has held all chairs there.
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Clarence E. Hinkle
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
New Mexico
Roswell
Carlsbad
Silver City
el Paso
Texas
Grand Lodge
Hinkle
Elks Club
Hodson to Transfer to Amarillo Superintendent Post
H O Hodson who has been in Roswell since February 1938 as district superintendent of the Southwestern Public Service Company has accepted a similar post in Amarillo. He will begin work immediately and his wife will join him once lodging is secured. E A Roberts is transferred from Carlsbad to succeed Hodson here.
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H. O. Hodson
Roswell
Southwestern Public Service Company
Amarillo
E. A. Roberts
Carlsbad
Mr. Hodson
Fishing Trip Departed From El Vado Dam
George DeShuriey, Jimmy Lusk, Wade Corn and Billy Corn left this morning for a fishing trip at El Vado dam.
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George DeShuriey
Jimmy Lusk
Wade
Billy Corn
el Vado Dam
Japan Prepares For Great War Move Amid Indo China Tensions
The Tokyo press accuses Chinese British and Free French forces of planning to invade French Indochina. Reports cite Berlin and Tokyo dispatches about a safeguard pact and rumored British De Gaulle ties with Chiang Kai-shek. British and U.S. efforts for a Moscow Chungking front are alleged. Mobilization claims surface as Indo Chinese tensions rise.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Hongkong
Hanoi
Saigon
Indo-China
France
Berlin
Great Britain
de Gaulle
United States
Moscow
Chungking
New York
CBS
Roswell Reaches 1.97 Inches Rain in Latest Storm
Last night and this morning brought 1.97 inches to Roswell, raising the season total to 19.75 inches. The downpour began 7:50 pm, with 1.28 inches by 1:05 am, then another .69 inch from 5:53 am to 9:26 am, flooding streets while nearby towns reported varying rain and cloud cover.
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Weather Bureau
St. Mary’s Hospital
el Paso
Roswell
Artesia
Carlsbad
Clovis
Vaughn
Carrizozo
Alamogordo
Albuquerque
Lovington
Reserve officers from New Mexico called to active service
Seven New Mexico reserve officers were called to active duty. Major Harold Booth announced the action from Albuquerque. The officers include First Lieut. Jess Thomas Barksdale from Deming to Fort Bliss on August 10, First Lieut. William Lester Cupples from Albuquerque, First Lieut. Luther E. Johnson from Albuquerque, Second Lieut. William Frederick Frick from Tucumcari, and Second Lieut. Fred L. Yelton from Alamo Gordo in the infantry, signal, and cavalry branches respectively.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Harold Booth
Albuquerque Military District
Fort Bliss
Texas
Jess Thomas Barksdale
Infantry
Deming
William Lester Cupplies
Signal Corps
Albuquerqque
Luther E. Johnson
Las Cruces
William Frederick Frick
Tucumcari
Fred. L. Yelton
Alamogordo
Arson Charge in Fatal Bernalillo Fire
Two Sandoval county men face arson charges over a July 4 explosion and Bernalillo house fire in which Joe Sandoval's body was found four days later. Manuel Miera Bernalillo oil distributor and Ramon Gutierrez former Sandoval county school superintendent and house owner are held on $25,000 bonds awaiting district judge Albert Kool's hearing at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Sandoval, a minor Albuquerque political figure, was killed in the blaze.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sandoval County
Bernalillo
Joe Sandoval
Albert R. Kool
Manuel Miera
Ramon Gutierrez
Sandoval
Woman Missing On Colo N M Border
Authorities along the Colorado New Mexico border sought Mrs. Neil Redman 55 of Marshall NC who disappeared a month ago. Van B Gardner of Trinidad said she reached a bus station at Raton NM on June 26 enroute to the mining camp of Morley Colo to visit relatives. He believed she may have attempted to walk to the camp midway between Trinidad and Raton, 35 miles apart, through canyons arroyos mountains and heavy timber.
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado- New Mexico
Neil Redman
Marshall
N. C
van B. Gardner
Raton
N. M
Morley
Prison Terms for Two Duke City Robbers
Louis Young a Negro pleaded guilty to a hold up and robbery of Mrs Al Vinsant a local case proprietor and was sentenced by District Judge Albert R Kool to ten years William Roth of Los Angeles pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing carpenter tools He received four to six years in prison Roth had been in hospital after a bullet wound suffered while escaping from a school night watchman who fired on him as he tried to enter automobiles near the school.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Louis Young
William Roth
Los Angeles
Albert R. Kool
Young
al Vinsant
Roth
Panel Discussion On National Defense At Kiwanis Meeting
A. B. Cotton led a Kiwanis luncheon panel on national defense with five Kiwanians from diverse fields sharing views. Participants included Lake J. Frazier attorney Bill Taylor department store manager Wayne Adams farmer Norman Savage insurance and Paul Deaton high school principal. Mayor Thomas J. Hall urged civilian defense efforts and club support for the aluminum drive and National Defense Day activities at 11 30 Thursday.
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A. B. Cotton
Kiwanis
Lake J. Frazier
Bill Taylor
Wayne Adams
Norman Savage
Paul Deaton
Thomas J. Hall
Plumbers Seek A State Plumbing Code
At the sixth annual New Mexico Association of Master Plumbers convention, about 50 members push for a state plumbing code to protect public health and efficiency. Governor Miles and health officials address the program alongside industry leaders stressing plumbing's role in health, sanitation, and national defense.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Miles
National Defense
New Mexico Association of Master Plumbers
James R. Scott
Paul Fox
J. R. Cole
Santa Fe
New Mexico Gas Company
William J. Beauchamp
Raid On Moscow is Harmless Says AP Correspondent
AP correspondent Henry C Cassidy reports Moscow endured a German night raid that burned out parts of the city but caused no catastrophic damage. Home guards battled fires, civilians peered from shelters, and a youth tossed an incendiary into a courtyard after a roof strike as sirens wailed and the city resumed activity by morning.
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Moscow
Henry C. Cassidy
London
House Committee
Athletics Trounce Browns 4-1 at Shibe Park
Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 4 to 1 behind five hit pitching by Jack Knott. All A's runs came in the fourth inning as Philadelphia returns to Shibe Park. Batteries Harris, Kramer, Ferrell. Knott, Hayes.
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Athletics
Browns
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns
Jack Knott
St. Louis
Philadel
R. Harris
Kramer
Ferrell
Knott and Hayes
Pirates edge Phillies 4 3 to open home stand
Pittsburgh defeats Philadelphia 4-3 as all scoring occurs in the first three innings. Pirates tally three in the first and one in the second while the Phillies answer with runs in the first and third. Batteries: Podgajny Pearson Warren Dietz Klinger Lopez.
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National League Pirates
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Buccos
Phils
Philadel
Podgajny
Pearson
Warren
Dietz
Klinger
Lopez
Aes
Aluminum Drive In The Nation Off To Good Start
Americans began a light hearted aluminum collection drive with items from slot machines to kitchenware filling city streets. Officials raised donation goals from 20 to 40 million pounds as towns like Tacoma and Chicago reported notable contributions and plans shifted for the new subway project.
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Associated Press
Lehman
New York
America
Tacoma
Wash
Chicago
Philadelphia
Bund
Rio Grande Flood Loss Estimated at $287,380
Rio Grande flood damages in the middle Rio Grande conservancy district for May and June were estimated today by Stanley Phillipps chief engineer at $287,380. He notes the figure excludes all damage and breaks down by division with Belen $144,300 Socorro $75,300 Cochiti $32,280 and Albuquerque $36,500.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Middle
Rio Grande Conservancy
Stanley Phillipps
Belen
Socorro
Cochiti
Major Boellner Goes On Active Army Duty
Major Arden Boelner of Inf-Res. left this morning for Fort Huachuca Arizona to join the 25th Infantry on active duty. Mrs Boellner and their two daughters will remain in Roswell for the present.
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Arden Boelner
Inf-Res
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
25Th Infantry
Boellner
Roswell
Roswell Man Olaf Person Dies After Brief Illness
Olaf Person 81 a Roswell resident for 41 years died at 6 45 last night at 505 North Pennsylvania Avenue after a brief illness. A Swedish native who came to the United States in 1886 he lived in Chicago and Carlsbad New Mexico before settling in Roswell in 1900. He was a carpenter by trade and a longtime member of the carpenters union the I O O F lodge and the Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife one brother and one sister in Sunne Varmland Sweden. Funeral plans await announcement. Talmage Mortuary in charge.
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Olaf Person
Roswell
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sweden
Mr. Person
United States
Chicago
Carlsbad
N. M
Carpenters’ Union
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Episcopal Church
Sunne
Varmland
Talmage Mortuary
Moscow Bombed As Reports Differ On Damage
Nazi officials claim Moscow raid heavy with fires and rail damage while Soviet reports call the attack comparatively harmless. German high command says fronts show stiff Soviet resistance and ongoing operations to crush enemy formations across the eastern front.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
DNB
Leningrad-Moscow
Berlin
Luftwaffe
England
Adolf Hitler
East Front
Hitler
Britain Gets 425 Million Dollar Loan From RFC
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced a 425 million dollar loan to Great Britain to cover war supplies ordered in the United States before lend lease. President Roosevelt approved, with Jesse Jones backing the arrangement to provide dollar exchange without forced selling of securities. The loan runs 15 years at 3 percent, with monthly payouts and potential nine year extension.
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Washington
Federal Loan Agency
Great Britain
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Federal Loan Adinistrator
RFC
Rattlers Urged to Report to 306 W. Deming
Classified note claims a man with limitless faith asks rattlesnakes to report at 306 West Deming, reversing the old boast that the sky is the limit. The item reads as a bold, unusual advertisement within the classifieds.
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Classified
W. Deming
Roswell Warns Pedestrians About Street Rattlers
A local notice cautions residents to beware rattlers on Roswell streets for the next few days, noting the unusual nature of the situation and inviting vigilance from pedestrians.
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Roswell
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