Invasion News: Hitler Slowdown and Far East Tensions
Report of Hitler's invasion of Russia slowing, with unconfirmed clashes at Manchukuo-Siberia frontier and Japanese ships near Cap St Jacques and Cam Ranh Bay Indo China. Saigon dispatches say 12 Japanese troop transports head toward Saigon as Britain’s Singapore base looms. Mussolini’s side claims a Mediterranean convoy attack, hints US subs aiding, while German news cites encircled Russian forces near Nevel suffering heavy losses.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Russia
London
Manchukuo-Siberia
Far East
Cap St. Jaques
Camranh Bay
Indo-China
Tokyo
Saigon
Indo- China
Britain
Singapore
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Virginio Gayda
United States
Con- Dnb
Nevel
Vitebsk
Cap St. Jacques
Hianan
Roswell collects aluminum for war effort drive
Six truckloads of aluminum scrap totaling 2480 pounds were gathered by Boy Scouts in Roswell to aid warplane production. The drive continues through the week with in home pickup offered and rural donations dropped at the chamber of commerce. Major James R. Kelly spoke at National Defense Day and described U.S. options in aiding Britain amid global tension.
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Kelly
Roswell
America
Arsenal of
Democracy
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Office
Chamber of Commerce
Hall
James R. Kelly
New Mexico Military Institute
Hitler
Thomas J. Hall
Civilian Defense Committee
Major Kelly
Leland Quantius
Robert McConnell
Randolph Reese
State Bar Association
United States and Britain Move to Act If Japan Attacks
Washington signals grave risk as United States and Britain prepare to sanction Japan and halt all American exports if hostilities extend to the East Indies and Singapore. A second American move is considered, aiming to curb Japanese aggression and deter further expansion.
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United States
Britain
Japan
East Indies
Singapore
Washington
Great Britain
London
Netherlands East Indies
Indo-China
Saigon
Coast Artillery Regiment Coming Roswell August 12
The 200th Coast Artillery regiment of the New Mexico National Guard will journey from Fort Bliss on August 8 for extended field exercises in New Mexico returning August 14. Led by Col. Charles G. Sage the unit of 77 officers and 1954 enlisted men will travel by 247 vehicles arriving Albuquerque August 9 and Roswell August 12 before returning to Fort Bliss. Public viewing planned at Albuquerque parade August 10 with 800,000 candlepower searchlights to illuminate events.
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Fort Bliss
New Mexico
Ft. Bliss
Charles G. Sage
Albuquerque
Deming
Carlsbad
Two Held Charge Bernalillo Arson
Two Bernalillo men Ramon Gutierrez and Manuel Miera were held on $2,500 bonds on arson charges tied to a July fourth explosion and fire in a Bernalillo house. The body of Joe Sandoval, an Albuquerque political figure, was later found in Gutierrez's demolished house after the blast.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Bernalillo
Joe Sandoval
Ramon Gutierrez
Manuel Miera
Sandoval
Gutierrez
Supreme Court backs union contract for Otero operations
The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a contract between the New Mexico Lumber and Saw Mill Workers AFL and Breece Lumber Company. Wage scales negotiated by the Albuquerque local were applied to Otero county operations. The ruling affirmed a Bernalillo district court declaratory judgment for E. M. Key, union Alamogordo local president.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Supreme Court
New Mexico Lumber and Sawmill Workers
AFL
Breece Lumber Company
Albuquerque
Otero County
Bernalillo District Court
E. M. Key
Alamogordo
Supreme Court
Local Weather Temperature Readings And Totals
Temperature readings every three hours for 24 hours ending 11 30 am today show highs around 78 and a low near 67 with yesterday afternoon and today morning values listed. Normal high 91 and low 65 for the date. Precipitation trace in 24 hours ending 11 30 am. Month to date 3.75 inches, year to date 19.75 inches. Sunrise 5 06, sunset 7 03, day length 14.0 hours.
Defense Day Urges Unity Against Axis Invasion Threat
Governor Miles spoke in Santa Fe to mark Defense Day urging civilians to resist Nazi aggression. He warned of troop and supplies infiltration into the southern republics and urged aluminum drive participation as communities held parades and flight over Albuquerque.
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Associated Press
Miles
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Funeral services for Oldf Person set for tomorrow
Funeral services for Oldf Person, an eighty one year old pioneer resident, will be held tomorrow at two o'clock at the Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev. H. H. Heard officiating. Music will be by the Episcopal Church choir and interment will follow at South Park. Casket bearers are E. H. Hicks L. McCutchen F. E. Clements Tom Fee C. A. Swayze and W. E. Wheeler. Services were delayed awaiting Rev. Heard's return from Ontario Canada. if he arrives in time services will proceed as planned tomorrow unless delayed further.
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Talmage Memorial Chapel
Rev
H. H. Heard
Episcopal Church
E. H. Hicks
L. McCutchen
F. E. Clements
Tom Fee
C. A. Swayze
W. E. Wheeler
South Park
Person
Rev. Heard
Ontario
Canada
Roswell
Sam Thompson Dies in Roswell After One Month Illness
Sam Thompson aged 41 died at his home on East Nineteenth Street last night at 10 00 after a month long illness. He moved to Roswell four years ago with his mother and brothers and stayed here since. Survived by mother Mrs Mary Thompson two brothers Archie R Thompson of Coolidge Arizona and Edward Thompson of Roswell and one sister Mrs William M Englerth of Cogswell North Dakota. His mother and two brothers were with him at death. No local funeral services. remains will be sent to Forman North Dakota with his mother and brothers for services and burial. Ballard Funeral Home in charge.
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Sam Thompson
East Nineteenth Street
Mr. Thompson
Roswell
Mary Thompson
Archie R. Thompson
Coolidge
Arizona
Edward Thompson
North Dakota
William M. Englerth
Cogswell
Forman
N. D
Ballard Funeral Home
Yankees Beat Indians 4 1 as Keller Hits 24th
New York advances to three straight wins over Cleveland reaching a ten game lead after a 4 to 1 victory. Charlie Keller slugged his 24th homer in the fifth as Ken Keltner homered for Cleveland in the eighth. Batteries: Bagby Hemsley Desautels Gomez Bonham Dickey Rosar.
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New York
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Indians
Charlie Keller
Yanks
Ken Keltner
Tribe
Bagby
Hemsley
Desautels
Gomez
Bonham
Dickey
Rosar
Pirates Rally To Top Phillies 3 2 In Ninth
In Pittsburgh on July 24 a pinch hit by Stuart Martin drove in Debs Garris with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Pirates edged the Phillies 3 to 2. Grissom St Johnson Livingston Bowman Klinger Davis. Wittig Danning Lanier W Cooper. Javery Early Johnson Mass Passeau Presswell Mooty McCullough.
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Pirates
Phils
Pittsburgh
Stuart Martin
Debs Garris
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadel
Grissom
St Johnson
Livingston
Bowman
Klinger
Davis
Boston
Chicago
Javery
Early
Johnson
Mass
Passeau
Presswell
Mooty
McCullough
Judge Johnson to Sit Here Next Week in Albuquerque
Judge Bryan T. Johnson of Albuquerque will be here next Monday afternoon and Tuesday to sit for Judge James B. McGhee.
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Johnson
Bryan T. Johnson
Albuquerque
James B. McGhee
Vast New Tax Bill To Come Up Soon On House Floor
A $3.529 billion tax bill, aimed at financing the defense program, moves to House consideration after Ways and Means approval. The measure imposes high surtaxes on individuals and corporate taxes, with notable late changes removing excise taxes on candy gum electric signs and cutlery.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
State Guard Unit To Hold First Meeting Next Monday Night
Roswell State Guard unit plans its organizational meeting at the armory next Monday night. Capt. Walden Bassett announced 31 men and three officers are expected, with Lea Rowland as 1st lieutenant and H O Hodson recently appointed 2nd lieutenant unavailable due to relocation to Amarillo. A replacement for Hodson will be named soon. Rifles have arrived but uniforms will wait until measurements are taken.
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Roswell
State Guard
Walden Bassett
Lea Rowland
H. O. Hodson
Amarillo
Hodson
Bassett
Army plan would keep selectees in service through crisis
Washington July 24 The War Department drafted for the Senate military committee a bill to retain selectees national guardsmen and reserves in active army service for the duration of a congressional declared emergency. The measure would lift the 900000 cap on trainees and would allow the president to employ armed forces beyond the regular army in national defense during a national emergency. General Marshall rejected Taft’s proposal to limit maximum service to 16 months.
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Washington
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Congress
Stimson
United States
Hemisphere
George C. Marshall
Senator Taft
Ohio
Army
Taft
Warren Cobean Delivers Talk at Rotary Luncheon
Warren Cobean gave a brief address on the South American republics at the Rotary luncheon today. The event included an unrelated note mentioning T. L. Gardner’s five minute talk about the state golf tournament to be held at Roswell Country Club.
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Rotary
Warren Cobean
T. L. Gardner
Roswell Country Club
Convictions Over State Game Laws
Santa Fe New Mexico July 24 report shows 181 persons convicted for New Mexico game law violations in the year ended June 30 with only four cases lost. License violations led the tally according to Game Warden Elliott Barker in his annual department review.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
State Game Department
Elliott Barker
Silver City Hits by 1.44-Inch Flash Flood
Silver City New Mexico faced sudden floods after a cloudburst dropped 1.44 inches of rain in under an hour. Business districts and portions of residential areas were flooded but there were no reports of serious damage as residents bailed out basements.
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Silver City
N. M
Pennsylvania joins ninth state oil compact
Harrisburg July 24 Governor Arthur James signed the 1941 act authorizing Pennsylvania's membership in the interstate oil compact to conserve petroleum The group already includes New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Colorado Illinois Michigan and Kansas Provisions aim to coordinate production and maintain supplies among oil producing states
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Arthur James
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Colorado
Illinois
Michigan
Kansas
Goldye Shrader Died Early Today
Miss Goldye Shrader longtime Roswell resident died early this morning of a heart ailment at the home of her sister Mrs Roy Herr in Lewiston Idaho. She came to Roswell as a girl with her parents G W Shrader and spent her life there. Survived by four sisters B C Mossman Roswell Walter Nicholas Carrizozo Lorraine Johnson Hobbs and Mrs Herr and one brother Robert Shrader California. Funeral services will be held in Roswell with burial at South Park beside her parents.
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Goldye Shrader
Roswell
Roy Herr
Lewiston
Idaho
Miss Shrader
G. W. Shrader
B. C. Mossman
Walter Nicholas
Carrizozo
Lorraine Johnson
Hobbs
Herr
Robert Shrader
California
South Park
Drunk Driving Charge Filed Against W L Prosser
N District Court reports a drunk driving charge against W L Prosser. He was released on bond and awaits an arraignment.
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W. L. Prosser
Wright pleads guilty to pen theft at J. P. Court
Lonnie Elmo Wright pleads guilty to theft of a fountain pen from N. M. Transportation Co. He appeared in J. P. Court and was held under a $1,000 bond.
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Lonnie Elmo Wright
N. M. Transportation Co
Marriage Licenses for J W Coats Jr and Betty Clemens
Dexter residents J W Coats Jr and Betty Joan Clemens obtained marriage licenses in Dexter.
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J. W. Coats, Jr
Betty Joan Clemens
Dexter
Plan And Regularity In Classified Ads Draws Praise
L. F. Woodhead reports splendid results from nearly all classified advertising. He notes the attractive rate and wide readership, with direct inquiries proving effectiveness even when immediate sales aren’t achieved.
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L. F. Woodhead
Mr Woodhead's Classified Ad Strategy Proves Effective
A reader notes Mr Woodhead's regular steady classified approach yields consistent results in advertising. The program is described as highly effective and reliable, with clear assurance that Mr Woodhead will continue to deliver outcomes.
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Woodhead
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