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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1940
Page
3
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Fort Worth dean of women Mrs. W A Johnson spoke to two First Baptist Church groups in Roswell. She gave a talk on Bonds of Friendship with Our Neighbors and led talks at the Womans Missionary Society gathering. The Johnson Circle held a covered dish picnic and continued study.
The article notes Hitler may time any invasion to maximize impact, while bombing damage in England could prompt a sudden move. It also discusses Nazi claims of 257,000 tons of British shipping sunk in a week ending July 27, a figure Britain contests as greatly exaggerated. England recalls near hunger in the last war.
Delegates discuss hemispheric defense and Latin American unity at a Pan American conference session. Argentine reservations dampen enthusiasm but others call the move academic as they push toward a three point defense basis and hemispheric cooperation.
Henry Ford laments selfish interests pushing machinery of destruction and predicts the present war will end without social or economic gains. He champions self reliance, youth education, and his camps and trade schools as keys to future prosperity, warning that a careless attitude risks failure. He stresses that the earth needs people, not the other way around, and that youths must learn to work.
In Los Angeles on July 30 at a chiropractors convention, Dr. Alexander Von Herzen recommended hydrotherapy for dental pain and insomnia. He urged people to soak feet in cold water and wear cotton socks under woolen ones to relieve toothache or aid sleep. A Sears August fur coat sale begins tomorrow.
London reports the Duke and Duchess of Windsor are due to sail next Thursday on the American liner Excalibur toward the United States as governors of the Bahamas. British embassies and diplomats note ships may shield the Windsors and three U S diplomats aboard to avoid capture, with risk of seizure if armed personnel travel on an enemy vessel.
Hollywood gossip notes Rosalind Russell will travel East after the film Hired Wife to attend her sister’s wedding. Stu Erwin marked his ninth wedding anniversary with lunch at Universal with their two children. Mary Beth Hughes is slated for a top femme role in Fox’s Marching As To War, a Salvation Army saga.
Santa Fe has announced that fingerprinting all aliens in the Santa Fe area, aligned with the national defense program, will start August 27. Postmaster M. F. Martinez and local officials outlined the plan and its implementation steps.
New Mexico shows partly cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms this evening and Wednesday afternoon and evening. Continental Divide regions eastward see little temperature change. Colorado remains partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers in the mountains and warmer conditions east. Arizona stays fair tonight and Wednesday with scattered mountain storms later, while West Texas winds to increased clouds and showers tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change.
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