Allies Enter Syria as Forces Advance on Damascus and Beirut
British and Free French mechanized columns push into French Syria, report 150 German paratroopers captured. Beirut and Damascus are within 40 miles as clashes intensify with French units resisting former allies along the Syrian Lebanese frontier. Both sides deny Nazi troops in Syria.
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Associated Press
Syria
France
Middle East
Beirut
Lebanon
Vichy
Palestine
Tripoli
Paris
Jacques Benoit Mechin
Germany
Reuters
Free French Levant
Sea of Galilee
Christ
Damascus
Syrian
Mystery Blast in Roswell Shakes Homefront
Police investigated an explosion in front of John Wyly's home at 307 West Alameda Roswell last night at 9 48. The blast created a six inch deep hole a foot wide and shattered one window at the Alameda Apartments with no other damage reported as of this afternoon.
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John Wyly
West Alameda
Alameda Apartments
Weather Conditions June 9 Forecast Cool With Clearing Skies
Rain has occurred over the great plains and Rockies with over one inch in Amarillo and heavier rains in Kansas. The southwest mornings are cool and mostly clear. A low pressure area over New Mexico is replaced by high pressure from the northwest. The local forecast calls for fair weather and continued cool temperatures this afternoon, tonight, and Tuesday. Mead B Wetherbe.
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Great Plains
Rockies
New Mexico
Amarillo
Kansas
Mead B. Wetherbe
Local Weather Temperature Readings and Totals
Temperature readings at three hour intervals over 24 hours ending 11 30 a m today show values around the mid 60s to mid 80s with a high of 84 and a low near 60. Precipitation 0.66 inches month to date and 15.17 inches year to date with normal month to date 0.66 and year to date 4.48. Sunrise 4 48 and sunset 7 06 length of day 14 3 hours.
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Wwe
British Forces Capture Tyre in Syria Lebanon Advance
British imperial and Free French units with mandate officials and converts from Vichy forces reached the Tyre coast on the Lebanese shore and moved toward Damascus and Beirut. Beirut reports say defenders offered fierce resistance and RAF bombed Damascus Aleppo and Levava air fields while RAF and Royal Australian Air Force provided continuous support from Cairo headquarters.
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London
Tyre
Damascus
Beirut
Syria
Lebanon
RAF
Aleppo
Levava
Cairo
Royal Australian Air Force
Sour
Lebanese
Plan Legislation To End All Strikes In Defense Work
Washington reports White House push for broad anti strike law to enable seizure of defense plants. Connally bill would empower the President to take over factories where defense production is hampered by a labor disturbance. Senator Byrd opposes long term seizure as a defense labor solution preferring executive action and arbitration.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Army
Navy
Connally
Senator Connally
D-Tex
North American Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
Byrd
D-Va
Girl Killed On Highway North of Lake Arthur
Emma Menjarez 17 of Carlsbad died after being struck on the Roswell Carlsbad highway about two miles north of Lake Arthur at 2 30 am Sunday She was walking after a flat tire left the vehicle with six others and was hit by Gray Thomas who said he was blinded by lights The inquest is set for this afternoon Funeral services will be in Carlsbad tomorrow Her survivors include parents three brothers and one sister
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Emma Menjarez
Carlsbad
Roswell
Ballard
Miss Menjarez
Mrs Ida Hester Combs Dies At 53 In Roswell
Mrs Ida Hester Combs 53 of Roswell died at home 209 West Hendricks Saturday night after eight months illness. Survivors include her husband Joseph A. Combs four children Mrs J J McClain Mrs Joe Belsher Davie Jean Combs Arvel Combs two brothers Walter Clyde Joe Patterson Jim Patterson. Funeral service will be held tomorrow at Ballard Chapel with Rev J A Brister. Interment in South Park Cemetery.
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Ida Hester Combs
West Hendricks
Joseph A. Combs
J. J. McClain
Joe Belsher
Davie Jean Combs
Roswell
Arvel Combs
Los Angeles
Walter Patterson
Clyde Patterson
Joe Patterson
Jim Patterson
Fort Sumner
Ballard Chapel
J. A. Brister
Calvary Baptist Church
Asa Guffey
Guy Gray
Orville Johnson
Claude Parr
South Park Cemetery
Ballard Funeral Home
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs Gene Smith Return from Wichita Falls Trip
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs Gene Smith returned today from a business trip to Wichita Falls Texas.
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Gene Smith
Wichita Falls, Texas
Bike Riders Safety Parade Promoted by Montgomery Ward
Roswell hosts a Motorcycle Ward Co parade on June 11 with Daily Record backing to promote safer bicycle riding. Prizes include a 19.5 inch first prize trophy and numerous merchandise awards. Judges will select winners after a 3 pm start from Ward's store.
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Roswell
Montgomery Ward & Co
Daily Record
Guy Klingaman
Montgomery Ward
Wards
Sporting Goods
Wards Store
Henry Eller
CCC Youth Thought Drowned At Conchas
TUCUMCARI June 9 marching parties continued to comb Conchas Lake for the body of a CCC youth believed to be Joe Harafs who drowned Saturday afternoon. Officials did not disclose details but said Harafs, with other CCC enrollees, was on a raft when it overturned and he could not swim to shore.
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Tucumcari
Conchas Lake
CCC
Joe Harafs
Harafs
Harais
New York Wool Futures Close Higher on Grain News
Grease wool futures edged up .2 to 4 of a cent with Oct and Dec contracts at 94.4B, spot certificated grease wool 94.0B. Wool top futures rose .7 to 8 of a cent with Oct at 124.8B and Dec 123.2, spot certificated tops 130.0N. B bid and N nominal indications noted.
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New York
New York Cotton Futures Rally on Bombay and Wall Street Buying
Active buying by Bombay mills and Wall Street accounts pushed New York cotton futures higher, with gains of 8 to 17 points. Prices closed Jly 13.49 50, Oct 13.67, Dec 13.77 78, Jan 13.79, May 13.84, Mech 13.84 and Middling spot 14.05, up 4.0 cents.
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New York
Bombay Mill
Wall Street
Jly
Production resumes at North American plant in Los Angeles
North American Aviation officials announce production is back underway at the Los Angeles area plant with 1210 workers returning to jobs after troops secured the strikebound facility from CIO pickets. Normal capacity is 12 000 workers and the strike is reported virtually broken.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation Co
CIO
Washington
Roosevelt
North American Aviation
Selective Service Headquarters
National Defense Program
Lewis B. Hershey
War Department
North American Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
House Appropriations Committee
Howard O. Hunter
WPA
Congress
Hunter
Cleveland
Gates of Aluminum Co. of America
CIO Die Casters
Larson Named Hudson Motor Car Dealer in Hudson
Announcement of L S Larson as Hudson motor cars dealer in Hudson taking over sales from R S Whitcamp who will handle service. Larson previously sold Hudsons in Caldwell Idaho with partner Hammar Motor Co. His brother Orville Larson joins from San Francisco to help operations.
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L. S. Larson
Hudson Motor Cars
R. S. Whitcamp
Larson
Whitcamp
Hudson
Hudson Cars
Cladwell
Idaho
Hammar Motor Company
Orville Larson
San Francisco
Make Out 35 Pct in Funds For Work Relief Next Year
Washington reports the House appropriations committee approved a 285,905,000 work relief fund for the year starting July 11 a 35 percent cut from the current level. The measure would trigger a 44 percent WPA roll reduction from last year's peak as the panel backs restricting provisions to curb abuse while private employment rises.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
House
Howard Hunter
Cardinals Beat Giants 5 2 Behind Gumbert Pitching
Harry Gumbert allowed four hits in four innings after joining St. Louis as the Cardinals defeated the New York Giants 5 to 2. Martin Marion homered for the Cards in the second, Mel Ott homered for the Giants in the sixth. Cards 5 12 3, Giants 2 4 0. Batteries: Gumbert Mancuso, Carpenter, W Brown Hartnett.
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Giants
New York
Harry Gumbert
St. Louis
Cardinals
New York Giants
Martin Marion
Cards
Mel Ott
Gumbert & Mancuso
Carpenter
W. Brown & Hartnett
Rising Prices Lift Corn and Hog Market in Farm Belt
Chicago reports rising demand for corn and hogs driving four year price highs. Farmers in the corn hog country see quick grain to pork turnover, with hogs at over 9 cents a pound and corn near 75 cents a bushel, up from about 5 cents and 60 cents a year ago as war demand fuels wealth in farm belt businesses.
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Chicago
Rioting at North American Aviation Plant Over Entry Fight
Rioting erupted at the North American Aviation plant as workers attempted entry. Troops moved in to restore order amid tensions with CIO officers. Strikers led by Freitag refused to return to work, blocking large numbers of employees from resuming shifts.
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North American Aviation Plant
National Cio
Freitag
President Roosevelts order seize North American plant
President Roosevelt ordered the army to take over the strike bound North American Aviation plant in Inglewood California as essential to national defense. Troops moved in after riots and tear gas battles between CIO pickets and police. Battles left several injured, but occupation proceeded with military order and police support.
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Washington
Inglewood
Calif
Roosevelt
Army
House
May
D-Ky
Los Angeles
U. S
CIO
Venice
Redondo Boulevard
Mediation Board
United States Army
California
Fletcher Bowron
Bowron
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Flood Damaged Santa Fe Bridge Repaired Near Roswell
A flood damaged Santa Fe bridge 16 miles northeast of Roswell was repaired by a large Saturday night crew, enabling the southbound passenger train to cross at ten Sunday morning. The Clovis bound train was about three hours late earlier while delays persisted on the main line between Amarillo and Clovis due to high water.
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Pecos River
Roswell
Clovis
Pecos Valley
Amarillo
Eight Killed In Kansas Tornado
A Kansas tornado killed eight people on farms north of Wichita, including five members of the Guy Scrivner family during a joint 23rd wedding anniversary and the mother’s 42nd birthday observance. Scrivner survived with a broken leg. others died at the scene. The storm damaged homes, fences, trees, silos, barns, and wires over about a half mile by 3 to 10 miles, skipping villages. Earlier, Ruleton suffered five destroyed dwellings and a brick school building.
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Wichita
Kas
Guy Scrivner
Scrivner
Newton
A. S. Hawkey
Ruleton
Kansas
Read it For Fun Miss Joyce Wyly Enjoys Classifieds
Miss Joyce Wyly said this morning she reads classified ads for fun. She browses for interest and sometimes discovers items she may want, but she reads as another curious reader.
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Joyce Wyly
Miss Wyly
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