North Africa battle heats as British push at Gambut
News from the Libyan and Egyptian frontier reports British forces crossing the frontier into Libya and engaging Axis troops in the Gambut sector west of Bardia. Cairo and London describe rising actions near Salum and Damascus Be irut as the RAF targets German cities, while Mussolini claims battles rage on the Salam front. AFL and CIO labor actions unfold, with shipyard strikes and mediation board efforts affecting defense production.
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Associated Press
Libya
Gumbut
Bardia
London
Archibald P. Wavell
Army of the
Middle East
Cairo
Salum
Gambut
Mussolini
Salam Front
Damascus
Beirut
Syria
Lebanon
Mother and daughter killed in morning shooting
Mrs Arthur Ray Davis and her 9 year old daughter were killed in a shooting this morning in the city. Her husband was shot in the head but is believed to have a good chance to recover. Police investigated the fatal crime scene and named the incident a deadly household dispute.
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Arthur Ray Davis
Roswell Blackout Event Draws Wide Attention and Dance Planned
Roswell officials report strong public interest in the first state Blackout event led by Mayor Tom Hall with attendees from outside the city. A street dance is set for June 28 to accompany the blackout, two downtown blocks to be used. At St Mary’s hospital a deadly shooting claimed the lives of Mrs. Arthur Davis and her 9 year old daughter Joye, with her husband wounded but alive. Deputy Strickland says the shooter Davis is responsible, found with a .38 revolver at the scene near Harris Cafe Aug Second Street.
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Roswell
Tom Hall
L. P. Bloodworth
Associated Southwest Chambers of Commerce
el Paso Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Ray Davis
Joye
St. Mary’s Hospital
Davis
Lamar Strickland
Near Damascus and Beirut heavy fighting slows Levant drive
Allied forces push toward Damascus and Beirut as heavy combat continues near the Levant. British and Free French claim advances to within five miles of Damascus and twelve miles of Beirut after clashes with Vichy troops. Two British warships reportedly damaged in sea and air battle with French forces offshore.
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Associated Press
London
Levant
Beirut
Damascus
Lebanon
Syria
Kissone
Sidon
Cairo
U S Orders German Consulates Closed by July 1
The United States ordered all German consulates closed by July 1 for activities deemed inimical to the nation. Sumner Welles announced the move, clarifying it does not end diplomatic ties or affect Washington staff, and noted the removal of nationals linked to consulates and agencies in the United States.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Sumner Welles
Germany
Wilhelm Tanneberg
German Liberty of Information and Railway Tourist Bureau
German Transocean
Transocean
Detroit
Newark
N. J
Italy
Roberto Lais
William Co. Bentley
Rome
Fritz Wiedemann
San Francisco
Adolf Hitler
Welles
Roswell Boy Drowns Near Oakdale Calif
Fred Downey age 15 son of John and Rose Downey of Roswell New Mexico drowned in the Oakdale irrigation district canal near Riverbank California. The Downey family arrived Saturday to spend a vacation with the Henry Taylor family at Oakdale.
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Modesto
Calif
Fred Downey
John and
Rose Downey
Roswell
N. M
Oakdale Irrigation District
Riverbank
Henry Taylor
Oakdale
Local Weather Temperature Readings and Averages
The report shows 24 hour temperature readings at 3 hour intervals ending 11 30 a m today with values 2 30 62 2 30 57 5 30 76 5 30 56 8 30 69 8 30 65 11 30 61 11 30 77 The high is 78 and the low 56 The normal high is 91 and low 61 Precipitation for 24 hours ending 11 30 today is 0 02 Total for month date 0 71 year to date 15 Normal for month date 5 23 year to date 4 95 Sunrise times 4 48 and 7 08 with length of day 14 3 hrs
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P.m
A.m
Cubs Triumph Over Phillies 3 1 To Take Series
Chicago defeats Philadelphia 3 1 as Jake Mooty limits nine hits and Chicago completes the series sweep three games to one. Grissom Crouch and Warren scored for Chicago. New York and Cincinnati games listed. Boston at Pittsburgh postponed by rain. Cleveland, New York, Detroit, Washington, and other AL results noted with pitchers Milnar Hemsley Gomez Rosar Newsom Tebbetts Chase Early.
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Cubs
Phils
Chicago
Jake Mooty
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Oiling Of Mescalero Road Project Begins
Oil surfacing of 17 miles of Highway 70 across the Mescalero Indian Reservation has started in a $101,000 project conducted by the A. O. Peabody Company.
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Mescalero Indian Reservation
A. O. Peabody Company
Thirty five Robin Moor survivors reach Capetown from British rescue
Thirty five survivors of the American freighter Robin Moor landed at Capetown aboard a British ship. The group includes seven passengers and 28 crewmen, joining eleven Recife arrivals. They left May 21 after the ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat, aiding identification of the submarine.
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Robin Moor
Capetown
Union of South Africa
Legation
Recife
Brazil
mid-Atlantic
United States
Oil Men Oppose New Tax Movement
Artesia New Mexico June 16 The Independent Oil Men of New Mexico led an attack on congressional plans to eliminate joint income tax returns They urged other business groups to join in telegraphing the New Mexico delegation opposing the legislation The group warned that many proposed taxes could create a confiscatory tax system that would not leave enough reserves for independent oil operators or similar businesses to survive
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Artesia
N. M
Independent Oil Men of
New Mexico
Congress
Sharp U S Note To Japan Over Congking Bombing
United States Ambassador Joseph C Crew delivered a strong note to Japanese foreign minister Yosuke Matsuoka protesting Sunday bombing near Congking. Bombs fell inside the American safety zone near the U S gunboat Tutuila, with several explosions within 75 yards. No crew aboard the Tutuila was harmed.
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Tokyo
United States
Joseph C
Yosuke Matsuoka
Probe Nar cotics Sales to Stables
San Francisco June 16. State narcotics division investigates sales of morphine bearing cough syrup to racing stables across Bay Meadows Albany Santa Anita and Hollywood Park. Paul E Madden chief discloses forty six gallons dispensed without authorization as inquiry proceeds with racing board chairman Jerry Giesler into related stimulant concerns.
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San Francisco
California
State Narcotics Division
Paul E. Madden
Madden
Bay Meadows
Albany
Santa Anita
Hollywood Park
Racing Board
Jerry Giesler
Italy freezes all American funds and property in Italy
Rome reports the Italian government froze American bank accounts and blocked funds in reprisal for U S actions. A communique says all American property in Italy is being registered, though the embassy holds extraterritorial status. Banks blocked withdrawals as officials swift acted to prevent replenishment of cash.
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Italy
Rome
Mussolini
United States
Bank of Italy
Youth, 17, Drowns Sunday Near Floyd
Gerald Hawkins aged 17 drowned while swimming two miles west of Floyd in a pond formed by flood waters from heavy rains. Two companions E. J. Gossett and Roy Gossett tried to help. they rushed to Floyd for the sheriff. Farmers found the body. Hawkins was the son of Mrs. Mose Hawkins of Floyd.
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Portales
N. M
Gerald Hawkins
Floyd
E. J
Roy Gossett
Hawkins
Mose Hawkins
Roswell native Kenneth Schwab dies in Clovis
Kenneth Schwab former Roswell resident died at 5 am in Clovis where he had lived six years. He managed the Western Auto Supply store there and previously worked at Roswell. Survived by his wife Martha Robinson, a daughter, his mother Mrs. R. Schwab and two brothers Mark of Lubbock and Roscoe of Roswell. Funeral services planned for Wednesday at Talmage Memorial Chapel. Complete announcements to follow.
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Keneth Schwab
Roswell
Clovis
Talmage Memorial Chapel
Schwab
Western Auto Supply Company
Martha Robinson
R. Schwab
Mark Schwab
Lubbock
Roscoe Schwab
Billy Baldwin Leads Flying Cadet Week in Roswell
William F. Baldwin aged eighteen named No. One recruit in Gov. Miles Flying Cadet Week for Chaves county with a twenty enlistment quota to finish by June 28. He will be honored at a governor banquet in Roswell and receives a gift when he visits June 28 for the state blackout.
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Billy Baldwin
Gov
Miles
William F. Baldwin
North Atkinson Street
Army Air Corp
Roswell
Chaves
Yucca Theatre
Sixty Nine Food Firms Indicted by U S Authorities
CHICAGO June 16 sixty in persons firms and organizations were indicted today by a federal grand jury investigating food prices. The defendants include 31 canning companies and three national canned pea marketing associations.
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Chicago
Ads Bring Results From Local Stand at 9th and Main
E. G. Swanson reports strong responses to his three line ads in The Record. He notes customers tell him they saw the ads and visited his stand at 9th and Main, expressing satisfaction with the results and anticipation of continued duties.
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E. G. Swanson
9Th and
Classified Ads Proof From Public Viewing
A brief note underscores belief in the value of witnessing ads for proof of offers. The speaker emphasizes seeing and experiencing the ads as the clearest assertion of results, contrasting with uncertain outcomes.
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Harvey W. Brown
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Roosevelt
National Defense Mediation Board
CIO
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McKeesport
Defense Mediation Board
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
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Wash
U. S
South Atlantic
Gov. Miles
Paul E. Culver
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Roswell Boy
New York
Cincinnati
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Danning
Vander Meer
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L. Moore
Lombardi
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Milnar and
Hemsley
Gomez & Rosar
Newsom and Tebbetts
Chase & Early
Mescalero
Japan
Kenneth Schwab
Wings
United States Army Air Corps
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