Roosevelt bids to form coalition cabinet with Knox and Stimson
President Roosevelt submitted nominations of Colonel Frank Knox to be secretary of the navy and Henry L. Stimson to be secretary of war, seeking a coalition cabinet. Knox, Chicago Daily News publisher and 1936 Republican VP candidate, would replace James Edson as navy secretary. Edson resignations take effect June 24. The Senate passed a $1.78 billion emergency defense bill, funding army and navy expansion, 3,000 Rolls Royce engines, more pilots, and FBI growth.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Frank Knox
Navy
Henry L. Stimson
Knox
Chicago Daily News
Stimson
Taft
White House
Woodring
House
Ford Motor Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Billy The Kid Lives Again At Lincoln Tonite
Lincoln hosts Three Days In Old Lincoln with a Billy The Kid stage drama tonight featuring Peter Hurd as Billy the Kid and a cast tied to the old Lincoln County War. The event opens Coronado Cuarto Centennial celebrations, with speakers including former governor James F Hinkle and Elizabeth Garrett singing O Fair New Mexico. Friday and Saturday nights show the drama at 8 pm alongside additional culture acts and cowboy events as the town showcases its frontier heritage.
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Billy the Kid
Lincoln
Lincoln County
Peter Hurd
Roswell
Old Lincoln
Coronado Cuarto
James F. Hinkle
Hinkle
Elizabeth Garrett
Pat Garrett
O Fair New
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Senator Ernest Gibson Dies at 67 in Washington
Senator Ernest Willard Gibson of Vermont died at age 67 after a heart ailment. A Republican veteran, he served 16 years in Congress, first in the House from 1924 then the Senate from 1933, and was on the naval committee shaping defense legislation. Surviving: two sons Ernest W. Jr and Preston, a daughter Doris, and widow Grace Hadley who died in 1925.
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Washington
Ernest Willard Gibson
Vermont
Congress
Senator Gibson
President Coolidge
Gibson
House
Senate
Naval Committee
Ernest W. Jr
Vermont State Senate
Preston
Doris
Grace F. Hadley
Early Morning Double Rainbow Delights Reporters
Numerous witnesses described a very beautiful double rainbow seen around 5 o clock this morning. It appeared extremely bright and clear, stretching north and south and slightly west of the zenith, with observers urging future displays after breakfast.
Drysdale Delivers Annual American Legion Report
State Commander Kt Wayne Drysdale of Roswell reports to the 21st annual New Mexico American Legion state convention, praising Americanism and national defense programs. He lauds the Dies committee work, calls for vigilance against fifth column threats, and stresses the need to avoid another European war while maintaining peace and security.
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Santa FE
N. M
American Legion
Wayne Drysdale
Roswell
Legion
State Department
American Legion Auxiliary
America
United States
Roswell casting committee to meet for Road Show
Mrs. John C. Martens casting director for Roswell Coronado Entrada calls a Saturday 9:30 a m meeting of the casting committee with civic club reps from Roswell Pecos Valley to recruit 500 participants for the biggest Road Show of the Southwest July 17 18 19 at Bremond Field as part of the Coronado Duarto Centennial celebration. Separately United States and Allied aircraft engine talks stall as Ford defends defensive use of engines while Knudsen says most engines were for Allies. Andania sunk by torpedo. eight ships’ losses noted in admiralty communique.
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John C. Martens
Roswell
Europe War Forges Closer US Mexico Ties
In Washington officials see strengthened U S Mexico relations due to European conflict. Mexican leaders express cooperation with the United States and advocate unity against Nazi and Communist threats, with Camacho promising better regional understanding and Almazan proposing a united front.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Cardenas
France
Juan Andreu Almazan
Manuel Avila Camacho
Camacho
Almazan
U S Navy Bases In Latin America May Be Subject Discussed
Washington report says talks at the Pan American conference may include establishing Latin American bases for the U S Navy both aircraft and fleet bases could be discussed. The White House said Roosevelt would likely approve a cabinet committee’s report on Pan American economic unity.
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U.S. Navy
Latin-America
Washington
United States Navy
White House
Roosevelt
Pan America
State Department
Sumner Welles
Germans Drive On In France Raid Britain
German forces push through Brest on the Brittany coast and Lyon near the Alpine frontier as contact with French peace emissaries occurs and an aerial blitz targets England. The German high command says reprisals against England have begun, while France confirms Lyon’s occupation and Brest’s capture as envoys meet behind German lines.
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France
Brest
Brittany
Lyon
England
15 000 Planes Proposed for New Navy by Congress
The House Naval Committee recommended a navy air force of 15,000 planes after testimony by Rear Admiral John H. Towers that 10,000 planes are insufficient for a two ocean fleet. Congress may amend the fleet expansion bill to authorize this strength and allow planning for changes dictated by world conditions. Training bases at Corpus Christi Jacksonville and Miami are slated to begin within months, with Navy inventories showing about 1,800 current aircraft, 1,600 on order, and bids opened for 1,000 more.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Navy Air Force
John H. Towers
Naval Air Corps
Maas
R-Minn
Secretary of the Navy
Towers
Corpus Christi
Tex
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
French armistice delegation named for talks
Berlin radio said France would send General Charles Huntziger Leon Noel Vice Admiral Leluc and Aviation General Bergeret as armistice negotiators. German high command prepared to receive the delegation after delayed communications from Spain. London radio reported discord among French government members over laying down arms while France sues for peace and the war in France continues.
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Associated Press
France
Bordeaux
Adolf Hitler
Henri Petain
London
MST
Sebastian
Spain
Petain
Biarritz
Bay of Biscay
Hitler
Italy
Berlin
Germany
Charles Huntziger
Leon Noel
Leluc
Bergeret
Fuehrer
US Monroe doctrine note aligned with Europe for Europeans stance
Berlin sources report that the US note invoking the Monroe doctrine accords with German views of America for Americans and Europe for Europeans. They see nothing sensational in the note delivered to Germany and other belligerents, stating the United States will not tolerate any change of territorial status.
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Berlin
United States
America
Europe
Germany
GOP Starts To Write Platform For Coming Convention
Philadelphia June 20 The Republican National Convention resolutions committee formed sub committees to draft the 1940 platform. They created groups on agriculture tariff relief reemployment social security money banking government reorganization national development and related topics labor and foreign affairs plus a final drafting panel. A push arose to oppose any measures leading America into war led by Rep Hamilton Fish and 25 fellow Republicans from New York warning against Roosevelt policies.
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Philadelphia
Republican National Convention Resolutions Committee
Resolutions Committee
America
Republican House
Hamilton Fish
New York
Roosevelt
Population Count Completed In This Census District
The census district covering ten south eastern New Mexico counties reports a total population of 144,992, up 38,814 from 1930. Curry County shows 18,007 residents, up from 15,809. District 3 includes Otero Lincoln De Baca Eddy Lea Chaves Roosevelt Curry Quay and Guadalupe counties and is one of four districts in the state. John Bingham is district supervisor with Frank McCarthy as assistant.
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New Mexico
Curry County
Otero
Lincoln
de Baca
Eddy
Lea
Chaves
Roosevelt
Curry
Quay
Guadalupe
John Bingham
Frank McCarthy
Driver Not Blamed For Bad Bus Accident
Winslow Arizona June 20 state highway patrolment absolved the driver Louis Rose of Albuquerque from blame in a Santa Fe Trailways bus crash that left Mrs. O W Flint of Kansas dead and the driver injured. Eleven passengers were hospitalized and five others lightly hurt. Patrol Sgt T C Boutwell said the crash was unavoidable after Rose swerved to avoid a man taking pictures, then avoided a parked auto and hit a soft shoulder losing control. Others treated included Mrs Ida McClure of Augustine New Mexico.
Browns Edge Red Sox In Ninth Inning Victory
St. Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox 2 to 1 in the first game of a doubleheader on June 20. Harland Clift homered in the ninth to lift the Browns to their fifth straight win, while Gatehouse, Peacock, Niggeling, and Susce worked the batteries.
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Boston
ST. Louis
Harland Clift
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Brownies
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Peacock
Niggeling
Susce
Baseball scores and player lineups from multiple games
In Roswell today R. Sebastian, state compiler, traveled briefly through town. The reports list line scores and batteries for Chicago vs New York, Pittsburgh vs Boston, and Cincinnati vs Philadelphia with pitchers and battery pairs named for each game.
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Sebastian
Co. R. Sebastian
State Compbeller
Roswell
Rain Soaks Southeastern and Central New Mexico
Roswell recorded .33 inch of rain in yesterday afternoon and last night with scattered showers across the southeast and central parts of the state. The forecast calls for partly cloudy to cloudy skies with tonight and Friday showers and thunderstorms. Yearly rainfall in Roswell stands at 5.16 inches versus a 5.09 inch normal. monthly total is not fully stated.
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Roswell
Pecos Valley
Warning on Classified Ads From Purity Bakery Owner
R B Harlan of The Purity Bakery warns advertisers to plan for high demand after placing a three line For Sale ad for big round buns. He notes he could not meet early demand the first day the ad ran.
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R. B. Harlan
The
Purity Bakery
Modest Classified Line Speaks To Thousands
A small three line classified notice hides among pages, delivering a concise message to thousands of readers with its quiet efficiency and clear purpose.
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