Nazi Purge and U Boat Toll Shape War News
German purge announced in Austria and the Reich targets anti social elements amid mass arrests. Churchill and Roosevelt convene a war council as Cripps vows Europe invasion. U Boat toll rises with American and Nicaraguan ships sunk near Curacao and off the Atlantic coast as Allied forces prepare for a potential second front.
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Austria
German Reich
Lower Austria
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
United States
Sir Stafford Cripps
Europe
Berlin
Rhine
Germany
Sir Stafford
Churchill
British Isles
Caribbean
Atlantic
Willemstad
Curacao
Dutch West Indies
World steer roping title at Roswell rodeo grounds
Carl Arnold of Buckeye Arizona defends his world steer roping championship against Bob Crosby of Roswell at the West Alameda rodeo grounds this afternoon. Crosby seeks to regain the title he lost after an accident last year when his horse fell.
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Carl Arnold
Buckeye
Arizona
Bob Crosby
Roswell
Rodeo Grounds
West Alameda
Crosby
Arnold
Hing Merritt
Federal
Wyoming
Bov
Steer Roper
Hester Delivers 2445 Pounds of Scrap Rubber to Drive
Co. M. Hester, with trailer piled high of old tractor tires from his dairy farm, sold 2445 pounds of scrap rubber at one cent a pound at Johnny Manning's service station. He urged all to contribute before the drive ends on June 30, stressing every pound helps the war effort.
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Co. M. Hester
Johnny Manning
Continental Oil Company
Fifth and Main
Hester
Mr. Manning
Mr. Hester
Uncle Sam
Liaison Body Appointed For Flying School
Col A C Kincaid appoints Roswell Army Flying School liaison committees after a chamber suggestion. The air base group includes Maj John C Wilson, Maj Scott M Smith, Capt J H Hitchcock, Capt George P Knapp, Lt Ralph H Ayer. Chamber members are Ross L Malone chair, Roy Norton, John W Hall, Col D C Pearson, Will C Lawrence.
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Roswell
George P. Knapp
Rkalph H. Ayer
Chamber of Commerce Air Base Committee
Ross L. Malone
Roy Norton
John W. Hall
Col
D. C. Pearson
Will C. Lawrence
Local Weather Readings and Day Summary
Readings show highest 102 and lowest 60 degrees for today with data at 3 hour intervals ending 11 30 a m. Yesterday’s figures and Saturday’s earlier readings included. Month to date total 0 40 and year to date 3 35 with normal values for the period and sunrise at 5 49 and sunset at 8 10 resulting in a 14 3 hour day length.
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Yesterda
Lomed Ao
Promises Armies United Nations To March Into Berlin
Sir Stafford Cripps declares the armies of the United Nations will march through to Berlin in a great invasion. Military circles say the plan would be led by commando trained American and British troops with tug ships carrying assault guns. British papers reveal US troops are in Britain and in northern Sretana in camps across the country.
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London
Stafford Cripps
United Nations
Berlin
United States
Britain
Sretana
Authoritative
AEF
Rubber Drive May Be Followed By Iron, Steel One Rubber Drive
New York reports President Roosevelt inaugurates a scrap rubber collection campaign aimed at 350000 tons annually. Industry plans a 1500000 advertising push to secure waste iron and steel and potential campaigns for tin and other non ferrous metals. Markets show mixed results amid farm legislation uncertainty.
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New York
Roosevelt
Singer Sewing Machine Company Robbed of $123
One hundred twenty three dollars in currency was stolen from the Singer Sewing Machine Company at 423 North Main around 12 30 p m Saturday, per manager N S Calendar. Police had no trace of the thief as of last night. The money vanished from a desk drawer while the attendant was away. Similar thefts have occurred recently at the Nehi Bottling Company and the Wilson Furniture Store.
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Singer Sewing Machine Company
North Main
N. S
Nehi_ Bottling Company
Wilson Furniture
British Submarines Sink Three Japanese Supply Ships
British submarines attacked Japan's supply route from the China Sea to the Bay of Bengal and sank three large cargo ships in the Malacca Straits between Malaya and Sumatra. One sub torpedoed the largest vessel in a three-ship convoy, another later sank two more big cargo ships. This may mark one of the first United Nations naval counter blows since Japan overran Malaya and Sumatra.
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London
Japan
China Sea
Bay of Bengal
Malacca Straits
Malaya
Sumatra
Admiralty
United Nations
Singapore
United States
Indian Ocean
Java
Malacca Passage
Burma
India
Roosevelt Churchill meeting may produce news soon
Washington June 20. An official said an announcement on the secret Roosevelt Churchill conference could come within a few days possibly over the weekend. The statement hinted at results but gave no details.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Washington
Winston Churchill
Texas League Scores Wide Range Of Results
Houston 0 Dallas 1. San Antonio 0 Fort Worth 6. Beaumont 2 Oklahoma City 6. Shreveport 5 Tulsa 0.
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Houston
Dalas
San Antonio
Ft. Worth
Beaumont
Okla
City
Shreveport
Tulsa
Hitler launches vast purge in Germany and Austria
London dispatch says Adolf Hitler ordered a sweeping purge of anti social elements in Austria and the German reich. Mass arrests already in Vienna and across Germany target Austrians and Germans with anti Nazi inclinations along with criminals grumblers loafers spendthrifts drunkards and immoral persons. Detained individuals face prison camps compulsory work corps and similar repressive measures as terror spreads in occupied territories.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Austria
German Reich
Germany
Vienna
DNB
Hitler
Reichstag
Heat Wave Continues With Fifth 100-Degree Day
The weather bureau reports Saturday marked the fifth straight day with 100 degrees or higher. No relief is expected as Sunday is forecast to stay near Saturday’s heat. Temperatures rose from 100 Tuesday to 102 Wednesday and Thursday, 103 Friday, then 102 Saturday.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Japanese Bases Bombarded In Australian Campaign
Melbourne reports that American and Australian planes carried out a night raid on Rabaul New Britain targeting wharves and harbor installations in the Australian invasion area. Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced the operation.
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Melbourne
Rabaul
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Handicap Golf Tourney at Roswell Country Club Today
An 18 hole handicap tournament will be held today at Roswell Country Club with rounds possible in the morning or afternoon. Defense Stamp prizes will be awarded for low score and for the blind prize. Entrance fee is 25 cents. Members handicaps are posted in the pro shop.
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Courtry Club
Roswell Country Club
Father’s Day Letter From A Roswell Soldier
A Roswell serviceman writes to his father, praising patience and parental love while humorously critiquing material Father’s Day gifts. He recalls the first Father’s Day and reflects on understanding his dad’s sacrifices, noting hope and sentiment in the holiday’s origins.
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Roswell
Enemy Mines Sown Off Atlantic Coast by Submarines
The navy reported enemy submarines laid mines off the U S Atlantic coast sinking one merchant ship and damaging another after the June 15 daylight blast near Virginia Beach witnessed by thousands. One engineer Robin Redwine of Philadelphia died. a second ship was towed to port.
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Washington
Atlantic
Virginia Beach
Navy
Robin Redwine
Philadelphia
American
Sturtevant
Florida
Fierce Assault On Tobruk Nears As Axis Attacks
Cairo reports a planned German assault on Tobruk after a two-pronged push neared the British garrison, with Rommel delaying a major push toward Egypt. RAF and British forces countered with air and ground action, targeting Libyan and Aegean bases as Ritchie’s Eighth Army tries to hold the line.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
High Command
Rommel
Neil M. Ritchie
Eighth Army
el Gazala
Bardia
RAF
Libyan Desert
Rhodes
Crete
Benhazi
Maritza
World Championship Roping Tickets On Sale Downtown
Tickets for the World Championship roping match between Champion Carl Arnold and challenger Bob Crosby go on sale this morning at Kipling's and the Nickson Hotel. A. Madison, ticket committee chairman, says early sales and on-site Lions Club assistance will ease crowds. 5800 seats total with 3500 reserved. parking north of the arena. About $1000 in tickets had been sold by nightfall last year saw smaller pre sale.
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Carl Arnold
Bob Crosby
Rodeo Grounds
Kiplings
Nickson Hotel
A. F. Madison
Lion’s Club
Kipling’s
Nickson
Roswell
Crosby
Arnold
Formal Opening of Yucca Draws Praise of Patrons
Patrons who attended the formal opening of the rebuilt Yucca Theatre Friday night praised the appearance and the rapid reconstruction after the April 12 fire. The completed building opened six weeks and four days after government permission was obtained, with night shows starting one month and two days after approval. A few small odds and ends remain, to be finished in a few days. The big Yucca neon sign in front was built locally by Bugger Brown.
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Bugger Brown
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Fierce Battles Near Sevastopol and Kharkov Mark Year of Red War
Moscow dispatch reports fierce battles across Sevastopol in Crimea and on the Kharkov front as the Soviet Union nears the end of its first year of resistance to Hitler’s 60 day invasion. Soviet high command said fighting continued around Sevastopol and along the Donets as German forces pressed to breach lines north of Sevastopol and advance toward the Caucasus. Moscow also noted new Russian counterattacks on fronts west and northwest of the capital amid a day of heavy combat.
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United Press
Virginia
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Red Army
Adolf
Kharkov
Donets
Caucasus
Syevernaya Harbor
Sevastopol
Cost Hiller
Ili
Tola
Continental Air Lines Will Not Curtail Operations
Olan Wooldridge, local Continental Air Lines manager, says two roundtrips daily between Denver and El Paso will continue on current schedules for passengers mail and cargo. Previously one of the two flights was to be cut, but both will operate as is until further notice. The Albuquerque El Paso direct flight is the one slated for discontinuation, not the Roswell Hoots Carlsbad route. Northbound Roswell arrival 10:26 a.m. depart 10:32 a.m. Southbound Roswell arrival 1:02 p.m. depart 1:08 p.m.
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Olan Wooldridge
Continental Air Lines
Denver
el Paso
Albuquerque
Roswell
Hoots
Carlsbad
Swarm of Answers Follows Goats Milk Ad
Glen Warwick of 203 North Mo. ran a Record classified seeking someone to milk goats for half the milk. He reported immediate results with a one day service. The ad drew a swarm of answers, illustrating demand for popular services.
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Glen Warwick
N. Mo
Mr. Warwick
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