President backs U S ship transfer to Panama registry plan
President Roosevelt signaled that transferring eight United States line ships to Panama registry would be legal, though final approval hinges on human and property considerations. Maritime leaders reported the move seen as favorable, with plans to reassign crews to training under maritime commission programs and to extend social security and unemployment benefits for displaced sailors.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Fanama
United States Lines
Lapor
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
CIO
Joseph R. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
AFL
Matthew Dushane
Seafarers International Union
Maritime Commission
Curran
Panama
United States
Ryan
WPA
Rosevelt
North Atlantic Sea
Congress
U. S
Armistice Day Soap Box Derby Preview in Roswell
Nine young drivers prep for Roswell's third annual Armistice Day Soap Box Derby on North Pennsylvania Avenue at 9 30 am. Sponsored by the local American Legion post with cash prizes for top three and a consolation race. Lew Hammond leads. Afterward, veterans home event with a Dutch lunch. Afternoon gridiron: Broncos versus Texas Mines freshmen at NM MI field 2 30. Most town services close. The Record not published unless extraordinary news.
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Roswell
Pennsylvania Avenue
American Legion Post
Lew Hammond
Private life probe in Fritz Kuhn trial headlines New York case
New York November 10 state moves to probe Fritz Kuhn private life to suggest motive for alleged embezzlement from his German American Bund. Prosecutor McCarthy aims to show Kuhn’s link to Florence Camp and other hoaxes while defense Sabbatino calls indictment political persecution. Judge Wallace cautions jurors race or belief issues have no place in trial.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Stoutbundsfuehrer
Herman J. McCarthy
Kuhn
Florence Camp
Peter L. F. Sabbatino
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Rep
Martin Dies
D-Tex
House
Dies
House Committee
Wallace
Red Cross Health Work in Roswell Details
Roswell Red Cross funds support city nurse Miss Margery Fairly who visits homes and runs well baby clinics. In the past year 622 babies were examined, 826 home visits made, and vaccines given to 261 infants, 346 diphtheria shots, and 29 typhoid serums. The program aids infants across ethnic groups and highlights local nursing services funded by the roll call to be held November 16 to 18 in Roswell and nearby towns. Armistice Day marks start of outreach with A. D. Chatten named to lead Elkins effort.
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Red Cross
Roswell
Miss Margery Fairly
Miss Fairly
Hagerman
Dexter
Lake Arthur
A. D. Chatten
Eikins
Elkins
Charlie Waller Ships Five Cars of Lambs
Charlie Waller today shipped five cars of feeder lambs to feed lots in northeastern Kansas from Industrial Spur near South Spring. Yesterday three shipments were made by others with seven cars of fat sheep to market by O. B. Berry and two cars by C. N. and O. E. Moore.
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Charlie Waller
Kansas
South Spring
O. B. Berry
C. N
O. E. Moore
Hitler narrowly escapes blast at Munich putsch anniversary
Berlin reports a large plate glass window smashed at Heinrich Hoffmanns store by a missile aimed at a huge Hitler portrait. Debris search continues as officials pursue clues. six people killed and 63 injured in the explosion. Authorities offer rewards, while German and Allied defenses tighten across Europe.
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Berlin
Heinrich Hoffmann
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Hoffmann
Munich
Buergerbrau
Felice
Hitler
Cesare Orsenigo
Pius XII
Germany
Secret Service
Beer Hall
Heinrich Himmler
Glueck
Weather turns unsettled from Arizona to Mississippi
Light to moderate rain covers a broad area from Arizona and Colorado eastward to the Mississippi, except eastern New Mexico and western Texas. Clearing progresses southward across the central plains and mountain states while Dakotas and Minnesota report cold wave readings of 6 to 15 degrees. Oklahoma and Kansas show 16 to 25 degrees drop from yesterday. Pecos valley likely to clear in 18 hours with near freezing temperatures Saturday morning and warmer trend afterward.
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Arizona
Colorado
Mississippi
New Mexico
Texas
Plains
Mountain
Dakotas
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Kansas
Pecos Valley
Arrested on rape charge in Fort Smith Arkansas
Merle Freeman was arrested in Fort Smith Arkansas at the request of the Chaves county sheriff's department on a rape charge.
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Merle Freeman
Fort Smith, Ark
Chaves County
Sheriff’s Department
Tammany and New York Potent Factors in 1940
National politicians see the rebirth of a strong Tammany as the key off year development shaping next year’s presidential race and the Democratic nominee. The new Tammany, led by Farley, may influence delegates and New York’s 47 electoral votes, potentially determining the national outcome.
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Tammany and
New York
Tammany
Washington
Big Jim” Farley
Farley
Bronx
New York State
President To Start The Red Cross Drive
President Roosevelt will launch the annual Red Cross Roll Call in a radio address on November 11 on National, Columbia and Mutual networks. Norman H. Davis will introduce him as National Chairman of the American Red Cross. The hour long program will feature Fred Allen, Ben Bernie, John Charles Thomas, Paul Whiteman and others. Roosevelt appeals for membership as Red Cross marks a busy year.
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Roosevelt
Red Cross
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia
Mutual Broadcasting Systems
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Grace T. Bear
Chaves Co
Washington
New York
Hollywood
Fred Allen
Ben Bernie
John Charles Thomas
Clifton Fadiman
Paul Whiteman
Harry von Zell
Don Wilson
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Connie Boswell
Major Bowes
Jascha Heifetz
He Red Cross
White House
United States
Court Docket Notes From Local Ledger
J P Court Ignacio Leaton pleads not guilty to obtaining merchandise under false pretenses and signing a contract under false pretenses. J H Jump bound for district court after preliminary hearing on selling a mortgaged automobile. Alonzo Butler gets 90 days in jail for assault and battery.
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J. P
Ignacio Leaton
J. H. Jump
Alonzo Butler
Weather outlook fair tonight and Saturday
Generally fair weather continues tonight with colder conditions. Saturday will be warmer with a high near 77 after a low around 46 last night.
End of the Great War Armistice Remembered
Twenty years after the armistice that ended World War I, a writer recalls the global toll of the conflict. The article reflects on massive casualties, economic devastation, and the euphoric moment of peace at the war's end, including a British soldier’s puzzled question about the meaning of victory.
New Mexico Mayors Limited to Twenty Dollars Monthly
Santa Fe reports attorney general Filo Sedillo issued an opinion holding that New Mexico mayors may be paid at most $20 a month. The 1939 statute limiting mayoral pay per council meeting repealed the 1921 allowance of $25 monthly. Sebastian sought guidance after Clovis city officials argued the commission form city was unaffected.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Filo Sedillo
C. R. Sebastian
Sebastian
Clovis
Training Course For Cub Leaders Formation Schedule
A training course for Cub leaders will be held on the nights of November 27 28 29 and December 4 5 6. It targets Cubmasters assistants Den Mothers pack committee members and parents of Cubs. The first session will be at the courthouse.
Higgins fined ten dollars for drunk driving in police court
George S Higgins was fined $10 in police court for drunk driving. The brief case notes him as the sole defendant with the conviction reflecting a standard penalty for intoxicated driving in the jurisdiction.
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George S. Higgins
Police Report For October Details City Fines and Offenses
Fines totaling 1103 were assessed in police court during October with 747 collected. The police report by Pat O Neill shows 351 charged, 176 arrested and 175 cited to court, while Henry Eller notes 176 fined or jailed, 77 sent to county jail, 20 to juvenile court, rest pending or released. Offenses include drunk and disorderly 7, theft 15, assault 3, speeding 5, parking violations, and other categories. Also reported is the death of Gertrude Gallegos, 45, a member of a prominent pioneer family and wife of a school board member, who died in an El Paso hospital.
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Pat O’neill
Henry Eller
Juvenille Court
Santa Rosa
N. M
Gertrude Gallegos
el Paso
Five Injured By Skidding Autos In Two Cities
Five people sustained injuries in Albuquerque and Portales as rain caused skidding accidents. Burly Johnson of Portales suffered facial cuts and bruises when E C Luna's car overturned on the Clovis Portales highway. Elmer Eaton of Littlefield Texas endured cuts and bruises after his car crashed on the same highway. Mrs Marguerite Fohl of Los Angeles, recovering from serious injuries, had an upset auto in Albuquerque leaving her daughter Betty 16 with a cut leg. Mrs Steven J Brownie was bruised when her car skidded and toppled in Albuquerque streets.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Portales
Burly Johnson
E. C. Luna
Clovis-Portales
Elmer Eaton
Littlefield
Tex
Clovis-Portales Highway
Marguerite Fohl
Los Angeles
Betty
Steven J. Brownie
Three Men Sentenced for Immorality Charge
George Dukes Helen Langston and Ray White pled guilty in district court to residing in a house of assignation for immoral purposes and were sentenced to three months in jail due to a misreading their 30 day sentences were recorded in The Record yesterday.
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George Dukes
Helen Langston
Ray White
Ickes pushes federal controls for U S oil and gas
Secretary Ickes urged the House oil committee to endorse a bill creating federal standards for oil conservation. He warned federal authority should prevail in disputes with states over waste, while stressing continued state laws. The measure aims to supplement, not replace, state regulation and preserve gains in conservation.
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Washington
Ickes
House Oil Committee
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