Third Quake In Five Months Hits Los Angeles Area
A violent earthquake shook the Los Angeles metropolitan area causing about 1 million dollars in damage in Torrance and heavy losses in nearby Gardena. No deaths reported. fire hazards emerged from bursts of tanks and pipelines while power and telephone services lagged.
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Los Angeles
William H. Stanger
Torrance Water Department
Gardena
Columbia Steel Mills
Torrance
Forget-Me-Not Day Proclaimed in Roswell by Mayor Hall
Mayor T J Hall of Roswell proclaims Forget-Me-Not Day on November 15 1941 to support the Disabled American Veterans of the World War. Citizens are urged to donate to the annual sale postponed from the Eastern New Mexico State Fair due to flood conditions.
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Sunshine State
New Mexico
T. J. Hall
Roswell
J. Hall
Weather Summary of Today’s Readings and Averages
Temperature readings at 3 hour intervals show a high of 70 and a low of 46 today. Normal highs and lows for this date are 63 and 33 respectively. Precipitation totals to 11:30 a m amount to 0.00. year to date is 32.47 inches with normal year to date 13.78. Sunrise is 6:28 and sunset 4:57 giving a 10.5 hour day.
Red Cross Roll Call Urges Every Adult In Family
The Red Cross drive shows $1650 pledged by noon with 850 more needed to reach 2500 by tomorrow afternoon. W C Lawrence emphasizes slower returns today and calls for total household participation and employer support at the Chamber of Commerce to enroll all adults and even children through adult memberships.
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Red Cross
W. C. Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Funeral Services For Geo Coe Tomorrow
Funeral services for George W Coe pioneer Lincoln county rancher and Lincoln County War survivor will be held tomorrow at 2:00 PM from his daughter Mrs Elza Perry's home in Glencoe. Rev L A Roll of Tinnie will officiate with local music, casket bearers listed, and interment beside his wife in the family cemetery on the White Mountains. Coe died Wednesday morning after illness at Roswell hospital. his children Elza Ferry and Willioe were present. The body lay in state at Ballard Chapel this evening.
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George W Coe
Lincoln County
Elza Perry
Glencoe
L. A. Roll of Tinnie
J V Tully
Rodrick P. Johnson
I. N. Wingfield
Arthur Allison
Roy Morgan
Leo Joiner
George A. Titsworth
Count A. Miller
A. L. Burke
Hugh L. Carpenter
Claude Allison
W. C. van Doren
White Mountains
Mr. Coe
New Mexico
Billy the Kid
Ballard Chapel
Commanding Officer to Arrive Dec 15 for Roswell Air School
Lieutenant Colonel Alvan Kincaid will arrive December 15 with a preliminary party of 60 soldiers and civilian employees to establish the Roswell air school and bombardier school. Final openings planned for March and April 1942 with 520 cadets and 3276 enlisted men at full strength.
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AIR School
Alvan Kincaid
Army Air Corps
Roswell
J. G Armstrong
Col. Kincaid
Roswell Field
American Vessels Gain Freedom Of Seas By Senate Vote
The House joined the Senate in broadening the ship arming bill ending neutrality act bans. Passage allows armed cargo ships and crews to defend against attack, with President Roosevelt awaiting final signature after a brief delay. Plans for arming cargo vessels are ready to proceed.
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Washington
Congress
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Rayburn
Wallace
White House
Franklin x
McNary
R-Ore
Navy Department
Knox
Hitler
President Roosevelt Announces U S Marines to Leave China
President Roosevelt disclosed that the United States will withdraw American Marines from Shanghai, Tientsin, and Peiping, totaling 970 troops stationed in three Chinese cities. He declined to confirm links to Japan talks and expressed hope war can be avoided in the Pacific. He noted no definite plan to meet Japan's envoy Saburo Kurusu.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Shanghai
Tientsin
Peiping
China
Japan
Saburo Kuruso
Far Eastern
Pacific
Far East
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Hangar Moved at City Airport Near New Administration Site
The municipal airport hangar was moved late yesterday to a site near the planned administration building at the end of College Boulevard. It faces northwest now though not yet on its concrete foundation blocks, and workers from Arm old Transfer Co. are handling the relocation under city contract.
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College Boulevard
Armold Transfer Co
Employers to Meet at 7 O'clock Tonight
All Roswell employers are asked to attend a 7 o'clock meeting at the Chamber of Commerce where the Trio Chest campaign plan will be explained. The session will last about 30 minutes.
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Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Plaa
Fire crews respond to trash fire behind South Sea address
Fire department called last night to extinguish a trash fire at 105 South Sea. No damage was reported.
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South Sea
Mine Union To Continue Fight For Copper Mines?
Roosevelt urged CIO United Mine Workers and steel executives to keep negotiating to avert a strike in captive coal mines. He said the government will not order a closed shop or compel non union miners to join. The aim is to keep coal production steady for defense orders, with a progress report due by Monday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
CIO United Mine Workers and Steel Company
United States
Congress
CIO
White House
Twenty five lots to be sold at auction near Missouri Avenue School
Twenty five lots in the block south of the Missouri Avenue School will be sold at auction next Monday at 2 PM. Owner B F Robbins hires The Imperial Auction Co to conduct the sale and the master abstract was prepared by Chaves County Abstract and Insurance Co.
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Missouri Avenue School
B. F. Robbins
Imperial Auction Co
Chaves County Abstract and Insurance Co
Kipling Estate Case Argued in Appellate Court
Roswell attorneys returned from Denver where the Kipling Estate appeal was heard before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The case challenges Judge Neblett's probate ruling splitting the estate between John Kipling’s relatives and Emma Kipling’s relatives. No decision yet. estate includes Pecos Valley Drug Store building, Capitan Theatre, Kipling's Confectionery, Arcade Pool Hall.
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Roswell
Kipling
Denver
10Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Neblett
Federal District
New Mexico
John Kipling
Emma Kipling
Court of Appeals
Pecos Valley Drug Store
Capitan Theatre
R. L. Malone, Jr
James Jennings
Lake J. Frazier
Howard Buchly
Building Permits Filed For Local Properties
Mrs. Paul Schultz seeks garage addition at 406 South Kentucky for 300 dollars. Phillips Petroleum Co plans service station expansion at 912 North Main for 2500 dollars. Pecos Theatre to remodel its front for 3900 dollars.
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Paul Schultz
South Kentucky
Phillips Petroleum Co
North Main
Pecos Theatre
Bitter Axis reactions to US neutrality act vote
The Associated Press reports sharp responses from Germany Italy and Japan to the US move reversing neutrality. Germany threatens action against ships while Rome and Tokyo warn of a widening conflict. Britain Canada and the press hail the decision as boosting allied chances and signaling Axis doom. Continued to Page Eight.
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Associated Press
Axis Alliance
Congress
Rome
U. S
Tokyo
Japan
Domei
Berlin
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Germany
America
London Evening News
Ottawa
Canada
W. L. MacKenzie King
London
Winant
Mrs H A Massey Dies At Hot Springs
Martha Ann Massey of Tinnie formerly of Roswell died at 2 30 yesterday afternoon in Hot Springs New Mexico where she had gone last month with her husband H A Massey for treatment Her seven children Albert Massey Barney Massey Dee Massey Joe Massey Allen Massey Curt Massey and Mrs Louise Mabie all of Chicago plus three brothers Fred Jess and Pat Barber of Midland Texas survive Her husband and most children were with her at Roswell except Joe who was ill at St Marys Hospital Roswell She was born in Rome Georgia March 13 1873 aged 68 She belonged to First Baptist Church and was active in church work Funeral services will be held at Talmage Memorial Chapel Roswell tomorrow Saturday at 11 oclock Rev A A Dulaney to officiate Burial at South Park with Loren Counts Claude Mathews Raymond Smith Harry Blythe W H Whatley and Judson Goodart as pallbearers.
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Martha Ann Massey
Tinnie
Roswell
Hot Srings
N. M
Massey
Hot Springs
H. A. Massey
Louise Mabie
Chicago
Fred
Jess
Pat Barber
Midland
Texas
Joe Massey
St. Mary’s Hospital
A. A. DuLaney
First Baptist Church
Loren Counts
Claude Mathews
Raymond Smith
Harry Blythe
W. H. Whatley
Judson Goodart
South Park
Violent Attacks By Reds In North Capture 20 Towns
Soviet and Allied reports claim Red Army forces shattered German frontline positions in Kalinin sector and breached the siege near Leningrad. Tass said German tank infantry were repelled near Tula after a two week battle. The Ark Royal was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean, with most of the crew evacuated.
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Associated Press
Russia
Moscow
Kalinin
Red
Leningrad
Tass
Tula
London Admiralty
Ark Royal
London
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Admiralty
Four Men From Chaves County Inducted Under Selective Service
Four men from Chaves County who registered in December will leave on December 1 for Santa Fe to be inducted into the army on December 2 under Selective Service. Names include Robert Curtis of Roswell with Order No. V-2231, Russell Guy Hornbeck of Dexter Order No. 1432 who had one deferment, Adam Dutchover of Hagerman Order No. 1539 who had one deferment, and J. C. Snider of Roswell Order No. S-1678. V marks volunteer and S marks second registration.
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Chaves County
Santa Fe
Army
Robert Curtis
Roswell
Russell Guy Hornbeck
Dexter
Adam Dutchover
Hagerman
J. C. Snider
Madrid Mines wage talks fail to reach agreement
Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company and the United Mine Workers of America CIO failed to reach a contract agreement at the Madrid mines. Attorney Joseph I. Dailey said negotiations abruptly resumed during a hearing by the bituminous coal division and ended without result, with union charges of denial of collective bargaining rights recessed.
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Albuquerque. N. M
Albuquerque and Cerrillos
Bicycle Recovered After Missing Report Leads to Tip
Bonner son Carl reported a bicycle missing, but police traced it to the thief. Chief Henry Eller and his officers recovered the bicycle after a tip sparked by the call.
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Co. L
Little Barometer In Classified Reflects Town Business
Mrs Mary Palmer of Bon Ton Shop notes that classified ads indicate rising business activity. She says the small barometer of classifieds shows the town’s commerce improving and advises keeping an eye on classified listings.
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Mary Palmer
Bon Ton Shop
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Glenco
Aurora
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Bombardier
Armstrong
West Coast Training Center
Sen. McNary
GOP
U.S
Kipling Estate
Appelate
Axis
Madrid
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