Coventry Bombing Obsesses War News Card
German night raid on Coventry kills about a thousand and leaves the city in ruins with many feared buried under rubble. The attack, claimed to be retaliation for Munich, comes as Berlin reports heavy RAF raids and widespread fires in Germany.
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Associated Press
Coventry
Berlin
Hitler
Munich
Rubbie
London
Britain
England
Morris
Bristol
Rover
Napier Motor Works
General Electric
Reich
Air Ministry
RAF
Stavanger
Norway
Lorient
Germany
German Diet Edict Lets Citizens Eat Dog and Fox Meat
Berlin observers doubt the new law legalizing dog, fox, bear, and beaver meat will significantly boost food. The measure requires strict health checks like beef and pork and follows a tighter winter outlook where Germany faces shortages while neighboring occupied regions reel under rations. Hitler claims winter supplies are assured, with bread down and butter trimmed. France and other nations face harsher famine, Denmark and Holland curb livestock slaughter to cope with feed limits.
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Berlin
Reich
Germany
Europe
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Poland
Norway
France
Adolf Hitler
Past Masters Night At Masonic Lodge Roswell No 18
Roswell Lodge No. 18 observes Past Masters Night on Wednesday November 20 with a beefsteak dinner at 6 30 pm and a second course in the Blue Lodge room. Past Master R H McCune of El Paso will serve as speaker presenting The Mason's Place in Our Government. All Masons welcome. attendees must depart by 11 pm.
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Roswell Lodge
Blue Lodge
R. H. McCune
el Paso
Weather Forecast for Southwest States
Weather outlook for New Mexico Colorado Arizona and West Texas shows fair skies with scattered high cloudiness tonight and Saturday. Temperatures rise gradually becoming above normal with little or no precipitation through Wednesday.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
Questionnaires Must Be Filled Out In Ink
The Selective Service Board emphasized that registrants must use pen and ink or a typewriter when filling out their questionnaires.
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Selective Service Board
Greeks Claim Destruction of 30 000 Italians
Athens radio claimed the destruction of two Italian divisions totaling about 30 000 men. Albanian frontier advices credited Greece with continued sweeping successes across all sectors as the army pushed along a 100 mile front from the Ionian Sea to the Yugoslav border, driving the Italians back.
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Athens
Athens Radio Today
Greece
Ionian Sea
Snow In the North Cold in the South
Snow up to six inches fell in parts of the northeastern United States with the deep south enduring a sharp early winter preview. Chicago reported a record snowfall of 4.8 inches as crews kept traffic moving. Temperatures plunged south from the Ohio valley toward Florida with readings near or below freezing and forecasts of more cold air tomorrow.
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Associated Press
United States
Deep South
Lakes
Great Plains
Ohio
Bowling Green
Chicago
Mercury
Ohio Valley
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
Fla
New Orleans
Mart Purcella Held After Preliminary Hearing
Mart Purcella was held to district court following a preliminary hearing on charges of perjury and selling casing without the owner’s authority. He was released on bond of 500 dollars for each charge awaiting trial.
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Mart Purcella
Former Roswell residents injured in Oklahoma crash
Mr and Mrs Charles Shuey formerly of Roswell were injured near Boise City Oklahoma when their car collided with a vehicle carrying Mrs Helen Atkinson who was killed. Shuey suffered a broken pelvis while Mrs Shuey, formerly Alma Reynolds, was bruised. The couple's home is La Junta Colorado. Mrs O P Foster mother of Mrs Shuey went to La Junta after the crash. Onis Reynolds drove to Roswell.
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Add
Charles Shuey
Roswell
Boise City
Okla
Helen Atkinson
Shuey
Alma Reynolds
la Junta
Colo
O. P. Foster
Onis Reynolds
Albuquerque High Bulldogs Tangle With Austin in Tie
Albuquerque New Mexico November 15 The undefeated Albuquerque High School Bulldogs and Austin of El Paso battled to a scoreless first quarter in a gridiron clash. Albuquerque twice moved into Austin territory but fumbles by Jim Thayer near pay dirt halted both drives. Roger Diers, Bulldog back, starred as the teams remained even at the end of the opening period with Austin on their own 30 yard line.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Albuquerque High School Bulldogs
Austin
el Paso
Jim Thayer
Roger Diers
French Break With Germany Threatened
Vice Premier Pierre Laval reportedly headed to Paris to avert a definite break with Germany as French German relations reach a crisis following the expulsion of more than 100000 French speaking citizens.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Paris
Germany
Drive Tuesday to Raise Money For Santa Claus Day
Roswell advertising clubs aims to raise 700 dollars next Tuesday to fund Santa Claus Day on November 30. Attendance has grown from 3 000 to nearly 6 000 children. funds cover gifts invitations and production costs for Saturday morning Yucca theater shows.
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Santa Claus
Roswell Advertising Club
Yucca
Roswell
Mussolini seeks Hitler aid as Greeks push into Albania
Dewitt MacKenzie reports Mussolini appeals to Hitler for urgent help against Greek advances into Albania. Greeks threaten a 100 mile front, risking southern Albania being cut off. British strikes hit Italian ships in the Strait of Otranto as Axis hopes hinge on a Mediterranean counterstroke through Bulgaria and the south.
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Innsbruck
Mussolini
Hitler
Albania
Flanders
Strait of Otranto
Italy
Taranto
Il Duce
Mediterranean
Near East
Presbyterian Church Organ To Be Used Sunday
The Presbyterian Church will use the main organ this Sunday for the first time since a fire damaged the echo organ and chimes. The full dedication is delayed until restoration is complete, likely January or February. The organ, once from the old Princess Theatre, was donated by Griffith Theatres and Mrs. E. A. Cahoon, rebuilt by John B. Bridwell. Mrs. Floyd Childress is organist, with Miss Joan Savage as assistant. Mrs. Harriet Poorbaugh Robinson will sing Open The Gates of The Temple. the choir will perform I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes.
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Presbyterian Church
LeRoy Thompson
Princess Theatre
Griffith Theatres
E. A. Cahoon
John B. Bridwell
Richmond
Floyd Childress
Joan Savage
Harriet Poorbaugh Robinson
the Temple
An Axis Drive On Gibraltar May Come Next
The Spanish foreign minister Ra mon Serrano Suner's Paris trip sparks new talk of a Axis drive on Gibraltar. He left Madrid with a protocol chief and military aides, purpose undisclosed, amid press speculation Spain could host or allow Axis troops as tensions rise after France's fall.
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Bern
Switzerland
Ramon Serrano Suner
Paris
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Serrano Suner
Madrid
Baron de Las Torres
Spain
France
Adolf Hitler
Generalissimo
Fran
Last Service in Lutheran Series at Immanuel Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church hosts the final service in its Acquaintance Week at 7:30 led by Rev. C. A. Gaertner of Plainview Texas. He preaches Eternity Heaven or Hell while urging Christians to actively support church work and consider joining the church or attending an upcoming lecture course on Christian fundamentals.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Third
Missouri
C. A. Gaertner
Plainview
Texas
Hell
Jesus Christ
Red Cross Roll Call Seeks 2000 Members in Chaves County
The Chaves County Red Cross drives to enroll 2000 members progresses with new volunteer groups and house-to-house canvassing. Mrs. Fanny Miller provides a donation, and organizers urge broader adult participation to meet war-time needs. Half of each membership funds national efforts while the rest supports local nursing, sewing, and first aid services.
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Red Cross
Chaves County
Fanny Miller
Roswell
Tulsa
Okla
W. C. Lawrence
Roll Call
Fred Blocksom
Mr. Lawrence
National Organization
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club Toy Drive slated for November 23 in Roswell
The Lions Club will hold its annual toy drive on Saturday November 23. Roswell residents are urged to gather old toys and place them on porches for pickup by Boy Scouts. Firemen will repair and repaint toys, then distribute them to underprivileged children. Frank Young Jr. chairs the project.
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Lions Club
Roswell
Boy Scouts
Spain Bars Press Sending Out News
Madrid announces that all American correspondents in Spain may not send dispatches starting next Monday in retaliation for the U.S. refusal to permit the Spanish official Efe agency to operate in the United States. The ban covers Associated Press United Press New York Times and Chicago Tribune. No further details given and no indication American reporters will be expelled.
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Madrid
Spain
Efe
United States
Foreign Service
Efe-Cifra
Associated Press
United Press
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
E.F.E
Jose Antonio Jiminez Arnau
Enrique Jiminez Arnau
Oldham Moore Returns From Kansas City Livestock Trip
Oldham Moore of Dexter returned from Kansas City after selling two carloads of cattle at 11 3/4 cents per pound. He attended the American Royal Livestock Show. Moore noted the livestock train made the 36 hour trip non stop from Dexter to Kansas City.
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Oldham Moore
Dexter
Kansas City
Moore
Three Plead Guilty in District Court
Thomas Shipley pleaded guilty to forgery. William H. Martin pleaded guilty to theft of a watch. Sanford I. Osborn pleaded guilty to a bad check charge. They appeared before District Judge James B. McGhee and have not yet been sentenced.
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Thomas Shipley
William H. Martin
Sanford I. Osborn
James B. McGhee
Mr and Mrs Hall Head to Missouri Homecoming
Mayor Hall and his wife depart by train to meet son Tom in Kansas City and travel to Columbia Missouri for the University of Missouri homecoming on November 21. Mayor Hall is an MU graduate and Tom a student there. They plan to return November 25.
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Thomas J. Hall
Kansas City
Tommy
Columbia
University of Missouri
Mayor Hall
Missouri University
Hall
Plummer Ordered to Report for One Year Active Duty
Captain L B Plummer QM Reserve has been ordered to report Monday at Fort Bliss for a year of active duty in the army.
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L. B. Plummer
Fort Bliss
Captain Greiner Departs for March Field for Active Duty
Captain R. R. Greiner left yesterday for March Field California where he has been called for active duty in the army.
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R. R. Greiner
March Field
California
Army
Amnesia Victim Found In Downtown Oklahoma City
Authorities seek to identify a dazed young woman aged 20 to 25 found in a downtown office building. She carried a brown envelope with a marriage license dated July 9, 1940, issued to Samuel Paulson and Willow Mae Edwards of Farmington, New Mexico. The woman recalls only walking down a street. She is about 5 foot 6, 150 pounds, wearing black riding boots, a green skirt and blouse, and a blue coat.
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Oklahoma City
Samuel Paulson
Willow Mae Edwards
Farmington
N. M
Regular reader Fayette Davidson praises Record classifieds
Fayette Davidson, manager of Firestone, says he is a regular reader of the Record classified section. He notes his interest in what people have for sale or rent and that he occasionally finds items he wants at a bargain.
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Fayette Davidson
Firestone
Record Readers Follow Classifieds Like Mr. Davidson
Mr. Davidson reads the classified section for interest, a habit shared by thousands of Record Readers who scan the ads for items, notices, and opportunities.
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Mr. Davidson
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Santa
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Fred Vanderschmidt
MacKenzie
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