Byrd Party Prepares Snow Cruiser for Pole Trip
A Boston scene shows Admiral Richard E. Byrd with aides and the snow cruiser before the South Pole voyage. Top row includes Dr. Thomas Poulter the designer and driver, Commander Isaac Lystad of the North Star, and Byrd. The snow cruiser is shown being dismantled for loading aboard Byrd’s ship.
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Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Boston
South Pole
Thomas Poulter
Signer
Isaac Lystad
North Star
Admiral Byrd
Dr. Poulter
Lystad
Wheeler Shows Growth of Business in Roswell
Roswell Museum hosts an exhibition by the Chaves County Archaeological and Historical Society tracing Roswell’s rise as a commercial center from 1890 to 1905. It features photographs of the Lea ranch trading post, the 1890 First National Bank, the Jaffa Prager and Joyce Pruit firms, artesian wells, early fairs, Main Street’s transformation, floods in 1893 1901 1904, and old business correspondence.
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Roswell
Chaves County
Dewey to speak on national issues as 1940 race opens
The 1940 Republican race gains momentum as Thomas E. Dewey plans a December Midwest speech in Minneapolis signaling his first major national position. Dewey questions split within the party while Senators Taft and Bridges begin cross country tours and Gov Arthur H. James gains boosts from prominent Pennsylvania Republicans Grundy and Owlett.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Baltimore
Wheeler
D-Mont
Roosevelt
Saichory
Dewey
New York
Midwest
Minneapolis
Taft
Ohio
Bridges
New Hampshire
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Joseph R. Grundy
G. Mason Owlett
John
Dewey Contempts Kuhn Trial Testimony In Court
New York November 17 District Attorney Thomas E Dewey testified he felt contempt for Fritz Kuhn German American band leader on trial for alleged theft of band funds under 2000. Dewey entered the courtroom with aide Herman J McCarthy as defense counsel Sabbatino sought to have him sworn as witness.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Fritz Kuhn
Dewey
Herman J. McCarthy
Peter L. F. Sabbatino
George Froeheese
Milwaukee
Mid-West Department
James G. Wallace
Froeboese
Kuhn
Bratton for Supreme Court heats up western vs eastern pick
Western senators split over appointing a justice from beyond the Mississippi to fill Justice Pierce Butler's seat. Idaho's Borah questioned geography's importance while Roosevelt planned to wait for Congress in January. Frank Murphy's name dominates speculation though Michigan resident and Catholic background noted. Butler died after long illness. funeral set at 11 a.m. EST at St Matthew's Cathedral with burial in St Paul Minnesota.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mississippi River
Pierce Butler
Roosevelt
Borah
Idaho
Frank Murphy
Michigan
West
Murphy
Butler
St. Matthew's Cathedral
St. Paul
Minn
Hydt Park
Congress
Jap Russia Ties Lifted by Border Truce and Policy
Tokyo reports Japan Soviet relations improved after the September 6 truce ending border fighting between outer Mongolia and Manchukuo. A foreign office spokesman said the shift favors resolving disputes, notably frontier demarcation on the Asiatic mainland and Japanese fishing rights in Soviet waters. Some observers fear Japan may use friendship with Russia to pressure the United States and Britain. In Hong Kong, Japan advances toward China’s back door links with French Indochina and British Burma. Chinese sources downplay the gains.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office
Japan
Russia
Outer Mongolia
Manchukuo
Chna
United States
Great Britain
Hongkong
Kwangtung
China
Indo-China
Burma
Prague closes academies after student disturbances
A Prague dispatch reported nine persons struck and many arrested amid student disturbances. Prague academies and universities were ordered closed for three years, following claims students described as followers of Benes had hurt Germans. Dr Eduard Benes was the last president of an independent Czecho Slovakia.
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Berlin
Prague
DNB
Benes
Eduard Benes
Independent
Netherlands Planes Repelled Offshore Skies Near Hague
Dutch anti aircraft guns and fighter units repelled aircraft sightings along the coast from The Hague westward. The nationality of the planes was undetermined and none were damaged.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Mutiny fears rise on German liner Columbus near Vera Cruz
Maritime circles report fears of a mutiny aboard the German liner Columbus after it sought refuge at Anton Lizardo near Vera Cruz. Crew members are living on rations, receiving about a quart of drinking water daily and a small food allotment since the outbreak of the war in Europe.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Columbus
Anton Lizardo
Europe
American Woman In Russia Becomes Citizen Amid Unconfirmed Reports
Reports circulated in private Russian circles that Ruth Marie Rubens an American woman held in Russia for 18 months had become a Russian citizen and settled in Ukraine but there was no confirmation from Russian or U S officials.
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Moscow
Ruth Marie Rubens
Russia
Ukraine
United States
Germany Not Interested In Any Mediation Offer Now By President Roosevelt
Santa Fe contractors led the bid list on New Mexico highway work as the state highway commission opened four projects on U S 285 and nearby routes. Martin and Cowart of Fort Sumner bid 129200.81 for 11.75 miles on U S 285 Santa Fe to Encino, with other low bids from Hayner Burn for a Pecos bridge on U S 85, Skousen Brothers for base surfacing on U S 285 Espanola to Tierra Amarilla, and additional Skousen bids for Santa Fe area work and an overpass near Cerrillos.
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Germany
Roosevelt
Santa FE
N. M
Martin and Cowart
Fort Sumner
State Highway Commission
U. S. 285
Encino
Hayner and Burn
Las Cruces
Pecos
U.S
Las Vegas
Skousen Brothers
Albuquerque
Ing
Espanola
Tierra Amarilla
Dan Skousen
Lamy
Cline’s Corners
Cerrillos
E. W. Everly
Thanksgiving in New Mexico on Nov 30th
The Associated Press notes New Mexico observes Thanksgiving on November 30 along with some and banks and officials closing that day. President Roosevelt proclaimed November 23 for some, while others keep the traditional date. In Roswell, November 30 is observed, with offices and stores closing and the Record not issued that day.
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New Mexico
Associated Press
WPA
Roosevelt
Miles
United Mine Workers
New Mexico-Colorado
Roswell
Red Cross Drive Falls Short of 1600 County Quota
The Red Cross drive in Chaves county reports 850 memberships in Roswell on day one with two days left. Efforts will extend from Main Street to residential areas as solicitors urge residents to join at the Chamber of Commerce today or tomorrow. The countywide goal is 1600, up from 1200 last year, requiring strong cooperation across Dexter Hagerman Lake Arthur the Berrendo East Grand Plains and other areas.
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Red Cross
Chaves County
Roswell
Tomor
East Grand Plains
Chaves
The
Toy Drive On Again Tomorrow
The Lions club toy drive resumes tomorrow morning with Boy Scouts visiting Roswell homes to collect used toys for underprivileged children. Dent toys will be repaired by city firemen and distributed at Christmas. Residents with toys should place them on front porches by nine o'clock to conclude the drive.
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Lions Club
Boy Scouts
Roswell
Hervey addresses Republican Women's Club on democracy
Attorney J. M. Hervey spoke to the Republican Women's Club about Democracy and Constitutional Government. He argued the United States was veering away from democracy toward federal restraint and closed with a warning to stay out of war in Europe. President Mrs. John C. Martens presided and Miss Charlotte Nicholas offered Republican literature.
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J. M. Hervey
Republican Women’s Club
Hervey
Europe
John C. Martens
Charlotte Nicholas
la Tienda
North Sea Ave
Al Capone Ill In Baltimore Hospital
Al Capone's brain condition remained a medical secret as doctors said he is ill and in need of hospital care at Union Memorial hospital in Baltimore. Attending physician Dr. Joseph E. Moore refused to comment on his condition while federal agents kept watch outside. The statement urged cooperation to protect the patient and his family.
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Baltimore
al Capone
Chicago
Joseph E. Moore
Capone
Union Memorial Hospital
Moore
Clyde D. Frost
Union Memorial
Murphy
New Grade Separation Projects Planned in New Mexico
State highway engineer Burton Dwyre announced three grade separation projects to begin soon. Two will be near Raton on state route 72 and U S 85, and a third on state route 26 between Deming and Florida.
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Santa FE
N. M
Burton Dwyre
Highway Commission
Raton- Trinidad
U. S. 85 Thru Railroad
Raton Pass
Colorado
Raton
Deming
Florida
Nervous wreck youth drops from hotel window in Oklahoma City
A 20 year old Hobbs New Mexico man C M Massey Jr dropped from a sixth floor hotel in Oklahoma City landing on telephone wires and bouncing into an alley. He was bruised but alive and booked for loitering after telling police he was dying due to being a nervous wreck. He said troubles with his wife and asked to notify his parents in Stroud Oklahoma.
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London
Germany
Western
Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
Hitler
West
Oklahoma City
C. M. Massey, Jr
West Fifth Street
Stroud
Okla
Frank M. Brown
Skelly
Hobbs
N. M
Oil Company
R. W. Cantrell
Depew
Cantrel
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