Nomura Tells Japan-America Ties Dictated by War
Tokyo reported Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, named Japan’s ambassador to the United States, saying there is no issue with the United States that cannot be solved without war. He awaited cabinet talks on a concrete program and planned to depart for Washington in December after receiving instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kichisaburo Nomura
Washington
Japan
United States
Kensuke Horinouchi
Nomura
Condition Of England In Its Darkest Hours
London dispatch by Drew Middleton reports Britain struggling with bomb damage and German pressure while turning to the United States for help. The piece notes censorship, cautious optimism, and a grim view of war risks, with calls for truth to rally support at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Drew Middleton
Associated Press
France
United States
Middleton
New York City
Syracuse University
U. S
London
Britain
Channel
Dover
Germany
Italy
Greece
Rome
Turkey
Dardanelles
Romania
Bulgaria
Balkans
Pogradetz
Albania
Royal Air Force
London Air Ministry
Artesia Deaths Baffle Officers
In Artesia two deaths Sunday near a tourist camp puzzled officials as investigators explored possible poison. Sheriff Howell Gage said blood and stomach samples were sent to the FBI for analysis while officers consider multiple angles. A third person, Zola Dean, remained unconscious in Artesia hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
N. M
Lawson Shepard
Guy Shepard
Lois Garton
Artesia
Howell Gage
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Zola Dean
Lovington
Camp
Gage
Lea County
Shepard
Miles
Floods and Ice Threaten Panhandle and South Texas
Rescue boats carried hundreds to safety in flood swept south Texas as rains eased. Amarillo and Panhandle towns faced lingering ice, with missing families and a few fatalities linked to the storm. Coast guards and volunteers aided relief along a 200 mile gulf coast flood zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
Amarillo
Panhandle
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Brookshire
Galveston
Borger
Pampa
Gulf
Texas Panhandle
Coast Guard
Frank Mueller
Smith
Brazos
Labor Told It Must Stop Delay In Production
Secretary of Labor Perkins urged labor to honor defense contracts, seek fair adjustments of family differences, and prevent production delays. Speaking at the AFL convention in New Orleans, she stressed labor's new status and the duty to wage earners and the nation, and to thwart subversive influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Labor
National Defense
American Federation of Labor
AFL
United States
Annual Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Planned for Dec 10
The Chamber of Commerce schedules its annual meeting for Tuesday December 10 at 6 30 PM at the Woman's Club. Ned Revelle E O Moore and J D Shinkle lead a program aimed at practical community matters with a new center and a reception by A D Jones Frank Marks and H A Poorbaugh. Tickets are on sale now to avoid dining room sold out crowds.
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Chamber of Commerce
Woman’s Club
Ned Revelle
E. O. Moore
J. D. Shinkle
A. D. Jones
Frank Marks
H. A. Poorbaugh
Seek Crowd At 2nd Turkey Day Game
New Mexico Military Institute homecoming football game Thursday at 2 30 pm seeks large downtown and Roswell crowds. Chamber of Commerce committee led by W C Lawrence urges broad attendance to boost morale and show support for the institute with ticket prices reduced to 75 cents. Members selling tickets include Curtis Hill G T Watts Jim Rallis Frank Marks and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Military Institute
Chamber of Commerce
Institute
Roswell
W. C. Lawrence
America
Mr. Lawrence
Curtis Hill
G. T. Watts
Jim Rallis
Frank Marks
B. B. Ginsberg
Fayette Davidson
J. E. Patterson
W. T. Worthington
Federal Relief In Amarillo Storm
The Work Projects Administration allotted $17,695 to Amarillo Texas for storm relief. Funds to clear streets of power poles wires trees and debris from ice rain and floods will be drawn from the Texas emergency disaster allotment and executed by local WPA enrollees under San Antonio state approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Work Projects Administration
Amarillo
Texas
WPA
San Antonio
Conference On The Strikes In Defense Work
President Roosevelt called defense advisers to a conference in Washington to discuss strikes in national defense industries. Invited were Secretary Stimson, Secretary Knox, Attorney General Jackson, and Sidney Hill. White House secretary Stephen Early said the talks would follow a luncheon with Bernard Baruch, former chairman of the War Industries Board. Legislation was considered by House judiciary committee members at the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Stimson
Knox
Jackson
Sidney Hill
Defense Commission
Stephen Early
White House
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
War Industries Board
House Judiciary Committee
Almazans Set for Mexico City Departure
General Juan Andreu Almazan, defeated Mexican presidential candidate, leaves Corpus Christi by car for Brownsville to catch a plane to Mexico City this afternoon amid rumors of a revolution. Camacho to take office December 1 as U S officials note Vice President elect Wallace heads to Mexico City for the inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Juan Andreu Almazan
Mexico
Brownsville
Mexico City
Almazan
Manuel Avila Camacho
Cuba
Baltimore
Camacho
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Oil production figures for week end Nov 23
Daily crude oil output rose to 3,768,953 barrels, up 197,088 from the prior week. Texas increased by 214,710 to 1,512,850 barrels, while the Rocky Mountain region fell by 340 to 94,780 barrels, per the Oil and Gas Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Rocky Mountain
Local Kiwanians Form Defense Committee At Club Meeting
The Kiwanis Club met fifteen minutes past closing to discuss combating sabotage and strikes hindering the national defense program. Ben Ginsberg led the discussion with several members urging vigorous action and a committee to be appointed by President J E Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Ben Ginsberg
J. E. Patterson
Vultee Plane Strike Reported To Be Settled
John R. Steelman chief of the labor conciliation service announced a settlement of the Vultee aircraft strike after 12 days subject to ratification by the striking members. A mass meeting was to vote later today with acceptance expected and immediate resumption of operations assured.
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Steelman
Three Missing In Clovis Area
Three people are missing since Saturday in the Ima region about fifty miles northwest of Clovis. Gene Hepler of Melrose, a mechanic for an implement company, and two relatives of Hepler are unaccounted for amid storm conditions. A search party reports members of the search team missing too, with new search efforts underway. A Clovis airport plane is set to aid the hunt after noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Ima
Here
Gene Hepler
Melrose
Hepler
Olin Autry
Bert Kempt
Dave Hepler
Chamber Commerce entertains rural audiences Friday
Roswell Chamber of Commerce programs return this season starting with East Grand Plains Friday night. The feature is the old fashioned melodrama They Aint Done Right By Our Nell with Janette Henson as heroine Little Nell Perkins. Cast includes Avalon Russ, Melba ONeill, Roberta Duffield, John Halter, Bill Taylor, and Bill Purdy.
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Roswell
John Halter
Burkett Carlton
Vera
Bill Taylor
Villian
Bill Purdy
Jack Logan
Public Service sends crews to Amarillo for storm repair
A Southwestern Public Service Company crew of seven men was dispatched from Roswell to Amarillo by train last night to repair storm damaged power lines. Two crews totaling 11 men and two trucks were sent Sunday night, as Tulia requested, though telephone communication with Amarillo had not been established as of this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Public Service Company
Roswell
Amarillo
Tulia
Texas
Postcard Reports Roswell Police Radio Heard Clear
A Portland, Oregon postcard states N Paul sen heard the Roswell police radio clearly last Thursday night while testing for a frequency. The note notes the Portland caller heard the signal from Roswell. The report suggests cross city radio testing or reception.
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N. Paulsen
Portland
Ore
Roswell
Dickinson to quit ratings after 1940 intercollegiate gridiron list
Dr. Frank G. Dickinson of the University of Illinois, famed for rating intercollegiate football teams for a decade, announces his 1940 listings will be his last. He will disclose the final ratings next Monday, saying other interests and the rise of commercial gridiron ratings prompted the decision.
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Champaign
Ill
Frank G. Dickinson
University of Illinois
Dickinson
Jury Deadlock Delays Assault Trial in Mesilla Case
In Las Cruces New Mexico a retrial date was set for constable Rafael Lucero after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his assault case. Lucero is charged with shooting Wilbur Grey a Tulsa Oklahoma Aggie football player outside a Mesilla tavern last May.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Asault
Rafael Lucero
Mesilla
Lucero
Wilbur Grey
Tulsa
Okla
New Mexico
Aggie
El Capitan Club Elects Officers
El Capitan Young People's Club held its second meeting at the Salvation Army hall. Elected were Alton Reid president Glen Lee vice president Mrs Alene Lee secretary and Raymond Ackerman treasurer. The four fold purpose is devotion education service and recreation. The group meets Monday evenings at the Salvation Army Hall 2nd and Virginia. ages 14 to 30. Captain John Gioscio leads.
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el Capitan Young People’s Club
Salvation Army Hall
Alton Reid
Glen Lee
Alene Lee
Raymond Ackerman
2Nd
Virginia
John Gioscio
Salvation Army
Charles E Holt dies after long Roswell residence
Charles E Holt a Roswell resident for 41 years died at 8 45 last night at his home 1009 South Sea He had been ill since August Born in Dexter Iowa July 22 1869 he was 71 He served in the Spanish American war He is survived by his wife two daughters Macy Holt and Glen Holt two sons Macy Holt Roswell and Glen Holt Amboy Ill one brother G W Nelson Spokane Wash Funeral arrangements by Talmage Mortuary announced later
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Charles E. Holt
Roswell
South Sea
Dexter
Iowa
Holt
Carpenters’ Union
Swedish Lutheran Church
C. D. Snobarger
el Paso
Texas
S. L. Squire
This City
Macy Holt
Glen Holt
Amboy
Illinois
G. W. Nelson
Spokane
Washington
Talmage Mortuary
Wallace Starts On Tour Mexico
Vice president elect Henry A. Wallace crossed into Mexico and was greeted by Mexican military leaders near the Rio Grande. He and his party, including his wife, spent the night in Laredo en route to Mexico City for the December 1 inauguration of Manuel Avila Camacho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Henry A. Wallace
Mexico
Rio Grande
Republic
Wallace
United States
Castillo Najera Gznet
International Bridge
Monterey
Texas
Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Roswell Couple Granted Marriage License
J. B. Mayfield and Thelma Lee Dooley of Roswell obtained a marriage license, confirming their upcoming nuptials in the city.
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J. B. Mayfield and
Thelma Lee Dooley
Roswell
Snow Storm Sweeps Midwest and Northeast
A snow laden storm moved from Texas into the northwest today and swept northeastward through Kansas Nebraska Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and Missouri. Heavier snow fell across Illinois and Wisconsin while Indiana and New York faced cold, frosty conditions with forecasts of more snow. Forecaster R E Gumpf warned of icing dangers on highways and colder weather over several days as major cities reported record cold readings.
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Chicago
Midwest
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
Plains
Indiana
R. E. Gumpf
Fort Wayne
Ind
Gumpf
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Boston
Portland
Maine
Town Directory View From Central Hardware Manager
Tom Witten Jr of Central Hardware stresses that classifieds function as a town directory. He notes readers use them for business contacts and opportunities, rents, sales, and general interest, highlighting the directory-like role of classifieds in the community.
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Tom Witten, Jr
Central Hardware
Classified News Pack Delivers Unique Local Information Now
The classified section continues to provide valuable, hard to find local news and notices. Readers are urged to rely on these listings for timely information relevant to jobs, real estate, services, and community events.
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Mr. Witten
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