Winter Loses Grip On New Mexico And Texas
Winter loosening its grip across New Mexico and Texas with fair weather forecast after snow and ice. Drifts trapped a draftee 22 miles from home near Wagon Mound, while Texas flood threats narrowed as Panhandle repairs continued and eggs reached Albuquerque easing shortages.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Heck Canyon
Springer
Texas Panhandle
Albuquerque
Juan Bernal
Texas
Houston
Tex
Panhandle
Brazos
Trinity
Sabine
20-30 Club Joins Anti-Sabotage Move
Roswell civic clubs unite in pushing stronger national defense production legislation. The 20 30 club endorsed a Lions Club letter to New Mexico's congressional delegation and joined Kiwanis and Advertising clubs in the anti sabotage effort. The Kiwanis will act next Tuesday on committee recommendations while the 20 30 club sponsors a blood donor project and records blood typing at St Mary's hospital. Grady Furlough presided as president Grady Furlough.
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Roswell
Lions Club
New Mexico
Kiwanis Club
Advertising Club
St. Mary’s Hospital
Howard Hyatt
Grady Furlough
Capitan Resident Dies In Roswell
Mrs Emperatriz Peralta aged twenty two of Capitan New Mexico died in Roswell last night at 1130 illness over several weeks She came for medical treatment on November 29 192? She was born July 14 1918 in Lincoln County Survived by husband son daughter and parents Mr and Mrs Cruz Aguilar Hagerman New Mexico No Roswell funeral services will be held body to Capitan interment there Talmage Mortuary in charge
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Emperatriz Peralta
Peralta
Capitan
New Mexico
Roswell
Lincoln County
Cruz Aguilar
Hagerman
Talmage Mortuary
Delay in Calling More Men For Army Training
Washington officials said the army will not summon any of the 60 000 prospective citizen soldiers between December 15 and January 3, delaying calls during the Christmas period. The move affects men expected to be drafted for training and service, with no immediate replacement details announced.
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Washington
Great Crowd Of Children To Meet Santa Here Saturday
Roswell hosts annual pre Christmas visit by Santa Claus with 8000 invitations sending 6000 children to greet him in cars on Main Street. Gifts pass to youngsters under sixteen as parade nears the municipal Christmas tree. Yucca theater hosts 9 am show and coalitions aid transport for those without vehicles.
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New Mexico
Santa Claus
Roswell
Sixth Street
Main Street
Court House
Sixth
Advertising Club
Yucca Theater
County Agent Reports Year’s Extension Work in Chaves County
The annual report by county agent Tom Reid and home demonstration agent Pauline Cowan covers 12 months of county extension work led by 4-H Club programs with 270 4-H members, 324 completed projects, and a new calf sale record at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair. It notes outreach through 1881 office or 1754 telephone contacts, 248 articles, 3724 bulletins, 65 radio talks, and 1267 farm or home visits with 5651 in person attendees across 3 adult tours and 5 4-H Club tours.
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Tom Reid
Pauline Cowan
State Extension Service Office
Chaves County
Garnelle Marshall
Dexter
New Mexico
Italy claims naval battle damaged British force
The Italian high command reported that two British cruisers were damaged south of Sardinia as Italian ships including the destroyer Lanciere sustained serious damage. Italy said air bombs later struck an aircraft carrier, a battleship, and a cruiser, while the British fleet retreated toward the southeast.
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Associated Press
Rome
Iitalian
Sardinia
High Command
Lanciere
Fiume
Greece
Albania
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Clem Butler Dies in Roswell After Ill Health
Clem Butler longtime Roswell optometrist and Baptist church member died at 7 this morning after months of illness. He lived at 306 South Missouri Ave and is survived by two sons W. C. Butler of Hatch and another in Montana, a daughter Mrs. Oda Sweat of Floyd, and two grandchildren. Funeral plans pending word from relatives. Talmage Mortuary handling arrangements.
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Clemen Butler
Roswell
Mr. Butler
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
South Missouri Ave
Nancy Butler
South Park
W. C. Butler
Hatch
New Mexico
Montana
Oda Sweat
Floyd
Talmage Mortuary
Meeting Called To Discuss Water Rights Transfer
A group of farmers plans a Chamber of Commerce meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 PM to organize an appeal of the state engineer's ruling allowing a water right transfer from east of Roswell to north of Roswell The protestors urge artesian basin water users north of the hospital line to attend and oppose the ruling A prior protest hearing occurred in September before the state engineer
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Chamber of Commerce
G. G. Armstrong
Roswell
Weather outlook across New Mexico and nearby states
New Mexico sees fair skies tonight and Friday with increasing high cloudiness over the east and a warmer southwest, while the northeast turns colder Friday. West Texas expects rising high clouds, occasional rain in the extreme southeast late Friday, and a contrast between warmer tonight and colder areas north Friday night. Colorado remains generally fair with colder conditions in the north and east, and Arizona shows fair conditions with little temperature change.
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New Mexico
West Texas
Colorado
Arizona
Sheriff Takes Two To Penitentiary
Sheriff Frank Young today transported two prisoners to the state penitentiary at Santa Fe Ed Ehret was sentenced to one to two years for larceny and Ray Miller was sentenced to one to two years for forgery.
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Frank Young
Santa Fe
Ed Ehret
Ray Miller
Police Court Renewed Fine for Artesia Speeding
Ray Hart of Artesia was fined $10 in police court for speeding.
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Ray Hart
Artesia
Rotary Club Hears Bears and Drugs Talk and New Members
At the meeting led by president Walter Fulbright Walden Bassett described his bear hunt while Bob Mitchell spoke on retailing drugs. Three new members George Balderee J W Jones Jr and Carl Welch were approved.
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Rotary Club
Walter Fulbright
Walden Bassett
Bob Mitchell
George Balderee
J. W. Jones, Jr
Carl Welch
Fine Weather Sets New Mexico Military Institute Homecoming Tone
Fine weather and New Mexico sunshine greeted New Mexico Military Institute homecoming attendees this morning though recent storms likely reduced crowd size. By noon 320 out of town alumni and patrons had registered, with last year’s total 435. Nearly 1,000 guests will dine with the cadet corps tonight after a regimental parade, a cadet horse show, and a polo game yesterday.
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New Mexico
New Mexico Military Institute
Cadet Corps
Mess Hall
A Good Collection Of 1940 Taxes In Chaves County
Tax collection in Chaves County for the first half of 1940 advances rapidly, with 34.61 percent collected through November 26 and total tax roll at 409,735.64. Julius Skinner, deputy county treasurer, notes Santa Fe railroad paid its first half 1940 taxes, boosting coffers by 15,501.51. Delinquency penalties begin December 1. second half due May 1, 1941. Unpaid 1939 taxes may face vendue sales starting next Monday, though investors often secure tax certificates to the state as tax payments average 95 to 100 percent.
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Julius Skinner
Santa Fe Railroad
Skinner
Chaves
Red Paper Details Communist Opposition Tactics
A bulky 938 page handbook titled the red paper summarises Communist statements and strategies to oppose imperialist wars through domestic propaganda and hindering belligerent orders. The document by the House Un American Activities Committee follows the white paper on German activities and is set for White House discussion with President Roosevelt.
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Washington
House Committee On unAmerican
Dies
D-Tex
Roosevelt
United States
White House
Orange
Tex
Record Christmas trade to exceed prior peak
The commerce department predicted this Christmas season will feature the largest volume of holiday retail trade in American history between Thanksgiving and Christmas. They could not provide dollar estimates but expect value near the 1929 $500 million record, aided by lower prices and strong American-made goods replacing imports despite the European war.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Jesse H. Jones
Extradition Granted to Question Kenneth Jackson in Frome Case
Kenneth Jackson of Bakersfield California was ordered to be taken to Lubbock Texas to face kidnapping and extortion charges involving A H Maas. Governor Olson approved the extradition after defense failed to prove he was in California on January 27 1938. Investigators also seek to question him about the unsolved slayings of Mrs Weston Frome and her daughter Nancy in March 1938.
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Sacramento
Texas
Kenneth Jackson
Bakersfield
Calif
Lubbock
Tex
A. H. Maas
Culbert L. Olson
Jackson
California
Thomas Abel
Weston Frome
Nancy
West Texas
Berkeley
Parris Island
S. C
Football Scores from College and Pro Games
Final reports show Columbia and Brown tied 0 to 0. Ursinus 6, Franklin and Marshall Bucknell 7, Albright 0. Pro score Philadelphia 7, Pittsburgh 0. In college action Kansas leads Colorado State 26 to 0 at end of third period. Western State 7, Institute 0, Texas 7, Texas Aggies 0 in second period.
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Columbia
Brown
Ursinus
Franklin & Marshall
Bucknell
Albright
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Colorado State
Western State
Institute
Texas
Texas Aggies
Lions and Bears tie as Brown stalls late in closing hours
In Providence on November 28 Columbia's Lions were held to a scoreless tie by Brown before 15,000 fans. Brown twice stopped Columbia at the one yard line, while Columbia managed one early scoring threat as Johnny O Leary knocked down a fourth down pass intended for Joe Siegel in the end zone.
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Columbia
Brown
Providence
R. I
Lions
Johnny O'Leary
Ken Germann
Joe Siegel
Texas 7 Aggies . First-period pass starts 7-0 lead
Texas opened with a 7-0 halftime edge over undefeated Texas A and M before 45 000 in Austin as Pete Layden engineered a 57 second passing spree. The Aggies sought their first Austin win since 1922 in brisk bleak conditions as Layden connected on a 33 yard pass to Cow.
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Texas
Aggies
Austin
Tex
Pete Layden
University of Texas
Texas Aggie
Texas A
Southwest
Layden
Cow
Seek Death For Subversives In Roswell Club Proposal
Roswell New Mexico November 28 The Roswell Lions Club urged life imprisonment or death for citizens who join subversive activities and proposed a federal treason law. It also sought deportation for aliens guilty of subversive acts and asset seizures, criticizing policing costs for convicted saboteurs. The letter noted support from other clubs and referenced concurrent wartime Greek and British actions and air raids across Europe.
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Roswell
N. M
Roswell Lions Club Today
New Mexico
Congress
A. N. Etz
United States
Etz
Hagerman Mayor Receives Commission as Colonel
Hagerman mayor and leading citizen C G Mason was presented with a commission as colonel on the governor Miles staff at the Hagerman Men's Club meeting Tuesday night. The appointment came as a surprise to Mr Mason.
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C. G. Mason
Hagerman
Miles
Hagerman Men’s Club
Mr. Mason
There’s No Argument About Classified Ad Readership
Miss Mary Cleary of Owl Drug Co recalls her interest in classified ads dating back about twenty years to a hospital ward with World War I soldiers. She states there is no argument about reading classifieds and their efficiency, having grown to read them with the rest of the paper.
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Mary Cleary
Owl Drug Co
Miss Cleary
Bouquet Appreciation for Classified Ad Friendship
A friendly note expresses appreciation for Miss Cleary and her straightforward manner, acknowledging her bouquet as a cheerful token tied to their long standing acquaintance.
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