German Front Advances And Soviet Counter Attacks Reported
German efforts west of Leningrad extend about six miles as front lines shift amid heavy fighting near Kronstadt. The Soviet press claims a major victory on the Karelians Isthmus with heavy Finn losses and a decisive Russian counter action in the Ukraine front. The Black Sea and Atlantic theaters note German air and submarine successes including sinking a 20,000 ton transport and four merchant ships totaling 28,000 tons.
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Mriticsal
Leningrad
Ukraine
Berlin
Hitler
Kronstadt
Red
Svir
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Black Sea
Luftwaffe
Atlantic
Wyoming to Welcome New University Chief Morrill
College head Dr. J. L. Morrill vice president of Ohio State University will assume the presidency of the University of Wyoming on January 1 1942 succeeding Dr A G Crane who led the school for 18 years. Morrill was appointed for three and a half years at an annual salary of eight thousand dollars.
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J. L. Morrill
Ohio State University
University of Wyoming
Dr. Morrill
A. G. Crane
AFL Opens 61st Annual Convention In Seattle
In Seattle on October 4 1940 the American Federation of Labor begins its 61st annual convention with a ten day program stressing labor’s role in wartime emergencies and postwar reconstruction. About 600 delegates expect a Roosevelt message urging full cooperation on production while actual steps on defense strikes or racketeering are unlikely. Delegates may follow William Green’s lead condemning racketeering but affirm the federation’s lack of control over international unions.
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Seattle
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Organized Labor
William Green
Texas Rolls Over LSU In Muddy 34 Point Victory
Fullback Pete Layden led Texas to a 34 to 0 win over Louisiana State on a field soaked by heavy rain. The Longhorns used LSU’s inexperienced line for most gains and added a pair of touchdown passes. The first team played 20 minutes and scored three touchdowns.
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Austin
Tex
Pete Layden
Texas
Layden
Louisiana State
LSU
D. X.bible
Longhorns
Llagden
Soil Conservation Supervisors Named at Macho District
L. G. Eliott C. A. Buchanan and Sterling Martin were elected supervisors of the Macho Soil Conservation district, reported Saturday by unit conservationist Herman T. Pinto who was transferred to Roswell from Las Cruces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Eliott
Sterling Martin
Macho Soil Conservation District
Herman T. Pinto
Pinto
Roswell
Las Cruces
Court to Carlsbad for a Day or Two
Judge James B. McGhee district attorney G. T. Watts and acting court reporter Mrs. Marie Baldy will travel to Carlsbad today where McGhee will conduct court for one or two days.
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Carlsbad
James B. McGhee
G. T. Watts
Marie Baldy
McGhee
Army air corps officer killed in Honolulu scuffle
Second Lieutenant Martin R. Connelly, 26, of Syracuse New York, was fatally shot in a Honolulu incident during a scuffle over inspecting a package. Customs guard John K Yuen is held on second degree murder charges. authorities investigate. Connelly was returning home from the Philippines. Yuen says the gun discharged accidentally.
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Army Air Corps
Martin R. Connelly
Syracuse
N. Y
Honolulu
Hawaii
John K. Yuen
Connelly
Philippines
Yuen
U S Spending Preview: Treasury to Issue Large Borrowing
Treasury plans borrowing next week between 1.6 and 1.25 billion dollars to offset rising deficits. Defense outlays projected to reach two billion dollars monthly by June, pushing annual expenditures to about 24.58 billion. Smith notes lend-lease and British orders fuel the surge, with total defense measures far surpassing January budget estimates. Net receipts expected around 12 billion, covering non-defense activities and about a third of defense.
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Southucsa
Treasury
Smith
Great Britain
Congress
Mississippi special senate race leads with Collins early
Leads for Senate Representative Ross Collins of Meridian Mississippi show an early advantage in the special election to succeed the late Senator Pat Harrison. Collins leads as returns come in from the Mississippi race.
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Ross Collins
Meridan
Miss
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Inflation and deficits rise as Smith warns early action needed
Smith cited about 100 million dollars in the first quarter of this fiscal year versus last year and a similar receipts and expenditures rise. He projects no major change to a 12.5 billion deficit, blaming inflation and rising prices for higher spending and urging early action to curb inflationary pressures.
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Smith
Roswell Flood Strikes City Pressure Eases For Now
After two floods within two weeks the west part of Roswell shows receding water. Bridges are used to cross Main Street as work crews begin repairs. Schools plan to resume tomorrow if water subsides, with health officials urging typhoid vaccination and boiling non-city water. Mountain View 4 miles south was twice flooded. The city faces a major cleanup and uncertain total damages.
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Page One
Main Street
Dayton Talmage
Pennsylvania
Mountain View
Roswell
World War II Roundup of Allied and Axis Moves
Reports from Europe describe Nazi purges and anti resistance actions across occupied states. Prague executes seven Czechs while Brussels witnesses a Rexist leader killed by a bombing. Russian efforts indicate limited gains and counter thrusts on the Karelian Isthmus. A Moscow statement upholds religious freedom amid pressures from Britain and the United States. Rumors swirl about Hess and a prisoner exchange as U.S. talks with Japan continue with no clear progress.
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Europe
Prague
Brussels
Berlin
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Karelian
S. A. Lozovsky
United States
Roosevelt
Germany
Britain
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Hess
Far East
Japan
U. S
Anderson's Home-made Mammoth Dill Pickles
Anderson's Gardens offers home made dill pickles as a two for a nickel deal. Ady advertises the offer with a bold sign on the garden gate.
Kirchhoff Couple To Make Roswell Home At Army Base
Lt Kirchhoff from the quartermaster department will be stationed at the new army air base to be established here. Mrs O A Kirchhoff and Lt Kirchhoff arrived Saturday to settle in Roswell.
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O. A. Kirchhoff
Roswell
Lt. Kirchhoff
Quartermaster Department
Army Air Base
Armed Greek raiders seize Bulgarian towns in border clash
In Sept 28 29 Greek bands crossed into Bulgaria seizing public buildings in several villages while trying to spark a general uprising. Bulgarian police and soldiers clashed with hundreds of raiders leaving unreported fatalities. Berlin reports a Brussels bomb targeting a Nazi party aide and a Belgium decree expanding death penalties for escape or aiding enemies. West Point notes Army defeats The Citadel 19 to 6 in season opener.
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Chantimen
Pare
Bulgaria
Sofia
Bruesseler Zeitung
Brussels
Rexist
Jean Oedé¢kerke
Belgium
Fires Falter as Weather Improves in Northern California
Improved weather conditions in northern California slowed many forest brush and grass fires driven by high winds and heat. A dense fog aided about 1,000 Fort Ord soldiers fighting two fires in southern Monterey county near Devil's Canyon and Garrapatapalo Colorado. The Devil's Canyon blaze consumed about 5,000 acres, while the Carmel vicinity fire destroyed a number of homes and was expected to be under control by tomorrow morning.
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San Francisco
California
Fort Ord
Monterey County
Devil’s Canyon
Garrapatapalo Colorado
Carmel
Tulane Blanks Auburn 32 to 0 in SEC Opener
Tulane's Green Wave opened the Southeastern Conference slate by routing Auburn 32 to 0 in New Orleans before about 38,000. Tulane dominated with 370 total yards to Auburn's 26, 20 first downs to 1, and 6 of 11 passes for 86 yards while Auburn went 0 for 9.
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New Orleans
Tulane
Auburn Plainsmen
Greenies
Auburn
Plainsmen
World Series Game Three Attendance and Receipts
Official figures from New York on the third game show attendance of 33,100 and receipts totaling 158,844 dollars. The commissioner's office received 23,826.60 dollars, the players' pool stood at 81,010.44 dollars, and clubs and leagues accounted for 54,006.96 dollars.
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New York
Commissioner’s Office
Marquette defeats Wisconsin to cap debut under Stidham
Marquette University opened coach Tom Stidham era with a 28 to 7 victory over Wisconsin before 40,000 in Madison. It marked the third of 17 years of Marquette wins in the series as the Milwaukee team dominated the rivalry. West Texas State routs Arizona State 13 to 7 behind long runs by Ben Collins and Larry Sanders in Tempe.
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Madison
Wis
Marquette University
Tom Stidham
University of Wisconsin
Marquette
Milwaukee
West Texas
Tempe Tempe
Ariz
Ben Collins
Larry Sanders
West Texas State
Arizona State
Collins
Sanders
Citadel Triumph Over Opponent Before Large Crowd
The Citadel led 7 0 as 700 cadets joined the team north to face the rival. The home team defense held and the visitors scored its only touchdown in the opening quarter amid a sweltering crowd of near 10 000 spectators.
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The
Citadel
Defense stamps sold at local businesses list
Stores and shops including J C Penney Sears Roebuck and Woolworth advertise defense stamps for sale. Businesses such as Busy Bee Cafe Price and Company Daniel Paint and Glass Purdy Furniture Merritt's First National Bank Roswell Building and Loan Safeway Store are named as sellers. Public Service urges business owners to join the list by calling 11.
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J. C. Penney Company
Busy Bee
Sears-Roebuck Company
Price and Company
Daniel Paint and Glass Co
Purdy Furniture
Merritt's
First National Bank
Roswell Building and Loan Ass'n. F. W. Woolworth Co
Safeway
E Public Service
Parachutist Still Stranded Atop Devil's Tower
Rescue efforts for George Hopkins, regarded as the top parachutist, continue atop Devil's Tower 865 feet above ground. Mountain climbers plan rope ladder pickup via a Goodyear blimp from Akron, weather permitting, with delays expected until Jack Durrance arrives from New York to join attempts.
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Devil’s Tower
Wyo
George Hopkins
Devil's Tower
J. F. Joyner
National Monument
Akron
Joyner
Hopkins
Broich
Ernest K. Field
Rocky Mountains
Field
Warren Gorrell
U. S. Park Service
New York
Jack Durrance
Dartmouth College
Gorrell
Sinking of I. C. White Raises Global Self Defense Issue
The article reviews Hull’s warnings on world conquest, the S. C. White torpedoing, and Roosevelt’s shoot-on-sight policy. It notes four crew missing, the strongest administration reaction yet, and congressional leaders weighing neutrality law changes. Sol Bloom calls the attack a test of respect for vessels wherever they sail.
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Atlantic
Hull
South Atlantic
Roosevelt
U. S
Britain
White House
I. C. White
Sol Bloom
N. Y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Potomac River
Bridges Urges All-Out Aid For Reds Britain and China
Oakland dispatch reports California CIO convention backing President Roosevelt's all-out aid to Britain, Russia, and China. Speakers attack “dollar-a-year” saboteurs and demand deportation for Bridges. The gathering endorses Roosevelt policy and calls for labor board votes to resolve tanker crew jurisdiction.
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Bridges
Britain
China
Oakland
Calif
Harry Fridges
California
CIO Convention
Roosevelt
Russia
CIO
National Defense
Sears
Irvin Elber
United Federal Workers Union
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Elber
Henry Schmidt
San Francisco
United States
Schmidt
Labor Board
CIO National Maritime Union
AFL Internation Seamen’s Union
Alice M. Rosseter
Marriage Licenses Granted In Roswell
Geronimo Trujillo and Nora Jimenez of Roswell obtained marriage licenses.
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Geronimo Trujillo and
Nora Jimenez
Roswell
Arliss Pleads Guilty Over Unregistered Securities in London
George Arliss, famed stage and screen star, pleads guilty in London to neglecting to register possession of 52640 in United States and Canada securities under defense regulations. He is fined 15000 pounds plus 42 costs. maximum penalty could reach 158000 pounds.
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George Arliss
London
United States
Canada
Arliss
Father Weeps After Miley Rites and Deaths at Club
Fred Miley mourns after the funeral of his daughter Marion slain by two burglars during a Lexington country club holdup. He later loses his wife to bullet wounds from the same incident. Miley, a well known golfer, is shown weeping as he leaves.
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Marion
Fred Miley
Lexington
Miley
Miss Miley
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AFL
Soil Conservation Supervisors
Lieut. M. R. Connelly
Cleveland
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Phil Rizzuto
Yankee
Davis
Dodger
Mickey Owen
Peewee Reese
Dodgers
Senate
Norway
West Point
Army
Citadel of Charleston
S. C
Wisconsin
Paul Cdor
S. Richardson
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