Soviet admit great Nazi offensive on central front
Moscow reports the German assault as massive and says Russia mobilizes all national strength to meet Hitler. Lozovsky states Germans may have hundreds of thousands to lose and forecasts winter’s biting cold aiding the defense. Fiercest fighting continues with 198 tanks reported as losses on three sectors. Italian high command says British air strikes hit Catania Licata and Tripoli, with Italian planes returning fire.
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Hitler
S. A. Lzovsky
Lozovsky
Russia
Red Star
Red Army
Africa
Rome
Catania
Licata
Sicily
Tripoli
Libya
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A B Cotton Nominated Roswell Kiwanis President 1942
A B Cotton was nominated for the Roswell Kiwanis Club presidency for 1942. He currently serves as president, filling the interval after H O Hodson moved to Amarillo. Also nominated were Norman Savage and Ray Platt for vice presidencies and seven directors. Election set in two weeks.
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A. B. Cotton
Roswell
J. M. H. Callender
Bob Wakefield
Paul McEvoy
W. C. Taylor
B. B. Ginsberg
Steve Marshall
Kiwanis International
Las Vegas
N. M
Ed Harbaugh
Ruidoso
Local Weather Temperature Readings and Averages
Temperature readings at 3 hour intervals for 24 hours ending 11 30 am today show a high of 84 and a low of 47 with normal for the date at 78 and 48. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 11 30 am today is 0. Month to date 49, year to date 29.45. Sunset 5 35, length of day 11.6 hours.
Germans Claim A Battle Won In Crimean Area
Berlin reports a great new battle fought 800 miles from the Reichs frontiers north of the Sea of Azov and says it was won as part of new operations. British and Soviet lines show conflicting accounts of progress with the Crimea front and Rostov air raid noted.
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Crimean
Berlin
Reich
Sea of Azov
Warplanes to reach 2500 monthly by year end
Washington reports U.S. warplane production should total 2,500 military aircraft per month by the end of 1941. September deliveries reached a record 1,914, including training and combat types, signaling a sustained rise in output. Officials caution October to December may only match September.
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Washington
United States
Office of Production Management
OPM
William S. Knudsen
Crude Oil Output Drops Across United States
Daily crude oil production in the United States fell by 217,285 barrels to 3,844,715 for the week ending October 4, the Oil and Gas Journal reported from Tulsa. Texas output declined 218,550 to 1,240,300. the Rocky Mountain states fell 785 to 114,770.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Rocky Mountain States
Girl 5 Lost In Wilderness Found Safe In New Hampshire
Pamela Hollingworth, missing for eight days after vanishing from a family picnic, was found alive near a road in Conway New Hampshire. She was frostbitten but in good physical condition, weighing 45 pounds at disappearance and eight pounds lighter at rescue, with hospital staff optimistic about her recovery. A search by authorities and a lead from Augusta Maine teacher Thelma Knight helped locate her. she called out Hi as rescuers closed in.
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Conway
N. H
Pamela Hollingworth
Thelma Knight
Augusta
Pammy
Flood Victims Set State Traffic Death Toll Record
September floods pushed New Mexico highway deaths to a new monthly high. W R Eccles said 34 people died in 22 accidents, 13 from flood related vehicle incidents. 24 victims were NM residents. seven died in single car crashes and three were pedestrians.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
W. R. Eccles
Twelve Wedding Party Drowned in Conchos River Tragedy
Juarez Mexico Oct 7 Twelve members of a wedding party are believed drowned when a home made boat overturned in the Conchos River 75 miles north of Chihuahua City. The craft capsized amid torrential rains. only one survived. Two children’ s bodies were recovered as searches continued for others.
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Juarez
Chih
Mexico
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua State
Carrizo
Hondo to Tularosa Road Open Soon
Santa Fe New Mexico report says U S 70 from Hondo to Tularosa will reopen late today or tomorrow after weeks of washouts from the Hondo river flood. State 18 between Artesia and Cloudcroft is also set to reopen, with remaining closures on U S 70 Roswell to Clovis and State 31 Hagerman area.
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Santa FE
N. M
Fred Healy
Hondo
Tularosa
Hondo River
Artesia
Cloudcroft
Roswell
Clovis
Pecos
Hagerman
School Board and Eva Bourne Clash Over Dismissal Notice
Eva M. Bourne sues the city school board for damages claiming failure to give written notice of dismissal as city school nurse before the 1941 42 term extended her contract under Chapter 202 Laws of 1941 New Mexico Her two claim counts seek 1800 for that year and a court order requiring the board to execute a proper contract Bourne filed a reply to the board s answer with no hearing date yet set The superintendent's June 31 1941 letter says the board wishes to terminate her services and will assist in finding another position The note continues on page four
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Eva M. Bourne
Miss Bourne
Great Bridge Falls Under Weight Of A Loaded Train
Sault Ste. Marie Mich October 7 The mammoth bridge across the St Marys river buckled beneath a freight train early today, hurling two trainmen to their deaths as the engine plunged into the water and blocking vital railroad traffic across the river.
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Great Bridge
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
St. Mary’s River
Flood Conference Set For Oct 30 By Governor Miles
Governor Miles fixed October 30 for a flood control conference with state and federal officials to plan work on Pecos Hondo and Gila river valleys. He will also discuss the flood problem this week with Interior Secretary under secretary John J Dempsey who arrives tomorrow. Dempsey will study the flood situation on the other side of the state next week.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
Pecos
Hondo
Gila
John J. Dempsey
Dempsey
Army Bomber Crashes on Agassiz Peak Killed Six
In a snow storm a B 18 bomber crashed into Agassiz Peak near Flagstaff killing six officers and men. Remains were carried from the rugged slope to army ambulances from Albuquerque. Coroner and rescue teams struggled through snow and timber as salvage crews prepared to recover the wreckage in Arizona's high country.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Army Air Corps
Agassiz Peak
Albuquerque
N. M
W. E. Jolly
CCC
Arizona
Tucson
Dinner in Honor of John J. Dempsey Thursday Night
Undersecretary of the Interior John J. Dempsey will be honored at a 6 30 PM dinner at Nickson Coffee Shop. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce tickets cost 75 cents and must be bought in advance. The event is a courtesy dinner not open to flood discussion. Dempsey visits Roswell and Carlsbad to study flood problems and will meet local authorities.
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John J. Dempsey
Nickson
Chamber of Commerce
Dempsey
Roswell
Carlsbad
Don H Chappell Heads DeMolays
Don H Chappell elected Master Councilor of Roswell Chapter DeMolay with Charles Malone Senior Councilor and Ben F Kelly Junior Councilor for four months at the Masonic Temple meeting. Officers named include Dixon Bullock Senior Deacon Ted Brown and Jerry Owens Senior Steward among others. Installation scheduled Monday night October 20 1941 by State Master Councilor with past masters assisting. public invited.
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Roswell
Order of DeMolay
Don H. Chappell
Charles Malone
Ben F. Kelly
Masonic Temple
Dixon Bullock
Ted Brown
Jerry Owens
John Bill Powers
Joe Fowler
Marshall
Bill Thompson
Homer Buchanan
George Losey
Luther Lund
Charles Gant
Owens Dunnahoo
Yerby Chambers
Fred Burkstaller, Jr
Ralph Burnworth
Odie Bynum
Billy Hereford
Lucius di Lorenzo
Morris Carper
P. x
J. Harold Newton
Robert Owens
Dewey Burnworth
Orval Combs Dies in Los Angeles at 5 this morning
The Record reports Orval Combs died at five o clock this morning in Los Angeles. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Orval Combs
Los Angeles
Parachutist Clings to Devil's Tower After Night On Rock
Parachutist George Hopkins, a 30 year old from Texas, spent six nights atop Devil's Tower before eight climbers reached him after dark and lowered him to the base. He said he was never frightened and would rather climb up again than face the crowd. Hopkins wanted a shave and a haircut, joking about his six day beard. The rescue involved twelve hours of perilous climbing by veteran alpinists.
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Sundance
Wyo
George Hopkins
Devil's Tower
Hopkins
Leningrad Seen From Kronstadt Amid Smoke and War
A reporter on the Karelian Isthmus describes miles high smoke over Leningrad and Kronstadt from German bombardment. Soviet ships, including four warships, sail between Leningrad and Kronstadt as Kronstadt’s cathedral appears intact behind the smoke.
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Karelian
Leningrad
Red Fleet
Kronstadt
Tornado Kills 3 Injures 135 Near Kansas City
A violent tornado tore through the eastern Kansas City area and Blue River Valley killing three people and injuring about 135. Fifty-five were hospitalized, 80 treated at the scene, as homes were destroyed in Fairmount and Sugar Creek. The Kavy Sec Mills plant suffered $50,000 in losses.
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Kansas City
Blue River Valley
Fortythird Street
Kensington Avenue
Fairmount
Sugar Creek
Independence
Kavy-Sec Mills
Dorothy Lucas
Diana
Violent Russian Attacks On Moscow Front Declared
Across the Moscow front Soviet forces reported fierce combat with German wedges under heavy losses. Red Star cited 198 German tanks destroyed and over 11 000 Nazis killed in three sectors, as Soviet troops pressed near Kiev and other fronts in heavy fighting.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Sea of Azov
London
Red Star
Central
Moscow
Semeon Timoshenko
Flood Control Plans Discussed By Local Authorities
Local officials from Roswell, Chaves County, Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District and Hagerman Canal met to formulate flood control plans for presentation to Undersecretary John J. Dempsey. Decisions not released pending review, with a second meeting set before Dempsey’s Thursday visit. attendees included Mayor Thomas J. Hall, City Engineer Lea Rowland, City Attorney Ross Malone Jr., and county representatives Harry Puryear, Austin Reeves, M. Y. Monical, and W. A. Losey.
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John J. Dempsey
Roswell
City
County and Artesian Conservancy District
County Commissioners’ Office
Dempsey
Mayor Hall
Carlsbad
Nickson
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Puryear
Austin Reeves
M. Y. Monical
W. A. Losey
Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District
Hagerman Canal
Thos. J. Hall
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Lea Rowland
City of
New Postal Record Nears as Roswell Receipts Grow
Receipts of the Roswell post office for the first three quarters of 1941 totaled 59,169.04 dollars, a 1,305.66 dollar rise over the same period in 1940. The 1940 yearly total of 82,427.00 dollars was the highest in the post office’s history, and officials expect a new annual record in 1941.
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Roswell
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