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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1939

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East Is Hot But West Has A Cold Wave

Unseasonable heat gripped the East as a cold front stretched from central Michigan to eastern Texas. Temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal east of the front contrasted with drops westward, while rains eased the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region. Forecasters predicted relief tonight or tomorrow in New York and Ohio with continued warmth elsewhere.

Middle West Michigan Missouri Texas Mississippi Vallley Great Lakes New York Ohio Iowa Harrisburg Mercury Philadelphia Baltimore Columbus Washington D. C South Chicago Milwaukee Nebraska North Platte Omaha

Miracle drug may prevent influenza

The public health service reports sulfapyridine may be used to prevent flu after a pneumonia case in an eight month old led to rapid recovery. Dr. Margaret Pittman notes mice experiments show the drug protects against influenza bacteria, slowing growth until the immune system acts.

Associated Press Washington Public Health Service Margaret Pittman National Institute of Health Miss Pittman J. H. McLeod

Daladier says Hitler broke promises. vows fight for security

Daladier declared in a nationwide broadcast that France and Britain will continue to fight to secure a lasting European peace. He said the Allies will not submit to dictation, noting Britain and France mastery of the seas. Simultaneously, German forces pressed attacks along a 35 mile western front sector, with substantial enemy activity reported near the Moselle valley to Saarbrucken.

Faris Ogci Daladier Adolf Hitler France Britain Europe Hitler Germany Fron Moselle Saarbruecken Berlin

Park official calls for roving rangers to curb pot hunting

Frank Pinkley of the Southwestern National Monuments urged Congress to fund four roving rangers to patrol 360000 square miles across New Mexico Colorado Arizona and Utah. He said the extra force could greatly reduce pot hunting by locating evidence and pursuing offenders in court. Other speakers at the national park conference included Col. Richard Lieber Arthur Demaray Miss Pearl Chase Dr Herbert Bolton and Jesse Nusbaum.

Santa FE N. M Frank Pinkley Southwestern National Monuments Pinkley National Park Conference American Planning and Civic Association Congress New Mexico Colorado Arizona Utah National Park Service Col Richard Lieber Indianapolis Association Arthur E. Demaray Washington Park Service Miss Pearl Chase Santa Barbara Calif The Community Arts Association Herbert E. Bolton University of California History Department Jesse Nusbaum

Six nabbed in raid on Blue Bonnet

A group of six people five adults and one charged minor were arrested in a raid on the Blue Bonnet rooms at 211 1/2 South Main. Nell Emmett faced a vagrancy charge and keeping a house of prostitution. The four women pleaded guilty to vagrancy and were released on recognizance awaiting sentencing. Two men were dismissed. Evelyn Miles faced an old safe robbery charge but was released. Other suspects were sent to prison in different states.

Nell Emmett Blue Bonnett Rooms South Main Hoyt “Lee Virgil Rogers Hazel Schaffer Mary Brigance Evelyn Miles Lee Rogers O’neill Leo McCoy Clyde Lindsay Vernie Hudgins Marie Bennett McCoy Arizona Oklahoma

Infantile paralysis cases rise in San Juan County

District health officer E R Beavers reported two new infantile paralysis cases under treatment in San Juan county today, bringing the total reported in the past several days to three in Gallup New Mexico on October 10.

San Juan CO Gallup N. M E. R. Beaver San Juan County

Hijacking Here Last Night Is Charged

Jimmie Martin is charged with theft of 17 dollars 54 cents from John Varner in a J P court filing. Varner says Martin hijacked him near railroad tracks last night. Martin was found near East Second Street after a reported beating. Homer Stuckey and Henry C. Ezzel face city assault and battery charges in the same docket. Cases were set before Pat O Neill, police judge, this afternoon.

Jimmie Martin John Varner J. P Varner Martin East Second Street Homer Stuckey Henry C. Ezzel Pat O’neill

Ballot push as NMU student voter controversy erupts

Albuquerque voters cast ballots to fill two city commission seats and the police court bench while District Judge Bryant G Johnson orders an investigation into NMU student registrations after a Mountain View Oklahoma student pled guilty to fraudulent registration. Former governor Clyde Tingley campaigns with Darrow as Waggoman and Wilson vie for ballots. The state board of public health considers regulating habit forming medicines amid concerns over unsupervised sales.

Albuquerque N. M Tingley Ross Johnson

Fear foul play in Hendrix case intensifies search

New Mexico officers intensified their hunt for Gil bert G. Hendrix Jr. president of Albuquerque Investment Company who vanished in Santa Fe Friday. His car found abandoned in Denver with a bloody handkerchief and broken spectacles raised murder and kidnapping fears. FBI joined after a Kansas City arrest linked to a confessed kidnapper Jay Lynch. No business irregularities noted. Weather: New Mexico fair tonight and Wednesday. Colorado, Arizona and West Texas also mostly fair with variable frost and warmth.

Albuquerque N. M New Mexico Gilbert G. Hendrix, Jr Albuquerque Investment Company Santa Fe Denver Hendrix Federal Bureau of Investigation Kansas City Jay Lynch Lynch

Promise good treatment of war prisoners

Washington reports that Great Britain Germany and France pledged to abide by the Geneva treaty rules for prisoners of war. The notes seek assurances these powers will apply the Geneva conventions in the current conflict. This enables inspection of German camps holding British or French officers or soldiers.

Washington Great Britain Germany France United States State Department Reich Tne

AFL Refuses To Endorse Roosevelt

The American Federation of Labor convention in Cincinnati voted against endorsing President Roosevelt and the New Deal. The committee’s non-concurrence supported by AFL President William Green cited no blanket endorsement and criticized the Connecticut proposal for not distinguishing between congressional and administrative action. John J. Egan of Connecticut urged credit for Roosevelt, while others noted AFL criticisms of the National Labor Relations Board and other measures.

Cincinnati American Federation of Labor Roosevelt Connecticut AFL William Green National Labor Relations Board John J. Egan Connecticut Federation of Labor Organized Labor Rooosevelt

Senate Defeats Move to Split Neutrality Bill

In Washington on October 10 administration forces in the Senate defeated a motion to separate shipping provisions from the arms embargo repeal in the neutrality bill. The vote was 65 to 26 against the motion, with debate over whether the tally signals strength for the bill. Senator Tobey proposed two bills, one embargo repeal and another restricting shipping to belligerents.

Washington Senate Barkley Kentucky Borah Idaho Senator Tobey RNH Foreign Relations Committee Tobey Roo Rosevelt Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Santa Fe R.R. payroll boosted by expansion plan

Amarillo Tex October 10 Santa Fe railway officials expect the system payroll to rise by 35000 dollars a month as part of a 21000000 dollar spending program for new equipment and operating expansion. Albuquerque shops will add 230 jobs mainly on western lines in New Mexico. The program includes 2800 new freight cars rebuilding of 2500 others and purchase of 91000 tons of rail.

Amarillo Tex Santa Fe Railway Albuquerque New Mexico

Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Pelts in Grady

Ed Borden pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in Clovis after the shotgun death of Fred Lee Felts on Grady main street. At arraignment he was denied bail. Felts died instantly when struck in the back of the head and neck as he walked from his car Saturday morning. Motive for the slaying has not been disclosed.

Clovis Fred Lee Felts Grady N. M Ed Borden Pelts Felts

Hodson Speaks On Quartz Crystal Radio Controls

H. O. Hodson spoke at the Roswell Kiwanis luncheon on quartz crystal plates for radio frequency control. Hodson, former Westinghouse radio engineer and now district superintendent for Southwestern Public Service Co., answered questions from members. Dr. C. M. Biffert noted Paul Wilmot attends the district Kiwanis convention in Albuquerque as Roswell’s delegate. Ray Flatt, Platt Drug Store owner, attended as a guest.

H. O. Hodson Kiwanis Roswell Southwestern Public Service Co Hodson Westinghouse Company C. M. Biffert Paul Wilmot Albuquerque Ray Flatt New Platt Drug Store

Russia presses Finland as Baltic drive reshapes Europe

The article explains Moscow seeks naval bases in Finland while pressuring Sweden and the Baltic states. Finland mobilizes on the Russian border, refusing to surrender sovereignty. Latvia Estonia Lithuania face Soviet advances as Nazi repatriation of 118000 Germans unfolds amid shifting power.

Associated Press Herr Hiter Russia Baltic Latvia Estonia Finland Moscow Lithuania Nazidom Herr Hitler Reich Baltic States Stalin Helsinki Hiilirki Viipuri Urho Kekkonen Gulf of Finland Leningrad Kronstadt Europe Germany Thei Jowds Sweden

Angry crowd crowds governor recall move in New Orleans

A mass meeting of about five thousand angry citizens booed Governor Earl K Long for over a minute and urged recall of District Attorney Charles A Byrne. Byrne faced grand jury charges and planned a hearing while supporters pressed for a recall election under petitions supervised by T Hale Boggs and the People’s League.

New Orleans Earl K. Long Criminal District Court Charles A. Byrne Byrne New Orleans Parish Grand Jury T. Hale Boggs People’s League Long Boggs Conrad Meyer David M. Ellison Criminal Court

Hitler Says Germany Will Fight If Peace Declined

Adolf Hitler declared Germany would continue fighting if peace terms were refused, vowing no power on earth would force Germany to its knees. He spoke at Berlin’s Sports Palast opening the Nazi winter relief campaign, praising national unity and readiness for war while pledging aid to Red Cross efforts.

Berlin Oest Adolf Hitler Germany Poland Fuehrer Ine Fuenrer Hitler Red Cross Wuld

British reply to Hitler postponed by Chamberlain

London Oct 10 The postponement of Chamberlain's Commons speech to answer Hitler’s peace overtures was decided to allow fuller dominion consultation. Lloyd George plans an international peace conference while Kingsley Wood reports RAF photographic maps of the Siegfried Line and 72 submarine sightings with 34 attacks noted, asserting British planes superior.

London Chamberlain Thurscay House of Commons Adolf Lloyd George John Sir Kingsley Wceed Royal Air Force Siehfriedge Germany Kingsley

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