Germany Sees No Conflict With French War Aims
Berlin sources say Germany accepts Daladier’s aims as long as they target security and European peace. They view his critique of German leaders as domestic politics and expect France to keep Maginot-line defense. Britain-France alliance cited as potential obstacle to German-US stance.
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Germany
Berlin
Daladier
France
Reichsfuehmer Hitler
Britain
Europe
Maginot
Hitler
Col Breece unloads livestock holdings in western New Mexico
Col George E Breece disclosed plans to liquidate his vast western New Mexico stock including 32000 sheep and 2500 cattle from the Breece Prewitt Sheep Company. He indicated only a small portion has been sold and credited favorable markets for the sale. He heads the George E Breece Lumber Company and the McKinley Land and Lumber Company, with important land and timber interests on the Continental Divide. Manager H F Prewitt, owner of Home Ranch at Prewitt, NM, remains in the sheep business.
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Albuquerque
N. M
George E. Breece
New Mexico
Breece
Continental Divide
Zuni Mountains
Chaco Canyon
Breece-Prewitt Sheep Company
Santa Fe Railway
H. F. Prewitt
Prewitt
Gallup
Iroquois Arriving Under Naval Escort Off New England
The liner Iroquois carrying 584 passengers from Europe was expected to dock late today under naval escort. Its exact arrival time remained secret as destroyers and a coast guard cutter patrolled the coast, while sea and air searches pursued an alien submarine off the Maine coast amid warnings from the German admiralty.
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New York
Europe
United States
U. S. Lines
Coast Guard
Maine
Salem
Mass
Great Britain
France
RFC approves first $250000 for Rio Grande area
Reconstruction Finance Corporation approves a $250000 allotment for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District rehabilitation plan.George Lescallett, RFC representative, expects funds to be deposited in the Wichita Federal Land Bank and plans to begin by purchasing delinquent state lands to restore original owners.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy
George Lescallett
RFC
Washington
Federal Land Bank
Wichita
Kas
New Oil Pool Reported in Eddy County Near Halfway House
CARLSBAD N M Oct 11 Oil operators hailed a rank wildcat well today as having opened a new pool near Halfway House midway between here and Hobbs The Farley State No 1 showed 2400 feet of oil in the hole and drilling continued to 2631 feet Believed to be the second new pool in the area in less than a week six dry holes had been drilled prior to this find, location a mile and a half northwest of Halfway House.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Halfway House
Here
Hobbs
Farley State No. 1
Tingley Wins Smashing Victory In Election
Clyde Tingley, former Albuquerque mayor and New Mexico governor hopeful, scored a sweeping win for a seat on the Albuquerque city commission. He led rival Hugh Graham by 2,048 votes as Frank Darrow also won a commissioner seat. Official district totals: Tingley 5,811. Darrow 4,967. Graham 3,763. Hahn 3,516. Wilson 1,633. Waggoman 1,409. Mayor Oden offered no comment on a possible succession.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Tingley
Hugh Graham
Terday
Frank Darrow
Darrow
Graham
H. Louis Hahn
John Donald Wilson
R. B. Waggoman
Hahn
Wilson
Waggoman
Clyde Oden
Oden
Army to receive new Garand semi automatic rifle
Washington dispatch reports the regular army and national guard will be equipped with the M 1 Garand, the world’s best shoulder rifle, at 400 a day. An $8.71 million order for 65,000 rifles was placed with Winchester to supplement Springfield Arsenal output, with 168,000 infantrymen to be armed in twenty months.
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Washington
Regular Army
National Guard
War Department
Springfield
Mass
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
New Haven, Conn
Roosevelt
Hobbs Considers National Guard Unit Arrival
Hobbs officials including Chamber of Commerce secretary J. Roy Storms discuss locating a National Guard post in Hobbs. Major Charles Houghton plans to meet local leaders to review prospects after weeks of contact with Adjutant General Charlton’s office and a petition with about 300 signatures. Storms cites an authorized New Mexico anti aircraft unit as a likely fit for Hobbs due to oil fields and nearby Mexico.
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Hobbs
Charles Houghton
Chambter
Commerce
J. Roy Storms
Russell Charlton
National Guard
Charlton
Storms
New Mexico
Mexican
Senator Clark attacks Roosevelt emergency powers and arms ban
Senator Clark of Missouri condemned the presidents limited emergency order as a broad claim of power beyond congressional authority. He criticized tying Panama Canal Zone control to war status, attacked Louis Johnsons remarks on shore safety, and warned of expansive war preparations and a looming war resources structure.
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Washington
Clark
D-Mo
Roosevelt
Louis Johnson
Senate
Congress
Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone
United States
Baltic States Fall Under Soviet Dominance In New Pacts
The Associated Press reports Soviet Russia extended gains from World War II influence, adding Lithuania to Baltic protectorates after Estonia and Latvia, restoring Wilno as capital. Finland sought talks in Moscow as fears of Soviet demands grow, while Germany and Britain France remain stalemated on the western front amid bad weather.
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Associated Press
Russia
Britain
France
Germany
Lithuania
Baltic States
Estonia
Latvia
Moscow
Baltic
Finland
Juho Kusti Faasikivi
Helsinki
Wilno
Poland
New Infantile Paralysis Cases Rise Across New Mexico
Eight new infantile paralysis cases were reported delivering a yearly total of 67. Curry county accounts for four cases, Roosevelt two, with one each in McKinley and San Juan. For the week ending October 7, eight more cases emerged in Curry, Chaves, Roosevelt, San Juan, Santa Fe, Sierra, and Socorro counties. The outbreak spreads in a Curry-Roosevelt core with Dona Ana and San Juan as other focal points. Santa Fe and McKinley counties report first new cases in this wave.
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Santa FE
N. M
Curry County
Roosevelt
McKinley
San Juan
Curry
Chaves
Sierra
Socorro
Curry- Roosevelt
Dona Ana
Tifting the Face of Main Street talk at Roswell meeting
Tip Brown of Kansas City spoke to about fifty at the Roswell Merchants Association on city planning. He urged every town to form a city planning committee and cited work elsewhere, while local leaders discussed fair board nominations and upcoming elections and a potential $50,000 bond issue for next year’s fair.
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Main Street
Tip Brown
Kansas City
Better Housing Committee
Missouri State Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
Will Hortenstein
Carl Clardy
Fair Board
Claude Hobbs
Sylvester Johnson
Fair Association
John H. Mullis
Brown
Fatal Crash Ends Roswell Traffic-Record Streak
A fatal automobile accident on East Second Street last month marred Roswell s otherwise solid traffic record. The incident, a 2 year old girl’s death, plus seven other September accidents brought total Roswell traffic crashes to 79 by October 1 ahead of last year s 99. Ten injuries occurred this year to Oct 1, including one fatality, versus ten injuries last year with none fatal.
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East Second Street
Roswell
Police Department
National Safety Council
Wealthy fugitive Gallogly surrenders in Dallas
Richard Gallogly a 29 year old Georgia life sentence inmate and wealthy family member fled with his wife five days ago after escaping from Atlanta hospital to a road near Dallas where he surrendered to sheriff Smoot Schmid claiming Texas justice. He says he will not be extradited to Georgia to resume a murder case and denies thrills motive asserting the slaying was not for excitement. He notes three parole attempts failed and accuses political persecution while recounting the crime and initial plea.
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Dallas
Richard Gallogly
Georgia
Texas
Smoot Schmid
Atlanta
Reidsville State Prison
Gallogly
Oglethorpe University
Geo. Harsh
Dissension grows in old Huey Long regime in New Orleans
New Orleans reports rising dissension within the Huey Long dictatorship as citizen groups attack graft and corruption. About 5,000 gathered before criminal court demanding district attorney Charles A. Byrne’s removal while grand jury members allege he hinders their work. Byrne blames partisan politicians. Governor Earl K. Long rushed to New Orleans for talks at the Roosevelt Hotel as indictments mount against Long regime leaders including former Governor Richard W. Leche and Seymour Weiss.
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New Orleans
Psi
Huey F. Long
Criminal Court
Earl &. Long
Charles A. Byrne
Grand Jury
Byrne
Lone
Baton Rouge
Roosevelt
Huey
Long
Richard W. Leche
Seymour Weiss
Ad Club Hears About Oil in Chaves County
C J Jones told Ad Club members that conditions favor oil production in Chaves County and landowners should receive royalties. B F Fields outlined an October 18 start for a 10 week attendance contest named The Battle of the Pecos Valley. Wayne Patterson joined. Bruce Poorkaugn presided.
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C. J. Jones
Ad Club
Chaves County
Mr. Jones
B. F. Fields
Pecos Valley
Il Duce Burkmeyer
der Fuehrer
Martin
Blackshirts
Blackguards
Wayne Patterson
Bruce Poorkaugn
Barnett Receives Aircraft Licenses in New Mexico
The New Mexico corporation commission issued certificates of public convenience and necessity to three aircraft operators. Lloyd Bible of Las Vegas is approved to run a flying school and scenic tours. J. C. Barnett of Roswell may operate a flying school scenic flights and carry passengers from Roswell to other points. Bob Hunton of Albuquerque is cleared to operate a flying school and scenic flights.
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Santa FE
N. M
Corporation Commission
New Mexico
Lloyd Bible
Las Vegas
J. C. Barnett
Roswell
Bob Hunton
Albuquerque
Germans See Peace Prospects Dim Amid Allied Responses
The Associated Press reports Daladier delivered half of the allied reply to Hitler’s proposals, with Hitler’s side replying that no progress is possible along those terms. Chamberlain is expected to present the remaining half in Parliament, while Berlin officials concede peace prospects may dim if the course continues. Observers note Stalin’s cooperation presses Hitler harder than the Anglo French, marking a historic shift as Soviet advances into Poland and the Baltic states reshape the balance of power.
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Associated Press
Daladier
Herr Hitler
Provence
Chamberlain
Berlin
Hitler
Stalin
Moscow
Russia
Poland
Baltic
Latvia
Estonia
Advocates Push Vote On Arm Embargo Repeal
Senate debate continues as embargo repeal is tested with Clark proposing deletion of the repeal clause before final vote. Tobey's motion earlier failed 65 to 26, splitting Republicans while Democrats and Norris backed the embargo opponents. Leaders anticipate a final result by next week with potential shifts on belligerent purchasing terms.
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Washington
Senate
Clark
D-Mo
Tobey
Senator Tobey
R-Nh
G.O.P
Farmer-Laborite
Norris
Ind-Neb
Pittman
D-Nev
Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Johnson
R-Calif
New Road To Clovis Opens To Traffic In NM
The Roswell to Clovis segment of U S Highway 70 is open to traffic though the project is not fully complete. Paving along Highway 70 through New Mexico and Roswell is finished except for an 18 mile unpaved stretch in the Mescalero Indian Reservation. District officials Charles Johnstone and T B White attended the opening but were not ready to provide cost figures.
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U. S. Highway 70
Roswell
Clovis
New Mexico
Mescalero
Charles Johnstone
T. B. White
Roswell-Clovis
No action yet in Hobbs city audit case
Santa Fe Oct 10 The state comptroller said no further action had been taken against Hobbs city officials linked to a city audit. The 30 day grace for restitution of about 3000 expired, but settlement without court action remains possible. The case could become a test of charges against several individuals.
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Santa FE
N. M
Tate
C. R. Sebastian
Sebastian
Coort
Comptroller
Don McCormick
New Mexico
Filo Sedillo
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Joehnson
War Resources Board
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Steel Trust
War Industries Board
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OLL
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Faye
Mescatero
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