German Troops Occupy Romania and Greece Fears War
German forces push into Romania and Turkish defense fears rise as Greece mobilizes against Italian occupation along Albania frontier. Berlin reports ongoing Battle of Britain with heavy air and sea actions, while Turkish radio cites Balkans and Soviet Russia on the brink of war.
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Rumania
Turkey
Greece
Athens
Albania
Associated Press
Bucharest
Romania
Moscow
Germany
Europe
Britain
London
Isle of Wight
Balkans
Soviet Russia
Southampton
England
Berlin
DNB
Ger
Willkie Praises Lowell Factory As New Deal Symbol
Willkie spoke in Lowell mass in a brisk two day Massachusetts swing praising a smokeless factory as a symbol of the new deal. He argued punitive laws hinder recovery and urged fixed rules to sustain growth and reward workers. He spoke to thousands in Lowell and planned stops in Haverhill and Lawrence before Worcester.
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Willkie
Albany
N. Y
Wendell L. Willkie
Lowell
Mass
Massachusetts
Hare
Lawrence
Worcester
Boosting Southwest Tourist Travel Plan Outlined
Dan C. White of El to represented the Southwestern Association of Chambers of Commerce at a Roswell gathering. The group, formed last summer at Ruidoso, aims to unite southern New Mexico, southwest Texas, southeastern Arizona and northern Mexico to attract more travelers. Future steps include distributing a regional art map and producing a talking motion picture tracing an American family’s Southwest journey for luncheon clubs and organizations.
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Southwest
Dan C. White
Elto
Southwestern Association of Chambers of Commerce
Roswell
Southwestern Chamber of Commerce
Ruidoso
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Mexico
White Ald
Weather Forecast for New Mexico West Texas and nearby states
Weather forecast indicates fair conditions in New Mexico to tonight with northern portion mostly clear and southern areas partly cloudy with occasional rain. Sunday brings clearing in the north and warmer temperatures, while the southwest of West Texas remains partly cloudy tonight and warms Sunday. Arizona expected to be fair and warmer tonight and Sunday.
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New Mexico
West Texas
Lorado
Arizona
Marriage Licenses Issued for Munor and Perez Couples
Mike Munor of Hagerman and Elisa Perez of Lake Arthur obtained a marriage license, joining a wave of couples recorded in the local notices.
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Mike Munor
Hagerman
Elisa Perez
Lake Arthur
Estimates On No of Men To Be Asked of States
Washington reports selective service officials finalize draft impact estimates by state for the first call to arms. Figures consider eligible men and current forces, with top states including New York 77 351 and Pennsylvania 68 299. An eight page eligibility questionnaire accompanies preparations for registration on October 16 and a draft lottery in late October.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Texas
Illinois
Ohio
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Selective Service
New Mexico
Arizona
Labor Shortage Aids Seek Help From Employment Service
New Mexico Employment Service urged farmers to report labor needs for cotton picking and seasonal farm work. Jules Vicknair said national factors, including migration and defense programs, drive shortages. Offices sent clearance requests to 15 NM and Texas offices. ports direct laborers to Pecos Valley and license plate rules eased. Welfare programs assist workers returning to private employment. Farmers should specify labor numbers housing and transport details.
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New Mexico Employment Service
Jules Wicknair
Pecos Valley
Mexico
Vicknair
New Mexico
Texas
Mr. Vicknair
President Roosevelt Visits Columbus On Defense Tour
Roosevelt rides from Akron to Columbus en route to Dayton for a nationwide radio address on preparedness. Crowds cheer as Bricker and Davey greet him. the parade includes wreaths on Columbus statues and a campaign atmosphere surrounds the trip amid Columbus Day events.
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Roosevelt
Dayton
Ohio
Columbus
Hemisphere
Mr. Roosevelt
Akron
Fort Hayes
John W. Bricker
Martin L. Davey
WPA
Statehouse
E. M. Watson
Daniel J. Callaghan
Christopher Columbus
Latin America
Plea of Not Guilty in Morals Case Hearsay
Earl Martin and Jack Chancey pleaded not guilty at arraignment before District Judge James B. McGhee on morals charges. Bonds totaling 2000 were set for each: 750 on two counts and 500 on a third. The offenses allege possessing two female minors for evil purposes, furnishing liquor to minors, and attempting rape on Oct 1. Chancey was arrested locally and Martin was returned from Arizona by Sheriff Young.
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Earl Martin
Jack Chancey
James B. McGhee
McGhee
Chancey
Martin
Arizona
Young
Senator Chavez Seeks Railroad Rehab Talks in Mexico
Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico visited Mexico City saying no official business brought him. He noted interest in a plan to rehabilitate a railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to speed Atlantic Pacific traffic but did not discuss details at this time.
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Mexico City
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Mexico
Chavez
Tehauntepec
Eddy County Jury Term Opens Monday
Judge James B. McGhee will open a regular term of district court for Eddy county at Carlsbad next Monday with trials of criminal cases to begin. He left for Carlsbad today accompanied by court reporter Henry Puckett.
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James B. McGhee
Eddy County
Carlsbad
McGhee
Henry Puckett
Attack on Willkie over German ancestry sparks dispute
The pamphlet titled Democratic Campaign Facts 1940, accusing Wendell L. Willkie of German ancestry, was called a low smear by Samuel F. Pryor Jr. in New York. Governor Poletti condemned attacks on Willkie’s heritage during a Columbus Day speech, while Alan Valentine accused Roosevelt campaign workers of circulating the pamphlet to spread false charges.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Samuel F. Pryor, Jr
Charles Poletti
Willkie
Alan Valentine
National Committee of Democrats
Hotel Biltmore
New York City
New Deal Committee
Pryor
Republican
Inmate Population At New Mexico State Prison Report
Santa Fe reports an average of 665 inmates confined last fiscal year with a low of 625 and high of 676. Operating cost was about $250 per prisoner yearly, 68.5 cents daily, said to be the lowest in years. Total upkeep included 6457 for repairs and improvements. Convicts earned 45241 from farm and dairy work.
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Santa FE
N. M
Republicans In State Campaign Faces Busy Weekend
The Associated Press reports New Mexico Republican nominees endure a 12 day grind, routing to southwestern and northeastern zones for weekend campaigning while Democrats prepare for a Santa Fe event on October 17, aided by Dona Ana county backing and signals from Senator Robert L. Harrelson and Dan Williams. A Bernalillo county faction of Tingley backers shows disaffection.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Dona Ana
Robert L. Harrelson
Dan Williams
Clyde Tingley
Bernalillo County
Tingley
Advisory Boards For Registrants Named by Miles
Governor Miles announces registrant advisory boards for local draft areas to aid 21 to 36 year olds in selective service. boards include attorneys and associates to aid in questionnaires and claims, with members listed for Chaves to Roosevelt counties.
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Miles
Santa FE
N. M
Chaves
Jefferson D. Atwood
Howard Buchly
Ramon Nunez
Roswell
Curry
Wallace P. Martin
Otto Smith
Clovis
Edwin S. Hobbs
Melrose
DeBaca
Keith Edwards
Anastacio Trujillo
Fort Sumner
S. E. Sparks
Eddy
Fred M. West
Carlsbad
James F. Warden
Artesia
Cruz Fernandez
Lea
J. N. Dunnevy
Hobbs
Howard B. Rich
Lovington
J. L. Burke
Jal
Lincoln
Will F. Norman
Carrizozo
Perry Sears
Capitan
Wilbur Coe
Glencoe
Roosevelt
Charles M. Compton, Jr
Portales
Final Session of New Mexico D A R in Santa Fe
The New Mexico Daughters of the American Revolution closed its 21st annual conference in Santa Fe. Reports and resolutions dominated the final session while a pageant titled The Coming of Freedom, written by Santa Fe author Thomas Wood Stevens, was performed by nearly 100 DAR members and the League of United Latin American Citizens.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico Daughters of the American Revolution
Thomas Wood Stevens
Mnearly
Santa Fe Daa
League of United Latin American Citizens
Rainfalls Drench Southeast New Mexico Areas
Rain fell overnight across southeastern New Mexico with Roswell at .36 inch by 11:30 am .09 before 5:30 am and .27 between 5:30 and 11:30. Hobbs Lovington Artesia Carlsbad reported all night rain. Tatum Clovis cloudy or clearing. Vaughn cloudy windy. Carrizozo cloudy. Albuquerque clear. Overall rain beneficial though may damage cotton.
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New Mexico
Roswell
Hobbs
Lovington
Artesia
Carlsbad
Tatum
Clovis
Vaughn
Carrizozo
Albuquerque
Watson campaign image linked to Deming delivery drive
John T. Watson, Republican nominee for attorney general, visits Deming New Mexico. He recalls growing up in the area after his father, John C. Watson, joined the state supreme court in 1924. Watson jokes about his suit being pressed for a strong platform and notes he once drove a local delivery truck.
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Deming
N. M
John T. Watson
Santa Fe
John C. Watson
State Supreme Court
Watson
City Beautiful Contest Entries
Entries include Mrs H B Smyris 708 N Pennsylvania best kept premises Bermuda lawn first year evergreens and back yard and W P Turner bouquet of rose buds.
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H. B. Smyris
Pennsylvania
Bermuda Lawn
W. P. Turner
State charters granted to two companies in New Mexico
On October 12 state authorities granted charters to Royal Ties Management Corporation of New York and The Mines Corporation of Ohio to do business in New Mexico. Each company named a statutory agent in the state.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Royalties Management Corporation of
New York
The
Mines Corporation of
Ohio
Football Scores From Various Games This Weekend
A roundup of college football results shows Columbia over Dartmouth 20 to 6, Colgate 20 Brown 3, Penn State 17 West Virginia 13, Amherst 13 Bowdoin 7, Rutgers 34 Lehigh 0, Navy 12 Princeton 6, Michigan 19 Harvard 0, Fordham 20 Tulane 7, Wofford 27 Weskeene 0, Clemson 39 Wake Forest 0, Pittsburgh 7 Southern Methodist 7 tie, Syracuse 47 New York U 13, Wesleyan 0 UConn 6, Whittenberg 13 Wayne 0, Ohio Wesleyan 0 tie, Wooster 0 Case 7, Western State Teachers Michigan 7 Ohio U 20, Purdue 7 Michigan State 20, Cornell 26 Army 0, Texas Christian 7 North Carolina 21, Carnegie Tech 0 Holy Cross 18, Yale 7 Penna 31, Indiana 7 Nebraska 13, Drake 6 Kansas 20, Georgia Tech 6 Notre Dame 26. Second Period Oklahoma 7 Texas 7. Wisconsin 12 Iowa 12. Missouri 12 Kansas State 7 Ohio State 0 Northwestern 0. South California 6 Illinois 7. College Pole Finals At Salt Lake Arizona 9 Utah
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Dartmouth
Colgate
Brown
Penn State
West Virginia
Amherst
Bowdoin
Rutgers
Lehigh
Navy
Princeton
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Harvard
Fordham
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South California
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New Mexico Students Enter Veterans of Foreign Wars Essay Contest
Santa Fe announces a nationwide $2,000 VFW auxiliary essay contest for junior and senior high students. Preliminary community contests set entries for state judging by February 22, 1941. Medals will honor state and local winners, with the state winner advancing to the national $1,000 first prize.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Ladies Auxiliary
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Father of 26th child at 76 years old
Parish, N Y October 12 At 76 Bill Huggins is the father of his 26th child Nellie With a family of 12 at home the second Mrs Huggins uses a 24 1 2 pound sack of flour when she bakes bread and she has to bake every third day
Weather Outlook for West U S Regions Oct Eleven to Sixteen
Period outlook for West Texas New Mexico and Arizona shows near normal start, warming to above normal mid period. Rainfall generally light with scattered showers.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Man pleads not guilty in assault with deadly weapon case
J. E. York pleaded not guilty before Pat ONeill J P today to charges of assault with intent to kill and assault with a deadly weapon against J. C. Jones. Preliminary hearing set for 3 p m Tuesday. Bond fixed at 1000. York allegedly stabbed Jones in the back with a knife Thursday night in the 400 block on South Delaware. Jones taken to St Marys hospital. wound not serious.
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J. E. York
Pat O’neill
J. P
J. C. Jones
York
Jones
Delaware
St. Mary’s Hospital
Anti-Tank Cos Pass Inspection in New Mexico Battalions
New Mexico National Guard companies of the 104th anti tank battalion in Roswell Santa Fe Tucumcari and Raton have passed inspection and been recommended for federal recognition.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico National Guard
104Th
Roswell
Tucumcari
Raton
Red Cross To Provide First Aid Course In City
The Chaves County Chapter of the American Red Cross will run free First Aid courses at the Junior High School starting next Monday at 8 pm. Open to all adults, certificates awarded on completion. Instructors include Dr J Marshall Henry Eller Otis Brenneman Capt E Smith J Robinson Eva Bourne and Esther Schaubel.
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Chaves County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
J. Marshall
Henry Eller
Otis “Tode” Brenneman
E. Smith
J. Robinson
Practically Unanimous! Classified Readers Back Ad Value
Carl J. Hickey manager of The Pueblo Service Station says he gains from Record classified both as reader and advertiser. He notes they pay him two ways and that advertising yields results while reading keeps him posted on competitors and market activity.
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Carl J. Hickey
Pueblo
Mr. Hickey
Record Classified Pleases Wide Range of Users
Mr. Hickey remarks that users of Record classifieds share a favorable view. The consensus voice in the ver dict is broadly supportive.
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