Norris asserts US could swiftly defeat Japan in Pacific
Senator Norris of Nebraska argues that a German victory over Russia might prompt Japan to threaten American shipping in the Pacific. He says the US could sink the Japanese fleet within two weeks and wage a sea and air war without ground armies, noting bombers could ignite Japanese cities. He speaks amid hearings on a massive lend-lease package to aid Russia.
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Washington
Norris Ind-Neb
Pacific
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Senate
United States
Norris
Roosevelt
Nebraskan
Three Room House Gutted By Fire At Summit Street
Fire of unknown origin gutted Thomas F. Smead's three room frame house at 407 West Summit early today. The family was inside but no injuries. Firemen arrived after a 1:45 a.m. call and battled flames that destroyed the interior including floor walls ceiling furniture and clothing. The property was not insured.
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Thomas F. Smead
West Summit
Weather readings and records for 24 hours ending today
Local observations show readings at three hour intervals with highs 87 and a low of 60. Precipitation totals 0 for 24 hours ending 11:30 am. Month to date 0.56 inches, year to date 29.52 inches. Normal highs 75 and lows 45 for date. Sunrise 6:02, sunset 5:26. Day length 11 hours 14 minutes.
AFL Members Ready To Fight Says Pres Green
In Seattle British delegates at the AFL convention hear president William Green vow that AFL members will support Britain's war effort to the bitter end. Green pledges to serve beyond mining and factory work if called, standing for liberty democracy and freedom of the seas amid debate over aid to Britain and Russia.
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Seattle
Britain
Russia
Green
Edward Hough
George W W. Thomson
British Trades Union Congress
H. C. Simpson
Canadian
Trades and Labor Council
Thomson
England
Nazis Reach Mozhaisk Threaten Moscow Front
London reports German advance units reached Mozhaisk, 65 miles west of Moscow, but were ejected by Soviet forces. Heavy fighting continues in multiple sectors including Orel and Bryansk while Germans push toward Rzhev and Valdai hills, with unclear gains in the Reslavl-Moscow axis.
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London
Mozhaisk
Moscow
Orel
Bryansk
Reslavl-Moscow
Valdai Hills
Rzhev
Public Service Hearing Saturday on refinancing plan
The New Mexico Public Service Commission will hear an application by Trinidad Electric Transmission Railway and Gas Company to reorganize its finances. Approval is needed before the SEC can authorize a refinancing package including 1.6 million dollars in first mortgage debentures. The firm operates mainly in Colorado and serves one New Mexico customer, the St Louis Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railroad in Colfax County.
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Santa FE
N. M
Trinidad Electric Transmission, Railway & Gas Company
New Mexico Public Service Commission
SEC
Colorado
New Mexico
St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railroad
Colfax
Building Permits Filed for Residence Remodel in Missouri
Grady Welter applied for a permit to remodel a residence at 406 South Missouri. Project value listed as 500 dollars.
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Grady Welter
South
Missouri
Army Plane From El Paso Missing In The Hills
Ten planes of the 120th Observation Squadron at Biggs Field searched the mountains and desert around El Paso for three fliers missing since yesterday afternoon. Second Lt. Willis Hunt, Second Lt. C. E. Kaiser, and Sgt. Richard Lauck were overdue from target practice, their plane towing a target failing to return after reporting a reef issue.
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EL Paso
Tex
120Th
Biggs Field
Willis Hunt
Blytheville
Ark
C. E. Kaiser
Louisville
Richard Lauck
Denver
Desert
260Th Coast Artillery Zun
Organ Mountains
260Th
Portuguese Ship Corte Real Sunk by German Submarine
Lisbon reports the 2044 ton Portuguese steamship Corte Real was torpedoed by a German submarine. Five crew and 31 passengers survived after lifeboats were towed to shore. Among those onboard were two Portuguese women with two children, an American doctor, and a French passenger.
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Lisbon
Jose Narciso Marques
Bergdoll May Be Released Soon
Washington Oct 14 The Attorney General indicated an early release for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll from Fort Leavenworth Kansas by seeking dismissal of 23 year old indictments against him and others in the 1918 1920 drafts case The Justice Department said Philadelphia US Attorney Gerald A Gleeson would move to drop the old charges Bergdoll serving seven and a half year military sentence for desertion escape and draft evasion
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Washington
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
United States Army
Fort Leavenforth
Kansas
Biddle
Justice Department
Gerald A. Gleeson
United States
Philadelphia
War Department
Bergdoll
Army
Congress Hears New Lease-Lead Appropriation
In Senate, appropriations subcommittee opens closed hearings on a $5.985 billion lease-lead appropriation while a defense committee studies domestic aluminum production. In House, committees pursue bills on price control and neutrality act revision as sessions continue. Yesterday the Senate approved RFC borrowing power by $1.5 billion. House remains in recess.
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Appropriations
Special Defense Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
White House
RFC
House
Russians Claim Fierce Resistance and Huge Nazi Losses
Moscow officials asserted Soviet resolve to defend Moscow as German forces slowed, with Lozovsky stating fresh Russian troops rose for defense and Russians had not encircled Red Armies. Red Star reported great mechanized battles west of Moscow as German offensives were repelled for ten miles in one sector.
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New York
Fort Tilden
New York Guard
Moscow
Red Star
German Forces Near Moscow Defenses In Heavy Push
Berlin reports heavy German advance toward Moscow as Vyazma and Bryansk battles rage. 500,000 prisoners taken so far with 3,000,000 Russians estimated killed or captured. Russians retreat from Vyazma after burning towns, while Moscow is described as an open fortress-like city under siege.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Moscow
Vyyazma
Bryansk
Paris
Vyazma
DNB
Mowise
Police Motorcycle Damaged By Fire
A police motorcycle was badly damaged by fire in the 200 block on West McGaffey last night. Officer Charles Blake, uninjured, tried to smother the blaze after the machine backfired during start up before firefighters using chemicals extinguished the flames.
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Charles Blake
Blake
West McGaffey
Dempsey Heads West For Reclamation Meeting
John J. Dempsey undersecretary of interior plans to leave Santa Fe for Phoenix to attend the National Reclamation Association convention. He will travel with a Middle Rio Grande conservancy delegation from Albuerquerque and join city engineer Lea Rowland and other Pecos Valley delegates. Mayor Hall and City Attorney Malone will attend flood control talks in Carlsbad with Army engineers.
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Santa FE
N. M
John J. Dempsey
Phoenix
Arizona
National Reclamation Association
Dempsey
Middle Rio Grande
Lea Rowland
Rowland
John Page
Reclamation Service
Roswell
Miles
Pecos Valley
Thomas J. Hall
A. D. Crile
J. H. Mullis
W. A Losey
Hagerman
Lose
Fox and Bouthirt resign from New Mexico health dept
SANTA FE October 14 Paul S Fox state public health engineer and Dr C H Bouthirt county health work director resigned from the state health department after brief letters from state health director J R Scott advising they would not be needed after October 31 Fox said both chose to resign stating they could not return under any circumstances Dr Douthitt offered no comment Scott planned conferences later today Fox a long time department employee and a Kansas and Harvard educated engineer had served nearly 19 years Douthitt had led the Union County Wealth Department since 1933
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Santa FE
N. M
Paul S. Fox
C. H. Bouthirt
State Health Department
J. R. Scott
State Health Board
Fox
Douthitt
Scott
University of Kansas Engineering School
Harvard
Union County Wealth Department
New Mexico
Mrs Mason speaks at Kiwanis meeting thunder of patriotism
Mrs C E Mason delivered a stirring patriotic address at the Kiwanis luncheon urging Americans to show patriotism without hysteria. She warned Nazi Germany threatens liberty and heritage and urged mass citizen support for the preparedness effort. President A B Cotton announced a Ladies Night Halloween party for Oct 28 and appointed Paul Wilmot and Paul McEvoy as co chairmen. Guests included H R Heidelheim of Oklahoma City H R Bissell Roswell oil manager and Kiwanian J B Mitchell of Huntsville AL.
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C. E. Mason
Kiwanis
Roswell
Kiwanian
J. B. Mitchell
Huntsville
Alabama
A C Sellman Injured In Fall At Roswell Cotton Gin
A C Sellman of Roswell suffered a broken leg and facial injuries in a fall at the Farmers Cotton Gin on South Atkinson Avenue shortly before noon today. He was taken by Ballard ambulance to St. Marys hospital. Manager J W Jones said no witness saw the accident but that Sellman fell about 8 or 9 feet. He had been employed at the gin for about four years.
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A. C. Sellman
Roswell
South Atkinson Avenue
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ballard
J. W. Jones
Sellman
Barrymore Suffers Laryngitis Prompting Health Note
Hollywood reports John Barrymore is ill with laryngitis that worsened a chronic stomach problem. Dr Hugo M. Kersten says there is no cause for alarm and Barrymore is not critical. The actor went to bed yesterday as word of the illness spread through the movie colony.
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Hollywood
John Barrymore
Hugo M. Kersten
Barrymore
Kersten
Nazi Push With Moscow Siege Near Borodino
German and Soviet forces clash near Borodino as Nazi siege guns threaten Moscow outer defense belt. Soviet spokesman Lozovsky vows fresh millions for defense while noting German progress slowed in several sectors. Berlin reports claim 500,000 Red Army prisoners and gains of about 110 and 60 miles across two key sectors in the 13 day battle for Moscow.
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Associated Press
Borodino
Napoleon
Moscow
S. A. Lozovsky
Lozovsky
London
Mozhaisk
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Vyazma
Bryansk
Roswell Scouters Plan Large Pot Luck Dinner
A district meeting in the Roswell courtroom outlined a pot luck supper for all Boy Scouts, parents, and Scouters on November 18 with about 400 expected. J E Wolfe and Oscar Greene led the session, Earl McClure spoke as acting council executive, and the group set the Court of Honor for November 4 with a late November roll call. McClure travels to Clovis and northern Eastern New Mexico Area Council towns this week to assist a council wide finance drive November 3 to 22. The campaign targets 20342 dollars to cover all council expenses and debt.
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Roswell
J. E. Wolfe
Oscar Greene
Earl McClure
McClure
Clovis
New Mexico
Roswell Up To Date Says Miss Geyer On Classifieds
Miss Edith Geyer touring California and the west coast says Roswell is up to date in classified advertising. She notes that people everywhere have discovered classified and is glad Roswell keeps pace in that respect as in other areas. She has long worked for Roswell and vicinity in Record classified.
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Kdith Geyer
California
West Coast
Roswell
Miss Geyer
Record Classified
Roswell and Vicinity
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