London Hit By German Raids Last Night
London endures one of the worst overnight bombardments in 40 days of air siege. Rescue squads hunt the dead wounded and the dying as Nazi planes rove Britain. Official reports say casualties are high yet less than September’s peak.
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Associated Press
London
England
Scotland
Wales
Air and Home Security
Air and Home Ministry
Berlin
Britain
British
Empire
London Air Ministry
Ministry of Information
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Dunkerque
Hitler
High Command
Thames Bend
Victoria Docks
Channel
Japanese Feel The New Order In Their Way Of Life
Tokyo reports show Japan’s new centralized national structure shaping daily life. Restrictions cut bright kimono colors, dancing and movies while curbing food alcohol and cigarettes. The regime aims to strengthen the nation for war and future gains in Indo China and the Dutch East Indies.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Japan
China
Indo-China
Dutch East Indies
Roswell Rush At Selective Service Registration
Roswell men of draft age lined up at 7 a m as registration opened and continued through the day. D P Greiner, county clerk, said numbers registered would be released later as registrants 21 to 35 faced the 9 p m deadline. President Roosevelt called it a day of meaning while officials projected 5 million men to be registered nationwide for the next four and a half years in a defensive preparation program.
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Roswell
D. P. Greiner
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Honorable List From Junior High School Honor Roll
Thirty four students earned A grades across all subjects and made the first six weeks honor roll, announced by principal R L Villard. Names include Jimmie Eoff, Danny Gallivan, Charles Pennington, Wayne Smith, Reed Mulkey, Frank Benke, Lil lie Belle Hale, Merna Fae Powell, Rosemary Wiggins, Billy Ayers, Patsy Patterson, Virginia Strike, Margery Shreeengost, Jere Charlton, Jimmie Dowaliby, Betty King, Elissa Miranda, Eugene O’Neal, Bertha Reavis, Wilbur Stilwell, Louis Fay, Alice Borthwick, Orville Haggerton, Jean Blakeney, Marilyn Blea, Margaret Brockman, Fred Burkstaller, Anderson Carter, Loyd Mahan, Mary Pat McLish, Sue Saunders, Joanne Swisher, Edith Sykes, Jane Richart.
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R. L. Villard
Jimmie Eoff
Danny Gallivan
Charles Pennington
Wayne Smith
Reed Mulkey
Frank Benke
Lillie Belle- Hale
Merna Fae Powell
Rosemary Wiggins
Billy Ay
Ers
Patsy Patterson
Virginia Strike
Margery Shreeengost
Jere Clayton
Jimmie Dowaliby
Betty King
Elissa Miranda
Eugene O'Neal
Bertha Reavis
Wilbur Stilwell
Louis Fay
Alice Borthwick
Orville Haggerton
Jean Blakeney
Marilyn Blea
Margaret Brockman
Fred Burkstaller
Anderson Carter
Loyd Mahan
Mary Pat McLish
Sue Saunders
Joanne Swisher
Edith Sykes
Jane Richart
Negro from Roswell Will Not Register
Frank Wagoner a 22 year old member of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Ascarate was arrested after refusing to register for the draft. He claimed religious beliefs forbid registration and was jailed in El Paso. Wagoner said his Bible beliefs rather than church teaching guided his stance and deputies tried to persuade him to register.
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EL Paso
Tex
Frank Wagoner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ascarate
Roswell
N. M
E. L. Hogan
Wagoner
Methodist Church
Willkie Presses Farm Factory Cooperation On Tour
Willkie on board to Cincinnati appeals for farm and factory cooperation as he backs conscription and drafts staff, reporters, and railroad workers on his special train. He urges enrollment as part of a greater freedom cause and calls for a strong national army and allies to deter dictators.
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Willkie
Cincinnati
Wendell L. Willkie
Ohio
Elsie Mildred Jones Dies in Roswell School
Miss Elsie Mildred Jones a Roswell public school art teacher died suddenly at 9 20 this morning. Born June 25 1915 in New Cambria Missouri she studied art at Kirksville Teachers College and taught at Junior High and Mark Howell School. Survived by parents two brothers and a sister. services to be held in New Cambria with Talmage Mortuary handling arrangements.
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Elsie Mildred Jones
Roswell
Miss Jones
New Cambria
Mark Howell
Teachers College
Kirksville
Tri- Sigma
Presbyterian Church
Young man seeks Roswell witnesses to parents
B E Warren of El Dorado Kansas asks Roswell residents who knew his mother or father Thomas Andrew Warren a Santa Fe boilermaker to sign an affidavit. Born in 1912 the man hopes someone living in Roswell can help him obtain needed birth records amid new security rules.
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Channel of Commerce
B. E. Warren
el Dorado
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Andrew Warren
Santa Fe Railroad
Roswell
Warren
McNary Says New Deal Dodged Farm Problem
Sen. Charles L. McNary charged the New Deal dodged the farm problem by writing a check and pledged a Republican administration would not use farmers as guinea pigs. He cited 15 farm bills since 1933 and billions spent, criticizing as an evasion of wheat export gains and urging a two price system for exportable crops.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Charles L. McNary
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
New Deal
McNary
Work Needed By Many Pupils At Junior High School
The creation of an employment agency at Junior High School was announced by Principal R L Villard with Louis D Smith in charge. Call 561 to offer jobs for boys or girls after 2 30 pm on weekdays or Saturdays, including tasks like dishwashing cleaning care of children or painting to help pupils earn school supplies.
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R.L. Villard
Louis D. Smith
Roswell to Install Joint Police Radio System Next Week
R. C. A. engineer Harry Hill will supervise the installation of a 500-watt police and sheriff radio system. The transmitter arrived yesterday and receivers are due next Monday or Tuesday. The transmitter will be at the police department. receivers go in two sheriff cars, one police car, and one police motorcycle.
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Harry Hill
Roswell
Police and
Sheriff's Department
Police Department
Chavez Opens New Mexico Democratic Campaign in Santa Fe
Senator Dennis Chavez after a Mexico City visit meets state party leaders in Santa Fe on the eve of the NM Democratic campaign opening. FBI agents depart after investigating Hatch violations in the primary, court hearings are set for Saturday, Sandoval County expands a cooperating group with Bernalillo Democrats, and Republicans stage rallies in Belen and Mountaineer. Chavez predicts state and national victories and offers full support to Democratic candidates.
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Associated Press
Dennis Chavez
Rep
J. J. Dempsey
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Washington
Sandoval
Bernalillo County
Belen
Mountainair
Chavez
Mexico City
Albuquerque
Democratic Party
Dempsey
Address By Cobb To Be Broadcast Here
Irvin S. Cobb will have his Dallas address broadcast over KGFL tomorrow night from 7 to 8 o clock. The talk originally given before the Texas Democrats No Third Term Club was repeated due to high demand. Roswell Willkie Club reports a transcript will air and Willkie literature has arrived at 212 N Main. Mrs. Fred Rowell leads the local Willkie Club efforts.
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Dallas
Irvin S. Cobb
Kentucky
KGFL
Willkie
N. Main
National Committee
Democrats-For-Willkie
Willkie Club
Fred Rowell
City and Red Cross Nurse Coming Man
Miss Mary A Hanley is expected to arrive here next Monday to take the position of city and Red Cross nurse in Roswell announced today by Mrs W A Wilson chairwoman of the Chaves County Red Cross Chapter. Miss Hanley will fill the vacancy created by Miss Marjorie Fairly last summer. Her home is in Madison Wisconsin. The local Red Cross Chapter has been trying to secure a qualified nurse since Miss Fairly left but have just now been able to secure one as the demand for qualified nurses has far exceeded the number available.
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Mary A. Hanley
Red Cross
Roswell
W. A. Wilson
Chaves County
Miss Hanley
Marjorie Fairly
Madison
Wis
Miss Fairly
President Seizes Control Of Raw Materials For Defense
President Roosevelt announced full government control over the sale or export of raw and manufactured products vital to national defense. An executive order directs the army and navy munitions board to survey and decide on requisitioning or selling essential items, gauging the public interest for disposal.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army and Navy Munitions Board
It's A Critical Time in The World's History
Dewitt Mackenzie frames a pivotal wartime moment as Stalin may tilt the balance between the Berlin Rome axis and Britain. He notes Hitler, Japan, and Moscow courting shifts, with Churchill declaring Fighting To Survive and Britain pressed on war aims. The piece hints at tense Balkan rumors involving Russia and Turkey.
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Dewitt Mackenzie
Stalin
Berlin-Rome
Britain
Russia
Fuehrer
Hitler
Germany
England
Bremlin
Churchill
Commons
Building Permits For Several Residences In City
W R Fuston remodels residence at 1011 W 2nd for 1600 dollars. W A Kuykendall remodels and repairs at 303 W McGaffey for 500 dollars. Garst Estate repairs roof at 208 10 N Main for 265 dollars. Omer Owen remodels and rebuilds at 1211 W 2nd for 700 dollars.
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W. R. Fuston
W. 2Nd
W. A. Kuykendall
W. McGaffey
Garst
N. Main
Omer Owen
Registration Scenes Over The Country Today
New York reports 1 107 000 youths reported for national defense as dawn lit the city. In varied attire from grimy overalls to evening suits, the crowd gathered to be counted and recorded, including a waiter who left a night club in dress clothes to join the mobilization.
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New York
U S Agencies In Violations Of Hatch Act
Senate campaign committee heard charges that two federal agencies violated the Hatch Act. John Carmody of the Federal Works Agency was asked to explain pamphlets printed at government expense found in speaker bureau kits. Agriculture Department officials were also questioned over political activities by Agricultural Adjustment Administration staff in multiple states.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Gillette
D-Ia
Special
Senate Committee
John M. Carmody
Federal Works Agency
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Ohio
Missouri
Iowa
Alvan Valentine
Democrats-for-Willkie
Park Service Officials Meet Over Pecos Valley Recreation Plans
Three National Park Service officials and Pecos River Joint Investigation leaders discussed recreational development in the Pecos Valley tied to water-use studies. Attending were regional director M. R. Tillotson, assistant regional director Milo F. Christianson, and recreation supervisor L. C. Fuller. John C. Gatlin planned to attend to discuss wildlife preservation but could not come.
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National Park Service
Harlowe M. Stafford
Pecos River
Pecos Valley
M. R. Tillotson
Milo F. Christianson
L. C. Fuller
John C. Gatlin
Fish and Wildlife Service
Movies At G. P. A. Meeting Tonight
Four Field and Stream library hunting and fishing films will be shown at the Chaves County Game Protective Association meeting at Ingalls Memorial Home tonight. A business session starts at 7 15 with the films around 8. Members are urged not to miss this opportunity and others are invited.
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Field and Stream
Chaves County Game Protective Association
Ingalls Memorial Home
British Fear Women Spies in Egypt
Cairo reports that two hundred Balkan night club girls are under scrutiny by British counter espionage as possible spies. Some held protests while others sought influence with officials. Officials say several entertainers were arrested on spying charges and some were expelled as dangerous. The Balkans supply most Egyptian night club acts.
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Cairo
Egypt
Associated Press
Balkans
Mati Haris
Honor Roll at Roswell High
Roswell High announces thirty six students earned A grades in all subjects for the first six weeks of the term. The list includes nine Seniors, fifteen Juniors, and ten Sophomores with names of honorees across classes.
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Roswell High School
Sarah Dobbs
LeRoy English
Lisette Gessert
Ellen Johnstone
Nadine McPherson
Lois McVicar
Marjorie Miles
Jim Rodrick
Rosalyn Williams
Ray Dearholt
Laddie Gordon
James Lacy
Nina Long
Lucius Lorenzo
Jack McCarter
Mary Lou McCook
Marilyn Nance
Suzanne Norton
Dorothy Bell Rea
Charlotte Reese
Ruth Reese
Marjorie Robertson
Bernice Santheson
Rebecca Yoder
Sophia Blanchard
Winnie Blount
H. C. Buchanan
Narah Dearr
Jean Dickenson
Tommy Flora
Bob Hall
Nancy Jane Lutz
Donald Smith
Joan Thompson
A Fine Endorsement From N S Cavender
N S Cavender manager of Singer Sewing Machine praises Record Classified as a reliable ad venue. He says classified ads always sell items or boost regular business and credits it with bringing in customers. The piece closes by thanking him for the endorsement.
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N. S. Cavender
Singer Sewing Machine
Record Classified
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Fort Sumner
Demos
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City and Red Cross
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Park Service
Roswell High
Mr. Cavendor
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