All American Vessels Ordered From Japanese and Chinese Waters
Navy sources say all American merchant ships are to leave Japanese and Chinese waters due to the Pacific situation. The rest of the Pacific remains unaffected, with ships to proceed to nearest American or British port if possible. Capitol observers fear Japan’s cabinet upheaval signals renewed aggressions in the Far East.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
Manila
Mavy Department
Maritime Commission
American President
American Mail
American Pioneer
Isthmian
Waterman
Siberia
Shanghai
Far East
State Department
Hyde Park
White House
House Passes Bill to Arm American Merchant Ships
The House approved arming American merchant ships amid warnings it could edge toward war. The roll call final passage was 259 to 138, sending the measure to the Senate as Roosevelt presses for authority during the growing global crisis. The Kearny torpedoing prompted the move and the repeal of the neutrality act ban on arming merchantmen.
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Washington
Kearny
House
Senate
Roosevelt
New England
Plumley
Vermont
United States
Cox
D-Ga
Hobbs Rancher Sells Two Buffalo on Highway Attraction
Hobbs rancher Virgil Linam announced the sale of two of his six buffalo to Brady banker F. E. Richards for 100 dollars each. Linam started the herd in 1932 with a pair from the Goodnight ranch, and the animals have drawn motorists on the Hobbs Carlsbad highway three miles west of the municipal airport. He notes only one other private buffalo herd in New Mexico near Roswell.
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Hobbs
N. M
Virgil Linam
FE. M. Richards
Brady
Texas
Linam
Goodnight
Hobbs-Carlsbad
Municipal Airport
New Mexico
Roswell
Local Weather Readings and Extremes for Today
Temperature readings at three hour intervals through 11 30 a m show highs of 68 and a low of 42 with a 24 hour total precipitation of 0. Normal highs and lows for this date are 74 and 44. Sunset is 5 23 and moonlight duration 11 3 hours.
Emperor to Army to Form New Government in Japan
Emperor Hirohito urged the army to provide leaders for a new government to handle grave wartime issues. Lieutenant General Tojo was ordered to form the cabinet, with observers seeing Axis-backed gains. The new administration is expected to be led by military figures and pursue policy on China and the greater East Asia co prosperity sphere while seeking talks with the United States.
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Greer
United States
Rooosevelt
Japan
Washington
Tokyo
Eiki Tojo
Prince Fumimero Konoye
Times
Capitol Hill
Konoye
Pacific
Hirohito
Soviet Russia
Axis
Tojo
Nichi Nichi
Domei
China
Carlsbad Hunt For Lost Plane Goes On In Nd Southwest
Carlsbad, N M Oct 17 A search for an observation plane and three army fliers missing since Monday from Biggs Field Fort Bliss Texas continued this afternoon as a weary posse pushed into the Guadalupe mountains about 60 miles southwest led by Sheriff Howell Gage and Police Chief Joe Johns with pilot Malcolm Madera sighting what appeared to be wreckage.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Biggs Field
Fort Bliss
Texas
Howell Gage
Joe Johns
Guadalupe Mountains
Gage
Malcolm Madera
Army Plane May Be Down In Mexico
El Paso dispatch reports a missing Army plane last seen Monday near Lake Santa Maria in Chihuahua about noon. Cowboys observed a smoking aircraft, with an oil slick on the lake. William Blocker, US consul general in Juarez, notified authorities as Biggs Field observers search the area near Gusman station on the Mexico northwestern railroad, south of Columbus, New Mexico.
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EL Paso
Tex
Lake Santa Maria
Chihuahua
William Blocker
Juarez
Biggs Field
Gusman
Mexico Northwestern Railroad
Columbus
N. Mex
NeckTie Party Bid Sparks 1882 Las Vegas Spat
Indignant citizens in Las Vegas posted a notice in 1882 bidding a frivolous fandango from a cottonwood limb. The quirky public display framed a local dispute, reflecting period customs and mock formalities, with community members voicing scorn and amusement.
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Las Vegas
Flood damage to Pecos River farms estimated at 403720
A survey under the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District assessed flood losses to 156 farmers along the Pecos River bottoms and tributaries at 403,720 dollars. The report focuses on farming areas within the district and excludes towns, roads, bridges, and external damages.
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Pecos River
Pecos Valley
Conservancy District
Synodical Names N M Officers
Santa Fe New Mexico. The synodical of the Presbyterian Church of New Mexico elected Mrs. J D Rackley of Las Vegas as president. Three new vice presidents were Mrs. E Gertrude Smith and Mrs. J A Poncel of Santa Fe, and Mrs. E F Haysup of Roswell. Carlsbad and Artesia chosen as alternate cities for the 1942 Synod and Synodical.
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Santa FE
N. M
J. D. Rackley
Las Vegas
Synodical
The
Presbyterian Church of
Three Wells to Supply Water for New Air Base
Engineers Cole and Lovett of the district army engineering office at Caddo Colo selected locations for three artesian wells for the water supply of the army air base to be built south of Roswell. Meeting with artesian supervisor E G Minton, Dr Co V Tice of Albuquerque in charge of the groundwater division for the U S G S in New Mexico and Mayor Thos J Hall.
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Army Air Base
Roswell
Cole and Lovett
District Army Engineering Office
Caddo
Colo
E. G. Minton
Co. V. Tice
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Thos. J. Hall
Dempsey Repeats Assurances Of Federal Flood Aid
City engineer Lea Rowland returned from a Phoenix reclamation meeting where under secretary John J. Dempsey of the Interior Department reiterated assurances to pursue federal flood protection for Roswell. Dempsey said the Reclamation Service would handle flood control if the project is theirs, aiming to end Roswell’s periodic floods. Rowland found the trip worthwhile, having met John Page and Denver district engineer Harper. Representative Clinton P. Anderson supported flood control, while Red Bluff water users indicated cooperation. Mayor Hall and city attorney Malone also conferred with Red Bluff representatives who pledged support for any federal plan.
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Lea Rowland
National Reclamation
Phoenix
Ariz
John J. Dempsey
Interior Department
Roswell
Dempsey
Reclamation Service
Honda
Rowland
John Page
Harper
Denver
The
Clinton P. Anderson
Red Bluff
Hall
Malone
Grim Story Of The British Failure In Flanders Fight
London reports the official British commander Lord Gort reveals shortages of equipment and poor coordination among Allied forces in Flanders. The Daily Express calls the report a warning against invading Europe without training and proper weapons. Gort says he was the sole judge on surrender in Dunkirk and notes Weygand pressed a counter attack as evacuation began. French delays and blocking roads nearly caused chaos during the retreat.
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London
Flanders
Lord Gort
Daily Express
Gort
Dunkerque
Tord Gort
Maxime Weygand
British
War Office
Madison Brother Dies in Temple Texas
Fred H. Madison of Amarillo brother of A. F. Madison of Roswell died of an acute heart attack at Temple Texas. A. F. Madison was present and returned to Roswell. The Madisons will travel to Amarillo tomorrow for funeral services. Fred H. Madison worked with Borden Creamery in Amarillo and is survived by a wife and two sons Jack and Rick.
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Fred H. Madison
Amarillo
A. F. Madison
Roswell
Temple
Texas
Mrs. Madison
Borden Creamery
Jack
Council To Pass On Liquor License Application
Mayor Hall called a special city council meeting for 5 Pm today to consider H L Reeves request for a retail liquor license to operate Quality Liquor Store at 410 North Main.
Building Permits For Two West Matthews Homes
Bill McCombs receives a permit to build a four room frame stucco house at 802 West Matthews for 2700 dollars. Poster KEarins obtains a permit to construct a four room frame stucco house at 804 West Matthews for 1800 dollars.
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Bill McCombs
West Matthews
Poster Kearins
British Raids On Germany and Italy Describe Attacks
LONDON Oct 17 British bombers attacked Duisburg and other Ruhr targets last night per an air ministry communique. Docks at Dunkerque Ostend and Calais were struck. Two aircraft were missing from the raids and two Coastal Command bombers were unaccounted for off the Norwegian coast and near the Frisian islands. A strong RAF force crossed the English southeast coast toward the German held French channel coast.
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London
Duisberg
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Dunkerque
Ostend
Calais
Coastal Command
Frisian
Cor Raf
French Channel
British Bombing Kills 12 in Napies Early Today
British planes bomb Napies early today, killing 12 and injuring 37 as fires were started and quickly extinguished, according to Italian officials.
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Rome
German Attacks and Allied Bombardment Reported
The Moscow radio said German attacks near Orel 200 miles south of the Soviet were reported. Berlin announced attacks on shipping around the British Isles and harbor installations on England's southeast and west coasts with one merchant ship sunk. German claims of bomber raids on western Germany and Moscow targets noted, with some damage and Leningrad bombed.
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Manila
United States
Japan
Moscow
Vyazma
Kalinin
Berlin
London
Moscow Radio
Orel
British Isles
England
High Command
Germany
Leningrad
Twenty Czechs Executed or Sentenced in Berlin
Berlin reports that twenty Czech nationals were executed or given sentences as authorities continued actions possibly on page six for further details.
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Berlin
Third Arrest In Miley Murders
Raymond Baxter a golf course clerk at Lexington Country Club was arrested on a murder warrant in the Marion Miley and J W McCord killings. Authorities say he was implicated by Thomas C Penney who confessed and named Robert H Anderson as an accomplice, with reports of an inside man aiding the entry to the clubhouse.
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Lexington
Raymond Baxter
Lexington Country Club
Marion Miley
J. W. McCord
Austin B. Price
Thomas C. Penney
Robert H. Anderson
Baxter
Dragline Shipped From Erie for Roswell Flood Work
A dragline ordered by Roswell for widening and deepening the Hondo and North Spring rivers in the local flood control program was shipped from Erie Pennsylvania yesterday. The city has a priority rating for this equipment and expects its arrival within a week to ten days. The project, funded by a three year five mill levy approved by Roswell voters, aims to reduce flash floods near Roswell and tie into broader plans for upstream Hondo flood waters.
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Hondo
North Spring
Erie
Hall
Roswell
German Food Rations Show No Deficiency Signs
WASPINGTON Oct 174 Germanys food rationing restrictions have yet to produce discernible effects on the populations physical condition or working efficiency the agriculture department reported today though the Reich faces its third war winter. The report says current German fare is richer in carbohydrates and poorer in fats and proteins with civilian meat rations at about two thirds of prewar levels and egg supplies down sharply.
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Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Fulbright Furniture Seeks Expert Finisher
Jess Fulbright of Fulbright Furniture Co seeks a skilled furniture finisher. He testifies that experts are not scarce in the field, and this classified ad attracted many applicants. The exchange ends with thanks for the found man.
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Jess Fulbright
Fulbright Furniture Co
Fulbright
Mr. Fulbright
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