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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1940

Page

3

Diphtheria Clean-up Nearing Complete in Valley

Dr. O E Puckett reports a diphtheria cleanup with twenty cases and two deaths. He commends Dr W W Phillips for hearings and urges preschool vaccination to prevent future outbreaks from foreign origins and protect immune local children. The situation is deemed practically closed and under control by Phillips and nursing staff.

O. E. Puckett Carlsbad Puckett W. W. Phillips Phillips

Cleveland seeks Bucky Harris as Indians manager

The Plain Dealer reports Stan Harris also known as Bucky has been offered a one year contract to manage the Cleveland Indians. Harris could replace Oscar Vitt whose future with the club appears uncertain. Alva Bradley plans to present Harris proposal to the board on October 28 while in Sea Island South Carolina. Harris 44 has 20 years in the American League as player and manager. Clark Griffith reportedly approved Bradley’s talks with Harris. Vitt’s future with the Indians remains doubtful.

Leveland E Plain Dealer Washington Stan Bucky) Harris Cleveland Indians Harris Washington Baseball Club the Plain Dealer Oscar Vitt Cleveland Alva Bradley Indians Bradley Sea Island Clark Griffith Griffith Vitt

New Mexico Officials Clash Over Ballot and Taxes

State Democrats argued the Communist party cannot appear on the general election ballot after ruling the group failed to file full party rules, presenting only excerpts from its constitution and by laws. Townsendite support backs Crile, while Miles and Chavez defend veteran governance and national defense plans amid statewide campaigns.

Communist Party Fernandez Crile Albuquerque Townsend Organization of New Mexico Carl Lunn Congress Lunn Santa Fe Miles United States America Quintana Chavez Anderson

Roosevelt to tour four cities with Hyde Park rally

President Sayseither plans appearances in Washington or Baltimore Philadelphia October 22 New York October 28 and Cleveland November 2 The fifth stop will be the Hyde Park appeal to voters Republicans call the trips political campaigning while White House aides insist they are non political labor speech rounds after nomination show campaign tone The AFL Teamsters Union convention speech is cited as the labor speech of the third term effort

State Committee E. E. Jaeckle New York Willkie White House Roosevelt Pennsylvania Ohio Hyde Park Earl of Athlone Canada Princess Alice Washington Baltimore Philadelphia Cleveland AFL Teamsters

Burma and Mandalay reopen Burma Road supplies to China

Traffic resumed today on the Burma Road with a large convoy entering Chinese territory from Rangoon as British restraint against Japan ends. Observers expect immediate effects in arming China and fueling counter-attacks, while officials say reopening holds political significance beyond material gain.

Burma Mandalay Indo-China Rangoon China Chungking Chiang London Downing Street Tokyo Japan Hongkong South China

Texas Stars Start Two Ex-El Paso Gridiron Pitts for NM U

Two former El Paso prep stars Dick Spitzer and Louis Attell receive starting calls for New Mexico University in the showdown with Texas Miners in El Paso. Coach Ted Shipkey notes the game means more to them as they debut full starts this season.

Albuquerque N. M el Paso New Mexico University Texas Miners Dick Spitzer Austin High Louis Pasqual) Attell el Paso High Ted Shipkey New Mexico Miners Shipkey Ann Miller Denny Sparlin Wilbur Gentry Attel Claude Sanders

Willkie Presses Two Eternal Principles in Missouri Speech

Willkie argues for limits on executive power and for citizenship rights for all Americans, denouncing prejudice. He attacks Roosevelt and calls for increased production to aid Britain, insisting peace comes from production, not war. He contrasts his stance with a fourth term question and warns of secret pacts and corrupt machines. The stop includes rallies in St. Louis and Missouri and planned appearances across the Midwest.

Willkie America Missouri Jefferson Democratic National Committee Gray Stone Capitol Roosevelt St. Louis Europe Britain Great Britain Mr. Roosevelt Chicago Jersey City Bronx Hannibal Springfield Ill Wisconsin Minnesota Minneapolis

Occupied Lands Continued from Page One

Britain relies on control of the seas and a naval blockade to starve enemy supplies while occupied lands burden Nazi forces. Hitler overrun Romania and western Europe shows initial gain from new supplies, then exhaustion as occupied countries become liabilities. Nazis kill the geese laying the golden eggs as free countries built for German markets.

England Hitler Romania Naziaom Europe

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Bucky” Harris Democrats Gallup Clovis Mitchell Miera Merrity Merritt N. Main Roswell, N. M Burma Road Texas Stars Anderson’s Gardens Laos Phillips 66 Phill Penney’s
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