Opponents of Arms Sales Will Have New Series Amendments
Washington October 13 Senate opponents announce fresh amendments to the administration neutrality bill despite expected acquiescence on shipping rules. Senator Johnson Calif led a fiery speech calling repeal a first false step, arguing Hitler cannot conquer Europe and that such action would drag the U.S. into war. He warned the gamble would place the nation on the bloody path of war and argued the plan benefits England and France in arms markets.
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Senate
Johnson
League of Nations
England
France
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Anyoone
Napoleon
Fatal Auto Accident Near Lake Arthur
Marie Fink, 13, died when she rode on the fender of a car driven by Gilbert Gomez, 13, near Lake Arthur. The vehicle left Cottonwood road, pinning her between the car and a bank. Gomez, Mrs Cannon, and another rider were in the car. State police investigated. body taken to Artesia. The incident occurred one mile south and 1.5 miles west of Lake Arthur.
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Marie Fink
Lake Arthur
Gilbert Gomez
Artesia
Cottonwood
Arkansas
Stevell Cannon
Cannon
Jack L. Nicholl
Federal debt hits record high as treasury resumes borrowing
The federal debt rose to 40.963 billion with a daily jump of 58 million after selling 150 million in 91 day discount bills. Secretary Morgenthau said borrowing replenishes cash to avoid financing during wartime news while keeping the working balance near 1.265 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Whitworth and Puget Sound Play Tie at Tacoma
In Tacoma Washington Whitworth and College of Puget Sound tied 0 to 0 in college football action. In El Paso Texas New Mexico A M Frosh defeated Texas Mines Frosh 26 to 0.
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Tacoma
Wash
Whitworth
College of Puget Sound
el Paso
Texas
New Mexico A
M. Frosh
Texas Mines Frosh
Third District Women’s Club Convention Opens in Roswell
The 19th annual convention of the Third District of the New Mexico Federation of Women's Clubs met in Roswell with district president Mrs J W Lewis of Carlsbad presiding. Delegates from Artesia Carlsbad Clovis Dexter Hagerman Elida Fort Sumner Hobbs Portales Roswell Santa Rosa Tucumcari Texico Farwell attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Federation of Women’s Clubs
J. W. Lewis
Carlsbad
Charles F. Ward
Roswel
Lawrence Wolfe
Roswell
Bird
Artesia
Clovis
Dexter
Hagerman
Elida
Fort Sumner
Hobbs
Portales
Santa Rosa
Tucumcari
Texico
Farwell
R. W. Goddard
Mesilla Park
State Federation
Louise Coe
Glencoe
November daily crude oil demand in U S rises in 1939 outlook
The Bureau of Mines estimates the November daily average domestic demand for crude oil at 1.086 million barrels, totaling 108.6 million for the month, up from October and higher than last November. Motor fuel demand for November is placed at 46.7 million barrels, about 4 percent above 1938 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Sptember 2
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Britain Not Stepping on Russian Toes
Britain avoids provoking the Soviet Union while backing Turkish Balkan links. The British French Turkish mutual aid pact eases Turkish obligations to fight Russia and Poland pact does not cover Russian aggression. Britain warns against stirring Russia Turkey tensions as western front quiets into winter.
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London
Britain
Russia
Germany
Turkey
R. A. Butler
Poland
Mediterranean
Balkan
Balkans
To Call District Court Docket October 26
District Judge James B. McGhee will set the dates of all criminal and civil jury trials on Saturday October 28 at 9 am.
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James B. McGhee
Nazi Say Turkey No Longer Neutral In War Pact
Berlin reports say Adolf Hitler heard Franz Von Papen describe the French British Turkish pact as Turkey ceasing neutrality. Nazi officials note a potential loophole over Turkish-Russian talks while calling Turkey a dangerous partner. Berlin and London comment on German losses and Polish front flux as war moves amid diplomatic maneuvering.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Franz von Papen
Turkey
von Papen
Germany
Ankara
Russia
Britain
France
Poland
West Prussia
Posen
State Baptists elect new officers at Clovis
Clovis Oct. 20 Rev Bernard Guy pastor of the Clovis Central Baptist Church was elected president of the New Mexico Baptist state convention at the closing session of the 28th annual convention. He succeeds himself. Other officers named include S M Morgan Artesia first vice president W G Smith Jr Las Cruces second vice president H C Reavis Albuquerque assistant recording secretary. Board members for three years were McKinley Norman Roswell and Dan Munoz.
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Clovis
Bernard Guy
Clovis Central Baptist Church
New Mexico Baptist State Convention
Guy
S. M. Morgan
Artesia
W. G. Smith, Jr
Las Cruces
H. C. Reavis
Albuquerque
McKinley Norman
Roswell
Dan Munoz
Big Co move offices to gain tax cut in Flemington
In Flemington New Jersey four major firms Standard Oil Great Western Sugar United Shoe Machinery and Montana Power shifted their offices here to cut taxes. The move slashed Standard Oil’s local rate from 3.91 to 0.81 per hundred and reduced its tax bill by over 1.5 million dollars from prior Newark assessments. Other firms follow with smaller yet significant savings.
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Flemington
N. J
George K. Large
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Great Western Sugar Company
United Shoe Machinery Company
Montana Power Company
Standard Oil
Linden
Union County Tax Board
Newark
Great Western Sugar
United Shoe
Montana Power
Standard O/l
Great Western
Plainfield
Weather And War Loom In Europe As Nations React
Fair weather dominates New Mexico Arizona Colorado plans with little change. European tensions rise after Berlin’s warplanes reach Scotland while Britain and France rally to a Ankara pact offering mutual aid. Diplomatic moves provoke cautious optimism in Allies and fear of wider conflict in the Balkans and Baltic regions. Two air raid alarms sounded in Edinburgh as precautionary measures against possible German bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Scotland
Germany
Ankara
Turkey
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Franz von Papen
Balkans
Britain
Poland
France
Mediterranean
Greece
Romania
Italy
Albania
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
Baltic
Stockholm
Erinpburgh
Madison to Attend International Ice Cream Meet
A. F. Madison, manager of the Sunset Creamery, has traveled to San Francisco to attend conventions of the International Ice Cream Manufacturers Association and the creamery association.
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A. F. Madison
Sunset Creamery
San Francisco
International Ice Cream Manufacturers Association
The
Creamery Association
Chief Eller Speaks at Lions Club Meeting Talk on Police Convention
Police Chief Henry Eller spoke at the Lions meeting on the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention in San Francisco last week. Capt. C. M. Woodbury led a general discussion on Lions Bar Boys Club work and zoning ordinance advocacy by Herman R. Crile. Mrs. Charlies Darnell presented the comedy Accidents Will Happen. James Jennings will direct the annual Christmas toy drive starting soon.
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Lions Meeting
Henry Eller
International Association of Chiefs of Police
San Francisco
Lions Bar Boys Club
Eller
C. M. Woodbury
Roswell
Herman R. Crile
Charlies Darnell
Lions
James Jennings
Coronado Centennial Plans Expand Beyond New Mexico
Federal Coronado director Clinton P. Anderson said plans for the 400th anniversary must broaden to include states beyond New Mexico Arizona and Texas. Oklahoma Kansas Colorado Springs and other areas asked to participate. Oklahoma may join Amarillo area observances or develop its own regional plans, prompting separation of local New Mexico events from the larger regional plan.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Coronado
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Anderson
Oklahoma
Kansas
Southwest
Colorado Springs
Colo
High Plains
Quivira
Amarillo
Coronado Country
Four year old hit by taxi shows signs of recovery
Columbus hospital doctors report Glenn Knoblock four years old remains comatose since July but now shows consciousness. He can see and eat almost normally though cannot talk and may have hearing issues. Casts on limbs hinder movement. they are removed every three hours for massage. Recovery is tentative and may take a year or more.
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Columbus
Glenn Knoblock
Marion
Glenn
33 On ak Roll At Junior High
The Junior High honor roll for the first six weeks lists 33 pupils with all A grades. Principal R L Villard announced the names including James Lee Wayne Smith Virginia Henry Aleen Hinkle Marilyn Blea Jean Blakeney Margaret Brockman Fred Burkstaller Dorothy Feltcher C L Gant Louise Swisher Betty Joyce Cronic Mary Frances Wilcoxon Vera Belle Caffall Ruth Ann Carothers Jimmy Eboff Estelle Henson Lois Hill Laudine Pickle Jacqueline Sieg June Sorrells Marjorie Wolfe Flo Austin H C Buchanan Helen Ruth Carrigan David Mitchell Nora Dearr Nancy Lutz Jack McCarter Georgia Griswell Jean Dickenson Don Smith Mary Evelyn Wyatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Villard
James Lee
Wayne Smith
Virginia Henry
Aleen Hinkle
Marilyn Blea
Jean Blakeney
Margaret Brockman
Fred Burkstaller
Dorothy Feltcher
C. L. Gant
Louise Swisher
Betty Joyce Cronic
Mary Frances Wilcoxon
Vera Belle Caffall
Ruth Ann Carothers
Jimmy Eboff
Estelle Henson
Lois Hill
Laudine Pickle
Jacqueline Sieg
June Sorrells
Marjorie Wolfe
Flo Austin
H. C. Buchanan
Helen Ruth Carrigan
David Mitchell
Nora Dearr
Nancy Lutz
Jack McCarter
Georgia Griswell
Jean Dickenson
Don Smith
Mary Evelyn Wyatt
Loud Speakers Installed at Roswell High School
A new public address system was installed at Roswell High School and used today for the first time without issues. Speakers in each room enable announcements to students.
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Roswell High School
Pact reshapes eastern Mediterranean power balance
Allied capitals hail the Anglo French Turkish mutual aid pact as a major victory over Germany while Berlin says otherwise and neutral observers note the broad implications. Italy’s stance remains neutral with possible long term effect on German hopes for support as Nazism pushes for peace talks. Germany consolidates Polish lands near the Russian border as observers speculate on moves to placate the Allies.
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Associated Press
Germany
Mediterranean
Berlin
Italy
Rome
Poland
Herr Hitler
France
Hiway Wage Scale Talks End In Deadlock In Santa Fe
In Santa Fe on October 20 representatives of New Mexico highway contractors and organized labor met with the state highway commission and labor commissioner Vincent Jaeger to pursue a prevailing wage scale for highway workers. A prior meeting without highway commissioners ended without accord. Labor backs Jaeger’s proposed 10 percent wage increase for skilled public works labor, while contractors and highway officials say the scale exceeds the state prevailing wage. The dispute has led to cancellation of contracts on four projects.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
State Highway Commission
Vincent Jaeger
Organized Labor
Jaeger
Highway Department
T. H. Rector Struck by Auto in Roswell
T. H. Rector, about 70, was hit by an automobile driven by Edgar Latimer in the 200 block on North Virginia at 8:45 last night. He suffered cracked ribs and was transported to St. Mary's hospital. Rector was crossing the street midblock while Latimer drove slowly, per traffic officer L. H. Keller who investigated.
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T. H. Rector
Roswell
Edgar Latimer
North Virginia
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rector
Latimer
L. H. Keller
New Loco Hills Oil Area Stakes Expand in Eddy County
Staking of four new locations near four miles southeast of the Loco Hills region in Eddy county signals renewed activity in the southeastern New Mexico fields. The Gates No. 2 well near the Gates No. 1 discovery connects two roofs, with two rigs already moved in. Nearby locations include N. B. Nolan Abbie Tes No. 1 and F. M. Farley State No. 1 A as 2 producer wells, while Kersey Company Creek No. 1 and Leo Manning McClay No. 1 line the area, with location, slush pit, and road work in progress.
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Artesia
N. M
Eddy County
New Mexico
Loco Hills
Gates
H. W. Martin
SESW
N. B. Nolan
Abbie Tes
F. M. Farley
Gates Well
Kersey & Company
Creek No. 1
Leo Manning
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Johnson and Clark
Clark
State Corporation Commmission
Robert Valdez
Dee Donnell
State Utilities Investigating Committee
Donnell
Texas-New Mexico Utilities Company
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
New Mexico Eastern Gas Company
Valdez
Joehn Erskine
Columbia University
Thomas J. Shelby
University of Texas Extension Department
New Mexico Education Association
R. J. Mullins
Erskine
Shelby
T. J. Mabry
State Supreme Court
Sierra County
Hot Springs
Justice Mabry
Howard Bickley
California
Miles
Clyde Tingley
U. S
Woman's Club
Third District
Ial
Soviet
Firth of Forth
Scapa Flow
War Office
Belgium
Netherlands
Foreign Office
State Baptists
Baptist Convention
Edinburgh
BIG CO
Colorado
Chief Eller
Lions Club
Coronado Cuarto
IK Loco Hills Oil Area
Eddy CO
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