Wars Cost Money in Defense Preparation
Washington reports outline vast spending to equip a two million man army and air force, with plans for 914 million dollars in new plants plus broader defense spending. British raids on Hamburg and the fight for air superiority loom as war stretches into 1941, while France's stance and possible alignment with Axis draw cautious scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
C. M. Wesson
Army Ordnance Department
House Appropriations Committee
Crile Speaks On American Way of Life
Major Herman R. Crile spoke to townsmen last night arguing the New Deal failed to uphold the American Way of Life. He attacked defense, applauded English stand, and cited Marshall figures to claim equipment was scarce, warning that current policies edge the nation toward war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman R. Crile
Major Crile
Hitler
Blum
France
Chamberlain
Churchill
England
Roosevelt
General Marshall
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Rayburn Back In Southwest To Fight For F. D. R.
BONHAM Texas October 22 Rayburn homecoming cheers met by farmers and old cronies as he returns to rally Roosevelt votes in the southwest He declares a Roosevelt sweep and prepares a final campaign push directing the southern drive with Myron Blalock leading Texas Democrats in a war council style finish before Rayburn returns to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Tex
Sam Rayburn
Rosevelt
Southwest
Rayburn
Texas
Roosevelt
Joe B. Hrdlicka
National Committee
Myron Blalock
Wendell Willkie
Blalock
Willkie
Congress
Washington
Dallas
Mexico rejects Japanese oil and scrap iron bids
Mexico City officials said President Cardenas will cancel a large oil concession to Tokyo controlled Veracruzana and reject a $400,000 offer for Mexican scrap iron amid Japanese American tensions. The move signals hemispheric solidarity with the United States and other republics to thwart abroad dangers. The oil deal will be voided as unconstitutional following a constitutional amendment ratified by most state legislatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Cardenas
Pacific
United States
Veracruzana Company
Vera Cruz
Japan
Orient
Churchill Talk One of Confidence
A Berlin summary notes Churchill’s fireside appeal to France as vital to rally resistance against Germany. It reports Germany’s view that France could rejoin the Axis, with Laval in talks and Petain opposing moves, while Hitler and Mussolini push peace terms to spur a French declaration of war. Churchill’s speech is praised as a landmark call to renew fraternal bonds and defy German mastery.
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Associated Press
France
Great Britain
Vichy
Philippe Petain
Britain
Germany
Italy
Europe
Oran
Algiers
Dakar
French West Africa
Alexandria
Petain
Pierre Laval
Paris
Berlin
Dewitt MacKenzie
Churchill
Switzerland
Messrs
Hitler
Mussolini
Marshal Petain
Laval
McCunes Return From Little Rock Business Trip
Mr and Mrs R H McCune have returned from a business trip to Little Rock Arkansas.
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McCune’s
Little Rock
R. H. McCune
Little Rock, Arkansas
Walter Named Grand Master of New Mexico Masons
Adolph S. Walter of Socorro was elected Grand Master of the New Mexico Grand Lodge of Masons at the 63rd annual communication in Santa Fe. He succeeds Louis C. Roc kett of Santa Fe. James L. Elrod of Clovis was deputy grand master, Eric Kinsell of Raton senior grand warden, E. L. Holt of Las Cruces junior grand warden, E. R. Paul of Santa Fe grand treasurer, and Alpheus A. Keen of Albuquerque re-elected grand secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
Adolph S. Walter
Socorro
New Mexico
Alpheus A. Keen
Albuquerque
John L. Lewis To Talk On Radio On Friday Night
CIO leader John L. Lewis plans a Friday night radio address on Mutual Broadcasting System with an audience target of 30 million. The Willkie cancellation of a prior reserved slot remains unclear, while Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. welcomes Lewis's possible Willkie endorsement as nonexclusive and nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
New York
Mutual Broadcasting System
Wendell L. Willkie
MBS
CIO
Mutual
Willkie
Lewis
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Wendell Willkie
Martin
Four German raiders shot down in southeast England battle
London reports a fierce air battle over the southeast coast with more than 100 planes involved. The raid followed a day of sporadic coastal attacks and began the 46th consecutive night of aerial siege. No enemy planes reached London as anti aircraft guns opened fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
England
Hitler Meets Laval in France Aide Reports
German radio says Adolf Hitler met French vice premier Laval in France. Foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop attended the conference and was tasked with persuading France to enter the war against England. The talk occurred during Hitler's stay in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adolf Hitler
Laval
France
Joachim von Ribbentrop
England
Hitler
Polish Jew Herschel Grynspan Transferred for New Trial
Herschel Grynspan, a Polish Jew jailed for the 1938 shooting of a German embassy counsellor in Paris, has been moved to Berlin for a new judgment, according to dispatches from Vichy France dated October 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Herschel Grynspan
Paris
Berlin
France to skip Armistice Day holiday this year
The Petain government announced that Armistice Day on November 11 will not be a holiday in unoccupied France due to national grief. Commemorative ceremonies will be allowed at suitable venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Petain
French Foreign Minister Seeks Frank Germany Collaboration
Baudouin told American press correspondents in Vichy that France hopes for frank and total collaboration with Germany after a just peace. He called non collaboration insane and absurd and said it is a military necessity geographically and economically. He declined to judge German intentions on Alsace Lorraine annexation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Baudouin
Germany
Reich
Alsace-Lorraine
British Vessel Losses vs German Claims Reported
The admiralty reported that British allied and neutral merchant ships lost 63,265 tons for the week ending October 14, while Germany claimed to have sunk 122,041 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Admiralty
Moving pictures at Townsend Club on Wednesday night
Moving pictures will be shown at Townsend Hall located at 116 1/2 East 4th Street on Wednesday night. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club
Townsend Hall
Campaigners Plunge Into Last Two Weeks
In his first statewide radio broadcast of the general election campaign Maurice Miera charged the state administration with political domination of relief recipients. He spoke in Albuquerque on KOB before resuming his statewide stumping while Governor John Miles held a rally in Belen. He warned that many are being taught to rely on WPA pensions and public jobs rather than work, undermining pride and hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Maurice Miera
Albuquerque
KOB
John Miles
Belen
Miera
Democratic precinct women hold first campaign meeting
Democratic Headquarters at 410 North Main Street hosted the first in a series of precinct women workers meetings. Mrs. Luella McGaffey Brown spoke on national and state campaign issues while Mrs. W. R. Eccles urged women’s political responsibility. Coca-Cola was served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic
North Main Street
Luella McGaffey Brown
W. R. Eccles
Coca- Cola
Coca-Cola
Prof Chaddock Falls To Death In New York Rooftop Incident
Robert Emmett Chaddock 61 head of Columbia University Sociology and long time faculty member died after an apparent fall from his all story apartment building. A building superintendent saw him on the roof parapet with feet dangling. Police were called but he had fallen before arrival. He leaves a widow and a daughter Mrs Parker Soule of Roswell New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Emmett Chaddock
Columbia University Department of Sociology
Professor Chaddock
Parker Soule
Roswell
N. M
Bailey to Speak in Roswell on Third Term Issue
Joe Bailey prominent Texas Democrat will speak in Roswell next Saturday October 26 under the Willkie Non Partisan Club. Time and place not yet set. Bailey a noted Texas orator opposed to a third term and helped organize the No Third Term movement. He arrives by plane Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bailey
Texas
Roswell
Willkie
South
United States Senate
Bailey
Nazis Attack Britain Draw France War Threat Seen
Berlin dispatch reports Nazi raids on London Liverpool Birmingham and central England causing fires. German high command claims retaliatory strikes hit armament works at Leyland and other targets while noting two RAF planes were shot down and two German planes lost. Edge of France reentry into the war discussed as Axis thoughts pivot on expanding conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London Air Ministry
Hamburg
British
Air Ministry
Winston Churchill
Britain
Lord Croft
London
Berlin
Liverpool
Birmingham
England
High Command
Leyland
Clyde Ball speaks at Kiwanis on democracy at home
Clyde Ball of Roswell high school spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon on democracy and parental responsibility in raising useful citizens under a democratic government. The club plans a Hobbs dinner meeting with local businessmen to form a Kiwanis chapter. Norman Savage reported on the Southwestern District Kiwanis convention with Dr. C. M. Ejiffert of Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Ball
Roswell High School
Kiwanis
Hobbs
Kiwanis Club
Norman Savage
C. M. Ejiffert
Roswell
General election voters may choose any party candidates
New Mexico Attorney General Sedillo stated that any qualified voter registered under state law may vote for any party or candidate in the general election regardless of current party affiliation. The notice is signed by FILO M. Sedillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedillo
Filo M. Sedillo
State of New Mexico
Trio Chest Campaign Starts Off With A Rush
The largest Roswell workforce yet gathered for a campaign breakfast at Nickson Coffee Shop, 57 business and professional men, to kick off the Trio Chest drive. Paul Wilmot urged public support for a $10,000 goal aiding Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts, aiming a rapid finish with widespread cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trio Chest
Roswell
Nickson
Trio Chest Committee
Paul Wilmot
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
A. F. Madison
Chas. Butler
Cecil Narramore
Norman Savage
Howard Glover
C. M. Hitchcock
J. W. Miley
W. M. Barrowman
H. O. DeShurley
Tode Brenneman
G. K. Richardson
Verdi Gill
Paul McEvoy
S. S. Santheson
W. C
Ed J. Williams
Sylvester Johnson Jr
Carl M. Bird
Seamen Protest Dempsey Nomination to Maritime Commission
In San Francisco on October 22, maritime union spokesmen opposed President Roosevelt's nomination of Rep. John J. Dempsey of New Mexico to the U. S. Maritime Commission. They accused his background of labor baiting and strike breaking and urged open Senate hearings. Jay Sayers called for a West Coast appointee familiar with maritime issues to represent labor, noting telegram protests from the union and affiliates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Roosevelt
John J. Dempsey
New Mexico
U. S. Maritime Commission
Maritime Union of the Pacific
Dempsey
Washington
Jay Sayers
The
Maritime Federation
Senate Commerce Committee
Rev D J Williams To Speak At Pecos Deanery Meet
Rev D J Williams former rector of St Andrews Church will be the luncheon speaker at the Deanery meeting at Saint Andrews on Thursday at twelve thirty. The Deanery gathers Episcopal representatives from Pecos Valley with optional afternoon talks by R W Aldrich and Walden Bassett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Williams
St. Andrews Church
Saint Andrews
Pecos Valley
R. W. Aldrich
Walden Bassett
Malcolm Twiss
el Paso
Dwight Echler
Campaign schedule lists candidates and locations
The Democrats plan Governor John Miles and Senator Dennis Chavez with events in Fort Sumner Clayton Moscuero and Moscuero where Clinton P. Anderson will speak for Congress robert Valdez accompanies for corporation commissioner in Moscuero. The Republicans nominate Maurice Miera for governor with events in Las Vegas at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
John Miles
Dennis Chavez
Fort Sumner
Clayton
Clinton P. Anderson
Moscuero
Roy
Robert Valdez
Maurice Miera
Las Vegas
Real estate ad pitch from Robert J. Trent quote
Robert J. Trent of Car Michael Real Estate extols classified ads as the ideal advertising medium for the real estate business. He emphasizes buying selling and renting as the backbone of classified sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Trent
Carmichael Real Estate
Classifieds: A Backbone for Renting Buying and Selling
Classified ads cover every possible need including renting buying and selling with extensive uses. Record classified promises to manage any listing and invites readers to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Trent
Classified
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Crile
New Deal
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Walter
N. M. Masons
M.R. Tillotson
Thomas Boles
M. R. Tillotson
National Park Service
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Miles
Eastside
Prof. Chaddock
Louis P. Lochner
Maritime Union
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