Axis Powers Seek to Use Fleet Against British War Plan
Weather brings London a quiet night as Axis powers pursue plans to use France’s forces against Britain. On the Chest Drive opening day in Roswell, $6,307.05 was raised toward a $10,000 goal for Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts, with many pledges yet to come. The drive’s Honor Roll lists 100 percent contributors among local firms, and organizers urge immediate return of pledge cards to finish the fundraising effort.
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France
London
Paul Wilmot
Wilmot
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Honer Roll
England
Berlin
Britain
Bern
Switzerland
Vichy
State Educators Open Sessions of Santa Fe Today
The New Mexico Education Association opened its 55th annual convention in Santa Fe with council meetings to discuss funding, administration, teacher salaries, contracts, and pupil transportation. Dr Charl Ormond Williams spoke on democracy as more than rote learning, stressing active civic education.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico Education Association
Association Council
General Assembly
Charl Ormond Williams
National Congress of Parents-Teachers
National Educational Association
Field Service
ABC
United States
Willkie Campaign Train Trip Amid War Fears and Egg Incident
Willkie travels from Chicago toward New York for campaign speeches and a dinner with Alfred E. Smith, denying Roosevelt's ability to keep the nation from war. An attacker lofted an egg at Willkie, splattering Mrs. Willkie, as police arrest Charles Mulrain for breach of the peace and assault. Willkie accuses the New Deal of breaking 1932 Democratic pledges and questions the president’s war promises while addressing a 25,000-seat crowd in New York en route to a series of addresses.
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Willkie
New York
Roosevelt
United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Chicago
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Harmon
N. Y
Bronx Coliseum
Manhattan Center
New York Herald Tribune Forum
LaSalle Street
Charles Mulrain
Arthur J. Bidwell
Illinois
Mulrain
Roswell Plans 1941 State Teachers Convention Visit
Roswell prepares to host the 1941 New Mexico Educational Association meeting with Ed J. Williams Col D C Pearson and Claude Simpson delivering the invitation at the 1940 Santa Fe convention. Roswell schools close for teachers to attend and ballots will be mailed for city selection after the event.
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New Mexico Educational Association
Roswell
Santa Fe
Ed J. Williams
Col
D. C. Pearson
Claude Simpson
J. D. Shinkle
Paul Hy Deaton
Burr Powell
James Mason
Irene Swann
Ernest Harp
Paul H. Deaton
Chavez Defies Rubber Stamp Label on Beef Campaign
Senator Dennis Chavez campaigned in Santa Rosa urging education to end a double standard and backing social legislation including rural hospitals as part of federal programs. He defended his stance against reciprocal trade and reiterated he would push for new deal principles, noting his preference for New Mexico beef and copper. Floyd Kennedy spoke against repeal pledges by Republicans. Owen B. Marron defended the constitutional issue of a third term.
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Associated Press
Dennis Chavez
Santa Rosa
Chavez
Congress
Fort Sumner
New Mexico
Argentina
Belgian Congo
Floyd Kennedy
Portales
Owen B. Marron
Albuquerque
Joe Bailey Set to Speak at Junior High Auditorium
Dallas attorney and Democrat Joe Bailey will address the public at 8 p.m. Saturday in the junior high school auditorium on the third term issue. He arrives Saturday morning by plane and tours the south opposing Roosevelt’s third term as a founder of the No Third Term movement among Texas Democrats. Bailey, son of the late Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey, is visiting here for the event.
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Joe Bailey
Dallas
Willkie
Bailey
South
Roosevelt
Texas
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Governor Names More On National Defense Council
Governor Miles names four additional committees for the state council on national defense and says more members and an executive committee will be appointed later. Appointees cover agricultural and livestock resources and production, humans resources, skills and training, housing, public works and civil protection.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
State Council On National Defense
Hugh Milton
New Mexico State College
Fabian Garcia
State College Exten
Roosevelt to Take Off His Gloves in Philadelphia Speech
President Roosevelt plans a major political address at Philadelphia Convention Hall to rally support in the campaign home stretch. Secretary Ickes says the talk titled America Looks to the Future will be broadcast on NBC and CBS, with a motor tour to Camden and Cramp shipyards before the stop.
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Roosevelt
Ickes
Philadelphia
Wendell L. Willkie
Delaware River
New York
Camden
N. J
Cramp
Frankford Arsenal
E.S.T
NBC
CBS
Democratic National Committee
America
Police Radio Station Installation Completed at City Hall
The 65 foot aerial tower atop city hall was finished today for the new police radio station. Equipment for the transmitter and receivers has arrived, and operation is slated for mid next week. Dallas engineer Harry C. Hill of RCA oversees the setup. Costs are shared by city and county. the system will serve police and sheriff departments with multiple receivers in patrol cars and motorcycles.
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Harry C. Hill
Dallas
Sheriff’s Departments
Sheriff’s Department
Communists Seek Get On New Mexico Election Ballot
The New Mexico Supreme Court heard a petition by the Communist Party to reinstate its presidential electors on the ballot. Assistant Attorney General A M Fernandez argued the nomination certificate bore only the signature of the state Communist secretary, not the party officer mandated by law.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Supreme Court
Communist Party of
New Mexico
High Court
American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado
A. M. Fernandez
Secretary of State
Fernandez
Frank Wilson
Trailer Loose On East Second Street Urges Caution
Police urge trailer owners to securely fasten trailers to vehicles after several incidents on East Second Street. A trailer detached and struck a pole this morning, and a recent case damaged Frank Young Jr.'s car. Police report 3 or 4 additional similar detachments recently.
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East Second Street
Frank Young, Jr
Draft Boards Wised Up On Tricks To Expose Draft Dodges
Washington reports a new guide for draft boards to spot fakers claiming illness or disability. The book outlines broad physical and mental standards for Army eligibility and notes examinations will use questionnaire answers from the 17 million registrants. Questionnaires go out as serial numbers are drawn next Tuesday.
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Washington
Selective Service
Cobb declines Roswell speaking invitation from Willkie group
Irvin S. Cobb, humorist and Democrat backing Willkie, cannot speak in Roswell due to a busy schedule. He plans to address Albuquerque tonight, with KOB broadcasting at eight. Roswell Willkie club had arranged a local radio broadcast of Cobb’s El Paso speech and a Dallas recording.
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Willkie
Roswell
R. L. Malone
Cobb
Albuquerque
KOB
Willkie Club
el Paso
Dallas
Cobb to Speak At Willkie Rally In Albuquerque
Humorist and author Irvin S. Cobb will address a Willkie club rally and statewide radio audience in Albuquerque in support of Wendell L. Willkie. The event includes a 6:30 torch parade, 7:30 speech at Carlisle Gym, with 30 minutes on KGGM and the full hour on KOB. Cobb departs for Oklahoma City the next morning.
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Associated Press
Irvin S. Cobb
Albuquerque
Wendell L. Willkie
George Doolittle
Willkie Club
Carlisle
New Mexico University
Cobb
Willkie
KGGM
KOB
Oklahoma City
John E. Miles
New Mexico
Farmington
Aztec
Dennis Chavez
Fort Sumner
Santa Rosa
Clinton P. Anderson
Congress
Tucumcari
Chaves
Owen
Weather forecast for four states includes scattered showers
New Mexico stays fair tonight and Thursday with variable high cloudiness and scattered afternoon showers over the continental divide Thursday. Colorado remains generally fair with little change tonight and Thursday. Arizona sees fair conditions with scattered light showers over mountains north central and southeast portions Thursday afternoon. West Texas remains largely fair with little change.
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Continental Divide
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
First Aid Class Enrollment Reaches Seventy Five
The Red Cross First Aid class tops 75 registrants after a lecture on anatomy by Dr. I J Marshall. Final enrollment opportunity is at tomorrow night’s 7 30 session in the Junior High band room. Textbooks will be distributed then or at The Model. Class meets Mondays and Thursdays for 4 or 5 weeks.
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Red Cross
H. E. Miller
I. J. Marshall
Kennedy to quit post as ambassador to Britain
The New York Post reports Joseph P. Kennedy will not return to his ambassadorship in Britain. He states he will explain his reasons to President Roosevelt, citing ongoing disregard for his views and unfulfilled promises of aid to Great Britain.
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New York
New York Post
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Foreign Beef And Leather from Red Russia in CCC Camps
Albert K. Mitchell and Maurice Miera addressed Las Vegas and northern New Mexico stockmen in Iiield auditorium accusing CCC camps and army kitchens of using Argentine beef over U S beef. They charged forced purchases, with beef bearing Red Russia symbols, and criticized the reciprocity of trade pacts as non reciprocal.
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Associated Press
Albert K. Mitchell
New Mexico
Alamogordo
Las Vegas
Russia
Maurice Miera
Iiield
Mitchell
CCC
Red Cross Regional Roll Call Program Named
Will C Lawrence longtime Red Cross leader in Chaves County will speak at the Albuquerque regional Roll Call Conference on The Red Cross in New Mexico. H J Hughes and John C Wilson will also address topics The Red Cross Prepares For Defense and The Red Cross War Relief Program. All Red Cross members are welcome.
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Will C. Lawrence
Red Cross
Chaves County
Albuquerque
Lawrence
New Mexico
H. J. Hughes
National Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
Game Violation Fined for Hunting Pheasants
Charles Schmidt was fined $25 by Judge Pat ONeill for hunting pheasants with a gun not plugged to the three-shell limit. JST, J. P., presiding, the case cites violation of game regulations and the imposed penalty.
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Charles Schmidt
Pat O'Neill
J. P
It Intrigues Mrs Clark Baker on Classified Ads
Mrs Clark Baker praises the value of classified advertisements noting they frequently offer items of general interest and practical usefulness that reward careful attention. She emphasizes that the continually offered listings are worth tracking for beneficial finds.
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Clark A. Baker
Reader urges regular classified section habit
A reader profile praises Mrs. Baker and recommends regularly reading classifieds. She argues the items offered are worth tracking and urges forming the habit now.
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Classified
Baker
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Roswell Production Credit Assn
Kemp Lumber Co
Carl M. Bird
McNally-Hall Motor Co
Roswell Tractor and Implement Co
Excelsior Cleaners
Big Jo Lumber Co
Pecos Valley
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Katy’s Cafe
Packard Auto Agency
Roswell Auto Co
Pecks Valley Advertising Co
Mabie-Lowrey Hardware
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Fisher Body Shop
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Roswell Building and Loan Assn
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Bond-Baker Co
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Ball and White
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Western Auto Co
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Myers Co
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