Pope Pius XII condemns absolute state power in encyclical
In Castel Gandolfo on October 27 Pope Pius XII denounces governments that claim absolute autonomy and urges peace postwar. He warns such rule harms nations and international law, stresses treaty respect, and cautions against new doctrinal errors that push toward chaos. He also consoles Poland’s dismemberment amid war and calls for just peace settlements.
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Castel Gandolfo
Pope Pius XII
Poland
Nitro Blast Near Artesia Recalls Shooter Heroics
Artesia New Mexico October 27 A blast at the Underwood and Sanders well blew 500 quarts of nitro glycerine from a truck after nitro shells were dropped into Guy No 1. Tex Thornton famed oil shooter who once leaped to catch shells near Mallamar 15 years ago recalled by oil men as workers escaped death, truck pieces showered over a half mile.
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Artesia
N. M
Tex Thornton
Texas
New Mexico
Here
Underwood and Sanders
Thornton
Mallamar
Underwood & Sanders
Pretty Girls Spare Rodeo Glamour at MSG Rodeo
Sydna Yockley, 17, a Canadian Texas cowgirl and 14th world rodeo champion, criticized the eight fashionable daughters in New York rodeo shows. She told reporters glamour has no place in rodeo and prefers Southwestern men to New Yorkers. She plans to enroll at Texas Christian University to study animal husbandry.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Sydna Yockley
Texas
Sydna
Texas Christian University
Low Bidders Named On Two Highway Projects
Santa Fe October 27 Hayner and Burn Las Cruces contractors were low bidders today for eight drainage structures on state road 28 between La Mesa and Chamberino south of Las Cruces. Their bid was 38737.84 dollars. Henry Thygesen of Albuquerque bid 52442.63 dollars to build a steel and concrete bridge on state road 41 near Galisteo.
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Santa FE
N. M
Hayner and Burn
Las Cruces
la Mesa
Chamberine
Henry Thygesen
Albuquerque
Galisteo
Roswell Boy Scouts Rally At Fairgrounds Saturday Night
The Roswell Boy Scouts plan a gathering at the North Main fairgrounds Saturday night. They will cook their dinner at 5 30 PM with activities starting at 6 30 PM.
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Roswell
Fairgrounds
North Main
Fate Of City Of Flint Is Doubtful
Associated Press reports uncertainty over the fate of the American freighter City of Flint held by a German raider after leaving Murmansk. Berlin considers major Western front action likely as observers note large Nazi troop concentrations. Moscow and Washington circulate varying updates on the ship’s crew and status. Pope Pius XII makes a plea for peace.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Poland
City of Flint
Murmansk
Moscow
Hill Services Held for Roswell Resident James Dempsey Hill
Funeral services were conducted for James Dempsey Hill age fifty four at Talmage Memorial Chapel. Rev D B Titus led with First Christian Church choir providing numbers. Interment followed at South Park. Hill a Roswell resident since 1923 came from Caldwell Kansas and worked in general contracting for twelve years. He is survived by his wife three daughters two sons a sister a brother a niece and several grandchildren.
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James Dempsey Hill
Roswell
South Michigan
Talmage Memorial Chapel
D. B. Titus
First Christian Church
Will Purdy
H. M. Huff
F. W. Hill
Jack Butler
Charles Stiles
Frank Smith
South Park
Hill
Caldwell
Kansas
Capitol remodeling act faces test in court says Greer
Santa Fe reports outline a legal challenge to the 1939 Capitol remodeling act. Col E John Greer dismisses the threat, noting the act was vetted by attorneys. Meanwhile, Corresponder items note local registration figures and five Albuquerque men fined for pheasant season violations.
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Santa FE
N. M
Col
E. John Greer
Capitol Improvement Commission
Greer
New Mexico
R. G. Bryant
Portales
Ellott Barker
Albuquerque
Justice Court
Arvid Olson
Robert B. Hale
Charles Irwin
Amado Padilla
L. F. Hennes
Twenty Five Years Ago Today Oct 27 1914 Sinking Vessels and Refugees Reported
French liner Ganteaume sunk with 2 500 refugees rescued. British dreadnought Audacious sunk by mine off Ireland. Casualties and rescue operations noted from the day.
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The
Associated Press
Ireland
Governor backs $900 minimum teachers salary in New Mexico
Gov Miles told teachers in Albuquerque he supports a plan to raise the minimum teacher salary from about $700 to $909 a year. He praised the Educational Association’s leadership and conservative program and said it has a good chance of adoption.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Miles
New Mexico
New Mexico Educational Association
Educational Association
New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association Convenes in Clovis
Members gather in Clovis for their annual two day convention. Mayor Key welcomed attendees and Dr. T. I. Means spoke. Morning speakers include Dr. Ashe Lockhart and Dr. W. L. Hatcher. Afternoon speakers include Dr. A. G. Fisk and Dr. Means. A dinner and dance tops the social events with Dr. W. P. Martin as principal speaker. Saturday program features Dr. W. L. Black, Dr. F. G. Harbaugh, and Dr. Lockhart.
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Clovis
New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association
E. A. Key
T. I. Means
Santa Fe
Ashe Lockhart
Kansas City
W. L. Hatcher
Cimarron
Unemployed man Lorenzo Romero dies in Santa Fe
Lorenzo Romero a 39 year old unemployed laborer died at his home in Santa Fe after a severe coughing spell. Officers opened an investigation, with assistant district attorney Frank Andrews stating the death likely stemmed from a heart ailment. A wine sample Romero reportedly drank was to be analyzed.
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Santa FE
N. M
Lorenzo Romero
Frank Andrews
Romero
Andrews
Flying Television Torpedo Aims to Battle Ship Destruction
Specifications for a remotely controlled flying torpedo using television guidance have been submitted to the War Department by the American Television Institute. The device uses an iconoscope nose to relay images to a master plane cockpit, enabling a single operator to control multiple torpedoes from distant ground stations.
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Chicago
War Department
American Television Institute
U. S
Sanabria
Lee de Forest
West Point
United States
Senate Votes To Repeal Embargo On Sale Of Arms
Pasadena report notes a lunar eclipse with dramatic temperature shifts on the moon’s surface. Astronomers Pettit and Nicholson used Mount Wilson’s 100 inch telescope to measure central moon temperatures near 214 F and the limb at 58 degrees below zero during a total eclipse.
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Senate
Pasadena
Calif
North
South America
Edison Pettit
Seth B. Nicholson
Wilson O
No Clues About Escaped Slayer
Dr. Louis J. Saxe of the Arizona State Hospital for the Insane announced that a former attache attempted to kidnap Winnie Ruth Judd, the trunk murderess, last July. Judd fled the hospital ward Tuesday night and was still at large. Saxe speculated a political motive and named Mexico as a possible destination, noting Judd spoke good Spanish and had lived in Mexico with her husband.
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Fhoenix
Ariz
Louis J. Saxe
Arizona State Hospital For the Insane
Winnie Ruth Judd
Judd
Mexico
W.C. Judd
Los Angeles
Entertainment Tonight at Flying H New Mexico
A group of 21 Roswell residents will present an entertainment program tonight at the Felix School in Flying H New Mexico under the Roswell Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. The performers include Mr and Mrs Paul Wilmot Mr and Mrs Paul McEvoy Mr and Mrs W C Taylor Mr and Mrs Joan Halter Will Robinson Pat Higgins Cherie Higgins Doris Chambers Janette Henson Eric Graves Jr Jasper Connor Ray Cooper Avalon Russ Max Shephard Hal Russ Eileen Pritchard and Levita Haley.
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Roswell
Flying H
New Mexico
Janette Henson
Eric Graves, Jr
Jasper Connor
Ray Cooper
Avalon Russ
Max Shepherd
Hal Russ
Eileen Pritchard
Levita Haley
Lions Hear Tourist Bureau Director in Roswell Meeting
Roswell Lions Club heard Joe Bursey, director of the New Mexico tourist bureau, report a 1938 tourist influx rise of about 250000 over 1937 and forecast a further uptick for the Coronado Cuarto Centennial. He noted guests Fayette Davidson, Charles Butler, Manuel Moseley, and Walter Wagoner of Montana.
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Roswell Lions Club
New Mexico
Joe Bursey
State Tourist Bureau
Bursey
Fayette Davidson
Charles Butler
Manuel Moseley
Lion Walter Wagoner
Montana
Jack Redden Featured in Life Magazine Photos
Roswell boy Jack Redden and his cousin Lynn Lee Busby of Louisiana appear in Life magazine this week. Photographs taken by Woolrow Redden show the children kissing over a fence. They are grandchildren of Mrs. W. J. Rodden of Roswell.
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Jack Redden
Roswell
Lynn Lee Busby
Louisiana
Life
Jack
Woolrow Redden
W. J. Rodden
Building Permit for M Goggins 2-Room Frame House
M Goggins receives a building permit for a two room frame stucco residence valued at 509 dollars. The permit covers basic construction and compliance with local codes.
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M. Goggins
City Beautiful Contest Winner Named Mrs. W. W. Akin
Mrs. W. W. Akin wins the City Beautiful Contest with a bouquet of marigolds. The event highlights local participation and appreciation of floral displays.
Marriage License Charles Strader and Edna Eddins
Charles L. Strader of Pueblo Colorado and Edna Eddins of Carlsbad New Mexico obtained a marriage license in a Pueblo ceremony. The couple plans a private registration later this month.
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Charles Ll. Strader
Puebloc, Colo
Edna Eddins
Carlsbad
War Update From Faris And Scheer Sea Action
The high command issued a communique at 8:20 p m noting increased activity by units in contact and artillery on both sides. British naval authorities reported Scheer and Deutschland pocket battleships had been at sea a month and had sunk three vessels including a neutral ship.
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Faris
High Command
London
Admiral Scheer
Deutschland
Mexico Seizure Highlights Oil Transport Dilemma
Mexico says British seizure of two Europe-bound tankers carrying Mexican oil shows transport difficulties for expropriated petroleum. Exports have fallen sharply with September about half August, and October likely similar to September. Government has over $1 million in refined products stored waiting for shipment to Europe.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Thc
Ince
Houston, Texas
Europe
City of Flintcrew seized by Germans and renamed Alf
James McConnachie, a radio operator on the American freighter City of Flint, said a German prize crew sailed her through ice laden waters with explosives in the engine room while using a Danish flag and repainting the ship as Alf. He evaded capture at Tromsoe and reached Bergen with British survivors from Stonegate.
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Bergen
Norway
James McConnachie
Alf
Flint
Steinhardt Reports City of Flint Case From Murmansk
United States Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt reportedly pressed Soviet officials over the treatment of the American vessel City of Flint in Murmansk port. He met Vladimir Estemkin at the foreign office and learned only that the ship had been freed.
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Moscow
United States
Laurence A. Steinhardt
City of Flint
Murmansk
Steinhardt
Foreign Office
Vladimir P. Estemkin
Flint
City of Flint mystery ship baffles Hull officials
Secretary Hull said he was baffled in obtaining adequate information from the Russian government about the City of Flint, a mystery ship. State department officials criticized the Soviet government for routing details through the Soviet news agency hours before delivering them to the United States government.
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Washington
Hull
Flint
State Department
Filni
United States
Two Men ID Winnie Ruth Judd From Court Photo
Los Angeles investigators said two men identified a woman in a court photo as Winnie Ruth Judd who registered as Mr and Mrs J C Judd. Police fingerprint and handwriting experts studied marks and the signature of the woman as the case develops.
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OS Angeles
Winnie Ruth Judd
J. C. Judd
F. H. Moser
Clyde Stanfield
Los Angeles
District Grazing Board is Elected
A. C. Taylor of Artesia is the sole new member on Grazing District 6 advisory board elected by the full board in the district courtroom under the McCarran amendment. Taylor replaces J. A. Gross who has moved away. Other members were re elected. The board will elect one third annually and organizational meeting may be held in January. Stinson Martin Dunlap cattle. John OC McWhorter Dunlap sheep Guadalupe DeBaca. Lon O. Merchant Capitan cattle. T. J. McKnight Picacho sheep. S. L. Williams Artesia cattle. Fields Waller Roswell sheep. John Lusk Carlsbad cattle. H A Hamill Hope sheep. J J Lane Roswell cattle. A C Taylor Artesia sheep Lea Velva Wilson Dexter free use district wide. H B Smyrl Roswell appointed game.
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A. C. Taylor
Artesia
Grazing District 6
McCarran
Taylor Grazing Act
J. A. Gross
Lea County
Gross
Stinson Martin
Guadalupe-DeBaca
John OC. McWhorter
Lon O. Merchant
Capitan
Lincoln
T. J. McKnight
S. L. Williams
Fields Waller
Roswell
John Lusk
Carlsbad
Eddy
H. A. Hamill
Hope
J. J. Lane
Lea
Velva Wilson
Dexter
H. B. Smyrl
Admits Receiving Stolen Property Guilty Plea
Melvin C. Myers pleaded guilty before Pat ONeill J P to receiving and aiding in concealment of stolen property from a state policeman McCasland during a county fair. Part of the property recovered. Myers bound over to district court with $1,000 bond.
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Melvin C. Myers
Pat O'Neill
J. P
McCasland
Myers
Educator to Speak Here Saturday Night
Myrtle Hooper Datil of Minneapolis will address Roswell High School Library at 7 30 p m Saturday night. She travels from Albuquerque after attending the New Mexico Education Association convention en route to the Carlsbad Caverns, as president of the National Education Association department.
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Myrtle Hooper Datil
Minneapolis
Department of Classroom Teachers
National Educational Association
Roswell High School
Albuquerque
Carlsbad Caverns
Fire Crews Responded To Two Run Calls Last Night
Firemen made two runs with minor damage. A new out of state automobile caught fire while being moved to a garage. owner’s name unavailable. A grass fire near 9th and Delaware ignited a pile of wood. fire was extinguished upon arrival.
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9Th
Delaware
Jury Docket To Be Set Tomorrow In Chaves County
Judge James B. McGhee will set the district court criminal and civil jury docket for Chaves county at 9 oclock tomorrow morning.
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James B. McGhee
District Court
Chaves County
Senate Repeal of Arms Embargo Advances in 67 to 22 Vote
The Senate approved repeal of the arms embargo against Europe’s warring nations by a 67 to 22 vote, paving the way for the administration neutrality bill and a limited cash and carry system. Senator Nye proposed substituting a bill retaining the embargo. President Roosevelt supported repeal. House leaders expect action within a week and aim for a conference to retain some embargo provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Europe
Nye
D-Nd
Roosevelt
Congress
Clark
United States
D-Mo
Barkley
House
Rules Committee
Weather Forecast For Four States
New Mexico fair tonight and Saturday with warmer northwest and frost tonight in the extreme east portion. Colorado fair tonight and Saturday with frost in the west portion. Arizona fair tonight and Saturday with warmer tonight. West Texas fair with colder conditions and frost in exposed northern and extreme western areas tonight. Saturday fair and somewhat colder in the extreme southeast portion.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
Navy Day shows U S Navy on wartime footing
On Navy Day President Roosevelt urged defense readiness as the fleet operated under virtual wartime conditions. Secret moves, restricted visits, and ongoing shipbuilding reflected a navy expanding to deter Europe as 388 vessels are now manned and 586 total craft in service amid wartime pressure.
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Navy Day
Pacific
Germany
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