Roosevelt rally showcases Chavez Hatch in New Mexico
Democratic rally features Sen Chavez and Sen Hatch endorsing Roosevelt program. Anderson defends defense build up while Valdez backs utility rate reforms. Candidates dine with Young Democrats before evening speeches in Roswell and Las Vegas.
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Sen. Chavez
Roosevelt
New York
Willis Ford
Clinton Anderson
H. A. Poorbaugh
Senage Chavez
H. M. Dow
Hatch
James M. H.lender
Robert Valdez
Robert Daughtry
Roswell
Indiana
Chavez
Las Vegas
Anderson
Valdez
Tularosa
Alamogordo
Andern
United States
New Mexico
Dennis Chavez
Clinton P. Anderson
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
William Borah
Nickson
The
Young Democrats
Roosevelt warns Petain on France’s stance amid naval debate
The State Department pressed France over the navy post armistice as Roosevelt’s message to Marshal Petain urged not to yield to German demands. Hull warned Axis rulers seek high seas control and warned of threats to hemispheric security if allies’ lines are harmed. The French fleet, unofficially listed at 192 warships with 64 under construction, could affect the Mediterranean and Dakar operations.
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France
State Department
Mediterranean
Dakar
Roosevelt
Marshal Petain
W of
Verdun
Petain
Hull
High Seas
Patras
Rome
Portugal
Britain
Europe
Africa
United States
Germany
Atlantic
Norway
Spain
French West Africa
Marshal Philippe Petain
Adolf Hitler
America
Axis
Portuguese Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Turkey
Greece
Ankara
Italy
London
Near East
Egypt
Gibraltar
Madrid
Jose Varela
Cabo Yubi
Francisco Franco
England
Greece Fights On as British Move In at Corfu
Athens reports British troops landed on Corfu Island near the Albanian border as plans allegedly surfaced to base RAF planes there to defend Greek cities and strike Italian objectives. Greek forces, holding Metaxas line positions, brace for further clashes along the frontier amid broad Allied support signals.
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Corfu
Ionian Sea
Athens
Greece
London
Britain
Isle of
Crete
Rome
Il Piccolo
Greek Cyclides Islands
Italian Dodecanese Islands
Mediterranean
RAF
Albania
George VI
Winston Churchill
A. V. Alexander
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Balkans
Turkey
George II
Mt. Lycabettus
Associated Press
Metaxas
Patras
Themistocles
Piraeus
Corinth Canal
Peloponnesus
John Metaxas
Salonika
Aegean Sea
Alexander Papagos
Florida
Corinth Can
Preveza
Tatoi
High Command
Piccolo
Italy
Campaign rallies mix Democratic and GOP lines in New Mexico
Citizens hear contrasting calls as Governor Miles and Senator Chavez campaign in San Miguel and Otero counties. Republican leaders tout defense production with the Newalpitt deal for 180000 tons of manganese while criticizing the New Deal. Senator Hatch travels to Indiana as Dempsey backs the ticket from Santa Fe.
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Dennis Chavez
Miles
Clinton P. Anderson
Congress
Tularosa
Alamogordo
Carl Hatch
Chavez
Roswell
Indiana
Midwest
New Mexico
Espanola
Crile
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Blum
France
Chamberlain
England
Mitchell
Miera
H. O. Bursum
U. S
Socorro
Albuquerque
Pearce Rodey
GOP
Xx x Rodey
Roosevelt
Xxx
John Miles
San Miguel County
Otero County
Hatch
Anderson
Rep
J. J. Dempsey
Washington
Santa Fe
Dempsey
Senator Chavez
N. M
First Number- Roswell Draft List and Lottery Notes
A long list of Roswell and Dexter residents appears before a wartime draft lottery report. The story covers the first number drawn 158 by Secretary of War Stimson, the national call for 30,000 men to report November 18, and the ceremony with President Roosevelt. The piece notes others drawn, notable attendees, and the structure of the peacetime draft system.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Stimson
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Military Committee
Rep
Thomason
House Military Committee
Maryland
Harry S. Bell
Robert
United States
Stimson
Edward S. Shattuck
Tressury Morgenthau
Presi
British Fighter Squadrons Halt German Raids Over London
Berlin and London reports describe German dive bombing near Dungeness and Ramsgate, with fires in London, Liverpool, and Birkenhead. British response highlights 11 Nazi fighters shot down and limited damage, while two British planes were downed with one pilot safe.
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Berlin
Dungeness
Ramsgate
London
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Portsmouth
Santa Fe Draft Draws Two County Men First
Rufus John Roybal of Tesuque and Chester H. Weigert of Golden were Santa Fe county men selected as draft No. 158 first drawn in today’s selective service lottery. Sanders Brothers of Santa Fe bid $188,733.37 for a concrete and steel bridge over the Rio Grande at Espanola on U S 285. Skousen Brothers of Albuquerque bid $87,065.90 to blacktop 68 miles of U S 85 on the Rail Road Canyon route north of Raton.
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Santa Fe, N. M
Rufus John Roybal
Tesuque
Chester H. Weigert
Golden
Santa Fe County
Santa FE
N. M
Sanders Brothers of
State Highway Commission
Rio Grande
Espanola
U. S. 285
Skousen Brothers of
Albuquerque
Raton
James Stewart Draft Number Among First Drawn
Hollywood reports that James Stewart, a bachelor and civilian pilot with extensive flying hours, received a draft call today. His number was 126, the 39th drawn, while comedian Stewart Holloway held number 192, second on the list.
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Hollywood
James Stewart
Stewart
Stewart Holloway
Car Crash Near Gallup Claims Life Of John Mitchell
John Mitchell 19 of Glendale California was killed when his car went out of control and overturned in a ditch ten miles west of Gallup New Mexico His parents Ralph and Mrs Mitchell and Bernard Thielen of Salina Kansas escaped with bruises and cuts. Mitchells head was crushed.
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Gallup
N. M
John Mitchell
Glendale
Calif
Ralph Mitchell
Bernard Thielen
Salinas
Kas
Young Mitchell
Waggoner divorce ends sixth marriage in New Mexico
In Albuquerque on October 29, Guy L. Waggoner, a wealthy Texas and New Mexico sportsman, obtained a district court divorce from his sixth wife Virginia Green Waggoner of Fort Worth. A property settlement awarded Mrs. Waggoner 75000 in cash and personal property, including an automobile and household items. A separate Denver notice reports Reclamation Bureau bid opening for sand and travel delivery to Tucumcari canal project set for November 18.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Guy L. Waggoner
Texas and
New Mexico
Virginia Green Waggoner
Fort Worth
Bryan G. Johnson
Denver
Federal Reclamation Bureau
Conchas Canal
Tucumcari Project
Tucumcari
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David Lewis Spears
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Roy Alvin Anderson
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W. A. Priest
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Grover Cleveland Stephens, Jr
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Charles Roger Mitchell
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Leonard
Dent
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Knox
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Commerce
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Dtex
Kilday
Smith
D-Conn
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John D. Langston
Victor J. O’kelliher
Robert Bell
Robert Bell, Jr
Bell
Clarence Dykstra
Democratic Women’s
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