Ten U S Vessels Sunk as War Crisis Deepens
The U S destroyer Reuben James was sunk west of Iceland by a torpedo on convoy duty. President Roosevelt said there is no cut in diplomatic ties with Germany despite the incident. Ten American merchant ships have been sunk since the war began. Soviet and German forces clash around Moscow and in Ukraine as fighting intensifies.
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Associated Press
North Atlantic
Navy
U. S
Reuben James
Iceland
Roosevelt
Germany
United States
Western Hemisphere
Moscow
Tula
Tass
Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Destroyer Reuben James Sunk On Convoy Duty
The United States destroyer Reuben James was torpedoed and sunk west of Iceland while on convoy duty, the first American warship lost since the European war began. President Roosevelt said the attack would not change U S policy, amid mixed international reactions and political debate in Congress.
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Washington
United States
Reuben James
Iceland
Roosevelt
London
Germany
Navy
Berlin
Rep. Celler
D-Ny
Kearny
North Atlantic
Congress
Gillette
Iowa
America
Capper
Truman
D-Mo
Knox
Navy Department
Great Britain
Special Train Tickets on Sale for Roswell Carlsbad Game
Tickets for a special round trip train to Carlsbad for the Roswell Carlsbad football game next Friday night go on sale tonight at the Roswell Albuquerque game. The Chamber of Commerce athletic committee will sponsor the train and begin public sales after noon today. Tickets will be available at Debremond Fields entrances. Organizers aim to sell 300 tickets at $1.21 round trip including defense tax.
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Carlsbad
Chamber of Commerce School Athletic Committee
de Bremond Fields
Weather Temperature Readings and Day Length
Readings show 3 hour interval temperatures with highest 51 and lowest 34 today. Normal high 68 and low 37 for date. Precipitation 0.04 inches in 24 hours ending 11:30 am today. Month to date 3.51 inches, year to date 32.47 inches. Sunrise 6:16, Sunset 5:08, day length 10.9 hours.
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Rigas
Flood Problem Is Placed In Hands Of 7-Man Committee
Flood relief efforts in New Mexico were assigned to a seven member committee named by Governor Miles. The panel includes state engineer Thomas McClure acting chairman and representatives Lea Rowland Roswell Pecos Valley Ed Foster Farmington Stanely Phillipps Albuquerque Upper Rio Grande J Minor Beene Las Cruces Lower Rio Grande Bartley McDonald Silver City Gila and J L Briscoe Tucumcari Canadian. They will meet as soon as data is prepared for their districts. The group discussed possible relief measures including disaster loans from the U S disaster loan corporation and a possible special legislative session to raise funds. Lincoln county lawmakers urged quick action for flood relief funds. Continued on page six.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Miles
Thomas McClure
Lea Rowland
Roswell
Pecos Valley
Ed Foster
Farmington
San Juan
Stanley Phillipps
Albuquerque
Upper
Rio Grande
J. Minor Beene
Las Cruces
Lower
Bartley McDonald
Silver City
Gila
J. L. Briscoe
Tucumceeri
U. S. Disaster Loan Corporation
Carlsbad
Lincoln County
George Tittsworth
Capitan
Louise Coe
Glencoe
Company A Transferred To North Carolina Unit
The 104th antitank battalion Roswell National Guard unit has been moved to active service. Fras has been transferred from Camp Claiborne Louisiana to North Carolina, with the exact destination not yet learned.
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104Th
Roswell
Fras
Camp Claibourne
North Carolina
Major James Visits Roswell Over Airport Use
Major James from the Albuquerque Air Base arrived in Roswell to confer with city officials about using the Roswell municipal airport for activities tied to Albuquerque operations. The meeting focused on coordination and potential impact on local traffic and services.
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James
Albuquerque Air Base
Roswell
Albuquerque
Big Game Season Opens Tomorrow Over New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexico reports the state opens its big game season with about 20 000 hunters. Elliott Barker estimates one third will likely bag bear, deer or turkey as hunting begins at 6 11 a m. Special permits in four areas and archery in Sandia refuge feature.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Elliott Barker
Sacramento
Magdalena
Sandia
Albuquerque
Barker
Hunters Prepare to Seek Buck at Early Season Opening
A large number of Roswell hunters were preparing to depart for the hills this afternoon to be ready to start searching for a buck when the season opens early tomorrow morning.
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Roswell
Hills
Weather forecast for New Mexico and Colorado
Clear and cold tonight in New Mexico with heavy frost in the Rio Grande valley and Pecos Valley frost. Saturday will be fair and warmer in New Mexico and Colorado. Colorado tonight remains clear with Saturday partly cloudy and warmer in the east.
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New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Pecos Valley
Colorado
Extended forecast for Southwest states through Wednesday
Weather outlook covers Arizona New Mexico and West Texas from Saturday to Wednesday with generally fair conditions. Sunny days and clear cold nights expected over the weekend, with a chance of precipitation toward the end of the period and temperatures near normal in Arizona while cooler than average in New Mexico and West Texas at the start.
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Arizona
New Mexico
West Texas
Army Seizes Bendix Plant In New Jersey
Army takes over Bendix Plant Air Associated Inc in Bendix New Jersey with about 2100 troops surrounding the site. Labor leaders aim for peaceable production as 250 workers are rehired and a new manager is appointed while officers confer with executives.
Army seizes Bendix Air Associates plant for defense drive
The army occupied Air Associates in Bendix New Jersey to restart essential airplane parts work. Over 2,000 troops guard the plant as unions cheer a directive to hire workers despite past disputes. President Roosevelt said the plant’s output is vital to national defense and urged cooperation to resume production.Meanwhile CIO UAW resumes Detroit area machine gun plant output after a walkout by 1,400 workers over women hiring and wage differentials. Senator Herring signals proposed legislation to bar mandatory union membership on defense work, aiming to freeze the current closed shop status. A defense mediation board also prepares to address the coal miners’ dispute across four states.
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Loren J. Houser
CIO
United Automobile Workers of America Aviation Division
Army
Robert E. Fowler
F. Leroy Hill
New Jersey
Roy M. Jones
Air Corps
Edward F. McGrady
War Department
Colonel Jones
McGrady
Hill
Jones
Stimson
Ralph W. Wilson
Fort Hancock
Associated Press
Air Associates, Inc
Bendix
N. J
CIO United Automobile
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company
Detroit
Senator Herring
D-Ia
Bee Hisines
Roosevelt
Air Associates
Defense Mediation Board
To Train Relief Workers For Airport Jobs
M L Larsen of Washington, WPA field representative, arrived in Albuquerque to organize a 90 day course at the municipal airport. Fifteen New Mexico WPA relief workers chosen for aptitude will receive training and then be placed in civil airport jobs through the state WPA employment division. The program supports a national effort to place WPA workers where defense demands create job needs. Larsen planned to depart for Denver after the session.
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Santa FE
N. M
M. L. Larsen
Washington
WPA
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Larsen
Denver
Frost Tonight Forecast for Roswell and Vicinity
The previous night dropped to 34 degrees marking the coldest fall night yet. The weather bureau predicts clear skies and continued frost tonight followed by a Saturday that should be fair and warmer for Roswell and surrounding areas.
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Weather Bureau
Roswell
Twenty Americans Die In Canadian Airliner Crash
St Thomas Ont Oct 31 A big Douglas airliner carrying 21 aboard plowed into a farm near Lawrence Station 14 miles west of St Thomas in drizzling rain. All 20 Americans were killed and one stewardess Mary E Blackley of New York City was the only woman victim. The disaster, the worst in Canadian history for American airlines, followed another crash in Minnesota earlier the same day. Rescue efforts were futile as flames and explosions engulfed the wreckage. The flight originated at LaGuardia New York en route to Chicago with Detroit as a stop.
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St.*thomas
Ont
Here
United States
Buffalo-Detroit
New York
Chicago
Mary E. Blackley
New York City
American Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Moorhead
Minn
Thompson Howe
Lawrence Station
Detroit
Buffalo
la Guardia Field
Howe
St Thomas
Royal Canadian Air Force School
Fingal
Continental fixes schedule amid weather for line flight
Continental Air Lines posts a new schedule effective tomorrow with northbound arrival at 9 25 a m and southbound at 1 02 p m each stopping six minutes here. Operations returned to normal today after yesterday’s bad weather disrupted the route.
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Continental Air Lines
Continental
Building Permits for Bert Aston and A G Foster
Bert Aston receives a permit for a frame and brick veneer duplex at 506 North Washington with a construction value of 5500 dollars. A G Foster gets a permit for a one room addition at 1106 North Richardson valued at 150 dollars.
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Bert Aston
North Washington
A. G. Foster
North Richardson
Sunny weather to follow snow in New Mexico
After the season's first general snowfall in northern and east central New Mexico, clearing skies and warming temperatures were forecast. Overnight snow at Las Vegas and other northern towns melted by morning while Clovis and eastside areas recorded about an inch. The five day forecast called sunny days and clear cold nights for New Mexico and neighboring states, with below normal temperatures.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Seca
Erate Fe
Las Vegas
Clovis
Weather Bureau of
Albuquerque
Arizona
West Texas
Clayton
el Paso
Tex
Guadalupe Pass
New Mexico-Texas Line
Carrizozo
Portales
Tucumcari
Halloween Safety Notice from Police Chief Eller
Police Chief Eller warns residents about Halloween pranks to avoid property damage. Do not soap windows or scratch surfaces. ensure cars are garaged and outdoor items secured to prevent vandalism and loss.
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Hallowe’en
Ami
Eller
Institute Aggie Polo Postponed in College Station
The polo game between N M M I and Texas A M in College Station Texas was postponed until Sunday due to rain delaying the match.
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Aggie Polo
College Station
Texas
Texas A and M
Ad Read Quickly Brings Steady Housework Applicants
Mrs L Goodell of 422 East 5th St said her classified ad in Reco for a woman to general housework was read, prompting many callers and securing a housekeeper within ten minutes of publication.
Read Ad Acknowledged By Mrs Goodell
The ad was read and noted by Mrs. Goodell, addressing the recipient with thanks. The brief exchange records a formal acknowledgment of the advertisement.
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U.S
Page Four
Hamburg
Ark
Albuquerque Base
Bendix Plant
Air Associated, Inc
Border Line
Canada
New York-Chicago
Air Line
Tom White
Bouquet Gerberer
Hallowe'en
Mrs. Goodell
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