Willkie Proposes Expanded Farm Aid And Electrification Plan
Willkie outlines a four point farm program including expanding rural electrification and a variable farm tax plan. He spoke to 70 farm paper editors at Bushville Indiana after denouncing the sale of 50 old destroyers for bases in British possessions as dictatorial. He argued democracy must defeat dictators for democracy to be effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Willkie
Kidnap Charge Filed Against Two Youths
A federal kidnap charge was filed against Louis Clifford Stewart and James Moreland in federal court with $10,000 bond each. They allegedly abducted Charles J. Gray from El Paso to near Tinnie New Mexico, coerced him at gunpoint into a taxi, and drove him into New Mexico before releasing him unharmed. The case cites the amended Lindbergh law granting the judge broad prison discretion, up to life. The suspects were arrested Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U .S
Pat O'Neill
Louis Clifford Stewart
James Moreland
James Morlin
O'Neill
Chaves
A. R. Gere
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New Mexico
Charles J. Gray
el Paso
Texas
Tinnie
Gray
Gere
New Mex
British Raid Berlin and London Bombardment Intensifies
British observers report heavy German air raids on London on a Saturday afternoon. More than 150 German planes, escorted by Messerschmitt fighters, attacked central London in waves, with dives, anti aircraft fire, and widespread bombing as crowds watched from streets and football fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Middleton
London
Messerschmitt
Associated Press
Thames
Charing Cross
Adolf Hitler
England
German Air Force Retaliates On London And More
Berlin reports strong German raids against London Liverpool Manchester and RAF airfields after a three hour Berlin raid. Docks at Thames Haven oil tanks and industrial targets in Manchester Derby Liverpool were hit. British losses were put at 21 planes with raids targeting power stations oil installations and rail lines.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Raf
High Command
Thames Haven
Derby
Birmingham
Great Britain
Final Drives in New Mexico Campaigns
Governor John E. Miles barnstormed New Mexico urging renomination with promises to complete major highways if reelected. He toured Albuquerque and Clayton, then a sequence of rallies from Tucumcari to Santa Fe, with stops in Hobbs Alamogordo Las Cruces Deming Lordsburg and Bernalillo. Other Democratic and Republican candidates campaigned nationwide as primary loomed.
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Associated Press
John E. Miles
The
Airways
Albuquerque
Palbuquerque
Clayton
Tucumcari
U. S
Dennis Chavez
Clinton P. Anderson
Louise Coe
S. L. Burton
Fred E. Wilson
Peter McAtee
Rep
J. J. Dempsey
Chavez
Fort Sumter
Santa Rosa
Tingley
Portales
Clyde Tingley
Anderson
New Mexico
Frank Patton
Roswell
Floyd T. Kennedy
Hagerman
Artesia
Carlsbad
Waldo Rogers
Bernalillo County
Albert K. Mitchell
Grant County
Silver City
Seth Alston
San Miguel
Mora
Colfax
Union
Quay
Miles
Hobbs
Alamogordo
Las Cruces
Deming
Lordsburg
Hot Springs
Bernalillo
Santa Fe
France Faces Revolts In Her Mane Colonies
VICHY France Sept 7 French empire under Petain government tightens control as British inspired rebellion in Africa and a Chinese border clash in Indo China prompt frontier vigilance. Chinese forces repulsed with one dead and 10 wounded in Hanoi dispatch amid fears of Japanese foothold.
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Vichy
France
French Africa
Indo-China
Petain
Hanoi
Republican Women Hold Meeting in Roswell Chamber
J M Hervey and Robert Kellahin were the principal speakers at the Chaves County Republican Women's Club gathering in Roswell yesterday afternoon. Hervey spoke on the coming statewide primary and displayed a sample ballot while Kellahin discussed state and national conditions. The meeting drew a good attendance.
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J. M. Hervey
Robert Kellahin
Chaves County
Republican Women’s Club
Roswell
Population growth in Idaho New Mexico and Washington
Preliminary census figures show Idaho New Mexico and Washington gaining 17.6 24.9 and 10.1 percent in population from 1930 to 1940 Idaho counties mostly rose Blaine up to 40.2 percent New Mexico counties rose with Lea at 244.1 percent and Washington counties increased led by Grant county 156.7 percent
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Washington
Idaho
New Mexico
Blaine
Lea County
Grant County
Baseball Scores Bees edge Phillies in tenth in opener
Boston Bees beat the Phillies 3 to 2 in the first game of a double header as Al Glossop drove in the deciding run in the tenth inning. Both teams recorded 13 hits with Posedell and Berres, Beck, Small, Syl Johnson and Warren on the plates.
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Boston
Phillies
Philadelphia
Boston Bees
al Glossop
Philadelp
Posedell
Berres
Beck
Small
Syl Johnson
Warren
Yankees Hold Off Red Sox 4 3 On DiMaggio Homer
New York wins 4 3 as Mariam Russo earns his 13th victory and Joe DiMaggio drives in a run with a fourth inning homer. Yankees extend hot stretch to nine wins in twelve as Red Sox fall at home.
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Giants
Dodgers
New York
Babe Young
Harry Gumbert
Jimmy Wasell
Brooklyn
Grissom
Head
Franks
Gumbert
Danning
Yanks
Boston
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Mariam Russo
Joe DiMaggio
Russo
Rosar
Heving
Grove
Foxx
Senators back move to dismiss General Almazan
In Mexico City officials report a senate majority pledged support for a resolution to dismiss General Juan Andreu Almazan from the army. They argue the senate, while confirming promotions, also has power to remove officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Senate
Juan Andreu Almazan
Debate on 50 overage destroyers for bases move in Bermuda visit
Congress argued over giving 50 overage American destroyers to Great Britain in exchange for bases in the western hemisphere. A 10 man army and navy board travels to Bermuda to assess the plan and its implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Great Britain
New World
Army and Navy Board
Bermuda
Expelled Carol Seeks Swiss Refuge After Rumania Crisis
Belgrade reports King Carol II of Romania crossed into Yugoslavia aboard a special train en route to Switzerland. General Ion Antonescu, Romania’s dictator, said he abdicated Carol to prevent civil war as purges of monarchists began. Police rounded up prominent opponents amid a wave of pro Nazi Telegrams to Hitler and Mussolini.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Pum
Carol II of
Rumania
Switzerland
Velika Kikinda
Carol
Ion Antonescu
Carol II
Antonescu
Helen
Mihai
Tron Guard
Bucharest
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Man Held For Tire Thefts In Three Counties
Noble Kirk alias Jack Walker alias H L Collins, 31, held for investigation on tire thefts across Chaves Eddy and Lea counties. Arrested in Hobbs by Deputy Fred Hill, he awaits transport to Carlsbad for charges. Deputy Lamar Strickland aided in the case. Kirk is linked to stolen tires in Roswell and sold under Walker in Artesia and Carlsbad.
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Noble Kirk
Jack Walker
H. L. Collins
Chaves
Eddy
Lea
Hobbs
Fred Hill
Eddy County
Artesia
Carlsbad
Lamar Strickland
Chaves County
Hill
Kirk
Roswell
Walker
Strickland
Hagerman
Dexter
Merchants Association Meeting Tuesday in Roswell
The Roswell Merchants Association invites all business and professional people to a Tuesday dinner at the Nickson Coffee Shop followed by a public meeting. Topics include the Eastern New Mexico State Fair and forest conservation films at the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are 75 cents, and reservations are urged by Tuesday noon.
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Nickson
New Mexico
Roswell
Association
Forest Conservation
Chamber of Commerce
Claude Simpson
Pleads Guilty to Theft of $1 in Local Case
Clarence Williams pled guilty before district judge J B McGhee to stealing $1 from the Nash Potter Agency. Sentence was deferred.
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Clarence Williams
J. B. McGhee
Nash Potter Agency
Lovington Band Parades for Rodeo Promotion
Lovington high school band of 58 members marched down Main Street to advertise the Lovington Rodeo set for September 11 and 12. Led by director Carl O. Hyde, the procession included Roy Tomlinson and other Lovington Calf Ropers Club sponsors. About 40 Roswell businessmen plan a goodwill visit next Wednesday, September 11, with others joining in.
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Lovington
Main Street
Roy Tomlinson
Regatta Sunday At Lake McMillan
Roswell motor boat enthusiasts will join a regatta Sunday at Lake McMillan at 2 o clock in the afternoon. The Pecos Valley Boat Club hosts the event with entrants from Artesia Carlsbad and Hobbs. John Wright, a Roswell boy, broke his foot in a bicycle fall at 7th and Main while being carried on a bicycle bar. Police attributed the mishap to a bump in the road. Willie Jones pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the house of Andrew Hooker with intent to steal and was bound over to district court on $1000 bond.
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Roswell
Lake McMillan
Pecos Valley
John Wright
7Th and Main
Paul Summergill
Wright
Willie Jones
Pat O'Neill
J. P
Andrew Hooker
Area Scout Meeting Here September 16
P. W. Thorson announced that a meeting of Scouters from the Eastern New Mexico Area Council will be held here on Monday September 16. Six area committees district chairmen and district commissioners will attend. A dinner will follow in the evening.
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P. W. Thorson
Boy Scout
Eastern
New Mexico
Forty one firms join Good Will Trip by Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce lists forty one firms signed for the first Good Will Trip planned for next Wednesday. Delegates will depart in special buses at seven from the chamber, visit Dexter Hagerman Lake Arthur Artesia, dine midday in Carlsbad with local businessmen, then proceed to Hobbs Lovington and Tatum. Merchants urge Western garb to boost Eastern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo and to foster community ties. This marks the first of three trips in as many weeks.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dexter
Hagerman
Lake Arthur
Artesia
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Lovington
Tatum
Merchants Committee
New Mexico
Local Negro Faces Dyer Act Charge
Harvie L. Dillard a Roswell resident pled guilty to violating the Dyer Act. The case filed today before U S Commissioner Pat ONeill by FBI special agent A R Gere bound Dillard over to federal court on a $1000 bond. He is charged with interstate transportation of a stolen 1940 Buick from Prescott Arizona to Roswell New Mexico. The car was reported stolen from Hassayampa Motor Company Prescott. Arrraignment expected this afternoon. arrested here several days ago.
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Harvie L. Dillard
Roswell Negro
U. S
Pat O’neill
A. R. Gere
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dillard
O’neill
Prescott
Ariz
Roswell
N. M
Hassayampa Motor Company
Local Delegation To Ride Special Train With Willkie
A six person delegation from Chaves county will ride a special train with Wendell L. Willkie, Republican nominee, from Clovis to Vaughn on Sept 17. Frank Wortman, county GOP chair, announced selections would be named soon. Thirty eastern New Mexico residents will join at Clovis to Vaughn, and 30 prominent New Mexicans will ride Vaughn to Belen.
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Chaves County
Wendell L. Willkie
Clovis
Willkie
Vaughn
Frank Wortman
Wortman
New Mexico
Belen
Willkie Unable To Come To Roswell
Claude Hobbs said he received a letter from Harold J. Gallagher manager of Wendell L. Willkie's campaign stating the Republican presidential nominee regretted he could not accept the invitation to Roswell. A plane was offered to bring Willkie if possible but time and the large party prevented acceptance.
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Claude Hobbs
Harold J. Gallagher
Wendell L. Willkie
Roswell
Hobbs
Willkie
New Mexico
Mr. Gallagher
Classified Sale Proves Quick for Mrs Avery
Mrs H R Avery of 204 W 8th St reports rapid sale of a 1937 Chevrolet sedan after an advertisement. She notes the strong response and minimal classified cost, saying the ad was only two lines and she completed the sale in a few days.
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H. R. Avery
W. 8Th St
Classifieds Help Build Trust with Tiny Commission
Classifieds operate quietly to forge reader trust, charging only a small commission for every listing. The approach remains simple yet effective, as agents or editors push notices into circulation with minimal fees and steady effort.
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Masi
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Root
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Davis
Cooper and Owen
Detroit
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al Benton
Johnny Gorsica
Kennedy
Swift
Gorsica
Benton
Tebbetts
Cleveland
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Tresh
Harder
Hisenstat
Hemsley
Philadel
Babich
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Haynes
Thurman
Early
Hahn
Almazan
Hamilton
Newfoundland
Lovington Band
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