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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1940

Page

2

Rain Falls During First Round of National Amateur at Winged Foot

Rain disrupted the second 18 hole qualifying round at Winged Foot as Maurice McCarthy Jr of Cincinnati led after a 70 in yesterday’s opening round. Dick Chapman John Cree and Tom Whiteway followed with 71s while Bing Crosby struggled to an 83. The field faced one more qualifying round before six rounds of match play with defending champion Bud Ward among those who posted par. Joe Louis and Sonny Workman joined spectators later in the round.

Mamaroneck N. Y Winged Foot Golf Club Dark Horse Winged Foot Maurice McCarthy, Jr Cincinnati McCarthy Maurice Dick Chapman John Cree Buffalo Tom Whiteway Cleveland Marvin Bud) Ward Spokane Wash Bing Crosby Joe Louis Sonny Workman

Night Bombardment Attacks Pound London and Berlin

German raids continued as hundreds of firemen battled warehouse blazes for eight hours. RAF officers estimated 150 bomber relays over the channel. Berlin claimed the siege has begun while London and the Thames docks faced hits and disruptions to food supplies. Casualties for the three nights totaled in the hundreds killed and thousands wounded.

RAF Berlin Britain London Luftwaffe Wesermaende Germany Hitler High Command Great East Indian Royal Victoria Thames Berliner Zeitung Warsaw Rotterdam Winston Churchill

Diego Salazar In Roswell Today

Diego Salazar in Roswell today encountered an unexpected anti aircraft barrage that halted their bombardment. Some authorities speculated it could be Britain s reply to Nazi night raids though no official statement was released.

Diego Salazar Roswell London Britain

Roswell Cemetery Plan Seeks Parklike South Park Makeover

The Roswell Cemetery Board proposes a multi year beautification of South Park Cemetery including irrigation, grading, tree planting, fencing, and a new water line. They urge funding via a 25 cent per meter water rate increase and forecast maintenance cost relief after completion.

Cemetery Board Roswell New Mexico South Park Cemetery Sexton South Park City East McGaffey Honda Serxon McGaffey W. FP J. P. White Dan H. Wilmot E. G. Minton Reid Mulkey Luella McGaffey-Brown Halls Mr. Wilmot E. G. Minton Reed Mulkey

Dr Burton Here On His Campaign in Roswell

Dr Burton S L Burton of Albuquerque seeks Democratic nomination for congress visiting Roswell to present his campaign to voters and rally support. He is described as an old timer in the state and urges voters to back his platform.

Dr. Burton S. L. Burton Albuquerque Roswell

Playoff Opens Texas League Championship Night

The Shaughnessy Play-off begins with Houston hosting Rogers Hornsby’s surprise Oklahoma City Indians and the fast San Antonio Missions meeting Beaumont Exporters in Texas League action. Houston tops the regular season standings as the games start tonight in Texas.

Houston Tex Shaughnessy Rogers Hornsby Oklahoma City Indians San Antonio Missions Beaumont

Softball Delays World Championship Games

Rain forced postponement of the world championship softball doubleheaders, delaying Rochester versus South Bend for the men’s title and Phoenix versus Cleveland for the women’s honors. Other items note Albuquerque Cardinals contract signing and El Paso Texans playoff start with manager Grover Wilson back from illness. Senate House panel discusses conscription with likely elimination of the 60 day voluntary enlistment test and clash over draft age ranges.

DeLee Rochester N. Y South Bend Ind Phoenix Ariz Cleveland Washington Senate-House Conference Committee Army

Labour Speech Expected By President Tomorrow Night

Stephen Early announced the president will deliver the labor speech of the campaign, likely tomorrow night in Washington at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters convention. The Democratic National Committee will fund radio time on two national networks to broadcast the address.

Hyde Park N. Y Stephen Early Washington Interational Teamsters Union Early Democratic National Committee

Winter Appears in The Midwest Today

The first severe cool wave of the season drives summer southward across the midlands. A Canadian air mass chills the central region with sub freezing readings and lows near 28 to 30 degrees in several states, while upper 30s to lower 40s persist in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nebraska. Chicago sees about 50 degrees as forecasters expect warmer plains weather in a couple of days. Snow also hits Colorado as Pike's Peak summit collects four inches and blocks the highway briefly marooning summit workers.

Chicago Midlands Canada Rocky Mountains Appalachians Canadian Oklahoma Ohio Valley Garrison N. D Dickinson Bismarck Jamestown Bemidji Minn Aberdeen S. D Minnesota South Dakota Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska U. S. Weather Bureau Colorado Colorado Springs Colo Colorado Mountains Pike’s Peak

Prosecutor charges man in infant niece death

Plattsburgh Missouri September 10 prosecutor Dick Bennett filed a first degree murder charge against 32 year old Harry Aitken in the death of his 14 month old niece Bertha Lorene Aitken. The charge followed a statement by Aitken's wife and the suspect maintained his innocence after two hours of questioning.

Plattsburgh Dick Bennett Harry Aitken WPA Bertha Lorene Aitken Bennett Aitken

Chapman leads in 44th national amateur golf qualifier

Dick Chapman of Greenwich Conn. captured medal honors in the qualifying round at the 44th national amateur championship with a second-round 69 three under par at the Foot G. C. west course for a total 140. He enjoyed a six stroke lead over George Dawson Chicago while Maurice McCarthy Jr. Cincinnati and Tom Whiteway Cleveland also posted solid starts.

Mamaroneck N. Y Dick Chapman Greenwich Chicago Maurice McCarthy, Jr Cincinnati Tom Whiteway Cleveland

Relief for Stomach Aches Promised by Adla Tablets

An old advertisement claims burning and gnawing pains in the stomach can be relieved by Adla Tablets with a money back guarantee. The promo cites Owl Drug Co and Roswell Drug Co as sources and urges readers to use the product while still eating what they want.

Adla Owl Drug Co Roswell Drug Co

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