Attack on Arkansan in Red Sea Damages Ship
The Arkansan, an American freighter of 6,997 tons built in 1921, was hit by shell fragments during a heavy air raid over Suez on Sept 11 in the Red Sea area. No casualties were reported. The ship, owned by American-Hawaiian Steamship Co., was registered in New York and possibly carrying materiel to allied forces in the Middle East.
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Washington
State Department
S. S. Arkansan
Red Sea
Suez
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Arkansan
Shanghai
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
New York
Gulf of Suez
Middle East
American- Hawaiian Steamship Company
San Francisco
Cairo
Roosevelt
Mayor Hall Air Raid Problem During Blackout
Mayor Hall consented to be a first aid problem during the blackout and was photographed as ambulances prepared him for a ride. The scene included Mrs. A. S. Campbell, Mrs. Josh Church, Mrs. L. O. Fullen, and Tode Brenneman. The emphasis shifted from city issues to the blackout spectacle with several good looking women nearby.
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Mayor Hall
Ambulance Corps
A. S. Campbell
Josh Church
Nazis Fail In Baltic Sea Landing At Kronstadt
Stockholm dispatch reports Aftonbladet quoted Soviet radio as saying a German sea landing near Kronstadt failed after five storm boats were sunk by Russian fire. The broadcast also claimed a German assault on Oeses island off Estonia and another attack on Dargee were repulsed as Russians held firm.
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Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Kront
Baltic
Oese
First Air Classes To Be Organized Meeting Set
A meeting at 7 30 Monday night at the Elks club will organize Standard Red Cross first aid training. An advanced class in first aid is planned following the initial session.
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Red Cross
The
Elks Club
Retailers For Defense Week Opens Tomorrow Across Nation
America’s retail merchants join the defense effort with a week of emphasis beginning tomorrow in Roswell and nationwide. The story profiles Lemuel J. Smith, a local merchant active in the school board and Community Chest, highlighting the role of two million retailers in keeping civilian needs met without hampering defense production.
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America
Roswell
United States
Lemuel Smith
Lemuel J. Smith
Sam
Smith
Betty Newell Wins U S Women's Golf Title
Mrs Betty Hicks Newell a 20 year old bride who took up golf four years ago defeated Helen Sigel of Philadelphia 5 and 3 in the 36 hole final at Brookline Mass to claim the national title amid a 2500 strong gallery. Newell four over par for 33 holes earlier in the match, has played in about 40 tournaments and spent much time practicing.
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Brookline
Mass
Betty Hicks Newell
Helen Sigel
Philadelphia
Port Littl
Pennsylvania
Local Weather Temperature Readings and Changes
Readings taken at three hour intervals over 24 hours ending Saturday night show a high of 90 and a low of 65 with a normal high of 85 and low of 58 for the date. Precipitation totaled 0.54 inches for the 24 hours ending 10 p.m. Saturday, month to date 1.09 inches, year to date 22.25 inches. Sunrise 5:41, sunset 6:06, day length 12.4 hours.
Nazis Claim Leningrad Siege Tightens In Push
Berlin reports say Luftwaffe fire surrounds Leningrad and hints at new Soviet pockets forming in the Kiev Knotop Kharkov triangle as Germany presses toward the Don industrial basin. Claims include 35,000 Russian prisoners captured and 500 tanks destroyed amid a major bombing offensive.
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Berlin
Luftwaffe
Leningrad
Kiev- Knotop-Kharkov
The
Don
Roslavl
Bryansk
Desne
Russia
Setamid
Two Weeks to Go Western for Roswell Fair
Roswell officials urge residents to dress western for two weeks before the fair. Merchants will display loud shirts and western paraphernalia to boost color and turnout. President Will H. Hortenstein says the aim is to call attention to fair time and rodeo spirit, with both men and women encouraged to participate.
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Roswell
Fair Association
Will H
Hortenstein
British Convoy Saga of the Sea Fights Homeward Through Attacks
The Admiralty issued a report detailing a British Atlantic convoy that fought its way to homeport after two Nazi submarine assaults. A bombing by long range planes and a brutal storm sank a damaged ship with eight lost and only one survivor from another, while Lt Cmdr G A Thring led the Deptford through repeated attacks.
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London
The
Admiralty Tonight
Admiralty
G. A. Thring
Deptford
Believ
No Trace Found Of Missing Girl Dorothy Reno
Dorothy Reno, 19, of Artesia, has been missing since September 5. Local officers report she left home with Joseph Myron Christie, 23, who returned to Artesia alone. Christie is jailed in Chaves county for investigation after giving conflicting accounts of the disappearance. The two left Artesia in a cream colored 1935 Ford coach with dark brown fenders and New Mexico license 75-115.
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Dorothy Reno
Artesia
Joseph Myron Christie
Christie
Chaves County
New Mexico
Five Roswell Selectees to Be Inducted Sept 24
Five Roswell selectees plus Samuel Ford will be sent to Santa Fe on September 24 for induction. The group includes Jose Sanchez Miller Order No S-1601 Ernesto G Burciago Order No 1612 Samuel Willis Myler Order No 1620 Ysabel Anaya Carmona Jr Order No 1708 and Jesse Alvin Wallace Order No 1711. The S prefix marks second registration men aged 21 by July 1 1941. Jose Sanchez Miller is the first from the second registration to be selected.
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Roswell
Santa Fe
Army
Selective Service
Jose Sanchez Miller
Ernesto G. Burciago
Samuel Willis Myler
Ysabel Anaya Carmona, Jr
Jesse Alvin Wallace
Samuel Ford
Electra
Texas
Nye And Clark Push Senate Probe Of War Propaganda
The senate committee subpoenas Charlie Chaplin and others over films alleged to push pro war propaganda. D Worth Clark telegraphed service in Los Angeles to Chaplin Anatole Litvak and William R. Wilkerson. The panel aims to show these figures helped disseminate propaganda to involve America in the war.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Charlie Chaplin
Panto E
D. Worth Clark
Ida
Los Angeles
Chaplin
Anatole Litvak
William R. Wilkerson
The
Hollywood Reporter
Clark
America
Bennett C. Clark
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Rainstorm Delays Open High School Football Game
Fifty four hundredths of an inch of rain drenched Roswell last night soaking a large crowd at De Bremond Stadium for the opening high school game. A 7:37 p.m. downpour forced a postponement to Monday night while tickets will be honored. The rain ended by 9:37 with a light shower later, streets flooded briefly, and area totals noted in the city’s wet year context.
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de Bremond Stadium
Weather Bureau
Roswell
Santa Fe
Carlsbad
Dexter
Selective Service Officials Not Under Hatch Act
Draft officials are no longer officially under the Hatch Act after memorandum 66, an opinion from the United States Attorney General, ending a week of political controversy and easing tensions on the waterfront. The article notes the shift in status for selective service officials and references continuation on page three.
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Thomas G. Summers
Selective Service
United States Attorney General
Axis Transports Sunk By British in Air Attack
Cairo dispatch reports a major Royal Air Force strike against a six large and two medium Axis convoy ships in the central Mediterranean. At least three and possibly four transports were heavily damaged or sunk. Bombers then attacked Palermo Harbor drydock and Licata for additional bombardment and damage.
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Cairo
Royal Air Force
Mediterranean
RAF
Fleet Air Arm
Palermo Harbor
Sicily
Licata
Ragusa
Licata Harbor
Attack Alarm Sculpts Roswell Night Sky Over City
Roswell observed a U.S. Army bomber simulating an enemy raid at 11 p.m. The alert began after a civilian observer notified Roswell headquarters. Searchlights illuminated the aircraft near Yucca theatre and city hall, then again at H. P. Saunders farm before an all-clear at 11:10 p.m.
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Roswell
Santa Fe
Artesia
Yucca Theatre
City Hall
H. P. Saunders Farm
Latin America Moves to Crush Nazi Influence
Four Latin American nations act quickly to curb Nazi activity with prosecutions and diplomacy. Argentina plans to declare German ambassador Von Thermann persona non grata, Uruguay moves to curb Nazi plots, Chile arrests 32 suspected sympathizers, and Costa Rica withdraws consular staff and rejects German gestures. Fritz Wiedemann suspended plans as inquiries loom.
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Buenos Aires
Chile
Argentina
Costa Rica
Uruguay
Argentine
Chamber of Deputies
Edmund von Thermann
Germany
Thomas Brena
Rene Reer
Guatemala City
Otto Rinebeck
Wiedemann
Fritz Wiedemann
San Francisco
Cal
Rio de Janeiro
China
Taborda
Congressional Committee
Tropical Storm Flings Toward Louisiana Coast
A tropical storm moved toward southwest Louisiana threatening large maneuvers in the Bayou region. The U S weather bureau projected inland strike between midnight and 5 a m Sunday from Bayou Vermilion to the Sabine river with 50 to 60 mph winds near the center and 30 to 40 mph gusts broader. More than 500 Third Army Air Forces planes fled inland to bases across Texas Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama. about 300 000 troops in the maneuver area stay put until the storm passes as lowland residents brace for tides three to four feet above normal.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Bayou
U. S. Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Bayou Vermillion
Sabine River
Third Army Air Task Force
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Third Army
Weather Bureau
Grand Isle
Morgan City
Nazi Armies Deep In Russia Facing Soviet Resistance
United Press reports Nazi forces driving deep into the Soviet Union near Gomel and Kharkov as the Russian counteroffensive under Marshal Timoshenko fights to push Germans back from Smolensk. The Luftwaffe bombs defending lines while Soviets claim gains along the Desna and Sozh rivers.
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Adolf Hitler
Napoleon
Moscow
Russia
Atlantic
Smolensk-Gomel
Desna
Sozh
Lea County Fair Runs Two Days with Rodeo Features
The Lea County Fair is set for Wednesday and Thursday in Lovington and Roswell. Businessmen plan to attend to view livestock and products and to mingle with locals. Rodeo roping contests highlight afternoon events. A goodwill bus trip to Lincoln County is scheduled Friday. Participants are urged to wear western garb and provide names for name cards.
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Lea County
Lovington
Roswell
Lincoln County
Chamber of Commerce
He Should Have Known Better Ad Sparks Puppy Search
Lynn W Croissant ran a Record classified last Tuesday seeking a home for two six week old puppies. The ad triggered nonstop phone calls starting when the paper was out and continuing through the night and into the next day. His mother Mrs Croissant called him to come home and take over the phone duties.
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Lynn W. Croissant
Record Classified
Lynn
Uncertain apology in clipped plea over Mrs Croissant
Fragmentary text shows a refusal to apologize to Lynn while extending sympathy to Mrs Croissant who may have learned something, with incomplete phrasing suggesting a domestic or personal dispute reported in a local context.
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Wari
United Press
Rei Peei
Reds
Moon
Oocesel
Dargee
Betty Newell
U. S
High Command
Nye
Senate
Latin America
Gomel
Kharkov
Great
Dnieper
Senyon Timoshenko
Smolensk
Red Army
Lea County Fair
Mrs. Croissant
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