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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1940

Page

2

Dempsey Chavez contested lead in New Mexico senate race

Returns from Saturdays primary show Chavez leading Dempsey by slim margins with county variances. Unofficial tallies from 825 divisions place Chavez at 45,506 and Dempsey at 44,340 as northern counties lag, while Democratic races for governor and congress show Miles ahead and Patton leading Anderson.

Dempsey -Chavez Chavez Dempsey Rio Arriba San Miguel Sandoval Mora Santa Fe East Side Roosevelt Albuquerque N. M Miles Tingley Democratic Congress Patton Kee’ Anderson Wilson Congress Frank Patton Clinton P. Anderson Fred Wilson Anderson Quintana Jones Quesenberry Sedillo Chase Associated Press John J. Dempsey United States Dennis @havez Democratic Social New Mexico John E. Miles Clyde Tingley Capitol Bernallilo Valencia McKinley Eastside Curry Chaves County Dona Ana County Boards of Commissioners

Mass mobilization of 60,000 Guardsmen into regular army

Under a new law, 60,000 guardsmen are to be inducted today into the regular army for a year of training, bringing total mobilized forces to about 242,000 officers and men. Additional guard units will be ordered out later as plans for further induction remain undisclosed. Guardsmen hail from states including New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and others across the nation.

New York New Jersey North Carolina Tennessee South Carolina Georgia Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Colorado Washington Idaho Oregon Montana Wyoming New Hampshire Delaware Illinois Missouri Massachusetts Pennsylvania Maine Rhode Island Connecticut Virginia Arkansas

Regular Term of Court Opens in Lovington

Judge James B. McGhee and court reporter Henry Puckett departed Lovington for a Lea County regular term of court. The session is expected to last a week to ten days.

Lovington James B. McGhee Henry Puckett Lea County

Navy's Global First Line Of Defense And Structure

The Navy, spanning from Virgin Islands harbors to the Aleutians, is presented as the nation's first defense line requiring diverse skilled personnel from pilots to shipyard crews. The National Defense Advisory Commission ensures the Navy receives fuel, arms, clothing, and machinery, with leadership centered in the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations guiding nine bureaus and shore infrastructure.

U. S. Navy Virgin Islands Aleutians Arctic National Defense Advisory Commission Navy the Navy U. S General Board Secretary of the Navy Naval Bureau of Navigation Annapolis Philadelphia Naval Observatory John Paul Jones Bureau of Ordnance Bureau of Ships Bureau of Aeronautics Naval Air Service Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Marine Corps Judge Advocate General Judge Advocate Admiral Congress Navy Department Navy Examining Board Naval Reserve Army Marine Corps Reserve Fleet Reserve National Guard Merchant Marine Reserve Chief of Naval Operations Naval Service

Independence Day Clashes Leave Two Dead in Mexico

Mexico City marked the independence bicentennial with a two day celebration that ended with sporadic clashes across the capital. Two deaths and 59 injuries were reported as crowds paraded while President Lazaro Cardenas urged hemisphere solidarity and warned against threats to national unity.

Mexico City Mexico Lazaro Cardenas Spain Solidarity Cardenas Dolores Hidalgo Juan Andreu Almazan

Mexican Colony Fiesta Marks Independence Day

The local Mexican colony celebrated Independence Day starting at 11 p m on Sept 15 with salutes. The event recalled the 1810 start of the war against Spain and noted logistics constraints for silk powder bag supplies, with the National Defense Advisory Commission aiding the Navy in shipments.

Spain

London Battles and Egyptian Front in Global War Update

English coast reports show German troop carriers moving along the French shore amid fog as Hitler eyes a possible landing. London endures a fourth air raid alarm with massive anti aircraft fire and a heroic RAF rescue of a time bomb near St. Pauls. In Egypt, Graziani’s forces push toward British lines, while Spain’s Franco leverage looms as Axis pressure grows.

Channel Hitler London Empire Buckingham Palace St. Paul’s Cathedral Egypt England Italy Rome Rodolfo Graziani Graziani Mediterranean Sarum Sidi Omar Spain Germany Ramon Serrano Suner Francisco Franco Adolf Hitler Berlin Britain Great Rock Gibraltar

Senate Presses Vote On Excess Profits Tax Bill

Senate and House actions mark a day of activity as leaders seek a vote on the excess profits tax bill while a judiciary subcommittee hears testimony on presidential tenure. House conducts Speaker Bankhead funeral services amid ongoing legislative revisions and classified ad notices note contact numbers for listings.

Congress Associated Press Senate John W. Davis Judiciary HOUSE Bankhead

Election tallies show local offices results listed

Continued from page one the returns include Norton 1479 Wilkins 1861 Carter 864 Commissioner district 3 Goodin 365 Heick 970 Kuykendall 1046 Haven 866 Reeves 1158 Treasurer Wilcox 1559 Skinner 1566 Lawey 1402 Sheriff Young 2862 Bean 1923 Constable precincts 1 2 Hood 2095 Maples 448 Hall 622

Goodin Heick Kuykendall Haven Reeves

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Miera Maurice Miera Seth Alston Herman Crile Roswell Waldo Rogers Crile World Tropics Bureau of Yards and Docks Navy Yard Paterson Sherriff George Wilcox Charles Lawey, Sr Mr. Whitmore John J. Mullis C. M. Cooper McNally - Hall Motor Company 6Th & Main Sts Roswell, N. M No. 11 Dillon Mitchell Rogers Johnson Alston Murdock Botts Sect. of State Boedpa Norton Wilkins Carter Wilcox Skinner Lawey Constable Hood Maples Hall P. D. Wilkins
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