Suit To Obtain Air Base Land To Be Filed Tomorrow
Condemnation proceedings to secure land for a new army air base four miles south of town will be filed in district court tomorrow, city attorney Malone said. The city council authorized the action at a special session, with about half of the 3000 acres already bought. Landowners refusing the offered price will be subject to appraisal and condemnation. the base will be funded by local subscriptions and leased to the government for a nominal rental.
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Malone
Five hundred Fort Bliss soldiers to stay two nights
An anti aircraft detachment from Fort Bliss will camp near N. M. M. I. Jj and west of the city at the Co. C. C. Camp for two nights October 1 and October 4 on a route from Fort Bliss to Amarillo and back. An officer from Fort Bliss arrived to arrange the camp site.
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Fort Bliss
Co. C. C
Amarillo
Local Weather Readings and Climate Averages
Temperature readings at 3 hour intervals cover 24 hours ending 11:30 a m with highs near 81 and lows around 67 F. Precipitation totals show 0.14 in in 24 hours, 1.39 in month to date, 22.55 in year to date. Normal high 83 and low 56 for this date. sunrise 5 44 am sunset 5 59 pm.
Kansas City Power Strike Ends in AFL-CIO Settlement
Electric workers in Kansas City returned to their jobs after the Kansas City Power and Light Co reinstated all strikers including five accused of sabotage, ending a dawn walkout tied to a jurisdictional dispute. Sailors on Alcoa lines offered to arbitrate after the maritime commission moved to seize tied vessels over war bonus disputes. Coal strikes persist as 44,000 CIO miners seek a union shop, while Key West construction halts resume amid wage protests.
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Associated Press
AFL
Kansas City
Atlantic
Gulf
Kansas City Power and Light Company
National Defense Mediation Board
Maritime Commission
Alcoa Line
Washington
Mediation Board
CIO
United Mine
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Conan
Naval Air Station
Key West
Fla
Royal Arch Masons Set Special Convocation in Roswell
Royal Arch Masons in southeast New Mexico gather in Roswell for a special convocation of Columbia Chapter No. 7 at the Masonic Temple to honor the official visit of Sherwood Y. Jackson Grand High Priest. Delegations from Carlsbad Hobbs Albuquerque Artesia and Alamogordo attend with 6 30 PM dinner and the installation of Russell G. Bird of Roswell as Grand Master of the Second Veil of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of New Mexico anticipated.
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Royal Arch Masons
New Mexico
Roswell
Columbia Chapter No
Masonic Temple
Sherwood Y. Jackson
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Albuquerque
Artesia
Alamogordo
Russell G. Bird
Royal Arch Masons of
Royal Arch
Mr. Bird
Rebuilding Road to Air Base Site Near Roswell
Work progresses on rebuilding the road to the air base site south of Roswell. The new route extends south from the end of the oil pavement at the cemetery entrance. The state highway department is performing the project.
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Roswell
State
Army Refuses Army Control Over Defense Industry
President Roosevelt rejected proposals to place greater defense industry control in military hands, keeping civilian agencies in charge of raw materials, priorities, production, and export controls. The move follows an executive order transferring export control to the Economic Defense Board led by Vice President Wallace, amid a long behind the scenes battle over defense production and export regulation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Export Control Administration
Economic Defense Board
Wallace
Brown Services To Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Para Lee Brown will be held tomorrow at 2:30 PM at Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev. G. T. Reaves in charge. Interment follows at South Park. Mrs. Brown, a 32 year resident, was born October 17, 1857 in Cherokee County Texas. Survivors include sons E. L. Brown Roswell W. B. Brown Albuquerque and E. C. Brown Denver, plus five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Paralee Brown
Talmage Memorial Chapel
G. T. Reaves
First Christian Church
H. F. Carpenter
Frank Garrod
Frank L. Smith
Claude Allison
Neal A. Brown
Wayne Drysdale
South Park
Brown
Cherokee County
Texas
F. M. Brown
E. L. Brown
Roswell
W. B. Brown
Albuquerque
E. C. Brown
Denver
Ceiling On Prices Greatest Necessity In Crisis Says Baruch
Bernard Baruch, head of the War Industries Board, told Congress that a single ceiling over all price structures is the greatest need of the current crisis. He said it could save twenty percent or more of all appropriations and urged a unified administration for any price control law, while noting support for the objective but calling the measure piecemeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Congress
House Banking Committee
Baruch
Trouble Over Pay Of Ferry Pilots
Albuquer que dispatch details pay disputes by RAF over civilian Atlantic ferry pilots halting training at Eagle Nest flight center. Jack Frye of Transcontinental and Western Air Lines reported plans to train army pilots using the center’s facilities with four motor bombers as training ships. The center, at Albuquerque army air base, had been to train and supply pilots to ferry bombers to England under Atfero Corp contract. Sources say RAF took over Atfero with lower salaries. contract with Eagle Nest reportedly terminated. Original ferry pilot pay was 1500 dollars per trip plus bonuses, potentially 25 000 to 40 000 dollars yearly. new scale limits flights to two per month at 500 dollars each. Army use of staff and equipment remains unclear, though younger air corps officers may attend short courses in large-plane training.
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Kansas City
Jack Frye
Transcontinental and Western Air Lines
Albuquerque Army Air Base
War Department
Atfero Corporation of
Montreal
England
RAF
Atfero
Eagle Nest
Army
Air Corps
Thayer Charges Garcia Forged His Name On Checks
Santa Fe New Mexico reports former county treasurer W A Thayer testifying in an embezzlement trial. He argues deputy Uriel Garcia forged his name on checks and swindled him, countering cross examination with claims of being an honest dupe.
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Thayer
Garcia
Santa FE
N. M
W. A. Thayer
Uriel Garcia
Roswell Officials Study Army Base Town Problems
Roswell city officials led by City engineer Lea Rowland police chief Henry Eller and san itary officer C R Covington are visiting Midland San Antonio and Lubbock to study base town problems ahead of an air advanced training school The trip aims to learn from others sanitation camp conditions and control of drunkenness and prostitution The group left yesterday and returns Sunday night City attorney Ross L Malone Jr has been in contact with Abilene Wichita Falls and Brownwood about their base related issues.
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Roswell
Air
Lea Rowland
Henry Eller
C. R. Covington
Midland
San Antonio
Lubbock
Hall
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Abilene
Wichita Palls
Brownwood
Space in Roswell fairgrounds fills up fast
All exhibit space at the Roswell fairgrounds is taken inside the general hall stock barns and outside. Secretary Sars Patterson says applications exceed capacity with more entries every department. The fair opens next week and officials urge attendees to dress in western attire. A military unit from Fort Bliss may join the parade. An Alaska goat exhibit from Hillsboro, New Mexico, is also planned.
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Fairgrounds
Paul McEvoy
Fort Bliss
M. IL. Long
Baseball Leagues Open With Chicago and St Louis Tilt
A single scheduled game in the 00 Nation league features Chicago against St Louis with Erickson and McCullough battering for Chicago and Gumbert and Mancuso for St Louis. The matchup marks today’s AL activity in the circuit.
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Nation
Chicago St. Louis
Erickson and McCullough
Gumbert
Mancuso
Cardinals face Cubs in series opener at Wrigley
St. Louis Cardinal hitters loaded the bases with none out in the first inning before Paul Erickson of Chicago escaped the jam. Brown and Moore connected for pieces of a rally as Musial drew a walk, but Erickson struck out Hopp and Crabtree and left the threat with a run in.
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Dodgers &T. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Billy Southworth
Harry Gumbert
Paul Erickson
Cubs
Cardinals
Erickson
Brown
Moore
Musial
Hopp
Crabtree
St. Louis
Crespi
Marion Pop
Stringer
Chicago
Hack
Daliessandro
Defense stamp sellers listed by various businesses
A locally published list names Busy Bee Cafe Sears Roebuck Price and Daniel Paint and Glass Purdy Furniture Merritt s First National Bank Roswell Building and Loan Ass n F W Woolworth Safeway Store and Public Service as places selling defense stamps. Contact J C Penney Company to have your business added.
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J. C. Penney Company
Busy Bee
Sears-Roebuck Company
Price and Company
Daniel Paint and Glass Co
Purdy Furniture
Merritt's
First National Bank
Roswell Building and Loan Ass'n. F. W. Woolworth Co
Safeway
Ae Public Service
Mayor Urges Cleanup of Vacant Lots
Mayor Hall today urged owners of vacant lots to clean property and burn weeds. Neighbors should take care with fires to avoid endangering buildings.
Artesia Lads Join The Marine Corps
George W. Baker seventeen of Artesia enrolled at a Rui Doso CCC camp and decided to join the Marine Corps after seeing a recruiting truck. He persuaded his brother William Lee Baker seventeen to enlist, and the pair traveled to Denver for the recruiting ride and then to San Diego for six weeks of training. a Rocky Mountain News photograph and story covered the brothers.
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George W. Baker
Artesia
Ruidoso CCC
Marine Corps
William Lee Baker
Denver
San Diego
Rocky Mountain News
German Advances Put Both Leningrad And Kiev In Danger
German armies sweeping toward the Dnieper have captured Poltava, nearing Kharkov, and surround four Russian armies in central Ukraine. Hitler says the trap is tightening east of Kiev with Kharkov as a key industrial site. Soviet losses reported total 3.6 million killed or captured in three months. German field commands claim encirclement and renewed pushes toward Kiev and Leningrad.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Kiev
Ukraine
Russia
Kharkov
Leningrad
Kronstadt
Hitler
Poltava
Dnieper River
Berlin
High Command
Dnieper
Desna
Red Army
Donets River
Gerd von Rundstedt
Fedor von Bock
County Seeks 14 Men For Oct 15 Induction
Chaves county selective service offices report a call for 14 men on October 15. Five local men were ordered inducted for September 24. The selected Chaves county residents will be sent to Santa Fe for induction.
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Chaves County
Selective Service
Santa Fe
E. H. Mueller Named New Sears Manager
E H Mueller is the new manager of the local Sears Roebuck store succeeding E M Norton who was transferred to Paris Texas to manage the Sears store there. Mueller, 34, comes from Muskogee Oklahoma where he was assistant manager and has seven years with the company. He and Mrs Mueller have just arrived in Roswell.
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E. H. Mueller
Sears-Roebuck
E. M. Norton
Paris
Texas
Sears
Mr. Mueller
Roswell
Muskogee
Okla
Mrs. Mueller
Dog ad sales rapid in Roswell community
Mrs. Ted Hunt recalls placing a pup pies for sale ad in the Record classified, selling out by 10 a.m. Sunday. Calls flooded in from Roswell and ranches including Dexter Lake Arthur and Hagerman, selling dogs and confirming the paper as a canine friend.
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Ted Hunt
Capt. Hunt
Mrs. Hunt
Roswell
Classified
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