British Air Offensive Aims to Ease Pressure on Russians
British Royal Air Force launches a massive daylight offensive across Nazi held Europe. Bombers and fighters hit Norway Holland shipping off the Dutch coast northern France and Germany. Berlin reports huge air battles over France and Nazi territory as German forces press Kiev and advance toward Kharkov and the Donets iron works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Europe
Emden
London
RAF
Norway
Holland
France
Germany
Berlin
Moscow
Kiev
Red Army
Donets
Asmn
Kharkov
Gulf of Finland
Osel
Need Assistants For First Aid Booth At The Fair
A call for assistants for the first aid booth at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair. Anyone with first aid knowledge who is willing to work at the booth is asked to telephone Mrs. L. O. Fullen, Red Cross chairman, at 918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
L. O. Fullen
Red Cross
Army Air Corps Opens Glider School in Elmira
Regular classes begin at the army air corps new glider school in Elmira New York. The four week course includes instruction in two place eight place and fifteen place gliders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Corps
Elmira
Local Weather Summary for Saturday
Highest 82 and lowest 64 recorded with normal highs near 83 and lows around 55. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 10 p.m. Saturday was 0.39 inches, month-to-date 1.80 and year-to-date 22.96. Sunrise 5:45, sunset 5:57, day length 12.2 hours.
Strike Vote On Monday At Great Aircraft Plant
In San Diego the International Association of Machinists AFL said a strike vote will be held Monday at Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. With 23300 production workers, the union says Washington mediation failed to intercede in the contract dispute and aims to force attention. A strike could affect 700 million dollars in defense orders and disrupt production of land and sea bombers for the United States and allies. The union rejected a blanket five cent per hour raise offer and seeks broader defense considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
International Association of Machinists
AFL
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Mammoth
United States
Britain
Australia
Netherlands
National Defense
Anti Nazi Moves in Argentina And Chile Continue
Buenos Aires reports ongoing anti Nazi actions in Argentina and Chile despite Germany’s arrests of Chileans in Germany and a German spokesman’s denouncement of Argentina’s congressional censure of ambassador Von Thermann. Key developments include bills on diplomatic pouches and press controls, continued Chilean investigations into 28 Germans tied to subversive activities, and Chilean presses urging deportation and property seizure of Germans
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Chile
Edmund von Thermann
Roberto Gache
Ricardo Olivera
Berlin
Chamber of Deputies
von Thermann
Germany
Damonte Taborda
Humberto Mewes
Court of Appeals
Valdivia
Bund. 3
Santiago
la Critica
la Hora
Radical
Adolf Hitler
la Nacion
Near-Cloudburst Sweeps Tinnie Area Saturday Afternoon
Heavy rain across the Hondo valley caused near cloudburst conditions at Tinnie, 45 miles west, with rivers rising at the Hondo and reports of eight feet at Riverside. Roswell escaped flood danger though showers persisted toward Capitan and Ruidoso. Witnesses call it the hardest rain in years. no widespread flooding reported yet.
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Tinnie
Here
Roswell
Riverside
Tinme
Fondo
B. D. Garner
Hondo Valley
Tom Fletcher
Capitan
Robert Boyce
Ruidoso
District Highway Office
New Battleship To Be Launched Next Thursday
The U S Navy to launch the 35000 ton U S S Massachusetts in Quincy Massachusetts as the fourth battleship in 16 months. Secretary Knox and top officials will attend with Admiral Stark and Admiral Land aboard. The vessel features nine 16 inch guns, five inch batteries, speeds over 27 knots, engines around 115000 horsepower, and measures 704 feet long and 108 feet beam. The Massachusetts is the sixth ship to bear the name in U S Navy history.
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Washington
Navy
U.S.S. Massachusetts
Quincy
Mass
Knox
Harold R. Stark
Emorys
Land
Maritime Commission
Massachusetts
North Carolina
South Dakota
U.S. Navy
U. S. Navy
Americas Defense Aid Expanded Under LEND LEASE
The United States increases cash and supplies to South American nations under the lend lease program to bolster hemispheric defense. Paraguay receives an undisclosed amount likely 8 to 15 million dollars aimed at an air base. Brazil leads with 90 to 100 million, Chile 20, Uruguay 17.5. Argentina possibly 50 million. Talks with Peru Ecuador Mexico ongoing regarding further defense material and reciprocal trade.
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Washington
South America
Western Hemisphere
Paraguay
Juan Soler
United States
Chile
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Peru
Ecuador
Mexico
George Calls For Public Vote On Foreign Policy
Senator Walter F. George urged that clear foreign policy issues be put before the American people for ultimate decision. He warned against treating repeal or modification of the neutrality act as the supreme issue and noted recent shifts in isolationist sentiment and strong endorsement of Roosevelt’s policy. He did not disclose his own stance, stressing fairness to the public.
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Washington
Sept
Walter F. George
Georgia
America
George
American Legion Convention
Places Selling Defense Stamps Listed
A list of locations selling defense stamps includes Busy Bee Cafe Sears Roebuck Price and Company Daniel Paint and Glass Purdy Furniture Merritt's First National Bank Roswell Building and Loan Assn F Woolworth Safeway Store and Southwestern Public Service J C Penney Company invites others to join by calling 11 and adding their name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Southwestern Public Service
Germans Claim Kiev Garrison Surrender Amid Push to Leningrad
Berlin reports a Nazi communique claiming the Soviet garrison at Kiev has surrendered. The drive also cites capture of two Baltic islands and a foothold on a third, aiming to clear sea approaches to Leningrad and threaten the Baltic fleet in the Gulf of Finland. Simultaneous German advances toward Kharkov and the Donets basin are noted, with continued action in the encirclement area.
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Berlin
Kiev
Baltic
Leningrad
Red Banner Baltic
Gulf of Finland
Kharkov
Donets
N.M.M.I. Graduate Dies in Army Plane Crash
First Lieutenant Walter H. Boyd a 1938 graduate of New Mexico Military Institute from Long Beach California was burned to death when an army plane crashed at Marshall Texas during large Louisiana maneuvers Corp Artie M Howard of Salyersville Kentucky also died in the crash which overshot the air field The two men were members of the 12th observation squadron Boyd had been serving as an army test pilot at Fort Knox Kentucky He held several Institute honors including swimming team captain and commandant's medal Survivors include his wife and his parents with a younger brother Truman O Boyd who also attended the Institute.
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Walter H. Boyd
Long Beach
Calif
New Mexico Military Institute
Marshall
Texas
Corp
Artie M. Howard
Salyersville
Boyd
Corp. Howard
Fort Knox
MacKay
Horeshow
Roswell
Truman O. Boyd
Condemnation Suit Filed To Obtain Land For Air Base
Condemnation proceedings to obtain land for an army air base four miles south of Roswell were filed in district court by city attorney Ross L. Malone Jr. Eighty one defendants named include property owners and others with possible title or interest. About 3,000 acres needed, half purchased at $3 per acre. remaining 1,500 acres refused price, prompting the suit. An appraisal board will fix prices. city funds of $33,000, raised by public subscription via a Chamber of Commerce drive, finance the purchase.
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Army Air Base
Roswell
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Chamber of
Artesia youths escape serious injury in Roswell road crash
Four Artesia youths traveling home from the Roswell-Artesia football game survived a 12:30 a m crash on U S Highway 285 near McGaffey Avenue. Driver Harold Taylor and passenger Buddy McCrory sustained minor injuries. the others Harold Hamill and Bill Bartlett escaped harm as a 1937 Chrysler smashed into a power pole. Investigating officers cited excessive speed as the likely cause, noting the left side struck the pole and the car overturned. The scene echoed last summer’s fatal accident involving Roswell youth J B Sullivan on the same stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artesia
Roswell
J. B. Sullivan
U. S
Harold Taylor
Buddy McCrory
St. Mary's Hospital
Talmage
Harold Hamill
Bill Bartlett
Roswell-Artesia
Sullivan
Russians Report Kiev Is Fighting To Bitter End
Soviet war communique says furious fighting near Kiev cost Germany 10 divisions and 150,000 men. Luftwaffe attempts to attack Kiev are repelled as Soviet defenders vow to hold the city. German planes and ships suffer losses while Soviet air forces strike German units and airfields.
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Moscow
Kiev
Germany
Leningrad
Barents Sea
Red Star
Water Tower Flood Recurs In Carlsbad With Higher Crest
Flood waters roared into Carlsbad last night in a repeat of three floods last May that left 1500 homeless and caused three known deaths. By 10 p.m. the crest was about a foot higher than before, with 500 to 600 residents evacuated to the Elks Club for shelter and meals. The Red Cross moved to aid refugees as the three draws along San Jose flooded, though houses were less threatened than in the spring.
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Carlsbad
Elks Club
Carlsbad Armory
San Jose
Red Cross
Guadalupe Mountains
McKitrick Canyon
Hackberry Draw
Dark Canyon
White’s City
Walnut Canyon
State Guard
Sheriff's Posse
Cullender Heads to Kiwanis Convention in Las Vegas
James M. H. Cullender departs Roswell to attend the Southwest District Kiwanis convention as the Roswell club delegate. The gathering opens this evening and runs through Monday and Tuesday with several Roswell Kiwanis members planning to attend on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. H. Cullender
Las Vegas
Kiwanis
Roswell
Spanish Class To Be Organized Here
Under sponsorship of the Woman's Club a Spanish class will be organized at 7 o'clock next Thursday night in Miss Feather's room at Roswell high school. Anyone interested in learning Spanish is invited to attend. Miss Feather will be the instructor and the class will meet two nights each week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Miss Feather
Roswell High School
One Day Classified Ad Sparks Rent Success
Mrs. George Clements placed a five room house for rent ad in Friday's Record and had it canceled Saturday morning. Within two hours after publication the house was rented, proving the speed of classified service.
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George Clements
Classifieds Solve Problems In Busy Paper Grind
Remarks applaud a daily classified section as it handles reader inquiries and small notices. The tone suggests a bustling, helpful service guiding readers to use the column for personal matters and local information.
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