Japan declares Axis pact for peace not war
The Axis pact is presented as a peace effort by Japan marking one year since joining Rome Berlin. Ito says the three power agreement centers on diplomacy and peace, not military aims, while empires promote cessation of disturbances. Ta Kung Pao notes Japan’s diplomatic isolation after a year of war and Axis ties.
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Associated Press
Japan
Nobumbumi Ito
Japs For
Ito
Hirohito
Chungking
Ta Kung, Pao
China
Clovis Road Remains Closed After Washout and Sand
The district highway office reports Clovis road cannot open tomorrow due to a washed out approach to the Pecos river bridge and quicksand on the highway near the bridge. All other Roswell area highways are open, but no reopening date is given.
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District Highway Office
Clovis Road
Pecos River
Roswell
Lions Plan For World's Roping At Fair
Roswell Lions discussed member placements for the World Championship Roping match during the Fair. Ed Amonett predicted crowds could rival or exceed summer attendance. New members R. J. Burkmeyer and Leland Quantius were voted in. No meeting next week due to Eastern New Mexico State Fair events.
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Roswell Lions
Ed Amonett
R. J. Burkmeyer
Leland Quantius
New Mexico
Local Weather Readings and Temperature Data Summary
Temperature readings taken at three hour intervals for 94 hours ending today at 11 30 am show a high of 75 and low of 52 with daily readings ranging across 38.56 to 59.0 in the provided times. Precipitation in the 24 hours to 11 30 am today is 0.0 while month to date totals reach 5.94 and year to date 27.10. Normal highs and lows for the date are 82 and 53, sunrise 5 49 and sunset 5 50.
Penasco Valley Flood Destroys Crops Across Wide Area
Boyd Williams, visiting from his Penasco Valley ranch, reports the worst flood in 39 years. He says more than 2,000 acres of crops, including a bumper cabbage and truck crop shipment to Oklahoma, were washed out across the river, except for a small area east of his place.
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Penasco
Boyd Williams
Roswell
Elk
Chaves County
Mr. Williams
Okla
Golf Courses Open After Floods Still See Water Hazard
Both courses are open for play with caveats. Municipal course has standing water near the No. 8 green forcing a tee change on the 2nd hole and water affects play at No. 8. rest of the course is in good condition per manager Wilbur McKnight. Country Club No. 4 green was ruined by the Berrendo flood and will likely be rebuilt in a new location.
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Wilbur McKnight
Hagerman to Have Booth at the Eastern Fair
Hagerman will host a community booth at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair despite Pecos flood crop damage. Earl Patterson secretary of the fair board confirmed the booth during a Hagerman visit this morning. The Hagerman Community Fair Association handed booth management to the Hagerman Woman’s Club after last weekend’s fair was canceled due to flood conditions.
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Pecos
Hagerman
New Mexico
Earl Patterson
Fair Board
Battle theater in Shreveport war game final round
Civilians join as red armbands and wind shield V signs mark the second army defense of Shreveport during the war games final round. Machine guns, artillery, and steel-helmeted infantry appear on approaches as Lieut General Ben Lear’s force delays Lieut General Walter Krueger’s larger third army advancing from a 50 mile semicircle around Center Texas to Arcadia Louisiana.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Louisiana
Ben Lear
Walter Krueger
Second Army
Center
Tex
Arcadia
Weather shifts as disturbance approaches northwest
Temperatures rose 10 to 20 degrees in Montana and 5 to 10 degrees in other northwest states this morning amid a northern disturbance. Washington and Oregon coast remained nearly unchanged with light rain and cooler interior readings. Cool air from Thursday lowered temperatures 10 to 20 degrees across much of the east of the continental divide, with a shower band extending from the Gulf to New England.
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Mont
Wash
Ore
Interior Ore
Continental Divide
Gulf States
New England
Seek Amendment Neutrality Act Not Its Repeal
Washington reports indicate administration aides in Congress rejected outright repeal of the Neutrality Act and favor amendments. Senator McKellar proposed repeal, but administration leaders view such action as unlikely. Chairman Connally suggested arming ships and accessing belligerent ports while retaining export controls.
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Washington
Congress
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate
Roosevelt
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Texas
Corn Water Rights Have Priority in Eden Valley Case
District Judge James B. McGhee ruled that the Corns hold prior water rights in the Mary Ellen White versus Jess W. Corn and Hub Corn dispute. The early settlers’ case concerns Eden Valley ranches north of Roswell, with particulars of the decision not yet filed.
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Mary Ellen White
Jess W
James B. McGhee
Eden Valley
Roswell
Finns claim shoot down British planes on Leningrad front
Report from Sept 23 notes British fighters appearing over east Karelia north of Leningrad. Finnish officers say several Spitfire-type aircraft have been shot down and identify only Russian airmen in wreckage. Finns claim superior pilots falter against modern fighters.
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Leningrad
East Karelia
Russia
Murmansk
Karelian
Loderone Pole
Svir
Old Cattle Brands Collected For Missouri Ave PTA Booth
The Missouri Avenue School PTA seeks more cattle and sheep brands for a chuck wagon booth at the fair. Brands will be burned onto boards to serve as counters, with a $1 fee per brand. Boards will be kept at the Missouri Avenue school for student study. Mrs Earl Corn is wagon boss.
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Missouri Avenue School Pta
Missouri Ave
Earl Corn
Missouri Ave. Pta
Booth
Dr Griswold Named On Medical Board Roswell District
Dr G W Griswold has been appointed as a member of the selective service medical advisory board for the Roswell district.
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Dr. Griswold
Medical Board
Selective Service
G. W. Griswold
Selective Service Medical Advisory Board
Roswell
Building permits issued for 1212 North Pennsylvania home
J. B. Headley plans a 6 room adobe house and garage on 1212 North Pennsylvania with a project cost of 5000 dollars. The permit reflects total construction value and site details for a new dwelling.
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J. B. Headley
Pennsylvania
Flood recedes in Roswell as city braces for fair
West Roswell drains after a 3 day flood the longest in the city’s history. Water persists on Missouri Avenue Sunset and Cahoon Park while damage mounts across streets parks yards and buildings. Officials expect thousands in damages as they prepare for the Eastern New Mexico State Fair opening next Wednesday.
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Honda
Missouri Avenue
Sunset
Montana Avenues
Cahoon Park
Roswell
Main
Lea
New Mexico
Yankees Set AL Record With 188 Double Plays
The New York Yankees set an American League season record by turning two double plays as they defeated the Washington Senators 4 to 1 in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Spud Chandler pitched three hits for New York while Chase and Evans held Washington to one run. Rosar caught for New York.
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New York
New York Yankees
Senators
Spud Chandler
Washington
Chase
Evans
Chandler
Rosar
Kidnapping Case In Pasadena
In Pasadena California a missing four year old boy David McElwain was found at the Pasadena YWCA with a woman who gave the name Mrs Philip Batchelder from Tucson Arizona. Police say she admitted picking up the boy and planned to adopt him and take him to Tucson in her station wagon. No kidnapping charges have been filed as officers call it a possible mother complex.
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Pasadena
Calif
David McElwain
Pasadena Y
W. C.A
Philip Batchelder
Tucson
Arizona
Neil Anderson
Anderson
Body of Orlando Chavez Is Found Near Roswell
The body of Orlando Chavez of Roswell, who drowned when the car was washed off a bridge west of Tinnie, was found at Diamond A ranch. E. C. Trieb, a Roswell theater operator, and Jesus Espinosa also drowned in the same incident.
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Orlando Chavez
Roswell
Chavez Canyon
Tinnie
Diamond A Ranch
Sheriff's Department
E. C. Trieb
Jesus Espinosa
Bitter Fighting Near Novgorod And Leningrad
Moscow reporting fierce clashes near Novgorod where Red Army repelled crossings of the Volkhov river and maintained pressure against Leningrad. Red Star cited counter thrusts near Leningrad, some gains, and 324 German planes shot down in the 90 day front. British pilots joined in action, claiming 26 German planes. Air raid alert in Moscow lasted nearly two hours before anti aircraft fire drove off the attackers.
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Moscow
Novgorod
Red
Volkhov River
Red Star
Leningrad
Red Army
Kiev
Russia
School to Meet Saturday to Make Up Flood Day
School will hold classes Saturday to substitute for one of two days lost to flood. Superintendent J D Shinkle announced. Dismissals planned Thursday and Friday next week for the Eastern New Mexico State Fair. Next Wednesday will end at noon for the fair parade, with afternoon classes held as scheduled.
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J. D. Shinkle
New Mexico
Thanksgiving In State Observes Nov 20 Plan
New Mexico will observe Thanksgiving Day on Thursday November 20 following President Roosevelt plan. Next year all states will hold Thanksgiving on the usual last Thursday in November with some observing the 20th and some the 27th.
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New Mexico
Roosevelt
First Aid Classes Postponed To Next Monday Night
Red Cross first aid classes are postponed until Monday night announced by Mrs L O Pullen chair of the local Red Cross chapter. The notice places emphasis on the Monday session and identifies the administrator of the chapter.
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Red Cross
L. O. Pullen
Henry Puckett Returns Home From Veterans Hospital
Henry Puckett came home from the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque last night. His condition is greatly improved and he is reported doing much better.
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Henry Puckett
Hspital
Veterans Hospital
Albuquerque
German Forces Hit Hard in Crimea and Leningrad Siege
Allied reports say German shock troops were blown to pieces by minefields in Crimea as Russians stemmed two Nazi assaults and held the line. Parachute troops were annihilated. In Leningrad the Germans increased pressure amid heavy losses, with house to house fighting continuing and the city slowly ruined.
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Associated Press
Crimea
London
Leningrad
Russell G. Bird to Be Installed Grand Master in Roswell
Russell G. Bird of Roswell will be installed as Grand Master of the 2nd Veil in the New Mexico Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons at a special Columbia Chapter No. 7 communication in the Masonic Temple. The ceremony will be led by Sherwood Y. Anderson with Grand Chapter officials present, and visitors from Carlsbad Portales Hobbs and Albuquerque expected. Dinner at 6 30 followed by installation at 7 30. All Royal Arch Masons invited. Mr Bird is High Priest of Columbia Chapter No 7 Roswell.
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Russell G. Bird
Roswell
New Mexico
Royal Arch
Columbia
Masonic Temple
Sherwood Y. Anderson
Alpheus A. Keen
Carlsbad
Portales
Hobbs
Albuquerque
Royal Arch Masons
Mr. Bird
Columbia Chapter No. 7
County's General Fund Overspent is Audit Report
Santa Fe New Mexico September 26 7 Chaves county affairs for the calendar year 1940 were approved with exceptions today in an audit by the state comptroller Mansfield Tweedy found the general fund overspent largely due to extra or abnormal cost of feeding prisoners It also criticized jail laundry costs sheriff traveling expenses and spending on district court library publications Expenditures otherwise within budgets and county affairs condition improved
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Santa FE. N. M
Chaves
State Comptroller’s Office
Mansfield Tweedy
District Court Library
Classified Ad Wins Housekeeper Quickley
Mrs George French placed a record classified advertisement seeking a housekeeper and on the second day an applicant arrived. She commented that the method is efficient and yields fast results, noting she is satisfied with the outcome and the waiting time.
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George French
Classifieds chief traits speed and efficiency praised
The note compliments the classified's chief characteristics efficiency and speed, addressed to Mrs. French, indicating a quick and smooth process. It emphasizes rapid service and prompt handling of listings or notices.
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Mrs. French
Classified
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United States
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United States Navy
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Quincy
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North Carolina
South Dakota
Lions
Administration
Russell Bird
Grand Chapter
R.A.M
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