Balkan Guerrilla Battles Reported Amid Nazi Pressure
A series of clashes in the Balkans, as Serbian guerrillas resist Nazi control, is described in Budapest dispatches. Reports cite Uzice’s destruction by Stuka raids, three day battles near Doboj with heavy casualties, Rozanci executions, and alleged rebel and Croat army deaths. Official confirmation is unavailable.
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Hunary
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Doboj
Rozanci
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Zagreb
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Jugoslavia
Berlin
Bruesseler Zeitung
Belgium
France
Plan for economic thrust against Japan announced
Washington reports United States Britain and China will meet in Hongkong to bolster a Chinese currency and thwart Nanking puppet regime financial moves. Treasury officer H Merle Cochran heads to Hongkong with others from the stabilization effort as A Manuel Fox already arrives, signaling a coordinated anti Axis push.
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Britain
China
Japan
Hongkong
Orient
South China Coast
Treasury
H. Merle Cochran
Treasury Foreign Service
San Francisco
Clipper
A. Manuel Fox
Stabilization Board of China
Cochran
Defense Classes In Roswell Offer Free Engineering Courses
Free instruction in engineering and mathematics will be offered in national defense classes at Roswell high school. Funded by the federal government, the program will run at night for residents of Roswell and nearby areas under a UNM sponsored statewide plan. A tentative local schedule is sent to Washington for approval. interested persons should contact Roswell high school principal Paul H. Deaton.
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Roswell High School
University of New Mexico
Washington
Paul H. Deaton
Nor
Local Weather Summary for Saturday
Temperature readings show a high of 86 and a low of 58 with a normal high of 81 and low of 53 for the date. Precipitation registered 0 for the 24 hours ending 11:30 p.m. Saturday, with monthly total 5.94 inches and year-to-date 27.10 inches. Sunrise was 5:50 and sunset 5:47, daylight length 12 hours.
Three Drown When Car Is Engulfed In Flood Torrent
The Record notes the wreckage of E. C. Trieb's car after floodwaters swept it from a Chavez Canyon bridge one mile west of Tinnie. Trieb Jesus Espinosa were found the next day nearby. Orlando Chavez, carried 55 miles by the river, was found six days later near the Diamond A Ranch. All victims were Roswell residents.
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E. C. Trieb
Trieb
Chavez Canyon
Tinnie
Mr. Trieb
Jesus Espinosa
Orlando Chavez
Roswell
Full Might Of The U S To Be Used For Liberty Seas
President Roosevelt vowed the full might of the United States would defend the new liberty fleet against torpedo, bomb, or shell on the seven seas. The pledge echoed across shipyards nationwide as 14 wartime emergency fleet units slid down the ways, with continuation noted on page seven.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Seven Seas
Mullis Calls for Federal Flood Aid for Roswell Area
Senator John H. Mullis urged federal help after Roswell floods. He said local funds cover only small projects and called for federal authority and funding to protect Roswell west of town from major floods, noting the city cannot bear such costs alone.
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John H. Mullis
Roswell
Mullis
Washington
British And Reds Plan Defense Of The Caucasus
London reports Gen Archibald Wavell will meet Soviet officials in Tehran to discuss joint defense of the Caucasus and possibly the Donets basin. No expeditionary force has yet been launched, but preparations for a new Caucasus BEF are under way with transport and railroad work and Rhodes named transportation director for Iran. A separate bulletin notes a tropical hurricane struck Nicaragua near Cape Gracias a Dios, with 75 mph winds, weakening inland as it moves over land.
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Archibald Wavell
Tehran
Russia
Caucasus
Donets
Wavell
India
Iran
Godfrey Rhodes
East Africa
Rhodes
Miami
Fla
Caribbean Sea
Nicaragua
Cape Gracias
Federal
Honduras
Caribbean
Russia Rejects Nazi Armistice Offer
Ankara dispatch reports Russia rejected a German trial balloon for a separate armistice modeled on France's. Diplomats say Moscow made clear no interest in negotiations. Germany pressures Bulgaria to declare war and keep 100,000 Bulgarian troops in place as terms hypothetically discussed.
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Russia
France
Germany
Bulgaria
Moscow
Kremlin
Ukraine
Caucasus
Brutal Nazi Measures Amid Czech State of Emergency
New Reich protector Reinhard Heydrich to impose harsh repression in Bohemia Moravia as unrest and sabotage rise. British radio says factory slowdowns cut war production 30 percent in July and 40 percent in August, with immediate courts martial for anti Nazi activity.
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United Press Listening Post
Czechoslovakia
Bohemia and
Moravia
Reinhard
Hungary
London
Count Michael Er
Premer
Heydrich
Bohemia
British Radio
Appraisers For Air Base Land To Be Appointed
The hearing to appoint appraisers in condemnation cases filed by the City of Roswell to obtain land for a new Army air base south of town is set for October 13. The proceeding will determine compensation for land needed for the base construction.
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Roswell
Army Air Base
Immense Losses Suffered By The Nazis For Crimea
Moscow reports immense German losses in the Crimea battle as the front lines rage along the isthmus. Soviet officials claim air forces downed 44 German planes while suffering 19 own aircraft losses. Soviet reports describe heavy fighting near Leningrad with thousands of German casualties and significant weapon and equipment losses.
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Red
Moscow
Leningrad
Nevel
Lake Imen
Soviet Information Bureau
Navy destroyer rescues six of 32 in Caribbean hurricane
A United States Navy destroyer saved six of 32 crew members from the 1811 ton motor ship Ethel Skakel, formerly Libby Maine, which foundered in a Caribbean hurricane near San Juan Puerto Rico. Two men were pulled from a raft at midnight and four more from another raft today. Names cited include Francis E. Holles, third mate, and James F. Moore, seaman. High seas and poor visibility hindered further rescues as other rafts were sighted.
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P. R
Ethel Skakel
Libby Maine
Francis E. Holles
James F. Moore
Japs Capture City of Changsha
Shanghai reports Japanese army spokesman Kunio Akiyama announcing the occupation of Changsha the capital of Hunan province a key node on the Canton Hankow railway. Earlier Domei noted a Japanese penetration of the northeast area amid stubborn Chinese resistance as Changsha a vital supply center faced repeated assaults since Hankow fell in 1938.
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Shanghai
Kunio Akiyama
Changsha
Hunan
Windsors On Trip To Canada Reach Minnesota Stop
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor dined in an ivy hung home on Gem Lake as about 7,000 gathered at St. Pauls union station to greet them after arriving from Chicago. They had 2 hours 40 minutes layover before continuing to the Duke’s Alberta ranch. Canada officials hosting include Lieut. Gov. and Mrs. C Elmer Anderson of Brainerd.
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Gem Lake
St. Paul’s Union Station
Chicago
Alberta
Canada
Edward VIII
C. Elmer Anderson
Brainerd. Anderson
German Planes In Raid On England
London reports a northeast coast town attacked by the largest number of raiders in months. Bombs fell mostly in open country as raiders appeared along the east coast. RAF squadrons, aided by American fortresses, struck Amiens and Cologne rail centers in big raids. Anti aircraft fire was heard around London as a raider appeared for the second night.
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London
Royal Air Force
France
Amiens
Cologne
Red Cross Advanced First Aid Class Moves to Monday
The Red Cross advanced first aid class will meet Monday night at 7 o clock at the Chamber of Commerce and not Wednesday night. The change was announced yesterday.
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Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Mounting Unrest Across Nazi-Occupied Europe Report
Unconfirmed reports circulated Saturday night of Germany declining a state of emergency in Czechoslovakia to stem rising anti Nazi sentiment. The looming Czech crisis followed weeks of unrest sabotage and anti German outbreaks across occupied Europe. Berlin claimed 665000 prisoners in Ukraine while Moscow said German gains on the Russian mainland faltered near the Crimean approaches. A Berlin dispatch said Constantin Von Neurath was temporarily replaced by Reinhard Heydrich as Bohemia and Moravia protector. London cited illness and says Heydrich was called to curb the unrest.
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Czechoslovakia
Europe
Ukraine
Moscow
Crimean Isthmus
London
Berlin
Reich
Bohemia and Moravia
Baron Constantin von Neurath
Reinhard Heyn
Heydrich
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
von Neurath
Roswell Earns Praise For Sportsmanship At Roswell Game
Roswell high school football team and fans receive high praise in a letter to Paul H. Deaton from Artesia high school principal C D Marshall. He commends the hospitality shown, the spirit in defeat, Coach Corn, and the quality of officiating.
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Roswell
Paul H. Deaton
Roswell High
C. D. Marshall
Artesia High School
Mr. Deaton
Claude Simpson
Corn
Cc. D. Marshail
Hagerman Resident Praises Valley Classifieds
Mrs W A Losey of Hagerman says she reads the classified section with interest, noting it is both newsy and informative. The paper thanks her for the compliment and acknowledges the valued reader in Hagerman.
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W. A. Losey
Hagerman
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