Air and sea battles widen as RAF raids Italy
Britain and Italy report heavy air and sea fighting today with RAF raids on nine Italian cities and a major Italian convoy attack. A British official says Wavell Auchinleck coordinated anti Axis plans from Syria to Iran. In the Russian front, Romanian units suffer losses as Soviets claim progress.
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Britain
Italy
Associated Press
Great Britain
RAF
Mussolini
High Command
Mediterranean
Berlin
Baghdad
Russia
Caucasus
Africa
Asia
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Middle East
Sicily
Rhodes
London
Genoa
Rome
Ukraine
Semeon Timoshenko
Heroism On Pink Star Sinking Told By Survivor Cassidy
In Reykjavik a torpedoed Pink Star survivor recounted selfless heroism by Canadian second officer J. L. Cassidy who sacrificed his life to avoid overloading a lifeboat. Captain Mackenzie and 23 other crew members survived from a 36 crew.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Pink Star
J. L
Jim) Cassidy
Cassidy
J. C. Mackenzie
State Department
Reykjavi
Ky Club Raid Follows Golfer's Killing at Lexington
Police questioned Lexington Country Club staff and others after Marion Miley, renowned 27 year old golfer, was slain and her mother Elsa Ego Miley, 50, critically wounded in their club apartment. A money bag with about $60 was found in a locked closet as authorities pursue gunmen.
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Lexington
Lexington Country Club
Marion Miley
Hull Prefers Modification of Neutrality Act
Secretary of state Hull indicated at a press conference that modification of the Neutrality Act is preferred over repeal and he cited a previous statement that the moment may be ripe to lift some restrictions. Dispatches from Hyde Park suggest the administration’s repeal or modification plan would reach Congress late this session.
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Washington
Hull
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Amateur Radio To Send Messages To Boys In Army
Lovington New Mexico reports amateur operators in the state linked to the army radio system led by Fort Sam Houston Texas. Nine licensed operators across Roswell Portales Carlsbad Las Vegas Hobbs Albuquerque and other points will relay home messages to WLJ and then overseas at no charge.
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Lovington
N. M
New Mexico
United States
H. W. Gillett
Army Amateur Radio System
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Messaires
WLJ
Dr. Gillett
Capt
G. Merton Sayre
Roswell
J. G. Hancock
WSHJF
Portaies
Milton D. Maines
Carlsbad
Ira D. McKinney, Jr
Las Vegas
Charlie
Senate Routine Business and Hearings
Senate at noon EST considers miscellaneous bills while the committee hears Mar Timer Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Senate and House in recess over the weekend.
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The
Associated Press
Senate
Mar Timer Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
House
New Mexico Faces Major Highway Damage From 1941 Floods
Governor Miles reported New Mexico faces 7 to 8 million dollars in highway damage from unprecedented 1941 rains and floods. Bridges washed out, road bases damaged, and weather data used for decades proved insufficient. Floods neared southeastern areas as defense demands constrained materials for construction.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Miles
State Highway Department
Cub Meeting Cancelled Tonight Due to Floods
Cub Pack No 1 postpones its meeting tonight because flood conditions make the gathering unsafe. Local organizers urge members to stay clear of affected areas and await further notice for a rescheduled date.
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Cub Pack No
Weather Warm Stretch Sought For Midweek Fair
A request for a warm spell was made on Wednesday through Saturday. Will Hortenstein, president of the fair board, was asked to arrange the conditions. The note calls it the hardest order yet but leaves hope for a solution.
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Call Will Hortenstein
Fair Board
Eastern New Mexico State Fair Preparations Continue Amid Flood Fears
On Wednesday morning preparations for the Eastern New Mexico State Fair proceeded toward a scheduled opening at ten a m though flood threats loomed. Fair board president Will H Hortenstein stated the fair would go on unless impossible. The Nance Hereford herd from Texas arrived as the show’s advance guard, with many 4H club entries already on site. Tidwell Shows arrived to set up in time, and communities and merchants prepared their booths despite the weather.
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New Mexico
People Flooded No Place To Go
Report by The Record describes residents flooded from the low town section unable to find shelter after last week’s flood. Unplaced colored people sat in cars in wet clothing overnight. Call for perennial disaster relief regardless of race to aid sufferers in Roswell.
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Roswell
Great Expansion Electric Power Planned In U S
The Federal Power Commission announced a historic electric power expansion aiming to raise U S generating capacity beyond that of Germany Italy and the Axis occupied nations. The plan contemplates substantial expenditures and wide scale development across regions to boost output and modernize the grid.
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U.S
Washington
Federal Power Commission
United States
Germany
Italy
Local Weather Readings and Day Length data
Readings show temperature at 3 minute intervals over 24 hours ending 11 30 am today with totals 1 12 for month to date 7 74 and year to date 28 94 Normal values 2 04 and 11 94 Sunrise 5 51 Sunset 5 46 length of day 11 9 hours
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P. m
A. m
Rain Year 1941 Surpasses All Records in Roswell
Roswell reports 28.90 inches of rain since January 1 1941, topping the prior annual record of 28.73 inches set in 1884. With three months remaining, the year’s total is expected to rise. September also sets a new monthly record of 7.74 inches, surpassing the previous 6.53 inches from 1900.
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Roswell
Weather Bureau
British Open Big Air Attacks On Italy's Industry
London reports the RAF has launched a major offensive against northern Italian industrial and military targets using heavy bomb loads from Britain and Mediterranean bases. Four-motor Stirling bombers and Wellington escorts reportedly struck Genoa Turin and other northern cities with the heaviest explosives in operation, with fires raging at several sites.
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Associated Press
London
RAF
Italy
Britain
Mediterranean
Alps
Genoa
Turin
Accident at 4th and Kentucky. car hit by truck
A truck struck a car at 4th and Kentucky at 1 p m causing the car to mount the curb and tear off a wheel. No injuries were reported. The truck fled the scene and the car driver's name was not learned.
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4Th
Kentucky
Nazi U Boats Now Raiding in Packs
Washington reports German submarine strategy shifting to wolf packs operating from French and Norwegian ports. Experts divide the North Atlantic into three zones: long-range lone subs, mid-Atlantic cruising U boats, and concentrated wolf packs attacking British supply convoys with heavy tolls.
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Washington
Germany
Iceland
England
French Channel
Norwegian
North Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
Atlantic
Flying Bombers Over The Atlantic
Captain John S. Devine Jr describes RAF ferry missions across the Atlantic from Canada to England as monotonous and routine. He flies Hudson-Lockheed bombers, accepts some risk near convoys, and notes earnings of 1,600 dollars per month for a single voyage, 1,200 for two, and 1,500 for three within a 30 day period.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Ocean
Canada
England
John S. Devine, Jr
U. S. Army
His Mather
Devine
Royal Air Force
Army
Manila
Old Timers Dance At Cahoon Armory
Old Timers Day feature at Eastern New Mexico State Fair invites square dance teams from a 200 mile radius to Cahoon Armory next Friday at 8 30 p m. Graves Orchestra will perform under committee leadership of G T Watts chairman and Mr and Mrs L O Pullen among others.
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Roswell
Cahoon Armory
W. W. Phillips
M. G. Pulten
L. O. Pullen
Short Strike Ends, Birmingham Steel Mills Resume Work
Birmingham steel mills of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. resumed production as CIO workers ended a brief strike. 500 Alabama state guardsmen were removed from company plants. Grievances at the Ensley plant will be negotiated with wage adjustments retroactive to Sept 1. The national defense mediation board will focus on 80,000 workers in coal, shipping and aircraft as hearings begin on seamen bonuses and a Consolidated Aircraft strike. Miners at captive mines await mediation with unit conflict paused pending talks.
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Associated Press
Birmingham Steel Mills
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
CIO Steel
Birmingham
Alabama
Ensley
National Defense Mediation Board
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
United Mine Workers
Railroad Bridge Repaired over Pecos River
Rail service between Roswell and Clovis resumes after washout of Pecos river bridge last week. The first train crossed the repaired span at 12 35 a m Sunday marking completion of repairs reported by the local Santa Fe office.
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Roswell
Clovis
Pecos River
Santa Fe
Sunday Fair Edition Copies Mail Order Sale
Copies of Sunday's Fair Edition mailed anywhere in the United States for 10c. Come in or phone 11 and leave your message.
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United States
Two Highways Out Of Roswell Closed
Roswell area roads face closures after Pecos flood damage. Clovis route remains shut since last week’s flood washing out bridge approaches. Westward from Hondo on Highway 70 blocked by five washouts. Roswell to Carrizozo open only eastward. west, north and south of Carrizozo closed. Detours include Clovis via Tatum and El Paso via Carlsbad. Artesia to Lovington reopened. 8mile draw near Roswell briefly passable until rising Blackwater prompted expected closure later today.
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Hondo
Roswell
Hall
Riverside
Weather Bureau
Hondo Valley
Rocky Oya
Hendo
Ruidoso
Clovis
Pecos Bridge
Missouri Avenue
Tularosa
District Highway Office
Pecos
Carrizozo
Tatum
el Paso
Carlsbad
Artesia
Lovington
Blackwater
20-30 Convention Elects Officers in Tucumcari
Harold McDonald of Portales was elected governor by the 20-30 Clubs eastern New Mexico sub district in session at Tucumcari. He succeeds Joe Sissler of Clovis as delegates from Portales Clovis and Tucumcari participated in an all day meeting with Harvey Whitehill 20-30 governor of the southwest district and held an educational session.
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Tucumcari
Harold McDonald
Portales
New Mexico
McDonald
Joe Sissler
Clovis
Harvey Whitehill
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TAR “Ou
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Monument Band
Monument High School
Edwin C. Hawkins
Lillian G. Clark
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Modification of Neutrality
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