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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1941

Page

5

Postponed Meetings Of Local Clubs On Friday

The Four-in-One Dance Club and the First Methodist Church Young Married Couples Class, plus the Delta Gamma Sorority, held postponed Friday gatherings due to flooding. (Dance event featured 28 couples with Graves Orchestra. officers elected for the couples class. a Delta Kappa Gamma meeting and a portrait viewing plus Oasis Extension Club activities noted with attendees and refreshments.)

First Methodist Church Delta Gamma Sorority Woman's Club Graves George Hendricks Odie Bynum Tom Rogers George Hamilton Floyd S. Breckenridge North Kentucky Avenue Gilbert Buck George Drew Gene Reischman Floyd Breckenridge Messrs Mmes. C. R. Cable A. C. Jones, Jr Ernest Megenity Elbert K. Schuler Eugene C. Brinker W. Finch White, Jr D. F. Kester, Jr Gilbert G. Buck Otto Conley Edwin Herring Harold Jones Breckenridge Delta Kappa Gamma Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority Paul H. Deaton South Washington Avenue Clyde Totten Elwin Miller Mary Belle Marshall Lucille Griffith Myrle Laughlin Nina Cullen Jennie Kenney Beulah Halcomb Elizabeth Hayslip Hazel Vineyard Gladys Webb Lillis Fisher Deaton

Front Lines Report Shifts in Soviet Counteroffensive

Descriptions from Yelnya to Smolensk tell of Soviet forces driving Germans from trench lines and crossing the Desna, as Leningrad defenders reportedly press the siege with relentless attacks. In Crimea, Nazis blast railways while progress stalls at the Perekop Isthmus amid heavy Russian resistance and a major engagement near Dnieperopetrovsk.

Yelnya Smolensk Desna Leningrad London Crimea Black Sea Perekop

Miles Smiles On Safety Exhibit Skips, War News Updates

War report covers 13060 Red army prisoners to date, Berlin denies peace feelers and cautions against rumors. Navy action dominates weekend with Mussolini boasting sinking of three British cruisers and Italian ships damaging others. Admiralty confirms convoy through central Mediterranean despite air attacks. Soviet and German claims clash near Kronstadt. Items note visits by Smith family and Crosby travel plans, plus a weather-related class cancellation and club notes.

Berlin Germany Reich Mussolini Mediterranean London Admiralty Admiralty Moscow Kronstadt

Slender Princess Pattern 9703 by Marian Martin

The Roswell Daily Record promotes Pattern 9703 a slender princess frock with back and front panels to slim the figure. Features include a scalloped front closing a narrow white collar and cuffs and optional full length darted sleeves. Pattern available in sizes 36 through 50 with fabric quantities listed and ordering instructions.

Marian Martin Roswell Daily Record Pattern Department

Monday Bridge Club At Mrs Wolfe Home

Mrs Lawrence Wolfe entertained the Monday Bridge Club at 1310 North Main Street with an iced drink service. Members named include Mrs Arthur Farnsworth Mrs Harry Moberly Mrs Anderson Norton Mrs Dwight McNally Mrs J B Beckman Mrs H P Saunders Jr Mrs E Y Chambers and Mrs Lawrence Wolfe.

Lawrence Wolfe Monday Bridge Club North Main Street Arthur Farnsworth Harry Moberly Anderson H. Norton Dwight McNally J. B. Beckman H. P. Saunders, Jr E. Y. Chambers

Argentine leader faces congress over Nazi plotting claim

In Buenos Aires a radical congress member charged acting President Ramon S. Castillo with joining in totalitarian plotting as Argentine troops occupy its top two military airdromes to deter Nazi moves. Castllo planned to push ministers toward censure of Nazi Ambassador Edmund von Thermann at a cabinet meeting amid Berlin's press attack.

Congress Chamber of Deputies Buenos Aires Ramon SS. Castillo Berlin Castillo Edmund von Thermann

Nazi Executions Rise Across Occupied Europe

In a stern wartime crackdown Germany announced eight firing squad executions in the occupied territories to quell resistance. Two Parisian detainees were shot for possessing forbidden weapons, and six were executed in Bohemia Moravia within the German protectorate.

Germany Paris Berlin Bohemia- Moravia Czechoslovakia

Deming Downs set for first meet after State Fair

Deming officials announce 250 stalls reserved for the Deming Downs meet beginning October 3 with races slated October 3 to 5 and 10 to 12. Several horses from the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque are expected to race during the eight day meet.

Deming WN. M Albuquerque

New Mexico State Fair Sets Attendance Record

Albuquerque report says the eight day event drew 107000 attendees despite three rain plagued days, with 266 exhibitors. Officials note prize money paid and remaining unclaimed, and horse racing totals to be released later in the week. Mescalero Apache fair also held with 700 attendees and 87 exhibitors.

Albuquerque N. M New Mexico Leon Harms Comrhcared

LaGuardia Wins NYC Republican Mayoral Primary

Fiorello H. LaGuardia secures victory in New York City Republican mayoral primary, as reported in local newspapers. The outcome positions LaGuardia for the upcoming race and reflects strong party support in the city.

New York City Fiorello H. LaGuardia

Monday Events Mix Social and Club Plans

A busy week of meetings and social gatherings fills Monday with Better Literature Organization at First Methodist Church study, dinner hosts the Childress and Hinkle couples at the Country Club, and a Southwestern History Club call at Mrs. Harry Andrew’s home. Mrs. Lawrence Wolfe hosts Monday Bridge Club, and Baptist Missionary Society convenes at the church. Westminster Guild holds a supper at Mrs. LeRoy Thompson’s home, with a note to bring own dishes.

Better Literature Organization First Methodist Church Floyd Childress Rolla Hinkle Country Club Southwestern History Club Harry Andrew N. Penn. Avenue Lawrence Wolfe Bridge Club N. Main Baptist Missionary Society Westminster Guild LeRoy Thompson Michigan Avenue

Kentucky club slayings loom over robbery motive

Police tied a robbery motive to the Miley killings after $145 in receipts and $60 found in the club office, while a $1,000 reward was posted for information. Miss Miley, born in Philadelphia, was shot in the head and chest, and her mother was wounded in the abdomen near the white-columned club as authorities pursued suspects.

Boyle Cincinnati Lexington Club Mileys Price Miley

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Oasis Extension Club John C. Kost Nan Hillary Harrison Oasis Ranch Pauline Cowan Sparkman Bob Eddings Mmes H. A. Roberts R. H. Dunlap E. L. King Pauline Sparkman George Quenshaw Ruby Pickering J. T Britain Adolf Hitler Dnieperopetrovsk Miles Frederick C. Smith Jr Patricia Houston Texas Bob Crosby Robert Quannanh Stearns Chicago James E. Blake Cedar Rapids Iowa Crosby Madison Square Garden Grace McDonald Phillips Roswell Womans Club Woman’s Club John E. Miles Burton Brown Roswell Mrs. Wolfe Alexander Korda Vivien Leigh Laurence Olivier Vyoman Fiesta Stars Smiley Burnett Tad Pole Smiley’s Chavez Argentina Ramonos. Castillo Hippo Brookfield Zoo N. M. State Fair Mescalero Agency LaGuardia's Mayor LaGuardia PEO Ed Russell the Poplars American Legion Auxiliary American Legion Ingalls Memorial Home Municipal Course Institute Bridge Club L. T. Godfrey North Richardson Avenue J. P. Williams North Kansas Avenue Daughters of American Revolution Henry Samson North Sea Avenue C. E. Mason Cahoon Armory Archaeological and Historical Society Hugh M. Huff Jr Pauline B. Cooney Buff Womans Golf Association of Roswell Country Club John Doyle Mrs. Miley Chandler Miss Miley Kentucky Andersons Gardens Hazel Linard Chiropodist West 4Th Street Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Iliabel SCOUT SWIFT California Los Angeles San Diego San Francis Middle West Eastern Wichita Topeka Kansas City Sever Fred Harvey Ree B. F. Rose H. C. Vincent Asews Santa Fe
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