Jap War Losses Reported at Sea and in Air
A War and Navy department tally lists Japan’s 35 day war losses as 16 warships five transports and 68 planes. American losses include one battleship one target ship three destroyers and a minelayer all at Pearl Harbor. Wake Island losses and air actions against Corregidor Aparri and Manila Bay are noted along with submarine actions and transports sunk by U S forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Japan
United States
Navy Department
Pearl Harbvor
Navy
Benjamin Harrison
U. S
Wake Island
Army
Wake
Cour
Kelly
Haruna
Colin Kelly
Army Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Fortress of
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Boyd Wagner
Aparri
Luzon
Heron
California
New Six Cent Air Mail Rate for Armed Forces
The Post Office orders a six cent rate per half ounce for air mail to or from U S military personnel stationed outside the continental United States. Civilian government employees pay the regular air mail rate. Include sender or recipient name rank and unit on mail to qualify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Continental
Postoffice Department
Lubbock
Amos Howard
Continental United States
Alaska
Varied program at Senior High Tuesday morning
A varied program of ventriloquism, philosophy, crayon drawing and vibraharp selections will be presented at the Senior High school auditorium at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning as a regular paid assembly for the student body. Parents are invited to attend. Admission is 10 cents for parents and students. The program is presented by Brower's Varieties traveling entourage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brower’s Varieties
Bar Association Picks 110th District Officers
Members of the Bar Association of the 110th judicial district held a quarterly meeting in Spur electing Farris Fish of Matador as president H A C Brummett of Ickens as vice president and Richard Stovall of Floydada as secretary treasurer W D Wilson a former Spur attorney spoke at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPUR
Bar Association of the
110Th Judicial District
Farris Fish
Matador
Presdent
H. A. C. Brummett
Ickens
Richard Stovall
Floydada
W. D. Wilson
Lubbock
Government Ban On New Car Sales Hurts Lubbock Dealers
About 70 Lubbock new car salesmen face job loss after a government prohibition on selling new cars. Most had steady incomes and housing, with few savings, prompting talks of switching to used car, tire, or other store roles. Experts discuss tire rationing effects, repairs, and longer vehicle life as options amid the downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
R. C. Hankins
Avalanche-Journal
Chain Store
Tire
Behind War News May Signal Hitler’s Grip Weakening
An expert view notes Germany’s first defeats in Russia and retreating Axis forces in North Africa challenge Hitler’s control. But internal crisis rumors are denied. observers warn only a great German defeat or food shortage could fracture the Nazi regime, with war production scales looming as the truth reaches Axis publics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Singapore
America
Pacific
Atlantic
Tokyo
Russia
North Africa
Britain
Libya
English Channel
Germany
United Nation
Europe
Far East
London
Washington
der Fuehrer
Jong
Berlin
Dimmitt Leader Relocates to Lubbock with Delayed Move
Carlos E. Reynolds has moved to Lubbock from the state welfare office. Reynolds, a Dimmitt Lions Club member, will not move his family until the end of the current school term, he said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Dimmitt
Carlos E. Reynolds
State Department of Public Welfare
Reynolds
Dimmitt Lions Club
Mexico May Forbid Tires Leaving Country
Mexico considers banning visitors from taking Mexican tires abroad as US rationing nears. Officials note rising shipments to the United States despite higher prices, with typical models up 40 percent in pesos from 110 to 170 pesos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Drunken Pedestrian Charged After Collision
In Kansas City on January 10 UPI reports Verne Osborne, 52, was found on the pavement after a collision with a car. He said I had the green light, but no traffic light existed there. He was booked for drunken and careless walking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
UPA
Verne Osborne
Play By Play Report Of Fire Its Given
A feminist juvenile voice reports a home fire extinguished as fireman Mark Long struggles with the address. The caller notes the blaze is under control. Panama City and Colon now each host 14 movie theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Long
Panama City
Colon
Panama
Brownfield Postal Receipts Rise in 1941
Brownfield reports 1941 postal receipts of 28 245 01, up 5 124 16 from 1940. Money order receipts total 313 753 01 for 1941, up 94 761 09 from 218 991 92 in 1940. December 1941 defense bond sales reach 3 712 50, vs 450 in December 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
T. R. Black
Terry County
Defense
Extension courses eyed at Texas Technological College
Requests flood the extension office for night classes at Texas Technological College. Director J F McDonald lists courses including day modeling bookkeeping income tax accounting typing secretarial practice physical education first aid government and democracy. A preparatory English course for college admission is offered with a 15 dollar fee for three semester hours. A new trigonometry class for Air Corps or Naval Reserve preparation opens enrollment this week taught by Prof J O N Michie in room 208 administration building. Lubbock residents and others may file names at the extension office 310 administration building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension
Texas Technological College
J. F. McDonald
Air Corps
Naval Reserve
J. ON. Michie
Lubbock
Pleas of Guilty Accepted in Liquor Charge Trials
Court accepted guilty pleas from four defendants on liquor law violation charges with heavy penalties. J D Fawcett 38 and Ed Lightfoot received two months jail each in three cases, to run concurrently. Judge Pardue also imposed fines on Morrison Stallings and noted unsecured bonds for several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Fawcett
Ed Lightfoot
Lightfoot
G. W. Pardue
Fawcett
W. H. Morrison
Jake Stallings
Odie Brown
Frank Sneed
Buster Gaston
Befe, Slime Potts
Also Mentioned on This Page
45Th Division
NEA
Kirke L. Simpson
Morning Avalanche
Roosevelt
Congress
Kirke Simpson
Bigelow
Bigelow Fervar
Bigelow Duron
Spikes-Sellers Furn. Co
Uae
Bigelow Ae A Hs
Hanna-Pope & Co
NEW
Mademoiselle
Ade
McCall and
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!