Village of Chimneys and the Implacable Hatred for Germans
Soviet War Correspondent Ilya Ehrenburg reports in Maloyaroslavets that Axis troops burned villages and libraries, leaving only chimneys standing. He notes widespread hatred of Germans among all ages, quotes grain of human cruelty and a farmer’s tactic that outpaced the invaders, and remembers a 16-year-old girl buried in Zamytskoye who resisted the Germans.
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Ilya Ehrenbourg
Maloyaroslavets
Russia
UFI
Hitler
Pokrovskoye
Maloyaroglavets
Red Army
Lukino
Crydog
Christ
Zamytskoye
Claudia Ortazheikina
Want To Be Air Corps Member Test Yourself Now
United Press reports a 150 question mental fitness test for 18 to 26 year olds seeking air corps training. The article lists sample questions on vocabulary courtesy mathematics judgment and current affairs with answers: Vocabulary B Assimilation B Mathematics E Judgment E Knowledge of current affairs B.
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Air Corps
John M. Mecklin
United Press
Washington
Army Air Corps
Texas
Air Coins
FDR Urges Civilians Abroad to Remain on War Projects
The White House announced President Roosevelt believes American civilians abroad on essential war jobs should stay at work rather than enlist. He acted after reports that some workers abroad considered returning home to join the armed forces. The note did not specify numbers or locations, but hundreds are known to be on outlying bases and in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Great Britain
New Zealand Exports Over 165000 Tons Butter in Year
New Zealand shipped more than 165000 tons of butter in the last 12 months, reflecting strong dairy exports. This record underscores sustained production and international demand for dairy products from the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Half Million More To Register Feb 16
Adjutant Gen. J Watt Page estimated Texans to register February 16 under the selective service act. He said 56 000 men aged 20 and 21 and 444 000 aged 36 to 44 will be registered, including those who reach 20 by December 31, 1941 and are under 45 on February 16, 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
J. Watt Page
Public Responsibility On The Thefts Cited
E A Gromley of Dallas southern division manager of the National Auto Theft Bureau says the public and peace officers share responsibility to prevent thefts. He advised motorists to record tire serial numbers to identify tires if stolen and recovered.
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Houston
E. A. Gromley
Dallas
Southern Division
National Auto Theft Bureau
Gormley
OPA Outlines Do It Yourself Blackout Curtains
The OPA Consumer division instructs households to use on hand materials for blackout curtains to save costs and conserve textiles. Advice includes testing fabric for light blockage, adapting existing drapes, using dark coverings, and ensuring ventilation while keeping curtains ready near windows.
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Washington
U.P
OPA
In Three Months Only Fifty Passenger Cars Entered Venezuela
A brief report notes that within a three month period only 50 passenger cars were recorded entering Venezuela. The figure highlights a sharp slowdown in auto inflow and may reflect trade or border controls affecting vehicle movement.
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Venezuela
Lubbock ISD to open bids for new classrooms and additions
The Lubbock Independent School District board will open sealed bids Monday night at Senior High for enlarging facilities. A-6 priority rating, alternate specifications, and defense grants underpin the plan to add four rooms at Sanders and eight at Rosene Wilson and Bean, with broader work planned including 18 rooms at Senior High and a Northwest Ward building.
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Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees
W. T. Strange
Washington
A. C. Jackson
Office of Production Management
Sanders
Rosene Wilson
George R. Bean
Defense Public Works Administration
Wilson
Bean
Northwest Ward
Jackson
Lubbock County Teachers Credit Union Plans Second Annual Meet
Lubbock County Teachers Federal Credit Union will hold its second annual meeting Wednesday night at 7 30 in the Senior High School music room to elect officers and hear year end reports. The board recommends a 6 percent dividend. Sam Leifeste reports the credit union has grown to over 100 members with assets over 6000.
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Lubbock County Teachers Credit Union
Lubbock County Teachers Federal Credit Union
Sam Leifeste
Leifeste
Lubbock County
Credit Union
Farm Credit Administration
Five Race Horses Burned To Death At Alamo Downs Stable
Five race horses valued at $3,000 burned to death last night when a fire swept a stable at Alamo Downs eight miles west of San Antonio. Raymond Russell, owner of Alamo Downs, valued the stable at several hundred dollars. Alamo Downs has served as training grounds and winter quarters for horses since pari mutuel betting was repealed years ago.
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San Antonio
Alamo Downs
Here
Raymond Russell
Marine recruit gets wish to train at Parris Island
Dallas report says Robert F. Carmichael of Denton preferred to go to Parris Island, S C, for Marine recruit training over San Diego and his request was granted as morale measures guided assignments.
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Dallas
Jan
Robert F. Carmichael
Denton
Parris Island
S. C
San Diego
Funeral Held for John G. Davis Jr Pioneer Model Aircraft Maker
The funeral for John G. Davis Jr aged 42 was held yesterday in Dallas. Davis was a pioneer model airplane manufacturer and a chemical producer as well as a World War II veteran.
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Dallas
U.P
John G. Davis, Jr
Police Urge Protection of Explosives to Prevent Theft
Col. Homer Garrison Jr of the Texas Department of Public Safety asked oil firms and other explosive users to secure supplies amid theft fears. He cited reports of dynamite trucks left unlocked and unguarded, urging strict guarding of charges used in seismic exploration.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
State Police
Garrison
Japs Said Due For Big Quake
University of Chicago seismologist Dr Helmut Landsberg warns Japan sits on a massive fault that could unleash a devastating quake surpassing wartime bombing. He notes frequent temblors and cites Tokyo Yokohama vulnerability and missed anti quake construction as key factors.
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Chicago
U.P
Japan
Helmut Landsberg
University of Chicago
Landsberg
Tokyo
Yokohama
Lamesa Lodge to Hear Senator Smith Visit
Victor H. Lindsey announces inspection of the newly formed Lamesa lodge on Monday night. State Senator John Lee Smith of Throckmorton and a grand lodge officer will speak. Pythians from Abilene San Angelo and Lubbock will visit to confer ranks with other grand lodge officials attending.
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Victor H. Lindsey
Knights of Pythias
Lamesa
John Lee Smith
Throckmorton
G. H. Ater
Lubbock
The
Local Navy Recruiting Station High Ranking in Texas Oklahoma
December results show Lubbock sub station among top Texas Oklahoma recruiters with 11 candidates. Houston led with 32. Oklahoma City and Austin had 10 each. Of 93 examining, 53 passed. Houston 21 passers, OKC 5, Lubbock 5, Austin 4. Also notes eight of 122 organized dramatists in Mexico are women.
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Lubbock
Texas
Oklahoma
Houston
J. B. Holton
Oklahoma City
Austin
Mexico
Seismographs Hint at Turning Point in Pacific War
Landsberg says studies of earth stresses and tilts may signal when Japan’s aggression ends and the Allies should strike. Alarm bells and quivering needles in American universities could mark a strategic moment in the Pacific campaign.
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U. S
Pearl Harbor
FDR
Texas Avenue
Dial
United States
China
Hanna-Pope&Co
Bearhouse
Girls’ Club
Associated Press
York
New York
Hotel Astor
Nancy Mantel
R. W. Matthews
D. D. Jackson
Matthews
E. E. Key
Pearl Watson
Ishmad¢l Hill
FE. M. Barnett
Lattie Rankin
Ed Terrell
Cyril Batton
J. T. Baisden
Dr. Jackson
Carl Bailey
Kary Mathis
Mademoiselle
California
Lamesa Lodge
Senator Smith
Navy
Hanna, Pope & Co
Trudy Hall
GuUniorn
Bright
Ment
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