Nazi retreat and Yugoslav guerrillas clash widen war front
Axis forces face renewed pressure as Serb guerrillas fight three Nazi divisions in Yugoslavia while German troops are rushed to Bulgaria Turkey frontier. A munitions dump blast in Dujitza Serbia kills 1500 amid escalating Balkan tension. Russian fronts report German retreat near Taganrog and advances halted near Moscow with heavy losses.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
North
Africa
Ukraine
Old
Yugoslavia
London
Bulgaria
Turkey
Roosevelt
Germany
Russia
Balkans
Hitler
Cairo
Draja Mihailovic
Moravia
Mihailovic
Havas
Dujitza
Serbia
France
Paris
Ewald von Kleist
Taganrog
Rostov-on-Don
Moscow
Stalinogorsk
Local Weather Readings and Day Length Today
Weather data shows temperatures at 3 hour intervals for 24 hours ending 11 30 a m with highs 55 and lows 27 support values. Precipitation 0 for 24 hours ending 11 30 a m today and year to date 32 58. Sunrise 6 46 Sunset 4 51 day length 10 1 hours.
Major McNaughton to Speak at Roswell Chamber Dinner
Major P K McNaughton director of training for the air corps West Coast Training Center will address the Roswell Chamber of Commerce annual meeting tonight on the proposed army air base. Tickets are sold out with about 300 attendees expected. Colonel Alvan Kincaid may also attend after arriving from Caddoa Colorado.
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Army Air Base
Roswell
Alvan Kincaid
Roswell Air Base
Caddoa
Colorado
Army District Engineers Office
Japan Rejects U S Position in Negotiations
Tokyo reports Domei agency circulated a statement saying Japan cannot use the US position handed to its envoys by Secretary Hull as a basis for negotiations henceforth. The remark frames Tokyo's stance on broader wartime diplomacy.
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Tokyo
Domei
United States
Japan
Hull
Tickets On Sale For Gateway Bowl At Artesia
Tickets for the Gateway Bowl between Jal and Deming high schools go on sale at The Model. Only reserved seats are available at 1.50 dollars each for tomorrow afternoon’s Artesia game.
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Artesia
Jal
Deming
Building Permits Issued For Repairs And Remodels
Cc R Covington repairs garage and living quarters at 106 North Atkinson for 400 dollars. Harry Cox alterations and repairs at 208 North Pennsylvania for 500 dollars. Cc M Farnsworth remodels residence at 1203 North Kentucky for 1000 dollars.
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Cc. R. Covington
North Atkinson
Harry Cox
Pennsylvania
Cc. M. Farnsworth
Kentucky
U S Lease Lend Aid To Turkey Is A Defense Move
The United States began furnishing Turkey with military supplies six months ago to support a Turkish British pledge to defend Turkey and the Dardanelles. Roosevelt added Turkey to lend lease aid, with future shipments expected around 100 million dollars in planes tanks and guns via Britain. Britain will deliver to Turkey, fulfilling promises in exchange for Turkey not aiding aggressors against Iraq Iran Palestine Suez and Caucasus oilfields.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Britain
Dardanelles
Roosevelt
White House
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
Great Britain
Iraq
Iran
Palestine
Suez
Caucasus
Mosul
Near East
Middle East
Russia
Balkans
Seven Mexicans Charged With Assault Over Two Bar Incidents
Seven defendants plead not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon in two incidents. One at La Mexicana Bar left Felipe Gamoa wounded, the other at a St. John’s School dance left Tony Melendez stabbed. Bonds set at 1500 each. preliminary hearing dates pending. Chavarria previously acquitted of another assault.
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la Mexicana
Felipe Gamoa
St. John’s School
Tony Melendez
Pat O'Neill
J. P
George Chavarria
Pete Alvarez
Ramon Larez
Gamboa
Melendez
Santos Reyes
Jesus Hernandez
Pilar Lopez
Antonio Hernandez
Chavarria
Hamilton Orchestra Set for Saturday Dance at Armory
Bill McLaughlin and Forest Drury, co sponsors say Hamilton arrives on schedule for a Saturday night dance at the Armory. The State Guard will receive a percent of proceeds to buy equipment.
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Bill McLaughlin
Forest Drury
George Hamilton
Armory
Hamilton
State Guard
Airport Apron Nearing Completion at Municipal Field
Concrete apron at the municipal airport will be finished tomorrow with lighting work to start soon. The Continental Airlines station will be relocated near the apron on College Boulevard, followed by construction of a large administration building. The apron will serve passenger loading and unloading.
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Continental Airlines
College Boulevard
U.S. Plans 5 Million Man Expeditionary Force Reported
White House secretary Stephen Early said the government would investigate claims in the Chicago Tribune that a joint army navy board drafted plans for a 5,000,000 strong expeditionary force to attack Germany by July 1, 1943. He noted no confirmation and stressed possible investigations and censorship issues.
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Washington
Stephen Early
White House
Chicago Tribune Today
Army Navy Joint Board
Germany
Early
War
Stimson
War Department
Navy Department
United States
Tribune
The
Navy
Knox
Joint Board
Atlantic
Europe
Africa
AEF
Roswell Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses
George W Shanks and Lorraine Brown both of Roswell. Joe Shaw and Mrs Stella May Cherry both of Roswell secured marriage licenses.
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George W. Shanks
Lorraine Brown
Roswell
Joe Shaw
Stella May Cherry
Roosevelt Test In The Primary In Massachusetts
In Massachusetts seventh congressional district a Democratic primary race on Dec 16 centers on foreign policy amid ten candidates. Joseph Harrington urges isolationism, challenging frontrunners Thomas Lane and J Fred Manning who defend Roosevelt era aid to allies without American troop deployment.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Seventh
U. S
Lawrence J. Connery
Lynn
Joseph B. Harrington
America First Committee
Massachusetts Senate
Thomas J. Lane
Lawrence
Architects To Tour Air Base Planning In Roswell
Architects for the Roswell air base will tour all permanent Army Air Corps schools nationwide before starting Roswell plans. Major John G. Armstrong, acting commanding officer, says the tour will help architects gauge requirements and no architectural type decision will be made until it ends.
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Roswell Air Base
Army Air Corps
Roswell
John G. Armstrong
Armstrong
Services Friday For Mrs Sparks
Funeral services for Mrs. O. M. Sparks will be held Friday at two o clock in the Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev. G T Reaves in charge. Music will be by the First Christian Church choir. Active bearers include J Q Cummins Will Purdy Will H Hortonstein H D Burdette Tom Childs Charles S Dobbs. Interment at South Park. Survived by husband two daughters three sons two sisters two brothers and seven grandchildren.
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O. M. Sparks
North
Kentucky Ave
Talmage Memorial Chapel
G. T. Reaves
First Christian Church
J. Q. Cummins
Will Purdy
Will H. Hortenstein
H. D. Burdette
Tom Childs
Charles S. Dobbs
J. E. Moore
M. S. Hamilton
Perry Bean
G. T. Watts
Walden Bassett
Ralph Goodnight
Harry Blythe
Roy L. Norton
Cecil Pendergrass
Walter Finney
W. J. Childs
A. H. Iankes
South Park
Sparks
District Court Sentences for Forgery Pleas
Abelino Lara was sentenced to 1 to 2 years in the state penitentiary on a guilty plea to forgery. Virgil Lewis pleaded guilty to forgery. His sentence was deferred pending a report on his fingerprints.
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Abelino Lara
State
Virgil Lewis
Induction Plan Changes For Selectees In Army
Chaves County Selective Service Board will send 27 men to Santa Fe next Monday for preinduction physicals. Those who pass may be inducted around Jan 6. all return to Roswell Tuesday. Government pays transport, meals, lodging. Names of men from Roswell and Hagerman, plus transfers from other boards, listed.
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Santa Fe
Chaves County
Selective Service Board
Roswell
Frank Eppner, Jr
Richard Lee Crandall
Eugenio G. Baiga
Raymond Franklin Bagwell
B. F. Coats
Dexter
Oliver Fitzpatrick
Eddie Alton Reid
Maurice Sparkman
Raymond Leo Elwood
John Taylor Harless
Stanley Kirk
R. J. Davis
Thomas Vernon Chesser
John Mack Kimmons
Pickering Services Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Loma Pickering, who died Tuesday night from injuries and pneumonia after an automobile accident at Bottomless Lakes State Park, will be held Friday at 3 30 p m at Talmage Memorial Chapel. Rev A A DuLaney will lead with the First Baptist Church choir. Casket bearers are Donald Dye Carl Verhines Wayne Rabb Joe Weldon H C Bloodworth Luther Magby. Interment at South. Mrs Pickering came to Roswell in 1917 and was long a nurse. She is survived by one son four brothers and three sisters.
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Loma Pickering
Talmage Memorial Chapel
A. A. DuLaney
First Baptist Church
Donald Dye
Carl Verhines
Wayne Rabb
Joe Weldon
H. C. Bloodworth
Luther Magby
South Park
Tickets On Sale For Roswell Senior Play
Reserved seats for Roswell high school senior play at the junior high auditorium Friday night are on sale at The Model and Ball and White. Proceeds fund publishing El Coyote the high school annual. The 3 act comedy What A Life features student performers.
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Roswell High School
Model and Ball and White
Grass Fire at Trents Service No Damage Reported
Firefighters quickly extinguished a grass fire this afternoon at Trents Friendly Service located at 1214 East 2nd. No damage or injuries were reported and the scene was cleared.
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Trents
East 2Nd
Moving Troops And Warships To Be Able To Make An Attack
Japanese maneuvers raise Pacific crisis tension as Tokyo and press report "encirclement" by Allied powers. Chinese sources say 40 ships with an aircraft carrier faced Camranh Bay while a base near the Gulf of Siam drew 5,000 workers. U S aid increases with transport units en route to Burma Road supply lines guarded from air attack. Tokio council discuss relations with America as Tojo and Togo argue over the crisis. Portugal mobilizes colonies as Timor officers go active. Koh Ishii says no immediate war if talks fail, but Tojo warns of crisis. Hull shifts spark harsh Washington reaction, while press in Tokyo notes pessimism over talks. Roosevelt and Congress continue discussions.
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Associated Press
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Japan
America
Britain
China
Dutch East Indies
Chungking
Camranh Bay
French Indo-China
Singapore
Philippines
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Gulf of Siam
Thailand
U. S
Manila
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Burma
Long Road
United States
Cordell Hull
Tokyo Privy Council
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Shigenori Togo
Council
Portugal
Europe
Orient
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Timor
Malayan
Koh Ishii
Bangkok
Washington-Tokyo
Togo
East Asia
Domei
Tokyo
Hull
Washington
Nichi Nichi
Washington Dispatch
Roosevelt
Congress
Cat sightings spark Lost Cat inquiry near East College
Mrs. Georgia Redfield notes she has five calls from readers reporting a dead young long haired grey cat on East College. She suspects this may answer 1314 N. KY's lost cat ad. The newspaper urges Record classified readers to help locate the cat, dead or alive.
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Georgia Redfield
Record
East College
N. Ky
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