Hitler declares world conquest in Berlin war speech
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler telling munitions workers that Germany will be victorious whatever happens. He praised the “have nots” and labor, attacked capitalism and democracies, and warned Britain of harder hits as he urged relentless war across conquered Europe and beyond.
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Germany
U. 5
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
United States
Capital
Laor
Britain
Hitler
Italy
Hungary
Slovakia
Fascist Armies In Egypt In Danger Of Being Cut Off
British forces threaten to isolate fascist units in Egypt while Greece makes gains in Albania. Hitler addresses Germany amid rising war costs in Italy. No air raids on England reported. British authorities execute two spies as wartime measures.
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Egypt
Albania
Hitler
Italy
England
British Cut In Behind Italians And Capture Many
Churchill announced in the Commons that British desert units in Egypt have cut in behind Marshal Graziani's Italian army, reaching the Mediterranean coast between Sidi Barrani and Bugbugg. Cairo reported 4,000 Italian prisoners as observers noted initial success and a possible broader offensive amid Greek victories nearby.
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London
Winston Churchill
Commons
Egypt
Britain
Mediterranean
Sidi Barrani
Bagbud
Cairo
Rodolfo Graziani
Alexandria
Suez
Churchill
Royal Air Force
Greece
Associated Press
House of Commons
Rodofo Graziani
Bugbugg
Bugbug
North
Africa
Charles de Gaulle
the Nile
British African Command
Albania
Special Program For Boy Scout Court Of Honor
The December Court of Honor will be held Tuesday December 17 at 8 00 P M at the Court House. The Eagle Scouts plan a special program and many Tenderfoot Scouts will be invested. Judge Pat O Neill will preside with Mayor Thomas J Hall of Roswell expected to participate.
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Court House
Eagle Scouts
Pat O'Neill
Court of Honor
Thomas J. Hall
Roswell
Two Killed In Highway Crash Near Roswell
Two Kansas women died and two were seriously hurt when their 1934 Ford sedan rear ended a tractor trailer on the Roswell Clovis highway about 47 miles northeast of here at 5 20 this morning. The dead were estimated at 45 and 60 with the injured 30 and 40. Names given include Mary M Andres and Mrs Gus Andres of Newton and Marie Boese and Linda Boese of St John Goessel or Newton. An inquest was set for 3 PM before J P Pat ONeill. The truck driver James William Talley of Clovis said he had a wheel break last night and the Kansas car hit the truck this morning as he approached it. The truck belonged to Earl Chandler of St Vrain NM. Both injured were unconscious at St Marys hospital. Relatives of the dead were traveling to identify them.
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Kansas
Roswell-Clovis
Here
St. Mary’s Hospital
Bob Scroggins
Mary M Andres
Gus Andres
Newton
Marie Boese
Linda Boese
St. John
Goessel
Herman Andres
Roswell
Pat O'Neill
J. P
James William Talley
Clovis
Talley
Earl Chandler
St. Vrain
N. M
Scroggins
Harry Burnett
State Police
Lamar Strickland
Ballard
Caverns
Kas
German Steamer Idarwald Sunk After Crew Scuttling
The 5,033 ton German freighter Idarwald was sunk after a prize crew aboard the British cruiser Diomede failed to stop the German crew from scuttling the vessel. The 45 German sailors became prisoners aboard the Diomede. Naval circles noted U S reports that the ship was set afire and the crew likely opened seacocks.
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London
United States
Dies in Agreement on Publicity
Attorney General Jackson announced a working agreement with the Dies committee to confine disclosures in its unAmerican activities probe to matters unlikely to lead to criminal prosecutions. The Justice Department and Representative Voorhis released letters outlining discussions and potential referrals for prosecution or legislative aid.
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Washington
Jackson
Dies Committee
Justice Department
Voorhis
D-Calif
House Committee
Roswell Youth Stanley Tays Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Funeral services were held at Ballard Chapel for 18 year old Stanley Tays of Roswell who was killed in a Sunday motorcycle accident. Rev. C A Strickland led the service with Assembly of God Church choir, burial at South Park. He worked for Southwestern Public Service and is survived by his mother three sisters and three brothers, with his father having died a year earlier.
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Ballard Chapel
Stanley Tays
Roswell
C. A. Strickland
Assembly of God Church
Randolph Graves
Bill Bursom
Lee Rutledgs
Elmo Stockard
South Park
Southwestern Public Service Company
Roswell High School
Maude M. Tays
Dorothy Mae
Juanita
Norma
J. D. Tommie
Horace
Jim Young Wins In Speech Contest At Abilene Christian
Abilene Texas December 10 Jim Young son of E E Young of Roswell won first place in the poetry reading division of Abilene Christian College's intramural speech contest.
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Abilene
Texas
Jim Young
E. E. Young
Roswell
Abilene Christian College
President Roosevelt Calls for Equitable Farm Wealth Share
President Roosevelt told the American Farm Bureau Federation convention that rearmament needs more than mobilization. He urged an equitable distribution of wealth from national resources to give farmers a larger share of the income. The message was read to about 4,000 attendees.
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Baltimore
Roosevelt
American Farm Bureau Federation
Strike penalties may be made severe
Washington December 10. House members studying ways to prevent strikes in defense industries discuss the possibility of making any stoppage of preparedness production punishable as treason as a last resort. Rep Hobbs notes hopes for less drastic deterrents and urges labor and industry cooperation to avert harsher measures. A Paterson, New Jersey development sees Wright Aeronautical Corp. and an independent union signing a labor contract to bar interference with defense orders among about 16,000 workers across five plants.
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Washington
House
Congress
Hobbs
D-Ala
House Judiciary
Paterson
N. J
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Wright
AAA Announces Crop and Soil Payments for 1941
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration outlined 1941 acreage goals at 270 to 285 million acres with unchanged major crop goals and adjustments in payment rates to favor soil-building. Total funding depends on a $500 million appropriation. rates rise or fall by small amounts across crops, including peanuts, tobacco, cotton, and wheat, with specific per-acre and per-ton figures.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Resolutions Calling Stricter Laws Against Sabotage
R H McCune presented resolutions urging Roswell groups to back strict anti sabotage measures. The resolutions condemn Un American activities by foreign linked groups, demand government protection, call for swift passage of severe anti sabotage laws, and urge prompt action by Washington lawmakers.
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Dies Committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Annual Meeting of Roswell Chamber of Commerce
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce annual meeting will be held tonight at the Women's Club building. It starts at 6 30 p m and is expected to conclude around nine. About three hundred attendees are anticipated.
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Roswell Chamber of Commerce
Woman’s Club
Homecoming Pup Tent issue mailed to alumni
The Pup Tent Homecoming issue just off the press is being mailed to 5000 alumni and patrons nationwide and abroad. It features 20 pages of Institute news and former cadets. One of two alumni editions yearly, alongside the commencement issue, edited by registrar Miss Modene Bates.
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Pup
Institute
Modene Bates
Roswell Lawyers In Lovington Today
Roswell attorneys Lake J. Frazier and Dave Calderon traveled to Lovington today to handle district court matters in the ongoing case proceedings.
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Roswell Lawyers
Lovington
Lake J. Frazier
Dave Calderon
Roswell
Hit and Run Driver Is Fined Fifty Dollars
Hagerman resident H. S. Russell pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident before Police Judge Pat O Neill and was fined 50 dollars. His license was revoked for six months after his car struck the Minton vehicle on East Second Street in front of Tuggles market. Mr and Mrs Minton’s child was in the car but unharmed. the Minton car was damaged. Russell fled the scene and was arrested last night.
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H. S. Russell
Hagerman
Pat O’neill
Russell
John Minton
East Second Street
Tuggles Market
Kiwanis Luncheon Features Wilson and Dr Thompson
Mrs Alva Wilson who heads the W P A nursery for Mexican children and Dr Le Roy Thompson pastor of the First Presbyterian Church led today's Kiwanis program. Wilson praised health gains at the Wesley Hall nursery and thanked the club for three years of milk donations. Thompson read a Christmas story about a world without Christ. Paul H Deaton supervised the event and the club announced a January ladies night to install new officers, replacing the canceled Christmas party.
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Alva Wilson
LeRoy Thompson
First Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis
Christ
Dr. Thompson
Paul H. Deaton
Stores Stay Open Until Six in Roswell for Christmas
Roswell merchants announce extended evening hours with stores staying open until six o'clock each night through Christmas. The move, long a local accommodation for shoppers, is endorsed by the closing committee of the Merchants' Association.
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Roswell
Merchants’ Association
John Witmer Visiting Here From Sunbury
John Witmer son of the late federal judge Charles B. Witmer of Sunbury Pa is visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Lake J Frazier friends of the Witmer family He plans to spend the winter in the southwest.
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John Witmer
Charles B. Witmer
Sunburry
Lake J. Frazier
Witizner
Cadets Prepare Christmas Furlough Schedule
The Institute announces a Christmas furlough starting 8 a m Thursday December 19 for cadets across the United States. Cadets must return by 7 30 a m Tuesday January 7 or 30 minutes after their train or bus arrival, whichever comes later.
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United States
New Building At Institute Nears Completion
Colonel D C Pearson, superintendent, says the Institute headquarters and library will be occupied soon after the year begins. Lea Hall is progressing slowly but satisfactorily and should be ready when school opens next September. Bids for a new auditorium open January 4 with plans to have it ready for next spring’s graduating exercises.
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Institute
D. C. Pearson
Lea
Col. Pearson
Speaking From PROOF Mrs Goodwin backs classified ads
Mrs Ruth Goodwin manager of Yucca Beauty Service says she uses classified ads regularly and they boost sales. She asserts consistent advertising yields fast results and that anyone who advertises regularly will gain experience and success.
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Ruth Goodwin
Yucca Beauty Service
Goodwin
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Attorney General and Dies Committee
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AAA
R. H. McCune
Chamber of Commerce
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