American Allies Battle Japs in Philippines Air and Land
American defenders pound small Japanese landing parties around Luzon as U S fighter planes and anti aircraft guns inflict heavy toll on Japanese air raiders. Lingayen gulf mopping up progresses while Manila Herald says area clear of Japanese forces and parachute troop rumors are denied.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
U. S
U. S. Army
Lingayen Gulf
Manila Herald
Guam
Navy
Japan
Wake
Midway Islands
War Department
Red Cross War Relief Fund totals for Chaves County
Chaves County Red Cross relief contributions reach 3648.86 with a 5000 goal. Officials praise swift, voluntary response but urge immediate, full participation from all residents. Wil Lawrence, war emergency committee chair, stresses adaptability of donations to support troops and civilians. Lower valley communities Dexter Hagerman and Lake Arthur have yet to report.
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Red Cross
Chaves
Wil Lawrence
Red Cross Committee
Lower Valley
Dexter Hagerman
Lake Arthur
Americans And Philippines Mopping Up Japs
News from the Pacific reports American and Filipino forces advancing in the Philippines, with Japanese positions being cleared as allied units press inland. Dutch-linked naval actions contribute to the push as about 4,000 troops are involved in linked operations. No reports yet from Guam while Wake Island and Midway hold firm and continue to pin down enemy carriers. In Europe, Russians and British forces are mounting a counteroffensive to drive German forces back as the Atlantic race for positions intensifies.
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Guam
Wake and
Midway
Atlantic
Plans Mapped For Civilian Defense Against Air Raids
Civil defense leaders including Mayor Thomas J. Hall and Major John G. Armstrong mapped a citywide program at a conference. Volunteers are urged to register at Ginsberg Music Co. Women with stenographic experience and men in good health are needed as observers and wardens in a coordinated effort under army direction.
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Thomas J. Hall
Civilian Defense Council
John G. Armstrong
Roswell Air Base
B. B. Ginsberg
Manuel F. Moseley
Hail
Armstrong
Army
Dexter
Hagerman
Hall
Ginsberg
Ginsberg Music Co
Roswell
Call Meeting Of All Persons With First Aid Certificates
Public notice invites every holder of a Standard Advanced First Aid Certificate to a December 16 meeting at 7 30 p m in Roswell Woman's Club with First Aid Instructors Club. Bring triangle bandages. register for January instruction classes. Civilian Defense members must hold a certificate. Discuss Woman's Motor Corps and Emergency Detachment under Chaves County Red Cross.
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Roswell
Woman’s Club
Woman’s Motor Corps
Chaves County
Red Cross
Local Weather Summary for SAT with Temperatures and Sun Times
Highest 59, normal 53. Lowest 30. Precipitation 0 for 24 hours ending 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Month to date 0.34 inches, year to date 32.92 inches. Sunrise 6:53, sunset 4:53, day length 10 hours.
Japs Admit Damage To Naval Forces At Wake Island
Tokyo radio broadcast picked up by a United Press post acknowledged damage to Japanese naval forces attacking Wake Island. The broadcast had earlier claimed sweeping victories over British and American fleets in the Pacific. The report continued on page two.
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Wake Island
San Francisco
Military Demands Cancel Rose Bowl Game
In Sacramento on December 13, military authorities and Governor Olson urged canceling the Rose Bowl between Oregon State College and Duke University. The demand, likely extending to the East West Shrine game at Kezar Stadium, cited military necessity to keep roads clear and prevent crowds in exposed areas. Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt supported abandoning the events, sending a telegram to Pasadena officials.
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Sacramento
Calif
Culbert Olson
Oregon State College
Duke University
Kezar Stadium
San Francisco
Olson
John L. DeWitt
Western Defense Command
A. I. Stewart
Pasadena
Vessel With Oil And 7 Japs Halted Near Panama Canal
United States airmen halted the American flagship Alert carrying 10,000 gallons of diesel oil off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. The crew included seven Japanese and were taken into custody by Costa Rican or American authorities. Navy said no new combat developments reported as of 3 p.m. EST.
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Washington
United States
Panama Canal
Navy
U. S
Pacific
Costa Rica
Gulf of Nicoya
Nazis Fire on French Jews and Hostages in Paris
Nazi authorities in France sentenced French Jews to a 20 million dollar fine and executed 303 hostages in Paris as reprisals. Deportations to eastern Europe were announced, with measures aimed at those seen as Germany’s enemies. Reports also noted Greek guerrilla actions and sabotage across occupied Europe amid ongoing anti Axis agitation.
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United Press
France
Paris
Germany
Vichy
Czechoslovakia
Posen
Poland
Holland
Defense Stamp Honor Roll for Local Firms
The entire personnel of Excelsior Cleaners and Daniel Paint and Glass Company are buying Defense Stamps regularly. The Record will publish the names of all firms buying Defense Stamps, 100 percent.
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Excelsior Cleaners
Daniel Paint and Glass Company
British Pressing Fleeing Germans In North Africa
CATRO Dec 13 UPI German and Italian troops, pressed by advancing imperial forces, withdrew on a broad front in Libya as British main forces pushed west and northwest from south of Gazala. British mobile columns sought to cut off escaping units while tanks clashed near Gazala. full results were not disclosed.
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Gazala
Knox Returns From Honolulu After Pacific Trip
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox completed a rapid inspection trip to the Hawaiian Islands and will confer with President Roosevelt in Washington. The 11th Naval District said Knox arrived back in San Diego after the Pearl Harbor actions, but gave no details on travel or timing.
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San Diego
Cal
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Hawaiian Islands
11Th Naval District
Knox
Washington
Roosevelt
L1th Naval District
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
U S Moves To Consolidate War Efforts
The United States moves to unite home and abroad war efforts as Roosevelt signs legislation freeing selectees and national guardsmen for assignment anywhere in the world. Officials note up to about 1,250,000 service members become available. Guam and Wake Island battles loom as Japan presses its advance. Hungary declares war on the United States in a new Axis escalation. Continued To Page Two.
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Washington
United States
Guam
Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
U. S
State Department
Berlin
Hungary
Budapest
Germans Broken And Crushed In Bloody Retreat
London dispatch reports the Red Army driving the German forces back across a broad front from Leningrad to the Black Sea. About 20 Nazi divisions totaling roughly 450,000 men crushed or broken, with 51 divisions retreating on the Moscow front. Soviets recaptured 25 villages and towns including key junctions near Tula and Yelets, and in Kalinin and Leningrad sectors. Soviet guard units under General Belo seized 19 tanks, 3 guns, and 119 trucks amid a claimed general counter offensive.
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London
Red Army
Leningrad
Black Sea
Radio
Yefremov
Tula
Yelets
Kalinin
Moscow
Livny
Orel
Kurks
Communist Party
Pravda
Belo
Dutch Strike Heavy Blows At The Japs By Sea And Air
Dutch air and naval forces supplementing British Malaya defense were said to have hit Japan hard at sea and at home. Submarines off Thailand reportedly sank four Japanese troop transports, about 4,000 troops lost, while Dutch forces destroyed a Japanese post on Borneo’s east coast and interred Japanese found there. City guards mobilized, leaves cancelled, and police patrolled to deter fifth column activity and protect stores.
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Pacific
Philippines
Lingayen
Manila
Philippine
Hong Kong
Canton-Kowloon
Canton
Sanchao Island
Macao
London
Kowloon
Wake
Midway
Pacific Islands
Hawaii
Tokyo
Thailand
Japan
Batavia
N. EE. I
Malaya
Aneta
East Indies
High Command
Borneo
Bids Sought For Two Roswell Air Base Construction Jobs
An advertisement for bids will be issued about December 16 by the U S Engineer district office at Caddoa Colorado for two Roswell Air Base projects the construction of a sewage disposal plant and an incinerator. The ad period lasts 20 days and the winner must start within one day of notice with about 90 days to complete the work.
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Roswell Air Base
U. S. Engineer District
Caddoa
Colorado
State Guardsmen From Roswell To Alamogordo
Fifteen members of the State Guard from Roswell were scheduled to leave this morning for guard duty at Alamogordo Dam north of Fort Sumner to relieve Clovis guardsmen already on duty there. The Roswell unit will be relieved later by an army detachment, but timing is not yet known. The fifteen to be sent had not been selected last night.
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State Guard
Roswell
Alamogordo Dam
Fort Sumner
Clovis
More Volunteers Sought For Air Raid Warning Service
The air raid warning service under B. B. Ginsberg is expanding for emergency action. Volunteers are needed as observers and stenographic women. Register tomorrow at Ginsberg Music Co for non combatants in good health with clear sight and hearing.
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B. B. Ginsberg
Ginsberg Music Co
Moore of Zink Music Co. cites classified ads as definite proof
Lawrence Moore says the classified display used for nearly all sales yields definite returns. He notes customers tell staff they saw a specific item in the classifieds and rely on that as proof.
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Lawrence Moore
Zink Music Co
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