British Capture 3 Italian Ports on Coast of Libya
Cairo dispatch reports Libyan front line shift as British forces gain foothold on Italian soil with Fort Capuzzo and Salum recaptured. Three ports Musaid Sidi Omar and Sheffertan fell, aiding offensive patrolling toward Kenya frontier. Moonlight action yielded captured trucks and a gun.
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Cairo
Bardia
Fort Capuzzo
Libya
Musaid
Sidi Omar
Sheffertan
Kenya
East Africa
Salum
Tobruk
Windsors Leave Today for Bahamas
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor depart Miami aboard the Southern Cross at 5 p.m. EST, returning to Nassau where the Duke resumes governorship duties. The Duchess recovers from a dental operation, purchasing several dresses for the trip. Ed ward golf partners Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead accompanied the Windsors in a casual outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
United States
Edward
Windsors
Southern Cross
Nassau
Ahamas
Horace L. Cartee
Miami Beach
Miami Biltmore
Gene Sarazen
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Germany Plans Invasion Of Britain Soon
Lord Beaverbrook, minister of aircraft production, said Germany is preparing for an invasion of England before springtime by land and sea but mainly by air. He noted a feverish buildup of production and an immense effort to create a large air force early next year. He warned Britons against overconfidence, stating Hitler remains Europe’s military master but not as powerful as before. American planes are arriving in Britain in growing numbers, with 26,000 American-built planes expected by 1942. Britain’s own output in August through November doubled versus the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Germany
England
Hitler
Britain
Europe
Italy
Associated Press
Athens
Durazzo
Albania
Valona
Adriatic Sea
Berlin
Snow delays recount in San Miguel ballots
Snowfall delayed the recount of the San Miguel fourth judicial district race in Las Colonias. Voters could not reach Las Vegas and the mountain precinct recount faced indefinite postponement due to blocked roads. Noble leads Armijo by 368 after rechecks, with Armijo’s contest awaiting Santa Fe court hearing on December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
N. M
San Miguel
Las Colonias
Fourth Judicial District
M. E. Noble
Irwin S. Moise
Guadalupe
Noble
Luis E. Armijo
Armijo
Santa Fe
Roswell High Girls Glee Club Sings At Kiwanis
Roswell High School Girls Glee Club under Lenore Shafer performed three numbers for the Kiwanis luncheon including Beautiful Dreamer Neapolitan Nights and Oh Pedler Tell Me with an encore Christmas song No Candle Was There and No Fire. Dorothy Belle Rea accompanied, and ten members plus details of dress and sponsors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Kiwanians
Roswell High School Girls Glee Club
Lenore Shafer
Kiwanians
Glee Club
Kiwanis
Bernice Santheson
Sara Wilson
Evelyn Price
Ruth Kirkwood
Betty Herring
Rachel Crowder
Lois McVicker
Winnie Blount
Marjorie Robertson
Aileen Tapp
Vera Lee Green
Dorothy Belle Rea
F. A. Lee
Nickson Coffee Shop
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Milk Fund
Wesley Foster
Wesley Nursery School
Arthur Fife
Albuquerque Kiwanis Club
J. E. Patterson
Petain and Abetz Confer On France's Future
In Vichy on December 17, Marshal Petain and German envoy Otto Abetz held a three and a half hour meeting seen as pivotal for France’s future. A luncheon followed attended by Huntziger Darlan and Baudouin, with Laval reportedly summoned. The Petain cabinet then convened and adjourned later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vichy
France
Philippe Petain
Otto Abetz
Havas
Charles Huntziger
Navy
Jean Darlan
Paul Baudouin
Pierre Laval
Bern
Switzerland
Abetz
Azete
Petain
Council of Ministers
Inquest Held In Death Of Bandit Gulley
An inquest before Pat O Neill J P ruled Marvin James Gulley died from gunshot wounds inflicted by Sheriff Frank Young or deputy Lamar Strickland while resisting arrest for a felony in Chaves County. The jury included J E Moore G C Godfrey C R Covington C R McNally Ralph Keith and H B Smyris. Burial was delayed by a Texas request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat O'Neill
J. P
Marvin James
Miller) Gulley
Frank Young
Lamar Strickland
Chaves County
J. E. Moore
G. C. Godfrey
C. R. Covington
C. R. McNally
Ralph Keith
H. B. Smyris
Talmage Mortuary
Gulley
Houston
Texas
Jim Dodrill Dies In Chandler Oklahoma
Jim Dodrill formerly of Roswell and more recently a resident of Chandler Oklahoma died there last night. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Chandler, with Mrs. J T Reynolds a sister in law of Dodrill receiving notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Dodrill
Roswell
Chandler
Okla
J. T. Reynolds
Mr. Dodrill
Roswell Christmas Window Tells Local Year in Miniature
Mrs. Louise Chewning for the Chamber of Commerce created a Santa Claus themed window in Roswell that narrates a year of local progress. The miniature White Mountains backdrop features the Plains with signs highlighting institute building, Navajo weavers articles, J. P. White Co. feed cubes, Continental Air Line grant, airport completion, highway 70 near completion, increased livestock feeding, State Fair success, and population growth from 11,173 in 1930 to 13,443 in 1940. The display is meant to be viewed to be fully appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Chewning
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
J. P. White Co
Continental Airline Service
New Mexico
Refinancing Plan Filed For El Paso Electric
New York December reports a revised refinancing plan for El Paso Electric Co to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. President Donald C. Barnes of Engineers Public Service Co. said the plan, originally due October 30, now shifts away from liquidation toward donation of Mesilla Valley Electric Co. property to El Paso Electric Texas and postpones Delaware holding company liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
el Paso Electric Co
Securities & Exchange Commission
Donald C. Barnes
Engineers Public Service Co
Texas Concern
SEC
Mesilla Valley Electric
Elks To Initiate Pershing Class In Roswell
The Roswell Elks will initiate eight new members tonight as part of the Pershing Class honoring General John J. Pershing. A dinner for all Elks starts at 6 30 followed by the initiation at eight o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Roswell Elks
John J. Pershing
Elks
Bennie Hewatt Fined for Drunk Driving in Police Court
Bennie Frank Hewatt pleaded guilty in police court to a drunk driving offense. He was fined 150 dollars and received a 12 month drivers license revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Frank Hewatt
Hitler May Have Found A Tartar In Aged Petain
By Dewitt Mackenzie the piece notes Hitler confronting a defiant Petain as France seeks to end defeat. Petain rejects Nazi troop passage to aid Mussolini while Laval, now sidelined, may have acted as intermediary with a German request under investigation by Otto Abetz in Vichy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt Mackenzie
Fuehrer
Hitler
France
Marshall Petain
Laval
Mussolini
Libya
Albania
Otto Abetz
Vichy
Armour Mayfake Post of London Armours Named for British Ambassadorship
Washington dispatch reports Armour Mayfake, the US ambassador to Argentina, as a leading candidate for the vacant London post after the death of Lord Lothian. President Roosevelt, page says, may name a successor soon, with Kennedy having resigned and returning to Florida after attending Lothian’s funeral.
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Washington
Armour
United States
Argentina
Great Britain
Marquess of Lothian
Roosevelt
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
England
Japan
Russia
Kennedy
Florida
Lord Lothian
State Department
National Defense Commission
No Foreign War Committee Formed In Iowa Press
Verne Marshall editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette announces the formation of the No Foreign War Committee with himself as chairman. The group aims to articulate the majority of Americans opposed to direct involvement in the current war and to promote nonparticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids, In
Gazette
Grave Crisis For Britain In The Spring
Secretary Hull told defense commissioners that Britain would face a serious crisis next spring unless U S war supply deliveries increase. The warning followed Britain's appeal for financial assistance, with Hull urging maximum production of arms planes and other supplies. Shipping capacity and merchant ships were under review for possible expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Defense
Great Britain
United States
Explosion destroys Cincinnati building killing eight to eleven
An early morning blast leveled a three story downtown building in Cincinnati injuring twelve and leaving three missing. Eleven children were among the dead as police and fire crews evacuated debris and identified victims including Dora Smith nine Helen Schnetzer eight and Leonard seven among the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Market
Joe Hughes
Hughes
Chris Williams
Frank Schnetzer
Hubert Smith
Raymond Roy
Jack Morgan
Joseph Koebbe
Dora Smith
Helen Schnetzer
Leonard
Naturalization Hearing For 12 Here Tomorrow
Twelve Roswell men and women will attend a naturalization hearing tomorrow at ten o'clock in the district courtroom presided over by Judge James B. McGhee. All applicants who pass will receive certificates of citizenship, with the Roswell D A R Chapter present to present American flag banners. Mrs. Russell Bird will deliver the welcome to citizenship, following a prior D A R sponsored instruction course led by Captain Charles F. Ward of NM MEFE faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
United States
James B. McGhee
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Russell Bird
Charles F. Ward
Faculty of
Mine Blast May Kill Seven at Raleigh Coal Mine
Beckley West Virginia December 17 one miner is dead and at least six others believed trapped after a blast in Raleigh Coal and Coke Company No 4 mine. Rescue crews with oxygen helmets brought out five injured workers including Wade Sexton Saunders Hill Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
W. M. Kirk
New River
Albert Wade
Wade
Harry Sexton
Joe Saunders
Roy Hill
John Dalton
W. R. Yost
John T. Yost, Jr
Ernest Anderson
Saunders and
Light Rain And Snow Reported Across New Mexico
Light rain and snow fell over much of New Mexico with near normal temperatures. Albuquerque forecast calls for more cloudiness and intermittent precipitation. Coldest readings in Clayton and Las Vegas. Albuquerque had light snow and 0.02 inch of precipitation. other towns logged light snow and minor totals across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Mexico
United States Weather Bureau
Albuquerque
Clayton
Las Vegas
Otto
Santa Fe
Rodeo
el Paso
Tex
Roswell
Carrizoza
Engle
Mogollon
el Morro
Tucumcari
Raton
Clovis
Boy Scouts To Hold Court Of Honor In Roswell Tonight
Eagle Scouts of Roswell arrange final Court of Honor of the year in the district courtroom at 8 o clock. Awards will honor the troop with best attendance and best advancement record, Judge Pat ONeill to preside as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Scouts of
Roswell
Pat O'Neill
Court of Honor
Spy Van Den Kieboom Executed in London
London reports that Charles Albert Van Den Kieboom, a Dutch citizen born September 6 1914 in Takarumuka Japan, was executed at Pentonville prison for spying for Germany, according to the British Home Office announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Netherlands
Pentonville Prison
Germany
British
Home Office
Charles Albert van den Kieboom
Takarumuka
Japan
Capt Gray Gets Call to Active Duty
Capt Herbert C. Gray, Roswell Reserve Officer, has been ordered to report at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for one year of active duty. He will spend the first 12 weeks in the Field Artillery School academic department before reassignment. Gray previously commanded Battery A here for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Gray
Roswell
Fort Sill
Okla
Army
Field Artillery School
Gray
Painting by Bill Lumpkins chosen in nationwide contest
A watercolor by Bill Lumpkins, former Roswell resident now in Santa Fe, was among 100 selected for the Carcillo La post office building from 10,000 entries. Titled Mal Tais, the work was judged by Charles Buchfield John Marin Eliot O'Hara and Buc Ulreich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lumpkins
Roswell
Carcillo
Lumpkins
Santa Fe
Charles Buchfield
John Marin
Eliot O’hara
Buc Ulreich
Front Page Story Spurs Woman to Read Classifieds
Mrs. Walden Bassett says she reads the front page story and it led her to explore classified ads. She credits the piece with sparking a new reading habit that brings her enjoyment and profit.
Classified minded through advertising praise
A reader thanks the paper for a front page story and notes that Mrs Bassett has become classified minded through the small advertising effort, expressing appreciation for the impact of the page.
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Africa
Bahamas
North Africa
RAF
Mannheim
Archibald P. Wavell
Mediterranean Sea
Egypt
Dvinos
Argirocastro
Tepeleni
Skirovik Heights
Chimara
British Isles
Paris
Roswell High Girls Glee Club
Mountain Lake
Lake Catherine
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
N. M. Tourist Bureau
EL Paso Electric
Armour Mayfake
Boy Scouts
Capt. Gray
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