Italian Ports Declared Left In Blazing Ruins
Blazing ruins mark new raids on Albanian ports Valona and KrIonero as RAF and British naval forces shell key supply hubs. Greek troops press from Palermo toward Chimara while advancing on Klisura and Tepeleni, with Italians pushed from Tepeleni outskirts and Klisura under fire.
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Associated Press
Alhens
Valona
Krionero
RAF
Palermo Bay
Chimara
Klisura
Tepeleni
Albania
Durazzo
Palermo
Struga
Yugoslavia
Alexander Papagos
Adriatic Sea
London Admiralty
London
Italy
Adriatic
Dunkerque
Flanders
Cairo
Derna
Libya
Mediterranean
Taranto
North Africa
Mussolini
Bardia
Archibald P. Wavell
Earthquake Shocks New England Panic Across Cities
An earthquake centered in New England rattled structures from New Jersey to Montreal early today, lasting about 30 seconds. Prof L Don Leet of vard University Observatory in Massachusetts said the quake was strongest south of Lake Ossippee New Hampshire. Nerves frayed as residents in Rochester Syracuse and Boston woke to swaying homes with cracked plaster and broken windows.
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Boston
New England
New Jersey
Montreal
Canada
L. Don Leet
Gerware University Observatory
Ivard
Mass
Lake
Ossippee
N. H
Rochester
Syracuse
N. Y
New
Philadelphia
Long Island We Valley
New York
Coast Guards
Custom House Tower
James J. Devlin
Western College Observatory
Weston
Leet
FBI probes German American Bund members in U S armed forces
Chicago law enforcement seized records from the German American Bund during a raid on the organization’s headquarters. An investigator cited a loose leaf book suggesting 1500 to 2000 members were in the army navy air force or marines. FBI agents study names against military lists to verify active service or completion of service.
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Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
William S. Devereaux
FBT
Community Sing Here On Sunday In Chaves County
A community sing by Chaves County singers is set for Sunday afternoon at two at the Assembly of God Church at 4th and Garden. The event precedes the district convention on December 28 29 at East Side School. President C H James invites all to attend.
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Chaves County Singers
Assembly of God
4Th Ad Garden
East Side School
C. H. James
Extortionists Target De Tristans Again in Santa Rosa
FBI agents foiled a new extortion attempt against Count and Countess De Tristan of Santa Rosa California guarding three year old Marc De Tristan Jr who was kidnaped last September. A suspect hacked at a cabbage patch rendezvous and fled after finding the box of counterfeit money. The German alien Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich was the earlier kidnapper who sought 100000 dollars in ransom for the child.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Marc de Tristan, Jr
FBI
Countess de Tristan
de Tristan
Hillsboro
San Francisco
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Muhlenbroich
New Mexico Mobilizes Aid for Greece War Relief Drive
New Mexico residents answer Greece relief appeal with early contributions totaling around six thousand from a half dozen localities. Gus Bruskas of Albuquerque projects a yearly goal of seventy thousand statewide, with Gallup region leading at about two thousand. Albuquerque and Santa Fe each near fifteen hundred, Alamogordo at seven hundred seventy nine dollars, and Colfax County Greeks contributing over three hundred. Some Italian descent residents also join volunteers while Greeks emphasize a self-help drive confined to Greek-Americans.
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Associated Press
Greece
New Mexico
Greek National Relief Fund Committee
Albuquerque
Greek National Relief Fund
Gus Bruskas
Gallup
Flagstaff
Ariz
Bruskas
Santa Fe
Alamogordo
Alamoggordo
United States
Raton
Colfax County
Weather forecast for four states projects fair conditions
New Mexico sees fair weather tonight and Saturday with some cloudiness in the northwest. Colorado expects generally fair skies with a cooler west central night and a warmer east on Saturday. Arizona to remain partly cloudy with little temperature change. West Texas mainly fair with some southeast cloudiness. Temperatures stay above normal with little or no precipitation through the period from Friday evening to the following Wednesday.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
Santa Claus Stays For Roswell Salvation Army Christmas
Santa Claus will extend his visit for Roswell Salvation Army events with the Christmas tree and program on December 26, not 24. The Sunday school plans a play Why The Chimes Rang and a brief afternoon program. Captain Gioscio asks residents to avoid late afternoon signups for baskets to allow completed lists and card notifications. KGFL will air the program For Mercy Sake, and kettles on Roswell streets fund restocking for baskets.
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Santa Claus
Salvation Army
Gioscio
Roswell
KGFL
Elks Benefit Show Postponed Indefinitely in Roswell
Marquis the Magician was to perform last night at an Elks Club benefit for children. The show is postponed due to Marquis arriving late. Exalted Ruler Riley McPherson says a March reschedule is likely during his return trip through the area.
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Marquis
Elks Club
Roswell
The
Elks
Riley McPherson
New street lights turn on in Roswell district
Roswell unveiled 62 modern street standards in the downtown area replacing older lamps under a city contract with Southwestern Public Service Company. New luminaires provide soft even lighting with no glare and are expected to be in permanent operation tonight. Main Street keeps its existing modern posts.
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Roswell
Main Street
Main
Southwestern Public Service Company
Japan Moves Toward Axis War Plan Coordination
Berlin reports that Germany Italy and Japan have created mutual military economic and general commissions to operate in Berlin Rome and Tokyo. The move follows the three power pact and aims to turn it into a living organism. Japan plans a military mission to Germany and Italy while Lieut Gen Hiroshi Oshima is reappointed ambassador to Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
Japan
Rome
Tokyo
DNB
Hiroshi Oshima
Slain Bandit Is Buried Here
Marvin Joseph Miller, 22, an escaped convict, was buried after private services at Talmage Memorial Chapel. His wife and family attended. his step-father was injured en route. Miller, calling himself Gulley, killed in a gun battle with Chaves County officers while suspected in a burglary at Haley's Green Valley Market. Loot recovered from his car, a room, and Claude Hall's room.
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Marvin Joseph Miller
Chaves’ County
Talmage Memorial Chapel
G. T. Reaves
First Christian Church
Miles
Texas
T. W. Gulley
Houston
Truda Bird
San Angelo
Miller
Gulley
Young
Strickland
Haley
Green Valley
Claude Hall
England faces its greatest war trial to come
Writer Dewitt Mackenzie surveys the looming Nazi invasion threat to Britain. He argues Allied victories in the Mediterranean bolster Britain's defensive posture while Churchill calls invasion Britain’s supreme danger. German success could seal Hitler's order, but Italian failures elsewhere may aid Britain in the critical period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt Mackenzie
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Britain
England
Churchill
Hitler
Thief Is Foiled In New Mexico Gas Station Robbery
Woodrow Bowen, attendant at a Lovington filling station, heard the cash register ring and surprised a man scooping the till. The culprit returned $6, dropped a .38 revolver, and fled in a dark tan 1934 Ford coach. Police search southeastern New Mexico for a Negro and a white man involved.
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Lovington
N. M
Woodrow Bowen
Bowen
New Mexico
Bandits Sought After Sheriff's Call. Still At Large
Local officers guarded the highway after a call from Lea county sheriff but the two bandits did not appear this way. Roswell police radio issued a watch notice. no fresh reports by morning indicate the men remain at large.
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Lea County
Roswell
Drivers Licenses Due By January First 1941
State law requires 1941 driver licenses by January 1. Licenses are sold at Jeff Liston auto license distributor on the courthouse main floor. New automobile license plates must be filed by March 1. Drivers with suspended or no 1940 license must take an exam for 1941. those with good standing 1940 licenses are exempt. Brake and light windshield stickers for the first period of 1941 are due by January 1.
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Jeff Liston
Induction of Company A of 104th Antitank Unit Planned
Roswell’s Company A of the 104th anti tank battalion New Mexico National Guard will be inducted into active duty January 6 for a year of training at Fort Sam Houston Texas. Strength will rise to 105 at mobilization with 35 more to join by January 1. Capt John A Phinizy announced the unit will travel by train from Roswell and receive equipment including twelve 37 mm antitank guns. Draft quota for Chaves county for January calls is 41 with 10 reporting January 8 15 22 and 28 and leaving Roswell the afternoon before reporting. Meanwhile New Mexico will supply 2176 draftees volunteers and guardsmen next month the largest monthly total ever. Police select Sedillo said inductees include 927 from draft 794 from the 200th anti aircraft and 455 from the 104th national guard. Inductions will be at Santa Fe.
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Roswell
New Mexico National Guard
United States Army
Associated Press
Santa Fe
John A. Phinizy
Phinizy
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Chaves County
N. M
New Mexico
Juan A. A. Sedillo
State Selective Service Headquarters
National Guard
Sedillo
Christmas Vacation Starts for Roswell County Schools
A two week Christmas break began at closing time for Roswell and Chaves county students with school resuming Monday January 6. Christmas assemblies occurred in senior and junior high schools with grade schools hosting programs. Songs were performed by all students and the senior high girls glee club. County schools also held Christmas programs.
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Roswell
Chaves County
Roswell Library to Close Early on Christmas Eve
The Roswell public library will close at 6 p m on December 24 in observance of Christmas Eve. The announcement urged patrons to plan accordingly and return any borrowed items in time.
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Roswell
Denial Over German Sailors Transfer To Fort Stanton
The German embassy denied arranging with American authorities to move 300 distressed sailors from Angel Island near Fort Stanton New Mexico. The sailors, rescued after scuttling their ship to avoid a British warship, faced negotiations on their disposition as U.S. authorities confirmed no final decision, while the embassy praised the crew’s discipline as exemplary.
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Washington
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
CCC
Nea Fort Stanton
N. M
U. S. State Department
Court fines for driving without license and forgery charge
Ola Magruder and Allen H. Robinson each fined five dollars and costs for driving without a license. James A. Norris pleaded not guilty to forgery. Preliminary hearing set for 2:30 this afternoon.
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Ola Magruder
Allen H. Robinson
James A. Norris
Building Permits For 4 Room Frame Home On West 6th
Harry Mulroy applies for a building permit to construct a four room frame house at 1311 West 6th with an estimated cost of 3000 dollars.
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Harry Mulroy
West 6Th
Marriage Licenses Granted for Hagerman Pair
Arvin McCullough and Loreta Davis, both of Hagerman, secured marriage licenses. The couple plans to wed in the coming weeks, pending usual local ceremonial arrangements.
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Arvin McCullough and
Loreta Davis
Hagerman
Tomorrow Will Be Bangle Day In Roswell
Roswell high school girls from the Pals Society will sell double barred cross bangles on the streets to raise funds for the local Tuberculosis Association. The campaign runs year round with the sale aiming to involve both rich and poor in supporting community health and youth-focused efforts.
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Roswell
Pals Society
Roswell High School
Tuberculosis Association
Frank Young
Girls of the Pals Society
It Keeps Us Informed Classified Reader Speaks Out
It Keeps Us Informed quotes Lake J. Frazier about reading classified ads. He says he always reads them and considers classifieds the best way to learn what is really happening in town or any town. He travels and uses newspapers to gauge places.
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Lake J. Frazier
Mr. Frazier
Classified minded readers hear Mr. Frazier remarks
The reader correspondence thanks Mr. Frazier for sharing views on classified advertising. The message notes the reading public’s growing interest in classifieds and repeats appreciation for his input.
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Mr. Frazier
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