Production chief warns crisis irreconcilable and must boost defense
President Roosevelt's defense production head William S. Knudsen said the crisis creating the office for production management is irreconcilable and cannot be ended by appeasement. He urged Americans to pull their sleeves up for swift national defense production as the office coordinates all defense activities. The report also notes Berlin’s criticism of a British shipping proposal and Pétain's France in Paris.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New Defense High Commando
William S. Knudsen
United States
Office For Production Management
Why Greeks Fight Back Aided by British Aid
A discussion with Wayne Adams reveals why Greece has resisted Mussolini’s Italian invasion. Adams recalls a letter from H. B. Allen detailing extensive English support to Greece near the Albanian frontier, noting Britain’s quiet aid aims to influence global perception of the conflict.
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Wayne Adams
Greece
Adams
Mussolini
H. B. Allen
Allen
Florina
America
England
Out of Gasoline Just A Touch
Three Jeffersonville suspects were arrested in Tucumcari after posing as travelers with an empty tank. Sheriff Moncus staged a sting by offering gasoline and arranging a station attendant to inspect the Frenches’ tank, uncovering a scam to extort money. Dewey French, 45, his wife, 44, and brother Thomas, 50, faced 30 days in jail for obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Jeffersonville
End
Claude Moncus
Dewey French
Thomas
Mancus
Justice of Peace
Miles Recovered On Way to Santa Fe
Rochester Minnesota December 21 Governor John E Miles reported fully recovered from an operation at Mayo Clinic and was en route by train to Santa Fe. He traveled with Mrs Miles leaving at 6 p m yesterday with possible brief stop in Kansas City and Albuquerque friends said.
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Rochester
Minn
John E. Miles
Mayo Clinic
Santa Fe
New Mexico Seeks Funds to Codify State Laws
Santa Fe New Mexico writer reports that codifying the state's statutes will cost between 41,500 and $2,000, delaying the project. Tom Neal, director of the state legislative reference bureau, says work began after the last session, with the 1929 codification still in force.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Tom Neal
State Legislative Reference Bureau
Peace or War May Be Result of Action Of United States
Berlin dispatch reports German foreign office spokesman calling Britain’s proposal to turn over enemy ships in refuge an incitement for war. He claims Germany has shown restraint and awaits American reaction with extraordinary interest amid rising tensions over US policy and potential conflict.
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Associated Press
Foreign Office
Berlin
United States
America
London
Ronald H. Cross
Germany
Vichy
France
Fernand de Brinnon
Paris
Philippe Petain
Pierre
Britain
Bread and Milk for Dallas Needy Turn to Page Three
The Children’s Bread and Milk charity in Dallas decorates a Christmas tree with milk bottle tops bearing names. Mrs. Lids. Thompson Byrne coordinates daily noon bell calls for bread and milk, aiding 60 children on good days and 25 on bad days. Shoes are scarce for many kids. A program of recitations and gifts is planned, with oranges and candy to ensure all are served.
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Dallas
Tex
Lids
Thompson Byrne
Japanese cabinet reshuffle amid alliance unease in Shanghai
In Shanghai on December 21, observers said Prime Minister Konoye’s appointment of new justice and home affairs ministers signals growing public discontent with Japan’s military alliance with Italy and Germany. Barons Hiranuma and Yanagawa were added to the cabinet, with Araki possibly forthcoming. Araki, a former war minister, is influential and recently met with Konoye.
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Shanghai
Prince Konoye
Italy
Germany
Japan
Konoye
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
Weisuke Yanagawa
Baron Sadao Araki
Hiranuma
Prince Fonove
Araki
Raton Derailment Wounds Brakeman in Santa Fe Freight Crash
Brakeman William Hane of Rat on is hospitalized in Miners' Hospital Santa Fe after a Santa Fe Railway freight train derailed near Morley Colorado sixteen miles north of Santa Fe. Three cars including one loaded with strap iron broke away on a steep grade on Raton Pass and crashed into the locomotive.
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Raton, N. M
William Hane
Raton
Miners’ Hospital
Morley
Colo
Raton Pass
British Raiders Hit In Germany And Invasion Ports
British raiders struck deep into Germany touching off explosions and fires in a Berlin airplane engine factory. They damaged Ruhr industry and invasion ports and attacked Nazi gun positions along the English Channel. Fires were seen aboard several targets as noted by the ministry.
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London
Berlin
Ruhr
English Channel
Ministry of Information
Admiralty
New England May Get Severe Shake
Boston reports a potential aftershock scenario with scientists at Harvard weighing a possible series of quakes. Professor Kirtley F Mather predicts a severe quake within six to eight months, while Professor L Don Leet cautions against forecasting earthquakes.
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New England
Boston
Kirtley F. Mather
Harvard University
L. Don Leet
Harvard
Better Real Estate Conditions Seen in New Mexico
The Federal Home Loan Bank board reported improved non-farm real estate mortgage conditions in New Mexico with fewer foreclosures and more residential construction. Other positives included higher mortgage lending, reduced real estate holdings, rising employment and payrolls, and increased retail sales and bank debits, with no major unfavorable factors noted except retrogressive trends in May and June.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
New Reclamation Building Dedicated In New Mexico
The new reclamation service headquarters building was dedicated with ceremonies sponsored by Arch Hurley conservancy district and the reclamation service. After work on the Arch Hurley irrigation project, the building will be turned over to the conservancy district for offices.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Reclamation Service
Arch Hurley Conservancy District
Arch Hurley
Conservancy District
High Command Named For Arming America
President Roosevelt selected four men to head a new defense body, the Office for Production Management for Defense. William S. Knudsen and Sidney Hillman join war and navy secretaries Stimson and Knox as the core, with the old defense advisory commission retained. The new board will absorb most duties of the prior group and coordinate civil life with defense activities.
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Roosevelt
America
Office For
Defense
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Defense Commission
War
Stimson
Navy
Knox Knudsen
Defense Advisory Commission
193S
Big Lumber Deal Near Cloudcroft
Alamogordo New Mexico December 21 Large timber tract worth around 300000 dollars changes hands as Southwest Lumber Picasa in the CC M Barney holdings secures over 30000000 feet of timber east of Cloudcroft. Lincoln National Forest will supervise logging to protect Pecos watershed and scenic resources.
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Alamogordo
N. M
Southwest
Southwest Lumber Picasa
CC. M
Barney Holdings
Cloudcroft
Lincoln National Forest
Pecos
Florist Insures Rare Bougainvillea Plant for 5000
Pi Nurseryman James A. Hendry of Fort Myers Florida announced he has secured a $5,000 policy on a white bougainvillea plant believed to be unique in the United States. The plant insured against cold, pests, insects and disease was airlifted from South America.
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Fort Myers
Fla
James A. Hendry
United States
Hendry
South America
New Mexico West Texas and Colorado Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy to tonight and Sunday with little temperature change in New Mexico. West Texas remains fair with little change. Colorado mostly fair tonight and Sunday, warmer in the south central area. Arizona sees cloudy conditions with possible rain in the west, otherwise little temperature change.
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New Mexico
West Texas
Colorado
Arizona
Liverpool Struck by Heaviest Night Bombardment Yet
German reconnaissance planes circled over Liverpool and Merseyside after daybreak as rescue workers raked through wreckage from a night raid described as the heaviest to hit the Liverpool area during the war. Officials noted extensive damage to Britain’s overseas commerce center and began rescue operations amid continuing debris searches.
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Liverpool
Merseyside
Mount Vernon Man Charged With Assault And Murder Attempt
A 17 year old stenographer testified that Isaac Brown, 41, a New York Insurance broker, assaulted her with knife and radio wire as she walked to a supposed abortion doctors house. She was hospitalized with throat wounds. Brown denies charges. The encounter began after she answered his ad for a stenographer last July.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
Isaac Brown
New York Insurance Dproker
Matilda le Boyer
New York
Mount Vernon Hospital
Michael I. Silverstein
Brown
Silverstein
Burglar Described as A Perfect Gentleman
In Mobile Alabama on December 21 a 20-year-old named Dorothea Nall reported a robber at a local laundry branch office stole about $50. She described him as a perfect gentleman who spoke culturedly even as he threatened to kill her.
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Mobile
Ala
Dorothea Nall
Miss Nall
Hoover approves of New York defense council plan
Former president Herbert Hoover praised President Roosevelt's appointment of a four man national defense council, calling it a wise step in organizing arms and munitions production.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
National Defense Council
Illinois Couple Die in CO Poisoning at Greenhaven Camp
A coroner's jury ruled that Mr. and Mrs. W. Leroy Collins of Charleston Illinois died from carbon monoxide poisoning at Greenhaven Camp cabin 612 West 2nd Street. They rented the cabin for a week and were last seen alive Thursday afternoon. beds slept in and unvented gas stove burning full.
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W. Leroy Collins
Charleston
Greenhaven Camp
West 2Nd Street
Collins
Frank Collins
Arcola
Ill
William Willson
Marrigoon
W. J. van Wyck
van Wyck
W. W.phillips
Germany seeks recall of U S embassy staff over escape aid
Berlin reports Berlin urged Washington to recall Cecil M. P. Cross and Leigh W. Hunt and Elizabeth Deegan for aiding an unnamed British officer to flee. U S acknowledged the request and said investigations began, with Cross accused of harboring a foreign agent for months inside the Paris embassy.
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Berlin
State Department
Washington
Cecil M. P. Cross
Leigh W. Hunt
United States
Paris
Elizabeth Deegan
Deegan
Lower Freight Rates By Trucks
Santa Fe New Mexico December 21 The New Mexico trucking industry moved to counter sharply lowered intra state freight rates set by the Santa Fe railroad. The Los Angeles Albuquerque Express and its Albuquerque agent George C Lebeck won permission from the state corporation commission to implement new intra state rates on one days notice starting January 1. The rates aim to meet rail carrier competition and the commission noted this likely marks the first in a string of similar applications by truckers seeking parity with the railroad at key service points.
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Santa FE. N
Roswell Christmas Lighting Campaign Seeks 300 Homes
Night work ramped up as Roswell residents light exterior displays for the six district contest. The Chamber of Commerce reports many new homes participating and prizes to be awarded by ballots across Roswell and surrounding rural areas. Winners in six districts will receive cash prizes, with ballots available next week.
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Roswell
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Stores To Stay Open Monday And Tuesday Nights
Roswell merchants announce extended hours for Christmas shoppers with stores staying open next Monday and Tuesday nights. The Merchants' Association closing committee issued the plan to boost holiday shopping in the area.
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Roswell
Merchants’ Association
Corn pleads guilty in J P Court assault case
Richard Corn pleaded guilty to assault and battery on B Berry in J P Court. He was fined ten dollars plus costs. A petition to place Joe Bingham under a peace bond was denied.
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Richard Corn
B. Berry
Joe Bingham
Roswell Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses
Travis Houck of Ruidoso and Willa Burton of Roswell wed licensed couples Eleria Martinez and Daria Contreras, both of Roswell.
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Travis Houck
Ruidoso
Willa Burton
Roswell
Eleria Martinez
Daria Contreras
Plan Defense Moves For New Mexico
SANTA FE N M Dec 21 17 Plans for a broad legislative program to bolster New Mexicos National defense efforts were announced today by Attorney General Filo Sedillo A group of model bills prepared for introduction in the coming session of the state legislature would set uniform procedures for sabotage espionage secret organizations and other defense related problems enabling state cooperation with the FBI and other federal agencies in subversion cases The National Association of Attorneys General joined in promoting the uniform legislation which includes acts on anti sabotage secret organizations explosives firearms defense police and interstate protection of property along with measures for uniform intra state pursuit of criminals and pistol regulations
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Filo Sedillo
Interstate Crime Commission
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sedillo
National Association of Attorneys General
Shortest Day Marks Start of Winter in New York
New York observers mark December 21 as the first day of winter and the year's shortest day. With three shopping days remaining before Christmas, the mood leans toward last minute gifts and winter routines.
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New . York
Can't Be Beat Quote From Zink on Classified Ads
Paul Zink of Zink's Music Company praises classified advertising saying used goods move quickly and efficiently and that its value is unbeatable when considering classified pricing. He emphasizes the effectiveness of classifieds in moving merchandise.
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Paul Zink
Zink
Small investment boosts quick sale in classified rush
A compact approach pitches a few cents as the spark for an immediate sale. The ad promotes urgency, affordability, and strong value in a fast moving market, urging readers to act now for rapid results.
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Jay
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Royal Air Force
Rome
Argirocastro
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Hoover
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