Japs Increasing Their Forces But Are Being Held Back
Japanese and American Filipino defenders fought hard on Luzon with reserves rushing ashore. MacArthur shortened lines north of Manila and regrouped in Pampanga to face larger enemy infantry cavalry and tank regiments. Both sides suffered heavy losses but defenders held firm and stayed hopeful as the battle continued toward Lingayen Gulf and Manila.
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Philippines
United States
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Manila
Pampanga
War Bulletin
Gulf of Lingayen
Japan
Pacific
Washington
MacArthur
Pam- Panga
Lingayen Gulf Coast
United States Army
Far East
Pampanga Province
Americans And Filipinos Hold Lines In Manila Battle
Americans and Filipino fighters bravely defend Manila against Japanese forces with heavy losses reported. President pledges aid to the Philippines as U.S. fleet remains active. Japanese boasted of taking Manila before New Years, while war conferences continue.
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Philippines
U.S
Manila
Suicide squads halt Japanese advance in Luzon
Reports from Manila say young Filipino soldiers formed suicide squads that slowed the Japanese rush in northern Luzon and aided a counterattack in at least one sector. U S army HQ warned of reinforcements landing in the south as other American and Philippine troops resisted fiercely in rough odds.
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Manila
Luzon
U. S. Army
Ō Noma
Gov Miles In Fair Condition After Transfusion
ALBUQUERQUE N M Dec 29 Governor John E Miles was reported by hospital attendants to be in fair condition following a blood transfusion Sunday morning He is recovering after an operation for removal of an intestinal obstruction and spent a comfortable day The transfusion was given to maintain his strength as he had been unable to take nourishment since the operation last Tuesday night
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Albuquerque
N. M
John E. Miles
J. W. Hannett
Eight Miners Die in Peabody Coal Mine Blast
Harrisburg Illinois December 29 Eight coal miners died in a gas explosion at Peabody Coal Company mine No 7 at Harco. State mine rescue squads labored for 17 hours to recover the last of the charred bodies.
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Harrisburg
Peabody Coal Company
Harco
Weather Summary of 94 Hour Readings Ending Today
Local readings at 3 hour intervals show high 41 and low 24 with normal highs 52 and lows 23 for the date. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 11:30 a m is 0 and month to date totals are 34 while year to date reach 32 92. Sunrise is 7 01 and sunset 5 00 giving a 10 hour day length.
Allies Hit Axis From East And West In War Update
British and Russians press Germany on two fronts while planning postwar reorganization. RAF targets Emden Wilhelmshaven and Rhineland as Allied leaders discuss utter defeat of Hitlerite Germany. Simultaneous talks in London Moscow and Washington include Eden Stalin Churchill Roosevelt in a coordinated push. President Roosevelt pledges joint effort with US Britain Netherlands East Indies and China toward Japan defeat.
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Associated Press
Germany
Britain
Russia
Moscow
London
Anthony Eden
Joseph Stalin
Washington
Churchill
Roosevelt
United States
Netherlands East Indies
China
Shack Near Local Airport Burns
Roswell fire department responded to an early Sunday morning blaze in a shack near the local airport hangar. Firefighters used booster tanks to prevent spread to the hangar where several airplanes were stored and a tank car of aviation gasoline was kept. The fire stemmed from an oil stove explosion and burned the shack due to lack of water connections at the field.
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Roswell
Assessor Busy With Flood Damage Assessments
The office of Assessor C. M. Cooper is busy checking flood damage to assessed property. During January and February the regular annual assessments must be rendered by all property owners.
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C. M. Cooper
Guilty Plea in Liquor Sale Case Against OQ R Monk
OQ R Monk pleaded guilty to selling liquor six bottles of beer to underage persons. District Judge James B McGhee imposed a $250 fine and 30 day county jail term, following a complaint by District Attorney G T Watts.
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R. Monk
G. T. Watts
Monk
James B. McGhee
Six and a Half Million Added to Roswell Air Base
A Christmas Day letter from Senator Dennis Chavez reports the Senate approved an extra 6.5 million dollars for the Roswell Air Base. This brings total funding to about 18 to 20 million dollars, reflecting the project’s large scale and ongoing allocations from prior War Department appropriations.
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Dennis Chavez
Washington
Senate
Roswell
War Department
U.S.S
Churchill Arrives Ottawa For North American Visit
Prime Minister Winston Churchill reached Ottawa by special train from Washington and greeted by cheering crowds. He raised a V sign and hat in a victory gesture, wearing a cigar as he prepared to address Canadians. Canadian Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King stood nearby. Churchill said Washington talks were going well and he expected further coordination on return.
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Ottawa
Ont
Winston Churchill
Washington
North America
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
Churchill
Vanderbilt Weds Immigrant's Son at Mission Ceremony
Santa Barbara Calif Dec 29 A Vanderbilt married Pasquale Pat DiCicco son of an Italian immigrant in the 165 year old Santa Barbara Mission. The bride Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt 17 and the groom 32 plan a honeymoon in Palm Beach Washington and then Beverly Hills where DiCicco works as a film agents agent.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Vanderbilt
Santa Barbara Mission
Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
America
Pasquale
Pat) DiCicco
Palm Beach
Fla
Washington, D. C
Beverly Hills
DiCicco
Hall Charged With 3000 Dollar Fraud
C E Hall is charged with intent to cheat and defraud Mary J Traweek of 3000 in a complaint filed in Pat ONeill s justice of the peace court Hall has been arrested in Texas and is held there for Roswell officers.
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C. E. Hall
Mary J. Traweek
Justice of the Peace Court
Pat O'Neill
Hall
Texas
Roswell
Fine Record By Chaves County Red Cross
Chaves county Red Cross marks 1941 with strong first aid training progress led by Joe Strong. Eighteen instructors graduated, fifteen active locally, 128 juniors, 242 standard, 38 advanced certificates issued. 257 students enrolled to start after January 1, including 39 from Dexter with an instructor traveling from Roswell. Voluntary instruction praised by civic leaders for community readiness in civilian defense roles.
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Chaves County
Red Cross
Dexter
Roswell
Crowds At The Car License Bureau
The auto license bureau in the courthouse is crowded today as drivers seek licenses for 1942. Licenses expire Wednesday night and all drivers must have a license by January 1. The local office will stay open Monday through Wednesday to issue licenses.
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Court House
Submarine attacks sink two Japanese ships in far east
United States submarines sunk a transport and a supply ship in the far east as part of the ongoing fight for the Philippines. A US destroyer sustained slight damage from enemy air attack. American and Filipino forces in Manila reportedly held their lines and even improved them at times amid the escalating battle.
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Associated Press
United States
Far East
Philippines
Manila
Vote On Christmas Lighting Effects Campaign Urged
The Chamber of Commerce campaigns for Christmas lighting prizes urges public voting by tomorrow evening or mail in time. Ballots, available to members and non members, require choosing three residences and three schools. No signatures on ballots. Twenty prizes in defense stamps will be awarded, with three to schools and the rest to residences in the city and nearby areas. The committee aims for many ballots to be in the box when canvassed Wednesday.
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Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico Wing Names Civil Air Patrol Officers
Commander Harlee Townsend leads a tour to enlist 400 pilots and 200 private aircraft as the New Mexico Civil Air Patrol names staff including William Cutter and Walter Biddle. The wing will operate under military forces with patrol duties such as guarding airports, courier service and missing aircraft searches.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Harlee Townsend
New Mexico
Civil Air Patrol
Townsend
Clovis
Hobbs
Las Cruces
Silver City
Deming
Lordsburg
William P. Cutter
Walter Biddle
Floyd Golden
Portales
A. B. Martinez
State Police
Santa Fe
Clark M. Carr
RR. L. Curry
R. L. Harrison
Malcolm Madera
Jal
Sidney Gottlieb
Jack Catron
J. C. Barnett
Roswell-Carlsbad
Plea Given in Check Raising Case Before Judge
Albert Creel pleaded guilty before Judge James B. McGhee to raising a check from 1 46 to 16 45. He awaits sentencing pending a fingerprints check.
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Albert Creel
James B. McGhee
Japs Lies Over The Radio Propaganda Item
In San Francisco the navy disclosed that Japanese attackers interrupted a Manila broadcast of KGEI to claim a bombing of San Francisco. The 12th naval district warned listeners to detect such lies and prevent panic. The incident marked a new propaganda tactic by Japan.
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San Francisco
Navy
Philippines
12Th Naval District
Manila
KGEI
U S Navy Reports Sinking Two More Japanese Ships
The U S submarine fleet in the Far East sank two enemy ships, a transport and a supply vessel, while a U S destroyer sustained slight damage and minor casualties from Japanese air attack. In the Central Pacific, thirteen survivors of the S S Prusa, torpedoed on December 18, were rescued.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Far East
E.S.T
U. S
Central Pacific
Bandits Burn A Mexican Bridge
One of the railway bridge near Torreon on the Mexico City to El Paso line was burned Saturday night by bandits hoping to derail and rob a train. An extra train engineer saw the blaze in time to halt and two armed men tried to board the engine but failed.
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Mexico City
el Paso
Texas
National Railway Administration
Torreon
Two Freighters Sunk in Pacific By Axis Subs
Honolulu dispatch reports two American freighters sunk in the Pacific by Axis submarine torpedoes on December 17. The 6000 ton Marini of Matson and the 7000 ton Prusa of Lykes Brothers were lost, with nine dead and three missing. Nine survivors from each ship were later rescued at Pearl Harbor after nine days adrift. 21 Marini crewmen remain unaccounted for. Survivors recount seeing Captain G. H. Boy and 11 others in a lifeboat after the attack.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Marini
Matson Navigation Company
Prusa
Lykes Brothers Lines
Pearl Harbor
Orin Jewett
Manini
G. H. Boy
Mexico Elevates Waterfront Security at All Ports
Mexico City dispatch reports the director of Mexican Customs ordering all ports to heighten dock vigilance and demand credentials from every person approaching the waterfront including stevedores, amid ongoing security concerns.
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Mexico City
Director of
Mexican Customs
Record ad brings sweater home in time
Thelma H. Stockton of Roswell Bidg. & Loan credits the Record classified with solving a Friday problem. She placed a Sunday morning ad for a sweater her daughter lost, and it was returned before noon Sunday. The quick service impressed her.
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Thelma H. Stockton
Roswell Bidg. & Loan
Saic
Record Classified
Classified Service Brings Prompt Help After Loss
Mrs Stockton thanks the staff for good service and notes the classifieds team knew exactly how to assist upon discovering the loss, highlighting reliable support and ready aid from the classifieds department.
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Mrs. Stockton
Classified
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