Funeral services listed for Mrs. Minnie Mabie in Roswell
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie A. Mabie of Roswell, 76, who died Friday, will be held at Talmage Memorial Chapel at 2 30 this afternoon. A longtime Roswell resident since February 1908, she was active in First Baptist Church and WC T U. She leaves a husband Jay Mabie deceased in 1930, a son Milton Mabie, three daughters, siblings, six grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Interment at South Park.
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Minnie A. Mabie
Roswell
Talmage Memorial
South Park
Mabie-Lowrey Hardware Company
Mabie
First Baptist Church of
Chicago
Ed. Bucholz
David Lewis
Faye van Denburgh
John Louis van Denburgh
Los Angeles
David Leland Lewis
W. C. Garrett
A. A. DuLaney
the Baptist Church
E. C. White
H. W. Little
H. D. Bush
Henry Ashcraft
J. B. Savage
Luther R. Kersey
Allied Powers Plan Total Defeat Of The Axis News
Allied forces push toward total defeat of the Axis with coordinated advances in Europe and Africa. Reports describe a lull in German efforts and rising terror in Nazi-occupied lands as Allied broadcasts project a pessimistic tone amid vast German losses.
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Axis
Europe
Africa
West Coast blackout as planes heard off California coast
San Francisco and surrounding cities were plunged into a blackout from 6 52 p m to 7 30 p m after the army tracked two groups of unidentified planes about 80 miles off the coast There were no land overflights and the sound diminished before the all clear signal was given Residents in Twin Peaks heard overhead planes around 7 10 p m The incident followed a previous blackout on December 12 and searchlights shone across the sky
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Jan
Army
Fourth Interceptor Command
California
San Francisco
Oakland
Berkeley
Richmond
Vallejo
San Mateo
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Twin Peaks
Page Five
Wavell Heads Allied Forces In The Far Pacific
The united Allied supreme command for the southwest Pacific was announced from Washington. General Sir Archibald Wavell will lead, with Maj. Gen. George H. Brett in charge of air operations and Admiral Thomas C. Hart commanding all naval forces in the area. Chiang Kai Shek named supreme commander of allied land and air forces in China and in Thailand and Indo China.
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Pacific
Europe
Africa
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Washington
Archibald Wavell
India
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U. S. Air Corps
Henry Pownall
Singapore
Chiang Kai-Shek
Thailand-Indo-China
United States
Thomas C. Hart
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Far East
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Corrigedor Fortress
Manila Bay
Batan Province
Corrigedor Island
Far Pacific
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Hart
Archibald P. Wavell
Burma
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U. S. Asiatic Fleet
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Thailand
Indo-China
Supreme Command
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
White House
Railroad Spur Construction Near Roswell Underway
Construction of a 3 1/2 mile railroad spur from South Spring to the army air base site south of Roswell is expected to finish in about ten days. The project is being carried out by Sharp and Fellows, railroad contractors, after being awarded the contract by the Santa Fe railroad.
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South Spring
Army Air Base
Roswell
Sharp and Fellows
Santa Fe Railroad
Local Weather Data Summary for Saturday
Weather bulletin shows Saturday morning and afternoon readings with high values around 36 and 33. Saturday night records indicate a highest Friday night of 16, with normal highs at 53 and a low of 24 for the date. Precipitation totaled 0.14 inches for 36 hours ending 8:30 p.m. Saturday, with month to date and year to date totals both 0.14 inches. Sunrise 7:02, sunset 5:54, day length 10 hours.
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P. M
Chinese Repulse Jap Attacks In Bitter Fighting
The Changsha battle escalates with hand to hand fighting at three gates. Chinese communique claims 10 Japanese charges repulsed and 6000 enemy casualties as Japanese planes bomb and supply troops. Chinese rear strikes disrupt lines as reports say 15,000 Japanese casualties and a great battle continues. Disguised Japanese troops at the east gate were annihilated amid ongoing efforts to capture the city. Between 30 and 40 American and British nationals are reported in Changsha, with Yale in China and a major hospital among American-funded sites.
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Hunan
Changsha
Hankow- Canton
Cchina
Yale
China
Presbyterian Church
School Vacation Ends Tomorrow at 619 Institute
Roswell boys and girls resume classes tomorrow after a two week Christmas vacation while Institute classes begin Wednesday. The 619 Institute cadets return Tuesday night from homes across the United States and abroad. Many international cadets spent the holidays with friends or relatives in the United States. Christmas furlough at the Institute lasted three weeks.
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Roswell
United States
German Losses In Russian Disaster Claimed Mounting
Soviet dispatches report German casualties at about 3,000 daily on the western Moscow front and say 100,000 plus encircled at Mozhaisk. The offensive pushes west. retreat routes include Borodino Vyazma and Smolensk. Boldin cites Kaluga capture after a 72 mile snow march. 45,000 Germans destroyed. Kaluga breached the Oka river. Continued on page five.
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Moscow
Mozhaisk
Borodino
Vyazma
Smolensk
Bryansk
Leningrad-Moscow
Novgorod
Leningrad
Izvestia
Ivan Boldin
Kaluga
Boldin
Tula
Takarovo
Oka
Peck Enters Democratic Bid for County Clerk Post
John C. Peck announces candidacy for Democratic nomination for county clerk. He previously held the clerk role for two years in 1927 and 1928 and has eight years as sheriff of Chaves county, currently serving as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Young.
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John C. Peck
Mr. Peck
Chaves County
Young
Luzon forces consolidate along Batan near Corregidor
Washington reports MacArthur’s Luzon army consolidates in new defensive positions around Batan province near Zamales and Pampanga after a five hour Japanese air raid on Corregidor. Communique notes lessened ground attacks and 13 killed 35 wounded among defenders, with no material damage to fortifications.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Batan Peninsula
Corregidor
MacArthur
Batan
Zambales
Pampanga
Fastest US airplane enters mass production P 47
Washington Jan 3 The Office for Emergency Management says the Republic P 47 is nearly ready for mass production. It features a 2000 horsepower engine a 12 foot propeller and a 41 foot wingspan. Armed with heavy armor and multiple guns the fighter will be built by Republic Aviation in an undisclosed plant as part of a broader shift to mass produce fewer fighter types and expand bomber output.
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Republic
OEM
Republic Aviation Corp
U. S
Army
Navy
CEM
Vast Tax Bill To Go To Congress In Coming Week
Roosevelt plans to transmit a budget around 54 billion dollars to Congress next week. Treasury officials expect war taxes to rise by 5 to 10 billion dollars, with hearings set to start mid January.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
House
Ways and Means Committee
Great Britain
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committees
Treasury and Ways and Means Committee
British Hit Back Hard In Singapore Area
British forces report very heavy losses inflicted on Japanese on the lower Perak front with strong royal air force strikes. Artillery fires 15 to 20 miles south of Ipoh, near 260 miles northwest of Singapore. Five landing boats sunk. Japanese press on but no headway. Japanese raiders faltered over Singapore as anti-aircraft defenses held. Fighting intensifies on Perak and Kuantan fronts.
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Singapore
Perak
Royal Air Force
Ipoh
Bernam River
Kuantan
Nazis Add Coastal Air and Sub Bases Across Atlantic
Stockholm reports say Germany is strengthening air, land, and sea defenses from Narvik to Brest. The buildup, noted as possibly to deter British actions or threaten Ireland, reflects increased Nazi activity in occupied Europe. Observers cite fear of a British invasion and ongoing commando raids along Norway’s coast.
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Stockholm
Germany
Narvik
Brest
Norway
Britain
Ireland
British And Nazi Lost Heavily In 5 Day Sea Battle
The article notes heavy losses in a five day sea fight between British forces and German U boats. It reports the destruction of five or more German submarines and several war planes, with Royal Navy losses including the destroyer Stanley and the auxiliary ship Audacity. The 30 ship convoy largely reached port.
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Royal Navy
Stanley
Audacity
Lisbon
Admiralty
Neptune
Mediterranean
Auto License Sale Starts Monday in Chaves County
The sale of 1942 automobile license plates will begin Monday morning in Chaves County. Jeff Liston, the county distributor, announced the new licenses feature black numerals on white. The license office is in the basement of the courthouse near Pat O Neill J P at the south end of the hall. Owners should keep old plates as they will be collected later for war purposes.
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Jeff Liston
Chaves County
Pat O'Neill
J. P
Air Base Bids To Be Opened Monday
Roswell air base bids for constructing an incinerator sewage disposal plant hangar and water tower will be opened Monday. Bids for flying field facilities including runways will be opened January 12. Work has begun on artesian wells at the site and on the railroad spur to the field.
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Roswell Air Base
Air Base
It Takes Care of Everything It Takes Care of Everything
Howard Glover of Glover's Flowers reports a roll top desk sold quickly in a two line Record classified. He says no trouble at all and urges buyers to turn their worries over to Record classified. It was very nice, he adds.
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Howard Glover
Glover
Flowers
Mr. Glover
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