Possible Finnish defection haunts Hitler still losing Russia
The Associated Press reports Finland may break off military operations as Hitler loses ground in Russia. Helsinki’s Suomen Sosialidemokraatti hints at withdrawal while tensions grow between Nazi Germany and Vichy France. Paris reports unrest with Pucheu aide Perringaux killed, Paris cafes under curfew, and Brest port incidents.
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Hitler
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Reuters
Helsinki
Suomen Sosialidemokraatti
Germany
Vichy
France
United States
Yves Perringaux
Pierre Pucheu
Paris
Troyes
Berlin
Perringaux
Pucheu
Brest
Stockholm
Ger
Japanese Losses Reported In Philippines Action
Heavy fighting reported as Japanese forces attempt to trap American Filipino troops near Manila. New Japanese troop movements prompt Washington to deem the situation serious. Navy denies major Japanese victory claims.
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Philippines
Washington
Navy
War Department
Correcidor Fortress
Corregidor
Luzon Island
MacArthur
Pampanga
City finances show half year within budget Roswell
General fund expenditures for the first half of the year totaled 55058.10, under a 116900 annual budget. Receipts reached 42406.21, with water fund transfers lagging. 30000 from water to general fund was slowed. Water department earned 43253.34 and spent 31795.64, leaving a 35526.39 balance. Special flood protection receipts were 16358 with 16286.25 spent. Bonds reduced indebtedness to 241000, with 35000 more to retire before May 1. Special jail fund closed.
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Roswell
General Fund
Municipal Water Department
Water Department
Roswel
Joe Dekker
Hobbs Sailor Said Dead Is Alive
Hobbs New Mexico reports 19 year old sailor William H. Bunkley Jr. is alive and recently promoted after a navy report declared him missing in action. Parents received Christmas greetings from him and a December 30 letter confirming he is well and promoted.
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Hobbs
N. M
William H. Bunkley, Jr
Navy
Navy Department
Local Weather Summary for Today and Yesterday
Weather data shows 24 hour period ending 11 30 a m today with highest 25 and lowest 7 21. Normal for date shows high 53 and low 24. Precipitation trace in last 24 hours. month to date and year to date totals 0 14 inches. Sunrise 7 02 am Sunset 5 05 pm Day length 10 hours.
Chinese Troops May Aid British To Hold Singapore
A Chinese expeditionary force from General Chiang Kai-Shek’s army may be sent to the British Malayan front to help defend Singapore. British sources in London say veterans are being transferred to bolster the Malayan line until full reinforcements arrive. Censorship in Rangoon and London noted allied forces gathering in Burma suggesting a UN offensive there.
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London
Chiang Kai-Shek
Britain
United States
Rangoon
Burma
United Nations
Malayan
Chiang
Page
British pound Axis forces left in North Africa
Cairo Jan 5 The royal air force pounded the Halfaya pass area near the Egyptian Libyan border to clear the last Axis opposition in the Libyan frontier zone. The communiqué says 7,500 Axis troops captured at Bardia so far with 500 more prisoners taken. The Salum Halfaya area faces heavy air and artillery attack while Rommel’s forces are pressured in Agedabia as RAF bombers strike Tripoli and disrupt supply routes.
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Egypt
Royal Air Force
Halfaya Pass
Bardia
Middle East Command
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Salum-Halfaya
Agedabia
Bengali
Erwin Rommell
Middle East
Tripoli
Plan to Use Auto Cos For War Supplies
Washington reports the army and navy will spend 5 billion dollars on armaments and machine tools produced by the automobile industry. The plan aims to equip services and shift auto makers and their suppliers to war production, adding to more than 4 billion already contracted. Office of Production Management will allow continued passenger car output through January while converting to war goods and using partly fabricated materials.
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Armed Services
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
James V. Forrestal
Navy
Office of Production Management
Severe Cold Wave Grips Turkey Amid Blizzard Deaths
A severe cold wave and blizzards across Turkey have killed many people, crippled train service, and threatened Istanbul with food shortages. Temperatures dropped to 58 degrees below zero in Anatolia while Ankara endured three feet of snow.
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Turkey
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Ankara
Malaya battle areas report extreme heat 130 F
Tokyo radio reports temperatures up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit in the Malaya battle zones as of today, describing the harsh heat affecting operations and troops in the area.
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Hollywood
Calif
Malaya
Tokyo Radio
Eden says Britain and Russia can cooperate to win war
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said Britain and the Soviet Union can and will work closer together to defeat Hitler. He described talks with Stalin and Molotov as going beyond the present war to discuss postwar peace terms and security. He noted progress requires Allied consultation with the United States and other nations and praised the Red Army for its resolve to make the Nazis pay for destruction.
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London
Russia
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Kremlin
Eden
Joseph Stalin
Vacheslav Molotov
Britain
United States
Red Army
Soviet Union
Interest Paid On Defense Bonds In Roswell
The first interest installment on Series 6 defense bonds has been received by holders in Roswell. These bonds sell in denominations of 100 dollars and up. Other defense bonds do not pay semiannual interest. interest is paid at maturity or upon cashing the bond.
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Defense
Roswell
City and County Set Up War Time Law Enforcement Funds
City and County propose expanded wartime policing tied to Air Base construction with two extra policemen and two deputy sheriffs. City seeks $2,575 and county $3,040 for six months, funded by transferring from other funds. county revenue sources not increasing. Council and commissioners planned to approve action, with further details on page eight.
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Santa Fe
Roswell
Chaves County
Army Air Base
Eller
Young
Harry Puryear
Brayor Hall
Eler
Halli
City Water Department
State Tax Commission
Puryear
Plone
Hall
New Registration Date Set For Men 20-44
President Roosevelt designated February 16 as the registration day for all male citizens and most aliens aged 20 to 44 who have not registered before. The proclamation notes registration under the Selective Service Act aims to secure victory and notes future registration for ages 45 to 64. About 17.5 million men are already enrolled. local draft boards will recruit and classify an additional 25 million men with volunteer help.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
President Roosevelt to address joint session on state of the union
President Roosevelt will deliver the annual state of the union message to Congress in person tomorrow at 12 30 p m EST. He and congressional leaders shaped plans today as reports say the request may seek 15 to 18 billion dollars for army and navy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Es.t
Senate
House
Army
Navy
Reds Hurling The Nazis Backward On Moscow Front
Moscow reports a Soviet westward drive near the Oka river pushing German forces 100 miles back from Moscow’s high water mark. German losses totaled about 2,300 with 800 killed and 1,500 wounded in fierce battles near Kaluga and 50 miles south of the city.
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Belov
Oka River
Kaluga
Bryansk
Tula
Borovsk
Mozhaisk
CBS
Crimea
Red Fleet
Berlin
Chinese Troops Said On Way To Help In Malaya
London reports say veteran Chinese troops are believed en route to Malaya to aid in stalling the Japanese advance. The move is viewed as an initial step toward a unified southwest Pacific command under Sir Archibald Wavell. Chinese manpower was requested to bolster Britain and the United States in the Far East crisis.
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London
Malaya
Southwest Pacific Command
Archibald P. Wavell
Britain
United States
Far East
Chungking
Wavell
George H. Brett
United States Army Air Corps
Burma
Mrs Geo Weaver of Dexter Dies After Illness
Mrs George Weaver a prominent Dexter woman died Sunday at 1 30 am at St Marys hospital after a brief serious illness with double pneumonia. She is survived by her husband George Weaver and three daughters Mrs Frank Reinecke of Dexter Mrs Louis Schleymeier of Jobbs and Mrs Grady Southworth of Roswell. Funeral arrangements await arrival of relatives.
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Dexter
St. Mary’s Hospital
Weaver
Frank Reinecke
Louis Schleymeier
Jobbs
Grady Southworth
Roswell
Classified Never Lets You Down ad in Record
Mrs. Maxine Besing advertised for a home maid in Sundays Record and said the ad drew exactly fifteen responses by Sunday. She expects more to come and remarked that one time would be enough, praising the reliability of classified ads.
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Maxine Besing
Mrs. Besing
Classified
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