Tanks Lead Fierce Offensive To Sevastopol And Rostov
German tank forces widen assault toward Rostov on Don and threaten Sevastopol as Axis troops push into the Crimea. Soviet reports say a wedge penetrated lines, with losses of 400 killed, 15 tanks, and 20 guns. A 750,000-strong winter army moves up to reinforce Moscow to Rostov fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rostov-on-Don
Caucasus
Crimean Peninsula
Russia
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Rostov
Ewald von Kleist
Red Army
Don River
Crimea
London
Arctic
Siberia
Moscow
Defense Engineering Classes Open At Roswell High
Enrollment is open for three national defense engineering courses sponsored by New Mexico state university and Roswell High. Instructors include Capt. Clark Storm, Clayton Meaks, Ernest Harp Jr., and Berne Heberling. Cost limited to texts and supplies with a Thursday enrollment deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense Engineering
Roswell High School
New Mexico
The
State University
Clark Storm
Clayton Meaks
Ernest Harp, Jr
Berne Heberling
Paul H. Deaton
Roswell Record
Roswell Dispatch
McNally-Hall Motor Co
Roswell Building and Loan Assn. Chamber of Commerce
Hinkle Motor Co
Roswell Auto Co
Zink Music Co
Mabie-Lowrey Hardware Co
Central Hardware
Kipling’s
Deaton
Local Weather Summary for Day Near 24 Hours
A weather summary reports the 24 hour period ending 11 30 am with highs 71 and lows 43. Normal high 67 low 36. Precipitation totals are 0 for today month to date and year to date 32.47 inches. Sunrise 6 19 am, sunset 5 04 pm, day length 10.8 hours.
Local Group Plans 40 to 50 Homes for Air Base Officers
A 55 member Chamber of Commerce meeting approved plans to form a local corporation to build 40 to 50 rental homes for air base officers. Up to $20,000 in stock, plus FHA borrowing, will fund construction with rentals repaying the loan. About 185 units are needed. remaining homes to be built by individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
H. A. Poorbaugh
Anll
Poorbaugh
Lubbock
Texas
R. L. Malone
British Capture Vichy Ships Aiding Nazis
London nov 4 the admiralty announced British warships boarded five French vessels flying the Vichy flag off South Africa after intercepting them crews tried to scuttle the ships the communique accused the Vichy regime of running contraband for Germany from east to France in escorted convoys meanwhile a naval clash in the English Channel last night between British patrol ships and an Axis escort left two torpedoes fired at a large supply ship the supply ship was probably sunk or beached and one British ship was damaged
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
South Africa
France
English Channel
Believed Japan Ready To Strike In The Far East
Informed far eastern sources in London said Japan was preparing to strike at the Burma road amid British distraction over the Caucasus. Movement reports cite Japanese troops in French Indo China near Yunnan and borders with Burma and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Far East
Associated Press
London
Caucasus
Burma Road
China
Sir Archibald Wavell
Singapore
Far Eastern Command
Chungking
Indo-China
Yunnan Province
Burma
Thailand
Churchill
L. S. Amery
India
More Deer Brought In By Hunters
Deer brought to the South western Public Service Company cold storage, following yesterday’s list, by hunters including J. H. Reid Earl S. Corn W. McGuffin Sam Hutchinson Loman Wiley Frank Bell Ernest Malone Jr E P Malone Dot Sargent E C Aston J E Brockman Brewer Neal Carl Welch Elmore C Aguayo Jim Eason Hiram Brimberry Phil Ray L E Harshey H C Frand C H Arrington and others. A total of 56 deer have been brought in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Public Service Company
Hiters
J. H. Reid
Earl S. Corn
W. McGuffin
Sam Hutchinkon
Loman Wiley
Frank Bell
Ernest Malone, Jr
E. P. Malone
Dot Sargent
E. C. Ashton
J. E. Brockman
Brewer Neal
Carl Welch
Elmorc
Aguayo
Jim Eason
Hiram Brimberry
Phil Ray
Special Train To Roswell Carlsbad Game Assured
A special Roswell Carlsbad football game train is assured with 300 tickets sold by noon. About 50 more tickets remain at the Chamber of Commerce. Round trip fare 121 dollars includes tax. Train leaves Roswell at 5 15 pm and Carlsbad after the game ends. Buses will shuttle to the field. Stops at Dexter and Hagerman for pickups. Game starts at 8 pm.
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Carlsbad
Paul H. Deaton
Roswell
Dexter and
Hagerman
Abandon Hope For Missing Men Of U.S. Reuben James
The Navy announced it has abandoned hope of finding the seven officers and 88 enlisted men lost when the destroyer Reuben James was torpedoed. Intensive searches west of Iceland found one body and 46 survivors, with one of the rescued dying two days later.
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Washington
The
Navy
Reuben James
Iceland
Department
Thorough Check Of Gas Heaters Advised
H E Samson district Manager of Southwestern Public Service urges thorough inspection of gas heaters and floor furnaces to ensure vents are open and units work properly. Fumes from unvented or clogged vents cause many deaths nationwide. Roswell saw two such deaths last year and falls bring local accidents. Checking heaters now may save lives.
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H. E. Samson
Southwestern Public Service Company
New Mexico
Roswell
Funeral Services for Mrs J P Parks Held at Ballard Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs J P Parks who died Sunday afternoon will be held at 9 tomorrow morning at the Ballard Chapel with Rev Charles Walker and Rev T W Brabham presiding. Interment will follow at Artesia cemetery with a short service. She is survived by her husband four children and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Parks
Ballard Chapel
Charles Walker
Dallas
T. W. Brabham
First Methodist Church
Roswell
H. P. Saunders
Otis Brenneman
Carlos Webb
George Carraway
Rufus Stinnett
Ervin Cox
Anderson Young
George Tell
Hope
New Mexico
Artesia Cemetery
Parks
Robert Parks
R. G. White
Bill Glasscock
Betsy Parks
Lizzie Beard
Estellen
Calif
Soviet Forces Hold Front as Moscow Defense Zone Still Murky
Soviet information bureau says fighting rages along the front with unclear Moscow zone details. In Karelia Finnish lines were breached at one point, while a Russian unit on the southern front reportedly destroyed 20 German tanks and over three battalions of infantry in a single day. Berlin reports Feodosiya captured in eastern Crimea after failed attempts to break Leningrad, with continued pursuit and Soviet losses. The German high command also notes Soviet shipping losses and bombings on Moscow and Leningrad, and Helsinki reports the Koivisto Islands occupied by Finnish forces. Submarines and planes sink 14 merchant ships and a destroyer bound for Britain, as convoys suffer heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
Leningrad
Berlin
Feodosiya
Crimea
Kerch
Crimean
Red Army
High Command
Helsinki
Koivisto Islands
Gulf of Finland
Mannerheim Line
Russia
Great Britain
Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Scotland
Shetland Islands
Kearny Saved by Fighting Navymen in Atlantic Battle
An AP account by Drew Middleton details the torpedoing of the US destroyer Kearny off Iceland on Oct 17, its dangerous 1:30 am voyage to Reykjavik, and the crew’s calm fight to bring the ship to port. Ensign Henry Lyman recalls the submarine attack, depth bombs, and the entire crew’s performance despite casualties and a fierce fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Kearny
Navy Department
Reykjavik
Iceland
North Atlantic
Drew Middleton
Associated Press
Navy
Middleton
Henry Lyman
Ponkapoag
Mass
U. S. Army
Lyman
Atlantic
Salinas Torpedoed Without Warning Reaches Port Safely
The United States naval tanker Salinas was torpedoed southwest of Iceland but reached port in safety with serious damage and no loss of life. The incident followed the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James, with 97 crewmen either killed or missing. The navy noted the attack occurred during a convoy and pressed for stronger patrols to reduce sinkings. Commander Harley F. Cope commanded the 16,800 ton Salinas with 107 aboard, armed with two 5 inch guns and anti aircraft batteries.
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Washington
Navy
North Atlantic
United States
Reuben James
Iceland
Capitol Hill
Sparkman
Salinas
Germany
United States Navy
Rep. Mott
R-Ore
Navy Department
Harley F. Cope
New Orleans
Italian high command says British sub sunk in Med
The Italian high command reported today that a British submarine was sunk in the Mediterranean. British planes raided several Sicilian localities including Syracuse and Licata yesterday and last night, according to a military communique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mediterranean
Sicily
Syracuse
Licata
Building permits for Mrs H G Moberly remodel
Mrs H G Moberly secures a building permit to remodel a residence at 307 West 14th with an estimated cost of $600. The filing notes work to be done on the home under city building code requirements.
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H. G. Moberly
West 14Th
A F Willis To Get Star Scout Badge At Court Of Honor
A F Willis will receive the Star Scout badge at a Boy Scout Court of Honor in the district courtroom tonight at 7 30. The event will also feature several other Scouts advancing to higher ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Willis
Boy Scout Court of Honor
Marriage Licenses for Texan and New Mexico Couples
Lavelle Leon Frazier of Slaton Texas and Mary Edith Gelwick of Artesia New Mexico obtained a marriage license. Calvin Powell and Sedalia Sercarese both of San Angelo Texas also secured a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavelle Leon Frazier
Slaton
Texas
Mary Edith Gelwick
Artesia
N. M
Calvin Powell
Sedalia Sercrease
San Angelo
The Job And The Job Hunter
Miss Alice Waller of The Elite Beauty Shop describes success with Record classified. She notes all rent property rented and her Employment Bureau thriving, thanks to Record classifieds. She seeks house maids and nurse maids and aims to match job hunters with opportunities.
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Alice Waller
Record Classified
Record
Employment Bureau connects job seekers and employers
Miss Waller operates a lively employment bureau matching job hunters with employers. The service emphasizes speed and practicality, spotlighting direct connections to secure suitable positions.
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Eng
Alo
Ras Az Zi
Brians
Corporation
Malay States
Saigon
Cambodia
Kukomin
Tokyo-Washington
U. S
Koh Ishii
Reich
Tokyo
Nichi Nichi
U-Boat
U.S
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