Red army drives Axis across eastern front and Mediterranean clash
Allied forces press offensives on multiple fronts as the Red Army reportedly breaks into Axis lines along the eastern front and RAF raids target western Europe. British claims say Ark Royal was sunk with one casualty as U boats threaten Mediterranean shipping. Russians claim 5,000 German fatalities in ten days.
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United Press
Red Army
Royal Air Force
Europe
Mediterranean
London
Ark Royal
Malaya
Black Sea
DNB
Envoy Kurusu Arrives in Washington to Start Talks
Saburo Kurusu, Japan's emissary, reaches Washington from Tokyo and begins preliminary conferences with American officials ahead of planned discussions next week. He says US public sympathy toward Japan gives him a fighting chance to secure Pacific peace, while observers warn failure could risk war between Japan and the United States. Continuous coverage on Page Seven.
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Saburo Kurusu
Japan
Tokyo
New York
America
Kurusu
Pacific
United States
Federal aid sought for Roswell recreational building
A resolution calling for federal assistance to erect a recreational building for Army Air Base personnel was passed at a Friday meeting led by Col. D. C. Pearson. Harrison G. Otis of the Federal Security Agency outlined base recreation programs. attendees included Col. Pearson, Major Hoogstad, Col. Armstrong, and local civic leaders.
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Army Air Base
Col
D. C Pearson
Roswell
Will C. Lawrence
Paul Goodsell
Walter McPherson
Geneva Short
Lillian Russell
J. E. Johns
Rolla R. Hinkle
Ben Ginsberg
Leroy Thompson
Jan Hoogstad
G. S. Whicker
Claude Simpson
J. F. Hi
Local Weather Summary and Temps for Saturday
The report shows highest 77 and lowest 36 with normal highs 62 and lows 33 for the date. Precipitation for the 24 hours ending 8:30 p m was 0 and year to date totals are 32 47 inches. Sunrise 6 30 and sunset 4 56 giving a 10 4 hour day.
German Troops Stalled In Cold Have Big Losses
London dispatch says German forces suffered heavy casualties as they stalled at five siege points along the Russian front. Reports claim 30,000 Germans killed or wounded in a 14 day Maloyaroslavets battle and thousands more around Tula, with tank and air losses mounting. Fighting spreads through Karelia as Soviet sharpshooters kill hundreds of Finnish troops. Italian forces on the southern front also singled out for losses.
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Leningrad
Sevastopol
Crimean
Maloyaroslavets
Moscow
Tula
Karelia
Moscow Radio
Crimea
Kerch
Cacasus
Tonoorossik
Caucasus
Novorossik
Parade Monday In Support Of Trio Chest Drive
The local Boy Scouts organize a parade Monday at 3 45 p m to support the Trio Chest Campaign. High School band led by Woodrow Cameron will precede Boy Scouts then Girl Scouts and the Salvation Army. Oscar Greene chairs the event with J E Wolfe assisting. parade routes from Junior High to Main Walnut Richardson. Two placard prizes entice Troops and Packs. downtown store window displays showcase Scout activity and Cub work inviting public viewing.
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Woodrow Cameron
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Oscar Greene
Boy Scout Committee
4Th Street
Main
Walnut
Richardson
Greene
J. E. Wolfe
Southwestern Public Service Co
R. W. Aldrich
Montgomery Ward Co
Campaign kicks off drive for 11500 annual Chest funds
One hundred business and professional men meet at Nickson Coffee Shop for breakfast Tuesday at 7 to receive instructions on the Trio Chest campaign. They will begin soliciting 11500 to finance Salvation Army Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts programs for the coming year under the United we give slogan. The plan aims to finish in one day, with detailed budgets and financial statements reviewed by a standing committee earlier elected by last year’s subscribers.
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Nickson
Trio Chest
Salvation, Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
United We
Moving Of Hanger Is Completed At Municipal Airport
The hangar relocation near the future administration building site was finished Saturday. It was lowered onto concrete foundations without damage. Airport manager J C Barnett reported, and Arnold Transfer Company carried out the move under city contract.
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J. C. Barnett
Arnold Transfer Company
Red Cross Roll Call Nears 2500 Mark in County
W C Lawrence Red Cross Roll Call chairman said last night that while the 2500 member goal was not yet reached the campaign would top it once late reports arrive. Workers yet to report and those missed in the drive were expected to bring in additional memberships from Chaves county with districts Hagerman Lake Arthur and Roswell rural communities contributing strongly.
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W. C. Lawrence
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Lawrence
Chaves County
Hagerman
Dexter
Lake Arthur
Elk and Elkins
Roswell
Lawrence
Blocksom
Fullen
Russians Press Counterattacks Across Moscow Sevastopol
Reports from BERI Nov 15 indicate Russian forces counterattacked fiercely before Moscow and Sevastopol, with German artillery bombarding Sevastopol while Soviet garrisons at Leningrad and elsewhere conduct counterstrikes. Weather worsens on the Moscow front as Siberian reinforcements arrive.
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BERI
Wnazi
Moscow
Sevastopol
Crimean
West Texas State Beats Texas Mines 40 to 7 in El Paso
West Texas State football defeated Texas Mines 40 to 7 in El Paso on November 15. The game featured WT's dominant offense and a strong defensive effort, sealing the blowout victory for the visitors.
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EL Paso
Tex
West Texas State
Texas Mines
Knox Urges Backing Navy Front Home Front Unity
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox appealed to Americans on the home front to back the U S Navy at battle stations in the Atlantic. He praised radio for unifying determination, effort, and ideals and urged support for Roosevelt’s defense stance, stressing unity over personal opinions as ships patrol Atlantic waters.
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Washington
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
National Broadcasting Company
Knox
Atlantic
Radio
Franklin Roosevelt
Hitler
Stars and Stripes
America
Fire at Winston Daniel Residence in Riverside
Fire crews were summoned at 6 25 p m Saturday to extinguish a closet fire at the new Riverside home of Mr and Mrs Winston Daniel. Believed started by children playing in the closet, some children's clothing burned and the bedroom suffered smoke damage.
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Winston Daniel
No. 4
Riverside
Naval Aviation Cadet Squadron At The Institute
New Mexico Military Institute will form the first western squadron of naval aviation cadets. Sixteen Institute students will train as navy pilots after graduation next spring, staying together through nine months of training to receive wings and commissions as Ensigns in the U S Navy Reserves. Lieutenant Ingraham praised the cadets’ enthusiasm, with twelve passing preliminary physicals and four more to be added. The group will begin two months of primary training at Long Beach, then move to Pensacola. Included is William R. Simpson of Roswell along with eleven others: George S. Guysi, Leon E. Whiteman, Cameron S. Bradley, Robert G. Von Tempsky, Samuel J. Howe, Robert K. Reed, Robert S. Grimmett, John H. Crocker Jr, Edmund C. Hill, John F. Moale and Morris C. Porter.
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New Mexico Military Institute
West
Institute
Navy
U. S. Navy
Lieut
Ingraham
Long Beach
Calif
Pensacola
Fla
William R. Simpson
Roswell
Claude Simpson
Georges. Guysi
Leon E. Whiteman
Cameron S. Bradley
Robert G. von Tempsky
Samuel J. Howe
Robert K. Reed
Robert S. Grimmett
John H. Crocker, Jr
Lions Club Toy Drive Set For Next Saturday
The Lions Club will hold its annual Christmas toy drive next Saturday. Boy Scouts will begin at 9 AM, collecting toys left on front porches while the fire whistle signals where to place them. Firemen will repair and paint old or broken toys for distribution to underprivileged children. Charles Boreing chairs the toy committee.
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Lions Club
Boy Scouts
Lions
Santa Claus
Charles Boreing
The
James Paul Howard Promoted at Goodfellow Field
James Paul Howard Jr., son of Mr and Mrs James Paul Howard of 104 South Pennsylvania Avenue, has been promoted from corporal to sergeant. He serves as dispatcher and teletype operator at Goodfellow Field San Angelo Texas, part of the 85th Air Base Group Headquarters Squadron. Enlisted July 1940 in the Air Corps amid expanding defense efforts.
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James Paul Howard, Jr
James Paul Howard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Texas
Howard
Air Corps
85Th Air Base Group
Jap Diet To Be Told War Or Peace Is Up To United States
Tokyo reports that Emperor Hirohito will urge a US peace stance by recognizing Japan’s determination to overcome obstacles to its aims. Saburo Kurusu’s Washington mission is seen as Tokyo’s last bid to avert a Pacific crisis, with Manchukuo officials warning of growing US hostility and a broad call for unity before Tojo’s ministerial declaration.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Pacific
Washington
Japan
Saburo Kurusu
Hochi
Kurusu
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Nichi Nichi
America
East Asia
Manchukuan
Russia
Vladivostok
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
500 Training Planes Refueled At Roswell This Year
About 500 new army training planes have been refueled at Roswell airport since January 1 as they fly from Sterman factory in Wichita toward the west coast. Each group stops for refueling here between Amarillo and El Paso, with the latest five planes arriving Friday afternoon.
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Roswell
Sterman
Wichita
Kansas
J. C. Barnett
Amarillo
el Paso
Doing Double Duty in Classified Rent Swap
Mrs H C Gates of 110 S Penn placed a three time ad to rent a bedroom. After the first day the ad was pulled and she says she rented her room and directed late seekers to neighbors with vacancies, effectively supplying her whole neighborhood with renters.
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H.C. Gates
S. Penn
Classified
Mrs. Gates
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