Russians Hold Germans in Check Near Moscow in New Drive
Russian forces fiercely resisted a major German offensive targeting Moscow with heavy fighting near Volokolamsk Kalinin and Tula while Germans pressed Rostov. Soviet bulletin said Kerch was abandoned for strategic reasons but over 20 000 Germans were annihilated in the Kerch assault.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Volokolamsk
Kalinin
Capital
Tula
Kerch
Crimea
Red
Gregory
K. Zhukov
Kuibdyshev
Volkhov
Leningrad
Soviet Information Bureau
Cadet Horse Show Thrills Big Homecoming Crowd
A crowd of about 1500 attended N M M I cadets annual Thanksgiving horse show at the polo field. Winners included Horsemanship and Advanced Jumping across 1st to 4th place names such as Rogers Ball Davis Williams McRoberts Hender son Gilchrist Walker Crabb Lohman Donovan Laycock Bigelow Wilcox Jowell Gregg Pierce Bahan Jones Newton Mack Pace Bloom Cohen.
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Polo Field
Rogers
Ball
T. M. Davis
R. A. Williams
J. J. McRoberts
R. W. Henderson
Local Weather Readings and Temperatures for 24 Hours
Readings at 3 hour intervals show today from p m yesterday to a m this morning with highs to 54 degrees and lows to 25. Normal for date lists 61 high and 32 low. Precipitation totals 0 for 24 hours, month to date 0.55, year to date 13.98. Sunrise 6 34, sunset 4 54, day length 10.3 hours.
President Roosevelt Sets Another White House Conference
Roosevelt calls a second White House conference to avert a threatened national rail strike by 356000 workers across five operating brotherhoods. They threaten to walk out December 7 for a 30 percent wage increase while a federal board proposed 7.5 percent.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Little Services Friday Afternoon Funeral rites for O. E. Little
Roswell attorney O. E. Little dies Monday. Funeral Friday at two at Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev. Brabham and Rev. Thompson officiating. Choir from Methodist Church. Casket bearers include Burdette, O'Neill, Burkstaller, Bradford, Carmichael, Hendrix. Chaves County Bar Association honorary bearers. Knights of Pythias conduct at grave. Interment South Park.
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O. E. Little
Roswell
Talmage Memorial Chapel
Thomas Brabham
LeRoy Thompson
Methodist Church
H. D. Burdette
Pat O'Neill
Fred Burkstaller
George H. Bradford
Ed Carmichael
R. J. Hendrix
Chaves County Bar Association
Knights of Pythias
South Park
British Navy Bombards Axis Positions in Eastern Libya
British Mediterranean Fleet ships shelled Salum and Halfaya Pass as Allied ground forces advanced about 50 miles into eastern Libya. Submarines torpedoed an Italian tanker Tampico and a German supply ship, with one escort likely sunk and another hit. a pursuing schooner carrying petrol was set ablaze.
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Libya
Britain
Stalin
Salum
Halfaya Pass
London
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Albuquerque Air Base Plane Is Still Missing
Albuquerque New Mexico November 20 The army entered a third day of search for a light attack bomber missing with two army fliers. Three planes from the Tucson air base were expected to join a fleet of ships here in today’s hunt. No clue has been found yet to the fate of the missing craft. The men missing are Lieutenant Seldon T Miller and Staff Sergeant Howard L Edwards.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Tucson
Ariz
Seldon T. Miller
Bellevue Texas
Howard L. Edwards
Disorders Break Out In Strikes Soft Coal Miners
Three men wounded at dawn in Fay ette county coal fields near Edenborn mine during a four day strike for a union shop. Ernest Metzner of California Pa. identified with shoulder wound. two other men grazed. Auto of mine superintendent James Maher hit by bullets. Eyewitness Mrs Mesler Gray recalls heavy gunfire, likening sound to the Fourth of July. Strike continues despite Roosevelt mediation efforts.
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Pittsburgh
Fayette County
Edenborn
H. C. Frick Company
Uniontown
Brownsville Hospital
Ernest Metzner
California
Vesta
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
James Maher
Mesler Gray
Elmer Cavalcante
Ecenborn
Anthony Cavalcante
John Lt. Lewis
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Observes Third Early Thanksgiving at White House
President Roosevelt joined citizens in observing the third early Thanksgiving as sixteen states delayed their turkey holiday to the regular date a week later. He kept cabinet duties and coal strike talks on his schedule while planning a 7 p.m. roast dinner with Mrs. Roosevelt and Capt. and Mrs. James Roosevelt. Hull remained on call for talks with Japanese envoys.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Hull
Big Doings Sunday At Bonnell's Ranch
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Posse sponsors a turkey shoot next Sunday morning at Bonnell's Ranch followed by afternoon horse races.
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Bonnells Ranch
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Posse
Bonnell’s Ranch
Nye suggests concessions to Japan to end Sino Japanese war
Sen Nye says the United States could end the Sino Japanese war by allowing Japan to save face in China with limited concessions such as air bases in Shanghai and a resumption of trade. He argues this could prompt Japanese withdrawal from China and end hostilities, a view not shared by Sen Bridges who prefers firmness.
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Washington
Nye
R-Nd
United States
Pacific
Japan
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Administration
Orient
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Bridges
Senator Bridges
New Hampshire
CIOC Convention Calls For Peace In Labor Disputes
Detroit dispatch reports the Congress of Industrial Organizations convention adopted a declaration urging mediation and peaceful solution of industrial disputes amid the coal mine strike. The CIO pledged cooperation with industry and government to defend production and warned against legislation curbing the right to strike.
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Detroit
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Teachers Meet In Albuquerque Result Elections
Tom Wiley of Albuquerque was elected president of the New Mexico Educational Association after canvassing votes mailed since the last convention. Albuquerque won the next convention city by 1991 to 958. Wiley edged J P Steiner by 23 to 1477 votes. Stella Vaughn, J D Shinkle, and Zebedee Garcia also won unopposed positions.
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Santa FE
N. M
Tom Wiley
Albuquerque
New Mexico Educational Association
Wiley
J. P. Steiner
Portales
Stella Vaughn
Las Vegas
J. D. Shinkle
Roswell
Zebedee Garcia A
Ohama
Mexico U S Reach Neighbor Program To End Problems
Washington dispatch reports a U S Mexico agreement package to ease long standing tensions. The accord includes 40 million dollars to settle American oil claims, a reciprocal trade pact, U S peso stabilization aid, purchase of Mexican silver, and a 30 million dollar loan for highway construction. The oil expropriation dispute is noted as the toughest hurdle.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Hull
Francisco Castillo Najera
Snow Blankets Higher New Mexico Elevations For Thanksgiving
Cold Thanksgiving morning in New Mexico as general snow covers higher elevations and the northwestern regions. Forecasters say snow remains likely through the season from the Mogollons to northern mountains while lower valleys clear with dry winds. Ski routes in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque open after a foot was removed from access roads.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Mogollons
Sandia Mountains
Cadets Hold 2 1 Lead At Half In Polo Clash
The Institute polo team pressed an undefeated mark as they led Fort Bliss Cavalry Division 2 to 1 at intermission. Two Fort Bliss players, Shirley and Taylor, once Institute stars, added to the afternoon intensity before a Homecoming crowd of about 1500.
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Institute
Fort Bliss
Army
Shirley
Taylor
Fred Salas Pleads Guilty to Carrying Deadly Weapon
Fred Salas pleaded guilty before Judge Pat ONeill to a charge of carrying a deadly weapon and was fined 50 dollars.
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Fred Salas
Pat O'Neill
J. P
Hostage terror deaths reported across Axis-occupied Europe
The inter allied information committee reported over 100000 killed under the hostage system across nine Axis-occupied countries. It cited 15000 killed in a Bulgarian reprisal in six Greek villages, 82000 Poles killed, 5000 executed in Yugoslavia, and numerous deaths among Dutch leaders, Czech generals, French hostages, and others.
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London
Inter-Allied Information Committee
Europe
Alabama
Yugoslavia
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
State Guard Turkey Shoot At Roswell Range Promises Fair Play
The Roswell State Guard unit sponsors a Sunday Turkey Shoot from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the N. M. M. I. rifle range on Secona Street west of town. Guns and ammo provided, but participants may bring their own. events suit all ages and genders with prizes including special women marksmen awards. Proceeds support unit equipment, with strict rules to ensure fair competition.
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Roswell
State Guard
Secona Street
Turkey
Weather forecast for New Mexico and surrounding states
The forecast calls for clear skies tonight and Friday across New Mexico Colorado and Arizona with continued cold tonight and warmer conditions Friday In New Mexico frost is possible in the Gila Salt and Colorado river valleys In West Texas cooler tonight and Friday with partly cloudy Pecos Valley and Del Rio Eagle Pass areas and continued freezing temperatures in the Panhandle and south plains
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Colorado River
West Texas
Pecos Valley
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
Britain drives 140 mile North Africa offensive with 750000 strong force
Allied assault in Libya launches, Britain using American tanks and aircraft. Churchill says the push has reached marked advantage and could yield a decisive breakthrough within hours. Cunningham leads ground, Browne Cunningham commands sea. Hitler’s HQ notes counterattacks west of Sidi Omar. Mussolini’s high command claims success against British forces on a 90 mile front in the Ner merica desert as both sides report heavy losses.
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Associated Press
Britain
Libya
North Africa
London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Archibald P. Wavell
Alan Gordon Cunningham
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Sidi Omar
Desert Oasis
Rome
Mussolini
Nermarica
Broncos End Grid Season Today In Homecoming Game
The N. M. M. I. Broncos faced Panhandle Aggies from Goodwell Oklahoma in their final 1941 football game. The cadets sought a sixth straight win after clinching the New Mexico Conference title with a 44 to 6 victory over New Mexico Teachers of Silver City.
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Broncos
Panhandle Aggies
N. M. M. I. Broncos
Goodwell
Okla
New Mexico
New Mexico Teachers
Silver City
It Pays To Hurry In Classified Ad
It Pays To Hurry as Carroll's Grocery owner J F Carroll recalls a fast renter who saw his two room apartment ad in Record before delivery. He notes other calls followed, but the quick reader secured the unit. The moral is clear: hurry when answering classifieds.
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J. F. Carroll
Carroll's Grocery
Record
Mr. Carroll
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