Germans Smash Toward Moscow In Fierce Drive
London datelined report details German armies smashing with increasing fury against Russian lines near Moscow. Moscow radio says Red Army holds firm despite heavy losses as tanks and troops continue the assault. Ground near Mozhaisk and Kalinin seen under large infantry and tank drives with villages abandoned and counterattacks ongoing.
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London
Moscow
Red Army
Moscow Radio
Radio Moscow
Tula
Mozhaisk
Kalinin
City Beautiful Contest Winners Named
Winners in the 1941 City Beautiful Contest were announced Saturday and letters mailed to recipients to present to local firms for prize redemption. The Roswell Advertising Club sponsored the event for many years with prizes donated across classifications, drawing heightened interest this year.
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Roswell Advertising Club
Country Club Road Re resurfacing begins county project
Work has started to tear up the oil surface on Country Club road preparatory to laying new pavement. The road will be resurfaced from the highway intersection north of town to the cattle guard at the W. C. Urton place beyond the Country Club. County Commissioner Harry Puryear attended the kickoff.
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Country Club
W. C. Urton Place
Harry Puryear
Local Weather Summary for Saturday
The report shows Saturday morning and afternoon readings with highs near 58 and a low of 32 on Friday night. Normal highs are 60 and lows 31 for the date. Precipitation totals include 0.11 inches in the past 24 hours ending 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 0.11 for the month, and 32.58 year to date. Sunrise is 6:35 and sunset 4:53 with a 10.3 hour day.
Lane Re elected President of Southeastern New Mexico Grazing Assn
Joe Lane was re elected president of the Southeastern New Mexico Grazing Association for the coming year at the annual meeting in the district courtroom. John Lusk was re elected vice president and J P White Jr was elected secretary. The officers were chosen by acclamation with nominations from the floor. The group adopted a resolution commending the advisory board of Grazing District No 6 and the federal administration under the Grazing Act. Lane urged more rancher cooperation and membership drives.
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Joe J. Lane
Southeastern
Mossman
Lane
Wade Corn
B. C. Mossman, Jr
Charles Waller
Capt
State Tax Commission
Tom Snell
State Sheep Sanitary Board
Sheep and Cattle Sanitary Boards
Sam McCue
Cattle Sanitary Board
Grazing District Election Reelects Board Members
The Pecos Grazing District No. 6 election for four advisory board seats under the Taylor Grazing Act was held in the district courtroom. J. J. Lane was reelected cattlemen’s rep from Lea county, S. L. Williams reelected cattlemen’s rep from Chaves county, John Runyan elected sheep men’s rep from Eddy county, Velva Wilson reelected free users’ rep district-wide. Election judges were L. P. Glasscock, Carl Sams and A. W. Johnson.
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Pecos
J. J. Lane
Lea County
S. L. Williams
Chaves County
John “Runyan
Eddy County
Velva Wilson
Free Users
L. P. Glasscock
Carl Sams
A. W. Johnson
Roswell to Host Major Scouting Event Next Tuesday Night
A large Scouting rally will be held at 6 p.m. in the basement of the First Methodist Church in Roswell. Boy Scouts and Cubs, their families, and leaders are invited to bring a dish to share. Jake Newman, new Boy Scout executive for the Eastern New Mexico Area Council, will be introduced. Prizes will honor the troop or pack with the best attendance and the best decorated table.
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Roswell
First Methodist Church
Jake Newman
Eastern New Mexico Area Council
Wartime London lecture at junior high auditorium
Rev. Harry G. Quartly hosts a lecture on London with sound movies and colored slides showing life before and after air raids. The program, sponsored by the Presbyterian Auxiliary, runs tomorrow night at 7:36 with admission of 35 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Harry G. Quartly
London
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Rail executives and unions press toward strike avert
Washington leaders press to end railway wage dispute after a White House conference with President Roosevelt. Management and labor agree to resume direct negotiations despite a 7 1/2 percent wage offer for operating unions and nine cents an hour for non operators. Union leaders warned of a Dec. 7 strike by 1.15 million workers unless demands are met.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Management
White House
Charles Fahy
Major Station In Roswell Saturday
Major James H. Stratton district army engineer from Caddoa Colorado visited Roswell Saturday morning with R. E. Cole construction superintendent from Caddoa. They conferred with Major Armstrong about the air base at Roswell, while Mr. Welch and Mr. Cooper from Caddoa arrived to handle base matters and stay several days.
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James H. Stratton
Caddoa
Colo
Roswell
R. E. Cole
Armstrong
Welch
Cooper
Coal Mine Strike Ended As Lewis Accepts Arbitration
John L. Lewis accepted Roosevelt's arbitration offer and ordered 53,000 captive and 150,000 commercial miners back to work. The agreement creates a joint arbitration board including Fairless Steelman and Lewis. Mines to operate without interruption at least until April 1, 1843.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Steel Company
Benjamin Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
John R. Steelman
U. S. Conciliation Service
Jury Trials Open Tomorrow Morning
Jury trials open tomorrow in the district courtroom with manslaughter on the docket for Lowell Wilson of Clovis over the Roswell Clovis road accident that killed a Chicago family of four. Civil cases set for Wednesday through Friday include land condemnation for U S Highway 285. Regular and emergency juror panels are listed with names of veniremen.
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Lowell Wilson
Clovis
Chicago
Roswell-Clovis
Wilson
Oscar White
Roy T. Bivens
Aaron Maples
S. R
Jim) Gonzales
George Chavarria
Sinor Minjares
John Tweedy
Roswell
Roswell Struck By Northwest Cold Wave This Weekend
A frigid air mass swept from the northwest into Roswell, lowering temperatures from 52 to 32 by nightfall and expected to dip to about 22. Snow flurries forecast, with additional snow in central mountains and cooler conditions across New Mexico.
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Roswell
Weather Bureau
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
Mohegan
Engle
Acomita
Otto
Anton Chico
U. S. Weather Bureau
Four Powers In The Pacific In Full Agreement
Washington November 22 The ABCD powers American Britain China and the Dutch East Indies expressed solid support during a two hour and 45 minute Pacific conference amid US Japanese talks. Cordell Hull outlined the talks with Saburo Kurusu and Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura. Lord Halifax said the democratic powers were in complete agreement with Hulls position on Japan though he did not specify it.
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Washington
Britain
China
Dutch East Indies
Far East
Cordell Hull
Saburo Kurusu
Kichisaburo Nomura
Lord Halifax
Pacific
Hull
German Demands On Vichy France Said Sweeping
VICHY NOV. 22. Petain and Darlan are expected to meet Hermann Goering at Fontainebleau near Paris on Wednesday for talks that may be of great importance. A Vichy spokesman denied any offer of a full peace in exchange for African concessions and said no US action or alert affects Franco American relations despite Weygand’s ouster.
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Vichy
Henri Philippe Petain
Jean Francois Darlan
Reichsmarshal
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Fountainbleau
Paris
Petain
Darlan
Goering
France
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Maxime Weygand
French
West Africa
Weygand
Germany
Africa
Sokesman
United States
Cordell Hull
French North Africa
Algiers
Turkey Shoot Today Open To Everyone
The State Guard sponsors a turkey shoot open to all, experts or novices, at the N. M. M. I. range one mile west of town on 2nd Street from 10:60 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Various events are planned with many prizes and a fun, inclusive program for participants.
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State Guard
2Nd Street
British Tanks Break Axis Trap in Libyan Desert Battle
British mechanized forces push across the Libyan desert encircling Axis panzer units in a vast three sector offensive. New Zealand troops seize Fort Canuzzo as RAF and Allied armor strike from Frontier to Tobruk, aiming to destroy German tanks in North Africa.
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Libyan
Tobruk
Canuzzo
New Zealand
Cairo
Royal Air Force
Halfaya
Hell Fire Pass
Fort Capuzzo
Desert Triangle
Libya
Sid Rezegh
Sidi Omar
North Africa
Lions Toy Drive Receives Fine Response In Clinton
Charles Boreing, chairman of the Lions toy committee, reported a strong response to the Lions annual Christmas toy project. Toys collected by Lions Club and Boy Scouts will be repaired and painted by the firemen, with residents urged to bring any missed toys to the fire station or call 205 for pickup.
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Charles Boreing
Lions Toy Committee
Lions Club
Boy Scouts
Answers From Afar Promotes Classified Ads Reach
Ed Carmichael phoned to say a campground for sale ad generated over thirty responses from town valley Albuquerque and Oklahoma. He credited classifieds for drawing many inquiries and praised the campaign as a fine demonstration of what classified can do.
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Ed Carmichael
Classified
Down Valley
Albuquerque
Oklahoma
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