Hitler Takes Command Of German Army In Russia War
Edward Wayne reports Hitler assumes sole command of the German army as Brauchitsch is dismissed citing the vast theater of war. The piece notes renewed German, Italian, and Japanese actions, including Rommel's retreat in North Africa, and the looming Japanese invasion of the Philippines with U S defenses at Lingayen and Davao.
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Hitler
Russia
Far East
Philippines
Adolf Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Berlin
von Brauchitsch
Evidence on Front Reports Russia Holds Ground in Winter War
American observers and Berlin dispatches confirm Russia exposed winter strain on German forces. Volkischer Beobachter praised Russian fighters as equal or superior under certain conditions as Goebbels warned of brutal cold and scarce warmth for troops. Germans retreat, abandoning tanks and guns while the British push in North Africa, seizing about 100000 prisoners near Cyrénaica and Tripoli.
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Berlin
Russia
Volkischer Beobachter
Hitler
Goebbels
Norway
Cyrénaica
Tripoli
Airman Heads Navy After Rapid World War II Shakeup
Washington moved to place Admiral Ernest J. King as supreme commander of the U S Navy after a week of rapid shifts in Hawaii and Washington. The rare air force promotion boosted expectations for the Pacific war effort under Admirals Hart and Nimitz. Critics wondered if Admiral Stark would be sidelined from key duties.
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Hawaii
Washington
U. S. Navy
Ernest J. King
Navy
Admiral King
Pacific
Hart
Nimitz
Stark
US Monitors Run High Signal Watch Across Nation
Washington reports more than 90 monitoring radio stations continually listen for signals that could threaten the war effort. Sacket's Harbor USO opens the first soldiers broadcasting station in the country. FBI warns auto owners to guard cars amid tire shortage. In London factories, 100000 bomb shelters send birthday greetings to Josef Stalin on his 62nd birthday.
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Washington
United States
Sacket’s Harbor
USO
FBI
London
Britain
Josef Stalin
Russia
Adaman Club Climbs Pikes Peak For New Year Fireworks
A hardy Adaman Club group will climb to the summit of Pikes Peak on New Year's Eve to ignite a fireworks display at midnight. In frigid 40 below wind chills, the nine mile ascent from Colorado Springs over snow drifts up to 20 feet tests endurance. The party travels by auto to Manitou Springs then trudges toward the Half Way House, facing fierce winds, deep snow, and extreme cold as they carry food and fireworks to the top.
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Pikes Peak
Adaman Club
Mercury
Colorado Springs
Manitou Springs
Quiet Year in 1842 A Century Ago in U S History
A retrospective notes 1842 as a relatively quiet year for the United States with a national debt topping 13.594 million dollars influenza widespread, Dickens visiting the U S, and the Horatio Greenough Washington statue placed in the Capitol. It lists events: Henry Clay resigns March 31, Fremont exploration May 2, Tyler tariff veto June 29, Webster Ashburn Maine boundary August 9, Tyler signs August 30, Tempers organized September 29 in New York.
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United States
Charles Dickens
Horatio Greenough
George Washington
Federal
Henry Clay
Kentucky
U. S. Senate
Col
John C. Fremont
Rocky Mountains
Tyler
Maine
England
Order of the Song of Temperance
New York
Columbus 450 Years Later Great Discovery Remembered
The 1942 year marks 450 years since Columbus 1492 with talk of honoring the navigator in light of wartime reflection. Joaquin Miller’s lines evoke Columbus darkest hour before light as a symbolic parallel to hopes for the new year.
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America
Chicago
Joaquin Miller
Columbus
U.S. Sixth in Father Time's Eyes Before New Year
The piece argues the United States lags in entering 1942 as Father Time visits other regions first. It notes California will wait three hours after the eastern states, with times listed for eastern central mountain and Pacific zones as the old year ends.
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U.S
United States
Australia
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
California
Pacific Coast
Early Scots Read Bible For New Year Fortune
Early Scots used a New Year ritual by placing a finger on a random Bible page opened to a chapter. The read passage was believed to foretell happiness or misery for the person practicing the omen.
Farmers Key Role in War Effort Highlighted in Washington
In a Washington crisis briefing, the agriculture war cabinet led by Secretary Wickard urges farmers to repair machinery, conserve resources, and expand garden production. The piece outlines labor and material bottlenecks, calls for more skilled farm labor, and notes government moves to place workers, with plans for farm education and a potential land army of women.
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WN Service
H Street
Washington
D. C
America
Assembly
Department of Agriculture
War Cabinet
Wickard
SPAB
Philippines
Hawaiian Islands
East Indies
Tia
Wallace
Land Army of Women
Paul McNutt
Congress
Selective Service Administration
Poultry Advice Sought By Texas Farm Boy
Cecil Davidson an 18 year old Moore County Texas farm boy asks the department of agriculture for poultry advice after losing ducks to waterlogging. He reports starting with six ducks and losing three of them, and requests guidance by return mail. Davidson built Ismaels an adobe house for 120 dollars using 2,000 handmade bricks while a sophomore at West Texas State College.
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Department of Agriculture
Plesse
Cecil Davidson
Moore County
Texas
Ismaels
West Texas State College
Davidson
Signs of Zodiac Had Significance in Middle Ages
The twelve signs were once believed to influence human life and map to body parts and months. In medieval thought the Zodiac linked to astrology, with the Babylonian year starting in April and Aries the ram tied to that period.
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Rama
Aries
Ram
Zodiac signs and ancient meanings from star myths
The passage explains how each month and zodiac sign from Virgo to Sagittarius was associated with deities, animals, or symbols and linked to seasonal changes. It notes Ishtar’s descent, the day night balance, and the Nile floods and fields linked to Aquarius and Pisces, while mentioning the origin of the Man of Signs around 1300 CE.
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Taurus
Gemini
Castor
Pollux
Zeus
Leda
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Ishtar
Hades
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricornis
Aquarius
Nile
Famous Scotch bun baked egg and fruit crusted delight
A famous Scotch bun described as entirely made from egg and chopped fruit sits in a crust and is reported to be richly available during New Year week.
New Year Festival Ends With Bonfire of Decorations
In Japan a two week festival marks the new year with street games and outdoor sports. Youths enjoy tilt walking tap-spinning jumping ball rope-pulling while elders write New Year poems and play games. After two weeks the celebration closes with burning the kado-matsu and rest of the decorations.
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Japan
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Uncle Sam
U. S
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