Japan chooses to continue Washington talks amid global war turns
The Japanese decision to keep negotiating with the United States follows German setbacks and Soviet counterstrokes. Tokyo seeks more time amid uncertainty of European war outcomes, hoping to avoid direct conflict with America while weighing who may win the broader war.
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Japan
United States
Pacific
Tokyo
America
Britain
Germany
Washington
Hitler
Moscow
Libya
Fuehrer
Red Army
Rostov
Caucasus
Black Sea
Allied strategy hinges on denying Nazi access to fresh resources
The piece argues Hitler must crush Russia or break into the Caucasus and Middle East to sustain resources. Rostov’s loss is a major setback, while Allied gains at Rostov and in Libya threaten Axis retreat to Tripoli. The war hangs on resource control and preventing new supplies reaching Germany.
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Hitler
Russia
France
European
Caucasus
Middle East
Rostov
Libya
Cirenaica
Gulf of
Sirte
Tripoli
Local notices and railroading shifts in All Around Town
Betty Eastland and Frances Maxfield head to Texas State College for Women from local addresses. Medical notes report Jimmy Fletcher of Walgreen’s recovering from appendectomy and several residents recuperating from flu or illness. Railroads list new firemen and engineers assigned to Santa Fe and Fort Worth and Denver lines, with crew changes and repairs at Glen Rio and Le Fors.
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University of Texas
Betty Eastland
Frances Maxfield
Texas State College For Women
Jimmy Fletcher
Walgreen's Drug Department
Nix Harp
Louisiana Street
A. M. Caraway
Tennessee Street
Betty Frances Dammier
West Eighteenth Avenue
Wolflin School
Lowell Witt
Polk Street
L. A. Rice
B. G Boland
Santa Fe
Boland
Fort Worth
Denver
Walter Williams
Wichita Falls
Dallas
D. R. Monarch
EF. A. Rutledge
J. E. Cook
J D Yakley
A. H. Cooper
Amarillo
Clovis
Pecos
Rock Island Trainien
W. E. Thompson
C. C. Elder
W. F. Lofgren
Glen Rio
R. A. Summers
G. G. Gross
le Fors
J. H. Butler
Pampa
W. C. Garfer
M. W. Elliott
Dumas
H. G. Carlson Foe
H. M. Frien
G. Warfield
H. H. Castleberry
Dalhart
Rock Island
K. C. Walker
Speedy Bandit Finally Caught
Rex Beard Jr a 19 year old accused paper sack gunman who robbed three North Texas banks and fled detectives after a cafe escape was captured in Wichita Falls. He admitted robbing banks at Nocona Bowie and Stamford in four months and had earned his nickname for daylight bank holdups yielding over 10000 dollars.
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Wichita Falls
North Texas
Rex Beard, Jr
Majestic Theater
Beard
Nocona
Bowie
Stamford
First National Bank
Victory V designs spark patent interest across nations
Washington reports the popularity of the V symbol as a mark against the Axis has driven a flood of patent applications. Designers seek shields, eagles, flags and dots for V designs, with 12 patents granted in four weeks. Names include Platho P. Scott of Tulsa and Stanislaw Ostrowski of New York as recipients in lapel buttons and pennant designs.
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Washington
Patent Office
Platho P. Scott
Tulsa
Oklo
Stanislaw K. Ostrowski
New York
Hitchhikers Use Pedestrian Semaphore for Rides
Salt Lake City dispatch reports county commissioners had to lock a pedestrian controlled semaphone after hitch hikers used the device intended to aid schoolchildren crossing a highway to thumb rides.
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Salt Lake City
Hen Survives After Thanksgiving Near Morrisdale
In Morrisdale Pennsylvania on December 1 a hen in H B Smeal’s flock surprised her owner by laying an egg just as he prepared to cull her for Thanksgiving. The bird’s timely egg saving her life and avoiding the dinner table.
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Morrisdale
Smeal
Optimist Chief To Speak Here This Week
Dr. R. G. Sherwood of Tulsa Oklahoma, governor of Optimist International seventh district, will speak Tuesday evening in observance of Optimist Week. The local club, about two years old, has 42 members with officers including Bivins, Smith, Hudson, Keelin, Prince, Hare, Knight, Pullingim, and Miller. The program features entertainment by boys from Boys Ranch at old Tascosa and centers on boys work.
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R. G. Sherwood
Tulsa
Okla
Optimist International
Grady Hazlewood
John Fullingim
Bivins
Paul Smith
Matt Hudson
Jim Keelin
Norman Prince
Carl Hare
Jerry Knight
John Pullingim
Leo Miller
Old Tascosa
Local Hen Impresses Boss With Egg Size
A chicken laid an egg nearly three and a half inches long, impressing Smear who decided to keep the hen on the job and chose another bird for dinner.
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Smear
Turkey Hunt Ends With Wildcat Spotted
MOULTRIE Ga December reports J E Ladson Sr bagged a turkey on a hunting trip while reportedly spotting a wildcat in the same drove.
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Moultrie, Ga
J E. Ladson, Sr
Turkey Hunt
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Dewitt Macken
Sara Elizabeth Ames
Jefferson Street
Kress Company
Speedy Bandit
Amarillo Globe
Texas
Texas de Tokyo Radio Tonight
Shigeichi Koga
China
NBC
People’s National Bank
Thouands
Ats
Kee
Yen
Standard Oil Company OF Texas
PhIllips Thomas
Westinghouse Research
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Amarillo College
Dr. Thomas
Thomas
Science Dept
Southwestern Public Service Company
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