Red Army claims major Soviet gains on multiple fronts
Soviet dispatches report rapid advances around Rostov and Taganrog with German forces in retreat. Moscow front says Russians recaptured Barabanovy and pressured Klin Volokolamsk while Leningrad front reports six strategic positions seized. Tass notes Rostov pursuit continues as Germans abandon arms in disorder.
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Red Army
Moscow
Leningrad
Rostov
Tula
Taganrog
Ukraine
Barabanovy
Sea of Azov
Edward von Kleis
Klin
Volokolamsk
Pravda
Stalinogorsk
Lozovsky
Germany
Christmas Trees To Cost More This Year
A survey notes higher costs for Christmas trees due to defense work and wages, with shortages not yet evident. Amarillo forests grow, shipments come from New Mexico Colorado and the Pacific Northwest, and one ranger recalls a dark green tree priced at two and a half dollars. The dime store season is busy while a lost 45 cent crepe paper package at Kress highlights everyday shopper concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Nordyke
West Tenth
Amarillo
New Mexico
Colorado
Pacific Northwest
Arizona
Kress
Pretty Lights Will Glow in City Tonight
Amarillo's business district will feature over 1,000 Christmas lamps in laurel rope decorations. Glenn Bowen, supervisor of the city fire alarm system, said wiring and lamps are checked and ready. Three quarters of the lamps are new, reflecting Bowen's 13 years of planning for the lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Glenn Bowen
Mr. Bowen
Rifle Accident Likely Saved Ray Heming Life
Misso ula Montana December 2 The metal lovers at Ray Heming Way S Store teeth probably saved his life when a .22 caliber rifle fired a bullet off target deflecting it away from Hemingway who escaped serious injury in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Ray Heming
Hemingway
German Tanks Break British Ring of Steel at Tobruk
London reports say Tobruk surrounded as German 15th and 21st tank divisions join forces with Ariete in a south west push. British reinforcements rush to restore the corridor. Axis forces claim 9 000 prisoners and heavy losses for Britain, including 184 tanks and 127 aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tobruk
Sidi Rezegh
Erwin Rommel
Zaaran
Libya
Axis gains and Allied losses reported in North Africa drive war updates
High command reports heavy casualties during attempts to free encircled troops. German bombers hit the Solum front rail line near Eidi Barrani and Mersa Matruh, damaging transport facilities. Axis forces claim 1 500 NZEF prisoners at Sidi Rezegh and sunk a 5 000 ton British cruiser off Tobruk. Fighting continues in Sollum and Sidi Omar as Italian planes press. At London sources forecast war declarations against Finland Romania and Hungary by week end. In Washington the Rural Electrification Administration faces charges of hoarding copper cable, with a House resolution seeking a special investigation.
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Libya
Tobruk
High Command
Solum Front
Eidi Barrani
Mersa Matrug
Egypt
Miles
Sollum
Sidi Omar
London
Finland
Romania
Hungary
Russia
Churchill
Hitler
Britain
Washington
U.P
Rural Electrification Administration
Thomas D. Winter
Kansas
House
Rea Winter
Texas
British War Fleet Steams Into Far East To Call Japs Bluff
The British battleship Prince of Wales leads the eastern fleet steaming toward the Far East. A state of emergency is proclaimed in Johore and neighboring Malaya as volunteer forces prepare for action. Tokyo envoys Nomura and Kurusu meet U S officials amid tense diplomacy and debate over Japan's intentions and possible peace or war.
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Far East
Prince of Wales
Tom Phillips
Johore
Malaya
Straits Settlements
Federated Malay States
Tokyo
Cordell Hull
Welles
Hideki Tojo
Nomura
Weather and international war talk mix in late November report
The forecast covers Amarillo and West Texas with fair, cool conditions and modest temperature shifts through Wednesday. A separate report flags increasing cloudiness in the Del Rio Eagle Pass area and the Rio Grande, while New Mexico remains partly cloudy westward. In Washington, Kurusu and Nomura await Japan’s official reply to Hull's memorandum outlining conditions for restoring relations, as May and Wheeler debate possible war if Japan advances southward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Big Bend
el Paso
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Kurusu
Nomura
Hull
Japan
China
Andrew J May
Kentucky
House Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
South Asia
United States
Weaving From Weeds Shown In Paris Exhibit
Textiles resembling wool and felt were shown in Paris with fibers from weeds including Eastern thistle. The display highlighted plant based cloth made from weed fibers.
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Paris
France
Clyde Barham’s half acre corn battle ends with harvest
In Deport Clyde Barham planted a half acre of corn but weeds slowed growth. He hired six men for a half day at 50 cents each to weed, and ultimately harvested a half bushel of corn.
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Deport
Clyde Barham
Deadline Near On Cruise to Mexico City
Tour director Mason King announced that reservations for the all expense Christmas air cruise to Mexico City must be made by Saturday and checks presented by Friday night to reserve space. He said only two or three reservations remained and out of town calls could be collect. The trip departs Amarillo the day after Christmas and returns New Year’s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mason King
Amarillo
British forces sink Italian destroyer and two supply ships
The admiralty announced that its forces sunk one Italian destroyer and two supply ships in the Mediterranean while intercepting an Italian convoy. The 1,628-ton Italian destroyer escorting the convoy was destroyed as it blew up during the engagement, with supplies intended for Axis forces in Libya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Libya
Symphony Concert Tonight At Municipal Auditorium
The Amarillo audience is invited to an informal concert featuring Beethoven and Gershwin with the Amarillo Philharmonic. Benny Goodman and Larry Adler appear with the Kansas City Symphony, and Fray and Bragiotti perform with famed orchestras adding variety to the program.
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Kansas City Symphony
Benny Goodman
Carnegie Hall
Larry Adler
Harmonica King
Fray and
Bragiotti
Gershwin
Sody
Ravel
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
Modern Australian Sloop Parramatta Sunk in Action
The Australian navy sloop Parramatta, one of the era’s most modern ships, was torpedoed and sunk with 141 casualties among 161 crew. The 1,060 ton vessel joined the British Mediterranean fleet just yesterday and featured two 4 inch guns plus machine guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Parramatta
George Carter Wins News Tip Contest For Week
George Carter of 1608 Taylor Street won the $5 first prize in the weekly news tip contest for calling in a report on purse snatchers who attacked an Amarillo woman and took her purse. Second prize went to Mrs. F. O. Brewster, third to Maudine McKee for tips related to the story and a separate tip about a billfold incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Carter
Taylor Street
Amarillo
F. O. Brewster
Maudine McKee
Maryland Street
Rose
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Red
8. A. Lozovsky
United Press
Cairo
Sidi Rezegh-Bir el Hamid-Zaaran
North Africa
Rome
Reginald Miles
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Manila
South Pacific
Guam
Borneo
Seigo Nakano
Tohokai Nationalist Organization
Saburo Kurusu
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Hibiya Hall
Nakano
Bob Kesterson
Los Angeles
Indo China
Sumner Welles
Kichisaburo Nomura
Tojo
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
British Empire
Congress
May
Burma Road
Wheeler
Manchukuo
Peking
Nanking
Canton
Symphony Orchestra
Turkey
John Maynard Lbr. Co
J. L. Ethridge
Hayden Street
D. R. Grisham
Ong Street
Ted Peters
North West
Tenth Avenue
Robert Barrington
Travis Street
M. A. Bennett
Helen Anderson
Lincoln Street
Virginia Irwin
Harrison Street
Dayton Reeves
Roberts Street
Ted Lokey, Jr
Patty Malin
Wanda Jo Keaton
Buchanan Street
J. W. Longstreth
Crockett Street
Betty May Beets
North
Johnson Street
W. J. Fellers
East 23Rd Avenue
Mrs
Mary Rhodes
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