Russian Red Army advances in stubborn Stalingrad fight
Moscow dispatch reports a deadlock on the Stalingrad and central fronts with German forces unable to mount a sustained counter-offensive. River crossings, winter conditions, and renewed Russian artillery pressure around Stalingrad shape a costly, slow-paced battle as casualties mount on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Central
Red Army
Don
Volga
Rzhev
Velikie Luki
British drive shatters Rommel line at El Agheila
Allied forces report a major advance in Libya as Rommel's heavy units pull back toward Zauta en Nafilia after a dawn to dusk air and ground assault. American and RAF units claim record fighter bomber sorties and heavy armor destruction along the retreating Axis.
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Cairo
Rommel
el Agheila
Zauta En Nafilia
Brega
Gulf of
Sirte
el Brega
Mediterranean
el Alamein
Egypt
London
Libya
Archibald P. Wavell
8Th Army
el Agheila Defile
Montgomery
Middle East
United States
RAF
Amarillo Globe News officer Charles Underwood held as Japanese prisoner
Captain Charles C. Underwood former Globe News advertising staffer and University of Missouri alumnus was captured after serving in the Thirty-First Infantry and Manila deployment. Parents in Topeka and the Globe News staff endure months of suspense as word from Washington confirms his status. Other Amarillo servicemen Brack Garrison and Gayle Neal are also cited in a Japanese camp with radio broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Underwood
Amarillo Globe News Advertising Department
Colors
Corregidor
War Department
Adjutant General’s Office
Ernest N. Underwood
Topeka
Kans
Globe- News
Charlie
Globe-News
Little Charlie
Charlie Underwood
University of Missouri
Fort Sam Houston
Thirty-First Infantry
Manila
Washington
Underwood
Amarillo
Brack Garrison
Gayle Neal
Guam
Allied air strikes pound Buna and Salamaua in New Guinea drive
Allied air forces intensified operations against trapped Japanese at Buna and nearby Salamanaua and Salamaua positions in New Guinea. Bombers and fighters attacked supply depots and enemy strong points as ground fighting waned under heavy rain.
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Brydon Taves
MacArthur
Australia
U.P
Buna
New Guinea
Salamanaua
Douglas Mack
Om Soputa
Sanananda
Cape Killerton
Gona
Lage
Pam
Salamaua
Lae
Huong Bea
U S Planes Bomb Munda In South Pacific Airfield Attacks
U S Navy says planes continue bombing missions against enemy installations and the Munda airfield in the Solomon Islands while Guadalcanal ground activity remains routine. A lone Japanese plane dropped three bombs near the U S airfield on December 13. King George VI marked his 47th birthday in London.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
Munda
Solomons
Guadalcanal Island
Navy Department
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Reach Accord With Dakar Authorities
An American military mission led by Brig. Gen. Shepler W. Fitzgerald reached an accord with French authorities in Dakar to bring French West Africa fully into the Allied war effort. A second visit will be made to complete technical arrangements. The talks were held with Gov Gen. Pierre Boisson and Gen. Louis-Jacques Barreau among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Shepler W. Fitzgerald
Dakar
French West Africa
Pierre Boisson
West Africa
Louis-Jacques Barreau
Million More Workers Demanded by Hitler
Adolf Hitler orders another million workers from occupied Europe to speed German production and fortifications. Over eight weeks, about half a million were deported to Germany, swelling slave labor to over 8 million. France Belgium Norway Poland and Czech lands are cited as sources of forced labor and troop contributions amid ongoing resistance fears.
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John A. Parris
London
U.R
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Germany
Hitler
Oland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
Russia
North Africa
Reich
Berlin
Norway
Balkan
Jugoslavia
Greece
Allied forces halt German motor column near Medjez El Bab
Allied artillery smashed a German motor column northeast of Medjez El Bab, while French forces between Sfax and Sousse destroyed an Italian armored column near Faid with American air support. The French victory left 18 Germans dead or captured after a mined train tragedy.
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North Africa
Medjez el Bab
Tunisia
Sfax
Sousse
Henri Honore Giraud
Faid
Medjez-El-Bab
Pont-Du- Fahs
Tunis
U S Air Force in Africa Opens Its Biggest Offensive
Allied air forces begin a major Tunisian campaign offensive launching raids on Tunis Bizerte and Sousse targets. B-17 Fortresses bomb docks and harbors while B-25 and B-26 aircraft strike ships bridges and rail links. One Axis ship sunk, losses modest for Allies, and transport issues remain critical.
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U. S. Air Force
Africa
Harold Cor
North Africa
U.P
Tunis
Bizerte
Gousse
Medjez-El-Bab
Sousse
Sfax
France
Naples
Axis
Bone
Strike Blocks New York Newspapers Still Without Agreement
A city wide strike by newspaper publishers and the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union extended into morning talks with no deal. Negotiations began 10:40 p.m. and ended 6:20 a.m. with union attorney Louis Waldman reporting no agreement and no near settlement. Morning papers affected include Times and Herald Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis A. Waldman
The
Times
Herald Tribune
Daily News
Daily Mirror
Independent Union
Publishers’ Association of
New York City
Publishers’ Group
the Sun
the Post
World Telegram
Journal-American
Strip Teaser Is Out of the WAAC
The WAAC announces the dismissal of Kathryn Doris Gregory 22 Fort Worth Texas an AWOL member following a court martial. Three WAAC officers formed the court and recommended a discharge other than honorable which was approved in Washington.
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Fort Des Moines
WAAC
Women's Army
Des Moines
Amber a'Georg
Hollywood
Kathryn Doris Gregory
Fort Worth
Tex
A.W.O.L
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Gregory
Washington
Manville vows no more marriages amid divorce talk
asbestos heir Tommy Manville announces he will not marry again after his split with sixth wife Wilhelmina Connelly Boze. He says he does not want a divorce, having already endured six marriages, with the latest ending after she left by plane for Andrews.
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New York
Tommy Manville
Manville
Wilhelmina Connelly Boze
Andrews
US. C
Betty Barton Wins News Tip Contest Top Prize
Betty Barton of 2700 Tyler Street wins $5 first prize in this week’s news tip contest for a tip about a gang fight near Polk Street. Second prize goes to Mrs. J. B. Teague for a tip on air raid precautions in Amarillo, and third prize to Mrs. Bonnie McCrady for a tip about a trapped plumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Barton
Tyler Street
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Polk Street
J. B. Teague
Pierce Street
Amarillo
Rule Avenue
Bonnie McCrady
Line Avenue
Tom Thomas
Cleveland Street
Virginia Marshall
Buchanan Street
Hubert Clark
Northwest
Ninth Avenue
C F. Mappes
Harrison Street
R. A. McCartey
Gennelle Davis
West Sixth Avenue
J. D
Fighting French, De Gaulle Sign Madagascar Sovereignty Accord
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Gen Charles De Gaulle signed an agreement to reestablish French sovereignty over Madagascar. The provisional British military administration will end with the arrival of Gen Paul Le Gentilhomme, commander in chief of Fighting French forces in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
Charles de Gaulle
Madagascar
Africa
Paul le Gentilhomme
Chinese Forces Defeat Japanese Advance in Yunnan
Chinese high command reports Japanese forces retreated to near Peichinoho after a failed breakthrough on the upper Salween River begun December 6. The Tengyeh base was bombed by General Claire Chennault's Sky Dragons, while a Hupeh attack near Yangtze port Shasi was repelled.
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Chungking
Yunnan
Peichinoho
Salween
Tengyeh
Claire L. Chennault
American
Sky Dragons
Tengyueh
Hupeh
Yangtze
Shasi
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Weather report for Amarillo and West Texas areas
The weather section notes warm afternoon in Amarillo and vicinity with little tonight. Higher afternoon temperatures over Del Rin and Eagle Pass, east of Pecos Valley, with little tonight. New Mexico sees slightly higher temperatures west of the Continental Divide. Max 63, min 31. noon today 49.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rin
Eagle Pass
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Continental Divide
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