Italian 'Hardships' Reported As British Find Luxury In Desert
Italian prisoners total approached 75,000 with equipment valued in millions of dollars captured. A fierce desert fight raged near Sollum as British units reportedly invaded Italian Libya leaving dumps of ammunition and fuel across a desert landscape. British troops are said to have rationed on quince jelly tomato extract tuna and spaghetti amid luxury items like silverware and gilt uniforms discovered in the camps.
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Frederick Kuh
London
U.P
Sollum
Cairo
Libya
Daily Mail
Capuzzo
Sudan
Egypt
Alexandria
France and Laval Shake Up in Vichy Power Struggle
German sources hint at rethinking armistice terms after Laval’s ouster as Vichy officials confirm his arrest. Berlin weighs whether France’s status and collaboration moves could trigger a broader occupation, while Petain remains a figurehead amid a cabinet shakeup and the untouched L’Aiglon ceremony.
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United Press
Pierre Laval
Vichy
France
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Laval
Italy
Henri Philippe Petain
Maurice Gamelin
Paul Reynaud
Edouard Daladier
Zurich
Paris
Napoleon
L'Aiglon
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Petain
Britain
Hitler
Ribbentrop
Duck Contains Two Inch Red Bellied Bream Inside
Bert Abrahams disputed tales of ducks swallowing large fish until he shot a Bird Duck above Buffalo Lake. The examined bird contained a red bellied Bream about two inches long, brought to The Globe-News by W. T. Bowlby of Philadelphia for inspection.
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Bert Abrahams
Buffalo Lake
The
Globe-News
W. T
Bill” Bowlby
Philadelphia
British Drive Into Libya Accelerates
British forces hammer at Naples attacking Italian fleet concentrations and pushing across the Libyan frontier in a desert offensive. The attack targets Sollum and Capuzzo as Barbia and Tripoli come under heavy bombardment while air and naval actions continually support the advance.
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Italy
Naples
General Headquarters
North
Africa
Sollum
Mediterranean
Libya
Barbia
Naiade
Fleet Air Arm
Tripoli
Rodolfo Graziani
Roosevelt Returns From Naval Trip Amid Talk Of National Emergency
President Roosevelt arrives back from a Caribbean voyage as speculation grows he may proclaim unlimited national emergency to boost re armament. William S Knudsen writes to tool makers urging faster delivery. Secretary Hull to confer with Roosevelt on international crisis and Kennedy’s Britain post.
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Washington
U.P
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Gay
Hull
Mr. Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
American Yule Gifts Aboard Torpedoed Ship
The final load of Christmas presents from Americans to relatives in Great Britain was aboard the British liner Western Prince, torpedoed 400 miles west of Ireland. The ship also carried $1,000,000 in food and bombing planes for the Royal Air Force.
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New York
Great Britain
Ireland
Britain
Royal Air Force
Man Who Hitted Willkie With Eggs Fined
In Chicago on December 16, Charles Mulrain, 53, pleaded guilty to assault and battery and disorderly conduct for egging Wendell Willkie during his October 22 visit. Judge Matthew Hartigan fined Mulrain $20 for assault and battery and $5 for disorderly conduct, and Mulrain lost his job as a relief administration engineer because of the incident.
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Chicago
U.P
Wendell Willkie
Here
Charles Mulrain
Matthew Hartigan
Mulrain
Relief Administration
Flu Mostly Mild Says Texas Health Official
Dr George W Cox Texas state health officer says influenza cases rose from a normal 600 to 1068 this week due to increased publicity not a flu epidemic. He notes no pneumonia rise and that several virus illnesses may account for scattered reports across the state southern region bore the heaviest burden.
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Austin
U.P
George W. Cox
A. & M. College
Cox
Amarillo Faces Winter Health Surge With Colds
Health officials report a spike in winter ailments in Amarillo as flu and pneumonia cases rise. St Anthony s Hospital lists 15 flu or pneumonia patients and Northwest Texas Hospital nine. Dr M L Puller notes colds this year are tougher to shake off amid recent cold spell.
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M. L. Puller
Safety Hope of Dallas Is Dashed
Dallas halted efforts to set a national traffic safety record after Christmas holiday accidents claimed two lives in 24 hours. Sue Christine Hart, 15, died after stepping from behind a street car into an oncoming vehicle. Elva Williams, 25, died in a head on crash with two others injured. investigators suspected wrong side driving.
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Dallas
Sue Christine Hart
Elva Williams
Through the Night at Clover Lines Little Theater
The Little Theater presents Through the Night tomorrow night at the Municipal Auditorium. The murder mystery features Paul Olson as town constable Kay Stanton portrayed by Mary Stack and love interest by Frank Coulter and Pat McClarney with Max Neal as the Owl. Donald Clark directs and tickets are 50 cents at the door for 8:15 curtain.
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Paul Olson
Mary Stack
Kay Stanton
Miss Stack
Municipal Auditorium
Hal Stack
Monroe
Frank Coulter
Bunny
Pat McClarney
Sayre Holbrook
Mr. Olson
Coulter
Miss McClarney
DeWitt Drury
Roberts
Lucien Upshaw
Gregory Stanton
Jane Woodruff
Alicia Keefe
Dean Lee
Woman Spanks Man With Car on Icy Highway
Mrs H E Reed of 740 North Cleveland Street reported her car struck a man on Highway 60 while she was returning home after taking Mr Reed to work. In trying to avoid him the vehicle skidded on ice and the back end whipped him, but she did not stop. Patrol could not locate the hitchhiker.
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H. E. Reed
North
Cleveland Street
Highway Patrol
Highway
Mr. Reed
Move To Bolster Britain Move To Bolster Britain
Washington December 16 United States House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Sol Bloom urged repeal of the neutrality law to expand aid to Great Britain. He said the law should be repealed if necessary to help Britain win the war and rejected using American warships as escorts in British convoys. Other lawmakers signaled broader aid to Britain and a push to repeal the Johnson act may follow in January.
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Washington
Sol Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Great Britain
Britain
House
Senate
Congress
Andrew J. May
Military Affairs Committee
Submarine sinks German cruiser Bremen amid Baltic action
Twenty five years ago today, December 16, 1915, a British submarine sunk the German cruiser Bremen in the Baltic. The note also mentions Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance and a redecorating project led by Dwight Newby.
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Bremen
Baltic
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
The Weather Bureau reports fair and slightly warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas west of the 100th meridian sees fair weather tonight and partly cloudy Tuesday with a slow temperature rise. New Mexico experiences partly cloudy to tonight and Tuesday with warmer temperatures. Today's noon reading reaches 33, with 20 to 30 degree extrem es in the last 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Berlin Raids And Sheffield Fire Leave City Homeless In Blitz
Berlin raids hit Sheffield with massive incendiaries and high explosives. Food stocks and cooking appliances were seized for canteens aiding the homeless. Mobile kitchens operated amid destroyed homes and traffic chaos as fire crews battled blazes. Berlin also reported British raids on Berlin and a separate British air activity over the British midlands with fires observed and casualties described.
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Associated Press
United Press
Sheffield
Britain
F. S. James
Berlin
Air Ministry
West End
British Midlands
Italian Chiefs Killed In Greek Front Action
Athens dispatch reports a Italian general and a colonel killed as Greeks seized a crucial southern front height. Italians fled with many dead. Greek advance drives toward Valona and Elbasani amid storms and cold. Greek regiments broke Italian reserves near Pogradetz, with forts along the Yugoslav border pounded. See CHIEFS KILLED Page 14.
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Athens
Valona
Pogradetz
Elbasani
Albania
Pograderz
Collman Forecast Warns of Warmer Weather Ahead
Mr. Collman predicts fair and warmer conditions with tonight's low near 20 degrees, easing to about 35 in the day. Ice and snow melt as recent precipitation totals around .23 inch, Panhandle moisture noted, with several fair days expected.
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Mr. Collman
Panhandle
Give Your Child A Puppy For Christmas
Christmas morning joy for children as pups and other pets are offered in the Globe-News Want Ads Classification 51. Readers are urged to browse the page for a wide selection at reasonable prices and secure a new family companion.
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Globe News
Globe-News
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