Labor leaders meet to avert wartime strikes in U S
Washington reports a conference of 12 labor 12 industry and two public representatives to prevent work stoppages in war vital industries. President Roosevelt demands unanimity and a no interruption policy for the duration. AFL offers unity while CIO considers a reply after today’s talks.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Akiecinent
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
America
Five Dollar Bills in Amarillo Counterfeiting Alert
Amarillo police warned residents to scrutinize five dollar notes after nearly 20 bogus $5 bills circulated Monday night and Tuesday. Detectives described two suspects and quoted tips on verifying genuine currency.
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Amarillo
Leo Yselding
FBI Police Academy
Fl Paso
Malcolm Clack
Clack
Japanese Use German Warplanes in Air Battles
London dispatch reports the air ministry news service claiming Japan is using Messerschmitt 109 and 110 fighters in the Matava air battle. An RAF pilot first faced four ME-110s, evaded them, and later escaped from further ME-110 and ME-100 engagements.
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London
Air Ministry
Matava
Germay
Japan
Russian Siberia
RAF
Onfc
Portuguese Deny Island Taken by Japs
Reports from Lisbon and Macao say Japan forces did not occupy the Portuguese island of Macao 35 miles west of Hong Kong. A government spokesman in Lisbon denied the claim and said Macao’s governor reported no changes in the situation.
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Lisbon
De 17
Macao
Hoe Kong
Fodae
Tishon
Gabriel Teisxeira
Pineville Holds Charles Musgrave on Theft Charge
Charles Musgrave is held by the Lincoln County sheriff awaiting a cal theft charge in Pineville Missouri. He was originally picked up by federal agents for draft registration investigation and later returned to state custody as Pineville officials report they want the man.
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Charles Musgrave
Pineville
Musgrave
Basketeers Open Drive Headquarters in Amarillo
The Amarillo Basketeers opened a new headquarters at 718 Taylor Street. Director Hollis DeGraussi explained holiday baskets will cost more due to rising prices and donations are being sought to help about 250 to 500 local families this season. Last year the group aided 400 families with around $300 in contributions to date.
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Amarillo Basketeers
Taylor Street
Hollis DeGraussi
Juvcree Basketeer
Guy Walton
General Basketeer
Basketeers
Amarillo
Descendant of Hawaiian Warrior Recaptures Island from Japanese
Beeny Kanahele, a descendant of ancient Hawaiian warriors, recaptured Niihau from Japanese forces after being wounded three times. He and his wife live on Niihau, a 16 by 3 mile island 210 miles northwest of Honolulu with 180 Hawaiians and two Japanese. The incident began when a pilot and two Japanese allies attempted to seize control, leading Kanahele to assault and subdue them while authorities from Kauai arrived to capture the remaining prisoners.
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United Press
Waimea
Kauai Island
T. H
Beeny Kanahele
Niihau Island
Honolulu
Niihau
Harada
Shintani
Hauila
Hanuila
Kanahele
Kanahey
Haulla
James Guinn Rites Await Completion in Amarillo
The 18 year old Army private James Guinn fatally injured by an accidental gunshot near El Paso last Sunday. He had been stationed at Fort Bliss for 18 months. His funeral arrangements near completion and services to be held at NS Griggs and Sons Chapel.
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Luzon
Doug
James Guinn
Amarillo
N S. Griggs and Sons
Guinn
el Paso
Fort Bliss
Joe Leon McMinn Services Held
Funeral services for four year old Joe Leon McMinn were held at Griggs Funeral Chapel with Rev. J D Horton officiating. He died Monday from injuries after being crushed beneath a truck on his father's Amarillo area farm. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs W L McMinn of River Road District seven brothers and four sisters. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery.
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Joe Leon McMinn
Griggs Funeral
J. D. Horton
Pierce Street Baptist
Amarillo
W. L. McMinn
Yucca Avenue
River Road
Llano Cemetery
Germans Run On Foot After Motor Crank Stolen
Moscow reports from a village beyond captured Klin say German troops could not start their motors because all crank handles were stolen by Russian boys. Evgenii Petrov calls the incident heroic and funny as the Germans ran with their own feet, noting the old expression butter fingered dates to 1614.
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Moscow
Iovestia
Klin
Evgenii Petrov
Credit unions join defense bonds drive in Amarillo region
In Amarillo there are 19 credit unions with about 2 500 members and assets near 35 000 at the Santa Fe offices. They plan to sell defense bonds to members and discuss the plan at a county meeting at the Amarillo Hotel tomorrow evening. Credit unions are cooperatively owned small loan organizations under Farm Credit Administration.
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Amarillo
Santa Fe General Offices
Santa Fe
Bob Dow
Farm Credit Administra
Texas Children Rally for War Effort Across Texas
Texas children from Amarillo to Dallas donated pennies and stamps for defense bonds as part of a state wide effort. Pupils in Amarillo and Wichita Falls raised thousands in stamps while others donated coins and even earned dollars through report cards. The Salvation Army pledged its Texas facilities to govern civilian defense.
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Associated Press
Texas
Betty Oliver
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Bobby Taylor
Houston
Robert Holmes
Gladewater
Salvation Army
Coke Stevenson
William George Gilks
Gregg County Defense Council
East Texas
Kilgore
Longview
Henderson
Railroad Commission
Dallas
Army
Navy
Marines
Houston Nichols
City Transportation Company
Corpus Christi
U.S. Naval Air Station
Denton
North Texas State Teachers College
Women's Defense
Denison — Defense
Dallas Career Girls Defense Corps
Russian War Reports Reveal Kremlin Counseled Spring Offensive
A Daily Mail Stockholm dispatch claimed Stalin presided over a Kremlin war council to consider a spring offensive and a possible declaration of war on Japan. It cited purported Russian commanders including Voroshilov Budenny and Timoshenko, with Bluecher in command of Volga armies, while German broadcasts acknowledged Russian counterattacks in Crimea and Finland.
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United Press
London Daily Mail
Stockholm
Josef Stalin
Kremlin
Daily Mail
Japan
Vassily Bluecher
Far East
Klementi Voroshilov
Semyon Budenny
Voroshilov
Semyon Timoshenko
Germany
Crimea
Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Lake Onega
Junior Symphony Concert Sponsored by Civitan and Kiwanis
Tomorrow night the Junior Symphony Orchestra performs at 8 in the Municipal Auditorium under a joint Civitan Club and Amarillo Kiwanis Club. The Philharmonic Orchestral Association administers the youth group, with $1 per semester fees and aid for instruments and music to help participating children. The two clubs aim to boost public interest in the 70 piece ensemble, noted as unique in the United States.
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Junior Symphony
New Civitan Club
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Philharmonic Orchestral Association
Philharmonic Orchestra
United States
Municipal Auditorium
Buddy’s fellow fighters get Christmas box
Mrs. Bess Tennison sent a Christmas box to her son Buddy. News came of his death in action during the Jap attack on Honolulu. She directs that the box contents be shared among Buddy’s surviving fellow fighters.
Germans retreat on eastern front under plan
German high command says they are shortening the front and shifting from offensive to defensive posture for winter. Russians report large German withdrawals along a vast eastern front with advances up to forty miles in key sectors.
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Germany
Russia
British planes sink Japanese transports off eastern Malaya coast
Sir Shenton Thomas announced that British aircraft sunk two Japanese transports loaded with tanks and invasion barges off Kota Bharu. Reports from up country say Japanese efforts expanded along the northeast Malaya coast while heavy fighting raged near the Muda River opposite Penang on the west coast.
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Shenton Thomas
Malaya
Kota Bharu
Singapore
Muda River
Penang
Muda
Province Wellesley
Filipinos Repel Japanese Planes and Rescue Wreckage
Report states Filipino forces knelt and opened fire on two Japanese planes, downing them. A downed wing was paraded through a town as locals cheered. The steamer Corregidor, 3000 tons, owned by Phil. Co. Maritimas, struck a mine in Manila Bay and blew up. Naval vessels rescued survivors and ferried them to Manila. The Manila Daily Bulletin estimates 200 injured aboard the Corregidor.
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Singapore
Kedah
Malaya
North Borneo
Manila
Sarawak
U. S. Army
Olongapo
Manila Bay
Tokyo
Hongkong
Canton
Corregidor
Compania Maritimas
Manila Daily Bulletin
Hart
Pla
United States
Japan
U. S
China
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Missouri
Basketeers Open Drive
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Clarice B. Taylor
Kauai
Walmen
May Guinn
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John Maynard
Bill Gilstrap
Formosa
Pacific Ocean
Burma Road
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Guk
Hanoi
Thailand
Bangkok
Siam
Saigon
Ikuantan
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Hong Kong
Hainan
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