Wake Island Invasion Reported As Pacific War Escalates
Japanese forces reportedly landed on Wake Island as U S marines hold out amid bombardments near Luzon. American and Filipino troops clash along the Lingayen invasion front while U S mechanized units reinforce near Manila. Dutch planes strike Jap transports and oil tanker. Tokyo reports casualties and occupation claims as MacArthur warns on Luzon.
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Associated Press
Manila
Luzon
Philippines
Hawaii
Wake Island
U.S
Santo Tomas
Davao
Netherlands East Indies
Imperial Tokyo
Mindanao
War Council forms as Roosevelt Churchill confer on Allied strategy
President Roosevelt convened a 4 P M White House meeting with Army Navy officials and British Prime Minister Churchill to form a war council. Key American attendees include Stimson Marshall Arnold Knox Stark King Hopkins. Churchill arrived with Beaverbrook Pound Portal Dill. The talks aim at global strategy and a supreme Allied high command amid Pacific concerns.
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Roosevelt
Amarillo
Churchill
White House
War Council
War Stimson
George C. Marshall
Army
Henry H. Arnold
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Navy
Knox
Harold R. Stark
Ernest J. King
United States Fleet
Harry L Hopkins
Lendlease
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Dudley Pound
Charles F. A. Portal
John Dill
Imperial General Staff
Bombay
Stephen Early
Pacific
Philippines
Erith
Singapore
Hong Kong
Russia
North Amelia
Ottawa
Nada
W. L. Maenzie King
Rooset
Churchill Yarently
WAR Council Pagy
Hyde Park
U. S
Milo Perkins
Economic Defense Board
J. W. Forrestal
W. H. Harrison
OPM
R. Bert P. Patterson
Canada
500 Dutch Civilians Killed by Japs So Far
The official Aneta news agency reports about 500 civilian deaths in Japanese air raids on the Dutch Indies to date. Casualties are listed in official tabulations with the figure cited by U.P. and reported from Batavia.
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Batavia
U.P
Aneta
Dutch Indies
Integration of U S Canadian Effort Urged
The Canadian United States joint war production committees call for abolition of tariffs and barriers to shared weapon production. The seven point policy aims for rapid, integrated output with maximum use of labor and materials, and elimination of regulatory obstacles. Presidents Roosevelt and King support moving to implement necessary legislative changes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Europe
America
U. S
Mackenzie King
Canada
Thousands of Amarilloans Volunteer for Civilian Defense
Amarillo mobilizes with more than 1000 volunteers signing Civilian Defense enrollment cards at City Hall fire station site. Few offer to serve as auxiliary firemen. registrations to be sorted at a Defense meeting. Rip Underwood leads a seven service effort under municipal ordinance. list of initial committee members released.
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Rip Underwood
Amarillo
City Commission
Joe Jenkins
Col. L. R
Ludie” Barker
Underwood
N. S. Griggs
Bert Levy
John K. Boyce
C. C. Meetz
Guy Saunders
W. W. Gibson
Goal in Sight In Red Cross War Relief Drive Amarillo
Ross Rogers stated the final stretch is tough while the drive director felt modest optimism about surpassing the 21200 target. Workers must file a report by tomorrow noon as donations push toward war relief with Christmas spirit cited to boost giving.
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Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Red Cross
Santa Claus
Hong Kong Holdout Report Amid Japanese Assaults
A Singapore communique notes Chinese forces advancing toward Hong Kong from the west, reaching Tamshui and Shamchung about 40 and 27 miles from the island, with guerrilla fighting 14 miles away. British authorities endure the loss of the empire’s naval base as the defense resists.
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London
Singapore
Hong Kong
Tamshui
Shamchung
U.P
Malaya
Ispoh
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya Command
Ipoh
British hold back Japanese at Hong Kong amid heavy losses
United Kingdom forces trap invading Japanese near Hong Kong and inflict heavy casualties as Canadian and British troops sustain losses defending three positions. Brigadier J. K. Lawson is believed killed with Col. Patrick Hennessy among those dead as reports note failed counterattacks and critical front lines.
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Ottawa
Ont
Hong Kong
J. K. Lawson
Canadian Defense Headquarters
Patrick Hennessy
Defense
J. L. Ralston
Dick Williams Wins Globe Tip Contest First Prize
Dick Williams of 1617 Monroe Street won $5 for a tip about Amarillo boys intercepting a car to deliver an emergency message just heard on KGNC. Second prize went to Mrs Lester Webb for reporting burglars at Barnes Cafe. third prize to J L Parker for a tip about his wife destroying Japanese-made items. Other tipsters listed include Naomi Thompson and several named residents.
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Dick Williams
Monroe Street
Amarillo
KGNC
Lester Webb
Barnes
J. L. Parker
East Sixth Avenue
Naomi Thompson
Tyler Street
C. M. Castleberry
North
Lincoln Street
T. H. Shelton
Buchanan Street
O. C Weakley
West Ninth Avenue
J. W. Walters
Hitler's Men Brace for New Front as War Expands
European observers predicted Hitler would seek a new front beyond Russia Turkey and the Middle East with hints of decisive military developments in Berlin and Rome. In North Africa British troops pressed near Bengasi while Axis retreat lines showed heavy material losses. On the Moscow front Soviet forces claimed advances with 117000 German deaths in five weeks and Soviet ski troops pursuing remnants through snow bound forests.
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Turkey
Middle East
Spain
Gibraltar
French Africa
British Isles
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Rome
Stockholm
Cairo
Gulf of Sirte
Bengali
Derna
Mekili
Bengasi
Moscow
Pravda
Tula
Maloyaroslavets
Tukhvin
Leningrad
Tavestia
Red Army
Volkhov
Lake Simen
Lake
Ladoga
Black Sea
Crimea
Sevastopol
Hitler Reported Suffering From Nervous Strain
A Moscow radio broadcast reported Hitler recently consulted renowned German doctor Schuster and was told he suffered severe nervous exhaustion and eye inflammation. The condition is linked to his prior gas exposure in World War I.
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London
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Schuster
Hitler
Tanker Shelled Off Estero Bay Near Point Argueilo
The 7038 ton Larry Doheny was shelled at 3 am off Estero Bay by an unidentified submarine, likely Japanese, but docked at Estero Bay. Five crew were killed or injured on the Emidio in a prior attack. authorities believe a large Japanese sub may have been sunk or damaged by US bombers off Eureka, with Captain Farrow reporting survivors.
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San Francisco
U.P
Twelfth Naval District Headquarters
Richfield
Harry Doheny
Estero Bay
Doheny
Point Argueilo
H. M. Storey
Larry Doheny
Sun Shipbuilding Company
Chester
Los Angeles
Pacific
Emidio
United States
Clark A. Farrow
Eureka
Calif
Farrow
California
Shelling and Explosion Reported Off Point Estero California
Near dawn heavy shelling and a loud explosion were heard off Point Estero about six miles offshore. Sheriff’s deputy and Cayucos constable reported the sea origin, with two shots heard before the blast. Shelling lasted about ninety minutes and the blast was felt in San Luis Obispo. Unverified reports claimed a tanker of unknown registry was sunk.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Dee 23
U.P
Point Estero
Here
Sheriff's Office
Roy Genardini
Cayucos
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Amarillo area clear this afternoon and night with diminishing winds and continued cold. West Texas mostly sunny and cold with a sunny day and clear night. New Mexico sunny and fair, warmer this afternoon then another cold night. Temperature extremes over 24 hours ended 6:30 A M show a minimum of 80 and maximum of 2, with noon reading 38 and precipitation at .03 inch.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
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