Allies Gird For Action In Washington War Conference
DeWitt MacKenzie analysis notes Churchillian leadership boosting Allied morale as Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Washington to coordinate war aims. It discusses Pacific war strain, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the risk to Allied bases, plus Russia’s possible entry and Hitler’s maneuvers shaping strategy.
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Churchillian
Pacific
Roosevelt
Churchill
Washington
Far East
Malayan
Singapore
Hong Kong
Hang
Philippines
Russia
Japan
America
Moscow
Nippon
Hitler
Puehrer
Crochet Pineapple Doilies Pattern 6983 Offered
Pattern 6983 provides instructions and illustrations for crocheted pineapple doilies with stitches and materials list. Send ten cents to Amarillo News Household Arts Dept. in New York for the pattern, including name address and pattern number.
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Amarillo News
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Crippled Convict to Run Wichita News Stand
Kansas prison wardens say Charles Fargo 37 will be freed after year end to operate a Wichita news stand. Disabled by amputation after a 1933 bank robbery attempt, Fargo has lived eight years in a wheelchair with a fellow inmate assisting. Convicts raised 336.46 dollars to fund his venture and Fargo vows to go straight.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Charles Fargo
Wichita
Emporia
Pargo
M. F. Armine
Charlie
Fargo
Ann Sheridan Names Brent as Her Blackout Escort
Hollywood star Ann Sheridan lists George Brent as her top escort in a blackout, with Ronald Colman second for reading to her and others such as Jimmy Durante, Jack Carson, Cesar Romero, Cary Grant, and Charles Boyer named for various roles. She says if she does not want to be read to or entertained, Brent is her first choice.
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Hollywood
George Brent
Ann Sheridan
Ronald Colman
Jimmy Durante
Jack Carson
Big Boy Williams
Cesar Romero
Cary Grant
Charles Boyer
Brent
Woman Struck Match To Hunt Gasoline
Los Angeles sheriff deputies report that 19 year old Dorothy Van Dyke lit a match to check for gasoline in her car. She and her 21 year old husband Richard were burned when the car fire spread in their garage. both were treated at Community Hospital for burns and firemen put out the blaze.
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Los Angeles
Sheriff's Deputies
Dorothy van Dyke
Richard
First Lady Busy With Christmas Duties At White House
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt juggles a full pre Christmas schedule while four sons serve in the military. She works at the civilian defense office reading letters and hosts toy and basket parties. A visit to a slum clearance project included carol singing with a 97 year old former slave named Betty Queen Anne. Churchill visited for tea and dinner. The Roosevelts expect a Philadelphia visit for a newborn grandchild, while the children are scattered across the world. The first White House stocking tradition continues with a playful gift for Falla, the President's dog.
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Washington
Betty Queen Anne
Fredericksburg
Mrs. Roosevelt
White House
Britain
Churchill
Roosevelt
Jimmy
Marines
Pacific Coast
John
Navy Supply Corps
Elliott
Air Force
Anna
Seattle
Roosevelts
Falla
Jap Bomber Fabric Becomes Local Souvenir in Long Beach
In Long Beach California on December 23 a new souvenir trend emerges as fabric from downed Japanese bombers is displayed. Wayne Morris, a former actor now with the naval aviation cadet selection board, notes the items as persuasive proof for enlisting as naval fliers. He quips he would show rattlesnake skin to motivate recruits.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Wayne Morris
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Morris
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