Allied forces sink Japanese transports off Sarawak
A dated Allied communique reports three large Japanese troop transports and one tanker sunk off Sarawak Bonero by sea and air. Dutch high command says 13 Japanese transports and tankers sunk or damaged in Pacific action, with a transport left sinking off Kuching Sarawak.
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Borneo
Singapore
U.P
Sarawak
Bonero
General Headquarters
Batavia
Netherlands High Command
Kuching
Japanese claim on bay invasion in Tayabas area
An invasion force reportedly landed under cover of darkness in Tayabas province area to the southwest. Authoritative army sources say Japanese claims include the capture of strategic positions and footholds in the region.
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Tayabas
Nazis Claim Unicorn Sunk In Atlantic
Berlin December 24 Nazi high command identified the British aircraft carrier sunk by a submarine as the Unicorn a 14000 ton fleet air arm supply ship newly reported in service The British have not confirmed the claim and the torpedoed vessel was said to be in a convoy between Gibraltar and England Also included is a note from Warrensburg Missouri about a trap bait idea using sardines to catch an animal.
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Berlin
Atlantic
High Command
Warrensburg
U.P
Young C. H. Smith, Jr
Basketeers Overcome Deficit To Deliver Christmas Dinners
Jaycees raise funds to lift a $200 shortfall in the Basketeer Fund. A donor contributed $30 at noon, enabling 150 families to receive Christmas dinner sacks packed with staples and delicacies. Local firms provided trucks and volunteers to assemble and deliver the meals for the fifth consecutive year.
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Jaycees
Ler- Way Motor Freight
Dalby
Hill Tines
Westerfield
Gunn - Hinerman
American Warehouse and Storage
Armstrong's
Sproles Southwestern Drug
Amarillo Hardware
Miller and Miller
Tucumcari Truck Lines
Panhandle Sign
Yellow Transit
Coca Cola Company
Relief Drive To Be Renewed In Amarillo
Amarillo will renew its Red Cross war relief drive Friday after falling short of the 21 200 quota by about 5 000 dollars. Ross Rovers, drive director, urged continued contributions by mail or in person at headquarters upstairs at 515 Polk Street, noting many cities have already met their quotas.
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Amarillo
Red Cross
Ross Rovers
Polk Street
Amarillo Defense Bond Day Sets Large Vehicle Drive
Amarillo residents bought defense bonds totaling 4,934,655 dollars yesterday marking one of the citys best days for defense securities since Pearl Harbor. Bond sales reached 47,681.25 dollars and stamps 1,665.30 dollars with the post office reporting its strongest one hundred twenty five dollar bond day by selling 134 small denomination bonds. Sales were heavy across the board.
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Amarillo
Uncle Sam
Defense
Pearl Harbor
Funeral Held For Mrs. Mildred G. Callan
Funeral services for Mildred G. Callan 78 were held at Blackburn-Shaw chapel with Rev. J C Lisemore officiating. She lived at 1600 Johnson Street Amarillo for 11 years and died early last night in a local hospital. Surviving are two sons Claude and Cecil of Amarillo and daughter Maude Lee Gavin of Dallas. Interment is at Martha, Oklahoma.
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Mildred G. Callan
Blackburn-Shaw Chapel
J.C. Lisemore
Martha
Oklo
Callan
Johnson Street
Amarillo
Claude
Cecil
Maude Lee Gavin
Dallas
Wake Island falls after 14th air raid and landings
The Wake Island garrison repelled 13 attacks before the 14th assault on December 23 allowed a Japanese foothold. Despite plane exchanges, communication with Marines failed and the navy judged the island lost around December 24. Japanese submarines shelled Palmyra and Johnson Islands.
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Long
Wake Island
Wake
Palmyra
Johnson Islands
South Pacific
Imperial Japanese forces clash in hand to hand fighting
Describes fighting between British, Japanese, and Chinese factions with mortars and machine guns. Notes that Japanese overrun zones rely on coerced local support, but resistance is expected to rise as they move south and encounter more westernized populations.
British Forces Capture Benina Airdrome and Barce
Cairo dispatch reports British forces rapidly completing occupation of Cirenaica and seizing the Benina air field near Bengasi and the Barce stronghold. Rommel's army retreating west shows signs of disintegration as vanguards cut off German forces from the port. One mobile column reportedly took 500 prisoners, with more enemy tanks abandoned.
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Cairo
Egypt
Cirenaica
Benina
Bengasi
Barce
Erwin Rommel
Berce
Britain
War Council Rumors Tie to Soviet Leader in Washington
In Washington the term the Russian refers to Ambassador MaximLitvinov while rumors floated that Josef Stalin might join the White House talks. Bets stood at ten to one against his attendance, with noted disadvantages as potential checks against any emer gence of a broader diplomatic move.
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Washington
Maxim Litvinov
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
White House
Anglo American plan urges closer USSR Japan cooperation
The piece discusses Soviet strategy and Allied aims to divert Japan from the Philippines and Singapore, with Red Armies focused on Europe while Siberian bases near Vladivostok attract American interest for potential raids on Japan. It notes Roosevelt and Churchill signaling unified command and shifting Pacific responsibilities to American officers.
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Soviet Union
Japan
Philippines
Singapore
Europe
Siberian
Vladivostok
Anglo-American War Council
Roosevelt
Churchill
Germany
Philippines Under Siege as Japanese Reinforcements Arrive
Japanese forces press multiple offensives around Manila harbor area as reinforcements land. Waves of bombing strike the capital causing civilian casualties and destruction. A military spokesman confirms at least one Japanese plane shot down with unconfirmed reports of more losses. The battles unfold near Lingayen Gulf and Atimonan.
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Manila
Gulf of Lingayen
Atimonan
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