Help Is On Way Amid Pacific War Skirmishes
Singapore reports anti aircraft fire slowing feared Japanese air raids over the day. Four raids damaged thatched houses and a small dump as fighters and searchlights kept the skies contested. Indies forces warn of continuing bombings and call for immediate material support to deter large scale landings.
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Singapore
Islare
Citadel
Johor
Pacific
Formainf
Essa
Perak
Ter Poorten
Indies
Netherlands Indies
Texas Retail Stores Show Business Gain in November
A seven per cent rise in sales at independent Texas retail stores in November, from 1940 to 1941, was reported by the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. The bureau noted independent merchants had 17 per cent higher sales in the first 11 months of 1941 compared with the same period in 1940, based on data for J. C. Capt, director of the U S census.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
J. C. Capt
Mrs. Cyril Luker Dies. Amarillo Civic Leader
Mrs. Cyril Luker, a prominent Amarillo civic and church worker, died at 3 o'clock in a local hospital after a heart attack. Since 1935 she had led Red Cross Radio Division and Speakers Bureau roles for Potter County, coordinating radio programs and speaker bookings. A Polk Street Methodist Church member, she served as secretary of Christian social relations and chaired church events. She also led Women’s Society activities, oversaw parsonage purchases, and was active in Atheneaum Club and Order of the Eastern Star. Born September 15, 1898 in Weimar, Texas, she was a Southwestern University graduate.
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Cyril Luker
Amarillo
Luker
Potter County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Young People's
Polk Street Methodist Church
Atheneaum Club
Order of the Eastern Star
Lauralie Moore
Weimar
Tex
Southwestern University
Georgetown
South
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy this afternoon turning colder with cloudy skies and snow flurries. Winds rise tonight, with a high of 51 and a low of 25. Panhandle and New Mexico regions show intermittent snow and colder conditions, with temperatures from 24 to 46 in the 24 hour period ending 6:30 AM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Moun
North
Washington’s First Real Blackout Test Tonight
The capital will darken homes and street lights in part of the city with civilian activities halted as air raid sirens sound between 7 and 9 P M. The blackout lasts 15 minutes in this first nationwide test.
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Washington
U.P
Defense Security Sales Mount as License Renewals Loom
Defense Department notices urge drivers with license numbers under 450000 to renew before December 31 or face a stiff reexamination later. From January 1 renewals apply to numbers 450001 to 960000 with expiry March 31, and driving with an outdated license after December 31 carries fines. Defense security sales bounced back after a weekend slump, hitting 50099 for the day with stamps amid brisk demand as Amarillo sellers report steady 40k to 50k daily.
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Defense
Amarillo
Churchill Pledges Fight to Victory
In Ottawa on December 30 the Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Canadian leaders in the House of Commons that Britain would continue the fight against the Axis until victory is achieved by the united efforts of the free peoples.
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Ottawa
Britain
Free Nations
Canada
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
MacArthur Calls For Retaliation Over Japanese Bombings
Allied reinforcements reportedly heading to the Pacific as Japanese forces push toward Manila from the southeast and north. Manila sits about 45 air miles from the front with Japanese gains of 15 miles or more in the Atimonan Mauban corridor. General MacArthur urged U S retaliation against Japan amid renewed hopes of a broader Allied offensive.
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San Miguel
Pampanga Province
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Clark Field
Wainwright
Cabanatuan
Luzon
Agoo
Lingayen Gulf
Baguio
Camp Hay
Atimonan
Mauban
Lucena
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Japan
Pacific
Philippine
Atimonan-Maubun
Luisiana
Dolores
Zaragoza
Hong Kong
Luzon Island
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Far East
United States
Aliens Surrender Radios Cameras in Pacific Coast Stores
Police across the Pacific slope accepted radios and cameras from alien Japanese Germans and Italians under a government order. San Francisco collected over 3 000 radios and cameras while Seattle logged more than 4 500. The items, largely cameras, were to be returned after the war and two transmitters were surrendered. An Italian owner’s pocket watch camera was described as a novelty. Internment camps report rising numbers of Japanese and Italians, with Germans toFort Stanton New Mexico, for camp segregation.
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Pacific Slope
Seattle
Francis Biddle
Natura Makamura
T. Michiyama
J. J. McGrath
San Mateo County
N. D. Callaer
Fort Missoula
Mont
Fort Stanton
N. M
Columbus
Mottled Teeth Cure Reported to Science
Dallas report notes a trichloracetic acid treatment to remove mottled tooth stains from fluoridated drinking water. Dr. H A Berry of Holbrook Arizona presented the method to the AAAS warning it must be applied with care. Berry says he has used it since 1929 on hundreds of cases, with mottled enamel arising in children from fluoride.
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Dallas
American Association For the Advancement of Science
H. A. Berry
Holbrook, Ariz
Berry
Senate Plans Short Adjournment to Monday Recess
Senate today adopted and sent to the House resolutions to adjourn the current session on Friday and convene the new session on Monday. The move formalizes a brief break as legislators prepare for the next cycle.
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Senate
Washington
U.P
House
Congress
Seventh Snow of Winter May Fall Here Tonight
Weather bulletin says the seventh of 30 snows predicted for the season may arrive tonight with flurries likely. Expect cloudy and colder conditions and a low near 25 degrees. An unofficial forecaster previously predicted 23 snows and was right.
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Weather Bureau
Fifth Column and Espionage Network Aided Pearl Harbor
Reports from Honolulu depict a long organized Japanese fifth column aiding the Pearl Harbor attack. Officials describe spies, operators, and trusted locals in police, post, utilities, and guard services, with arrows cut in sugar cane pointing to targets found after the raid.
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Frank Knox
Pearl Harbor
Norway
Army
Navy
Japan
Islands
New York
U.P
Knox
Honolulu
Schofield Barracks
U. S. Army
British win huge battle of tanks in Libya advance
British desert forces repelled an Axis counterattack after a 420 mile retreat from the Egyptian border. Front line dispatches report a two day tank clash and British vanguards pushing toward Tripolitania in western Libya as the fighting continues.
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Associated Press
Britain
Tripolitania
Libya
Japanese warships fail to confirm assault on Corregidor
Persistent reports from Manila state Japanese warships tried to approach the rocky Corregidor fortress at the entrance to Manila Bay during yesterday's aerial bombardment. Army headquarters said it had no confirmation of the encounter.
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Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Corregidor Island
Manila Harbor
Rocky Island
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Army
Income Curb Demanded by Fiscal Group
Congressional fiscal leaders demand that individual and corporate incomes be taxed enough to stop war millionaires. A new tax bill to fund looming war costs is planned for January 15 with proposals including lower income caps and higher excess profits taxes on firms and individuals. Chairman Robert L. Coughton says the aim is to tighten income tax restrictions to prevent war fortunes from forming.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Treasury
Robert L. Coughton
North Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
City Red Cross War Relief Drive in Amarillo
Amarillo debates Nazi claims while continuing a Red Cross appeal to reach the 21 200 dollar quota for Potter County. Drive director Ross Rogers notes progress at 515 Polk Street and urges un contacted residents to contribute, aiming to exceed the target by New Year’s Eve.
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Amarillo
Red Cross
Potter County
Ross Rogers
Drive
Polk Street
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