Wavell urges great reinforcements for Southwest Pacific defense
Allied commander Sir Archibald P. Wavell declared Britain and the United States would send strong reinforcements to the Southwest Pacific to stall Japanese advances. He urged no retreat as Singapore fights on and likened Allied troops to the original Ypres force, vowing to buy time for aid. American air and sea power were expected to pressure Japanese convoys heading toward Java.
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Associated Press
Archibald P. Wavell
Britain
United States
Southwest Pacific
Singapore
Tobruk
Malayan
Wavell
United Nations
Ypres
MacArthur’s Weary Men Repulse Local Japanese Flank Attack
War department reports a night February 3 local assault on Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s left flank in Batan Peninsula was sharply repulsed. Japanese troops from the Tatore group and Kimura division were isolated. supplies fell into Allied hands. POWs spoke of humane treatment. Navy notes torpedo boat actions and loss of the USS Neches with 56 missing.
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MacArthur
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
War Department
16Th
Kimura
Tatore
Navy
Batan Peninsula
Philippines
Clark Lee
Associated Press
More Than 1 000 Bicycles Sold in Amarillo in Two Months
A 30 minute survey of Amarillo merchants shows more than 1 000 bicycles sold in two months. January sales near 600 and the December Christmas rush was strong. Dealers report stock depletions with limited women’s and luxury models.
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Amarillo
Pearl Harbor
George Mansur
White's Auto Stores
Mansur
Leslie Stephens
Manville to wed Toronto model Madge Lowe on his birthday
New York February 4 A P reports socialite Tommy Manville after five marriages announces he will marry Madge Lowe a Toronto model at a cocktail party Engaged last night the couple plan a wedding on April 9 Tommy admits uncertainty but vows to try for a successful marriage.
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New York
Tommy Manville
Madge Lowe
Toronto
Tommy
Miss Lowe
British withdraw from Derna in Libyan retreat
A Cairo communique cited by a London desk says British forces have pulled back from Derna to rejoin the main column as Axis troops push toward Egypt. The main Libyan force has not yet engaged the Axis advance, with only patrols and covering units involved so far.
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Cairo
Erna
Libya
el Agheila
Britain
Naples
RAF
Middle East Comunique
Freighter San Gil Torpedoed Off Atlantic Coast
The navy announced that the freighter San Gil owned by United Fruit Company was torpedoed by an enemy submarine off the Atlantic coast. No further details were released. The record noted 15 prior attacks with 14 sinking American or Allied ships. only the Malay was not sunk.
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Washington
Navy
United Fruit Company
Atlantic
Coastal Curfew Expands Restrictions Along California Coast
Attorney General Biddle designated a restricted area for German Japanese and Italian nationals from the Oregon border to 50 miles south of Los Angeles and inland 30 to 150 miles. Effective February 24, enemy aliens must stay at home from 9 PM to 6 AM and generally remain near their residences with possible exceptions by U.S. attorneys only for compelling reasons. violations face interment.
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Washington
Biddle
California
Oregon
Los Angeles
United States
Tree Climbing Dog Puzzles Elderly Owner
Mrs. G. C. Campbell reports a tree climbing dog named Scott at 813 Louisiana. The mixed breed, half Boston bull and half fox terrier, enjoys chasing birds and eating chicken feed in his old age after a sickly youth.
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Dog
G. C. Campbell
Louisiana
Scott
Russia Renew Drive West Of Moscow Repels German Forces
Izvestia reports a renewed Red Army drive west of Moscow driving German divisions toward Smolensk 230 miles away. Heavy fighting rages in central sector towns as Smolensk province villages are cleared. Simultaneously a Red Army counteroffensive advances into the Donets Basin without check.
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Moscow
Smolensk
Izvestia
Red Army
Donets
German High Command Sums Up Eastern Front Fighting
Berlin reports in its broadcasts that the German high command summarized the Russian war by saying there was lively fighting on the eastern front. The brief line signals ongoing combat activity without detailing battles or locations.
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Berlin
Red Army Flanks German Lines Across Kharkov Front
Soviet forces press a constant flanking strategy along the Kharkov line with units advancing toward Petrovskye and Krasnopavlosk while German divisions retreat to fortifications and add fresh reserves. Front dispatches note deep snow and subzero temperatures hampering movements as Germans set up street defenses.
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Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Krasnopavlosk
Lozovaya
Izvestia
Red Army
Donets Basin
Nazi siege measures limit Amsterdam civilians and transit
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports Nazis imposing near siege rules in Amsterdam after demonstrations and sabotage. Civilians are barred from going outdoors after 8 PM and streetcars stop at 7.
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London
Reuters
Stockhold
Amsterdam
You'd Never Guess Or Maybe You Would
Buenos Aires announced extraordinary measures to defend the Atlantic coast. Acting President Castillo said the class of 1920 would be kept under arms through 1942, creating an army near 100000 amid Axis-relations status.
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Buenos Aires
Ramon Castillo
Argentina
Atlantic
Castillo
Axis
Planes Surprise Japanese Forces Near Moulmein Burma
American and British fighter and bombing aircraft attacked Japanese invasion groups at the mouth of the Salween River near Moulmein, with Blenheim bombers and RAF units targeting island positions. The raid followed reports of small Japanese contacts at Paan and disrupted attempts to cross the Salween.
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Rangoon
Burma
Salween River
Moulmein
Sal
Paan
Salween
Royal Air Force
Bandjermasin
South Borneo
Balik Papan
Borneo
Netherlands
United States
Macassar Strait
Netherlands Indies
Soerabaja
Great Indies
Java
Chrysler to Build $100 Million Bomber Engine Plant
Lieut. Gen. William Knudsen announced the Chrysler Motor Corporation will construct a $100,000,000 bomber engine plant in Chicago. Construction starts now and the plant is expected to be in operation in nine months. It will produce Wright 12 cylinder air cooled engines with about 25,000 workers.
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Chicago
William Knudsen
Chrysler Motor Corporation
Knudsen
Pearl Harbor casualty writes from front in letter
John Hochstrosser, reported killed in action in Pearl Harbor, sends a note to his parents saying the enemy could not spell his name and did not have a bullet with it.
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Spring Lakf
N. C
John Hochstrosser
Pearl Harbor
Amarillo Weather Mild This Afternoon Cooler Tonight
Weather in Amarillo and vicinity shows mild conditions this afternoon with a cooler night ahead. West Texas expects little temperature change tonight with occasional rain while Del Rio Eagle Pass area experiences similar trends. 24 hour extremes recorded from 6:30 A M include a 32 degree minimum and 68 degree maximum with noon temperature at 55.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio- Eagle Pass
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