Induction of TDG Flying Unit Planned for Sunday
The Panhandle’s first military aviation unit the 11th Squadron of the Texas Defense Guard Air Corps will be inducted at English Airport Sunday at 11 o clock. Major officers will review the unit on the ramp north of the administration building.
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TDG
Panhandle
11Th Squadron
Texas Defense Guard Air Corps
English Airport
C. Joseph Snyder
TDGAC
W. Lynn Cox
R. S LeSage
Dallas
H E Roberts
Adjutant General's Office
Austin
English Field
Malaya Campaign Updates From Singapore Front
British troops engaged enemy parties in eastern Malaya near Kuantan with shelling and artillery support that reportedly caused about 100 enemy casualties and destroyed a small ammunition dump. Casualties to British forces were slight. Air raids on Port Swettenham and Singapore caused minor damage, with civilian casualties totaling 17 killed or wounded reported so far. Normal patrols and reconnaissance continued.
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Kuantan
Malaya
Singapore
Port Swettenham
Farewell to Honor Navy Recruits Leaving Amarillo
Twenty five naval recruits are to be honored in Amarillo before departing at 10 30 AM by bus to Dallas for final checks. A short program in the federal building or post office area will lift the banner On to Tokyo with talks by Mayor Joe A Jenkins and Bill Gilstrap of the Legion. The Navy Mothers Club will give gifts and civic groups plan placards. Police motor officers will escort the bus to the city limits.
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Dallas
Tokyo
Grand Jury Room
Federal Building
Joe A. Jenkins
Bill Gilstrap
Legion
Navy Mother’s Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Navy
Navy Mothers Club
Texas
Amarillo
Panhandle
Japanese Submarine Sunk and Destroyer Damaged Off Malaya
Berlin dispatches report that Japanese general headquarters say an enemy submarine off the west coast of Malaya was sunk and a destroyer damaged badly by direct bomb hits. The claim comes from Tokyo and was broadcast by United Press in New York.
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Berlin
United Press
New York
Tokyo
Army’ Department of Japanese General Headquarters
Malaya
Axis Blasted as Red Army Presses Axis Fronts in 1942
Soviet reports claim key advances toward Moscow recaptured Kaluga and Volokolamsk while claiming destruction of a Hitler elite brigade flown from Krakow. Russians say they beat German forces on Leningrad and Crimean fronts, and that Germans withdraw westward leaving wounded and arms in the snow. British and Allied notes recount Rommel’s tank force near end, air superiority claims, and heavy Axis losses in North Africa and the Middle East as 1941 closes.
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Kaluga
Moscow
Guderian
Red Army
Hitler
Krakow
Leningrad
Crimean
Novy Kirishi
Volokolamsk
Mozhatsk
Air Ministry
RAF
British Information Ministry
London
North Africa
Erwin Romme
Bengali
Caucasus
Bardiolfo Graziani
Che
African Forces Press Forward at Bardia Front
African troops closed on besieged Axis positions along the Bardia defenses near the Egyptian border. A penetration yesterday captured several posts and about 60 prisoners, including some Germans, indicating significant progress for the attackers.
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Bardia
Churchilline Day Sermon by Rev Welles in wartime resolve
The nation marked the day with Rev Edward Randolph Welles delivering a prophetic sermon at Christ Church. He, 35, told distinguished visitors and his regular congregation that we and our Allies shall win the war, underscoring steadfast resolve during wartime.
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Edward Randolph Welles
Christ Church
Legion of Safety Roundtable on Civilian Defense
Legion of Safety hosts a roundtable on civilian defense tonight at 6 30 over KGNC chaired by Maynard Drake. Chief of Police A S Harper and Sheriff Bill Adam will be guests. Air raid precautions receive special emphasis on the program.
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Legion of Safety
KGNC
Maynard Drake
A. S. Harper
Bill Adam
Victory Pearl Harbor Moore Named For Child In McComb
In McComb Mississippi on January 1 a newborn son receives a striking name Victory Pearl Harbor Moore. Annie Mielaoore announced the christening and the family celebrates the unique pairing as the new year begins in this local notice.
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Victory
Pearl Harbor
Moore
Enlisted Reservist To Duty by Feb. 1
Washington reports the War Department will recall all enlisted reservists to active duty by February 1 and will continue enlistments. Secretary Stimson said the army plans to staff through selective service, with the new bill setting active service ages at 20 to 44 while enlistments remain open.
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Washington
War Department
Stimson
Army
Congress
Dutch Minister of Colonies Resigns For New Post
Dutch Minister of Colonies Hubertus Van Mook, now in the Netherlands East Indies, resigned today and was assigned to Washington as a coordinator of Dutch American relations. He is expected to leave Batavia soon to influence dealings with Washington, especially on economic matters. He was appointed by Queen Wilhelmina as lieutenant governor of the East Indies.
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London
U.P
Hubertus van Mook
Netherlands East Indies
Washington
van Mook
Batavia
Wilhelmina
Fast Indies
Railroad Worker Rides Horse To Save Ties
LARAMIF Wyoming January 1. Ralph Bluescher, a railroad worker, swaps his car for a horse to commute to work, citing the tire situation and the need to keep transportation moving. The move highlights local concerns over road conditions and fuel efficiency.
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Laramif
Wyo
Ralph Bluescher
Tires Imported From Mexico Cost and Cost
McAllen, Jan. 1. A citizen attempting to beat tire rationing by buying tires in Mexico faced U S customs duties. He paid ten percent on the casings and tubes, five cents per pound on tires, 25 percent on tubes, and nine cents per pound on tubes, plus original Mexico sale prices. The duty rise occurred Oct 1 with tire excise taxes. Duty-free limits apply for incidental cross-river purchases.
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Mcallen
Rio Grande
Mexico
United States
Customs Service
First Recruits for 1942 Select Navy
The first two enlistments for 1942 at the navy recruiting office stood at the door this morning as M. H. Norman arrived at eight oclock. The boys Jack Milton Craig and Winfred Mills York of Panhandle, both 19, expressed eagerness to be the first enlistments of the year.
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Navy
M. Norman
Mr. Norman
Jack Milton Craig
Winfred Mills York
Panhandle
Condition of Texas First Lady Remains Critical
Mrs. Coke R. Stevenson, wife of the governor, remains critically ill at the governor's mansion in Austin. She has suffered cancer for over a year and experienced a recent downturn as close relatives gathered at the mansion.
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Texas
Austin
Coke R. Stevenson
Sheriff Renews Push for More Deputies and Pay Increases
Sheriff Bill Adams asks the county commission for two night patrol deputies as war fueled police workload rises. The court took the request under advisement while approving across the board raises. Deputies gains range from $5 to $7.50 monthly, with other staff seeing pay bumps including the treasurer and clerical and janitorial staff. Two justices of the peace shift from fees to salaries, ending fee-based pay in the county.
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Bill Adams
Commissioners Court
Reta Swan
Jesse Adams
Frosty Hamrick
Mary Jenks
Justices of the Peace
Precinct 1
Government sets draconian January tire rationing plan
Washington announces January quotas for tire and tube distribution across counties in the United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. Two counties receive no tires or tubes, while at least one county gets only one tire and one tube for passenger cars, motorcycles, or light trucks.
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Washington
United States
Leon Henderson
Alaska
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Henderson
Alpine
Calif
Hinsdale
Colo
Stanton
Kansas
American Automobile Association
AAA
Thomas P. Henry
Great Britain
OPA
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Petain Looks For Dignity With Lax Armistice Terms
In a New Year broadcast from Vichy Marshal Petain urged relaxation of Germanys armistice conditions to restore Frances dignity. He complained some Vichy officials failed to fully support the state. In Washington the attorney general issued a travel ban on German Japanese and Italian aliens and ordered them to surrender all firearms by Monday 11 PM.
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London
Marshal Petain
Germany
France
Vichy
Washington
UPA
Francis Biddle
Five Army fliers killed as bomber crashes near New Hyde Park
Five Army airmen died when a light bomber on a rout training flight crashed near New Hyde Park New York. The aircraft left Mitchel Field with other planes but failed to gain altitude and plunged to about 100 feet before bursting into flames.
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Mitchel Field
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