RAF claims major Libyan gains and Ethiopian actions
The RAF announced air and ground operations across Libya and Ethiopia. It reported seizing aircraft at El Adem and Irala, advancing west of Tobruk, and Italian posts evacuated at Gubba with patriots closing in. In Tobruk and Bengasi raids, ships and docks were damaged and air attacks extended into Italian territory. Greek forces also claimed mortar captures and air strikes in Albania and Pogradetz, noting Italian setbacks.
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RAF
el Adem
Tobruk
Irala
Libya
Ethiopia
Royal Air Force
Gubba
Sudan
Blue Nile
Laka Tana
Kassala
Benina
Tmimi
Martuba
Gazala
Bengasi
Goebbels Warns of Fake Lull in German Offensives
Berlin reports Goebbels told foreign correspondents that the current pause in German offensives is only temporary and part of a longer plan. He said German leadership knows its exact aims and how to achieve them, urging not to misread the lull as indecision.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Goebbels
Double Trouble for Italian Armies
Allied advances press Greek forces toward Valona and Elbasan in Albania while British mechanized units push toward Tobruk in Libya. Italian troops race to shore up fortifications as maps identify key Albanian and Libyan towns facing mounting drives.
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Valona
Elbasan
Albania
Tobruk
Libya
Mussolini
British Bomber Raid Strikes German and Italian Targets
British long range bombers attacked Wilhelmshaven and Emden causing many explosions and fires at docks and airfields. Naples and Palermo were bombed with casualties reported in Naples while Palermo saw no major damage. Italian and German naval losses included a torpedo boat sinking a British submarine and an Italian submarine sinking a British auxiliary cruiser and a merchant ship.
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London
U.P
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
Germany
Air Ministry
Borkum
Bomber Command
Naples
Palermo
Sicily
High Command
Atlantic
James McLamore Arraigned on Murder Charge in Amarillo
James McLamore was arraigned for murder after the fatal shooting of his stepfather H Wy Fetterly at 407 North Fillmore Street. McLamore denied bail as police urged surrender of a pistol, and the case heads to the Potter County grand jury convening January 27.
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James McLamore
H. Wy. Fetterly
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Fetterly
North Fillmore Street
McLamore
W. R. McDowell
Amarillo
Potter County
Grand Jury
James M. Durrett
Wanda Lee Martin
Clovis
Texas
Tline Watkins
Chester Watkins
Iline
Wanda
Durrett
Tucumcari
Lubbock
Tex
French and Thai clash near Cambodia frontier blitz
French forces withdraw five to ten miles inside the Cambodia border as Thai patrols attack across two fronts of Cambodia and Laos. Thai blitzkrieg advances, backed by air raids, with 90 planes bombing Sisophon and surrounding areas.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Cambodia
Thailand
Siam
Laos
High Command
Sisophon
Army Traffic Cop Adds New Note
Fort Dix New Jersey dispatch describes Army MPs training to be polite yet firm. An MP signaling Captain Ernes Steading to stop then saluting, the captain apologizes for speeding and continues to meet his train, illustrating discipline and courtesy on post.
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Army
Fort DIX
N. J
M. P
Ernes Steading
Steading
Unified In Caribbean Command
Secretary Stimson announced a consolidation of army commands in the Panama Canal region the Puerto Rican department and the new Trinidad base command into a single Caribbean command. Lieutenant General Daniel Van Voorhis will lead to unify air defenses and forces for improved efficiency and centralized control.
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Washington
Army
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Stimson
Western Hemisphere
Puerto Rican
Trinidad
Daniel van Voorhis
Canal Zone
No Such Thing As Good Shelter
Lord Horder, royal physician, said after touring the provinces that there is no such thing as a good air raid shelter and half the time people in shelters protect themselves no more than if they stayed at home.
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London
U.P
Lord Horder
Amarillo and West Texas Forecast From Weather Bureau
Fair tonight in Amarillo with low temperatures 23 to 28 degrees. Friday stays fair. West of 100th meridian mostly fair with southeast portion may see occasional rain. little temperature change. New Mexico mostly fair tonight and Friday, increasing clouds in southwest with slight warmth east central tonight. Extremes: 29 low, 57 high. noon reading 46.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Riots Revealed In Nazi France
A page four report discloses riots in Nazi occupied France with details on groups involved and authorities responses. The story highlights rising unrest and security crackdowns in major cities as Allied pressure grows.
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Nazi
France
Navy release on national defense ends with odd line
A Navy statement titled exp editing national defense sparked laughter when a mimeograph copy printed an unexpected line about arriving with bells on and a companion. A mechanic rushed to inspect the machine as officials chewed over the odd blunder.
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Washington
U.P
Navy Department
Amarillo’s defense industries air raid shelters survey
The Globe News reports Amarillo has potential to produce bomb shelters and defense gear locally. Willborn Brothers Tank Co and Superior Manufacturing Co could fabricate armor plates and armor components, with existing steel tank work and mills capacity, though no direct defense contracts yet.
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Amarillo
Globe News
Auinalivalid
Lee
England
Superior Manufacturing Company
Willborn Brothers Tank Company
Willborn
Houston Street
Santa Fe
Herb Willborn
Ture
Superior
R. EF. Clements
Blame Placed for U S Bond Drop by Morgenthau
Secretary Morgenthau blamed the Federal Reserve anti inflation plan for an unwarranted decline in the government bond market. He said the drop began when the Fed statement was released and noted the decrease was not yet figureable but not enough to disturb him.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Army Engineers Move To Keep Bridges Open
Chicago faced a citywide strike as 4000 plus municipal workers halted services. Army engineers intervened when 386 bridge tenders began a sympathy action, blocking 32 bridges and prompting a tense stand with police and city officials. A verbal accord followed after talks.
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Chicago
U.P
U. S. War Department
Army Engineers
Michael
Umbrella Mike) Boyle
Electricians’ Union
Loop
James P. Allman
War Department
Army
C. R. Andrew
U. S
Albert J. Woll
Woll
City Corporation Counsel
Edward J. Kelly
Kelly
Gold Coast
Peter di Julio
Pat Conway
Mammoth Steel Mills
UAW Chief Predicts Strike At Ranger Engineering Plant
R. J. Thomas of the CIO United Auto Workers said CIO members at Ranger Engineering Company in Farmingdale Long Island are expected to strike between 5 and 7 P M today. House naval committee members discussed possible congressional action after Rear Admiral John H Towers testified the plant makes army and navy airplane engines and is a key part of national defense.
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Washington
R. J. Thomas
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ranger Engineering Company
Farmingdale
L. L
House Naval
John H. Towers
Naval Aviation
Army
Navy
National Defense
Wallace Hopes to Visit Latin American Nations
Vice President-Elect Henry A. Wallace said he plans to visit each Latin American country to promote mutual prosperity and peace in the western hemisphere. The announcement was made amid ongoing efforts to strengthen regional collaboration.
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Washington
Jan
Henry A. Wallace
Banquet Honors Amarillo’s Marvin Jones Jan 24
A banquet in Amarillo at the Amarillo Hotel honors Marvin Jones for his long service as Panhandle district congressman and his ongoing role as a federal judge. Jones, still in Washington, will return for the event sponsored by Panhandle friends to celebrate his 24 years in public service.
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Panhandle
Washington
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Panhandle Friends
5 Year Term for Howard C Hopson Sentenced in Mail Fraud Case
Howard C. Hopson, who built a large utilities empire, was sentenced in New York to five years on each of 17 mail fraud counts. The terms run concurrently. The case involved figures like Sheaffer, Parker, Eversharp Pens, Rubber Tile, Dwight Newby’s, and Russell Stationery Company.
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New York
Howard C. Hopson
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