Hull resigns as Secretary of State amid illness
President Roosevelt announces Cordell Hull will resign from the cabinet upon a successor’s appointment. Speculation centers on James Byrnes, Edward R. Stettinius Jr., and others, with Hull remaining as foreign policy adviser during recovery from a throat illness at Bethesda Hospital.
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China
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Paratroopers reported behind Siegfried Line and Saar advances
Allied forces push toward Duren and Saar region as Swiss dispatches place paratroopers east of the Rhine. Hodges First Army drives near Langerwehe and Franz village while Patton's Third Army drives deeper into the Saar and soils forts along the Siegfried Line. Seventh Army clears Vosges crests toward Alsace Lorraine plains.
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Bourheim
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Weisweiler
Adolf Hitler
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Strasbourg
West Bank
Belfort
West Bank of Rhine
Nelson Aims to Double China War Production Within Six Months
Nelson, former War Production Board chair, said in Chungking that China could double wartime output in six months. He reported no snags after arriving Nov. 16 and noted Chinese steel plants run one shift, six days weekly, from an initial survey by five steel men and an alcohol expert.
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Donald M. Nelson
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Nelson
Warmer Tomorrow Forecast Returns in Weather Outlook
The weatherman says gradual warming is ahead with a freeze tonight though not as severe as last night’s 27 degrees. Winds will pick up this afternoon and continue through tomorrow as temperatures rise.
German youth gangs clash with Hitler Youth in streets
An 11 year old German deserter reports gangs of teenage boys forming to fight Hitler Youth in German cities. They use knives and clubs at night, triggering concern over urban street clashes during the occupation period.
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Hitler
Amarillo War Bond Drive Sees Slow Start And Promotes Event
Amarillo residents push Sixth War Loan with total bond sales of 1 165 062 75 toward a 6 140 000 quota. E Bond sales reach 387 596 25 while the overall Saturday tally is 207 285. Largest single Friday buyer is Southwestern Bell Telephone Co with 45 000. A state premiere of Something For the Boys screens at Paramount Theater with tickets issued only for E Bond purchases.
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Weather summary for Amarillo and region
The forecast calls for cloudy and warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday with below freezing temperatures tonight in the Panhandle. Expect rising temperatures across West Texas this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with near freezing readings in the Panhandle. In New Mexico look for partly cloudy skies this afternoon increasing tonight with snow flurries in the northern mountains and showers in the southwest Tuesday. Highs today range from 45 to 60 degrees with tonight lows from 25 to 40. The 24 hour readings show 45 high 27 low 40 at noon. Tastefully yours dinner at Thomas'."
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Panhandle
New Mexico
B 29 Strikes Tokyo Again In New Allied Air Raids
American B 29s bomb Tokyo and Bangkok in daylight raids from Saipan and India bases as Japan reports 40 Superforts striking Honshu. In China, Japanese forces seize Nanning the seventh American base lost, severing Chinese lines and pushing toward Kweichow.
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Kweichow Province
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Thailand
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Hengyang
Lingling
Kweilin
Liuchow
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Tanchuk
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Manchuria
Indo-China
Thomsen States He Will Not Resign As Pastor Now
Dr. R. Thomsen told the First Presbyterian Church from the pulpit that he has not resigned and does not know when he will resign. He noted his 34th year as minister and emphasized there was a misunderstanding fueled by careless talk and a misinterpreted Amarillo Globe article. He traced his tenure from 1900 and 1910 milestones and explained the church procedural steps for any future resignation.
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R. Thomsen
Thomsen
Texas
George W. Truett
First Baptist Church
Thomson
Gene Howe
Amarillo
Dr. Thomsen
Violence marks Canada's draft fuss in Parliament fight
Ottawa reports Prime Minister King seeks confidence vote on partial conscription policy amid violent outbreaks in Quebec and British Columbia. Draftees in camps reinforced troops as tension rose on Parliament Hill and in Rimouski where three Union Jacks were burned.
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British Columbia
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Rimouski
Systematic Murder Demands After War Crimes Probe
Congress demanded relentless punishment for Germans accused of systematic murder of millions of European civilians. A cabinet committee urged severe peace terms to prevent Nazi atrocities and called for the death penalty for those found guilty.
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War Refuge Board report cites Nazi camps killings
A 25,000 word War Refuge Board report summarizes eye witness accounts from three escapees detailing mass killings at Birkenau. The accounts claim 1.5 to 1.765 million Jews were murdered in a two year period, with crematoria, gas chambers, and forced human experiments described in stark terms.
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