Australians Evacuate Island Cities as War Threat Grows
Australian civilians are being evacuated from threatened island cities as Japan escalates pressure near Australia. Prime Minister Curtin warns the enemy is at the gates while defense forces, including units on New Ireland and near Rabaul, repulse several attacks.
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Melbourne
Australia
Japan
John Curtin
Rabaul
New Britain
New Ireland
Kieta Onainville
Curtin
Archibald P. Wavell
Anna Honored Guest at Welch Ball Turns Mystery
The report notes Anna being invited as guest of honor at Welch Ball and hints at a hidden issue as White House guards investigate. It mentions her rapid rise and public notices from last year and that she faced a mysterious offer amid inquiries. Page 2 reference.
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Anna
Welch Ball
Cinderella
Ashington
Roosevelt
White House
Botttl
Samme Bask
Jones Family Offered To Bluefield Chamber
The Jones family, once feted in 1940, were offered to the Bluefield Chamber by Otto Whittaker. John R. Thompson of Lexington Virginia reportedly proposed a sponsor’s contract worth a sum equal to Thompson’s $1,800 spent in 1940 to outfit the Joneses. Thompson said the Joneses are worth more now with a new Jones in the lineup and could boost publicity and revenue if the deal proceeds.
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Jones
Bluefield Chamber
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Joneses
New York
Thompson
Ial
Cecil Smith To Be Prosecuted In Giles For His Wife's Death
A tentative decision reports Cecil Smith of Narrows will be prosecuted in Giles County for his wife Charlotte Blankenship Smith's death after an auto crash on January 16. A coroner's inquest recommended holding him for arraignment by a trial justice. The case follows an incident where charges and warrants were pursued in both Giles and Montgomery counties.
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Giles
Montgomery County
Cecil Smith
Narrows
Giles County
J. Livingston Dillon
Commonwealth
Christiansburg
A. M. Showalter
B. L. Haymaker
Smith
Deachours
Charlotte Blankenship
Roanoke
Mrs Smith
Montgomery
Western Hemisphere Declares U S and Allies Non Belligerent
Pan American conference committee states Western Hemisphere nations view the United States and its Atlantic Charter aims as aligned with their peace goals. They may grant special facilities to aid defense efforts in this emergency and sever connections with Axis powers.
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Rio de A
Phet
Ind Bites
United States
Churchill Faces Stark Leadership Challenge at Home and Abroad
The text notes Prime Minister Churchill confronting a serious challenge to his leadership amid unrest in Malaya and growing Allied difficulties. It cites internal doubts about underlings bearing blame and mentions Churchill’s absence of a clear new political lineup, with Sir Stafford Cripps not placed in a traditional ministry role.
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Churchill
Malaya
Maj
Desmond Morton
Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Largest Naval Fund Advanced for Record Navy Outlay
Washington proposes a historic 17.72 billion dollar navy appropriations bill. The measure would fund sea power with 4.29 billion in the next fiscal year and 13.43 billion for the year starting June 30. The total naval outlay would rise to 24.75 billion, far surpassing prior records.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Red Army Press Nazis at Velikie Luki Front
Dis patches from Russia report the Red Army attacking northwest of Moscow threatening the Nazi line at Velikie Luki about 60 miles from the Latvian border. Belogorod has reportedly held since October 24, while Kharkov center remains contested. German communications claim a counteroffensive plan.
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London
Russia
Red Army
Moscow
Vilikie Luki
Belgorod
Kharkov
Simaphest Tentere
U S Sub Torpedoes Jap Aircraft Carrier and Sunk Ships
U S submarines claim to have torpedoed a Japanese aircraft carrier and sunk 33 enemy ships. The report notes American troops landing in Northern Ireland lift morale among British and occupied countries as they train for future offensives. The arrival was announced by Secretary of War Stimson naming Maj Gen Russell P Hartle.
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U.S
Northern Ireland
Washington
Northern
Ireland
War Stimson
Russell P. Hartle
Subic Bay
Pearl Harbor
Ens Geeree
Watertown
U S Dutch Action Gives Vital Time
A terse foreign front report notes U S Dutch actions buying time in a strategic theater. General Wavell and British forces are referenced amid brief mentions of air and sea communication lines, with the piece signaling ongoing wartime maneuvers and page three continuation.
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Ifk
Wavell
Yanks Arrive in Northern Ireland Port Welcome Wave of Troops
Several thousand U S troops land at an Irish port escorted by navies. Maj Gen Hartle leads the group as Archibald Sinclair greets them and the crowd cheers. The voyage is described as uneventful with the men ready to begin war service.
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Rice Yahner
AEF
Northern Ireland
United States
Europe
U. S
Russell P. Hartle
Milburn Henke
Hutchinson, Minn
Mid-West
Hitler
Archibald Sinclair
Bhiair
Cue Arcade
Tyley
Tia
Oy Restylane
Ees
Senator Adser to Speak at Virginia Conference
Senator Adser will be speaker at the 8th Virginia conference sponsored by Jaycees to be held here starting Thursday. The panel will begin at 9 30 a m in the hotel ballroom.
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Senator Adsier
Virginia Ag
Jaycee
Eee
Sugar Ration Rules Limit to Three-Quarters Pound per Person
Jan 26 report says sugar rations may cap at three-quarters of a pound per person per week with a broader plan set for February. Officials indicated yearly allowances would total about pounds, roughly a pound weekly, as the policy unfolds.
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Leon
Masquerading As Lightship Lures Ore Carrier Toward Kill
Norfolk, January 26. A 43 man crew of an ore carrier vanished after a ship masquerading as a lightship lured them closer. Twenty two crew members remain missing while 21 survivors, including Allen Harte of Baltimore, recount drifting 38 hours in a lifeboat. Harte described sighting a light and approaching before the bow was struck and the vessel sank.
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Norfolk
Allen Harte
Baltimore
Macassar Strait battle sinks Japanese carrier feared
American and Dutch forces hammer the invasion convoy in the Macassar Strait with surface ships and air power. Reports say a Japanese carrier was believed sunk while 11 ships are confirmed sunk and 23 damaged since the engagement began, with ongoing unclear totals on overall damage.
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Washington
Macassar Strait
Borneo
Celebes
Subic Aed
Ion
Hawai— An
Ensaas
Rommel Pushes See Page In British Retreat
Axis forces drive British troops back about 160 miles in four days in a drifting tank advance near El Aghelia and Bengazi. German reinforcements press the offensive while Rommel’s maneuver lacks a decisive breakthrough.
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Libya
Empire
Cairo
Bengaai
Wishing Wells Stolen Leap to Probation for Two Boys
A local pageant tale reports two 16 year old Bluefield youths accused of stealing coin boxes from Wishing Wells tied to the President’s Birthday Ball paralysis fund. About seven dollars was recovered. the boys were placed on probation and the incident remains under investigation.
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Bluefield
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