Australians Stop Japanese Bridgehead South of Muar in Malaya
Western Malaya dispatches report bronzed Australian troops under Gen. Henry Gordon Bennett countering a Japanese push 90 to 100 miles north of Singapore. British air forces bombed reinforcements while Australians fought with bayonet and grenade to hold the river line and destroy the bridgehead south of the Muar river.
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Western
Malaya
Japan
Muar River
Singapore
Muar
Henry Gordon Bennett
Berlin
Johore
Batu Pahat
London
Endau River
Henry R. Pownall
Churchill Returns Safely Faces Critical Commons
Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in England by flying boat after talks with President Roosevelt in Washington and a conference with Mackenzie King. He faces Parliament over the Far East crisis, plans a possible war cabinet shake up, and will report on the Washington talks and the Allied strategy.
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ONCON
Winston Churchill
England
Roosevelt
Washington
Far East
Churchill
Bermuda
Plymouth
House of Commons
United Nations
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Lowlands
Lord Beaverbrook
Dudley Pound
Foreign Office
Axis
Britain
Dunkirk
Singapore
Free French Raid Seizes Three Axis Ships at Santa Isabel
Madrid reports via Arriba that a Free French destroyer attacked the harbor of Santa Isabel on Fernando Poo off West Africa, seizing three Axis merchantmen and towing them from the port. The Falange newspaper gave no ship names or dates and warned Spain would defend against such incidents.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Santa Isabel
Spain
Fernando Poo
Africa
Arriba
Falange
Expect Rains Will Continue Colder Weather In Offing
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for occasional light rain this afternoon and tonight with colder air moving in. The blizzard and cold wave last month left Iowa with volatile temperatures before a recent warm trend and a rain event that slickened roads and sidewalks.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cold air grips western and central Iowa with light rain east
Des Moines reports a forecast of colder conditions for western and central Iowa while the eastern area experiences light rain. Ames posted a low of 26 degrees after a 44 degree high in Burlington yesterday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ames
Burlington
Fleet in Action in Pacific War Zone
Aboard a United States warship in the Pacific, the fleet fights Japanese submarines and extends patrols far from base. The navy stresses secrecy while confirming substantial operations and readiness to strike when the enemy is prepared.
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United States
Japan
Pacific War
Midway
Johnston
Palmyra Islands
Hawaiian Islands
America
Mid- Pacific
Pacific
Frank Knox
Axis garrison at Halfaya passes surrenders to Allies
Cairo dispatch says the Axis garrison trapped at Halfaya pass in the Libyan desert near the Egyptian frontier surrendered unconditionally after repeated land and sea bombardment. British Middle East command reports about 5 500 Axis prisoners taken, following the fall of Halfaya and the earlier German Italian victory at Sollum.
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Cairo
INS
Halfaya Pass
Middle East
Sollum
Abolition of Country Taverns Proposed by Iowa Safety Council
The Iowa Safety Council urged banning country taverns and roadhouses to curb drunken driving and set up a three member panel to review penalties for driving while intoxicated. The plan calls for a state law to stop county supervisors from issuing beer permits and was led by council president John R. Hattery with O F McNulty as chairman and Kenneth Woods Harry Brown as members. Brown argued the move would reduce drunken driving as rural taverns evade police oversight unlike city venues.
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Iowa Safety Council
Des Moines
John R. Hattery
Nevada
O. F. McNulty
Sioux City
Kenneth Woods
Sheldon
Harry Brown
Mason City
Brown
Knudsen Named Production Chief for War Effort
President Roosevelt taps William S. Knudsen to head army production and drive auto industry conversion to war materiel. Donald M. Nelson receives broad powers for war production as Stimson Marshall laud the move and praise Knudsen’s talent to speed guns planes and tanks. Knudsen will direct army policies and coordinate with industry under new orders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William S. Knudsen
Donald M. Nelson
New War Production Board
Knudsen
Stimson
George C Marshall
Army
General Motors
America
Senate
OPM
War Department
Nelson
White House
Roosevelt, Congress Agree on Wartime Unemployment Aid Plan
President Roosevelt and leaders reached a pact to rush a $400,000,000 to $600,000,000 program aiding up to 4 million workers facing unemployment during the shift to wartime production. Compensations up to 60 percent of wages, not over 24 dollars weekly, in exchange for defense training. Expected bill to House soon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congressional
Social Security
House
Paul V. McNutt
OPM
Sidney Hillman
McNutt
Indus
Nazi Field Marshal Reichenau Dies in Russia Front Action
Berlin report notes Field Marshal Walther von Reichenau died Saturday of apoplexy while being moved to his home. He had commanded an army group on the southern sector of the Russian front and had been reported seriously ill.
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Berlin
United Press
New York
Walther von Reichenau
von Reichenau
Hollywood Mourns Carole Lombard Death Shock
Hollywood reels in sorrow as Carole Lombard is reported dead in a fiery plane crash. Clark Gable, her husband, rushed to Las Vegas after hearing of the delay at Los Angeles aviation hubs. The famed star was beloved for her wit and kindness, inspiring devotion among cast, crew, and fans alike.
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Frederick Cotlman
Hollywood
Carole Lombard
Jean Harlow
Clark Gable
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Peters
Otto Winkler
Indianapolis
Gable
San Fernando Valley
Las Vegas
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Miss Lombard
TWA
Art Cheney
Western Air Express
Table Rock Mountain
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Here
Japanese Assault Presses MacArthur Line North of Manila
Waves of Japanese troops pound the right flank of Gen Douglas MacArthur's Philippine line in a heavy attack backed by aircraft and artillery. The action, seen as a prelude to a major Japanese offensive, follows reports of new troop landings along the Bataan coast and small groups entering U.S. lines.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine
War Department
Manila
MacArthur
Bataan
Subic Bay
U. S
Loop District Fire Damages Shoe Store
A fire started in a trash pile at the foot of the basement stairway of Kinney shoe store at 217 First avenue SE shortly after 2 pm Saturday, causing 2500 dollars in damage to fixtures and rubber goods. About 1000 shoppers watched as six fire companies responded. police blocked several streets during extinguishing.
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Cedar Rounds
Kinney Shoe Store
First Avenue SE
Second
Third Streets
First Avenue
Second Avenue
Missionaries on Hainan Island Reported Slain by Japanese
A Chinese army communique said all American missionaries on Hainan island were killed by Japanese forces after the Pacific war began. Names include Rev. and Mrs. D. Thomas and Miss M. Burkwall. The Melroses of Marcus and Walker Ia were last heard from at Nodoa Hainan.
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Chungking
Hainan
China
Pacific
D . Thomas
M. Burkwall
New York
Melrose
Princeton
United States
Hainan Island
Walker
Agnew
PM Taken by Marshall Field as Personal Property
New York report states PM, launched 18 months ago, is now Field’s private property after he paid about 300000 dollars to acquire the voting stock from the original stockholders.
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New York
Marshall Field
Field
Death toll grows from Lombard airliner crash near Table Mountain
Snow and rough terrain hinder ground search for the TWA liner as Clark Gable and other relatives await news. Rescue parties, aided by horses and jeeps, scoured the rugged 8,000 foot peak after the Friday night crash near Las Vegas. Flames and explosion were reported as witnesses heard the aircraft go down.
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Las Vegas
TWA
Carole Lombard
Screen Beauty
Nevada
Lofty Table Mountain
Nature
Miss Lombard
Army Air Force
Clark Gable
Gable
Passenger List From Vegas Airliner Crash Reveals Crews
LAS VEGAS Nevada UP reports the passenger list for the air liner crash near Las Vegas includes Cor corporal M B Affrine Philadelphia Second Lieut James C Barham Long Beach CA Second Lieut Hal E Brown Jr Long Beach Sergeant A M Belejchak Braddock PA Sergeant Frederick P Cook Reidsville NC First Lieut Robert E Crouch Long Beach Frederick J Dittman Long Beach Second Lieut K T Donahue Long Beach Carole Lombard Hollywood Mrs Lois Hamilton Detroit First Lieut Robert F Nygren Dunbar PA Sergeant Edgar A Nygren Dunbar PA Second Lieut Charles D Nelson Long Beach Mrs Elizabeth K Peters Hollywood Second Lieut Stuart L Swenson Long Beach Private Martin W Tellkamp Lamoille IL Sergeant David Tilghman Snow Hill MD Private Nicholas Varsamine Bronx NY Otto Winkler Hollywood Crew Pilot Wayne C Williams Reseda CA Co Pilot Morgan A Gillette Los Angeles Hose Alice F Getz Glendale alt
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Las Vegas
Nev
M. B. Affrine
Philadelphia
James C. Barham
Long Beach
Calif
Lecsond
Hal E. Brown, Jr
A. M. Belejchak
Braddock
Frederick P. Cook
Reidsville
N. C
Robert E. Crouch
Frederick J. Dittman
K. T. Donahue
Carole Lombard
Hollywood
Lois Hamilton
Detroit
Robert F. Nygren
Dunbar
Edgar A. Nygren
Nygren
Charles D. Nelson
Elizabeth K. Peters
Stuart L. Swenson
Martin W. Tellkamp
Lamoille
Ill
David Tilghman
Snow Hill
Nicholas Varsamine
Bronx
N. Y
Otto Winkler
Wayne C. Williams
Reseda
Morgan A. Gillette
Los Angeles
Alice F. Getz
Glendale
Alt
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John Mece- Cormack
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Miss Lombardi
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Fieldsie
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Saylor
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