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Partly cloudy and cool tonight with warmer temps, river levels fall to 15.90 feet and no rain reported. Cotton prices posted at 17.35 strict midling and 17.60 strict low. Local movie listings include New Moon at the Princess Blondie Plays Cupid and Ellery Queen in the Crime at the Capitol. Community updates include Scout training, PTA meetings, births, hospital recoveries, and wartime notices involving Fort McPherson Camp Croft and Honolulu. Local addresses and institutions named include Decatur Baugh's Infirmary Carnelian Court and the Japanese war stance discussion by Edward Meadows.
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The
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the Capitol
Congress seeks court martial for Hawaii defeat officers
Rep. Dingell proposes court martial proceedings against Lt. Gen. Walter Short Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold Maj. Gen. Gen. H. Brett and Adm. Husband Kimmel over Pearl Harbor failure. Critics defend the staff as Navy and Army leaders defend full facts. Vinson denounces the push as publicity and urges united effort to win the war.
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van Zandt
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Military patrols scatter through valley as troops take over city
Army units patrol river bridges and set up barracks in the local armory. Lt. Col. George Hopkins of the 105th Infantry from Fort McClellan arrives to lead operations ranging from Wilson Dam to Gadsden with Brigadier General Ogden Ross inspecting troop organization. Rumors of government seizure of a nearby aviation cadet school circulate but officials deny new restrictions or confirmation.
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North Alabama
Wilson Dam
Gadsden
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Ogden J. Ross
Air School
Pacific
Oo Ot Nwed
Roosevelt to address nation on war progress tonight
President Roosevelt planned a radio address at 10 p.m. EBT after reports of hostile aircraft near San Francisco and a possible Japanese carrier offshore. The White House, via secretary Stephen Early, said there was no new information beyond press reports and that defense authorities remained alert nationwide.
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United States
San Francisco
Roosevelt
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Navy
West Coast
Golden Gate
First Casualty List Names 37 Soldiers in Hawaii Attack
The War Department released the first official casualty list from the Hawaii raid. It names 37 Army personnel killed in action, including six officers all in the air forces, with next of kin notifications. The list covers officers and air corps men from the bombardment of Oahu on Sunday.
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Hawaii
Air Corps
Oahu
Robert H. Markley
Arthur H. Markley
Mandin
Okla
Jay E. Pietzsch
Otto Pietasch
Amarillo
Tex
John S. Greene
Ida” H. Greene
Colfax
George A. ‘Whiteman
John Co. Whiteman
Sedalia
Hans ©. Christiansen
Peter. C. Christiansen
Woodland
Calif
Robert G. Allen
Sarah £. Allen
Sims
Ind
Edward J. Burns
John J. Burns
Pittsfield
Mass
Robert P. Buss
Robert Buss
Elkhart
Theodore F. Jr
Theodore Byrd
Tampa
Fla
Wilbur S. Carr
John W. Carr
Miamisburg
Ohio
Malachy J.cashen
Gertrude Cashen
Lamont
Iowa
Dean W. Cebert
Mildred, Cebert
Galesburg, Jr
Eugene L. Chambers
Fire Chambers
Apollo
Morgan County Red Cross Seeks $8000 War Fund
Morgan countians are asked to donate $8,000 to the American Red Cross as part of a national war relief drive. Norman H. Davis urges chapters to raise quotas quickly, with 15 percent of local collections reserved for community relief and a national goal of $50 million. EB Wise reports the telegram and measures underway.
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Morgan
Decatur Band to Be Heard in Winter Concert
The Decatur high school band will perform a winter concert this Friday night at the Riverside Auditorium. Soprano Catherine Rule O Neil will join as soloist with pianist John J. ONeill. Mrs ONeill is known for leading roles in New Orleans amateur productions. The band offers a balanced program of classic numbers and lighter pop tunes, with members striving to make this concert the best yet.
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Riverside Auditorium
Catherine Rule O’neil
John J. O'Neill
O’neil
New Orleans
Clock at courthouse tolls a strange twenty five times
In Cairo Georgia the Grady county courthouse clock struck 25 times, a record. Superior Judge Crow of Camilla ordered repairs promptly after the unusual chime was noted.
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Grady County
Crow
Camilla
Old Cypress Tree Aged About Nine Centuries Cut Near Allen Dale
A cypress swamp giant near Allendale South Carolina yielded nearly 8000 board feet of timber. Timbermen estimate the Savannah River tree is about 900 years old based on ring count.
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Sylvania
Savannah River
Allendale
S. C
Nations Brace for Second Phase of World War Fronts
Soviet dispatches claim Pwald Von Kleist’s retreating German troops were driven back beyond Mariupol while on the North African front Nazi forces pull back. Zhukov reports heavy German losses in the Tula area and a large German casualty figure. meanwhile bitter frosts halt major operations on the Russian front.
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Mariupol
Rostov-on-Don
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Libya
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Moscow
DNB
Two men Indicted in Slaying of Montgomery Family Member
Bilis Howard Rowe 25 Haleyville and Charlie Ray Holland 19 Montgomery charged with murder in the death of David T. Blakey 32. Blakey disappeared November 12 and his body was found 16 days later in the Alabama River with signs of beating. State Patrol Captain N W Kimbrough quoted Rowe admitting the killing and Holland as eyewitness saying Rowe struck Blakey with a rock during a drunken argument over who would drive Blakey’s car.
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Ala
Montgomery County
Bilis Howard Rowe
Haleyville
Charlie Ray Holland
David T. Blakey
Blakey
Alabama
State Patrol
N. W. Kimbrough
Rowe
Holland
Montgomery -Birmingham
Kimbrough
Sietene
War Analyst Reflects on Pearl Harbor Defense Gaps
Dewitt Mackenzie ponders why U S Pacific defenses appeared flat footed after Japan’s attack and whether U S forces acted before a formal declaration of war. He admits uncertainty but stresses the need for calm and prudent actions to avoid a second shock.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
U. S
Pacific
South Dakota
Manhattan
Watch Hitler Aims at U S in Warning from Writer
A writer warns that Hitler may strike the United States if early Japanese moves encourage him The warning notes New York Mayor La Guardia's assertion we remain in danger and recalls German submarine activity in the last war The piece cites reports of Japanese aircraft near San Francisco Bay and the Aleutians.
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Atlantic Daily
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Aleutians
Tokyo Claims Two Islands Are Captured
Manila reports two air alerts as Tokyo broadcasts claim Guam and Wake Island under Japanese flag. Japanese forces reportedly land in Borneo and attack Singapore while Berlin says Germany may declare war on the United States. San Francisco bay area experiences blackout as air raid warning continues.
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New Zealand
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Mexico
Colombia
Germany
NBC
Stockholm
Berlin
Reich
Orient
Singapore
Britain
Gibraltar
Far East
Advancin
Thailand
Eina Road
San Francisco Bay Area
Home Guard Prepared for Any Eventualities
Capt. Lloyd Sherrod, head of the local unit of the state guard, says the Home Guard stands ready to serve in any capacity nationwide. The unit remains on stand by awaiting instructions while 40 members attended a special meeting last night and paid for their own target practice ammunition.
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Lloyd Sherrod
State Guard
War Bulletins Warn Of Enemy Aliens In U S
President Roosevelt designated Japanese Italians and Germans as enemy aliens in the United States under proclamations and ordered constraints on their conduct. Berlin radio claimed America faces a two front war with Atlantic fighting and Pacific rapid fire, while Secretary Hull urged vigilance against a sudden Axis-backed move.
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Edward Meadows
Pacific Fleet
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NBC
Hull
Japan
US asks neutral nation to aid Japanese subject repatriation
Secretary Hull asked a neutral European nation to undertake the difficult diplomatic and transportation arrangements to help Americans in Japan and Japanese subjects trapped there by the war return home.
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Dec
United States
Japan
Hull
Japanese troops land in the Philippines reported
A DNB dispatch from Shanghai quotes a Japanese army spokesman saying troops had landed in the Philippines. Berlin notes an authorized spokesman cannot say if German American relations will shift in 24 hours but well informed sources anticipate a clarifying statement on the American Japanese war soon.
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DNB
Shanghai
Philippines
Alabama pharmacists plan emergency aid stations in every drug store
The Alabama Pharmaceutical Association wired Governor Dixon that definite plans are under way to establish emergency aid stations in every drug store in Alabama immediately. The telegram urged pharmacists to cooperate fully in the crisis.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Pharmaceutical Association
Dixon
Alabama
War-time blackout sparks Seattle crowd in glass-smashing spree
A thousand-person crowd defied police during Seattle's first war-time blackout. The unruly mob milled through the downtown area for an hour starting at midnight, smashing about 30 show windows from small shoe shops to large glass panes.
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Seattle
Engineer Hinch O. Berg Dies at 76 Who Helped Browning Guns
Hinch O. Berg, 76, engineer who developed the Browning pistol and machine gun in the United States and sponsored the first public flights of the Wright Brothers abroad, died today at Doctors' Hospital in New York.
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Hinch O. Berg
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Defense officials signal new civil consumption limits on crucial war metals
Washington officials say fresh restrictions likely soon target civilian use of rubber tin chrome manganese and other vital war materials. The move aims to conserve scarce resources for military needs and production.
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Washington
Air raid alert scares East Coast in dress rehearsal
Public safety officials announced that a sequence of air raid alarms on the Eastern Seaboard was a full-dress rehearsal. New York’s metropolitan area triggered alerts twice within an hour as rumors of an imminent hostile air attack circulated, later attributed to rehearsal activity. Major Elmer, LaGuardia field manager, cited sources supporting the plan.
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Planes hunt Japanese carriers and subs off Pacific coast
Seattle dispatch reports 8 15 a m takeoff from Portland air base as 2nd interceptor command seeks 600 miles at sea for two or three Japanese carriers and submarines. Brig Carlyle Bw orders Western Washington plants warming motors and ready to fly when weather improves. General Wash tightens Pacific Coast blackout with radio bans within 100 miles of Seattle and a renewed blackout tonight at 11.
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Brig.Carlyle
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Blackou
Fire alarm confusion amid alleged attack scare near Mitchell Field
The day began with an alarm at 1 p.m. BST and a subsequent all clear twenty minutes later. A second alarm followed at 2:30 p.m. signaling a small fire at Mitchell Field. Reports spread of a broader Long Island threat as schools prepared and residents braced for impact.
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Longland
Mont Point
Newne
Draft Reports Modify Draft Deferment Conditions
Montgomery Alabama December state selective service quarters anticipate restrictions on draft deferment amid talk of a wholesale draft of married men. Maj James J, son of the state draft head, notes that wartime dependents are recognized, and major changes would likely defer men over 28 or in defense work. Draft boards in other states reportedly classify men who registered early and shift burden of evading conscription.
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