Local Weather and Community Notes From Huntsville Region
Warmer trend with fair skies noted. Tennessee River level at 16.15 feet and no rainfall. Cotton market prices listed. Baptist church to hold Friday meeting. local soldiers transferred to Camp Tyson and Fort Bragg Q M detachments. Hospital updates and community actions at Falkville and Birmingham facilities.
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Porns
Bur 1
Tennessee
Nen- Baptist Church
Decatura
Camp Tyson
Fort Bragg
Q. M
Nora C. Dodd
Axis Debacle Approached Moscow Says
The Associated Press reports Soviet dispatches claim a counteroffensive from Leningrad to the Black Sea recaptured hundreds of villages while German lines on the 1200 mile front shorten and retreat. British sources note renewed pressure on Tobruk and desert fronts as Mussolini’s forces fight in Tobruk Gadala and surrounding areas amid signs of a possible North Africa pullout.
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Associated Press
Russia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
North Africa
Moscow
Leningrad
Red
Black Sea
Reoe High Command
Red Army
Kalinin
Tebes
Tobruk
Bardia
Mussolini
Gadala
North
Africa
Admiralty
Libya
Italy
Mediterranean
Three Trainmen Die In Katy Wreck Near Jefferson City
The westbound Katy Flyer crashed head on into the eastbound flyer four miles north of Jefferson City Missouri. Three trainmen were killed and five injured none seriously. The impact sent two locomotives into an embankment. baggage cars were wrecked. FBI investigator said likely a clear accident. Dwight Brantley headed the inquiry.
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Jefferson City
Here
P. H. Handley
Sedalia
F. M. Truett
Richard Snell
New Franklin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Humphrey
Mokane
Bete
Dwight Brantley
FBI
Kansas City
St. Louis
Train derailment near Naravisa injures four in Texas
Six cars of a Westbound Rock Island Californians passenger train derailed at Naravisa, 56 miles southwest of Dalhart, injuring four. The Chicago Los Angeles run left Dalhart at 11:25 p m and derailed over an hour later, with eight cars of the 14 car train carrying about 400 passengers passing safely.
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Dalhart
Tex
Rock Island
Naravisa
Chicago
Los Angeles
Warning From Tominaga Signals Submarine Threat Off Japan
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes Abient Commander Tominaga’s warning of about twenty Japanese submarines near Japan and Admiral Hart’s report of two successful U boat attacks. The piece casts the intel as a cue for potential offensive action in the pivotal battle area.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Abient
Tominaga
Imperial
Japan
Admiral Hart
Santa Claus
Jap Fear of Subs Pleases the United States
American naval and air reinforcements shift focus to submarine threats as Pearl Harbor defenses hold. The article notes a potential major naval engagement soon as U S forces hunt Japanese subs aiming to block aid to bases and retake momentum after the Philippines setback.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Philippines
Tire sales ban extended into early January
OPM officials announced the tire and tube ban remains in force until the first week in January. The rule, set to expire December 22, was intended to ration tires to civilians, with details of the rationing system still undecided.
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Washington
OPM
Decatur Welcomes Air Corps Landing Strip Offers
Lieutenant Robert F. Burnham of the Air Corps praised Decatur residents for offering temporary landing strips to support training at the Southern Aviation Training School. He credited exceptional local cooperation and noted a large cadet class arriving, around a hundred cadets. If suitable sites are not found, another appeal will be made.
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Robert F. Burnham
Air Corps
Southern Aviation Training School
Decatur
Lieut. Burnham
Air School
Drafting of Women for War Service Debated
Selective service officials said drafting women for noncombatant war service is a possible future development but unlikely soon. Rep Edith Nourse Rogers urged volunteer posts for women while Brig Gen Lewis B. Hersh, director, described a broad long range plan studying 40 million men and 20 million women, with no near term actions.
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Washington
Selective Service
Edith Nourse Rogers
Mass
United States
Lewis B
Welders Plan to Quit Calif Yard Posts
1 700 welders at California shipyards on Terminal Island planned to quit citing discharge for nonpayment of AFL Boilermakers union dues. Paul Gregory, business agent for United Welders, Cutters and Helpers union, stated the action was set to begin today.
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Los Angeles
Dee
Paul Gregory
United Welders, Cutters and Helpers Union
California
Terminal Island
AFL
Allen Sends Attack Story from the Mediterannean Front
Aboard a British cruiser off Libya during a prolonged running battle with Axis air and sea forces the crew repelled dive bombers and torpedo planes. Larry Allen reports from the bridge as bombs thundered near the ship and ships dodged torpedoes in persistent combat.
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Larry Allen
Associated Press
Highligh
Alexandria
Libya
Allen
Petey Sarron Weds Pat Farah in Miami Beach Ceremony
Former featherweight champion Petey Sarron of Birmingham married Pat Farah of Miami Beach in Gesu Catholic church near Miami Beach. Sarron won the title in 1936 and lost it two years later and later taught physical education at Camp Blanding until his recent release under a 28 year ruling.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Petey Sarron
Birmingham
Pat Farah
Sarron
Camp Blanding
Gesu Catholic Church
Submarines and Air Attacks Mark Early War Moves
The report notes American submarines in action for the first time in the 11 day war and claims two of three attacks were successful. It cites Manila headquarters reporting 25 Japanese planes destroyed at Vigan and mentions Japanese gains in Sarawak and Macao as Tokyo targets strategic sea lanes and allied holdings.
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Associated Press
Japan
Thomas C. Hart
U.S. Army
Manila
Vigan
Lawon Island
War bulletins from Buenos Aires and worldwide fronts
Reports state a German plot to halt Bolivian metal exports to the United States via railway sabotage was thwarted. Air Ministry says Japan uses Messerschmitt fighters in Malaya. Chinese forces attack north of besieged Hong Kong threatening Japanese rear. Navy Secretary Knox urges production after Wake Island defense. Michigan to honor aviation cadet Colin P Kelly Jr. with a unit. Japanese use midget submarines at Hawaii and one man tanks in Malaya per BBC CBS report.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Africa
Antofagasta
Washington
Knox
Wake Island
Hawaii
Detro
Richard Gillespie
Michigan
Colin P. Kelly
New York
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
BBC
CBS
British react to German submarine attacks on French and Spanish ships
London officials denounce German submarine assaults intended to drag Britain into conflict with France and Spain. One source calls the attempts crude and says the French may not be swayed by the sinkings but Britain must stay ready.
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London
Britain
Alabama Court Rules Seizure Of Liquor In Wet Counties
Alabama Court of Appeals upholds confiscation of 200 pints of liquor bought at a state store from a filling station and cab stand without licenses. The ruling affirms that prohibition laws in force before the beverage control act remain in effect unless repealed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Court of Appeals
Houston
Widows Of Pearl Harbor Heroes Will Be Cared For By Uncle Sam
Widows of Pearl Harbor victims will get six months pay and a life pension under a measure awaiting the president. Pensions vary by widow age and number of children, and war time benefits may exceed peacetime levels. The act also eases taxes and insurance payments to let servicemen focus on defense duties.
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Pearl Harbor
Uncle Sam
Washington
Uncle Sam's
War and Navy Departments
Veterans Ton
National Life Insurance Protection
Roosevelt
Navy reports no injuries in Johnston Island attack
The Navy announced that no personnel were injured during the Johnston Island strike amid a Japanese attack near Hawaii. The same communique noted light damage at Kahului Maui and about ten shells fired with no casualties.
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Washington
Navy Department
Johnston Island
Navy
War Department
Kahului
Maui
Atlantic
Johnston
Hawaii
Hawaiian
Pearl Harbor
Philippine
Japan
U. S. Pacific
Maui Islands
Tokyo
U. S
Wake Island
Pacific
Hongkong
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
U.S. Su
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S. C. Alexander
Falkville
Ute
Baugh's Infirmary
I. B. Smith
Esday
Grantreet
S. D. Overstreet
Athens
R. T. Sheppard
Vinemont
Baugh’s Infirmary
H. B. Mangum
Ardmore, Tenn
Tom Dudley
Tueday
Emen
Mooresile
Belle Mina
Morgan Punt
Ge Cross
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Central Methodist Church
Christ
Fort Stephen Decatur
Honolulu
U.S
By Larry Allen
Florida Girl
Sarawak
Batavia
Miri
British North Borneo
Borneo
South China Sea
Far East
Reuters
Macao
Kowloon
Malaya
Air Ministry
Chungking
Tamshul
Kowloon Peninsula
Canton-Kowloon
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
U. S. Fleet
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