Russians Push German Forces From Volokolamsk Road
Foreign correspondents report a Russian breakthrough near Volokolamsk with German troops fleeing, wreckage littering the highway between Tikhvin and Volkhov. Tass claims 12 villages recaptured and that the 21st German division was routed as thousands of retreating Germans were driven back.
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Tula
Serena
Plavek
London
Hitler
Aix Pines
Ss 6E
Tikhyin
Volkhov
Leningrad
Tass
Thens
Plane Crash Probe in Jackson Mississippi
Five airmen died when an Army bomber crashed near Jackson. An official inquiry was ordered by Jackson Air Base officers Capt. Mitchell Halaster and Lieut. Roer Fuller. Funeral plans awaited next of kin for the four officers and enlisted man. The pilot was Lieut. John J. Doerr a Syracuse University graduate and former wrestling champion.
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Jackson
Miss
Jackson Airbase
Mitchell Halaster
Roer Fuller
John J. Doerr
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Doerr
Syracuse University
Presbyterians report safe after mission group losses
Twelve Southern Presbyterian missions in the Philippines and a wall area have been reported safe by the Presbyterian board. Forty two in Japanese dominated regions have not been heard from since the outbreak of war.
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Nashville
Tenn
Philippines
Iawall
Board of Miss of
The
Presbyterian Church
Market Notes Mixed as War Bulletins Trim Rally
Wall Street opened with a tentative rally led by motors but gains faded amid war bulletins and tax selling. Trading stayed brisk with about 1,400,000 shares changing hands while cotton closed steady and cattle showed modest gains.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Motors
Allied War Report Sifts Naval Losses as Axis Struggles Expand
A wartime bulletin cites 47 Japanese ships sunk, damaged, or seized since the Pacific war began. Gen. MacArthur’s forces defend the Philippines while U S Navy confirms 14 submarines sunk in the Atlantic. Hitler assumes direct command in Russia as Axis retreat increases in Africa and the Pacific presses on with renewed bombing of Manila and Cavite. The British and Dutch claim several Japanese troop ships sunk, while Portugal readies defenses around Timor and Cape Verde.
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Chekiang
Answel
Kiangsi
Fukien
Domel
Philippines
MacArthur
U. S. Army
Forccea
Pacific
Navy
Frank Knox
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Russia
Lingayen Bay
United States
Mindanao
Portugal
Antonio Salagar
Timor
Cape Verde Islands
Atlantic Islands
Portuguese Guinea
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Red Army
Moscow
Leningrad
World War II Navy Reports Submarine Losses and Global Tensions
The article reviews ongoing wartime conditions as 14 to 16 U-boats are likely sunk in the Atlantic since shoot on sight began. Japanese submarines threaten sea lanes off both coasts while losses include a tanker near California. Wake Island Marines hold firm amid air attacks as Japan presses in the Pacific. Hitler’s move to command raises questions about German command, while Allied high command formation appears near. Roosevelt discusses joint Anglo American consultations and plans a broader Allied war leadership with Halifax and top Army Navy officers.
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Emidio
Agwiworld
California
Canal
Knox
Navy
Pacific
Navy Department
Atlantic
East Indies
Borneo
China Sea
Malaya
Singapore
Puget Sound
Japan
Hongkong
New Guinea
Australia
U. S
Wake
Stonewall” Jackson
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Walther von Brauchitsch
Russia
Hitler
Third Reich
Roosevelt
China
Netherlands
Lord Halifax
Army
Local residents plan holidays visits and church event
Dhet expected to be returned to Akron for interment. W A Daugherty guests in Montgomery for Christmas. J M Nelson leaving for Bowling Green Ky to spend Christmas and return to Decatur. C W Kelly announce birth of daughter Dee Zi at Hamil clinic. W M Rodgers of Decatur and J Ed mingon of Huntsville to spend holidays in Peoria Ill with Roy F Pearson. St Ann parish Christmas party tonight at 7 30. John Hamilton improving at Hamil clinic. Anita Jones to spend rest with parents in Gadan. D T Shipp to spend Christmas in Huntsville. M Brannan visiting parents in Dothan for Christmas. R L Archibald family to spend Christmas with Mrs R M Archibald in Birmingham. Mrs Crow improving after broken ankle. Katherine Horton WPA office to spend Christmas at Eutaw. Stella Crutchfield and Willie Maude Crutchfield visiting Cullman. Hodges Crow improving from pneumonia. Gwendolph Rush holiday guest in Sylacauga. R L Livingston Jr and Mrs Masterson to be holiday guests in Birmingham. Paul Masterson employed by Gulf Shipbuilding.
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John M. Nelson
Bowling Green
Decatur
Hitler faces crisis as war winds tighten
The article analyzes Hitler's possible choices amid defeats in Russia and a crisis with commanders. It speculates on leadership persistence, potential invasions, and strategic pivots, while noting local concerns over a resident's health and the Mastersons spending holidays with parents.
Nashville Market Reports Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices
Salable cattle 850 calves 150 with opening slow. Hogs 600 with bulk good and choice 190 to 230 pounds at 10.65 and 180 pounds down 9.65 to 10.15. Sheep 50 head steady with fat lambs 9.00 to 11.00 and fat ewes to 3.50. Slaughter cattle and feeders in the 760 to 9.50 range with vealer top 14.00 and bulk 13.00 down. Skilled buyers show steady demand for medium and good grades while light sales persist.
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Nashville
Tenn
Grass fires trouble Johnston Street area fire crew
The Johnston Street fire department reported four grass fires during the morning, three within a several block radius. No loss was reported. First call came from 500 block of Sixth Avenue West, others from 600 block of Seventh Avenue West, 1506 block of Tenth Avenue East, and 700 block of Sixth Avenue West.
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Johnston Street
Sixth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Burglar tools found near safe after Chicago furniture mart fire
Burglar attempts at the Chicago Furniture Mart led to a blaze that caused an estimated five thousand dollars in damage. Firefighters discovered burglary tools beside a safe on the building's first floor.
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Chicago
Chicago Furniture Mart
Was It Worth It Dream of two boy motormen ends tragically
Two boys aged 15 and 16 earned a treetcar motorman dream but sheriff deputies found them operating a streetcar, suggesting a grim outcome.
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Treetcar
Loud Explosions Off Maryland Coast Heard Across Area
Loud blasts offshore rattled windows from Ocean City to the lower Delaware coast starting around 9:30 am and continuing for over an hour. Residents Henry Burbage of Berlin and G F Henry of Berlin noted the shocks and rumbling as Army officials at Port Miles Lewes and Port Saulsbury reported nearby explosions with no fort firing confirmed. The coast guard declined to comment.
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Ocean City
Berlin
Henry Burbage
Burbage
G. FE. Henry
Lower
Delaware
Port Miles
Lewes
Deland
Port Saulsbury
Del
Coast Guard
Decatur Youth Pleads Guilty in Reckless Driving Case
Oscar Miller, a Decatur youth, pleaded guilty in city court to reckless driving and no driver's license, fined 38.60 after a Sunday night collision at Sherman Street and Eighth Avenue. The Miller car rear ended F. D. Peebles Jr.'s vehicle, causing the Peebles car to spin and Miller’s car to roll. No serious injuries reported. Miller suffered head lacerations, others escaped unharmed. Police valued Miller’s car damage at 150 dollars and Peebles’s at 25.
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Oscar Miller
Decatur
Sherman Street
Eighth Avenue
Miller
F. D. Peebles
Kilgore, Maddox and Sandlin
Peebles
Juvenile Officers Take Over Siding Car Incident
A car moved back and forth along a siding with idle vehicles, then was turned over to juvenile officers for handling. No injuries reported and no arrests mentioned in the brief incident record.
Unity steps taken today toward joint war unity
President Roosevelt held separate talks with Russian ambassador Litvinoff Chinese ambassador Hu Shih and Dutch minister A Loudon in a push for unity of action in the war against the Axis. He also met British ambassador Lord Halifax as part of preliminary conferences outlined with Britain and the United States coordinating war efforts.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Maxim Litvinoff
Hu Shih
Ambassa Anor
Britain
Russia
China
Netherlands
Stephen Earry
War bulletins report machine gun attack with no escapes
Berlin reports Japan’s assault on Hongkong continues with undiminished fury as Tokyo broadcasts reach Berlin. In a separate item from Petersburg Indiana Deputy Sheriff Norman Dickson rushed to respond to a call after his three year old grandson Eldon Dickson locked his legs with the officer’s handcuffs.
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Berlin
Japan
Hongkong
Tokyo
Petersznrg
Ind
Norman Dickson
Dickson
Eldon de Wayne Dickson
German leadership warns of long, costly war as winter strains
The text portrays Hitler and Goebbels urging German citizens to donate winter clothing for soldiers in Russia, signaling grim war prospects. It notes Hitler admitting a numerically and materially superior enemy and Goebbels forecasting prolonged reverses, aiming to prepare the public for bad news.
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Hitler
Germany
Goebbels
Russia
Libya
Festivities Begin With Community House Christmas Parties
Miss Lucy Bell announces a series of Christmas parties at the Community House West Market Street. Tonight at seven the intermediate and young people host a party with a tree games and refreshments. The Ladies Bible class party is Tuesday at seven and the beginners depart ment at two on Wednesday. Presents and refreshments for beginners supplied by First Methodist Young People. The Community House pageant drew a large crowd Friday night and all decor features a grand tree.
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Lucy Bell
City Mission
Community House
West Market St
Churches of the City Mission Board
First Methadist Church
Bell
Christmas Day Will Feature Soldier Home Hosts
Chamber of Commerce officials will publish a list of Decatur homes inviting soldiers for Christmas cheer. Hosts and addresses will be shared with Armory officers to arrange استقبال meals, with the first fifty hosts requested to respond by phone at No. 69.
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Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
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R. M. Archibald
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J. W. Crow
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WPA
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Cullman
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