ALL BUSINESS PLEDGES FULL DEFENSE HELP
Universal pledges of full production for victory marked year end remarks by major U S industries with leaders citing record output in steel power and other war supports. Executives including Sloan Wilson and Sarnoff projected continued high production in 1942 despite material and labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mac Millen
New York
America
United Sae
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
William P. Witherow
National Association of Manufacturers
Walter 8S. Tower
American Iron & Steel Institute
David Sarnoff
Radio Corp. of America
Aising Group
Tower
Outlook Darkens for Axis Across Europe in 1941
The Associated Press reports a grim view for Nazi forces as Germany and Italy face retreat on multiple fronts. Hitler’s Crimea and Moscow setbacks widen, with Soviet counter advances in the Kerch peninsula and Feodosia threatening Sevastopol as Rommel fights to slow British advances near Ageda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Leningrad
Russia
Crimea
Hitler
Great Caucasus
Strait of Kerch
Mussolini
Rome
Il Tevere
Napoleon
Waterloo
Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
Imperial General Staff
London
Moscow
Kerch
Feodosiya
Sevastopol
Caucasus
Black Sea
Red Army
Bel
Tula
North African
Erwin Rommel
Ageda
Cairo
Rommel
Tripolitania
Role Of Scouts In Defense Plans Is Discussed At Committee Meet
The Decatur district Boy Scouts council held a regu lar meeting at the courthouse to review civilian defense roles and war time cooperation with the government. Plans were set for an Emergency Service Corp to train scouts aged fifteen and older starting Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. E. E. Speer Jr. was named organizer. The group will train younger scouts and return to their troops. Scouts discussed waste paper collection, noting only about a dozen calls despite ads. eight tons have been collected and a local waste paper house will accept full carloads when ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Emergency Service Corp
E. E. Speer, Jr
Service Corp
Hitler Orders New Year’s Warning to Troops on Eastern Front
Berlin December 31 official AP broadcast quotes Adolf Hitler urging troops that the Soviet winter counterattack will be thwarted and that 1942 will see the Soviet power broken. He decries war weariness and credits Germany’s 1941 victories while pledging to defeat the “enemy of mankind” in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Finland
Slovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Tough Luck Dogs Sam Thomas Faces Personal Turmoil
Sam Thomas of 908 McCartney Street recounts a run of misfortune. A recent hit and run left him with a broken arm and crushed hand, a thief stole eighteen hens leaving a lone rooster with a note. His wife Laura May was arrested in Chattanooga on grand larceny charges for $750 taken from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Thomas
Mooresville
Laura May
Sam
Chattanooga
Morgan County
McCartney Street
Mrs Clemons Is Claimed By Death
Mrs J T Clemons dies at home in Hartselle Rt 3 after brief illness at 64. Survived by five sons Henry Albert Dyke Horace and Tommy. daughter Mrs Clifton Tapscott. brother Edmond Edmondson. sister Mrs Frances Cowden. 12 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Shoal Creek with two ministers officiating. interment Shoal Creek. Active pallbearers named. grandchildren to tend the flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Clemons
Hartselle
Henry
Albert
Minden
Churchill optimistic on Singapore hold and future Allied plans
Prime Minister Churchill praised Allied defense of the Philippines and predicted British will hold Singapore. He warned Japan faces surprises and discussed grand strategy with Roosevelt. Churchill called Moscow talks with Eden and Stalin highly successful and expressed confidence in Libya, Malta, and Atlantic convoy resilience. He doubted Italy’s quick fall and stressed Hong Kong and Singapore as key holds with Canadian help.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Ottawa
Ont
Churchill
Philippines
London
Singapore
Roosevelt
Anthony Eden
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Libya
Britain
Malta
United States
Italy
Far East
Hongkong
Cigarette price freeze amid wartime controls imposed
Washington reports a new price ceiling freezing cigarette prices at the Dec 26 level and setting retail tire prices. The War Price and Rationing Board also halves wool for non military use for three months, after American Tobacco Co refused to withdraw a 57 cent per thousand increase on Lucky Strikes. Price Administrator Leon Henderson warned further ceilings may follow if distributors do not cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPM
Leon Henderson
American Tobacco Company
Henderson
Reprieve Granted in Birmingham Robbery Slaying Case
L. C. Bell a Birmingham area suspect in a filling station attendant murder was granted his 19th reprieve by Governor Frank Dixon. The governor postponed the execution from January 3 to March 1 and tied Bell’s fate to the outcome of the related Joel Vernon case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
L. C. Bell
Birmingham
Frank Dixon
Bell
Joel Vernon
Tokyo Uneasiness Grows As Manila Battle Rages
War Department reports American and Philippine forces holding strong resistance and inflicting heavy losses as fighting for Manila intensifies. Tokyo fears a possible surprise strike elsewhere while Japanese subs are suspected near Kodiak Alaska as nerves run high.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Navy Department
The
Philippines
Japan
Tokyo
Pacific
Roosevelt
Amcheka
Siberian
Churchill
Netherlands East Indies
Souvenir Request From Pearl Harbor Navy Officer
In Montgomery Alabama in December a Pearl Harbor letter from Jim Keys of the Navy asks for a Blue and Gray football souvenir. Keys provides his quarter and program and proposes payment of all expenses if a Japanese ear souvenir can be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Dec
Blue and Gray Association
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Jim Keys
Navy
Blue- Gray
Champ Pickens
Keys
Sugar Price Cab Imposed
The New York coffee and sugar exchange suspended trading in world and domestic sugar futures as the U S agreed to buy the entire 1942 Cuban sugar crop. Federal Loan Administrator Jease Jones announced the price ceiling would be adjusted and the Defense Supplies Corporation would handle the bulk purchase, affecting domestic raw sugar costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Jease Jones
United States
Jones
Defense Supplies Corporation
Pacific
Philippine Islands
Two youths killed in gun battle with watchman in Moundville
Sheriff J B Kirby said two youths were shot and killed by a night watchman in front of a downtown store. Percy Abernathy 64 was wounded in the hand after firing six times as the youths demanded he "stick em up." An automobile with tools and a sawed off shotgun was found nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundville
Ala
J. B. Kirby
Percy Abernathy
Kirby
Abernathy
Alabama Receives Additional Federal Road Funds
An Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports Alabama receiving more road funds: regular federal aid 2,083,755 dollars, secondary roads 364,657 dollars, and grade crossing hazard elimination 405,128 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington Today
Alabama
Defenders Struggle as Manila Prepares for New Year Threats
Wide World War Analyst notes Manila under siege as enemy forces tighten grip toward the gates. Yankee and Filipino troops battle to block the assault while General MacArthur reports dive bombers dominate roads, foreshadowing a grim start to the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Manila
MacArthur
Manila Gloom Lingers as New Year Nears
Report from Luzon reflects grim mood on eve of the new year with Manila under strain. Readers note expectations of a possible last minute reinforcement and a note of Japan’s expected New Year celebrations amid wartime restrictions easing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Resistance 19 Still Strong On Short Line
San Francisco dispatch reports Globe Wireless will not relay radiograms to Manila while other firms accept messages at sender’s risk. Japanese forces press on Luzon as U S and Filipino troops contend with heavy losses. Manila defense narrows as American lines fall back under a fierce Japanese assault.
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San Francisco
Globe Wireless
Manila
Guam
Associated Press
Luzon
War Department
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Japa
Shanghai
Japan
Lamon Bay
Philippine
United States
Red Cross
MacArthur
Tokyo
Tempora Ily
MacArd Luzon
Mindanao
London
Singapo
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Ted White
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R. T. Sheppard
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BE. W. McLeod
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Hilton Lane Bagwell
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County Board of Education
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