Nimitz Warns West Coast Submarine Shelling Possible
Admiral Nimitz, new Pacific Fleet commander, warned reporters aboard a submarine that Japanese submarines off the U S West Coast may shell cities if they reach nearshore waters. He said the Pacific is vast and defended and stressed efforts to prevent Manila and the Philippines from falling. He cautioned that an attack on Hawaii remains possible and that the fleet will strive to keep these islands from enemy hands.
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Hawaii
Japan
Manila
Tippines
Nimitz
Pacific
Haig's Union Jack Symbol and the 1942 German Collapse
The narrator recalls a 1942 motif of Allied victory, a Union Jack memento from Field Marshal Haig, and urges readers to see Germany as on the down grade despite some strengths. It notes the Axis setback in Russia and Libya, British air power, and the need to defeat Germany as the paramount war aim.
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Rhine
Cologne
Haig
Fatherland
Rhineland
Germany
Europe
Japan
Orient
Paramount Theater
Hitler
Axis
Aneme
Libya
New Styles Need Foundations For The Season
An era of reshaping garments arrives with foundation garments and corsets. Custom made stays promise smooth lines for various body shapes, tucking in bulges and supporting slimmer silhouettes, while waistline placement and hem length influence overall figure balance.
Hartselle Rotary and Community News Highlight Local Fund Drive
The Hartselle Rotary Club held a regular meeting at First Methodist with guests from Decatur Falkville and Birmingham. Local officials announced the Red Cross war emergency drive to raise Hartselle county quotas, while the Morgan County High School class reunion detailed attendance, alumni roles, and a spring picnic planned.
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Hartselle
M. H. Broom
Terry
J. W H. Havener
Lb. R. Stone
First Christian Church
Morgan County High School
Dudley Paryear
Lizzie Reed
Mary Frances Bean
Miss Frances Brown
Pop Whitmire Heads to Cotton Bowl for Alabama
About 500 Whitmire area fans back Alabama in Dallas as J B Pop Whitmire a Decatur police retiree joins brother Donald on the Crimson Tide squad in the Texas Aggies game. Local supporters including Bob Hunter raise funds for Pop’s trip to the bowl.
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Whitmire
Crimson Tide
Alabama
Dallas
J. B
Pop” Whitmire
Donald Whitmire
Crimsons
Texas Aggies
Decatur
Bill Moore
Bob Hunter
Alabama la
Jim Roberson
Buddy Roberson
Mason Pierce
Cotton Bow
British claim air superiority and Africa victories in World War II update
London reports air supremacy deep into Germany occupied territory and heavy submarine losses. British forces press Rommel in North Africa while consolidating Middle Eastern lines from Bengal to the Caucasus. They claim decisive defeats of Italian forces totaling 650,000 and destruction of 47,000 German troops in North Africa.
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Air Ministry
RAF
British Information Ministry
London
Germany
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Britain
Middle Eastern
Caucasus
Rodolfo Graziani
Cirenalca
East Africa
Army to Recall Reservists and Push 1942 Enlistments
The War Department authorized recalls of all enlisted reservists to active duty by February 1 and Secretary Stimson said the Army would continue its policy of enlistments. In Auburn Alabama plans to discuss the 1942 crop insurance program on January 9 for cotton growers seeking insurance before seeding.
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Washington
War Department
Stimson
Auburn
Ala
AAA
A. W. Jones
Manila Fall Fears Rise as Allied Plans Foresee Long War
As Manila braces for possible fall, reports say wounded troops reach Australia and Japanese forces advance. Senators debate a long, multi-year Pacific campaign with Aleutian bases, while U.S. industry and government push to boost war production and streamline procurement.
Japanese drive nears Manila as Pacific war unfolds
Decisive moments in the Pacific as Japanese forces push toward Manila with air and sea strikes at Pearl Harbor echoing. Dutch East Indies report an American freighter set afire with only one missing, 48 rescued. Kuantan falls to Japan while Allied resistance remains stubborn but weakening.
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Pearl Harbor
Anila
Dutch East Indies Command
Government Raises Corn Prices For Government Stocks
The agriculture department raised selling prices for government owned corn to 82 cents a bushel for No 2 yellow Chicago basis up from 81 cents. Increases were applied to other grades. The Tuna and tuna fish canneries production in the United States is 3 642 000 cases of 48 half pound cans per year according to the Census Bureau reports.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
United States
Cefisus Bureau
Prayer Emphasized at Westminster Service on National Day
Rev John A Troxler led a Westminster Presbyterian special service on the National Day of Prayer. He urged Americans to pray to maintain spiritual integrity and oppose sin while not hating enemies, citing Lincoln and Lee as models for leadership to unite the world under God.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
John A. Troxler
America
Mr. Troxler
Lincoln
Lee
New Year Reflections Across War-Riven World
The piece surveys 1941 New Year mood as Britons toast in scarce drinks, Japan celebrates partial victories while warning of a long war, Chiang Kai-Shek predicts possible gains yet warns of conquest’s poison, Germans face Russian advances, Russians celebrate at elm trees, Italians show little to celebrate, Nazi occupied peoples face famine, French leaders urge readiness for uncertain future.
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Tokyo
Hongkong
Pearl Harbor
Malaya
Manila
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
London
Ivan Maitsky
Jean Darlan
George Adair Laid to Rest in Moulton Community
Funeral services for George Adair age 65 of Moulton Rt 3 were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the residence with Emmett Byars of the Church of Christ officiating. Interment followed at the family cemetery near the home. Browns directed. A lifelong farmer in the Moulton Rt 3 community, he died of a heart attack on Tuesday.
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George Adair
Moulton
Rt. 3
Emmett Byars
Church of Christ
Brown
Adair
Mrs Vest Dies at Little Rock
Busan Frances West died at her Little Rock home on Tuesday at age 75. Her body will reach Decatur Friday at 2 30 and go to Moss Chapel near Hartselle for services Brown directing. Surviving are daughter Mrs W O Sybert son Floyd of Birmingham seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Little Rock
Ark
Decatur
Moss Chapel
Hartselle
Brown
W._O. Sybert
Floyd
Birmingham
Farmer Sells Veggies High After Daily Town Trip
Montgomery Advertiser columnist Atticus Mullin notes a farmer forty miles out who buys vegetables in town then sells them thirty five percent above cost. He claims urban shoppers are being fleeced by such scenes.
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Ala
Atticus Mullin
Montgomery Advertiser
War rationing cuts US tire supply to one eleventh
The United States cuts new automobile tires to about one eleventh of prewar levels with January quotas varying by state. Leon Henderson said future adjustments depend on the military situation. Rationing boards will allocate tires and tubes for passenger cars light trucks and buses under OPA rules, with state and local reserves set aside to handle road needs and adjustments.
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Cout
United States
Alaska
Leonerson
OPA
Alabama
Sarawak Capital Falls After Japanese Advance on Borneo
The island of Borneo experiences a strategic setback as Japanese forces advance toward Sarawak, the region’s capital, after earlier seizure of the city. The political and military implications unfold across colonial front lines with ongoing Allied responses.
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Sarawak
Borneo
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