Greeks Press Advance From Klisura Toward Berati
Athens reports Greek and British air forces pace a two pronged drive into Albania. Captured Klisura yields 600 prisoners and heavy Italian losses as Italians retreat toward Tepeleni and Valona amid stiff Adriatic coastal defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grefes
Klisura
Albania
Valona
Tepeleni
Associated Press
Athens
Berati
Ru Ae
Beth
Kilsura
Royal Air Force
Durazzo
Canada to build air bases between U S and Alaska
Canadian government to announce plans for a chain of air bases along the U S Canada border. Bases would be built by Canada but open to United States military aircraft to and from the United States and Alaska. Construction would align with joint defense principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Alaska
Canada
40 Hour Week Debate Defended by Government Official
Col Philip B Fleming of the U S Labor Department Wage and Hour Division defended the 40 hour basic work week against proposals to extend it without overtime pay. Speaking at the National Consumers League meeting he said objections come from side line theorists and cited ample skilled labor training and idle labor supply as reasons to retain current standards. He urged labor sacrifices in leisure time for national defense and argued capital should share higher labor costs accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philip B. Fleming
U. S Labor Department
National Consumers’ League
Fleming
J. W. Herring Illness Victim
James Walter Herring the 73 year old resident died at his sister’s home at 513 Eleventh Avenue West. Funeral rites will be at Memorial Drive Methodist church at 2 p m Sunday with burial in City cemetery. Pallbearers include Theo White Paul White Charles Herring Judson Herring Manson Townsend and Lloyd Baker. Nieces will handle flowers. He is survived by his sister and two brothers plus several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walter Herring
Tabitha Williams
Eleventh Avenue West
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
O. B. Lansbury
Brown
City Cemetery
Theo White
Paul White
Charles Herring
Judson Herrring
Manson
Japanese Troops Killed in Chinese Mine Wreck
North Hupeh reports a Japanese troop train hit a Chinese mine on the Peiping Hankow line. Over 300 Japanese soldiers were killed or injured as the locomotive and 13 coaches were wrecked. A Japanese transport sank in the Yangtze near Hankin with all aboard. casualties unknown.
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Hong Kong
Peiping-Hankow
Hupeh Province
Yangtze River
Hanking
Bardia Toll Still Grows in North Africa Campaign
British reports reveal 44 968 Italians captured or dead at Bardia and heavy losses of guns tanks and transport. Communique tallies 2 041 officers and 42 827 men killed or captured and notes ongoing efforts to block Graziani and support Tobruk as RAF air and fleet actions press Italian forces.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Bardia
Tobruk
Wlatecena
Middle East
Annibale
Bergonzoli
Royal Air Force Command
North Africa
Rodolfo Graziani
Batte
Libya
Archibald P. Wavell
Libyan
RAF
Graziani
Italy
Middle East Command
Messina
Sicily
Egypt
London
Axis
Congo
Charles de Gaulle
French Equatorial Africa
Sudan
East Africa
Rising Sun to Instruct Class at Masoniére Temple
Rising Sun Lodge No. 29 will hold an instruction class Monday evening at the Masonic Temple. The event is hosted by the A F and A M lodge to provide guidance on lodge duties and rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Sun
Rising Sun Lodge No. 29
A. F. Arid A. M
Soviet Denies Favoritism in German Pact
Izvestia counters claims of Soviet bias toward Germany as Moscow announces 1941 plans for more economic treaties with belligerent and non belligerent states. A Kremlin communique says all economic issues with Germany are settled and lists wheat oil cotton flax manganese and machinery trades. Russian sources suggest a wheat program may extend to Argentina and trans shipments to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Izveatia
Germany
Russia
Soviet Union
Izvestia
Kremlin
Rusma
Buenos Aires
Bombing Threat Triggers French Warning in Indochina
In Hanoi on January 11 a Thai Siamese government threat to bomb three French Indo China cities prompted a French reply that Bangkok would be bombed if attacks occurred. French planes were reported to have attacked Sra zo and Prachimbury, with clashes reported as spirited fighting at three sites along the Cambodia fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Thailand
Bangkok
Srazno
Prachimbury
Cambodia
Goering Claims Nazi Factories Unharmed by British
Berlin report says Hermann Goering declared that not a single German factory had been put out of commission by Britain while Britain suffered many plant destructions. As head of the Luftwaffe he praised war service crosses awarded to 574 miners and said munitions plant destruction, not attic fires, was decisive.
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Berlin
Atoka County Sheriff Loses Tie by Draw. Man Ends Life
John Shoemake, 61, former Atoka County sheriff, tied with Oscar Folsom at 1750 votes after a recount. Shoemake was found dead at City Lake with a .38 pistol. coroner’s jury ruled suicide. Sheriff Folsom had succeeded Shoemake last November after the drawing decided the race.
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Atoka
Okla
John Shoemake
Atoka County
City Lake
R. P. Stanford
Oscar Folsom
Shoemake
Folsom
County Election Board
Details Of Aid Plan Now Taking Shape
Washington January 11 details of how the administration would extend aid to Britain under the proposed lease lend bill began to take shape as critics urged limits on the power it would grant the president. Senator Byrnes said the program would likely be run through the new office of production management chaired by Knudsen and Hillman with Stimson and Knox as members. A production capacity survey was planned to determine equipment Britain needs most such as airplanes destroyers and cargo vessels. British investments in the United States might be used as collateral. House and Senate leaders moved to hasten action amid opposition from some senators who urged time limits and checks on presidential authority. The House Foreign Affairs Committee was set to meet Monday to begin hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britain
Vest
Byrnes
D-80
Congress
Office of Production Management
William 8. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Stimson and
Knox
United States
Serfite
House
Johnson
R-Calif
Wheeler
D-Mont
Clark
D. Mo
Administration
Austin
Vermont
Senate
Army
Navy
Bloom
D-Ny
Foreign Affairs Committee
May
D-Ky
Mrs. Perry Freed Today in Birmingham Case
Murder charges against Mrs. Margaret Perry widow of slain secret service agent were dropped after the Jefferson county grand jury returned a no bill. Perry, a long time Birmingham secret service director, was found beaten in his apartment on November 20.
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Birmingham
Ala
Margaret Perry
Secret Service
Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Robert F. Perry
George Lewis Bailes
New Offensive Possibility if Mussolini Falls in Africa
The column warns Italy could lose its African empire amid the Anglo Allied drive. London circles discuss a potential invasion of Italy proper if Mussolini is knocked out, with Hitler’s moves in the Mediterranean shaping outcomes.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Italy
London
Hitler
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Africa
Britain
Rome
Italy's Losses Open Vast Possibilities
The piece argues that Italian losses would leave Mussolini with weakened power and open bargaining space for Britain. It notes British air and naval superiority could press Italy along with risks of invasion, while African possessions’ loss would shock Italian morale and status.
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Italy
Weather Across the United States Sees Mild Conditions
Comparatively mild temperatures prevailed nationwide with a southward bulge of the freezing line near Birmingham Alabama. Light snow flurries occurred in the St. Lawrence and upper Ohio valleys while most areas enjoyed fair weather. Minimums ranged from the single digits in New England to mid thirties in the deep south with Jacksonville and Miami recording 36 and 42 respectively.
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Associated Press
United States
Birmingham
Ala
St. Lawrence Valley
Ohio Valley
New England
Burlington
Greenville
al- Beargi
California
Nevada
Arizona
Cleveland
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Washington
Chicago
Cincinnati
Evansville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Louis
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Miami
Kitchens Open For Public Inspection At Local Schools
Decatur United Charities operates kitchen facilities at Gordon Bibb and Lafayette Street and South Decatur schools completing their first week. The WPA provides labor supervision while the Salvation Army handles funding and supplies from federal surplus programs. Menus favor balanced meals served hot in clean dining rooms. Free meals are available to certified or unable-to-pay children, while paying students also eat. Supervisors include Quince Eddins and James H. Johnson among committee members.
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Gordon-Bibb
Lafayette Street
South Decatur
Decatur
United Charities
WPA
Salvation Army
Quince Eddins
James H. Johnson
C. C. Johnson Charles
Ed Howell
Larry Pruitt Wins National Window Prize Again
Larry Pruitt of the Grant Company was named second prize winner in a national window dressing contest. He receives 100 dollars for a display created in August. This is his fourth victory, with two national prizes and two Grant Company store prizes.
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Larry Pruitt
Grant Company
Pruitt
Syndicate Stores Service
US Plane In Winning Fight
London reports the air ministry says an American fighter flown by a British pilot destroyed a Ju 88 bomber. Three American craft on patrol forced the German aircraft into a crash landing in a bog after a quick reengagement. A retired naval captain and his son helped at the wreck, capturing one wounded crew member.
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London
Air Ministry
Germany
Ministry
New School Unit Under Way in City Expansion Plan
Ground grading began for a new school building on Somerville road between Beech and Locust streets as part of a 500000 program. The $115000 project is funded $56000 by the city and $60000 by the WPA, consolidating Ward Three Fast Decatur and Ward Two South Decatur to serve about 500 students with 16 classrooms, 16 teachers, an auditorium, offices, and a cafeteria.
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Somerville Road
Beech and Locust Streets
WPA
Fast Decatur
South Decatur
Mrs D H Friend Claimed by Death
Mrs D H Friend 86 died this morning at 12 30 in Limestone county after pneumonia. She lived in Limestone county most of her life. Survived by four daughters Mrs W R Marks Memphis Mrs Mary Stewart Memphis Mrs Laura Paul catur Miss Grace Friend Athens and four sons L B Friend Birmingham W D Friend Bay Ark J P Friend Athens Frank Friend Memphis 18 grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at two at the home.
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D. H. Friend
Limestone County
Athens
Frank
Memphis
British Naval Convoys Hit as Axis Raids Intensify
Axis forces raid British naval positions in the Mediterranean with German, Italian, and Fascist aircraft striking two aircraft carriers, a cruiser and a destroyer. Germany for the first time participates, while Greece pushes toward Berati and Klisura with Allied support. Portsmouth suffers a heavy air attack as Britain strikes Brest and Messina.
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Preas
Germany
Britain
Mediterranean
Italy
North Africa
High Command
Sicilian
Berlin
Moscow
Izvestia
Russia
Pine Bevel
U. S
Christe Stateff
Bulgaria
Greece
Dardanelles
Portsmouth
France
Weather report from Tennessee river area forecast
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 17.72 feet Saturday. Temperatures reached a high of 48 and a low near 2 degrees. The area saw fair to cold conditions with a light frost inland and winds from the west. Slightly warmer conditions expected later with west to southwest winds.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Oa Ak Warner
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Miles
Premet
Air Corps
Adriatic
Strugga
Yugoslavia
J. W. Herring
Bardia Toll
Press
Tzvestia
Georing
Mrs. Perry Freed
Annia
Suez Canal
Merz Hitler
Brest
Bern
Tob
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