U S Navy Sank 16 Ships In Raid On Jap Islands
The U S Pacific fleet struck the Marshall and Gilbert Islands on February 1 destroying four air bases and sinking 16 ships. Air bases at Taroa Kwajalein Wotje Roi Jaulit Enbor and Makin were hit along with seaplane tender present. About 38 airplanes were destroyed and four radio stations left in ruins. Navy officers called the raid a complete surprise and highly successful.
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U.S. Navy
Eugene Burns
Pearl Harbor
T, FL
United States Pacific
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
mid-Pacific
Islands
Hawaii
Australia
United States
Navy Commmunique
Taroa
Maloalap Atoll
Kwajalein
Wotje
Roi
Jaulit
Enbor
Makin
Navy
Makin Island
Gilbert
Japan
League of Nations
Wokje
Wake Island
Wake
Mili
Naval daring at Brest tests German Navy initiative
The article notes Hitler’s gamble as German battleships escape Brest, enduring over 100 British air raids while anchored, raising debate on air power versus surface fleet. Experts weigh whether the ships’ bold exit signals a shift in naval balance and tactics.
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Hitler
Brest
Helgoland
FoOov
Mrs Clyde Hoey Dies Suddenly At Home In Shelby
Mrs Clyde R Hoey wife of former governor died suddenly at the Hoey home in Shelby after a brief heart ailment. She was Miss Bessie Gardner sister of Max Gardner and D B Gardner. Survivors include three children Isabel Clyde R Hoey Jr and Charles A Hoey. Funeral at Central Methodist Church scheduled for 2:30 pm tomorrow.
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Shelby
Clyde R. Hoey
Hoey
Isabel Hoey
Clyde R. Hoey, Jr
Charles A. Hoey
Igorots Ride U. S. Tanks in Bataan Front Combat
Igorots slung bolos over their backs rode American tanks guiding drivers by rifle butt signals as MacArthur forces countered on the Bataan front. Moros from the Southern Philippines also shone in hand to hand fighting. The Japanese pushed a wedge before a reformed Filipino line.
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Clark
Marthur
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Luzon
Tecyutts
Philippine Islands
Nazi Warships Break From Brest to Evade British Blockade
Three of Germanys largest warships Scharnhorst Gneisenau and cruiser Prinz Eugen escaped from Brest through the English Channel racing at high speed toward Heligoland Bight under heavy Allied air and sea fire. The raid marked a bold gamble with British losses of fighters and vessels, while the ships headed for home as Britain faced a new naval threat amid Pacific and Mediterranean setbacks.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Britain
English
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Prinz Eugen
Gnei Senau
Heligoland Bight
Churchill
Pacific
Mediterranean
Messerschmitts
French
Brest
RAF
Kamaha
Dover Strait
South Sea
Admiralty-Air Ministry
Hedgeland Bight
Roosevelt Aide Funds Debated In House Decision
The House barred O C D expenditures for aesthetic dances and movies sparking a debate on Mrs Roosevelt's influence. Lawmakers framed the issue as a domestic matter for the President, questioning use of funds from the emergency kitty not itemized in the regular appropriation. The vote critiqued taxpayer money used for social programs and token projects amid broader fiscal concerns.
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Ashington
Ray Tucker
Roosevelt
FDR
Ido
Irs
Congress
Red Army Troops Fight Their Way To White Russia
Soviet winter offensive reaches White Russia with ski troops penetrating German f unrungs aided by guerrillas and paratroopers. Units move across heavy snow toward Smolensk area to sever German lines. White Russia borders Poland and Ukraine. Russians also report Red fleet actions at Sevastopol and a renewed push on the Kerch peninsula as part of a broader effort to regain initiative on the western and southern fronts. Borok reportedly recaptured. other populated places claimed without specifics.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
White Russia
Old
Poland
Smolensk
Dnieper
Ukraine
Sevastopol
Tzvestia
Red Fleet
Crimea
Black Sea
Kerch
Red Army
Boaok
Soviet Information Bureau
Borok
Man Dies by Lethal Gas in North Carolina Axe Case
Raleigh February 13 a 29 year old Black man Robert Sturdivant was executed in the central prison gas chamber after being convicted of fatally harming his wife with an axe. Witnesses say he appeared cheerful and helped strap himself in before losing consciousness shortly after the gas began. The chaplain quoted Sturdivant admitting the crime but claiming he did not intend fatal harm, saying his wife was unfair and unfaithful.
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Raleigh
Witneses
Central Prison
Robert Sturdivant
Anson County
Sturdivant
Lawrence A. Watts
Watts
Jap Bombers Attack Their Own Infantry Report
War Department says two Japanese dive bombers were shot down while fighting in the Philippines. The bombers mistakenly bombed and machine gunned their own infantry, killing a detachment of the 122nd Japanese regiment of General Akira Nara's division during ongoing action in Bataan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Philippines
War Department
122Nd
Akira Nara
J. Philippine Theater
Bataan
Bill Appropriating Half Billion For China Is Signed
President Roosevelt signed a bill providing 500 million dollars in aid to China. The funds, authorized to be loaned in a prior act, support China's internal economy and bolster its war effort.
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China
Washington
Roosevelt
Pension Bill Repeal Sought After Congressional Pensions
In Washington on February 13 Democratic Leader Barkley urged swift repeal of the recently approved congressional pension provisions, calling them unwise and untimely while noting public criticism and a misunderstanding of the broader pension measure. In Cairo there was no Libyan front update beyond British patrol actions reported in the Middle East communiqué.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Congress
Libya
Cairo
Egypt
Net Around Singapore Draws Tight as Japanese Press
British defenders around Singapore remain stout but facing a tightening siege two miles from the city core as Tokyo’s forces press inward. Dutch Dutch Indies units report a slackening drive toward Java amid warnings the fall of Singapore could trigger an all-out Japanese assault on Java and Sumatra.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
A. E. Percival
Singapore
Japan
Dutch Indies
Noeul
Java
United Nations High Command
Australia
Batavia
Sumatra
Tropic
Archibald P. Wavell
Macassar
Clief
Celebes Island
Willkie backs MacArthur as supreme armed forces chief
Wendell Willkie urged giving General Douglas MacArthur full charge of the nation’s armed forces, arguing a single coordinating head would cut red tape and deadwood. He spoke to about 1,500 at the Middlesex Republican Club, calling for a Bevin style labor policy and a respected liaison to labor to streamline defense efforts.
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Boston
Douglas MacArthur
Wendell Willkie
Army
Middlesex Republican Club
Wilkie
United States
Willkie
Air Force New
War Department
Navy
Bevin
Broughton Urges Probe Into Junk Dealers
Governor Broughton asked Federal authorities to investigate North Carolina junk dealers accused of hoarding salvage instead of selling to war industries. He cited un-named dealers and possible others who allegedly withhold materials to push salvage prices higher, requesting action under the national salvage program.
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Raleigh
Broughton
North Carolina
Radio Factories Ordered Converted To Arms Production
The War Production Board ordered the 200 million dollar radio manufacturing industry to shift all facilities to arms production within four months or have unconverted plants taken over. Officials said major conversion could complete in about three months, with some parts impractical for war use, prompting search for alternative products allied to war needs.
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Washington
War Production Board
R. R. Guthrie
WPB Bureau of Industry
Guthrie
Signal Corps
Americans Claim British Negligence in Malaya Defense
Twenty eight Americans who reached Jersey City from Singapore condemn what they call belated British action. Elliott H. Simpson of an American rubber firm says the evacuation of Penang was ordered for civilians but Americans were not notified. He cites 500 defending troops and no anti aircraft guns at Penang, plus undisposed rubber and tin left on docks. Mrs Hanna reports British troops fleeing the Malay coast as the battle raged. The group plans to report to Washington on perceived negligence affecting the British Empire.
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Jersey City
Singapore
Malaya
Elliott H. Simpson
Penang
Washington
State Department
Simpson
U. S
Robert Streeper
Vlee
Pert
Batlle
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English Channel
Old Poland
Negro
Francis Forde
Percival
Tokyo
Domei
John Curtin
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