Roosevelt Signals Global War Strategy and Resolve
The president outlines total war aims against enemies, detailing offensive and defensive deployments across oceans, bases in the British Isles, and strategic positions to defend the Americas. He stresses resolve, readiness to pay heavy prices for freedom, and a united, unwavering national effort in the world conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
British Isles
Americas
Presistant
America
Europe
Asia
Roosevelt
London
Red Cross War Fund Donations Reported
The article lists contributions to the American Red Cross War Fund totaling 1,176.00 from donors including Kinney Shoe Store Sol Dr P W Flagge Mr and Mrs J M Burgess Kitty vient we Harlice's Inc and the Council of Garden Clubs. It notes High Point Council of Garden Clubs allocated money set aside to beautify the city, then donated it to the Red Cross due to urgent need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross War Fund
Kinney Shoe Store
P. W. Flagge
J. M
J. Fred Andrews
Balnityne
Ay. Burgess
Kitty Vient We
Harlice’s Inc
Council of Garden Clubs
High Point
Garden Citta
Ray Nibbelink
Red Cross
U S Air Strikes Reported From Bases Far South
United States observers note that Philippine air defenses were weakened by losses and ground bombing, with heavy bombers believed to operate from bases in the Netherlands East Indies or Australian mandates. The text suggests raids could reach the area from distant islands.
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Luzon
Mindanao
Netherlands East Indies
Australian Mandate
Anae
Birth of Son to Clair and Mary Conner in Greensboro
Mr and Mrs Clair C Conner of Pinecroft Road Greensboro announce the birth of a son on Monday January 6 at Piedmont Memorial Hospital Greens bor o. Mrs Conner formerly Miss Mary Simmons of High Point Tennessee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair C. Conner
Pinecroft Road
Greensboro
Piedmont Memorial Hospital
Conner
Mary Simmons
High Point
Tenog
World record set as tanker Sinclair HC undergoes trials
Boston Jan 6 The 12 700 ton tanker Sinclair HC undergoes acceptance trials today 100 days after her keel was laid setting a world record for building a ship of her size and type The milestone highlights rapid construction and orders for large tankers during the era.
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Boston
Sinclair HC
Roosevelt Warns War Aims Include Peace Security and Armament Surge
President Roosevelt declares aims to liberate oppressed nations and defend freedom of speech and fearlessly pursue world security. He orders a rapid production push for 1942 including 60,000 aircraft and 45,000 combat planes, with ambitions rising to 125,000 aircraft and 100,000 combat planes in 1943. Tanks, anti aircraft guns, and merchant ships also see accelerated targets through 1943.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Anto- Mricte
Unusual Forgery Case Is Tried In Thomasville Court
Thomasville court heard a remarkable forgery case against D M Lambeth a local man found probable cause and bound over to the next superior court term on a $500 bond. A factory payroll check to a florist was forged to cover a $6.25 funeral design and a $35 personal design. The florist sent a bill to the Dickson Woodcarving Company, which led to the discovery Lambeth forged Nance Florist’s name and cashed the check at a High Point store and did not pay two local florist bills. Other defendants faced penalties for drunken driving reckless driving license issues and assault with various court costs and suspended sentences.
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Thomasville
Dun. G
D. M. Lambeth
Lambeth
Dickson Wood Carving Company
High Point
Wood Carving Company
Nance, Florist
Locil Florist
Florist
Dickson Woodcarving Company
Nance
Albert Freeman Matthews
Raymond Hiatt
Roy Lloyd Hicks
Hamp Young
Young
Jackie Surratt
Walter J. Moese
J. H. Long
Paul Westmoreland
Ann Worthy
Florine Moore
Rosa McKenzie
Walt
Anc
Civil Aeronautics Administration
la Guardia Field
Staten Island
British Reported Gap in Malaya Front After Kuantan Airdrome Fall
British military commentator says Japanese capture of Kuantan airfield would allow fighter escorts for bombers striking Singapore, while noting uncertain British withdrawal from the airdrome and unknown status of other Malaya fields. Sources warned Kuantan loss could enable a broader eastern coast invasion.
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London
Jan
Kuantan
Malaya
Singapore
Bokpyin
Burma
Victoria Point
Malayan
Filipinos in U S Seek Army Service Despite Law Bar
A NEA dispatch notes about 20,000 noncitizen Filipinos in the United States want to form divisions and enlist in the U S armed forces to fight Japan. War Department studies suggested a law change is needed to allow noncitizens to enlist.
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U. S
Milton Bronner
NEA
Washington
United States
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Department of Justice
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Alaska
Census Bureau
California
Oregon
America
Manila
J. MM. Elizalde
Elizalde
War Department
Stimson
Filpinos
Filipino National Assembly
Mrs Dorothy Hart Transferred to Local Social Security Office
Mrs Dorothy H Hart arrives from Canton Ohio to serve at the High Point Social Security Office, joining the local team after reporting for duty yesterday. She has been with the Social Security Board since July 1937, and she and her husband R G Hart live at 1216 North Main Street.
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Dorothy FE. Hart
Canton
Ohio
Social Security Board
High Point
Hart
German Retreat in Russia Signals Critical War Turning Point
Reports from the Eastern Front describe Hitler struggling to stabilize retreating lines as Soviet forces push, with observers noting German unpreparedness for winter conditions. Von Brauchitsch favored withdrawing to winter positions, while Hitler pursued Moscow and sought broader wartime aims, including drawing Japan into the conflict. Losses mount across Leningrad to the Crimea, with air and material setbacks widely cited.
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Hitler
Red Star
von Brauchitsch
Moscow
Japan
Nippon
Otto Dietrich
Leningrad
Crimea
Crimean
Baltic
Lenin
New York Stock Totals Start Year With Mixed Moves
New York stocks opened the year with modest activity and mixed results as traders weighed early cues. Most major averages drifted through the session while several issues posted small gains. Market breadth remained uneven with financials and industrials showing contrasting performances.
Civilian Flight Under Strictest Supervision
New York reports tight wartime controls on private flying as civilians face license suspensions, strict checks, and flight plan requirements. The author narrates a Roosevelt Field to Staten Island hop, passing inspections, space restrictions, and heightened scrutiny from Civil Aeronautics and military authorities. Separately, wartime dispatches note Finland potentially seeking peace, Germany’s struggles, and strategic misdirections aiding Hitler. The piece also parodies miscellaneous trivia on tin cans, dog noseprints, swans, crocodile windpipes, parachute folding, seed imports, and Huntington Library gardens.
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Devon Francis
New York
Wide World
United States
Army Air Forces
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Roosevelt Field
Staten Island
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