Christmas Cheer Fund Nears Quota In War Year
The Goodfellows Christmas Cheer fund stood at 332.80 of a 400 quota with Dr. E. S. Richards and his committee set to wind up the campaign this weekend. They meet at 10 o'clock Monday to receive final reports on cash and plan annual gift distribution for 1942. Donations may be sent to Dr. Richards or dropped at The Star office for receipt and delivery to the committee.
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Goodfellows
E. S. Richards
Hope Ministerial Alliance
Dr. Richards
Star Office
Magle
Kansas City
Army Bombers Hit Jap Base on Kiska Island
Army heavy bombers struck Kiska Island in the Aleutians on December 17 causing heavy explosions and fires. Boeing B-17s attacked New Georgia area installations on December 18 with no results reported. Navy notes seven more Japanese ships were sunk by U.S. submarines in the Southwest Pacific.
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Japan
Kiska
Aleutians
Navy
North Pacific
South Pacific
Munda
New Georgia
Islind
Southwest
Pac
United Sra
Peraling
T ‘Nek Door
Guinea
Buna
Iyna
Japanes
Kumusimambare River
Oil Interest Shifts to McKamie Line in Arkansas Field
Oil activity shifts toward the McKamie field as tests and pipeline work proceed near Stantos and Desulphurization plant plans advance to sweeten sour gas. Ark Oil and Gas Commission hearings demand caution on closing wells, with Carter and Atlantic Oil opposing shut downs to avoid labor and production disruption. Tests in Midway Hodnett No.7 and Hunt Ol Ca No.1 are expected results next week. Information from nearby Nevada county wildcat crossline projects also notes ongoing coring and depth details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKumie
Ark, Oil and Gas Commission
Carter
Atlantic Oil Companies
Blythe
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
el Canado
Comanies
Jone
New Drilling
Southwood Oil Company
Hodnett No
Une
Nevada County
Hunt Ol Ca
Stamps Land
Cnw
Plan to Restore East Coast Gas Flow
The Office of Price Administration prepared a unified plan to replace the traffic suspension on the eastern seaboard with a higher, more equitable gasoline distribution. Officials projected restoration Monday, with a focus on reducing inequities from the prior cutoff as Ickes warned continued reduced supply through December and into January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Coast
Washington
Eastern Seaboard
Office of Price Administraion
District of Columbia
Preie
Leon Menderson
Civilians to Find Little Train Space
Chicago December reports say civilians will face scarce railroad space during the Christmas period as trains fill quickly. George A. Kelly of Pullman notes public cooperation with railroads and Army in prioritizing troop movements and war duties. Civilians are urged to avoid nonessential trips through January 12 due to growing equipment strain.
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Chicago
George A. Kelly
Pullman Company
Kelly
Answers on Deferrments and Draft Rules by James Marlow
Washington reports details on draft deferral standards for farm workers and war industry employees under 2-C 3-C and replacement schedules. It explains local board latitude to apply the Agriculture Department formula and notes required approvals for wage raises and promotions under Treasury rules with pending tables and continuations on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
George Selke
Washington
Agriculture Department
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Gohith
British Move Toward Sirte Near Rommel Chase
British pursuit of Rommel’s retreating forces pushed westward with Moroccan radio reporting vanguards within 19 miles of Sirte, 155 miles beyond El Agheila and 240 miles from Tripoli. Allied air and ground actions harassed Rommel’s column as heavy fighting persisted 59 miles west of Zau tun Nafilla.
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Sirte
Rommel
Associated Press
London
Morrocco
el Agheila
Tripoli
Bernard L. Montgomery
Zauta En Nafilla
Sulta
Morocco
Eighth Army
Zautu En Nofilia
North Africa
Allied air drive nears Tunis and Bizerte in Tunisia
Air活動 intensifies against Axis strongholds in Tunisia as patrols probe the hilly front. Italian reports hint Rommel withdraws cautiously while the British note the boxed in Axis forces near Wadi Mutrat and Marble Arch, with many troops wiped out and others escaping.
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Tunisia
Tunis
Bizerte
Rommel
Wadi Mutrat
Gulch
Marble Arch
Mississippi Flood Control Tames Mighty River
Edward Agnas reports at New Orleans that the Mississippi, burdened with freight and past spring ram losses, is being tamed by levees spillways and cutoffs. Senator John Overton says the project will cost over 4 billion dollars with benefits many times that amount. about 20 million dollars more are needed to finish, with completion anticipated soon as higher levees from Arkansas to the Red River gain strength and safety improves. The Mississippi Flood Control Association, meeting with Army engineers leaders, includes boards from Missouri Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Agnas
New Orleans
Mississippi
John Overton
D-La
Mississippi Fiood Control Association
Old Man River
Association
Overton
Congress
Arkansas
Red River
Eulene Reyblod
Army Engineers
Lelut
Brebon Somervell
Misssouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louiiana
Ex Resident of Hope Dies at Texarkana
Charles Westerman 61 former Star employee and Hope resident died at his Texarkana home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at Bingen at 0 p m Sunday with burial in Ozan Cemetery. He is survived by his widow two sons Sergeant Douglas Westerman of U S Army Harry Westerman of California two sisters Mrs W R B Childress and Mrs Alex Reeves both of Nashville and a brother C C Westerman of Hope.
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Charles Westerman
Star
Hope
Texarkana
Bingen
Ozan
Douglas Westerman
U.S. Army
Harry Westerman
California
W. RB. Childress
Nashville
Alex Reeves
C. C. Westerman
Allies Outran Airpower in Tunisia Push
Allies out ran air support in the push into Tunisia as Germans seized Tunis and a 30,000 strong force, while autumn rains and mud slowed Allied mobility. Medjez-El-Bab remains in Allied hands as Allied and German positions shift along a north south line, with First Army and US units advancing rapidly amid airfield shortages. Jet black eggs of normal productions and form laid by a duck on an Indiana farm also noted.
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London
Tunisia
Tunis
Mediterranean
Bizerte
Medjez-El-Bab
Tunisian
First Army
United States
Wrder
Henri Giraud
Ambrose Horrice
Warsaw
Ind
Eddie Rickenbacker Reunited With Wife
Eddie Rickenbacker landed at Bolling Field after a three week Pacific flight. His wife Mrs Eva Rickenbacker and their two sons David and William greeted him. Army leaders Gen H H Arnold and Robert Lovett greeted the ace on behalf of Secretary Stimson. Col Hans Adamson, also aboard, was greeted by his wife.
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Washington, Bee
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Captain Rickenbacker
Pacific Coast
Eva Rickenbacker
David
William
Bolling Field
Pacific
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Robert A. Lovett
Stimson
Col
Hans Adamson
Los Angeles
Pioneer businessman R. M. Briant dies at 68 in Hope
R. M. Briant longtime Hope resident and vice president of Citizens National Bank dies at home after a year of illness. A member of the First Methodist Church board of stewards for 45 years he helped found the Citizens National Bank and Hope Hardware Co. He owned farms across Hempstead County and leaves a widow and numerous relatives. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are listed.
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R. M. Briant
Citizens National Bank Pioneer
Hope
Fay Briant
Alberquerque
N. M
W. EB. Briant
Claude Waddle
Kathleen McLarty
Sue Sanford
Katherine Lauderback
William Briant
All of Hope
May O'Brien
Shreveport
Lucille Peterson
Harlingen
Texas
Charles
K. G. McRae
John 5. Gibgon
W. P. Agee T
R. Billingsley
J. A. Haynes
John Barlow
P. B. Carrigan
O. L. Reed
Charles Champlin
Steve Carrigan
Lloyd Spencer
Harry Lemley
Kendall Lemley
BE. O. Wingfield
Tom McLarty
R.T. White
Charles Harrell
Robert
Farmer Bombed From Under Ground Near Oklahoma Farm
Hoot Tucker, a farmer near Tabler in Oklahoma, was working when a big blast tore ground open and flames shot 20 feet high. He reported a high pressure natural gas line burst, causing the explosion as he investigated the site.
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Chickasha
Qkm
Tucker
Oklahoma
Tabler
Flashes of Life Rationing and Oddities Reported
Philadelphia reports fuel rationing on the north side with six thousand homes still anxious as the office closes for the day. In Gettysburg a mail office lunchbreak delays a local mailbox opening while a Christmas card run causes confusion. In Seattle a court hearing addresses a divorce and an annulment with remarks on timing and care. In Ogden a man sentenced for drunkenness faces city jail instead of county jail. In Chicago a hospital patient escapes briefly with two willows and a nightshirt tail fluttering before being recaptured, sustaining minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
North Side
Gettysburg
Ewig
Seattle
Believes Corp
Ralph Webber
Supreme Court
Much
Ogden
Utah
Glen W. Folck
Folck
State Supreme Court
Irs
Chicago
Joseph Bloch
Cook County Hospital
Frank Kropik
Kropik
Luftwaffe Aims to Aid Nazis at Stalingrad Front
From Moscow dispatches dated December 19 report heavy German air raids along the Don and Volga near Stalingrad as infantry and tanks clash southwest of the city. The Red Army claims repelled counterattacks west of Rzhev Vyazma and around the central front, with eight transport planes shot down near Stalingrad and one captured. The Russian winter offensive began a month ago and has seen intensified German counterattacks despite occasional Axis successes.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Stalingrad
Don
Volga
Red Army
Kotelnikovski
Rzhev
Rzhev_ Vyazma
Anothr
Reachev - Vyazma
Warb
Stalingard
Soldiers Wish Peace in Camp Christmas Poll
Lake Field Arizona December 19 soldiers in a large army camp reveal a serious outlook beyond rations and cigarettes. A Santa contest finds 98 percent favor peace with victory and world stability. Winner Sat Louis E Nyberg Washington DC a squadron clerk seeks end to war and a world congress for lasting peace. He wins a three day pass and Hollywood visit. Runner up Benjamin L Rush would enjoy the pass and a Hollywood trip for his wife. The piece highlights American faith in the Navy and Roosevelt remarks on the three story department house.
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Fred R. Donaldson
Louis E. Nyberg
Washington, D. C
United States
Averidge
Sergent
Nyberg
Universal
Hollywood
Shore
British advance into Japanese Burma near Akyab
British forces crossed into Japanese occupied Burma, advancing from the Arakan border toward Maungdaw and Buthidaung area northwest of Akyab on the Bay of Bengal. Japanese troops withdrew without opposition after a major air bombardment. RAF bombed Rathedaung, with fires, and Mayu river patrols targeted concentrations. US tenth air force reported up to fourteen daily missions in the week with no American losses.
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New Delhi
Burma
Maundaw-Buthidaung
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Wavell
India
Arakan
Maungdaw-Bundaung
Alryab
RAF
Rathedaung
Maungdaw
Mayu
Clayton L. Bissell
United States
China
United States Tenth Air Force
Ia Ne
Calcutta
Munda
Guadalcanal
Kiska
Aleurtians
North Pacific
Harold Alexander
Chindwin River
Assam Bors
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Alex. H. Washburn
Burton
Heath
Claude Wickard
Wickard
Concel
Kiska Island
McKamie Line
United Nations
Greece
Winston Churchill
Byilin
Treasury
War Labor Board
Africa
Spitzbergen
Scandinavian Peninsula
State of
Connecticut
Hartford
Pioneer
Luftwaffe
Russia
Europe
Roosevelt
U.S. Department
Yin A
Saab
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