Libyan Grand Senussi Calls Mussolini Protector Title Empty
Cairo dispatch says Grand Senussi Sayyid Mohamed Idris Idris Senussi, leader of the Senussi sect, dismisses Mussolini as a protector of Islam. He notes Libyans desire liberty and mocks Italy’s claim to be guardian of Libya and its territories. He speaks of Libyan ambitions and strategic Libya from Egypt to Tunisia.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Cairo
Wartorn Cienalea
Cirenaica
Ipolitania
Egypt
Tunisia
Algeria
Bhie Mediterran
Contier
Grandenussi
Sayyid- Mohamed Idris
Libya
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Mussolini
Telam
Tke Mussolini
Il Duce
Mpty
Santa Claus Snowed Under With Mail
Santa Claus, Ind., December 22. The post office handles more than a million pieces of Christmas mail from all over the continent and foreign countries. Postmaster Oscar Phillips says no one is turned away and letters for poor kids are given to American Legion Santa committees to answer. The town mobilizes about a quarter of its population to staff the post office, with about 14 workers expected, matching last year’s effort, and cancellations projected at 1,500,009.
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Robert E. Johnson
Santa Clau
Ind
Sant Claus
Indiana
Worth Pole
American Legion
Phillips
Commandos and Axis Moves Reach Tunisia Front
Rommel moves troops from Tripoli toward Tunisia as Axis eyes stronger hold near Sicily and Italy. Allied air power pounds Tunisian ports while Eisenhower, in command, oversees Gibraltar and Tunisia operations, marking a bold North Africa phase.
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Tripoli
Libya
Rommel
Eighth Army
Sicily
Italy
Africa Corps
Tunisia
Berlin
Bizerte
U. S
Tunisian
Jn. North Africa
Allied
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gibraltar
Peacemaker Attacked by Dogs in Butte Street Incident
A man trying to separate two snapping dogs in a Butte street was surprised when a third dog attacked from behind as he held one animal in each hand. The event underscores the dangers faced by civilians aiding in dog disputes.
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Butte
Mont
Our freedom first and postwar world repair
He pledges cooperation in building a new state and postwar rehabilitation with Allied nations. He lauds Libyans fighting with the British Eighth Army as a token of good faith and expresses gratitude for Allied protection during the war. The Grand Senussi envisions broad national development and mass education.
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Eighth Army
Market Report from St Louis and New York Stocks
Market data show hogs firm with mixed demand, cattle opening strong, sheep receipts light. New York stocks faced holiday hesitation with some leaders reaching year highs while volume shifted to low priced issues. poultry and produce prices listed in Chicago market with varied results across birds and dairy.
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New York
U S Abandons Plan to Hold Food Costs
Washington reports the administration has dropped general food subsidies to curb costs preferring ceilings and price adjustments. Milk subsidies in New York City cost up to 1 million monthly. extending subsidies would incur hundreds of millions yearly. Officials favor price adjustments over draining the federal treasury while subsidies may be temporary. Retail ceiling prices will standardize by store type next month, likely changing some prices but keeping average family bills near current levels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New York City
Department
Treasury
Jame F. Byene
Office of Price Administerion
Avernage
Nigerian house boy accused of aiding British soldiers
A native house boy in Juagos, Nigeria, Africa, is charged with complicity with British soldiers he works for. The soldiers, recalled for questioning, allegedly joked that English men would slit their wives’ throats if suspicion of infidelity arose.
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Juagos
Nigeria
Africa
England
Wheat and grain futures mixed on hedging and news flow
Market reports show Chicago futures erasing early gains with wheat slipping to around 1.98 and corn mixed, led by hedging from southwestern houses. Cotton in New York rose on subsidy elimination talk, while prices remained near multi‑month highs amid calls for higher ceilings and farmer returns.
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Chicago
Close
Law
Doomed Slayer Seeks Reopening of Murder Case
In Little Rock on December 22, Joe Willis Smith asks Pulaski court to reopen his first degree murder case after a 1-year-old girl Be lor es Smith dies. An affidavit from a tavern waitress alleges the girl sought water alone at the time she was last seen. State witnesses place the girl with Smith. the baby’s later death sustain his death penalty conviction.
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Lile Rock
Dee
Belores Smith
Joe Willis Smith
Pulaski
Smith
Wiltress
Whitress
North Surface Water Coverage Hint
A brief note states that seventy five berent of the north area surface is water, suggesting a geographic or climate estimation. The fragment implies a ratio between water and land in the northern region, potentially relevant to mapping or resource analysis.
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Witer
Enemy Pinned on Sanananda Track and Cape Endai-Man
Enemy resistance stiff on the inselion of the racks near Girepi point and Bunu village as American troops and Australian forces push 800 yards toward the beach on the Sanananda track. Isolated Japanese mass to block Allied advances from both sides. Aan anadu remains a vital Jap base and possible reinforcement point. Australians quickly learned to exploit the terrain after a day of combat feedback.
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Girepi Puint
Bunu
Sanananda
Aananadu
Armored Ambulances Speed Up Tunisian War Medical Aid
Lt. Col. Max F. McAllister, Fayetteville Ark., says age of siren plated ambulances speeds initial battlefield care. Army Medical Corps methods reduce infections and save wounded. 20 percent of injuries in Tunisia are head neck chest or abdomen, lower than WWI estimates. McAllister, 38, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. McAllister, moved from Arkansas to lead advance medical units. his wife Bess Mersey and sons Max Jr and John reside in Fayetteville.
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Lise
Max F. McAllister
Fayetteville
Ark
Ark., Commanding Surgeon Who Operated Will Advange
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Tunis
Army Medical Corps
MrAblistey
United States
U. S
Mox F. McAlister
Tunisia
B. F. McAllister
University of Arkansas Medical School
Litthe Rock
Veterans’ Hospital
Oulwood
Ireland
Bess Mersey
Paragould
Max, Jr
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