British Capture Derna Opens Third Libyan Frontier Drive
British forces said to have captured Derna in eastern Libya 175 miles inside. The advance followed Bardia and Tobruk as Wavell’s army presses toward Benghazi. Allied air raiders hammer Wilhelmshaven while London endures daylight alarms amid German raids. Rebels crushed in Bucharest and East Africa reports claim Fascist gains.
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Bucharest
Italy
East Africa
School Bus Overturns Near Fordtown Injures Seven
Seven Miller Perry elementary pupils were injured when a Miller-Perry school bus rolled on a soft shoulder near Fordtown. Clell Taylor 15 suffered a left arm and wrist fracture. J D Wilson 9 sprained left wrist. Emogene Wilson 6 lacerations. Christine Hash 11 lacerations. Charlie Cox 12 laceration behind ear. Jacqueline Slaughter 12 minor head injuries. Fred Hash 10 bruises. Bus driven by Howard Zimmerman. Most injured transported by car to Commun e hospital. others treated on scene or at home.
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J. D. Wilson
Emogene Wilson
Christine Hash
Charlie Cox
Jacqueline Slaughter
Fred Hash
Sanders
Paul Massengill
Fordtown
Sullivan County
Miller-Perry
Kingsport Hospital
Draft Strikes Singers Too in Local Group
Uncle Sam's draft forces a delay for the Caledonian Scotch singers at First Christian church. Jef Nimmo announces a substitute will join the group and the tour will continue with appearances rescheduled for next Thursday and Friday.
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Uncle Sam
First Christian Church
Jef Nimmo
Fate of Schools In Court's Hands
Sullivan county faces a clash over the school building and improvement program as the county court prepares for a special session to decide whether to abandon the $205,000 plan or raise bonds to $275,000 to grant Bristol and Kingsport their 17 percent shares. Judge T R Bandy notes the court will review facts before acting.
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Kingsport
T. R. Bandy
Bandy
Sullivan High
Dutch Submarine Lost In War Service
London reports the Netherlands government announced the loss of one submarine on war service. It marks the second undersea boat lost by the Dutch in war operations since joining the British alliance. The first loss was announced December 9, 1940.
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London
Netherlands
Hitler warns of torpedo threat to non Europeans
In a Berlin Sportpalast address Adolf Hitler claimed Germany has no quarrel with the American people while warning that non European powers entering the war would be met with torpedoes. He promised victory within the year, described Germany as mobilized and strong, and denounced revolutions in Milan and threats to Italy.
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Adolf Hitler
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England
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Reich
President Roosevelt Birthday Observed Amid War Burdens
The nation marked Franklin D. Roosevelt's 59th birthday with greetings and duties unchanged. A White House dinner for close friends followed by nationwide birthday events raised funds for infantile paralysis research. Roosevelt, still active at his desk, plans a radio address at 10:24 p.m. CST.
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White House
Roosevelt
Paign
Guardsman Keeps Pace With Stork and Sees Baby
New Albany Indiana private L Bettman Jr a national guardsman called out for a year stood at ease at the rail station awaiting a train to Camp Shelby Mississippi The police rushed him home after his sister announced the birth of a son He raced back to the station and boarded the train The item also notes a jail death in Walla Walla and a high school basketball misunderstanding in Dixon Illinois and a Coles County case where Louis Osborn was charged with malicious mischief for cementing a car tank
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L. Bettman, Jr
Camp Shelby
Miss
Matton
Mattoon
Louis Osborn
Morgan Phipps
W. J. Kidwell
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Coles County
Wrong Man Shot But They Say That's Latin Love
Maria Luisa Bombal, famed Chilean writer, is recovering after shooting Eulogio Sanchez, heir to a wealthy Chilean family. Courts accepted she was temporarily unbalanced after a romantic rebuff, with the incident attributed to a grand passion.
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Chile
Maria Luisa Bombal
Maria
Maria Bombal
Eulogio Sanchez
Sanchez
Worker Falls to Death at Tennessee Eastman Plant
Mark A. Senter 34 of Johnson City died from head injuries after a fall through an opening during work on an addition to a Tellulose acetate building at the Tennessee Eastman plant. He had worked for six years with the company and resided in Johnson City since last June. Survived by widow Edna and multiple siblings, funeral arrangements set with First Baptist Kingsport and family services in Mouth of Wilson.
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Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Senter
Johnson City
Kingsport
Baptist Church of Mouth of
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Washington
Lease-Lend Bill Clears House Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington delegates report the administration's British aid measure approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The panel defeated a $2.0 billion spending cap and an amendment barring naval escorts for cargo convoys. Four amendments limit presidential powers, require periodic reports, and demand consultation with Army and Navy leaders before shipments abroad.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
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House Committee
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Navy
Morgenthau sets debt limit for next fiscal year
Secretary Morgenthau stated that army and navy purchase plans were optimistic and that a $65,000,000,000 public debt limit should cover all needs of the upcoming year, irrespective of aid to Britain program requirements.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Suez Canal raid hits Cairo area amid Axis bombing
Axis war planes raided the Suez Canal area this morning and British reports claimed no casualties or damage. The raid underscores ongoing North Africa theater tensions as forces contest control near Cairo.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Navy Air Defense Expansion Approved
President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing a 300 million dollar increase to fund naval protection against air attack. The act aims to strengthen anti air defenses and assist modernization of maritime forces amid rising aerial threats.
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Washington — .P
Roosevelt
ThirteenYearOld Girl Takes Washington by Storm
Ann Skleplovich a 13 year old girl from Gary West Virginia gains national attention as she attends birthday balls in Washington. She will mingle with Hollywood celebrities and savors a prank her brother played by convincing her she had an invitation to see President Roosevelt. The president did speak with her and tonight she attends parties in a new dress.
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Washington
America
Ann Skleplovich
Gary
W. Va
Hollywood
Roosevelt
Assembly Nears End of Session in Tennessee
Nashville reports the seventy-second Tennessee General Assembly is nearing adjournment within about two weeks. Senate Speaker Alan Maxwell and Gov. Prentice Cooper voiced hopes for a 50 day or shorter session, noting only 15 minor bills in the Senate and 10 in the House ready for votes. No formal resolution on shortening the session has been filed.
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Nashville
Tenn
General Assembly
Senate
Alan Maxwell
Prentice Cooper
Willkie Dines Behind London Pub Bar During Tour
Wendell L. Willkie walked unescorted through central London and stopped at a busy pub. He served beer to laborers, pulled the tap, spoke with the crowd about war and living conditions, and joined in a darts contest with a laborer who won champagne shared by the pub owner.
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London
Wendell L. Willkie
Harry Phillips
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