Fire at Canadian naval barracks kills seaman on Christmas
East Canadian Port reports one Royal Canadian Navy seaman died and ten others burned in a fire that leveled three barracks. Heating equipment blamed. a sentry first spotted the blaze but wind spread it rapidly. Nearby London reports doubled guards along the Channel coast amid invasion fears.
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Meat ration in Britain may shrink in January
Britain may reduce meat ration from one shilling ten pence to one shilling six pence per person per week early in January. The smaller allowance would buy about a pound and a half of beef, with pork tripe kidneys liver and sausage possibly added to the ration.
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London
Britain
Survivors Reach Port. 49 Crewmen Still Missing
Fifteen survivors of the torpedoed British freighter Aracataca landed at an East Coast Canadian port, while 49 crewmen remain missing in three lifeboats. The torpedoing by a submarine occurred 700 miles west of Ireland twenty six days earlier. all aboard were from the United Kingdom.
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Ireland
United Kingdom
Agnes Ayres Died on Christmas Day
Hollywood reports actress Apney Ayres 42 a silent era star who faded after the talkie shift died Christmas Day from a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Agnes Ayres
Hollywood
Apney Ayres
Christmas Holiday Death Toll In United States
Chicago reports at least 382 violent deaths during Christmas observance with traffic accidents causing 273 fatalities on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Chicago
United States
Yuletide Spirit Shines Amid Frosty City Christmas
Green Christmas marked by hoar frost on trees and festive cheer. Airmen at SFTS 34 dined with locals while city groups hosted charity events and a hospital concert brought joy. Post Office reports 25 percent higher mail cancellations and about 14 000 sacks moved by CPR during Yuletide week.
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Assiniboia
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King George Broadcast Seeks Courage for War Hardship
The King addressed subjects in a Christmas Day message pledging continued resolve amid crisis. He spoke of shared dangers, thanked allied nations for sheltering refugees, and noted civilians and soldiers alike face the front line together as war enters a difficult phase.
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London
Canada
Australia
Newfound
South Africa
United Stats
Frohman Dies at 89 Dean of US Producers
Daniel Frohman prominent Broadway producer and founder dies at 89 in New York from complications after a fall. His work shaped American theater and film, leaving a lasting impact on production and entertainment industry leadership.
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New York
Daniel Frohman
United States
City Glances and Tornado Hit Post Office
Descriptive city notes show a near empty business section with only a few workers present. A torn up lobby floor suggests a tornado impact on the Post Office while local volunteers, including S&TFS No. 34 youth, delivered Christmas dinners to homes and shared city hospitality.
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S&.t.f.s. No. 34
Nazis Ready To Grab Rumania
Budapest dispatches report Nazi leaders in Rumania order a rapid ramp up of war material production as German troops move toward Romania. Crowded trains carry vanguard forces with artillery and tanks into Hungary and Romania amid talks of a Nazi dominated administration and possible full control. Baron Von Killinger, named to Romania, is described as poised to act as a regional Nazi ruler.
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Rumania
Hungary
Romania
Balkans
Baron von Killinger
Slovakia
von Killinger
Germany
Bucharest
Reich
Nazi newsreels reach South America via Japan
Manuel P. Rodriguez, motion picture editor of a Buenos Aires newspaper, said Nazi newsreels are reaching South America by way of Japan after arriving in Boston on the Norwegian ship Molda on December 26.
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Boston
South America
Japan
Manuel P. Rodriguez
Buenos Aires
Italian Troops Have Bad Time on Albanian Front
Rain and snow slowed fighting on the Albanian front as Greek forces pushed along the Adriatic coast north of Chimara. In Tepeleni and Klisura the battle raged in intense cold with waist deep snow. A captured Italian lieutenant colonel said Fascist troops suffered from weather and supply shortages, with battalions cut from 700 to about 200 men.
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Athens
Adriatic
Chimara
Tepeleni
Klisura
German Force Moves Into Rumania Across Hungary
The vanguard of a new German expedition into the Balkans totals about 20 divisions or 300,000 men with artillery and tanks crossing Hungary into Rumania. Germany already has 100,000 soldiers in Romania as experts note possible aims against Turkey Greece or Soviet Russia. The maneuver may be bluff, with 1,160 trains planned through Jan 31.
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Robert B. Parker
Associated Press
Budapest
Balkans
Hugary
Rumania
Germany
Hungary
Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Russia
Romania
Raids Restarted by Lone Bomber Over Sheppey
London reports a lone German bomber attacked the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames estuary with minimal damage and no casualties. The city had not seen bombs since 1:20 a.m. Monday and RAF activity over Germany paused since Dec 23–24.
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London
Britain
Isle of Sheppey
Thames Estuary
Royal Air Force
Germany
Roosevelt to detail war aid in upcoming radio address
Secretary Stephen Early said President Roosevelt will be very specific about Britain’s war aid in the Sunday night radio speech. The address will cover administration efforts to speed up production of war materials and outline concrete steps.
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Washington
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Britain
Early
United States Administration
Two Men Burned To Death In Christmas Eve Fire
Alexander Bullock aged 55 and Harry Sinnot aged 71 died in a shack fire one mile north of Turner Valley on Christmas Eve. Both bachelors, residents of the oil field town, perished when their home burned.
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Turner Valley
Alexander Bullock
Harry Sinnot
Eire Seeks Weapons From United States
Prime Minister de Valera in a Christmas message stated Eire plans to stay neutral in the war and has strengthened the army and defense while seeking weapon purchases from the United States.
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New York
Eire
United States
de Valera
Dublin
Italian Air Losses Reported In Greek Campaign
The air ministry news service announced Rome lost at least 39 airplanes while the Royal Air Force claimed nine aircraft in operations supporting Greek forces from November 7 to December 21 in the Greek Italian conflict.
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London
Italy
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
U K Looks to U S Aid Peaking in 1941
Sir Walter Layton of the ministry of supply saidBritain can expect a surge in U S war materiel by late 1941 with peak production and avalanche proportions next winter. He cited delays in U S realization of the scale required and two factors delaying full armament support.
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London
Walter Layton
Ministry of Supply
United States
Britain
U.S
Canadian Corps Formed Under Lt General McNaughton
A 60 word order announced a Canadian Corps in the United Kingdom under Lt Gen A G L McNaughton, combining two Canadian divisions and non divisional units with British armored support. McNaughton, pleased, said the move unites all Canadian troops in the UK into one command.
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England
C.P. Cable
A. G. L. McNaughton
Vimy Kridge
United Kingdom
McNaughton
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