London sees optimistic war hopes as Italy weakens
London voices hopeful scenarios as Italy's position softens. A British push in North Africa and potential division of Italy could open a land front, with Greece and Turkey forming new alignments. A broader shift may force Hitler to redirect forces, reshaping Europe and the Middle East.
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Suez Canal
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Africa
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Germany
France
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Yugoslavia
Turkey
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Mussolini’s Italy crushed as Axis fortunes falter
European reports claim German troops push through the Brenner Pass into Italy and Berlin shuttles reinforcements to Albania. Mussolini’s two major campaigns in Greece and Egypt have collapsed, leaving Italy beaten and dependent on Hitler's rescue, with its future now controlled by others.
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Albania
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France
Coming Year Aims at New High Marks Across Fields
The piece argues the next year will set records in production employment speed and achievement. It highlights Christmas mail, air express shipments exceeding 1,000,000 for 1940, and anticipates jobs and government debt records to be broken in 1941.
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Air Express
Sam
National Inventors Council
Department of Commerce
Naval Consulting Board
Mexican land reform mimics Russian collective model
Former president Cardenas expropriated 45 million acres and redistributed to landless Indian villages. The policy failed to please peasants who sought private plots. President Camacho now moves to grant individual titles, offering twenty five acre or larger holdings to peons in selected states. Original large landholders lose their land but peons gain small farmsteads.
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Mexico
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Bruce Catton in Washington on plane production plan
Bruce Catton reports in Washington that C I O President Murray’s plan to raise airplane production to 500 a day by converting idle car plants faces likely studies and opposition from the aviation industry while defense officials expect a thorough review. The Panama situation and U S labors, inventors are also noted in a broader defense context.
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Tarzan films urged to feed hungry with more output
Hollywood gossip column laments wasted MGM asset and urges more Tarzan movies to satisfy public demand. It contrasts Weissmuller’s busy schedule with the need to boost fruit relief and recalls celebrity anecdotes from Cuff Notes and The Hollywood Parade.
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Quotable quotes from wartime figures spark debate
A collection of remarks from Marianne burlesque dancer called the Queen of Quiver Colonel Philip Fleming Clarence Pickett and others offer sharp views on radio culture totalitarian states labor disputes and public debate The diverse voices span entertainers diplomats and scholars reflecting on freedom labor and policy in a preparing world context
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Blurred World Notes From Barbs Column
Barbs offers jumbled reflections on public health stamps Mussolini and soldiers, money saving advice, street scene autos, post Christmas repose and free speech lectures. A wandering line on social quirks ends with a remark on a blooming wallflower.
American Prosperity Past and Present Echoes of 1946
The piece contrasts postwar gains with memories of 1926. It notes rising gasoline use, autos, alcohol, cigarettes, radios, and bank savings, alongside increased home building and insurance sales. It recalls a bygone era of unchecked prosperity and looming crash, amid war news and political fever.
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How to handle a child with a bad temper
A reader question asks how to punish a temperamental child. The guidance advises against punishment, notes temper is a symptom of underlying issues such as vision, hearing, digestion, fatigue, or environmental pressures, and urges medical or environmental investigation and sympathetic, calm treatment. It recommends removing the child to a quiet room, giving rest, and consulting a physician. promotes Angelo Patri’s Obedience booklet.
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Lesson on Jesus and human affliction in the new year
The Sunday School lesson explores the mystery of innocent suffering, citing Galileans slain by Pilate and the Tower of Siloam collapse. It notes how suffering persists beyond sins, urges humane attitudes and protests against bigotry, and condemns synagogue hypocrisy on the Sabbath healing of a bowed woman.
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Kentucky Kernel hints at bright spots for Wildcats season
In Lexington, the Kentucky Kernel notes Captain John Eibner won the pre game coin toss eight of ten times, a credible record not matched in the conference this year. The item also claims Germany, amid Sudetenland events, became the world’s largest hops producer.
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Russians Press Heavy Offensive In Galicia And Besarabia
Associated Press reports December 28, 1915 that Russian forces push a major offensive in Galicia and Besarabia while German forces use gas against Russians at Riga. A 2 pound fish weighs about one pound in salt water, illustrating wartime anecdotes and mixed notes from the front.
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New York Day by Day in the Lone Star State Journey
Charles B. Driscoll recounts travel from Beaumont to Texas, noting daily mail from New York readers, cattle herds on highways, and the hospitality of local households. He praises regional steaks and dishes at Antoine's New Orleans and Henry's Charleston, while contrasting farm silence with urban noise. The duo from New York reflects on Texas pride and travel quirks.
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British official Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson dies at 90
London report states Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson aged 90, veteran of the British colonial service, died today. He served as financial adviser to Lord Kitchener in 1901 and as assistant under-secretary of state for war in 1898. A stray note mentions kelp as a long weed, sometimes reaching 1500 feet.
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Faith Heals Woman as Jesus Declares Thy Faith Made Thee Whole
A brief religious reflection quotes Mark 5 34 where Jesus tells a woman her faith has healed her. Juan Valera comments that belief in a personal all seeing God elevates the soul and purifies the emotions.
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