Industry urged united effort to ramp defense production
H W Prentis of the National Association of Manufacturers cited a shift in the defense picture as urgent demands emerged. He credited Knudsen for revealing unsatisfactory production rates and urged team work over last minute orders, noting labor’s resolve to avoid strikes during the emergency.
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National Defense Commission
H. W. Prentis, J
National Association of Manufacturers
William S. Knudsen
Prentis
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Mussolini Defiance Amid Global Air Raids and North Africa Seige
British bombings strike Manchester and targets in Libya and France as Italy vows to press the war. In North Africa 20 000 Italians trapped at Bardia face internal dissent while Greek advances push Fascists from Adriatic defenses. RAF and naval actions report sinkings and shelling of port facilities.
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Italy
North Africa
Bardia
Libys
Mussolini
8 Ci
Manchester
Warn
Churchill
Strait of Dover
Hitler
Mada
Boulogne
Mannheim-Luden
Rhineland
London
Britain
Tripoli
Italian
Libya
Balkan
Greece
Adriatic Sea
Chimara
Logare Pass
Midway
Valona
Christmas in wartime Britain and Europe amid blackouts
London crowds carry unwrapped gifts behind blackout curtains as war limits paper and supplies. Singers, pantomimes, and toy displays continue in Britain and Europe, but shortages hit roast beef, bell ringing, and Christmas trees while quill and red cross efforts aid those in camps and Italy.
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Rome
British Red Cross
Italy
United States
Air minded mermaid Katherine Rawls tests for pilot license
Katherine Rawls the famed swimmer is undergoing a test for a pilot license while studying to become an instructor. Her husband, named as manager of the port, accompanies the coverage in Miami.
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Miami
Katherine Rawls
Oh Binport
Christmas Distributes Joy As Roosevelt Family Plans Toy Tours
The report notes rising toy trade figures with cars and stuffed animals increasing to new outputs. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt, watching from the White House, organize toy and gift basket events for needy children, visiting Central Union Mission, Arlington Kiwanis, Volunteers of America and the Salvation Army.
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Washington
White House
America
Roosevelt
Washington Monument
Central Union Mission Party
Potomac River
Arlington County Kiwanis Club
Santa
Roosevelt Family Christmas Plans Amid White House Festivities
The Roosevelts prepare for a large Christmas event with Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and family, Diana Hopkins present, and over 100 staff members invited to the East Room for gifts and a national tree ceremony. The president will read Dickens and weather may affect the snowless tableau.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Diana Hopkins
Secretary of Commerce
Harry Hopkins
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Ethel duPont
Sara Roosevelt
Hyde Park
R. Roosevelt
Harry Hop
Harry Hooker
New York
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Roosevelts
Roosevelt
Child Hurt Badly in Gun Accident in New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 24 a pistol fired while four younger brothers played in the kitchen. Eight year old Joseph McPherson was found with a wound near the temple and was in critical condition. The mother later found the pistol missing from a chair and chifferobe after she had left the kitchen.
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New Orleans
Santa Claus
Curtis McPherson
Joseph
Sisters Separated Fifty Six Years Reunited in Kansas City
Twin sisters aged 71, one in San Francisco and the other in Hopkins Missouri, reunited after 56 years apart. Jane Young began the search a year ago and learned the sister was Sarah Wilson of Hopkins. They plan to spend Christmas with brother Jack Clayton in Bentonville Arkansas.
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Kansas City
Jane Young
San Francisco
Ava
Sarah Wilson
Hopkins
Quake rattles New England as tremors recur
A series of eastern quakes struck from Maine to Connecticut with felt reports in Boston for about 45 seconds. Harvard seismologists and a Harvard geologist warned of ongoing tremors and possible major shocks within months, while residents described stronger quakes in Lowell and Brockton.
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L. Don Leet
Harvard University
Lake
Ossipee
New England
Center Ossipee
N. H
Maine
Connecticut
Lowell
Mass
Portland
Brockton
Brockton Enterprise
Couple Injured in Christmas Eve Auto Crash near Rochelle
J. D. Meredith Jr. aged 32 of Baton Rouge and his bride of two months were seriously injured in a car accident early Christmas Eve morning at Rochelle, about 60 miles south of Monroe. Meredith suffered a broken arm and bruises. he and his wife were taken to Vaughan-Wight-Bender Clinic for treatment.
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J. D. Meredith, Jr
Baton Rouge
Rochelle
Monroe
Vaughan-Wight-Bender Clinic
Meredith
Espionage Charges Hit Swiss Federal Court Case
States citizens by marriage were charged before a Swiss federal penal court today with espionage and violation of the security code. The defendants include Arthur deositiee and Mrs. Frieda Ellison with others named as two Swiss and two Germans. Major Lisle Charles Dudley is listed as killed in action with a polar medal for a prior Arctic voyage. Goering is said to have opened a 1000 mark savings account for aviator children. Germany states no truce with Britain and fighting will continue over the holiday.
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Arthur Deositiee
Frieda Ellison
Fonjallaz
Rene Marcel
London
Lisle Charles Dudley
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Dudley
Graham Land
Arctic Circle
Berlin
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
DNB
Santa Claus
Goering
Germany
Great Britain
British Air Attacks Sunk Ships Near Tripoli in Libya
The admiralty announced that British naval aircraft bombed Tripoli harbor on December 20 and 21 and sank two merchant ships in a convoy that afternoon. One British plane was lost in the operations.
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London
Admiralty
Tripoli
Libya
Snow Graces Rome With Rare White Christmas
Snow fell today in Rome at noon coating the city and creating a rare white Christmas scene for residents and visitors alike.
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Rome
Yuasa 65 dies after long illness in Tokyo
U Kurahei Yuasa aged 65 who resigned as lord keeper of the imperial seal on June 1 last year died today after a lengthy illness. Yuasa held posts including governor of Shizuokoken chief of the Tokyo police board vice minister of home affairs civil governor of Korea and minister of the imperial household.
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Tokyo
Kurahei Yuasa
Yuasa
Shizuokoken
Tokyo Metropolitan
Korea
Imperial Household
Snow Falls Over Dover Strait For White Christmas
Snow continued to fall across the Dover strait region as southeast England braces for a white Christmas with widespread flakes reported.
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London
Dover Strait
England
Thai French frontier fighting continues with heavy losses
Bangkok dispatch reports ongoing clashes along the Thailand French Indo China frontier. French forces fired rifle artillery and machinegun rounds for five hours on the Upper Mekong as Thai troops returned fire. Casualties were heavy on the French side with a French armored boat and speedboat damaged and two other craft sunk.
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Bangkok
Thailand
High Command
Mekong
Thakhet
French To Protest On New Year's Day
General Charles De Gaulle announced a world wide passive protest by Frenchmen for January 1. In non occupied France the plan calls for no one to appear outdoors from 2 to 3 pm. in occupied France the action runs 3 to 4 pm, synchronized to German time.
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New York
Charles de Gaulle
Freereach
London
de Gaulle
British Broadcasting Corporation
France
meredith family member injured in onroad accident
An incomplete diagnosis of injuries was reported after a Tuesday afternoon road crash involving Mr. Meredith chief assistant of the division of alcohol and tobacco tax. He was en route to Lake Charles following a visit with his brothers E. E. Meredith and C. D. Meredith of Monroe when the accident occurred.
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Meredith
Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
State Department of Revenue
Lake Charles
E. E. Meredith
C. D. Meredith
Monroe
London Shops Keep Open Amid Bombing as War Winds On
The article describes London retail life during the blitz with stores keeping hours, signaling danger, and guiding customers to shelters. It notes knitting for soldiers, gardens remaining popular, and people carrying on with daily shopping despite nightly bombings.
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England
Bomnbtorn
London
Susie
Hitler
Pope urges solidarity and a just new world order
The pontiff appealed for spiritual and moral bases of future cooperation among peoples. He urged fidelity to pacts, brotherly love, and a disciplined liberty of nations, condemning egoism and calling for genuine solidarity to heal postwar wounds and build a fair Europe.
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Europe
Holy Father
United States
Origia
Sacred College
Gennaro Cardinal
Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Rice center Bob Kinney grows to six seven for next season
Rice basketball center Bob Kinney, last season an all Southwest Conference sophomore, grew nearly 1.5 inches to stand 6 feet 7 inches as he reported his measurements for the upcoming campaign.
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Rice Houston
Bob Kinney
Rice
Kills Texan in Roadhouse Row Reported
Eyewitnesses say Deputy Jackson stabbed and shot Williams in the back of the head at a Texas side roadhouse. Williams died instantly. both men were married with families. Shelby County officers from Center visited the scene but made no arrests.
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Jackson
Texas
State Inc
Williams
Brookland
Shelby County
Center
Students to Get Pilot Licenses at Natchitoches
Edward Plurwhere Drake Jr and Earl Myat Harris Jr of Columbia will be among 13 LSU Normal College students to receive private pilot certificates. Raymond Breazeale and Irvin Head will oversee the training and will be among 12 students who complete maneuvers to pass the flight exam after holidays ending January 6.
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Natchitoches
Edward Plurwhere Drake, Jr
Earl Myat
Harris, Jr
Columbia
Louisiana State Normal College
Cerurte
Raymond Breazeale
Irvin H. Head
Eros
Auxiliary Members Help Local Needy in Monroe
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Rod ney J. Hobbs Post 1808 Veterans of Foreign Wars prepared and delivered 1 large basket to needy Monroe families. Each basket costing about $110 contained meat, toys, candy, fruit, a five pound hen, and groceries. Toys for children accompanied the meal.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Rodney J. Hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Monroe
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