Unions Tied to Corrupt Jersey City Politics Exposed
A report details patrollers in New York guarding against saloon smuggling while exposing corrupt ties among Longshoremen Carriers and Construction workers. A thug allied with Al Smith and Frank Hague allegedly ran shakedowns and pressured Tex Rickard over the Dempsey fight at the Polo Grounds. Rickard did not receive a promised $80,000 as funds allegedly flowed to municipal pockets.
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Jersey City
Andrew
al Wd
Frank Hague
Scoun
Tex Rickard
Dempipo
Polo Grounds
Allied War Chiefs Plot Axis Downfall On Christmas Eve
Roosevelt and Churchill, wary of a sudden Nazi coup, work on a long range plan to defeat the Axis as Allied navies weigh the French fleet’s fate. Churchill foresees a new German offensive possibly toward the Mediterranean or Britain as Russia’s reverses loom. Holiday mood in Washington softens the capital’s bustle.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
United States
Great Britain
France
Vichy
Russia
Mediterranean
Britain
Europe
Auto wreck near Calhoun claims two lives
Two young men died and several others injured in a Wednesday afternoon crash on the Loop road near Calhoun. Everett Fallin 18 and Lelton Brown 22 were killed, while Ray Hostead 22 and James Parnell 22 were hospitalized with injuries. A sixth person was reported missing, and a Rainbow Bar patron was listed as a possible participant. The accident occurred around 2 o'clock and involved a News-Star-World truck. weather or cause details remained under police investigation.
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Everett Fallin
Alin of
Choudrant
Piano Tech
Lelton Brown
Don Brown
Fallin
Brown
Ray Hostead
Louisiana Tech
Harin
James Parnell
Kwell
St. Francis Sanitarium
Harold Failin
Hostead
Monroeity Hospital
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Roosevelt and Churchill to Light White House Christmas Tree
Washington December 24. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill will join at dusk to light the national Christmas tree on the White House lawn. The ceremony features a concert by the U S band carol singing oration by Rev Joseph Corrigan Catholic University greetings to the president and Mrs Roosevelt by Native Boy and Girl Scouts a benediction by Rev Jar F Blackwelder and a presidential key turn on the lights before speeches broadcast to the nation.
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Churchill
Roosevelt
White House
White House Yard
United States
Carol
Joseph Corrigan
Catholic Univer of America
Jar F. Blackwelder
Patogeime Federation of
Reporters See Hawaii Damage For First Time
Honolulu observers toured Hickam field ruins showing shattered hangars and charred aircraft remains from the December 7 raid. Army officials said reporters could inspect targets at Wheeler field and Hickam with no guided tour, noting rapid repairs and continued readiness despite heavy losses.
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Tom Yarbrough
Honolulu
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Hickam Field
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Wheeler Field
Germans claim Unicorn sunk in Atlantic misidentified carrier
Berlin reports German high command identified a British ship sunk by submarines as the Unicorn, a 14,000 ton fleet air arm supply and repair ship, while noting 23,500 tons of British shipping were sunk by undersea boats. No British confirmation of Unicorn sinking is given.
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Atlantic
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Gibraltar
England
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der Bigall
Unicorn
Heroic Defense On Wake Island May Be At End
The navy department said Wake Island’s radio link is cut and its capture is probable after 14 air and sea assaults. Marines defended the island, destroying one light cruiser and three destroyers in the attacks. Palmyra and Johnston Island were shelled with no casualties, and the steamship Larry Doheny was sunk but reached port. Montebello sinking confirmed. Atlantic and Far East quiet.
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Navy Department
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far-Pacific
Marine Corps
Menavy
Palmyra Leland
Johnston Island
mid-Pacific
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Navy
Larry Doheny
Eastern Pacific
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Atlantic
Far Eastern
Hawaiian
Wake Leland
Honolulu
Labor Peace Pledge Reached For War Production
Washington December 24 up American industrial management and ten million union workers pledged to resume production under a no strike no lockout truce in defense industries for the war. After four days of talks labor and management agreed disputes should be settled by peaceful means and a war labor board would handle them. The closed shop issue remained unsettled but President Roosevelt accepted the consensus. Senator Thomas said he would try to keep the accord.
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Washington
Defense
Organized Labor
Industry
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Thomas
Utah
Resignations Shake Nazi High Command in Ison Crisis
The National Zeitung of Basel reports Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch may have relinquished his post as commander in chief of the German armies to avoid responsibility for past or future events. The piece says several other high officers resigned in the shakeup as Hitler took supreme command in Ison.
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Switzerland
National Zeitung
Basil
Walther von Brauchitsch
Adolf Hitler
Ison
Rumor Petain Quitting Post May Be False
London dispatch says a foreign office commentator dismissed rumors of a German invasion of Spain and of Marshal Petain resigning as French head of state as unconfirmed speculation. He warned such reports may be part of a nerve war and noted denial of Petain's replacement by Admiral Darlan in Vichy.
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Spain
Marshal Petain
Germany
Hitler
Reuters
Petain
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Iberian Peninsula
Turkey
Darian
Vichy
Malta
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Mediterranean
Libya
Europe
World War II press update signals peril near Manila
Tokyo and London dispatch grim progress reports as Japanese forces threaten Manila within 75 miles while U S and Filipino troops fight stubbornly. In Hong Kong and Wake Island, Japanese gains and losses are noted amid broader Allied retreats and counter moves across Asia and North Africa.
Good Fellows Ends Fund Brings Christmas Cheer to Twin Cities
Good Fellows finishes its annual drive raising more money than in recent years. Montgomery Ward and Co. donates brand new toys. The Salvation Army will distribute food clothing and toys from its headquarters at 201 Wood Street in Monroe and West Monroe. Transients will receive dinners at local restaurants via Army tickets as deliveries begin in the Twin Cities.
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Good Fellows Today
Montgomery Ward and Company
H. J. Barham
Salvation Army
Twin Cities
Wood Street
Army Hall
Pope Edict of Peaceful World Can't Hinder Aggression
Pope Pius XII spoke on Christmas Eve of sorrow over global violence and urged an era beyond war while British officials accused Hitler of waging a new war of nerves. A London spokesman denied credible invasion rumors of Spain or Turkey and noted no confirmed Francoist resignation.
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North Africa
Spain
Turkey
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Two Eggs Thrill for Churchill at White House Visit
Washington reports Prime Minister Churchill delighted in two eggs for breakfast as he interrupted war talks with President Roosevelt to praise the meal. Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt notes the breakfast trio of fruit juice, eggs, bacon, toast and coffee are common across allied nations. Churchill will join the Roosevelts for a private Christmas Eve dinner but the Roosevelts skip Dickens as no children or grandchildren are home.
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Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Britain
England
Roosevelts
Mrs. Roosevelt
Glamour Girl to Wed in Shreveport Romance
Shreveport loses its glamour girl Merteal Oglesby a Powers model in New York will marry Winston Link a New York advertising man on January 28 at the home of Mrs D M Simmons 3335 West College street. The couple began their romance under an oak tree in Teche country near Evangeline country.
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Teche
Evangeline
Merteal Oglesby
New York
Oglesby
Winston Link
Miss Oglesby
D. M. Simmons
West College Street
Five Point Plan For Peace From Pope Pius XI Christmas Message
Vatican radio broadcast quotes Pope Pius XI outlining a five point peace plan based on limiting arms and ending aggression oppression and religious persecution. He calls for no monopolies on wealth and rejects total war while noting the devastation of ongoing conflict and its human cost.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Vatican Radio
Hill and Dale
Christmas Amid War Hopes A World Of Peace On Christmas Eve
Wartime Christmas in 1941 brings somber reflections in Twin Cities homes as families mourn loved ones lost for the land. Yet faith and community prepare hopeful celebrations with midnight services at St Matthew's and Grace Episcopal, and carol programs by First Methodist youth, all framed by a call for peace.
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Twin Cities
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Gounod
First Methodist Church
Roosevelt’s Yuletide Message From the White House
President Roosevelt, as commander in chief, sent a personal Christmas message to the armed forces expressing faith in triumph on all fronts against evil. He praised the army and navy for steadfast duty and unity, thanking them for inspiring the nation with their past and ongoing devotion. Knox echoed a similar holiday greeting to navy personnel emphasizing unity and confidence in their country’s cause.
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Roosevelt
Armed Forces
Navy
Knox
Manila News Weighs Open City Amid Invasion Threat
United States forces brace as MacArthur takes field to defend Luzon. Reports say enemy troop ships near Batangas and Atimonan raise the threat to Manila. Dutch Indies sources claim to sink Japanese transports off Borneo. Tokyo asserts Manila capture is inevitable while U S headquarters weigh declaring Manila an open city.
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War Department
Batangas
Luzon Island
Manila
Atimonan
Douglas MacArthur
Atimenan
Luzon
Lamon Bay
Associated Press
United States
Ecoleumns
Japan
Philippine Island
United States Army
Tokyo
Quintuplets to Have Two Christmases in Ontario
The Dionne quintuplets will celebrate two Christmases this year. One on Christmas Eve and one on New Year's Day, with gifts arriving from admirers worldwide. They will open parcels after Mass tomorrow and host a dinner and party for family, advisers, and Pete Noel. New skates are among the planned presents for their private rink.
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Dionne
Pete Noel
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