Sinking of U. S. Freighter Told
The Sagadahoc, a 6,275 ton American freighter, was torpedoed in the Atlantic on December 3 by an English-speaking axis submarine. Of 35 aboard, 19 survivors spent a week in lifeboats with scant rations. Captain Frederick Evans and 15 crew reached South Africa. one passenger, James Morgan, 76, from Johannesburg, was later taken to an American liner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Norris Chadbourne
America South Africa Line
Sagadahoc
Anthony Castro
United States
Frederick Evans
South Africa
Cas
James Morgan
Johannesburg
James, Jr
Cleveland
Morgan
Chadbourne
Manila Open City Bombing Violates International Law Says General
General MacArthur denounces Japanese bombing of Manila as a brutal violation of international law after the open city status. He notes 63 bombers struck civilian sites, including churches, hospitals, and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, with extensive damage and calls for retaliatory measures. The war department synopsis confirms churches and religious centers were deliberate targets amid ongoing air raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of San Juan Lateran
MacArthur
War Department
Manila
Philippine
Santo Domingo
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army
Far East
Leche asserts innocence in wake of arrest papers
A former Louisiana governor, Leche, proclaims his innocence amid mailed arrest papers and a federal penitentiary transfer to Atlanta. He defends his record, alleges malicious publicity, and cites state improvements, public funds, and political turmoil as context for his conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey P. Long
Leche
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Shreveport
United States
Robert E. Ball
Alexandria
Louisiana Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Louisiana
Trials Near for 2 Former Premiers
In preparation for their war guilt trial set to begin January 15, former Premiers Edouard Daladier and Leon Blum were moved from Portalet fort to Bourassol chateau near Riom to aid lawyer consultations and case prep. A London dispatch said former Generalissimo Gamal llis also in the party. Morning papers report another Frenchman shot by a German firing squad December 27 for illegal arms possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Edouard Daladier
Leon Blum
Portalet
Bourassol Chateau
Riom
Women’s Army Plan Approved and Details Outlined
The plan would station women at major posts living in barracks under military discipline. They would perform clerical duties teleprinter work and various support roles such as cooks bakers dieticians pharmacists and technicians. Britain meanwhile uses female branches including the Auxiliary Air Force and Royal Navy service with possible drafts, while American drafts are not planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
Britain
First Refugee Reaches City Amid Wartime Censorship
Reports detail a sea voyage with censorship on battle and travel specifics. Monroe residents receive letters from Honolulu indicating civilian gasoline rationing, closures of liquor stores and media businesses, and curfew for streets. Mrs Mahr and Miss Justine Wilson stay with the Wilsons in West Monroe. The 1940 census shows 86 new cities surpassing 10 000 population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Honolulu
Naval battle fears as forces target heavy guns of base
The article weighs the cost and feasibility of naval forces attacking heavy harbor guns. It cites Wake Island losses, Manila Bay bombing of Corregidor, and Japanese air and sea dominance aiding a Luzon retreat toward Manila. It notes limited American naval resistance and mentions Kongo class ships and Captain Colin P. Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Island
Wake
Manila Bay
Corregidor Island
Corregidor
Manila
War Department
United States
Luzon
Philippine
Japan
China Sea
Philippines
Colin P. Kelly
Gunman robs Vanderbilts as guests flee in panic
A gunman entered the Vanderbilts reception through a rear door and fled after taking jewelry from guests including Mrs. Vanderbilt and Lady Furness. Police describe the suspect as about 28, thin, with collar up, who handed a package to a maid at the front door before escaping in a taxicab. The incident occurred after the couple planned a wedding trip to Florida and Washington, D C. Earlier, a note reading Mon Dieu et Mon Droit was found in the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria
de Cicco
Santa Barbara
Florida
Washington, D. C
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Lady Furness
Furness
Invaders Held Back as Pacific Plans Reported by Churchill
War brief reports British and American leaders coordinating in the Pacific. Churchill advised Curtin of a decisive plan to strengthen striking power against Japan, while frontline battles raged in Malaya and Singapore. Japanese air and ground actions pressed near Singapore and Sumatra as defenses shifted.
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Rocky Island
Winston Churchill
John Curtin
Britain
Pacific
Japan
Australia
Malayan
Singapore
London
Ipoh
Sumatra
Strait of
Malacca
Medan
Goodyear, Goodrich
United States
Manila
Mexico
Western Pacific
Borneo
South China Sea
Sulu
Celebes
Fair Enough on Unions in Richwood andWV politics
A reader weighs company unions versus C I O unions run by communists or a single boss like John Lewis. The piece argues many workers are paid little or not at all on payday. unions take large shares, reducing net pay. The author accuses the C I O of intimidation, arbitration offers, and broader fascist tendencies in West Virginia under Governor Neely, urging readers to see both sides of the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood
Titler
C. 1 O
West Virginia
Neely
Germans execute eleven in Norway
Oslo radio reported eleven Norwegians executed by German occupation forces at Stavanger, with a civil disorder fine of 448000 dollars levied against the city. Ten victims were charged with espionage and one with possessing firearms, according to the Norwegian telegraph radio. The note mentions the Missouri as the ninth longest river at 2551 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stavanger
Norwegian Telegraph Radio
Oslo Radio Today
Missouri
British respond as Japanese advance unsettles Southeast Asia
Reports warn of heavy Japanese losses in Europe while Britain contemplates strategic gains in Sarawak. Kuching remains a vulnerable port under threat as Japanese operations expand east and west, with Batavia noting bombings near Medan and attacks aimed at Penang. Sumatra’s rubber and oil regions, including Medan, face disruption amid the wider battle for Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kuching
Charles Vyner Brooke
Sarawak
Singapore
China Sea
Sumatra
Netherlands East Indies
Batavia
Medan
Penang
Malaya
Strait of Malacca
Medana
Goodyear, Goodrich
United States
British Smash Germans Back in Moscow Front
Dispatches from Pravda and Red Star report Soviet forces breaking through fortified zones along the Oka river and advancing in several populated areas south of Moscow. Soviet paratroopers reportedly hamper German retreat by destroying bridges and disrupting supply routes. London and Berlin briefings describe ongoing battles around Sevastopol and the southern Ukraine front with heavy fighting and pockets of German resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oks River
Orel-Kaluga
Moscow
Pravda
Oka River
Red Star
London
Adolf Hitler
Sevastopol
Berlin
Ukraine
Multiform Artist Claims Dealers Made The Money
In 1939 three New York galleries mounted his works at once, sparking wide acclaim. Eushemius complained that art dealers, not he, profited from the success. He said, I am ten persons in one, but I am a bad luck fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eushemius
King's Envelope Sold For Charity At Auction
A 1939 vintage envelope addressed to His Majesty King George VI and Roosevelt at Hyde Park New York was contributed to a charity stamp sale and fetched $630 at London. Nine American towns are named Climax in a confusing note accompanying the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George VI
King George VI
Frank D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Levee Board approves oil and mineral bid in 1941
In Rayville Louisiana on December 11 1941 the Ten as Basin Levee District board met with all commissioners present and approved a bid from The Carter O8 Company of Shreveport for oil gas and mineral rights on Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter in Catahoula Parish Louisiana. The board authorized president Arden B Smith and secretary H A Mangham to execute the oil and mineral lease with terms per bid. Also discussed were right of way payments and related expenses for multiple parish levee matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tensas Basin Levee
Rayville
Board of Commissioners
Arden B. Smith
West C Parish
W. R. Hatchell
Ousehita Parish
J. 8. Rolfe
Morehouse Parish
Caldwell Parish
O. R. Wurster
NuOy Down
W. M
United States
Monty
Necesary
Jeans of
Gee
Northweat Quarter
Nha
Houthweet Quarter
Beetion Miffeteen
Township Bix
Mange
Catahoula Pariah
Louisiane
Collnioine
Jotearilie
Carter OY Company
Stiweveport
Afi Potesh
Carver G8
D. L. & Mrethe
Saydiee
Commissieres Wareer
Beis Mesolvet
Comemissioners
Tennes Basle Levee
Arden BM
Smah
Thin Board
Carter O8 Company
Phillipe Petroiegt Company
Catenbowle
Parah
Lowmiens
Toonety
Renae
Akden B. Amum
Alteet
Amanoham
Matche Reife
Nur Wureter
Buter
Boyder
Anaha Boughton
Kaye
Matehell
Auyder
Raven
C. J. Kewnick
T Br
Waterhead
Monroe Me Laver Gouth Caldwell Pariah
Nema and
Wureter
Morehouse Paris
Ouachita Rive Tt
Nona
Teheas Busintevese Board
Fifth Louisians Levee
Wurster
Mann
M. Bnyder
Comanities
Columbia
O. RK
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
la Arden
Bi & H
HM. A. Mangham
The
Richland Beacon News
Jonesville
State Times
the Times-Picayune Pub. Co
Wan
R. Kiper Hardware & Supply Warehouse
Ee Singie-Johnson Lumber Co, Inc
Goodyear
Parlor City Lumber Co
Lune
H R. Hayes Lumber Company
Waticon
Erie
Cage
Jetegewas
In Co, Inc
Baker-Lawhon & Ford
Penniless Painter Louis Eilshemius Dies at 77 in New York
Louis Michel Eilshemius, famed but impoverished artist who called himself the mahatma of Manhattan’s Montparnasse, died at 77 in Bellevue Hospital after pneumonia. Born in Arlington New Jersey to Dutch parents he created about 5000 paintings and authored 300 volumes of prose and poetry. He claimed invention of a magic ink and a cure for diseases while sending thousands of letters to the New York Sun praising his genius.
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New York
Louis Michel Eilshemius
Bellevue Hospital
Eilshemius
Gaugin
Modigliani
Arlington
N. J
Mahatma
Manhattan
Montparnasse
Transcendental Eagle of the Arts
Cornell University
Paris
New York Sun
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MR. Killers
Joell
MR. Sharpy
Rassle
Mar.killes
Lothar ON
U. S
Richard W. Leche
Walter L. Morgan
Northeast Junior College
Fairbanks
Randolph Field Aviation Cadets
Northeast Junior College Flight School
States
Canada
Randolph Field
Women’s Army Plan
South California
Uncle Sam
Califonia
Churchill
Ottawa
Libya
Agedabia
Tripolitania
John Lewis
Norway
Pirot
KING
Climax
Attest H. A. Mangham
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