Editorial on the Curtiss P-40’s wartime impact
The editorial notes the Curtiss P-40 veteran fighter is retired after delivering over 14 208 units to Allied air forces since World War I. It acknowledges the P-40’s solid all around performance despite not matching the Spitfire, Me 109, or Zero in key metrics. It emphasizes the aircraft’s significant contribution across theaters and the debt owed to Curtiss and its planes.
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Goqway
Curtiss Company
Pan
Pau
Fifteen Sixteenths to Go After Pearl Harbor War Notes
The piece cites wartime tallies and ratios, stating 277000 Japanese killed and 21000 American lives lost, with Japan's remaining manpower estimated in the hundreds of thousands. It argues Japan could face repeated defeats as its fighters are strong under officers but prone to collapse under stress, warning Tokyo has not faced such disasters before.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Ender Arms
Nippon
Tokyo
DWT
Storm Moves East Snow Toll Rises to 26 Across Regions
United Press reports the season’s first major snowstorm stretches eastward, causing at least 26 deaths mainly in auto crashes on slick roads. Centered in Pennsylvania and Maryland, the system may last 24 hours with heavy snow forecast for New England. Elkins West Virginia records 15 inches. Pittsburgh faces the worst traffic jam in its history as trains and flights are delayed.
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United Press
East
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Chicago
New England
Elkins
W. Va
Midwest
Pittsburgh
Freed Allies Praise Red Cross at Sarreguemines
In Sarreguemines France on December 11 Allied troops liberated a camp near the town, freeing about a thousand prisoners including Russians Poles Serbians Yugoslavs and Hindish soldiers. A Pole recalls German guards separating Americans and says Red Cross parcels saved lives amid years of captivity.
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France
Europe
35Th
Dii¢N
Sheir ¢An
Sarregue Mines
Hishun
Whd Hed
Ger
Warsar
Red Cross
Gracie Allen Pokes Fun At Postal Delays And Santa
Gracie Allen jokes about crowded post offices and censors while imagining a chaotic holiday mail situation. She riffs on Postmaster General Walker Esquire pictures and Secretary Ickes, joking about Santa’s busy schedule and Mrs Roosevelt helping with gifts.
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Walker
Esquire Magazine
Ickes
Santa Claus
Santa
Mrs. Roosevelt
West Union News Contact for Oelwein material
Mrs. Lola Whitney urges readers to send news to the West Union News editor as Kenneth Schmitt handles carrier tasks. He forwards material daily to the Oelwein Register, inviting submissions and signaling ongoing local communication.
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West Union News
Lola Whitney
Kenneth Schmitt
Carrier
School Chorus Presents Holiday Cantata Monday
The High School mixed chorus under Miss Margaretia Builer will perform the cantata Ley By A Star in the auditorium on Monday at 7 o clock. Five soloists Melvy Peterson Ari Jobson Dic Whitney Waldo Ruhde and Cathryne Bemiss are billed.
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Unce
Margretia Builer
Christmas Programs Planned by Women’s Clubs and Circles
Women’s clubs schedule Christmas programs with Mrs J C Probert and Mrs George Schatz co hosting a 1 o’clock luncheon. Mrs Ruth Duke leads Christmas carols. Mrs Kermit Teig presents Christmas Customs in Other Lands. Bethel Church Circles ABC hold a Christmas party at 1 o’clock Wednesday at the church.
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J.C. Probert
George Schatz
Ols
Ruth ‘Duke
paLer
Kermit Teig
A. B.C
Bethel Church
Home Declamatory Contest Thursday Evening
The home declamatory contest will be held Thursday evening at S. auditorium. Mrs Grace I King is the instructor and the following pupils will participate in the three divisions Ostorical Ralph Swale Erma Steffens Mary Lou Crane Donna Pape.
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S. Auditorium
Grace i King
Ralph Swale
Erma Steffens
Mary Lou Crane
Donna
Pape
Dramatic and Humorous Names Featured in Community Notes
A mixed listing highlights humorous references to Lois Martin Mar jorie Knorr Patty Camp and Pa Eastman alongside dramatic mentions of Maxine George Beverly Sielman Carleen Sturch and Dawr Dummermutha in a quirky local note.
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Lois Martin
Marjorie Knorr
Patty Camp
Pa Eastman
Maxine George Beverly Sielman
Carleen Sturch
Dawr
Dummermutha
Hospital Units Meet Thursday Social Event Planned
Mrs. Ole Olson hosts the Gleaners Hospital unit this Thursday with a sewing session for hospital items. In the evening, Sunnyside Unit meets with Mrs. Jim Daniels for a pot luck supper and gift exchange.
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Ole Olson
Gleaners Hospital
Sunnyside
Jim Daniels
Red Cross Workers Report Production Efforts and Honors
Local Red Cross chapter members produced 80 Navy kit bags and 12 600 surgical dressings along with 15 hospital robes. Miss Agnes Kloster, daughter of Mrs Andrew Kloster in Los Angeles, earns the Army Navy E for outstanding production work. Mesdames Ambrose and Tom Looney of Pestville visited Friday with Miss Lillian Gjefle.
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Prphicity
John Zeeckler
Red Cross
Agnes Kloster
Andrew Kloster
Los Angeles
Calif
Radio Signal Corps
Divion
Ambrose
Tom Looney
Pestville
Lillian Gjefle
Favorite Radio Programs Across Three Major Networks Tuesday Night
Radio listings detail WMT CBS WGN WHO schedule blocks from 6:00 PM to midnight including Love Mystery American Ab lody Hour Bis Town Theater of Romance Burns & Allen News segments, music shows, news reports, and several networked programs with names like Fulton Lewis Billy Bishop Roy Rogers and Eddie Oliver.
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WMT
WGN
Preston Bradly
Chicago
Roy Rogers
Gabriel Heatter
Symphony Hall
Fanny
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Ticonderoga
Billy Bishop
Eddy Oliver
Radio Evening Schedule Listings for Multiple Stations
A compiled listing of Wednesday evening radio programs across WMT WGN and WHO. Entries include scheduled shows from 6:00 pm to 12:00 am, featuring mystery dramas, music, comedies, news updates, musical variety, and crime drama series with host names and program titles.
Local Family Notes Include Births and Travel Updates
Mrs Don Saveda Cedar Falls spent the weekend as the winner mother with Mrs Lena Sullivan and son Curtis. Marcus Roach, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Roach, is spending time at the parental home on delayed orders. Marc has been in Kingman Arizona and just granted from the flexible gunnery school and will go to Lincoln Nebraska for further instruction. Mr and Mrs Wm Keig are the Parents of a baby daughter born at the local hospital Friday. Miss Earleyne Johnston has been visiting friends in Chicago and will go from there for an extended visit in Florida.
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Don Saveda
Cedar Falls
Lena Sullivan
Curtis
Marcus Roach
Joe Roach
Marc
Kingman
Arizona
Lincoln
Nebr
Wm. Keig
Earleyne Johnston
Chicago
Afternoon and Evening Radio Schedule Highlights
A dense listing of radio programs and times from 12:15 to after 10:30 with shows like World War II features, Symphonies, news, and entertainment. Notable items include Farmers Guidance, Stella Datiss, and John Vandercook readings, plus multiple musical programs and theater broadcasts. Live Barn Dance, Shrine Auditorium events, and ticket details are noted for Des Moines area listeners.
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Guidiise
Musicana
Hiypnias Air
Bette Crocke
Americ Orchestras
Austin & Cartricht
Curt Massy
Jack Henry Lem Turner
News of the World
Smilin
McCond
Jimmy Fidler
Barna
Charlie MecCarchy
Cavalcade of America
Johnny Presents
Mrs. North
Mazcil House Coffee
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Voice
Firestone
Judy Garton
Dinah Shore
Daff's Tavern
Manhattan
Eddie Cantor
Bingz Crosby
Fibber McGee & Molly
Ars Funns
Amos
Austin and Cartright
Ted Steele
Monthra
Taste
Roya
Taeutay Bai
Barry Wood
Patsy Kelly
B. J. Palmer
Suussa
Myti
Shrine Auditorium
Dex Moines
Walnut St
Shriza
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