Warning Was Hawaii Needs New Pearl Harbor Insight
Secretary Knox, speaking at the Naval Academy graduation, argued a half hour warning before the Pearl Harbor attack would have altered outcomes. He called Japan's assault a damning treachery, noting the third wave was repelled by a massive naval and anti air defense. He warned against underestimating Japanese cunning and stressed readiness to guard against treachery.
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Annapolis
Knox
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Naval Academy
Japan
Great Pacific Naval Base
Wasia
Auxiliary Of Yacht Club To Aid Red Cross
The St Andrew s Bay Yacht Club Auxiliary will contribute to the American Red Cross war chest drive. At the regular Tuesday meeting Mrs T J Sherman presided and plans were made for the annual New Year s Commodore s dinner to be held at the Yacht Club. The club has been decorated for the holiday season.
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St. Andrew's Bay
Library Notes Bay County library receives many new books
The Bay County Public Library in the Civic Building invites readers to enjoy new titles now available. A holiday period from December 24 to 28 will be observed, and items should be listed before December 24 if readers wish to keep them out. New acquisitions include works by Hall Eberlein Hale Frost Means French Parker Aldrich Marsh Finger Douglas Oppenheim Elliott Baker and others.
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Bay County Pubiic Library
Pearl Strickland
Oxford Companion To
Hall
Eberlein
Cleveland
Alice
Govan
Smith
Peterkin
Hale
Hawaii
Parker
Florida
Aldrich
Marsh
Douglas
Prudence Penny Cook
Price
Old Glass—Moore
South America
Anderson
Oppenheim
Glenlitten
Silas Marner
Eliott
Baker
Sabotage and Train Derailments Reported in Poland
London dispatch says Moscow radio reports sabotage in Poland and derailments of a German ammunition and troop train near Lublin. Fifty German soldiers killed in the incidents.
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London
Moscow Radio Today
Poland
Lublin
Treachery and unity propel war effort toward victory
In remarks on Axis treachery and civilian impact, Knox argued the crisis hardened a unified nation ready to prosecute a war to success. He noted the Axis army and air power and a sizable Pacific fleet, while insisting eventual victory for the United States and allies is inevitable.
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Knox
Axis
Europe
Pacific
United States
Christmas Music at First Methodist Pan ama City
Christmas music will be the feature at the First Methodist church on Fourth St in Panama City on Sunday at 11 am. The large chorus choir prepared the music with solo work by Mrs L P Stephenson. The program includes organ voluntary Waletide Hark The Herald Angels Sing responsive reading scripture reading offertory Cantique Noel All Things Come Of Thee O Lord Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah and Adeste Fidelis. Rev B H McNeill will give the Christmas sermon.
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First Methodist
Fourth St
Panama City
L. P. Stephenson
Fred Philips
Waletide
C. BE. Swank
Herald Angels
Maunder
L. Z. Stephenson
Personal notices from Panama City greet holiday season
A collection of local personal items lists guests and visitors around Panama City. Mrs H H Shope and others from Georgetown and Charlotte visit, Miss Pearl Strickland tours Dothan, Ala., and several locals travel to Washington, D C, or stay with relatives for holidays. Military figures and educators, including Riverside Military Academy and Bay High instructors, are mentioned with brief travels and furloughs. Major O R Emerson arrives as Panama City recreation camp commander.
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O. R. Emerson
Major Emerson
Panama City
Savannah
Pacific Coast
Lions Club
Plans Announced For Ellis-Black Wedding Dec 24
Miss Dorothea Black of Birmingham Alabama will wed Paul Ellis in a December 24 ceremony at the groom’s parents home in this city. The event will have the bride presented by her father and Leslie Smith as best man with Miss Evelyn Byrd as maid of honor. The couple will reside in Panama City after a wedding trip.
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Dorothea Black
Robert G. Black
Birmingham
Ala
Paul Ellis
B. D. Ellis
Leslie Smith
Evelyn Byrd
Coming Events In Bay County Local Clubs Schedule
Today Lynn Haven Woman's Club hosts a Christmas party at club rooms 7 30 p m Red Cross Sewing Group meets at Bayshores Hotel 2 p m Joint Amas meeting at Bay High school auditorium 7 30 p m Christmas dance in Bay High gym with Student Council 9 p m Sunday regular services held by all local churches Quarterly Mass Meeting of the Northwest Coast Training Union to be held in Millville Altar Society of St Dominic Catholic church sponsors children party at Woman's club 3 p m Candie lighting service by the Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church Women’s Auxiliary 7 p m Bay County Singing Society holds a monthly sing at The Assembly of God church Millville 2 p m
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Lynn Haven
Northwest Coast Training Union
Millville
St. Dominic Catholic Church
Woman's Club
Womans Auxiliary
Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church
Bay County Singing Society
Assembly of God
Medical Schools Condense Course To Meet War Needs
New York December 19. 76 reorganized medical schools adopt a plan to shorten the four year program to about 12 months per year starting July 1 next year. First year students to begin then. vacations cut to a minimum. About 5000 more physicians expected to graduate in three years. Dr Willard Rappleeye, national chairman of the preparedness committee, says standards remain unchanged.
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New York
Ameerica
Willard C. Rappleye
Association of American Medical Colleges
Rappleye
Cove P T A Holds Meeting And Program
The Cove Grammar School Parent-Teacher Association met for its regular monthly meeting with president Mrs Johnie Bradshaw presiding. The program included a devotional by Mrs Watson and an entertaining closing with Chaplain Chester McClellan of Tyndall Field speaking on education and religion, musical numbers by Mrs McClellan, carols, and a skit featuring several students.
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Cove Grammar School
McClellan
Wallace Brown
Mr. Hedrick
Gwendolyn Adair
Patsy Adams
Tom Sale, Jr
Xmas Pageant to Be Shown at Local High School
The public is invited to a Christmas pageant at the high school tonight at 7 30 sponsored by the Garden Club Friday Musicale and the Woman's Club as their Christmas offering to Panama City. There is no admission charge, but a silver offering will be collected at the door for the Children's Home in Pensacola.
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Garden Club
Friday Musicale
Woman's Club
Panama City
Pensacola
Medical schools speed up course to train more doctors
The acceleration of the medical course will help provide more physicians for military and civilian needs. Universities and medical schools must act in the national emergency. Cooperative selective service officials aided, with only two of 22,000 enrolled medical students inducted last year and only 23 of 6,138 senior premedical students accepted by medical schools drafted.
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Rappleye
Annual Candle Lighting Hour To Be Observed
The Wallace Memorial Presbyterian church will host a candle lighting service titled The First Born Among Many Brethren led by Mrs. Thelma Martin on Sunday at 7 pm. The annual service invites attendees to bring joy gifts for needy aged ministers and their families. Decorations are by Mrs. Ernest Gardner with music by Mrs. Marion Nelson and others serving as readers and candlelighters.
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Thelma Martin
Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church
Ernest Gardner
Marion Nelson
W. W. Wallace
Dee Wallace
Craig McKinnon
Ralph Brett
Deese and McCoy Marriage Ties Fort Benning Couple in 1941
Mrs Mamie Henderson of Bay Harbor announces the marriage of her daughter Hazel Lee Mc Coy to Lt Teddy Deese of Fort Benning Georgia. The ceremony occurred December 6 1941. Lt Deese has gone under seal ed orders since the outbreak of war.
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Mamie Henderson
Bay Harbor
Hazel Lee McCoy
Teddy Deese
Fort Benning
Georgia
Deese
Christmas at the White House in the Roosevelts’ plans
Washington December 19 A Santa Claus is expected as President and Mrs Roosevelt carry on with Christmas as usual at the White House. The program includes a tree lighting on Christmas Eve with up to 30,000 neighbors, two Christmas basket parties, a staff reception, a Christmas church service, turkey meals, and gifts from Santa. The national Christmas tree will be placed on White House grounds between the mansion and the Washington Monument, not in the Ellipse.
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Washington
Santa Claus
White House
Turkey
Executive Mansion
Washington Monument
Singing Society To Meet Sunday
The Bay County Singing Society holds its regular monthly sing at the Assembly of God church in Millville Sunday at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to enjoy about an hour and a half of singing.
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Bay County Singing Society
Assembly of God
Millville
Mrs H L McAlfresh Admitted To Lis enby Hospital
Mrs H L McAlfresh of this city was admitted to Lis enby hospital this morning for treatment.
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H. L. McAlfresh
Lisenby Hospital
Methodist Young People League Invites Former Members
The Millville Methodist church Young People’s League invites all former members to a meeting Sunday at 6 p m. under the leadership of Mrs Dalton Parker. President is Mrs Tillman Bryant.
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Millville Methodist Church
League
Dalton Parker
Tillman Bryant
Backstage actions theme of new film Swing It Soldier
Universal's musical fan film Swing It Soldier reveals backstage mysteries of radio. Sets duplicating a major network station were built for the gay picture at the Ritz theatre. stars include Ken Murray Frances Langford Don Wilson Hanley Stafford Brenda Cobina and Senor Lee directed by Harold Young.
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Universal
Ritz Theatre
Ken Murray
Frances Langford
Don Wilson
Hanley Stafford
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Bay High
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A. N. Smith
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Camden, Ark
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Harrison Ave
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Anne Baxter
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