Education, democracy, and public duty in wartime letter
A November 22 1941 letter from Harold Campbell New York educator lauds Journal American editorials linking democracy to universal education and defense urges expansion of educational opportunities modernized by foreign born adults medical and dental services and physical fitness programs. The author condemns Whittier Whittier state school abuses and calls for integrity in public service amid wartime tensions, noting the need for citizen responsibility and trust in democratic processes.
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Board of Education
City of New York
Superintendent of Schools
William Randolph Hearst
Journal-American
New York City
Hearst
Journal- American
National Defense
New York
Journal-Americat
Youra
Haroln G
Campbell
Superinterient
North Roothitl Road
Beverly
Amon
Mr. Whitlam
Randolph Jhearst
San Stimeon
Cath
Wouk
Los Angeles Examiner
Whittler State School For
Searst
Rosanoff
Whittler
Ald
Aharvest Agnings
State Personnel Board
B.T
Whitter
Rosanoft
Olson
Tesineas
Go. v
Cold Fails 10 Halt Drive On Moscow
The Moscow front sees brutal fighting amid 31 degree below zero temps as German forces claim seven town victories while Soviet counter offensives in Kalinin sector and near Orel Kursk push back. Pravda notes intensified battles north of Tule and at Leningrad with counter punches and gains in Tikhvin.
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Moscow
Associated Press
Hitler
Kaliwin
Snd
Mozdansk
Kiln
Orel
Kursk
Ukraine
Malo- Arkhangelsk
Tasny
Novosil
Mtsensk
Chery
Iméar
Reuters
Duputch
Pravda
Tule
Tilk-Moscow
Tuwkeiy
Leningrad
Tikhvin
Grimana Herve
Nimi
Gilbert Forecasts U S Borrowing At High Levels
R. R. Giberk, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Hallas, spoke at the Rotary Club at the St Anthony hotel citing economic aspects of national defense. He forecast substantial government borrowing and supported measures to curb a cost price inflation spiral citing defense spending at about 18 million and projected 20 million annually over the coming year.
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R. R. Giberk
Federal Reserve Bank of
Hallas
Brtthday
Rotary Club
St. Anthony Hotel
Gilbert
Forecast for San Antonio: colder Saturday night with frost
Weather notes say a fail and colder Saturday night with frost and a Sunday rise in temperatures. Light to modest northerly winds. Saturday high near 62, low around 36, Sunday high about 66, with a further 74 on Sunday. East Texas shows colder northeast portions with frost interior and extreme east, while West Texas expects warmer periods west of Pecos.
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San Antonio
Yielnity
Kentie
Mateing
East Texas
Texas
Pecos River
British Set to Defend Persian Corridor Against Axis
In Egypt dispatches Preston Gaijo reports Britain is expanding defenses along a vast front from the Mediterranean through Syria Iraq to Iran. Authorities in Middle East HQs urge rapid mobilization as thousands of Britons Australians and New Zealanders labor alongside Arab workers to ready airports highways and fortifications for a potential align battlefront.
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Preston Gaiho
Egypt
Turkey
Mediterranean
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Agvler
Middle East
Record Set When Tanker Launched in Quincy
A 19000-ton tanker named Shico, built for Sinclair Oil, was launched at Fore River shipyards in Quincy. It is the fourteenth Fore River launch this year and part of a six-tanker order from May 1940. The vessel features 24 cargo tanks with 126200 barrel capacity and was envisioned by Mrs. Hony F. Sinclair Jr.
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Quincy
Mass
Dev
Sinco
Sinclair Oil Company
Bethlehent Steel
Fore River
S. Massachusetts
Hony F. Sinclair Jr
Harry F. Sinclair
Conzolnated Ol Company
Selekr Ol
Sinller
Frost and thaw forecast for weekend weather update
The forecast calls for frost Saturday night with a rise in temperatures Sunday. Weather notes a light and gentle Sunday with fair skies continuing into the weekend. Mercury may drop to 36 degrees Saturday night before warming on Sunday.
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Ban Antulia
Weaihy
Mercy Granted In Man Trial After Child's Death
Robert Contreras faced a criminal district court for receiving and concealing stolen property. On the trial day his four year old child died, prompting mercy from prosecutors and a judge. He received a two year suspended sentence.
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Rerbert Conteras
West Commerce Atreet
Conteras
Ly Criminal District Court
M. BD. Jones
Assisterant Criminal District Attorney
Contegan
Estonia Fuehrer Named by Nazis
ABRLIN Dec 6 German authorities designate Karl Sige wqund Kitemann as the German civil administrator of Estonia, a Baltic state occupied early in the war against Russia. Litzmark, 48, son of a late general, has lived as a farmer in East Prussia since 1920. Helga Rtori is troop leader and chief of the German Haise Breeding association.
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Abrlin
VPI
Karl Sige Wqund Kitemann
Estonia
Russia
Sra
Litzmark
East Prussia
Helga Rtori
Enemy shipping raids hit Norwegian Dutch and French coasts
British air ministry reports raids on enemy shipping off the Norwegian Dutch and French coasts. Weather prevented observation in many cases but an armed trawler off the Dutch coast was reportedly attacked and left sinking. A supply ship raid in the Bay of Biscay was also noted.
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London
Air Ministry
Biscay
British Lead Libya Fight Revealed by UK Sources
In a summarized report sources claim dominance and heavy British involvement in Libya. They assert German propaganda misrepresented the scale of British forces and that key actions around Blade Vohruk and Sidi Ontar were conducted by United Kingdom troops.
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D—Ur
Trryan
Farres
United Kingdom
Seneres
Dominion
Empire
Blade
Vohruk
Sidi Ontar
Two Ships Sunk By British Planes
Berlin dispatch from Oslo said British planes attacked and sank two convoy steamers off the Norwegian coast on Thursday. The vessels were named as the Vesti and the Island. Four crew members were reported lost.
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Berlin
Oslo
Thurday
Vesti
Sentence Given In Assault Case
Orville E. Mason of Renoftrcet was found guilty by a Criminal District court jury of assault with intent to commit taps. Judge James M. Williamson presided. Mason was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary.
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Orville E. Mason
Criminal District Court
Hie State Penitentiary
Dudge James M. Williamson
Fighting on Libya Front Flares Anew
Violent clashes flare in the Ahyan desert as Axis and Allied forces renew near Bir El Gatr sector south of Tobruk. German and Italian casualties rise, with 7600 prisoners reported and heavy losses across Libya despite dust storms and renewed pressure from British forces along the coast.
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Libya
Lin ‘Bir el Gabl
Tobruk
Berlin
Ontro
Libyan Hatte
Duda
Saul
Communiatie
Petain and Goering May Meet Again Said Possible Sequel
VIGILY December 6 report Admiral Jenty Dartan told the cable net of a possible sequel to the recent meeting between Chief of State Petrin and Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering. An official announcement gave no indication of what the sequel might be.
Shetland Ponies To Pull Army Drum at Port Macarthur
In a rare military display, Shetland ponies are to pull the big drum for the regimental band. The event links to a ceremony at Port Macarthur with a noted band performance amid official preparations.
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Port Macarthur
Culls
Dee
Britain Declares War on Finland and Others
Britain announced war against Finland Hungary and Romania following their refusal to halt fighting Russia. Police rounded up over 200 enemy aliens, mostly Finns, for removal to camps as Helsinki readied to evacuate its Finnish minister and staff.
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London
Britain
Finland
Hungary
Rinna
Greenwich
Russia
Lis
Scotland Yard
Poresull
Delain
Iater
G. A. Gripenberg
Helsinki
Eden
Baron Carol Gustav Monnierheim
Hardeat
New York Patrolman Slain Near East Sixty Second Street
Police found Patrolman Thomas Carey, 34, shot to death near East Fifty second street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. He had served nine years with the force and was off duty at midnight. A prowler sighting earlier prompted the alarm.
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New York
Thomas Carry
East Fifty Second Street
Lexington Avenue
Casey
Department Nine
Zealand Leader Killed in Libya in World War Update
AUCKLAND December report says Lieutenant Colonel J M Allen a member of the New Zealand parliament has been killed in Libya during the fighting. Of seven MPs with the forces three are dead and one is a prisoner of war.
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Zealand
Libya
Auckland
J. M
Just Back From England L A Flier to Teach Chinese
Leland Lloyd, a San Antonio trained pilot, has returned from England and will join a cadre of Americans teaching and piloting for the Chinese government. He ferried Spitfires and Hurricanes to TRAFL squadrons, plans to serve as aviation instructor, and notes American tastes differ from English fare. He sustained an injury in England and has relatives in San Antonio.
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China
Leland Lloyd
Mahavonus
Lloyd
San Antonio I
England
Brgland
Ta Ching Lloyd
Lloyd V
San Antonio
Airtel
King barely escapes British raid during Sicily bombings
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel III narrowly escaped a British air raid as his boat ferried him from Steily to San Giovanni amid bombed Sicilian targets. Antiaircraft fire and Italian fighters drove off attackers, with 47 casualties and notable damage in Naples from last night’s raid.
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Italy
Rome
Rec
Vitetoria Emanuele
San Glovaunt
Sicily
Mounner
Middle East
Tiwilan
Stellyndaleo
San Giovanni
Ares
Frome Steily
San Hava
Lier AL Sea
Dee
Naples
High Command
Sever
Perearis
Med Command
Russian ship losses listed from Berlin broadcast
New York December 6 report cites a Berlin broadcast heard by NBC news note. It states about 60 Russian transport and supply ships totaling nearly 250000 tons, and several hundred warships and other vessels had been sunk in Crimean waters since the war began.
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New York
Berlin
N. B. CG
Crimean
Indicted Woman Surrenders in Houston Case
30 year old secretary Donidle Helen O Ketfe surrendered to authorities in Houston on charge of the wrlag 1. G Prinklin a Houston broker and lawyer is named in the indictment and surrender.
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Houston
Dac
Donidle
Helen O'Ketfe
Secren
G. Prinklin
RAF Braves Gale To Attack Nazis
Folkeystone England Dec 8 RAF fighters skimmed the Channel in a violent gale launching a heavy air sweep against German targets. The mission, amid rough seas and gusting winds, marked a bold offensive effort by Royal Air Force crews against Nazi positions.
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RAF
Gale
Folkestone
England
Attack on Singapore Feared by the Associated Press
Far East tension escalated as Britain recalled forces to Singapore amid warned attacks on Singapore and Manila evacuations. Reports from Tokyo and Washington described Japan's military moves, recalls of staff, and preparations across British and Allied positions.
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Turkey
Ruez
Britain
Associated Press
Singapore
Far East
Erisia
Australia
Fast Indies
All
British
Mae Jaya
Thailand
Manila
Nippon Yusen Satstu
Singanore
Bombay
Japan
Tre
Washington
Theat Ng
Calonel Tadanviel
Ah Arie Vehitta
Domel
Japanese New Agency
Bolshoy Saidupanese Mtdonals
Thdla
Ceylon
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