Navy scrap drives and political blame shift in wartime dispatches
A historical dispatch notes battleships to be scrapped including Indiana Montana South Dakota and Washington and older ships like Missouri Virginia New Jersey and Connecticut. The piece assigns responsibility for naval limitations to the Republican party, arguing for a protective navy despite high costs, and criticizes diplomatic handling of armament treaties.
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Htz
Capitol
Urdiana
South Peakota
Montana
North Carolina
Michigan
Inve
Asington
Battle Erasers
United States
Constellation
Ranger
Moire
Missouri
Virginia
Nebraska
Georgia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Lowisiana
Fermont
Kansas
Minnesota
New Hampshire
South Carolin
Universal Service
Navy
Fies
Teas Ane
Tirn
Charles Evans Anghes
Tash Figkon
Europe
Chinese and British Admit Vole Raid Amid Suiyuan Battles
Chinese and Japanese forces fought in sub zero weather in Suiyuan Province as a large Japanese drive advanced from Paotor. Chinese guerillas reportedly carried out a bold attack on Amoy, killing officers and several soldiers in a raid on November 29. Evanglical trip noted preacher William H. Joyner will conduct revival meetings in Texas towns December into January. Admiralty reports 13 merchant ships totaling 52,229 tons sunk in the week ending December 1, including nine British ships and three allied vessels.
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Hong Kong
Central News
Chinese Agency
Suiyuan
China
St. Said
Paotor
Amoy
Cief
William H. Joyner
Baptist Beveral Convention
Texas
Sao
Fort Neches
Lubbock
Athlene
Loxdon
Admiralty
Rome Paper Verses Defeatists Be Beat
The Rome paper condemns defeatists and pessimists praising a crackdown on rumors and enemy reports. It criticizes Italians who read Swiss and English papers, calling them poor idiots and rascal traitors for spreading pessimism and disloyalty.
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Rome
Popolo di Roma
Italy
Treasury chairman promotes fully taxable defense notes
Washington December 11 Morgenthau announced a $500 million issue of fully taxable defense notes the first of its kind in U S history He urged lifting tax exemptions on future amortizations and hinted at a nationwide drive including baby bonds bond stamps and even a campaign to revive kissing traditions with buyers He said the plan aims to fund national defense and reduce tax exempt holdings by doubling or tripling sav ings bond ownership
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Defense
United States
Treasury
Morgenthau
Palm Beach
Rooosevelt
Congress
Fed
United States Savings
Four Plead Guilty in Swindle Cases
Four defendants pleaded guilty in County Court-at-law No. 2 to checks fraud. J. W. Cheney of 431 Paschal street received 30 days in jail after admitting a $5 check sale to C. H. Flores. Leslie W. Overstreet, address unlisted, was fined 5 and costs for a $3 check to Handy-Andy Community Store on September 16. Arthur W. Fort, listed as 15 Baltimore Ave, pleaded guilty to a $13 check to Petrich-Saur Lumber on September 2 and a $2.05 check to Wolff and Marx on January 4, with 30-day sentences for each case.
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J. W. Cheney
Paschal Street
C. H. Flores
Handy-Andy
Leslie W. Overstreet
Arthur W. Fort
Lsted
S15
Baltimore Avewge
Petrich-Saur Lumber Company
Wolff and Marx Company
War Roundup From the Front Lines of the Egypt Campaign
Britain claimed progress in Egypt with forces reaching the Mediterranean coast between Sidi Barrani and Bugbuq and 4060 Italian prisoners captured. Greek and Italian fronts also reported activity in Albania and near Figueras. Hitler addressed munitions workers in Berlin claiming a fight for the have-nots as Britain rested after weekend air operations.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Drhiert
Egypt
Rodolfo Grazisni
Wallan
Sidi Barrani
Mediterranean
Bugbuq
British African Command
Albania
Panama Held Inviting Naz Bruner For Government Post
The Panama American reports Harmodio Arias, brother of President Armalfo Arias, claims a German citizen and aerial photography expert Professor Karl Bruner arrived in Panama City to assume a government post. The piece notes concerns among American circles about the president's alleged totalitarian sympathies.
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INS
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Armalfo Arias
Panama
Post
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Bickett to Speak at Lions Club Session
Luther M. Bickett will address the Lions club weekly meeting at 12 16 a m Wednesday at the Gunter hotel speaking on The Su Freme Court. Martin J. Arnold serves as chairman of the session.
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The
Lions Club
Gunter Hotel
Bickett
Martin J. Arnold
Move for War Vote Revved in Washington
Two Republican senators Nye and Capper said they would push next session for a war referendum amendment. Roosevelt and Hull oppose. proposal would require a popular vote in each state before sending troops outside the western hemisphere. Similar measures stalled in the House committee.
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Nye
North Dakota
Capper
Kannes
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Hull
Weather details and forecasts with scattered data points
The report includes humidity readings around 98 percent in the morning, 78 percent by midday, and 76 then 61 percent later. It notes 1.78 inches of total rainfall since January and a 64 inch rainfall deficit. sun and moon phases, tides, and several city and regional weather mentions appear, with numerous outdated place names and scattered forecast notes across multiple locations.
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Feu
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Tae Hingwan
Students strike to back district leader in Middleton
Middleton Indiana pupils walked out to show loyalty to Superintendent Wilbur Barvey amid a dispute with the school board. The walkout followed serving a dna refusal notice and continued unrest as teachers and students protested the leadership in a tense week.
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Ind
Wilbur Barvey
Airy
Japs Massing Off Indochina Threat to Singapore
Reports from Indo-China claim Japanese forces concentrate on Storm Island midway between North Borneo and Cam Ranh Bay. Observers warn a base there could enable a blockade of Singapore or a move on Cam Ranh and Saigon. A December 4 sighting of a fleet steaming southward from Hainan adds to the tension.</s>
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Boys Club to View City Zoo Film Tonight
The Boys Club will screen a film of the San Antonio Zoo courtesy of the San Antonio Zoological Society. The showing is scheduled for Wednesday at 8 p.m. at 712 Dolorosa Street, with zoo curator Fred W. Stark to speak.
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City Zoo
Chit
San Antonio Aia
San Antonio Zoological Society
Dolorosa Street
Fred W. Stark
Winispeak
War 25 Years Ago From December 1915 Highlights
A 1915 report notes Germany recalled Cant Cantor and Capt Von Papen from the United States after protests over sabotage. German forces shell the Yrres salient on the Western front while Russian fleets sink two Turkish gunboats in the Black Sea. Finland seeks international aid as the U S extends credits totaling 10.09 million dollars amid violent fighting on Finland’s eastern frontier.
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von Papen
United States
Coump Dry
Yrres
Wealer
Black Sea
Finland
Bombing in Kinhwa Province Kills Hundreds
A cable from Shanghai reports several hundred people killed in a Japanese bombing of Kinhwa in Cheklang province. The Southern Baptist mission headquaters relay the death toll and cite plague fears in the region, with urgent need for serums to combat the outbreak.
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Kinhwa
Cheklang
Southern Baptist
Norce
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