Plane With 8 Aboard Feared Lost
War department reports an army plane missing since December 12 on a transcontinental flight. Maj. Gen. Herbert A. Dargue, commander of the First Air Force, was aboard with seven others, including five officers. The missing craft reportedly crossed the San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains toward the San Francisco area. Rescue efforts underway between Palmdale and Hamilton Field.
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Washington
War Department
Herbert A. Darell
First Air Force
Stimson
Iast
Palmdste
Calié
Belleve
General Dargue
Charles W. Bundy
War Department General Staff
George W. Ticker
Hugh F. McCalleny
New York
Caph
G. Leavitt
Homer ©. Duns
Stephen Holmen
Marchfield
Samuel J. van Hammer
Matchfield
Dargue
Temore
Mitchel Field
Long Island
Phoenix
Priday
Tarlton
Cult
Admisan
Blythe
Calif
Pahndale
San Bernardino
San Jacinto Mountains
Palmdale
San Josquin Valley
San Francisco
Bearch
Hamilton Field
Dargus Wie
Cyrane
Army
Third Army
Louisiana
Horn
Brooklyn
WN. C
United States Miliary Academy
Philippines
Bargue
Coast Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
Pershing
Mexico
South America
Mnackayo
Panama Canal Zone
Americans Ordered to Report in Norway Police Within 24 Hours
A Norwegian agency report states all Americans over 14 must report to the police within 24 hours. The note outlines mandatory registration warnings for residents and travelers, reflecting heightened security conditions.
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Norway
London
Raid Warden Meeting For San Antonio Wardens
A meeting to raise between 0 and 5000 dollars for wardens in San Antonio and nearby areas is set for 7 30 p m Thursday at the municipal auditorium. Andrew B Worth chairing civilian defense will preside with Mayo C K Quin Judge Charles W Anderson and others present. Talks will be given by specialists and raid warden leaders including Walter Walff and Dilworth.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Municipal Auditorium
Andrew B Worth
Dilworth
Mayo C
L. Anderson
P. Bogasch
G. W. Filbright
Walter Walff
Japanese Privates Teach Army How to Speak Hello
Japanese privates in Camp Robens teach U S Army officers and enlisted men basic phrases in Japanese including greetings and simple questions. The class aims to aid communication and provide basic language familiarity for soldiers stationed in California during the war.
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U.S
Robents
Calif
Dev
Stimson Comment on Army Morale After Japanese Wrack
Secretary Stimson, questioned at a press conference, gave a brisk answer on morale. He was asked if he expected morale to improve and replied in a clipped tone.
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Stimson
Washington
Dec
Onferens
Uly Tocny
Texan Reported Killed, Still Alive
War department reports mixed news about Private Pivot Clasy Ruperto B. Rodriguez of Del Rio Texas. Earlier casualty misreport corrected. he is alive but slightly wounded and recovering in Hawaii. He is the brother of Joe A. Tourigues.
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Washington
Des
War Department
Ruperto B. Rodriguez
Netton
Hawaii
Joe A. Tourigues
del Rio
Texra
Filipinos Hold Back Jap Forces in Luzon Battle
Filipino jungle fighters scored a slashing victory over Japanese troops in the Luzon campaign, clashing near Vigan and driving invaders back many miles before nightfall. Manila reports noted the Philippine army being inducted into the U S Far East command to unify defense forces.
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U. 8
Pacific
Associated Crees
Luzon Island
U. S
Japon
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Navy
Frank Knox
Husband EB. Kimmel
Walter G. Bhork
Hawaiian Military Department
Frederick A. Martin
Hawaiian Air Forces
Ad Tale Chester-Wi Nimitz
Pacifie Heeb
Tokyo
Honolulu
United States
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Vigan
Manlia
Army
Philippine Army
Far East
Weather report shows near week mild after cold snap
San Antonio officials cited a policy of no forecasts but the weather bureau reported a low of 48 and a high of 67, indicating a brief warm spell despite the cold. No instruments were used. residents experienced a milder stretch as winter loosens its grip.
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San Antonio
Thurgon Bt
Weather Bureau
Gambling gear seized at police station removed from Port bar
Equipment including four thousand poker chips and three roulette tables were removed from the Port bar before dawn during Mayor Maury Maverick’s term. Fred W. Schutze and bar owner Berry appeared at headquarters. the gear was loaded onto a lumber truck. A sequestration suit by Joseph B. Lewin against Chief Aubrey Hopkins seeks return, with a trial set for January 12 and a bond of $400 posted. District court order may be required for return.
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Port
Maury Maverick
Fred W. Schutze
Berry
San Antono
Justice of the Peace
Frank Vaughan
Corp
Joseph BR. Lewin
Aubrey Hopkins
Lewin
Marie Quilty
J. Altermat
F. Tl. Anderson
Possesian
West Point for Hero's Son Asked by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to the president of the United States to seek an appointment for Colin P Kelly III to West Point. The appeal honors Capt Colin P Kelly Jr who died in action when he sunk a Japanese battleship off Tuyen. The letter frames Kelly’s son’s bid as a national gesture of gratitude for his father’s sacrifice.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mhe United States
West Point
Oy Calvn
P. Kelly
Colin P. Kelly
Colin P. Kelly Jr
Tuyen
Kelly
United
Thes
Naton
Gaph
Colin P
Plac
Diane
Sonny
Jap Drive on Vast Front Threatening Singapore
Japanese offensives smash along the Malay peninsula and across Dutch New Guinea as Kedah falls and Penang is cut off. Hong Kong holds, Timor is occupied in part, and Dutch naval air power supports efforts around Sorong and Ternate as Japan presses toward Singapore and regional objectives.
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Singapore
Jaban
Burma
Malay Peninsula
Dutch New Guinea
Dritisi Malaya
Penang
Province Wellesley
Malaya
Kedah
Kerth
Islands
Islik Wis
Metland
Philippine Islands
Hongkong
All
Chick Hope
Hong Kong
Mark
Young
London
Chungking
Shansi
Chia
Pacific
Timor
Netherlands East, Indies
Australia
Quondon
Seleyre Mey
Spain
Portugal
Vichy
Portigel
Dap
Altoough
Sorong
Ternate
Celebes
Halmanera
Bawlan
Mivi
British North Borneo
Stimson Sees No Limit to Army Expansion Plans
Washington December 18 The War Department will expand the army to meet needs with the mobilization system. Voluntary enlistments halt when the current surge subsists. Army strength to rise by about 160000 net under President Roosevelt's approved appropriation bill. Reserve officers are ordered to physical exams and January 1 graduates of officer candidate schools will be sent to duty.
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Henley
Washington
Slimson
War Department
Stimson
Roosevelt
Army
Whan
Rando
Brimson
Aon
San Antonio First Blackout Trial Shocks Shoppers
Christmas shoppers in San Antonio filled streets as 300,000 residents endured a planned wartime blackout from 3 to 9:30 pm. The city practiced defense measures with orderly, sometimes uneven execution, while people adapted to darkened streets and storefronts, hoping for peace-time sale relief.
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San Ansonio
San Antonia
Cty
Bexar County
Fiat Hal
Steet
Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens in San Antonio
The American Red Cross launches its first war fund appeal in San Antonio starting Thursday. Albert Steves Jr. urges rapid donations and urges all residents to deliver gifts to the campaign offices on Travis Street at the Calcasian building ground floor. The goal is to meet or exceed the quota and aid our country.
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American Red Cross
San Antonio
Albert Steves Jr
Travis Street
Broadway
Steves
Italians Battle With Nazi Allies
A chaotic wartime report from Associated Press details shifting fronts across Europe. British forces claim setbacks in North Africa while Soviet dispatches describe Axis retreats from Libya toward Tunisia, with German and Romanian troops in apparent disarray as Red Army forces press along multiple fronts toward Moscow and the Ukraine.
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Trene
Europe
Britain
North
Africa
Russia
Donets Bagi
Rumanisa
Libya
Middle East
Asis
Chenaton
Neal Orel
Cis
Napoleon
Moscow
Havas
Ukraine
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Orel
Mosnavy
London
Red Army
Kalinin
Ukraines
Leningrad
Rom Mozhaisk
Key Center
Voldkolamsk
Nnns
Lake Onega
Adylecd
Lake Ladoga
Millon
Maingrad
Aouth
Hiller‘ Frela
Querely
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Mane Otash
Hero
U.S. Defense
Allied War Authority
British Press
Mass
Jay
Melbourne
Greenwich
Caroline Pray
S. A
Dent and Destruction
Red Cross
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