Duty to aid England in the Pacific war effort
The article argues for immediate and full American aid to England in World War II, stressing strategic necessity to counter Japan. It warns that losing Singapore and Malay resources could let Japan press toward the Philippines and Dutch East Indies, prolonging the war and weakening U.S. positions in the Pacific. It calls for concentrating ships and planes in the Pacific to support England and defend American interests.
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England
Japan
Mag of the Orient
America
Taaver
Migland
Atlantic
Russia
Pacific
Shngapore
Tapas
Orient
Inilea
Philippines
Tony Tin
Globe
Co Pegsi
Engiqud
Ntussia Forecasts Weather for San Antonis Friday Night
San Antonis will be party cloudy and cager Friday night with temperatures around 48 degrees. Weatherman J H Jartoe issues Friday forecast for the area amid scattered readings and local notes.
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San Antonis
U. SB
H. Jartoe
Kelly Flier Dies in Crash
Aviation cadet Arthur Raymond Oliver of Kelly Field died in a night training crash seven miles west of Buda. A Class 42-A cadet and University of Ohio graduate, he was to receive an MS in education and had been at Spartan School in Mukogee and Kelly Field after training. He was the son of Mr and Mrs DeWitt Oliver, 244 Spruce Avenue, Averhe, Byceville, Ohio.
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Aviation
Arthur Raymond Oliver
Kelly Metd
Miley
Buda
Kelly Meid
Advanced Flying Schior
Oliver
DeWitt Olver
Spruce
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Partly cloudy and cooler. Temperature around 46 degrees early Saturday morning. West Texas temperatures: low around 16 degrees Friday morning. North Texas near cloudy and partly sunny in the west. Late Friday afternoon may see little change in temperatures. Weather data from U S Weather Bureau.
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San Antonio
Yicinity
Texas
West Texas
Nazis Flee Finland in Big Hurry Amid Front Shifts
Reports from Helsinki say German troops withdrew from Finland in a great hurry as Soviet forces hit the Leningrad Murmansk rail area. In North Africa British forces claimed Derna and Gazala advances while Axis troops fell back toward Denia and Benpast. British bomber and naval actions touched eastern Libya as Mussolini’s command boasted of success against British ships. Portugal’s stance and propaganda efforts to draw Portugal to the axis also feature, with Spain keeping a non belligerent line.
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Qed
Ladoga
Leningrad-Murmansk
Derna Alte
Tobruk
Derda
Mekii1
Darna
Mediterranean
Eeastern
Libya
Ai Kieh
Nazi T
Alexandria
Egypt
Spain
Daournass
Span
Noruy
Portugal
I Lisbon
Tritiln
Demantes
Azores
Japs Raid Wake Twice
The Navy Department reported two additional enemy air attacks on Wake Island. The first attack occurred in the night of the 17th as a comparatively light strike, and a second, larger force followed soon after. Wake Island continued to counter these blows with no other major developments reported in the Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, or Far East.
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Washington
Des
Navy
Wakesland
Department
Atlantic
Eastern Pacific
Far East
Central Pacific
Wake Island
Spanish Leaders Vow Neutrality Amid Civil War Claims
The Spanish government stated today that Spain remains neutral in the Pan-European conflict. Foreign Minister Ramon Serrano Stilitz and Generalissimo Francisco Franco defended the stance as war rhetoric heated brief score debates.
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Maprid
Spaniak
Spain
Generalissine Fines Franca
Ramon Sererano Stilicn
Japs Battered to Halt in Malaya
Singapore reports the Japanese drive in northern Malaya halted as British forces withdraw from key points including Penang and the Firhsland settlement of Peyany. News notes exhausted Japanese, light activity along the northern front, and Dutch actions around Borneo as Allied forces regroup and defend strategic lines.
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Singapore
Malaya
Peyany
Penang
Garriso
Filipino Pilots Describe Japanese Bush Leaguers During Raid
At an American airbase in the Philippines pilots lament Japanese planes as bush leaguers. They recount dive bombing by about 2000 feet, minor ground damage, and the resilience of Filipino crews while noting limited air superiority and risky encounters with Japanese bombers.
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Ulark Lee
Manila
Beenes
Ameélient
Japan
Pilota
Sheepiatsiy
Salonel
Ambrela
Tenge-Mopper
Convoy Loss Report Echoes Med Disaster
Official dispatches recount a med disaster with Italian ships securing 1200 Italians lost while 1900 rescued along the Tunisian coast after a British attack. Five cruisers were torpedoed, including a Leander class cruiser sunk off Alexandria, with other hits near Libya and near Matta.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Whley
Dee
High Command
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Rxis
Libya
Matta
Flying Santa Cancels Coastal Christmas Flight
Boston dispatch reports Santa Claus must cancel flights along the New England coast. A misidentification alert near Christmas caused the suspension of Santa’s beaconing journeys to lighthouse outposts. The decision halts the annual goodwill patrol and airship routes for the season.
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Boston
Santa Claus
New Wagland
Renee
Santa Gligs
Christmas
Airmue
Nipponese Seize Half of Colony Amid Hong Kong Push
Tokyo reports say Japanese forces seized half of Hong Kong Island while advancing on Luzon and Mindanao fronts. British resistance in Hong Kong is collapsing as Tokyo broadcasts claim major gains and heavy night assaults near Jardine’s Hill. The U S and British agencies cite intensified air and ground activity in the Philippines with island defenses under siege.
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Erese
APA
Luzon
Feland
Chute
Hong Kong
Hongkong
Reuters
U. S. Sear Department
Piltelin
Philippines
War Department
Apatil
Manila
Vial
Wiles North
Legaspi
Mily
Tokyo
Damet Isla
Hellain
Orient
Berlin
Mark Ya@ung
Colonial Office
Eanes
Tartfi Deeknekeng
London
Arid
Lhe
Kowloon
If Pam
Meviey
Archbishop Buys Residence in Texas Parish Plans
Archbishop Robert Ei} purchases a private residence formerly part of the old mansion in East Kia's highway area funded largely by parish collections and the reception of visiting prelates. The archbishop, living with his mother and sister, will use the home for church functions and private retreat.
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Kaxertat
Kia's
Texas
Rom
Ting
Chavins Wy Sith
Alt Nat
Wio
Antonia
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