British ships beaten back by German long-range batteries
Berlin reported German long range batteries repelled British ships approaching Dunkerque as heavy raids on London produced major fires. The German communiqué said sea forces sank additional merchant ships totaling about 36,000 tons, with submarines accounting for 24,360 tons and 12,329 tons. An 8,000 to 10,000 ton merchantman was damaged east of the Thames estuary by bombs from reconnaissance aircraft.
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London
Mazi
Thames Estuary
Donovan to Tour Empire Defenses
William J. Donovan, special American emissary, is visiting Great Britain and will conduct an extensive inspection tour of British defenses. He is expected to visit Gibraltar, Malta, the Near East, Egypt, Libya, and Cape Town unless Germany advances into the Mediterranean.
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Portugal
Dec Zu— Gol
William J. Donovan
Wig
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Donover
Gibraltar
Malta
Near East
Egypt
Libya
Capetown
South Africa
Buried in Common Grave for Manchester Raid Victims
Manchester officials buried 72 victims of a German air raid in a single common grave with relatives in attendance. The bishop of Manchester and the bishop of Salford led the service as a long line of coffins draped with the Union Jack stood nearby. A separate mass ceremony later honored victims of another raid in a northwestern English town. A separate item notes a man named Thomas Mitchell committing murder in a film.
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Salford
Funeral services for Sam J. Stark in Alamo Heights
Sam J. Stark seventy seven? Actually fifty seven, of 710 Patterson avenue Alamo Heights, killed in a hunting accident near Pearsill. Stark, a master mechanic for Missouri Pacific, was one of two MP employees killed in Pearsall area hunting incidents Friday. He was shot when a 30-39 carbine discharged while being taken from his car on the Johnson ranch. The other local fatality was Anselmo Cano of Florestown who died when a 12 gauge shotgun discharged during a hunted rabbit trip. The San Antonio area total hunting fatalities rises to three as E. B. Smith, a Missouri Pacific brakeman, was decapitated by a freight train in Dilley. Stark is survived by his widow Helen Stark and daughter Mary Jayres Stark. Funeral at Porter Loring chapel with Rev. James M. Todd officiating. Officials seek relatives of Smith, a bachelor who lived at 1210 42 West Houston Street.
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Pearsall
Stark
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Anselmo Cano
Florestown
E. B. Smith
Dilley
Helen Stark
Mary Jayres Stark
Porter Loring Chapel
James M. ‘Todd
Smith
U. K
West
Houston Street
Japs Begin New Talks With Indo-China Delegations
Tokyo reports reopen talks as Hanoi delegations arrive for economic negotiations. Japanese foreign minister Yusuke Matsuoaka, per Domei, assures France no intention to exploit France's current difficulties.
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Domel
Yusuge Matsuoka
France
Planes Grounded by Rain and Mist in New York
Weather conditions delayed air travel across the New York area as rain and fog grounded all but two planes at LaGuardia. Storm warnings covered from Block Island to Sandy Hook and rain was expected to continue, with the weather bureau forecasting moderate to heavy rainfall through the night.
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Sandy Hook
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Envoys to Discuss Tangier Situation
The British consul general at Tangier arrived in Madrid to confer with the British ambassador on Tangier where theSpank high commissioner has disavowed the International control board.
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UINS
Tangier
Madrid
Meenaly
International Control Board
Accused Nazi Agent Burk Jailed in Milwaukee Bond Set
Eugene J. Burk a 40 year old German born draftsman and alleged Nazi agent spent a second day in jail in Milwaukee with a 16000 dollar bond after federal authorities arrested him for acting on behalf of the German consulate in Chicago without registering as a foreign agent. He is said to have recruited workers in the Midwest for German industry and federal lawyers refused to disclose further charges.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation AB
Burk
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Huerk
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E. J. Koelzer
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Demobilization Delayed for Egyptian Army Officers
Cairo announces demobilization of commissioned and non commissioned Egyptian army officers, normally due in January, will be extended by six months and stay under arms. This prolongs service for officers across the force.
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Cairo
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All Society Brands
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Daxke
Shanmy Colony
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Mallinson
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Stunai Wings
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Budget Club
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Mallison
Sport Reno
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Petroiska
Fabrins
Jouke
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