Luzon Troops Withdraw To New Lines Amid Battle Shifts
Troops shift to new lines after Christmas, reorganizing defense beds and prepared for favorable terrain. US forces report tank and air clashes with Japanese, Lingayen gulf transports driven off, Manila bombed with fires and structural damage. Anti aircraft downed nine planes, more raids on city after withdrawal. Sayre promises aid and resilience as Manila remains contested.
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Corregidor
Manila
Caltumpit
Balocan
Morphy
Philippine Treasury Pwlldng
Bmarsalee
Elizalde
Pasig
Fscolta
Francia B. Sayre
Manilahs
London
Moscow
Chungking
Sayre
Wouglas MacArthur
Jananee
Elystan
Tokyo
MacArthur
Wark
Latub-scalled
Anant the Dene With Roade German Officers Lead Luzon Drive
War dispatch from Manila reports German officers directing road trooper operations in northern Luzon. The drive spans a patch about 48 miles long and wide, with details coming from a wartime correspondent for the Manila Herald. A dubious text fragment notes census references and U.S. involvement.
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Anant
Dene
Roade
Luzon
Manila
Wee
INS
Germatt
Mrntio Herald
Oray
United States
Interview With Wider Shows Fear of U.S. and
An on the ground encounter with Adolf Hitler describes the Nazi leader in a park setting. The interview recounts his confident rhetoric about Providence and Germany, critiques of Roosevelt and Churchill, and reflections on his security detail, past meetings, and a moment observing a squirrel while discussing war and power.
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Searer
der Fuetrer
Sam Iwehrer
Reich
Providence
Roosevelt
Churchill
England
Amiles
Jim
Downing Street
Fortunea
Hater
Filer
Joni
Lila
Hitler fears Roosevelt and seeks safety in swift war
A wartime memoir fragment argues Adolf Hitler distrusted Franklin D Roosevelt and feared his match. It suggests Hitler, aware of US resolve, backed Japan’s 1941 attack to strike first while hoping to blunt American power. The narrator recalls sensing the Führer’s hidden plan and anxiety about Roosevelt's parity.
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Germany
Ikeine Daladiers
Herr Roosevelt
America
Roossvelt
Brian Atte
Uanb
Hitler
Europe
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Japan
Roosevelt
Ben
Ascarcely
Game Ships In Defense A Themed Cargo Refitting
Two ships once famed as California gambling playgrounds are being refitted for defense duty as cargo vessels. The Tangs, a six masted schooner, renames to Matic and likely to haul lumber from the Pacific Northwest to South Africa, while the Rex, a four masted barque, may serve in a US to Philippines trade route or similar cargo work.
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Los Angyles
California
Tangs
Rex
Calfornia
Pacific Northwest
South Africa
United States
Phillippines
Officer Scoffs at Japs Aim in Five-Hour Tank Assault
Two American officers helped repel a Japanese tank attack in a five hour battle. One officer, a young lieutenant, pressed forward with grenades toward exposed tanks despite being mortally wounded by machine gun fire. Moments later a major and an unidentified driver with a mounted 75 millimeter gun struck back, driving off the enemy tanks.
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Lingayen Gulf
Moenilu
Silen
Davao
Biindange
Uie
Americas
Pete
Bexar Faces Use of Scrip and County Debates
County officials clash over the use of scrip and funding for road and bridge work, military highways, and the juvenile department. County Judge Anderson defends two departments while others oppose. A county nurse resigns to join the U S Army as 221 voting machines await delivery after a 30 day extension.
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Anderson
Protective Association
L. RB. Williams
Williama
Laura B. Atmurk
United States Army
Automatic Voting Machine Corporation
Caumnty
Macaines
War Roundup as Allied Submarines Sink Japanese Vessels
United States subs sink a transport and a supply ship in the Far East and Philippines. Heavy enemy reinforcements press north of Manila while Corregidor takes renewed bombardment. Ipoh falls as Japan drives toward Singapore. Kuching in Sarawak captured. Sumatra repelled. British raid Norway. Churchill greeted in Ottawa. Moscow talks with Roosevelt-Churchill coordinate. Russians report recapture of over 460 towns.
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Kuching
Sarawak
Sumatra
Oea Oy
Britain
Norway
Axis
Libya
Churchill
Ottawa
Anthony Eden
Joseph Sislin
Moscow
Roosevelt-Churchill
Washington
Commandos Triumph in Tough Sea Raid on Norway
London dispatch reports British Commandos in a Norway raid braved rough seas and heavy German fire. Ralph Waiting writes the assault saw barges approach a coastal battery under shelling, resulting in many Germans killed or captured while Norwegian civilians watched from the shore.
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London
Thair Fourgheat
Norway
Ralph Waiting
Reuters
North Sea
Walling
Zrondhein
Stavenger
Lista
Alborg
Hercharat
Sulking
al Stanes
Dno
Tn Answd
Mnalaylaland
Uno Delet
Feland
Alofie
Jhorn
Cetter
Hagland
Hovte Laugning
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis With Creomulsion
An old advertising note urges immediate treatment for bronchitis and persistent coughs. It promotes Creomulsion as a potent remedy that reaches the lungs to expel germs and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes, promising a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Jialp Jooson
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