Japanese threat underlined on Christmas broadcast
Attorney General Francis Biddle urges Americans to grasp the Japanese threat and the enemy’s expert military power. An American aviator and observer, Charles Healy Day, reports on Japan’s air strength, planes, and production, stressing complacency as the nation’s danger. The piece recounts eyewitness notes of the sinking of the British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse by Japanese bombers in Malayan waters.
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Atorney
Francis Biddle
Japan
Day
Abdul Tufints Ser
O. D. Gallagher
Prince of Wales
Malayan
Gallagher
Afr
Crallager
Treachers
Thevent
Hanilitgehand Fighelog
Kuchitg
White Rajah
Charles Vynerbrooke
Sarawak
Lynd
Singapore
Manila
War Department
Lion
Japs Cross Key Malay River In Major Chinese Front
Reports from Chungpu say Japanese forces pushed across the Milo River in Hunan and pressed toward Changsha. The offensive, part of a broader Central China campaign, drove toward the provincial capital while reinforcements arrived from the north and Japanese air units hit Chinese troop concentrations and ammunition stores.
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Chungpu
Ure
Hunan
Milo
Changshi
Gentral
China
Changsha
Ing
Chiang Kai Shek
Foreign Office
Liewei Kuo
Columbis
Baneral Affairs Department
Boh
Ime
Heavy Chinese Losses Claimed in War Dispatch
Tokyo report from Imperial army press section claims Chinese forces suffered 329,927 killed and 64,026 taken prisoner from January to October, while Japan reported 527 killed. The dispatch notes about 2000 engagements per month and includes oblique references to a commander’s death in Laconia New Hampshire.
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Tokyo
Cal
Hideo
China
Cllel
Army
Imperial Headquarters
Japan
Laconia
N. H
Dee
Howard Emery
Coast Guard
Man Admits Whiskey Late in Dry State
Kansas City Kansas December 4 a tavern keeper asked the county attorney how to obtain a new city 32 beer license The state has ordered none issued to federal retail liquor stamp holders Prosecutor Joseph McDowell said he would surrender his federal atom The tavern keeper replied selling whiskey is a violation of the dry law
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Kansas City
Kan
City
Joseph McDowell
McDowell
Hitler Waiting for Nazi Victory Revealed in Exclusive INS Interview
International News Service correspondent Pierre J Huss reports Adolf Hitler, in an exclusive eastern front interview, fears Roosevelt and the United States, seeks world rule, and explains his attempt to save England as a bid to lead the British empire. He blames Roosevelt for Europe’s turmoil and Munich sabotage, claiming the hand of Roosevelt influenced events before the war.
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Pierre J. Huss
Berlin
International News Service
Eastern Front
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Roosevelt
United States
Germany
Plekree International
Inter New York
INS
England
British Empire
Europe
Huss
Rend
Steff
Moational
Munich
Washington
London
Anné
Gandhi Quits Indian Congress Leader Role Hints Move
Gandhi was relieved of leadership of the All-India Congress party at his own request, signaling a shift as the party moves toward cooperation with Britain’s war effort. He insists on nonviolence and the freedom to speak against all wars, while remaining committed to his principles.
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Darvola
Mnday
Wee Mohandis
Gertahl
India
All-India Congress Party
Gandhi
Yar Party
Brit+asin
Gandel
Wsobedienen
Gnandil
Childress Youth Killed in Wreck
In Reno Oklahoma a Childress boy died today when his car failed to negotiate a curve and went over a bank. Andrew Rakin Plesher of Childress was the victim according to local authorities.
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Childress
Reno
Okla
Andrew Rakin
Plesher
British Beat. Off Singapore Raids
Reflected in a wartime dispatch, British claims report heavy raids near Singapore with four casualties and a small gasoline fire. Japanese air activity is noted, while Ipoh and Perak areas face limited gains.
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Singapore
Winter Weather Outlook From East Texas Forecasts
A Nashy weather man predicts damp, overcast skies with a colder pattern ahead. Expect freezing conditions across East Texas, with lows near 30 and a projected 44 for Wednesday morning. high temperatures near 40s Tuesday afternoon. Weather authority J Henry Invine notes significant wintry mix potential.
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J. Henry Invine
East
Texas
Mercury
Dutch See Anti Axis Pacific Blow
Batavia dispatch notes continued enemy bombing and machine gun fire along small coastal areas in the outer Dutch East Indies provinces. Dutch air and sea forces press offensives while Australian bombers reportedly set a Japanese ship afire. The Batavia press anticipates a broad anti Axis drive soon with reinforced southern Pacific operations and warns against impatience.
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Batavia
Netherlands East
Indies
Freifle
Japan
Thor
Tokyo
America
United States
Alaske
Algutlut Islands
Hawaii
Samoa
Australia
Big Jap Push on Manila Indicated
Manila reports strong Japanese reinforcement and flanking moves toward Manila and nearby towns Dulslana and Dolores as Japanese forces press from the southeast toward a junction. Dutch and American air forces report raids and casualties in Borneo and Milim. MacArthur’s line tightens west of Manila with patrols active between the Tingayan gulf and Zaragoza.
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Manila
Philippine
Nueva
Helja
Celebes
United States
Ait Hoses
Pampanga
East Indies
Douglas Macarthur
Far East
Sarawak
Borneo
Medan
Stanin Fut
Dulslana
Dolores
Zaragoza
Tingayan Gulf
San Pablo
Laguna de Bay
Paris Mayor Shot in Back
Paris newspapers report the attempted assassination of former Mayor Soupe of Montrenil Sous Bals a Paris suburb. Soupe reportedly was shot in the back on a Paris street. Ranhide runs with funds.
Weather forecast for San Antonio and region
Forecast shows cloudy skies with rain and a cooling trend through Tuesday night. Temperatures vary by area from highs near 6 to 0 in West Texas with 26 to 30 in the northwest, as showers and colder air move across East Texas, the Panhandle, and South Plains into Tuesday night.
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San Antonio
East Texas
West Texas
South Plains
Nazis Flee Across Desert Amid Allied Desert Battles
A tense two day clash outside Age dabla and near El Aghella pits British and Axis forces in deep Libyan desert fighting. Allied reports claim heavy tank losses for the Axis while British pressure nears Tripolitania as Soviet dispatches speak of Red Army breakthroughs along the Oka river and behind German lines.
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Britain
Fritts
Libya
Mussolini
Middle East
Agedabla
Dengasi
Cirenalea
Jusya
Aghella
Agedabin
el Aghella
Tripolitanian
Okny River
Orel-Kaluga
Roatl
Moscow
Hnes
Toy Janyper
Prave 1du
Oka River
Red Star
Army
Koopa
London
Hiler
Sevastopol
Berlin
Ruglex
Retaliatory action urged over Manila bombings by MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur urged retaliatory measures against Japan for the Manila bombings he called a flagrant violation of international law. A War Department bulletin described deliberate attacks on churches, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, convents, a hospital, colleges, and private dwellings as civilian targets.
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Douglas MacArthur
Manila
War Department
Manila Bay
Japan
Mun
Arbor
Iss
Lic Iand Hatteries
Wake Island
Wake
Regidorsland
War Map A TWH page map on the Pacific ocean area
A fragmentary note describes a wartime map focus on the Pacific region and actions at sea. The text hints at a page feature detailing maneuvers and coverage of armed engagements in the theater, with emphasis on strategic placement and forthcoming reporting. No clear dates or entities are readable.
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Pacific Ocean
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Basler Nachrichten
Otto Abetz
Paris
National Zeitung
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ORGR
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Yeshlay Dub
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United States Savings
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Luzon
ARK
Eld
Franyacy
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Maiti
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Yollubang
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Miles
Baguio
Lingayen Gulf
Teguy
Hanty
Corregidor Island
Polillo Islands
Russia
Agedatn
West Agarad
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