Mop-Up at Halfaya Pass Opens Final British Drive
Cairo dispatch reports UK forces pounded the Halfaya Pass area near the Egyptian Libyan border to clear the last axis resistance on the Libyan frontier. The Middle East command says 500 more prisoners were taken at Bardin, bringing total to 7800, as air forces pressed the eastern front while BR A. Pe bombers hit Tripoli and air units targeted axis supply routes. Rome dispatch notes a heavy British attack on the axis garrison at Salym near the frontier.
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Feypt
A. F
Halfaya Pass
Lal Bardia
Midle East
Cl~rengica
Halfaya
Bardin
Agedabia
Bengasi
Erwin Bormine
Middle East
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BR. A. Pe
Tripoli
Rome
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KTLA
Pearl Harbor
House Ad Urges Short Term Rentals For Cash
An old classified style plea promotes using light want ads to raise cash by renting rooms or homes. It mentions dialing a string of numbers to place ads and to hire an ad writer, ending with a cryptic closing line about attackers.
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Adwriter
Yunnan Province and Burma Road Corridor Mentioned
Yunnan province, through which runs the greater part of the 726 mile Burma road, and the second Yargent province of China proper, are noted in the text as key geographic areas connected to the route and regional description.
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Yunnan Province
Burma
China
Pearl Harbor
Poison Ends Romance in Fatal Chicago Poisoning Case
Chicago authorities probe a fatal poisonings tale involving Clare 8. McArdle, a St. Louis business executive, and Mrs. Nancy Reisser Wassian of Chicago. Investigators believe McArdle came to end a five year romance at a fashionable Chicago restaurant where poison was added to champagne drinks. Coroner A L Brodie notes McArdle’s wife Lucille learned of the affair, the poison acts in seconds, and the woman may have poisoned herself after watching him die.
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Chicago
Jan
INS
Clare
McArdle
St. Louis
A. L. Brodie
Ardie
Lucille
Brodie
McArdie
Remembher Peitel Wyrhor
Schulenburg Logs Perfect 1941 Fire Record
Schulenburg records a flawless fire year for 1941 with 70 calls reported and only one alarm. Chief I W Speckels notes there was no property damage from the incident.
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Schulenburg
I. W. Speckels
Severe Cold Grips Turkey Across Nation
A brutal cold wave paralyzed Turkey causing transport disruptions and food shortages. Istanbul saw heavy snowfall, with two feet blanketing the city and rail service halted. Ankara reported three feet of snow while Anatolia endured extreme lows and crop damage across Smyrne’s fruit districts.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Anatolia
Ankara
Anatolo
Smyrne
Rameimber
Pearl Harbor
Parties Mark First Open Day At Kelly Field Since December
Sunday afternoon gatherings celebrated the first open post day at Kelly Field since December 20. A ten dance occurred at the Guntey hotel for aviation cadets and a party was held at the National Catholic Community Center for aviation students. Obtain winter necessities by using Light Want ads to sell things you no longer require, Yat B-1231.
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Partlés
Kelly Field
Guntey
Natonal Catholic
Avialion
Hementher Pextt
Woman Drowned In Auto Plunge In Texarkana
TEXARKANA Ark Jan 5 An icy highway caused a Sunday car plunge into Sulphur river killing Mrs T T Murphy 65 and leaving her daughter Mrs Margaret Hutchinson 45 injured rescued clinging to wreckage while Mr Murphy was believed drowned after the vehicle skidded through a bridge into the river
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Texarkana
Ark
T. T. Murphy
Explosion Kills Captain Aboard Rio Diamante En Route
An explosion on the former Italian merchant ship Rio Diamante near Buenos Aires killed the captain and injured several crew members. The ship continued its voyage and is expected to enter Rio Grande do Sul waters today. The vessel was recently acquired by Argentina.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Phiadelphia
Rio Grande Do Sul
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Nancy L. Wassman
Helle Pass
Joske
Enna Jettich
Seicks
America
Nto
Antonio
Pation
San Antonio
Bendix Home Laundry
Ironrite
WSS Ironer
Daisy
Bendix
Bendix & Io
Antania
Bendls and
Tronrle
Hacknively
Doskets
Strand Mane
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