Wake garrison sinks Japanese ships at close range
A Washington dispatch details Wake Island defenders using close range gunfire to halt Japanese ships. The Navy official tally credits sinking a destroyer and a gunboat, with prior losses including a cruiser and submarine. Reports from Wake note the end-of-December air fight and commend the garrison’s cool courage.
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Walter Li J. Bayler
THADE
War Roundup: Allied Sub Raid, Japan Counter, Tokyo Reports
War roundup summarizes Allied submarine raid near Tokyo and Japanese counter moves. U S navy claims American subs in the Far East sink a 10 000 ton Japan ore carrier and three supply ships while Tokyo reports conquest efforts in the United States. British lines reportedly broken near Kuala Lumpur. Soviet forces assault in Crimea and near Sevastopol as Red Army presses advances. MacArthur’s Philippine defenders prepare for new offensives. The German siege fronts at Leningrad and Sevastopol are claimed to be breaking, with Moscow radios declaring the German machine broken.
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Tokyo
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Far East
Foreign Office
United States
Kusia Lumpur
Conda
MacArthur
War Department
Russia
Leningrad
Sevastopol
Red Army
Stalin Canal
Crimea
Moscow
Five U S soldiers escape Jap encirclement in Philippines
Five American soldiers from Salinas California recount a perilous escape after their unit was overwhelmed by Japanese forces on Christmas day in the Philippines. Mitchell and Anson reached allied lines after two days of maneuvers while the others feigned death to avoid capture. The tale, told by 39 year old Clark Lee of Oseland California, marks the first AP dispatch from the Philippines since December 31 and the first from Corregidor via radio.
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Wiliam M. Hail
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Equity Ky
United States
Salinas
Copany
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National Guard
Japs Raid Dutch Post in Tarakan Strike
Three Japanese bombers raided Tarakan, Dutch island air center off North Borneo, causing no damage. Dutch defenders shot down a plane with its crew killed. Sydney reports say Australian air reinforcements and Dutch pilot training in Australia are under discussion among Batavia and Australian authorities. Authorities forecast a major Japanese offensive in the Indies within days or hours.
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Huvertus J. van Mook
Batavia
Netherlands Indies
Marbar
Kingsville Man To Take New Post
Kingsville man Fimmell Cambern, longtime director of health and physical education at Kingsville High School since 1927, will leave to take the assistant director of physical education position at the Cape of the Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.
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Fimmell
Cambern
Kingsvills High School
Will Srive
Randolph Field
Phvateal
Cap
Galf Coast Air Corps
British Keep Most Malay Rubber rtpuat
London January 3 Reuters reports a Singapore broadcast saying 30 to 40 percent of Malaya's tin production remains available to the British while 60 to 10 percent is no longer accessible to either side. The revival note notes displacement of families and destruction in the east, with Malay rubber production no longer available to the British but reportedly accessible to Japanese forces.
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London
Reuters
Singapore
Malaya
Aps
Crash Fatal to S A Flier Lieutenant Miller
DAMCAN UM officials prepared to send the body of Lieut. Lewis H. Miller, 26, to Catnip Taylor, Hy. for funeral services and burial. Miller, a November graduate of Kellyeld, was killed when a garanit plane crashed about 5 34 p m Thursday two miles west of the field. He had been stationed at Duncan field since graduation. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Howard L Miller of Camp Taylor. Remember Peart Warker.
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Lewis H. Miller
Catnip ‘Taylor
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Duncan Field
Howard L. Miller
Gamp Taylor
Peart Warker
Chinese Troops Move Toward Burma Amid Unclear Roles
A cryptic report outlines Chinese forces massing near Burma with officials declining to detail lines of advance. Spokesmen avoided naming the exact positions while signaling a push toward northern Burma and possible incursions toward Rangoon remain unconfirmed.
Texans in Hawaii Reported Safe in War Time
Two Texans in Hawaii are reported safe. A letter from Kerrville's Warren Toler to his mother notes all is well. Mrs. Woo Barrett of 245 West Buna Avenue confirms safe status from Hewat. Charles Parreth, stationed at Wheeler Field near Honolulu, sends word. Mrs. Carl Hoffman and daughter Myilis arrive from Hickant Field, awaiting reunion with Fred Glasscock near Calaviras Street. Captain Hoffman served at Kenly Field for a decade.
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Fred Glasscock
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Calaviras Street
Captain Hoffman
Kenly Field
Yanks Bomb Seven Jap Planes Over Burma Area
A volunteer squadron roared across jungle wastelands near Rangoon yesterday and bombed Japanese aircraft, destroying several bombers while losing one plane. Reports from London and Indian broadcasts note air raids and evacuations around Rangoon with casualties being moved inland.
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Hawaii Ready For Japs Return In Postwar Plan
Hawaii officials and military leaders express readiness for renewed conflict if Japan returns, outlining agricultural expansion and increased island defense. Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons, commander of the Army Hawaiian Department, says the islands are vital to the western front and warns the enemy may strike again, while promising proactive action rather than waiting on wider events.
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Tanae
Tigheti
I Deles C. Emmons
Army Hawaiian Department
Singapore
Baekte
Japs Envision Invasion of U S
A battered clipping discusses Japanese plans and fears of attacking the United States. It cites a Newapiper article claiming Japan could mount a landing if the United States failed to hold the Maginot line and Singapore, with Japan boasting the world’s strongest navy and merchant fleet alongside Germany and Italy.
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United States
Singapore
General Emmons voices resolve for defense of Hawaii
The general pledges readiness to confront any Japanese attack, boasting trained troops and officers eager to meet the threat. He notes improved morale since World War I, confident no Japanese boats will approach Hawaii, and hints at by passing routes toward Panama and Alaska as possible objectives.
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Alaska
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Chinese Drive Advances Into Jap Held Cities
Chinese dispatches say forces penetrated outer defenses of Canton and Nanchang with heavy casualties inflicted on defenders. The assault began three days earlier, reaching northern and northeastern suburbs of Canton and penetrating Nanchang's outskirts, as the high tide of the campaign across China continued.
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Hapchaus
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Huan
Tonang
Yangtze Ey Por
Yee
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