Last Stand Battle At Hong Kong
British Canadian and native troops hold separate strong points on Hong Kong Island in a desperate last stand battle as Japanese forces advance.
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Somerset Daily American
Location
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1941
Page
1
Battle for Hong Kong Island Engulfs British Canadian Forces
A large multinational garrison on Hong Kong island battles Japanese invaders with no reinforcements expected. Reports say Victoria may be under attack as fighting spreads across the island. Canadian troops reinforced in November are among those holding positions.
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London
Geverate
Hong Kong
Crown Colony
Changkh
China
Kowangtung
Victoria
Victoria Hill
Hong Kong Island
Tae Arrison
Kowloon
U. S
Chungking
Victoria Peak
South Pacific
Manitoba
Quebec
J. K. Lawson
Twenty four Japanese planes attack Cavite base
A brief Japanese air raid on the Cavite naval base near Manila Bay was followed by a second wave later the same day. There were no announced damages or casualties, fires were put out by sundown, and Manila saw only a brief alarm. The Philippines reported attacks on objectives near Tarlac and Wake Island garrison held, with fighting ongoing and limited ground action noted in Luzon.
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Manila
U. S
Cavite
Manila Bay
Tarlac
Washington
War Department
Philpe
U. 58
Penang Withdrawn to Aid Singapore Defense
British announce halting Japanese push in northwestern Malaya while Penang defenses are withdrawn to bolster lines toward Singapore. Penang’s garrison and equipment are salvaged as both sides adjust positions along the west coast peninsula.
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Singapore
Malaya
Penang
Exchange Telegraph Agency
London
China Sea
Krian River
Derna Airport Falls as Axis Retreat Fails in Libya Drive
British forces push across the Libyan desert enveloping coastal positions. Derna airport captured by nightfall, with Axis troops still in Derna and Mekili. RAF jets pound retreating columns. over a dozen Axis airfields seized, including 200 German Italian planes. Benghazi bombarded. tanker sunk suspected offshore.
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Libyan Desert
Edward Kennedy
Derna
Cirenaica
Gazala
Cairo
Claude Auchiniecx
Erwin von Rommel
Cand
Ahelamatestzo
Dera
Mekili
Bengasi
Royal Air Force
Axi
Let China Do Land Fighting In Asia
Li of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce urged the United States to drop the idea of an American expeditionary force and let China take on land fighting in Asia. He spoke before the China Society of America asserting China should train and equip its huge manpower for an invasion of the Japanese empire while the Allies focus on naval and air supremacy and keeping key ports open.
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New York
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
United States
Japan
China
Asia
China Society of America
America
Pacific
Hong Kong
Rangoon
Salazar Announces Timor Occupation Details
Lisbon dispatch reports Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar telling Parliament that Australian and Dutch troops invaded Portuguese Timor without Japanese attack threats while mutual defense talks proceed. He warned no drastic policy change yet and promised to disclose further developments. In York an 82 year old justice of the peace, George W. Dick, was killed when struck by a car near Dillsburg.
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Lisbon
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Portuguese Timor
Salazar
Squire
York
George W. Dick
Near Dillsburg
Army of Four Million Americans Cleared for Registration
Congress approved a selective service bill setting 18 to 64 as eligible for registration and 20 to 44 for active service. Officials said registration would start in coming weeks, with 2.215 million more men available in months ahead and Navy and Marine quotas added. Brig. Gen. Hershey said preparations to begin registrations within the new age limits are underway.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Selective Service
Ail Manes Possibes
Stimson
War Department
Congressional
Army
Navy
Lewis B. Hershey
Quezon appeals for American aid to defend Philippines
President Manuel Quezon urged immediate US materials and equipment for Philippine defense. In a NBC broadcast from Manila he affirmed the Philippines as liberty’s citadel, praised General MacArthur, and stressed unity against Japanese propaganda as natives remain pledged to support the United States.
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New York
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Nigat
America
United States
Quezon
NBC
Mace
Manila
Philippines
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine
Japan
Soldier and companion injured in Altoona auto crash
A soldier on furlough and a woman companion were seriously injured when their car skidded into a truck trailer near Altoona. State police identified the victims as Private Albert F. Taxis, 36, and Miss Nettie Zweemer, 36, of Miami Beach Florida. Both suffered possible skull fractures and lacerations, with Miss Zweemer also having a fractured leg.
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Altoona
Here
Albert F. Taxis
Nettie Zweemer
Miami Beach
Fla
Zweemer
Marines Fend Off Series Of Jap Raids
Wake Island's US Marines repel two Japanese onslaughts as war in the Pacific intensifies. Manila reports fighting with three small areas under Japanese landing parties while Philippines defense remains largely in hand. MacArthur nominated four star general. Welch and Weich cited for heroism. Congress approves 512 million for defense housing and civilian food reserves in Hawaii.
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Washington
Wake Island
Atoll
Philippines
Manila
Jaos
War Department
Philippine
MacArthur
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Senate
George S. Welch Wilmington
Vel
Kenneth M. Yayior
Hominy
Okia
Weich
Ar Pdatches
Oahu
Congress
White House
Hawaii
Wakes
Wake
Navy
Lloilo
Panay
Luzon
Reds wipe out 134th Nazi division near Moscow
Moscow reports say Soviet forces encircled and destroyed the 134th Nazi division west of Moscow after ten days of fighting from Dec 7 to 17. Kremlin dispatch cites 22 000 killed or wounded Germans, 319 tanks, thousands of trucks, and capture of Ruza Tarussa Kanino and Kaluga area, with the division’s general killed and prisoners taken.
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Moscow
Moscow Front
Adolf Hitler
Moscow Radio
Gar
Ruza
Kaluga
Tarussa
Kanino
Russians Renew Major Offensive on Finnish Front
Russian forces press along the Svir river front between Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega and the east Karelian front. Finnish reports say attacks continue and have been repulsed, while Russians claim to have breached the Finnish German line and advanced at three points with cavalry ski troops and tanks.
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London
Germany
Stockholm
News- Chronicle
Svir
Lake Lagoga
Lake Onega
Mer
Lake Ladoga
East Karelian
Henry B. Manton Dies at 74 in Akron
Henry B. Manton 74 president of the Robinson Clay Products Co. died today in Akron Ohio. He led the firm for years and was a prominent local business figure.
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Akron
Henry B. Manton
Robinson Clay Products Co
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily weather note by David Grove records 24 hour temperature from 5:30 pm Thursday to 5:30 pm Friday. The entry states maximum and minimum temperatures with specific values but the OCR text is garbled, yielding unclear figures yet indicating a completed daily observation.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather Outlook for Eastern and Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Partly cloudy with snow flurries and colder in northern areas Saturday. Generally fair and mild Saturday turning cloudy and cold at night. Western Pennsylvania mostly cloudy with snow flurries and colder in the north, the south turning cold by night. West Virginia fair with mild temperatures Saturday, turning cloudy and colder in the far north by night.
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Pennsylvania
Oraryland
West Virginia
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