Fifth Army hits strong Nazi defense near San Vittore
Allied reports say Gen. Mark Clark's Fifth Army strengthened gains toward San Vittore after taking San Pietro in three days of hard fighting. In the northeast mountains Allied forces advanced up to two miles as Montgomery's Eighth Army overran Adriatic coast positions with tanks, causing heavy losses.
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Algiers
Mark Clark
Fifth
San Pietro
San Vittore
Cassino
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Washington Merry Go Round on Argentina Policy
The State Department and Treasury hold high level talks on Argentina trade and gold movements amid fears of Nazi influence. A debate rages over cracking down on Argentine finances while diplomats and officials observe Hull and others at work. So far no decisive action has emerged.
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Washington
State Department
The
Treasury
United States
Argentina
U. S
U.S. A
Germany
Secretary of State
Hammering Marshalls Keeping Up
PEARL HARBOR December 20 Army and Navy planes continued attacks on the Japanese held Marshall Islands destroying six Zero fighters and possibly sinking two small transports Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced at a news conference Army fliers over Mili encountered no air opposition though two planes suffered minor damage from anti aircraft fire
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Pearl Harbor
Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nifita
Miers
Mili
Alaska Coastal Trips Feature Multiple Island Routes
An Alaska Coastal Airlines schedule lists numerous passengers on recent flights to Ketchikan Sitka Excursion Inlet Gustavus and Gustavus. Travelers include Charles Wilde George K Allen C J Baker George Mather Roy Lyn Craig W J Anderson Serge Evans Miss C Greenwald Otis Armstrong Sofus Torkelson Ernest H Plohn G R Isaak Theodore A Damke Lawrence Dick Jose Padaco Jack Dennard J Pyce Dr Evelyn Butler Francis Riendeau James H Ferry Mrs Robert Bremmer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Coastal Airlines
Ketchikan
Charles Wilde
George K. Allen
C.J. Baker
George Mather
Sitka
Roy Lyn Craig
W. J.anderson
Serge Evans
Miss C. Greenwald
Otis Armstrong
Sofus Torkelson
Ernest H. Plohn
G. R. Isaak
Theodore A. Damke
Lawrence Dick
Jose Padaco
Jack Dennard
Woodley Airways Plane Takes Five for Westward
A Woodley Airways plane arrived from the West ward and departed for Anchorage with five passengers namely John Schweiger Frank Pauls W Seeley John Cushing and Robert Hen ning.
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Woodley Airways
Anchorage
John Schweiger
Frank Pauls
W. Seeley
John Cushing
Robert Henning
Coast Guard Auxiliary to Meet Tuesday
A Coast Guard Auxiliary meeting is set for 8 p m in City Hall council chambers. The session will discuss Special Lights and Aid to Navigation and urges boat operators to attend. The note hints at ongoing Argentine wartime censorship and political shifts as background context.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary
R Caeneree
Rego
Argentina
Europe
Castillo
United States
Tunisia
Robert Frank Dies at Government Hospital
Robert Frank an 18 year old Native boy from Yakutat died early this morning after a 14 month illness. He is survived by his father Peter Frank in Yakutat. The remains are at the Charles W. Carter Mortuary with funeral arrangements not yet made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Frank
Yakutat
Government Hospital
Peter Frank
Charles W. Carter
Weather Report for December Weekend
Weather notes show Saturday December 18 with a high of 42 and low 32, with 1.88 inches of rain and 2 inches of snow. Sunday December 19 records a high of 39 and a low of 32 with 0.32 inches of rain.
Allied Bombers Strike German Targets From West
American heavy bombers renewed daylight raids on northwest Germany and targets along the Brenner Pass route and North Sea ports. German defenses shot down seven bombers. 16 Allied planes reported missing or destroyed. In Bolivia, a nationalist coup overthrew President Penaranda and arrested top officials, with Victor Estenssoro urged support for the revolution.
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London
Germany
Mediterranean
Tibruck
Augsburg
Munich
Brenner Pass
Hitler
North Sea
Innsbruck
Lapaz
Bolivia
Benaranda
United States
Penaranda
Gandia
Bolivie
Rulichazo
Zilvetti
Penaranda Gvernment
Sions
Victor Pay Estenssoro
Fvance
Mrs Karl Theile Takes Over Duties In Alaska Office
Mrs Karl Theile wife of the late Karl Theile former Secretary of Alaska has assumed duties in the Adjutant General s office arriving from Wrangell where she has lived for years She becomes secretary to Lieut Col J P Williams Adjutant General of the Alaska Territorial Guard Mrs Theile is welcomed back by Juneau friends and accompanied by her daughter Rosemary
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Karl Theile
Alaska
Adjutant General's Office
Wrangell
Theile
Etolin Coulter Heads to Wrangell for Christmas
Miss Etolin Coulter of the Governor's Office leaves San Francisco for Wrangell to spend the holidays with family and friends. J. D. Harris of San Francisco and A. C. Steele of Excursion Inlet were guests at the Baranof Hotel over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etolin Coulter
Governor's Office
Wrangell
San Francisco
J. D. Harris
Baranof Hotel
Inlet
A. C. Steele
Excursion Inlet
OLD COAST LINER YALE PLYING SEA POLICE COURT FINES
Matt W. Wilson was fined 25 dollars in City Police Court for reckless driving while intoxicated. William L. Stoddard also fined 25 dollars for drunkenness. Glendale notes report Ann K Seruthoff as a Baranjor Hotel guest. A prenatal clinic at Government Hospital is set for tomorrow at 1 PM. Ray Renshaw of Ketchikan, a pilot for the Alaska Game Commission, visited Juneau. Dan Ralston, ex-chief of police, now with the commission, also was in town. Ben Bellamy and his wife returned to Juneau from Skagway. The Yale coastal liner is in convoy service after being repurposed from a bunkhouse. Desta Young goes to Ketchikan for Christmas with family. Brig. John T. Gillingham returns to Wrangell after a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Dempsey of Skagway stayed at the Baranof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt W. Wilson
Will
Iam L. Stoddard
Glendale
Ann K. Seruthoff
California
Baranjor
Government ‘Hospital
Government Hospital
Dan Ralston
Juneau
Alaska Game Commission
Ketchikan
Community Sing of Xmas Carols in Juneau
About 60 Juneau residents joined the traditional Christmas tree sing Sunday afternoon, organized by the Juneau Woman's Club. Mrs Ray Nevins led the carols and Katherine Torkelson played the portable organ.
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Juneau
Juneau Woman's Club
Ray Nevins
Katherine Torkelson
Russians Break German Lines Near Polotsk in Five-Day Push
The First Baltic Front Army breached German positions over a 50 mile front, killing 20 000 troops and advancing toward Polotsk near the Polish Latvian border. Red Army units reportedly near Polotsk within 40 miles as Axis forces withdraw to fortify new positions. The push destroyed German equipment including 68 tanks 164 guns 123 mortars 586 machine guns and 76 trucks while Germans reported losses and captures of dozens more guns tanks and rifles.
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Associated Press
First Baltic Front
Polotsk
Moscow
Red Army
Paris
Dia
Berlin
Rome
Nazi Anchor at Kherson is Smashed
London reports the Red Army smashed the southern Kherson bridgehead on the Dnieper, forcing a German retreat toward the Bug River. A northern push nears Latvia as 250000 Soviet troops engage, with breakthroughs around Nevel and Polish Latvian borders and Russian gains reported along the eastern bank. Maxine Davlin is noted as clerk in the voucher bureau at Nikopol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rei
Mitler
Kherson
Dnieper
Berlin
Nevel
Odessa
Indian Affairs
Maxine Davlin
Bureau of Indian
Nikopol
Allies Gain Air Supremacy in New Guinea Sweep
Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific claim key strikes over Bougainville and Arawe, with a Fighter sweep over Rabual and heavy bombing of Cape Gloucester and nearby airfields. Reports note two enemy planes downed, multiple bombers destroyed, and continued Japanese resistance around Cape Merkus and Hoskins refueling base.
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New Guinea
New Britain
Rabaul
Bougainville
Solomons
Arawe
Umtingaly
Cape Merkus
Arawes
Cape Gloucrster
Cape Hoskins Wirdrome
Cape Gloucester
Kray
Americans Advance on New Britain
American forces push toward Arawe air strip on Cape Merkus Peninsula six miles from the New Britain beachhead. The Sixth Army under Lt. Gen. Krueger led the landing on the island last Wednesday and operations proceed largely as planned despite expected enemy air attacks.
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New Guinea
Cape Merkus
Arawe
New Britain
Krueger
Sixth Army
Aruwe
Condition of Churchill Is Satisfactory
London reports the condition of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill as normal and progress satisfactory. A bulletin from his physicians states he is resting and responding to treatment.
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Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Kinney Weds Yasses in Juneau Ceremony
Mrs Lucille May Kinney and Mr Stanley Thomas Yasses of Juneau married last Tuesday in the Methodist Church parsonage with Rev W H Matthews officiating. Witnesses were Marvin A Matthews and John L Hadson.
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Lucille May Kinney
Stanley Thomas Yasses
Juneau
W. H. Matthews
Methodist Church
Marvin A. Matthews
John L. Hadson
Draft Board Releases New Listing Today
The local Draft Board announces a new listing for Athina and Astina categories with names including Leo F. Cochrane Robert M. Eakin John Floburg Bert Plotre David A. Howard Kenneth W. James Albert J. Jones John D. Noble Jr Kenneth K. Nordberg Fred Brarsser Wesley A. Sullivan Irwin G. Wakefield Albert A. Williams Harold T. Wiley Howard Erickson Arnulf Johnson Peter T. Kochergin Yura B. McKown Albert V. Powen Samuel G. Vosetres Welkke A. Korhonen Waller Ludtke John A. Niemi George Batke Albert C. Schramen Wallace A. Dee William J. Fitzpatrick Lester Kolander Kenneth W. Stevenson Alfred Swap Lester Roberts Raymond McCormick.
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Leo F. Cochrane
Robert M. Eakin
John ©. Floburg
Bert
Plotre
David A. Howard
Kenneth W. James
Albert J. Jones
John D. Noble, Jr
Kenneth K. Nordberg
Fred Brarsser
Wesley A. Sullivan
Irwin G. Wakefield
Albert A. Williams
Harold T. Wiley
Howard Erickson
Arnulf Johnson
Peter T. Kochergin
Yura B. McKown
Albert V. Powen
Tumael G. Vosetres
Welkke A. Korhonen
Waller
Ludtke
John A. Niemi
George Batke
Albert C. Schramen
Wallace A. Dee
William J. Fitzpatrick
Lester
Lester &. Hkolander
Kenneth W. Stevenson
Alfred
Swap
Lester Roberts
Raymond McCormick
Coastal alert after armed steamer fires near Vancouver Island
On Saturday night defenses along the British Columbia and Washington coast were alerted when an armed vessel in target practice dropped shells near a key installation on Vancouver Island's west coast. The ship did not identify itself, prompting fears of a hit and run raider similar to the June 30 submarine shelling of the Esheran lighthouse.
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Vancouver
D. C
British Columbia
Washington State
Vancouver Island
Esheran
Christmas Party for Children of Rotarians
Juneau Rotary club plans a Christmas party for members’ children at noon in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room. The event features a program by the kids and a Rotary party during the same week’s meeting.
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Rotarians
Juneau
Gold
Baranof Hotel
Stock Quotations From New York Closing Prices
Closing stock quotations show Alaska Juneau at 6, American Can 83 percent, Anaconda 24 percent, Bethlehem Steel 56 percent, Curtiss Wright 5 percent, International Harvester 72 percent, Kennecott 30s, New York Central Mi, Northern Pacific 14 percent, United States Steel 51 and a half. Dow Jones averages list Industrials 136.10, rails 33.25, utilities 21.83.
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New York
Alaska
Invasion planning sparks Allied leadership shifts in Europe
Reports from London and Washington detail U S Admiral Stark and General Marshall being eyed for key invasion roles as Britain hosts high level talks. German defenses strengthen along the Atlantic wall while Allied forces pour into Britain. London papers call Britain a launchpad for the Allied leap into fortress Europe.
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London
Mh. J. Stark
United States
Fiat Fellini
Washington
Ailler
Alyn Cooke
Giraud
Layjetin
de Brazzaville
Auboynin
Chaimel
Germany
Vichy
Erwin Rommel
Marsh von Kunstedt
Paris
Atlantic Wall
Washinggian Taal
George Marshall
Western
Europe
Brite
Joneklop Rus
London Chronile
Britain
United Nation
American Soldiers To Have Turkey at Christmas Dinners
Chicago dispatch reports soldiers in training camps will receive turkey for Christmas meals. Henry R. McKenna, director of the Army Quartermaster Depot, oversees the arrangements for the holiday menus and meal provisioning for troops.
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Chicago
Dev
Anortewu
Turkey
Christmaes
Henry R. McKenaie
Christoas Ginny
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Drew Pearson
Robert Allen
Marshalls
Coast Guard Aux
Weather Report
Bureau
Reichland
Etol! Coulter
Ray Renshaw
Bellamys
Ben Bellamy
Skagway
YALE
Seattle
Pacific
Twelfth Naval District
Navy Department
Desta Young
Gillingham
Brig
John T. Gillingham
Salvation Army
Henry G. Dempsey
Russ Front
At- Kherson
Polots
Operlion
Beachhead
Lucille Kinney
Stanley T. Yasses
Draft Board
Stark
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