24 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1941
Page
1
High British quarters report Hitler and his battered forces retreating in Russia and North Africa plan new war nerves amid rumors of a German invasion of Spain or Turkey. Pope Pius laments global violence in a Christmas Eve broadcast. London says Germans incite further violence.
War Department notes Japan faces limits in plane production and metals, with monthly output under 500 versus over 1,500 in the United States, plus a smaller pilot pool trained yearly. Despite capable aircraft, Japan lags in production capacity and training, while some designs resemble Allied models and benefit from prior licensing.
Dispatches report the Red Army driving forward for miles on the southern Moscow front and recapturing 94 populated places. German forces are said driven back at least 50 miles in the Leningrad sector as Col. Gen. Guerin’s German Tank Army retreats toward Orel, about 100 miles southwest of Tula.
Mrs Ruth T Nopie will entertain for her son John Noble at a Christmas day dinner in her Baranof Hotel apartment. Guests include Eillen Jones Katherine Mitchell Edith Young Katherine Kennedy Hugh Norton Allison Swanson Ralph Vogel Bob Bees George McMahon and Harold Dodge.
Arvo Melvin Wahto a Pelican City teacher and Gladys Eleanor Mackay of Aberdeen Washington filed for a marriage license today at the office of U S Commissioner Felix Gray officials confirmed the action outlines the couple and location without additional details.
In Washington on a Sunday, a televised pro football game triggered a sudden rush of Army Navy and government officials to duty. FBI and White House lights glowed while embassies burned records in a mass bonfire as foreign and domestic observers watched an unanticipated mobilization unfold.
British desert armies rapidly complete occupation of Cirenaica as pursuit of German and Italian forces continues. An official statement reports capture of the Axis air base at Benina, 12 miles east of Benghazi, and a stronghold 52 miles northwest of Benghazi, reflecting continued Axis retreat.
Secretary of War Stimson warns of increased danger from fifth column and sabotage during the holiday season. Gov. Ernest Gruening receives a telegram urging vigilance by law enforcement for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve as Axis threats loom. A Juneau civic defense warning also urges citizen watchfulness over holiday threats.
The U S Attorney General's office has authorized J W Kehoe U S Attorney at Anchorage to appeal in the Buckner case seeking a resident hunting license. Six counts will be cited in the defense of the appeal of Judge Hellenthal's decision that ordered issuance of a license to General Buckner.
A report notes about 100 United States post offices and six substations operate in Puerto Rico, reflecting the island’s federal postal network presence and infrastructure.
Navy reports Wake Island radio links severed and capture probable amid final Japanese landings. Marines on Wake allegedly sank two enemy destroyers. Palmyra and Johnston islands shelled by subs with negligible or no damage and no casualties reported.
The Australian bird kookaburra is popularly nicknamed the laughing jackass. This name reflects its distinctive loud call and local cultural association with laughter-like sounds heard at dawn and dusk.
Fairbanks Mayor William C. Growden, who was accidentally shot Monday when a pistol in his luggage discharged, was reported to be improving at Providence Hospital. He was struck in the chest and remained in critical condition for a day.
Two Bureau of Internal Revenue officials, Deputy Collector Wesley Overby and Alaska Collector O B Sullivan, visited Juneau today as tax due dates approach. Overby returned from a trip to the States and Sullivan heads to Anchorage.
Captain Olaf Eckstrom of the oil tanker Montebello praised his crew of 40 after they all reached shore safely though shocked and exposed. Eckstrom urged the U.S. Navy to eliminate the Japanese sub threat. The Rosebank, a Canadian freighter bound for a California port, was reported overdue by more than 24 hours with Vancouver listed as its home port.
Vera Orina, noted film actress, pursues charcoal sketching as a personal hobby. She enjoys focusing on portrait study and landscapes during off days, sharing that the discipline sharpens her observational skills for acting.
Manila reports heavy Japanese landings 75 miles southeast and 125 miles north as U S and Pilipino troops fight back. Forty transports carried forces to Atimonan and nearby coasts while officials warn of a possible new thrust to decoy General MacArthur and divide defenders.
George Folta Jr, son of Alaska's Department of the Interior attorney at large, was graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis on December 18 and announced today by his father. He is now stationed at Pearl Harbor.
Staff at the Foss bank went to lunch leaving the door wide open. Postmaster Ralph Peach discovered the lapse and located a banker to close the door. No robbery occurred.
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