British Guards Tighten Channel Defenses for Possible Invasion
British forces along the misty Knelisa Channel coast double guards amid reports of a German invasion thrust. Germany shifts 300,000 troops by train into Romania as Hitler seeks a swift war initiative. Guards sweep beaches and cliffs near Dover while traffic is halted and all onshore personnel must show ID cards.
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White House Christmases Through 140 Years of History
The article recalls festive seasons at the White House, noting childless eras under Adams and Tyler Lincoln, and riotous celebrations under Theodore Roosevelt with an electrically lit tree. Tad Lincoln’s early Christmas antics include inviting hungryurchins to feast as pets roamed the mansion. Continued on Page Four.
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World must rediscover Jesus Christ Christmas message
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt attended Christmas Day services as Bishop Adna Leonard urged a global rediscovery of Jesus Christ. The Roosevelts sat in center pews at First Congregational Church, a Washington Federation of Churches event with 157 Protestant churches involved. Reverend William Barnhart called for a united Christian church.
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British Torpedo Ship in North Atlantic Distress
Distress signals crackled from the North Atlantic on Christmas morning reporting the 5,200 ton British ship Ever sleigh shelled by a submarine about 650 miles west of Scotland off the Hebrides. Mackay Radio in New York City intercepted the message. no further calls were received about the ship or its crew.
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Island Mosquito Coast colony industrious English speakers
An English speaking colony descended from early explorers occupies a Nicaragua Mosquito Coast island housing about two thousand people. Stock market snippets note last Tuesday prices including Alaska Juneau 5, American Can 86, Bethlehem Steel 85, General Motors 48 7/4, New York Central 1344, United States Steel 3/4, Kennecott 35 3/4, Northern Pacific 5 1/8, Curtiss Wright 87, International Harvester 49 5, Pound 4.04.
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Big Award Announced for Army Scout Car Tires
Akron Ohio December 26 receipt of orders for more than 200000 special tires for the army s new high speed scout cars announced by the B P Goodrich Company Sixteen tires per half track scout car will be used on units produced for the Ordnance department by White Motor Company Diamond T Motor Car Company and The Auto Car Company Endless band rubber tracks developed by Goodrich will enable high speed operation on highways or rough terrain Government track orders total more than 0 7 million dollars
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Aluminum Shortage Claim Sparks Cuts at Northrop
In Los Angeles Dec 26 Northrop Aircraft Corp with $10,000,000 in defense contracts trims work hours for 2,000 staff by 20 percent. General Manager Lamotte Cohn says Hawthorne plant will run 18 hours daily on a 24 hour schedule. Pittsburgh sources insist there is positively no aluminum shortage for aircraft or warship orders.
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Dive Bombing Attack on Valona Port by RAF on Christmas Day
British Royal Air Force dive bombers attacked the fascist port of Valona in the Greek Italian conflict, leaving the airfield enveloped in smoke as pilots claimed surprise through low clouds and jettisoned explosives while machine gunning ground. Sharp fighting on the snow covered Albanian front saw Greek forces claim advances, additional prisoners, and large quantities of war materiel seized.
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Bethlehem Celebrates Christmas Amid War Realism
Bethlehem reports its second war time Christmas with thousands of khaki clad British soldiers among pilgrims. Devotions centered at the Basilica Church of the Nativity as Patriarch Louis Barlassuna led a Pontifical High Mass on Christmas Eve at the sacred birthplace of Christ.
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British planning for U S war effort in 1941
Sir Walter Layton of the British Ministry of Supply warned that to hold through 1941 the United States must peak wartime production next winter. He urged Britain not to expect a miracle, noting the time needed for America to grasp the scale of the war effort. He predicted two factors would prove the US role: a late-summer surge and an avalanche of war material by next winter. Layton also said American involvement has made “non belligerent” the appropriate label rather than neutral.
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Stage Dean Frohman Dies in New York at 89
Daniel Frohman, dean of American stage producers at 89, died in a sanitarium after complications from a fall. A lifelong theater figure for over 75 years, he began as a promoter in Sandusky and rose to Broadway prominence by 1879. He helped found the Actors Fund of America in 1882 and remained a leading industry official. Continued on Page Sevens.
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President and Mrs Roosevelt Spread Christmas Cheer
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt visited hundreds of cheerful children delivering Merry Christmas wishes. She urged adults to help make all children in the nation happy this Christmas. The first couple spoke amid a charity party in the Central Union Mission as President Roosevelt separately addressed the nation and lit the Capitol Christmas tree.
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Air raid on Corfu kills 15. bomber shot down
The Greek island of Corfu was raided by Italian fighters on Christmas Day. The Greek High Command reports 15 killed and one plane, likely a German bomber, shot down.
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King George Broadcasts To Subjects
King George spoke Christmas greetings to the Empire declaring the future will be hard but our feet are plants in the path of victory and we may look forward with sober confidence. Officials report the broadcast from London on December 23.
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United States can force peace in Europe say Wheeler
Senator Burton Wheeler arrives in Washington for the Limmet session and urges President Roosevelt to make a determined effort to bring warring factions in Europe together. He calls the lease armaments proposal to Great Britain an evasion of the Neutrality Act and says munitions would not be returned or replaced.
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Mystery Nazi Move Raises Danube Clash Fear
Reports claim Hitler moves 300000 German troops by train through Hungary toward Romania as Rome Berlin axis weighs clash with Soviet forces over the Danube Delta. Balkans observers fear actions against Greece or Turkey while rail disruption signals troop movements toward the frontier.
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Unofficial Truce Over Christmas Between British and German Raiders
An unsigned note claims Christmas Day saw an unofficial truce as German raiders limited bombing if British aircraft remained grounded. The German stance was outlined earlier, promising to spare the UK so long as British planes did not operate over the holiday period.
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Hunters Play Santa Claus in Unusual Theft Tale
Mr and Mrs Earle Hunter played Santa Claus while visiting friends on Tuesday a stolen present valued at about ten or fifteen dollars was recovered from their corked car. Statistics indicate a department spends about forty cents each time an item is returned.
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