Defense program drives 1941 end as Knudsen reports progress
William S. Knudsen outlines defense contract totals and future shipping goals before 2,000 industry leaders at the National Association of Manufacturers congress. Rail wage peace raises annual road costs, raw materials tighten, and 1942 aims include doubled aircraft output and a ship a day launch pace.
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New York
House
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
National Association of Manufacturers
Knudsen
Chicago
Washington
Congress
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Methodists Schedule Out Of City Services
Deputation teams from the First Methodist church will conduct services tomorrow at the Fort Lowell Union church and at the Casa Grande Methodist church. Don Scott will preach at Fort Lowell. Eugene Richey and Grahan French will speak at Casa Grande. Other team members include Hoke Isen, Barbara Kilburn, Avenelle Johnston, Pat Campbell, Borden McMahon, and Martha Yelverton.
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First Methodist Church
Fort Lowell Union Church
Casa Grande Methodist Church
Don Scott
Fort Lowell
Hoke Isen
Barbara Kilburn
Avenelle Johnston
Eugene Richey
Grahan French
Casa Grande
Pat Campbell
Borden McMahon
Martha Yelverton
British Cruiser Sinks German Raider After South Atlantic Fight
The British cruiser Dorsetshire sank a German commerce raider in the South Atlantic after a pursuit. Five lifeboats with oil and provisions were found aboard. Dorsetshire previously credited with torpedoing the Bismarck in 1941 and helped capture the Wakama. subs nearby prevented rescuers from reaching survivors.
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London
Admiralty
South Atlantic
Rio de Janeiro
Tokyo sources warn of potential clash as talks with US stall
The article cites Tokyo sources saying Washington would miss no chance to time a crisis with the United States over East Asia. It notes Russia's possible role through Litvinov and a tightening circle around Japan as Hull Nomura Kurusu talks near a final stage.
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Tokyo
Russia
Cordell Hull
Washington
Maxim Litvinov
Japan
United States
America
Hull
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Yomiuri
Kokumin
East Asia
British Offensive Bolsters Eastern Front Near Rostov
The article argues British actions west of Rostov strengthen the eastern line and delay a German move toward the Caucasus and the British Middle East. It notes U S support to Britain in Turkey, making Turks key benefactors, with Turkey seen as a soft spot and a gateway to Middle East lines and Russian defenses.
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Rostov
Caucasus
United States
Britain
Turkey
Holland
Middle-East
Hitler
Post Office Workers Killed in Civil and Armed Forces
About 1,100 of the 113,000 British post office workers who joined the civil and armed forces have been killed in active service or in air raids.
Russians, Germans wage heavy fighting near Moscow and on southern front
Russian reports describe intensive clashes across the central and southern fronts as German forces press toward Moscow. Soviet authorities claim 28 German tanks destroyed and over three battalions wiped out, with fighting near Taganrog and along the Tula–Moscow corridor. The Donetsk basin battle at Dmitrovsk near Sta lina and massed German tank forces are also noted as 1,500 trucks concentrate for river crossing. Field dispatches report 23,000 German casualties over 18 days ending December 4.
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Kuibyshev
Moscow
London
Leningrad-Moscow
Dmitrov
Soviet Information Bureau
Red Army
Moscow Radio
Taganrog
Semeon Timoshenko
Sea of Azov
Mius
Japan Moves Troops to Indo China Under French Pact Pressure
Far East estimates warn that 100000 Japanese soldiers with tanks and air power have landed in Indo China and more are en route aboard transports escorted by warships. The pact with Vichy France reportedly allows 40000 troops in the colony, agreed under Nazi pressure.
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Japan
France
Far East
Indo-China
Vichy
Nazi Germany
Bankers Call Cutting State Costs and Tax Reform
Bankers in the state urged cost reductions and cautioned that new taxes tend to raise overall levies. Boice argued for an appropriation based collection in the state and noted tax trends. The group discussed standardizing school attendance calculations and reaffirmed support for the national defense program and tributes to Johnston and Edwards.
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Bolce
State Board of Education
American Bankers Association
H. H. D’autremont
J. F. Houston
Tucson
National Bank Division
G. H. Stack
Savings Bank
I. F. Burgess
Bisbee
State Bank
W. K. Humber
Milton W. Johnston
Gordon Edwards
Globe
British note prompts three governments to receive war communications
He stated the Finnish government showed unsatisfactory compliance with Britain's conditions. Quietly, messages were sent to three capitals and will be delivered by American ministers today. Britain will consider itself at war with those countries from one minute past midnight GMT tonight.
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Great Britain
Greenwich
Future grazing act worries and wool prices forecast
F E Mollin of Denver warns that planning errors could be costly. he cites risks for the American National convention. F R Marshall of the Goob Growers notes sheepmen expect lower profits next year amid rising expenses and unlikely wool and lamb price increases beyond 1941.
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F. E. Mollin
Denver
American National
F. R. Marshall
The
Gool Growers
Manila Sailors Recalled On Short Notice In Singapore
Seamen were ordered back to their ships after a Singapore radio broadcast. Trucks and other vehicles were rushed to central points in downtown Singapore to transport the men to their base. Non-Britons were barred from leaving Malaya without government consent, prompting some Japanese bound for Thailand to disembark and have baggage unloaded. The German radio called it a British espionage move. Chile allows higher beer production.
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Singapore
Funeral set for Retired Minister Samuel E. Turner
Rev. Samuel E. Turner 77, retired Methodist minister, died at a local hospital. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. Parker mortuary chapel with Rev. Eric Folsom officiating. Burial in Evergreen cemetery. Survivors: wife Augusta. sons Thomas M. Nogales Warren V. Phoenix Samuel S. Turner Tucson. daughter Mrs. W. C. Nisbet Springer NM.
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Samuel E. Turner
West
Washington Street
Parker Mortuary Chapel
Eric Folsom
St. John’s Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Augusta Turner
Thomas M
Nogales
Warren V
Phoenix
Samuel S. Turner
Infantile Roller Skating Bans In La Paz Streets
Children roller skaters flood La Paz streets prompting city officials to ban traffic in several districts to reduce danger. Local authorities cite frequent incidents as the reason for stricter limits on street skating.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Welders Strike Ordered by Nation Union
Washington December 6 1933 United Brotherhood of Welders executive committee votes to call a nationwide strike of about 75000 welders next Tuesday over alleged discriminations by the American Federation of Labor Lloyd Payne executive secretary says a telegram to President Roosevelt outlines the action and request for action by the administration
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Washington
U.R
Lloyd Payne
United Brotherhood of Welders, Cutters and Helpers Union
Independent
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Executive intervention seeks settlement with AFL over union dispute
Payne arrived from Morgantown, West Virginia, where he aided efforts to resolve a jurisdictional fight between his newly formed union and the AFL Steamfitters of Pittsburgh at the $40,000,000 Morgantown ordnance plant.
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AFL
Payne
Morgantown
W. Va
Steamfitters Union of
Pittsburgh
New British Cadets Arrive at Falcon Field for RAF Service
A new class of 50 British flying cadets arrived at Falcon Field to replace graduates heading to England via Canada for service with the Royal Air Force. This is the second class to graduate here and the first has returned to England. The British youths will receive 20 weeks of training in America.
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Falcon Field
Mesa
England
Canada
Royal Air Force
America
Funeral for Clifford M. Matzell Tomorrow
Funeral services are set for tomorrow for Clifford M. Matzell 19 secretary of the U S immigration office at Naco who died after a two week illness He was a Bisbee high school graduate of 1939 and he is survived by his mother a brother and two sisters
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Bisbee
Clifford M. Matzell
U. S. Immigration Office
Naco
Matzell
Man Collects Own Life Insurance After 46 Years
Kansas City report notes John H. North aged 96 collected his own life insurance policy, a $2000 straight life policy issued 46 years earlier. The clause restricts travel to avoid danger from Indians, reflecting the era’s outlook and policy terms.
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Collects Life Insurance
Kansas City
John H. North
North
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