Flu Epidemic At Fort Sill Brought To Close
Fort Sill Oklahoma reports the end of a flu epidemic that at one point left 1,300 soldiers on the sick list. The list fell to 446, with state health officials satisfied the outbreak is controlled. The 45th division will return to full strength by late January at 285 men daily, with 6,000 draftees from four states assigned to the reception center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Okla
J. C. Styron
Styron
Grady F. Mathews
Leon C
Oklahoma
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
British Advance Through Hellfire Pass Reopens Salum After Italian Retreat
British tanks surged through Hellfire Pass to retake Salum as Italian forces withdraw toward Bardia. Fort Capuzzo lies in ruins with the Roman eagle desecrated. Bardia faces dugouts and trenches in a dried river bed as Italian defenses mass outside the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salum
Libya
Hellfire Pass
Helfaya
Upper
Fort Capuzzo
Fontier
Vittorio Emanuele
Bardia
Roosevelt Urges Definite Betterment and Voluntary Peace
The President cites a spirit of unselfish service transcending race and nation, urging voluntary paths to improvement. He references Dickens and Christmas, warns against conquest by force, and calls for faith and persistence despite in mid crisis, insisting progress continues even as crises arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
America
Next 90 Days Crucial for England Says Purvis
Arthur B. Purvis leads a British purchasing mission assessment in Washington after a month in Britain. He notes a crucial 60 to 90 day window for increasing warplane production, urges enthusiastic American support, and cites expanding U S weapon output as key to defeating Germany and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur B. Purvis
England
Britain
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Purvis
British Isles
Morgenthau
America
Germany
Italy
North America
United States
McCarran Attacks Foreign Copper Import Plan
Senator Pat McCarran denounces a government purchase of 100000 tons of Latin American copper. He says waiving the four cent duty for defense use would keep prices down and pit American labor against South American slave labor, urging duty collection on all uses and opposing South American imports for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCarran
D-New
South America
Guardian Seeks Sale of Minor's Undivided Interest in Pima County Property
Mamie Peterson as guardian petitions to sell one half interest in two parcels in Pima County Arizona to satisfy minor estate needs. Court orders publication in Tucson newspapers and a 1941 hearing date set for the sale by private or public means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Peterson
Ruth E. Peterson
Benjamin F. Peterson
Mamie Peterson
Range
Pima County
Arizona
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
John Ward
Southern Pacific Railroad
Pima
Tucson
Tucson Daily Citizen
Ottow
Classified Want-Ads Index and Lost Notices
An index of classifieds lists categories from acreage to autos and services with several lost and found notices. It includes missing pets and items with multiple contact notes and locations such as 730 N Stone Ave and 1829 E 7th, plus business names like Star Outfitters and Marguerite's Personal Service Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCUG
Ienetnsteesendisaiteiekcs
RCN
Isia Heeresinsan
Messenger Service
Mg Team
Ieee A
The
Star Outfitters
S. Meyer
Marguerite
N. Norton
Germans Claim Speedboats In Heavy Attacks
Berlin reports German speedboats sank a 10 000 ton British tanker and a 6 000 ton freighter despite escort by six destroyers. It describes close encounters with destroyers and speedboats, two hits on a 12 000 ton merchantman, damage to four more ships, and claims 70 000 to 75 000 tons of shipping space destroyed. Also notes attacks on Manchester London and trains and a plant at Great Yarmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Britain
High Command
DNB
Manchester
London
Great Yarmouth
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
Mannheim
Boston Coach Credits Staff Behind Eagles Rise
Boston coach Frank Leahy praises his players and staff as they prepare for a Sugar Bowl bid. He touts character and discipline while noting his young assistants Ed McKeever Joe McCardle John Druze and Tom Powers. Leahy also credits predecessor Gil Dobie for building a strong squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay ST. Louis
Miss
Frank Leahy
Boston College
Eagles
Tennessee
Knute Rockne
Ed McKeever
Joe McCardle
John Druze
Tom Powers
Leahy
Gil Dobie
Ormer
Notre Dame
Rockne
January 2 Deadline To Register For City Primary
January 2 is the last day to register voters before the city primary on March 4. City Clerk Charles C. Irvin announced the filing is in the office of County Recorder Mrs. Anna Sullinger. Voters who participated in the last general election need not re register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Irvin
Anna Sullinger
Taopi Elects Women in Sweeping Village Vote
In Taopi Minnesota women win all village offices. Mayor is Mrs J H Gosha clerk Mrs H J Tolstead treasurer Mrs Edina Johnson assessor Mrs A Lagervall as result of a landslide election with women backing their word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taopi
Minn. U.P
J. H. Gosha
H. J. Tolstead
Edina Johnson
A. Lagervall
Boy Freed In Murder Case
Clyde Buchanan Jr aged 15 had murder charges dropped after a manhunt in Cumberland mountains. County officials and Judge Pursifall approved the release. The boy, who fled with his father Clyde William Buchanan 40, was found in a forest hideout. officers shot the elder Buchanan after he refused to surrender. Police Chief Charles H. Minton was gravely wounded but improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Walter B. Smith
Clyde Buchanan, Jr
Cumberland Mountain
J. M. Pursifall
Smith
Clyde William Buchanan
Buchanan
Charles H. Minton
Quakes Rattle North American Cities After Ice Age Adjustment
Tremors reached from Boston to Montreal after a minor North American quake. Harvard geologist Dr Mather and Fordham’s Father Lynch offered differing views on future quakes as residents felt two shocks in several cities. Dishes shattered in Burlington and furniture shifted in Boston while Manhattan reported minimal impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
New England
Burlington
Boston
Harvard University
Lake Ossipee
N. H
Long Island
Buffalo
N. Y
Scranton
Kirtley F. Mather
Harvard
Father Lynch
Fordham
Concord
Albany
Manhattan
Riverhead
Greeks Fight To Storm Fortified Peaks For Supplies
He described Greek forces advancing by foot to seize fortified positions. They carried most ammunition and provisions, but overall progress was slow yet steady.
Churchill thrives on frank Graziani report on Libyan defeat
The article cites Churchill praising a blunt Graziani report alleging early Libyan defeat due to lack of mechanized units. It notes British naval control blocks Graziani’s oil and supplies, bottling up Italian forces in Libya and forecasting eventual disintegration. It also considers a possible future invasion of Italy.
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Marshal Graziani
Graziani
Libya
Mediterranean
Africa
Italy
Churchill
Christmas in Arizona: food drives and canyon celebration
Arizona residents organize aid and festive events. Prescott hosts food baskets for needy families. Nogales plans a community party with Sacred Heart Church distributing food and clothing. Winslow’s 2030 club gives Christmas trees to families in need. Canyon Celebration features an old fashioned Christmas with yule log procession and tribal dances around the fire.
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Prescott
Nogales
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Winslow
Canyon
Grand Canyon
England
British Patrollers Press West as Italians Bolster Defenses
Bardia reports say Italian forces strengthen west positions validating the view the 10th army in Bardia is a sacrifice to slow the British advance. Graziani aims to regroup for a final stand while British armored patrols probe to the west and mop up Bardia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bardia
Rodolfo Graziani
German Army Leader Vows to Fight English Forces
Brauchitsch tells troops they must decide to live or die and to fight the English if ordered. He asserts the Reich’s weapons are blessed and voices Christmas wishes to the army as 1940s war rhetoric circulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Brauchitsch
Reich
Pope Envisions Postwar Social Order grounded in Christian ideals
The Pontiff defended aid for refugees and war prisoners while lamenting limits in relief efforts. He urged nations to recognize social problems as needing Christian solutions, warned against unchecked propaganda, and urged a new just social and economic order after the conflict.
Woman Hurt After Traffic Collision
Mrs. Bruce Carrigan of 327 North Santa Rita avenue was treated for slight injuries at Pima county hospital after a noon crash at North Seventh avenue and East Fifth street. The other vehicle was driven by Katherine Grissom of 627 South Star avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Carrigan
North
Santa Rita Avenue
Pima County
North Seventh Avenue
East Fifth Street
Katherine Grissom
South Star Avenue
Baltimore Fire Drives 11 Families To Street
A six alarm blaze destroyed 147 new and used cars in an automobile sales room and repair shop in Baltimore. The fire began in a boiler room and spread to adjoining buildings, forcing 11 families from their homes as gasoline and alcohol fueled the flames. Sales personnel saved only three cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Hell's Gate Wreck in Maine Truck Collides With Train
A heavy truck struck a Maine Central Railroad train in Portland on December 24. The crash overturned a roadside sign reading Hell's gate Drive carefully Death is so permanent. Driver Anthony Peterson aged 17 escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Maine Central Railroad
Hell’s Gate
Anthony Peterson
Milwaukee Student Skids on Ice in U Turn
Tom White an engineering student received a suspended sentence after an illegal U turn on an icy Milwaukee street. He claimed the skid arose from wheels accelerating in a plane with gravity tilting the rotation, and that finishing the turn was safer than braking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Tom White
Hitler Plans Christmas Invasion Hinted By Coastal Raids
Reports from Bern said unidentified Reich air units crossed Switzerland during the night on routes used by British bombers. German raiders attacked northwest England with heavy bombs, causing fires and “considerable damage.” A direct hit on an air raid shelter killed and injured residents. Observers along the Dover Strait noted poor weather limited assessment of RAF attacks on invasion ports Calais Dunkerque Flushing and nearby airfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Bern
Switzerland
Strait of Dover
Calais
Dunkerque
Flushing
Tydings Aims Aid to Great Britain and Defense Reform
The speech outlined demands for aid to Britain and warns that if a lasting peace cannot be found, the lesson will guide US defense preparations. He warned of huge war costs and postwar readjustments. Separate calls from Rep Bradley and Rep Harness urged canal zone defense buildup and criticized local labor on Panama Canal projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Tydings
United States
Canal
Republican House
Panama
Canal Zone
Rep
Bradley
R.mich
Rep. Harness
R.-Ind
Sheriff Receives Gifts from County Jail Staff
Deputies jailors and matrons gathered in Sheriff Ed F. Echols office and presented him with an engraved gold watch while Under Sheriff Herbert Woods was given a leather traveling bag, with Carl Hitt acting as Santa Claus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed F. Echols
Carl Hitt
Santa Claus
Herbert Woods
Vision Experts Claim Eye Outpaces Nose And Ear
Vision experts say the human eye is significantly more alert than the nose and ear, with estimates placing the eye at about 30 times more alert than the nose and 10 times more alert than the ear.
$1 Dice Game Bet Ends in Death Near Buckeye
In Phoenix on December 24 a fatal dispute over a dollar dice bet at a cotton pickers camp near Buckeye left Walter Strickland dead and Frank Williams severely injured. Five others were jailed as deputies investigated the shooting and stabbing incident.
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Phoenix
Buckeye
Walter Strickland
Houston
Texas
Frank Williams
Ernest Roach
Williams
Roach
Strickland
Baldwin Locomotive Co Reports Strong November Orders
Baldwin Locomotive Co and its subsidiaries reported orders totaling 47,070,350 dollars in November, up from 9,923,194 in the prior year. For the first 11 months, consolidated orders reached 157,022,063 dollars, versus 63,118,558 in 1939, announced president Charles E. Brinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Midvale Company
Charles E. Brinley
Consolidated Group
Brinley
Norwegian Prince Olav Reunites With Family in Maryland
Crown Prince Olav arrives at Maryland estate after a voyage from England. He joins Crown Princess Martha and their three children as King Haakon’s forces rally to support Britain. Olav serves as a Norwegian army general and spent months in the United States with his wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norway
Olav
Maryland
Martha
England
Atlantic
Haakon
Britain
Still Burning Bulb Keeps Christmas Record In Louisville
For 22 years a small electric bulb has burned on the Kintner family tree in Louisville. This year no relatives are home, so they asked to place the bulb on a neighbor's tree to keep the record burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
J. S. Kintner
Manganese Hunt Expands in North Carolina Hills
War effort drives geologists to seek tin and manganese in North Carolina. Surveys show manganese in Surry Ashe Caldwell Cherokee Clay Franklin and other western counties as officials push for vital materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Salem
N. C
North Carolina
Surry
Ashe
Caldwell
Cherokee
Clay
Franklin
Spanish moss a non parasite member of the pineapple family
The article clarifies that Spanish moss belongs to the pineapple family and is not a parasite, countering common misconception about its nature.
Amended Order to Show Cause in Peterson Guardianship
Legal notice in Maricopa County Superior Court regarding the guardianship of Henry N Peterson Fred W Peterson and Ann E Peterson. Amended order directs show cause proceedings and names involved parties and case number 7711. Local guardianship matters proceed with court oversight and notices to interested persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry N. Peterson
Fred W. Peterson
Ann E. Peterson
Situation Wanted Briefs and Typed Manuscripts
Classified notes show a 12 year old girl seeking housework cooking and nursemaid work with Workers Employment Club at 162 S Convent and phone 4854. another entry offers manuscript typing services at 3477 M. a woman seeks cooking work for full or half days at phone 6296 R2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Butane Corp
4Th Ave
Stewart _ avenue
Stateview
N. Norris
E. 10Th Street
Star-Citizen
la Paloma
10Th St
Muncie
Indiana
Secaeechea
Burroughs, Moon, Hopkins
P.O
Jim Washington
R. A. W. Smith
J. I Nnnais
S. Convent
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Kincaid
J. J. Clifford
N. Cherry
Elizabeth Bullock
E. Lowell
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Madam LA Verne
Pueblo Lodge
N. Park
Thrifty Exchange
S. 5Th Avenue
Mikes ME
Dave Miller
N.D
N. 4Thth Ave
W. F. Kuhnley
E. Alameda
Clara M. Schell
E. Congress
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Acme Printing Co
Leeson CO
Anderson Airplane School
S. 6Th Ave
Congress
Baltimore Fire
Baldwin Locomotive Co
Superior Court
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Alfred Ronstadt
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